Another SCS Fan Day Experience has come to an end, and what a fantastic time it has been! We were delighted to welcome 15 fans from all around the world to our offices in Prague for the fifth edition of this special event, bringing together members of our #BestCommunityEver who share a passion for our games and the worlds we create.

Throughout the day, our guests had the opportunity to explore our offices, meet some of our colleagues, and get a closer look at their work on Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. It was a wonderful opportunity to share stories, exchange ideas, and give our visitors a glimpse into everyday life at SCS Software, while also offering them a sneak peek at some of the exciting projects we have been working on.

Of course, no SCS Fan Day Experience would be complete without plenty of time to talk about our games! We loved seeing our guests get involved, share their thoughts, and enjoy spending time with members of our team. Events like these remind us how special our community is and how much it means to have such passionate players supporting our work from all corners of the globe.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for SCS Fan Day Experience Vol. 5! We hope you enjoyed your time with us in Prague as much as we enjoyed having you here. Your enthusiasm, curiosity, and support mean a lot to us, and we’re truly grateful to have had the opportunity to meet you all in person.

We're already looking forward to hosting another Fan Day and meeting even more of you! Don't forget to give our X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and TikTok a follow, as you'll receive news from any upcoming events straight to your feed, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed. Until next time, keep on truckin'!

Release Candidate 2 Changes

• Fixed a crash in the browser migration code on Windows when the plugin path contained unicode characters [Warchamp7] (#552)
• Fixed incorrect paths in the virtual camera install scripts [Fenrir] (#14028)
• Hid the warning icon in the plugin manager for Legacy plugins [Warchamp7] (#14030)
• Fixed leftover Replay Buffer hotkey code that was causing errors when switching profiles [prgmitchell] (#14014)
• Fixed an issue where the browser local file handler could be invoked from a remote page served over an insecure context [Warchamp7] (#552)
• Developer Info: Fixed an issue where building libobs with core modules disabled would fail [PatTheMav] (#14035)

Release Candidate 1 Changes

• Fixed audio monitoring on browser sources briefly being enabled every time in Beta 1-6 [prgmitchell] (#14003)
• Fixed browser sources appearing blank on refresh in Beta 1-6 [WizardCM] (#14003)
• Fixed local network requests failing in browser sources in Beta 1-6 [WizardCM] (#14009)
• Fixed Plugin Manager showing third-party plugins as missing when OBS is launched in Safe Mode in Beta 1-6 [Warchamp7] (#14001)
• Fixed Plugin Manager removal button sometimes not removing missing plugins from the Plugin Manager in Beta 1-6 [Warchamp7] (#14008)
• Fixed the Missing Encoders popup not showing in taskbar [Warchamp7] (#14010)
• Fixed profile import failing on paths with a trailing slash [Ushkalovk] (#13863)
• Developer Info: Added obs_canvas_video_active() to check if the video of a canvas is active [exeldro] (#13110)
• Developer Info: Changed obs_canvas_reset_video() to allow resetting a canvas's video when any other canvas's video is active, but not its own video [exeldro] (#13110)

Beta 6 Changes

• Fixed a crash during certain actions involving groups in Beta 1-5 [prgmitchell] (#13978)
• Fixed scripting not working on macOS in Beta 1-5 [PatTheMav] (#13976)
• Fixed game capture hooks not updating in Beta 1-5 [Warchamp7] (#13968)
• Fixed clock Lua script not working in Beta 1-5 [RytoEX] (#13974)
• Changed Safe Mode to not start WebSocket Server [FiniteSingularity/RytoEX] (#13984)
• Removed support for FFmpeg 6.x and 7.x [RytoEX] (#13964)
• Removed support for Qt 6.4-6.9 [RytoEX] (#13969)

Beta 5 Changes

• Fixed duplicate "Save Replay" hotkey entries when switching profiles in Beta 1-4 [xtfo] (#13943)
• Fixed warning dialogs on macOS not rendering rich text in Beta 1-4 [Warchamp7] (#13949)
• Fixed source icon state appearing inverted in Beta 1-4 [Warchamp7] (#13953)
• Fixed audio monitoring settings not saving in Beta 1-4 [Warchamp7] (#13951)
• Fixed missing encoder check showing missing encoders in an output mode that is not currently selected in Beta 1-4 [Warchamp7] (#13950)
• Fixed Windows updater not updating game capture and virtual camera in some cases in Beta 1-4 [Warchamp7] (#13939)

Beta 4 Changes

• Fixed a CI and packaging issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

Beta 3 Changes

• Fixed a CI issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

Beta 2 Changes

• Fixed a versioning issue. There are no application changes since Beta 1.

33.0 New Features

• Updated CEF from 127/6533 to 150/7871 [WizardCM] (#13900)
  • This is a massive update to the underlying framework used for browser sources and docks from the July 2024 release to September 2026
  • All of this work is on the backend and should be invisible to users. Please be sure to report any new weirdness or problems you run into with browser sources!
• Complete overhaul to plugin loading [FiniteSingularity/PatTheMav] (#13594)
  • First-party plugins are now in a new folder named core
  • Third-party plugins have an updated installation location and folder structure
  • Existing third-party plugins will continue to load from the legacy locations until OBS Studio 34.0
  • More information is available in our knowledge base article
• Improved how source snapping works in the preview [Warchamp7] (#12298)
  • New visual indicator added
  • Sources now snap along the entire axis instead of only when directly touching
  • Sources no longer snap to hidden sources
• Improved behavior of spinboxes for number values [Warchamp7] (#12337)
  • Typing is no longer mysteriously blocked in some situations
  • Numbers are no longer cut off in some situations
  • Values now update only after pressing Enter and Enter does not close the window
  • Holding Shift + Up/Down now advances multiple steps at a time
  • Dragging the cursor inside the input but outside the text itself now works properly
• Enabled NVENC on Arm64 [RytoEX] (#13827)

33.0 Changes

• Added a check for encoders being missing when loading a profile [derrod] (#11340)
• Added support for newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects [pkviet] (#13838)
• Added hotkeys for controlling audio monitoring of a source [Warchamp7] (#13599)
• Fixed issues with groups in Studio Mode [Warchamp7] (#11092)
  • Fixed moving sources inside a group causing them to glitch out in Program
  • Fixed moving sources inside a group showing up live in Program
• Adjusted naming of Window Capture methods on Windows [Penwy] (#12047)
• Improved detection of fullscreen games for Game Capture [Kira-NT] (#10880)
• Improved transparency handling for macOS Screen Capture [jcm93] (#13030)
• Scaled simple output recording audio bitrate by channel count [nickvonkaenel] (#13311)
• Removed support for Ubuntu 24.04

33.0 Bug Fixes

• Added a startup error if obs-transitions failed to load [notr1ch] (#13321)
• Improved file splitting for Hybrid MP4/MOV [derrod] (#13386)
• Fixed outputs getting stuck running when a bad rescale output resolution is set [suogesi] (#13375)
• Fixed monitoring icon state getting desynced when using third-party tools or websockets [prgmitchell] (#13822)
• Fixed potential crash when shader cache file is invalid [notr1ch] (#13538)
• Fixed a potential crash on Linux when USB mic is removed [R0te/RytoEX] (#13922)
• Fixed a potential crash when renaming a source with the Add Source window open [Warchamp7] (#13800)
• Fixed a potential deadlock during video/audio tasks [exeldro] (#13579)
• Fixed an issue with B-frame offset calculation in AMF that could cause streams to disconnect [lexano-ivs] (#13762)
• Fixed PipeWire screencast sources being duplicated in studio mode [tytan652] (#13673)
• Fixed a potential crash when switching off a newly created profile [Warchamp7] (#13182)
• Fixed a source toolbar crash when source type is missing [Penwy] (#13539)

33.0 Developer Information

• Added frontend event and output signal for replay buffer saving [Penwy] (#8955)
• Added guidance regarding the theme system to the top of all theme files [Warchamp7] (#13733)
• Added ability to set a file extension filter for OBS_PATH_FILE_SAVE path types [FiniteSingularity] (#10190)
• Added obs_frontend_is_safe_mode for first-party plugins
  • Third-party plugins are not loaded at all in Safe Mode
• Added versions to Flatpak plugin extension point [tytan652] (#13735)
• Added obs_canvas_video_active() to check if the video of a canvas is active [exeldro] (#13110)
• The minimum supported versions of Visual Studio, Windows SDK, and clang-format have been increased. Previous versions may continue to work, but will no longer be tested/supported. It is recommended that build environments are kept up-to-date with the project's toolchain.
  • Changed Windows builds to use Visual Studio 2026 and SDK 26100 [RytoEX] (#13543)
  • Changed clang-format version used to 22.1.3 [PatTheMav] (#13549)
• Changed obs_canvas_reset_video() to allow resetting a canvas's video when any other canvas's video is active, but not its own video [exeldro] (#13110)
• Updated libnsgif to 1.0.0 [RytoEX] (#11178)
  • This is a breaking change for any plugins using libobs/graphics gs_image_file
• Clarified documentation for obs_module_unload [notr1ch] (#13327)
• Required MbedTLS 3 and exclude 4 or later [tytan652] (#13799)
• Removed support for FFmpeg 6.x and 7.x [RytoEX] (#13964)
• Removed support for Qt 6.4-6.9 [RytoEX] (#13969)
• Fixed repeated preview enable/disables not working [WarmUpTill] (#12580)
• Only emit core signal handlers for public canvases [tt2468] (#13574)
• Deprecated unused hidden API for sources [derrod] (#13122)
• Deprecated APIs for audio source monitoring_type [Warchamp7] (#13599)
  • This is replaced by a new monitoring_enabled boolean

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