Fixes / fix

Painting blocked after using the leveler

Work order / direct answer

Update 6 (2026-09-21) officially addressed this leveler issue: A leveling interaction prevents later painting or another action. If it still occurs after updating, treat it as a possible regression or different cause, not a guaranteed repair of your existing save.

Match the symptom

A leveling interaction prevents later painting or another action.

Check before changing your save

Compare the tool selected in the radial menu with the surface's current prompt and record the preceding leveler use.

  1. Confirm Steam has completed all available updates.
  2. Compare the tool selected in the radial menu with the surface's current prompt and record the preceding leveler use.
  3. Do not repaint unrelated surfaces to diagnose a missing interaction.

Official fix versus your current save

The developer's Update 6 note establishes a historical fix for this symptom. It does not publish a universal recovery command or prove that a previously damaged save will repair itself. This guide has not independently retested your save.

Recovery decision

Do not repaint unrelated surfaces to diagnose a missing interaction.

  1. If the installed game is older than the named patch, update and retest the same action.
  2. If the issue persists, try an existing known-good save without overwriting the failing one.
  3. If it repeats, report leveler, the exact objective, installed build and reproduction steps to the developer's Steam discussion board.

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Sources & build scope

Full release · official patch notes; not a local gameplay retest. Source review is separate from a gameplay test.