Fix missing blue soldering guides in ReStory after cleaning or Sonic Bath use, with a safe reset order, evidence levels, and bug-report steps.
Quick answer: restore the board state first
Put down the soldering tool, return the affected part to the work surface, and pick it up again. If the guides stay missing, leave manual cleaning, re-enter it, and inspect the same board. Some players report that this refreshes the blue interaction lines after Sonic Bath or multi-cleaner use. This is a workaround reported by players, not a guaranteed official fix.
- Stop soldering when the blue guides disappear
- Put the tool down
- Return the part to the bench and pick it up again
- Exit and re-enter manual cleaning
- Reload a protected save if the state still does not reset
Blue outlines mark valid soldering targets. If they disappear, reset the item state on the table before retrying the tool.
Open original page →What is officially confirmed
In a Steam technical thread about silver solder and missing blue flux lines, a FUNTUL developer replied that the behaviour is a bug and that the team is fixing it. Patch 1.0.011r does not explicitly list this soldering symptom among its published fixes, so updating is still the first diagnostic step, but the issue should not be marked solved solely because that patch is installed.
Why cleaning can be the trigger
Current player reports describe the interaction state disappearing after a board moves through Sonic Bath, a parts box, or more than one cleaning tool. The physical part may look clean while the soldering prompt no longer exposes its blue tracks. That pattern suggests a stale interaction state, but it does not prove that every cleaning sequence causes the fault.
Safe recovery order
Follow one controlled sequence so you know which action changed the state.
| Step | Action | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confirm patch and preserve a manual save | Prevents an old build or overwrite from confusing the test |
| 2 | Put down the iron and close the active tool view | Stops repeated input on a stale target |
| 3 | Place the board or part on the work surface, then pick it up | Refreshes the selected object in reported cases |
| 4 | Exit manual cleaning and re-enter | Reloads the interaction layer without abandoning the order |
| 5 | Reload the protected pre-cleaning save | Provides a clean comparison if the state remains broken |
Keep removed parts visible and grouped by layer. The article’s order is the source of truth for the named device; the screenshot illustrates the bench workflow.
Open original page →Do not risk a customer's base or frame
Keep accepted customer orders separate from donor inventory. A different reported failure can make an order impossible when its own base or frame is consumed as a donor. Before retrying cleaning or soldering, check that the current order still owns every structural part it arrived with.
How to file a report the developers can reproduce
Use the Steam Technical Issues forum and include the platform, current build, device, order source, exact cleaning sequence, whether Sonic Bath or the parts box was used, and the moment the blue guides disappeared. Add a screenshot or short video. The official reporting guide also asks for the relevant ReStory save folder when possible; compress a copy rather than moving the live folder.
FAQ: Is silver solder without blue lines a bug?
Yes. A ReStory developer confirmed that described behaviour as a bug in the Steam technical forum.
FAQ: Did 1.0.011r fix it?
The published 1.0.011r notes do not explicitly name this soldering issue. Update first, then use the reset order and report a reproducible failure if it persists.
FAQ: Should I keep heating the board?
No. Repeated tool use does not restore a missing interaction guide and makes the test harder to document. Stop, reset the part state, and preserve evidence.
Research links
These are the primary pages used to check the facts and current release context in this guide.
Official information, observable release behavior, and community reports are deliberately separated. A community report is not presented as a universal fix until it can be reproduced or supported by current patch notes.