Burst pipes are patched with eggshell. Since v1.1.29 (November 3) they stop once nearly all of the egg's shell is gone, and a flood already stuck in a save like that ends by itself, so update first. Chill Mode, set in the host menu, has no pipe bursts at all.
Kingy has not played the game. Every line below comes from Rafoli's patch notes and the Steam achievement list, a developer reply on the forum, or at least two players' Steam reports, as marked. Rafoli patches every day or two.
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Only eggshell patches a pipe
Players in two Steam threads, October 31 and November 1, peeled the egg bare and then got a burst pipe with no shell left. One suggested the moon-like hatchite, but the others report that nothing except eggshell works. Rafoli hasn't answered either thread, so there's no official second way yet. Those threads are from before v1.1.29, which Rafoli's notes say addressed this case.
Rafoli's v1.1.29 notes say burst pipes stop once nearly all of the egg's shell is gone, and that a flood already stuck in a save like that ends by itself. Kingy hasn't tested it; the fix comes from the notes, and no player has yet reported back on it.
Update CRACK to v1.1.29 or later and load the save again.
One player reports the pipe event comes back after the first time, so the safe order is to leave a patch of shell on the egg while the pipe events can still happen. If you're already out, players say you can keep working while the water runs, though the floor gets slippery.
Before you peel the last of the shell, leave some on the egg so you can patch a later burst.
Chill Mode arrived in v1.0.43 on October 27. Rafoli's notes say it has no pipe bursts or scaffold breaking events, no bedtime, bots that never break down and an egg that gets agitated half as fast. It's an option in the host menu. The notes don't say whether you can switch it on for a save you started without it.
Plumber asks you to fix all burst pipes, and 57.0% of players had it when we read Steam's list on November 2. v1.0.35 fixed the pipe puzzle completing without registering, so update if a repair didn't count.
Sources · 7Official · Walkthrough · Reported · checked 4 Nov 2026 · Research checked 4 Nov 2026
v1.0.35 - Release Hotfix #2 ↗Fixed Calcite not appearing for hosts on a few specific AMD and Intel graphics cards. Fixed the pipe puzzle completing without registering. Golf carts can be upgraded from anywhere.Official ·
v1.0.43 - Quality of Life ↗Offline Mode and Chill Mode added; Chill Mode has no pipe bursts or scaffold breaking events. Vulkan launch option for graphics issues. Fixed calcite veins missing from the egg on some AMD and Intel graphics cards.Official ·
v1.1.29 - Bugfixes ↗Burst pipes stop once nearly all of the egg's shell is gone, and a flood stuck in such a save ends by itself. The item in your hands is back in your hands after loading, and using computers, scaffolding, carts, chairs or arcade cabinets no longer makes you drop it.Official ·
CRACK achievements (global stats) ↗Read November 2. 40 achievements. Plumber: Fix all burst pipes (57.0% of players). Seized Assets is hidden on this list.Official ·
CRACK Achievements Guide ↗Lists every achievement with its unlock text, hidden ones included. Seized Assets: lose more than half your money through wealth redistribution. #1 Plumber: repair every burst pipe.Walkthrough ·
Out of Egg shell to patch pipes ↗9 replies. Players who had peeled all the shell can't patch burst pipes; they report nothing but eggshell works. One says the event comes back, another that the water makes the floor slippery.Reported ·
Repair the pipe without eggshell ↗A player with a water pipe event and no eggshell left asks for another fix; a reply says there isn't one.Reported ·
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