THE LONG DARK Updated to v 2.44

[Admin]

Hello Community,

We have released a Hotfix for Steam and Epic Games Store platforms. Survival v2.44 (157357) and WINTERMUTE v2.14 (157355) for THE LONG DARK (including Survival Edition) and TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY.

 

DISAPPEARING TRAVOIS

We've been able to identify some cases that would cause the Travois to disappear after transitioning to and from a scene, and addressed the cause. This means that we expect this problem to become drastically less common; however, we cannot be sure that we’ve completely resolved this. As such, we encourage players to reach out to our Support Portal if this issue persists for you. We greatly appreciate videos and descriptions of consistent, repeatable steps that would reproduce any issue you’ve encountered. The team is continuing to work to resolve the root cause of the disappearing Travois issue, and we will include further fixes in future hotfixes as they become available.

Known Issues

The team is currently aware of the following issues in the game. If you encounter one of these issues, there is no need to report it to the Support Portal. 

• There are edge-cases where Safehouse Decorations can disappear from an interior, container, or the player’s inventory. Items lost this way should now appear in Lost and Found boxes.
• Players with Texture Resolution lower than “Full” and Terrain Blending “Enabled” may see black outlines along certain terrain features. This can be resolved by ensuring that Texture Resolution is set to “Full” when utilizing the Terrain Blending Advanced Visual Option.
   

Bug Fixes

This Minor Update includes fixes for the following issues:

GAMEPLAY, UI, CONTROLS

• Fixed a subset of cases that could result in the Travois despawning and being placed in a nearby Lost and Found Box.
• Fixed an issue at Trapper's Cabin where items could become lost under the snow due to the recently adjusted terrain.
• Fixed an issue where the "Framerate Cap" slider would not remain at the desired setting, nor obey the value set.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in quartered animal bags disappearing after Harvesting a portion of meat from them.
• Fixed an issue in WINTERMUTE Episodes Three and Four that resulted in mistimed subtitles during the recap videos.
• Fixed an issue that prevented WINTERMUTE saves from being renamed.

ART & ENVIRONMENTS

• Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass that resulted in some areas displaying noticeably darkened sections with "Additional Shadows - Structures" enabled.
• Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass cave transition that resulted in noticeably darkened sections and incorrect terrain blending with "Additional Shadows - Structures" and "Terrain Blending" enabled.
• Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass that resulted in the interior of buildings being noticeably darker than expected with "Additional Shadows - Structures" enabled.
• Fixed an issue in Zone of Contamination that resulted in the interior of buildings being noticeably darker than expected with "Additional Shadows - Structures" enabled.
• Fixed an issue where powerline cables and lights would not cast shadows.
• Fixed an issue that caused some snow patches to shift when viewed from particular distances or angles.
• Fixed an issue on Mac where "Motion Blur" caused extremely blurred visuals during harvesting.
• Fixed an issue where some "Ambient Effects" such as blowing snow would remain active when this option was disabled.
• Fixed an issue in Blackrock Prison that resulted in some buildings failing to cast shadows with "Additional Shadows" enabled.
• Fixed an issue in Bleak Inlet that resulted in the ocean water popping in and out based on the angle it was viewed at.
• Fixed an issue where some rail cars would exhibit "Terrain Blending" when there was no snow beneath.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in the Survivor having invisible arms when wearing the Festive Sweater.
• Fixed an issue with the Lost and Found Box near the tunnel to Forlorn Muskeg in Broken Railroad that resulted in it remaining invisible unless very close to its location.
   

 

Please visit our Support Portal (or consult our Known Issues page) if you encounter any issues while playing the game. 

 

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[Leeanda]

Thank you.💗

[Nogen]

Keep up the hard work, guys! It is always much appreciated!

[J.W.P]

thank you

[Cr41g]

PC only or across all platforms ?

[Raphael van Lierop]

57 minutes ago, Cr41g said:

PC only or across all platforms ?

Today's hotfix is only for PC (Steam and EGS); the other platforms are in progress. (We'll update the Release Notes post here to clarify which platforms today's hotfix is for.)

[Karl Grylls]

Awesome, thank you for your great work!

[Raphael van Lierop]

In case it isn't obvious from the post, we're still working on the Travois issue which is THE MOST ANNOYING BUG EVER. Seriously, this is one of the worst ones we've had in the game in as long as I can remember. 

[ManicManiac]

Thank you, Hinterland.
As always, I very much appreciate the entire teams' hard work.

[Fuarian]

Do we know what the root cause was/is? You don't have to answer. It's more for the curious and technically inclined like myself. 

[palbi]

Thank you Hinterland Team!

Well, I was in Mountain Town when the update happened, and I'm still there. It seems to me that all the wolves disappeared, and as I see, only the wolves. I play vanilla Pilgrim, despite I don't miss them at all. As my family doctor stated once: "Who said that a side effect cannot be positive?" 😀

[Raphael van Lierop]

32 minutes ago, Fuarian said:

Do we know what the root cause was/is? You don't have to answer. It's more for the curious and technically inclined like myself. 

No, because we haven't been able to fully fix it yet. That's what I'm saying -- we're still working on it.

[LiamRoss]

I can't wait for Blackfrost so my travois can drag my horse into the shadow realm

Kidding, but thanks to the team for trying. I'll have to see if it still behaves the same, try and so the same things that happened last time when it disappeared and see how it goes or if it's reproducible.

Edited June 10 by LiamRoss
clarification

[brokentwig]

Just now, LiamRoss said:

I can't wait for Blackfrost so my travois to drag my horse into the shadow realm

No, I'll have to see if it still behaves the same, try and so the same things that happened last time when it disappeared and see how it goes or if it's reproducable.

In front of the garage in CH is a good place to test.  The Lost and Found box is right there.  I've lost mine right there a few times.

[brokentwig]

6 minutes ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

No, because we haven't been able to fully fix it yet. That's what I'm saying -- we're still working on it.

It would be cool if there was a "Report Bug" button in the game, and when you clicked it you could just explain what happened, and it would collect up all the files and data needed and submit a bug report for you.

[tattman1171]

2 hours ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

In case it isn't obvious from the post, we're still working on the Travois issue which is THE MOST ANNOYING BUG EVER. Seriously, this is one of the worst ones we've had in the game in as long as I can remember. 

I just installed the newest update, I am in Coastal Highway and I just dropped my travois outside Quonset and went to get a trade from Sutherland, went back to get my gear and everything is in a lost and found box ( I know there is still going to be issues just letting you know as I do not know how to submit it to the website)

[Raphael van Lierop]

Yeah just to be clear -- we didn't fix it. We tweaked a previous attempted fix which actually seemed to make the problem worse for some people. We're still working on it.

2 minutes ago, tattman1171 said:

ust letting you know as I do not know how to submit it to the website

You can just submit a ticket to hinterland.com/support, if convenient.

[ManicManiac]

An additional quick FYI

:Another option:

^Just click this graphic to be directed to the Hinterland Support Portal.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Here's a Travois megathread, for anyone who wants to post feedback and info that could be helpful.

@Player_Support will monitor closely, and pass info on to the development team.

[The Feng Hunter]

6 hours ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

In case it isn't obvious from the post, we're still working on the Travois issue which is THE MOST ANNOYING BUG EVER. Seriously, this is one of the worst ones we've had in the game in as long as I can remember. 

You guys have been doing great with the visual work. It truly feels like a different game. A friend of mine gifted me an NVIDIA 5060 Ti before tariffs become widespread here, so I’ve really been able to crank the settings to the limit. Absolutely eyepopping.

The Travois thing clipped me again, personally, but the extra challenge of losing that whole quartered Bear made for some interesting choices when food was incredibly scarce!  C’est la vie. (Ash Canyon, Miner’s Folly)

Thank you all again. Great work! I’ll be posting some new screenshots to BlueSky soon!!  

[Rick1234]

10 hours ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

Today's hotfix is only for PC (Steam and EGS); the other platforms are in progress. (We'll update the Release Notes post here to clarify which platforms today's hotfix is for.)

Clariifcation. I suppose you mean PC and Mac, as my Mac version has been updated to 2.44 (also, one of the fix is Mac-specific).

 

[Raphael van Lierop]

8 hours ago, Rick1234 said:

Clariifcation. I suppose you mean PC and Mac, as my Mac version has been updated to 2.44 (also, one of the fix is Mac-specific).

 

Mac is considered a PC (Personal Computer)!

For us, when we say "Steam", we mean: Windows, Mac, Linux.

 

(Note: Delivered as a die-hard Mac user of over 20+ yrs.)

[survivor123]

Is the console visual enhancement out yet

[Leeanda]

17 minutes ago, survivor123 said:

Is the console visual enhancement out yet

No, it's due hopefully at the end of this month.

[Mortan1234]

Wish I could join in the bug hunt for the new hotfix. Unfortunately summer classes have started up and i should be responsible and limit my videogame time. 

I'll get out there when school slows for a bit. 

Best of luck survivors and please report the bugs you find for me.