National Day of The Cowboy Sale and 07/26 Patch 1.2.6 Reminder
Yeehaw!
National Day of the Cowboy is tomorrow! It's time to dust off those old cowboy boots, partner! To celebrate, Outlaws of the Old West will be 30% off from July 26th 10:00 am PDT until July 29th 10:00 am PDT! Grab a drink and grab your crew for some good ol' game time, and embrace the Cowboy lifestyle no matter where you are! :)
Don't forget! Patch 1.2.6 is scheduled for tonight, July 26 at 5:00 pm PDT! Estimated down time is 30~60 minutes. We will also be wiping all Official Servers with the update. For patch notes and more information, check out the announcement here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/840800/announcements/detail/1615022134891778446
The Wild West Summer Camp Community Event is also currently underway! Win a $25 USD Amazon gift card or an Outlaws Steam key to share with a friend! More details here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/840800/announcements/detail/1615021499156114750
July 26 Patch 1.2.6 - Server Wipes, Traveling Merchants, and Summer Camp Contest Extended!
Howdy Outlaws!
Looks like there's much hustle and bustle happening around these parts. Last patch we saw the arrival of the Snake Oil Salesmen. Business as a traveling merchant must be booming because it looks like more wandering wizards... err, wandering cowboys, are entering the traveling merchant scene!
**With the 1.2.6 patch update, we will also be wiping all Official Servers in order to address the overall balancing issues since the last wipe.** We've paid attention to all of your feedback and reports, which have been integral in our efforts to fine tune the Outlaws experience, and feel that a server wipe will be the best course of action at this stage. Thank you for being a part of the Outlaws Early Access journey, we look forward to continuing to shape the game with everyone!
Added Camp Cook, a wandering merchant who sells Coffee Beans, Coffee Grinder, Cup of Joe, Cooking Utensiles (Frying Pan), Chicken Coup.
Added Trader Chester, a wandering merchant who sells a mix of items.
Added Prospector, a wandering merchant who sells a new higher tier Pickaxe, and Mine Deeds.
Made telescope and camera interactions more reliable.
Handled destruction of cameras/telescopes while looking through them.
Fixed hotbar slot disappearing on auto sort.
Fixed crosshair staying on screen after death.
Fixed covered wagon saving.
Fixed consumable items in inventory not updating properly when used.
Fixed trains when they leave the relevancy distance of their master train station. This would cause trains to disappear or stop when they where along the track far from their station.
Added radial option to horses to untie them from wagons as an easier way to interact with the horse while its attached to a wagon.
Lowered the health of miners by 20%.
Fixed wagon interactions which would break when mounting and dismounting in different patterns.
VFX & Assets:
Fixed foot position not working on bandits so animations should blend better when stopping and other actions that look to that value.
Added Gold 2 handed Pickaxe.
Wild West Summer Camp Community Event Extended!
Last week we announced the Wild West Summer Camp Community Event! Show us your adventures in Outlaws for a chance to win a $25 USD Amazon Gift Card or an Outlaws Steam Key to send to a friend who might need that extra nudge to make the trek out West!
Contest submission period has been extended to August 5th so ya'll can have a chance to include some of the new content in your comics!
For more information on how to enter the Wild West Summer Camp Community Event, check out the post here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/840800/announcements/detail/1615021499156114750
Wild West Summer Camp Comic Contest
Howdy Outlaws!
How is everyone faring in their first summer out in the scorching heat of the Wild West? Are you continuing your travels and braving the hot spell of the desert? Make sure you've packed your canteens, we wouldn't want you to hallucinate and pass out! Or are you taking it easy, staying out of the sun and enjoying some good ol' whiskey? Summer nights are also the perfect time to gather 'round a campfire and tell stories.
Show us how you've been spending your summer in the Summer Camp Comic Contest!
Details
Make a one-page Summer Camp themed comic using in-game screen shots!
Editing in filters/text/effects to the comic is allowed
No editing in items/assets not found in the game
A comic template with panels and blank template will be provided. Dimensions and position of the Outlaws Summer Camp title and logos must remain the same.
Judging
The Community Team will choose our top 3 favorites. Remaining submissions will then be posted onto the Official Wandering Wizard Facebook page where they will be up for community vote. So if you haven't already, be sure to like our page here: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWanderingWizard/
Timeline
Submission Period: July 22th 6:30 pm PDT - Aug 5th 6:30 pm PDT
Voting Period: Aug 6 12:00 pm PDT - Aug 11 6:30 pm PDT
Winners Announcement: Aug 12 12:00 am PDT
Prizes
Community Team Grand Prize Winner: $25 USD Amazon Gift Card
Two Runner Ups: Outlaws Steam Key to share with a friend
Crowd Favorite (top facebook likes): $25 USD Amazon Gift Card
Comic Templates
https://imgur.com/a/8FLGErx
Please email your submissions to social@wanderingwizard.com with the Subject "Outlaws Summer Camp Comic Contest"
We're looking forward to seeing your Summer Camp stories! Good luck, Outlaws! :)
July 2 - Patch 1.2.5 (7/3/19 hotfix)
Howdy Outlaws!
Per our last announcement:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/840800/announcements/detail/1613893608702784062
Scheduled patches will now be monthly. (Hotfixes and minor changes may come as necessary) However, we will be pushing a few updates for patch 1.2.5 before moving to a monthly patch schedule.
Hotfix 7/3/19
-Fixed sitting on a chair facing the wrong direction
-Fixed coffee breans not showing up in general store
-Made currency trade window always appear on top
-Fixed characters not calculating velocity correctly and sliding around on other clients
-Made storage window not draggable
-Made chair enter and exit animation more natural
ChangeLog 7/2/19
Code:
Mineshaft entrances can now be moved when not active.
Chicken Coops, Troughs, Beehives and oil pumps can now be moved.
Made it so you can destroy actors even if their structure id is bad.
Fixed moving items related to water surfaces.
Prevented moving items that don't belong on the water to the water.
Beehive no longer continuously shows green after being moved.
Fixed issue with vivox leaving voice channels after joining a server when it took too long to load. This was breaking VOIP for a lot of people in towns.
Fixed placement/loading of wall snap decorations like the bank top.
Added coffee buff ability.
Update hotbar number on equipment slot when hotbar item is changed.
Implemented venom, anti venom and poison purchasable from snake oil salesman.
Added traveling merchants, Snake Oil Salesmen that wonder the map and sell special items to players.
VFX & Assets:
Added color variations to Bull.
Fixed Cash Machine showing wrong name in Blueprints radial menu.
Slightly lowered the crazed miner health.
Made supply shop big enough so players can stand inside.
Coffee grinder now craftable in carpentry bench.
We apologize for the late update and changes. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. We appreciate all of the feedback and reports, please keep them coming as we continue to develop and improve the Outlaws experience. :)
Update on Future Patches
Howdy Outlaws!
How's everyone's first Summer out on the Old West? We hope you're all staying cool out there! :)
We know you guys have been eagerly anticipating news of the next patch. We would like to announce that we will now be moving to monthly patches. Not to worry, we haven't slowed down! We are paying attention to all your bug reports and feedback, and the Development Team continue to be hard at work fixing the code and looking into how we can make Outlaws of the Old West into the best game it can be! We hope that this change will help to bring out higher quality patches in the future! :)
In the meantime, please stay tuned for some Community updates!
Note: We are aware of the server outages and have already contacted our Server Hosts. They are continuing maintenance work on their end, so unfortunately some servers may still be down at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience and will look to get them back up as soon as we can! Thank you for your patience!
Known affected servers: PVP EU 7, PVE EU 18, and PVE US West 6
A New Sheriff's in Town!
Some of you outlaws with keen eyes may have noticed a change in the wind! That's right, there's a new Sheriff in town...
Wizard Khalifa has come riding into the Wild West!
Howdy Folks!
In the spirit of keeping the wizard theme that was established, I will be known as "Wizard Khalifa" in these parts! As First Wizard embarks on a new adventure, I will be filling in his boots as Community Manager. Please wish him well! :)
First off, we saw that there was some confusion about First Wizard's role during his tenure as Sheriff of the Wild West, and would like to clear things up. First wizard was NOT head of the project. He was not a developer, nor was he a lead for Outlaws development. At this time, there is no change within the Outlaws development team and development will continue to proceed normally. We apologize for the misconception. :(
With that being said, please excuse me for the late introduction - the road to the Wild West is a rough one! I am excited to be on board, and as a Community Manager, I will continue to act as the liaison between the community and the development team. :) It is incredible to see all of the community involvement and support in helping shape Outlaws of the Old West. We've made some amazing strides and understand that there is still a lot more work to be done. My goal is to increase our community team's involvement and to have a more active presence. At this time, I am continuing to familiarize myself with both my new role and with the community. A lot of the changes will be internal for now as we restructure our community team, so I'd like to apologize in advance for the lack of communication on my part during this transition period. It does take some time to settle into a new town, after all. ;) Rest assured, we are still paying attention to all your reports, feedback, and suggestions!
We have a lot of ideas and are excited to bring more to the community! Please feel free to find me at the Official Outlaws of the Old West Discord: https://discord.gg/RAgVY54
See you guys out on the frontier!
-- Wizard Khalifa and the Outlaws Community Team
***Again, the only change at this time is with the Community Team. The Development Team remains the same and development will proceed per usual.
June 25th - Patch 1.2.4
Howdy!
Summer is upon us and hopefully you're not stuck wandering around - bandits will be the least of your worries when you're traveling in the intense heatwave! With the addition of player shops to earn money, and blueprints to help make your place feel more like your own, you'll be more than comfortable escaping the sun and enjoying ice cold drinks in your establishment.
Added prefab NPCs as individually placable items, available from mailbox.
Changed mailbox contracts panel to a grid so it's easier to read.
Fixed guards not being interactable if initially placed on a foundation.
Added player shop which allows players to place items for sale at a price they would like, and others can purchase from this shop. Players will receive 80% of the profits.
Added cheat prevention for transferring money to merchants.
Fixed naming storages not saving.
Added the zoomed out camera to moving large buildings.
Fixed crash on single player start or leave.
Fixed horses using the wrong slot index on their storage, breaking auto eating and drinking.
Fixed bad server performance after the previous update.
VFX & Assets:
Added a new tool (Blueprints) - this tool allows players to build many of the pieces originally found in the prefabs.
Fixed snake mount not showing up in taxidermist menu.
Made saloon easier to place.
Adjusted recipes and crafting time for all clothing items in the sewing bench.
Fixed clothing selling price.
Fixed gun clipping on main menu.
Changed Garden bed to require water every 4 hours.
Increased health of crazed miners.
Fixed destroying stairs from breaking foundations.
Thanks for all of your support! There's no summer break out on the frontier, so keep the feedback coming, we appreciate it!
June 17th - Patch 1.2.3
Oh boy, looks like we're finally gettin a watering hole in town... I hope the Sheriff is ready!
Fixed death animation not playing for female characters.
Fixed door health, they should now have the proper amount of health based on their tier. All old save data doors will be updated as well.
Fixed tailor UI prices.
Lowered Miner dynamite damage to be more manageable for players.
Changed number of hotbar slots to 8.
Made ice melt 10 time slower when in fridge.
Added physics material to mine floor blocker to ensure footsteps are heard in mines everywhere.
Added additional rotation ability to tailor UI.
Fixed selling calculations.
Sorted clothing colors to be more intuitive.
Made clothing saleable to tailor.
Increased the health of all building pieces.
Added snake mount to Taxidermist.
Added hotbar bindings to options.
Tooltip UI will show correct sale and purchase prices.
Horses can now be released into the wild through radial options.
Horse ownership can now be transferred through radial menu.
Fixed potential crash on hiding UI.
Fixed rare crash on death.
Added storage to covered wagon and force net update on interaction.
Can now sell horses to stable.
Added notification for selling mounts.
Fixed auction currency withdrawal and deposit to prevent abuse.
Fixed fences blocking build objects (like troughs) from being built near them.
Fixed network issue that caused players to get sent into the void.
Fixed glitch where entire stack of crafting items can be lost when queued while crafting table is full.
Fixed crash on placing fences.
Added the ability to sell guns to the gunshop.
Fixed beard color issue.
Fixed clothing color reset when sending through mailbox.
Added XP gain on harvest from farm plots.
VFX & Assets:
Fixed first person movement animations when holding a bucket.
Removed ability to damage trains.
Adjusted dry time for all plants to need water every 24 hours (except rice which needs water every hour but grows fast).
Adjusted grow times for all plants.
Made rum drinkable like whiskey.
Adjusted crafting recipes for items in distillery.
Made Whiskey and Rum purchasable at the Saloon.
Set selling prices for all the guns.
Increased water duration in farm plot.
Adjusted placement height of farm plot.
Don't forget to let us know how things are going!
June 11th - Patch 1.2.2
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Hey there travellers... this heat... it's killer! Fortunately for us the tailor is now moving in, and you can buy clothes to beat the heat and weather the cold.
[B]Code:
[List]
<*>Added tailor building where players may purchase clothing and customize colors and materials.
<*>Fixed lag caused by generation of build information when replicating buildings.
<*>Mineshaft exits are no longer damageable.
<*>Mineshafts now exclusively choose mine instances that have not been used until all are taken before overlapping with other entrances.
<*>Fixed large buildings never replicating in.
<*>Fixed net saturation stopping individual items from ever showing up.
<*>Fixed underwear mask when shirt is equipped.
<*>Fixed underwear leg mesh being set with the wrong mask.
<*>Optomized network data for buildings by a factor of 5.
<*>Adjusted the net update consideration for many items that do not have constant property changes.
<*>Fixed half stair exploit being used for raiding.
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[B]VFX & Assets:
[List]
<*>Fixed price of Grizzly Bear Mount.
<*>Fixed selling price for pelt to taxidermist.
<*>Fixed some building configurations for half triangles that were wrong in some of the building kits.
<*>Fixed position of Barn half triangle inverted wall.
<*>Fixed physics for Blacksmith hanging sign.
<*>Fixed physics of Tailor Shop Sign.
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Audio: [List]
<*>Implemented horses footsteps additional layers for different surfaces
<*>Updated barn door open and close sfx
<*>Added new placement sound for placing NPC characters
<*>Updated new building pieces with correct placement sounds
<*>Added pick up, place, drop and equip sounds for 60 new items (NPC's, mounts, seeds, town gates and other props)
<*>Updated foley cloth movement sfx - volume, pitch, class, attenuation and concurrency settings
<*>Added clothes foley sounds to drunk animation
<*>Added more detail to procedural sfx table
<*>Added sfx to additional blacksmith work animation
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Thanks for your support!
June 4th - Patch 1.2.1
We've got some news from back out East of what we can expect tomorrow. Came with the trophy hunters who have started to settle out here, so we can start buying animal trophies to give our homes a little class. Let's listen to what they have to say, shall we?
