Weird West
Weird West Update 1.04 is Live
This patch features the brand new "Nimpossible Mode", an alternate aiming system plus tons of misc polishing items and bug fixes. Find out more below!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1097350/view/3230790606208126872
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Patch 1.04 Sneak Peek Part 2: Bug Fixes
Here is the list of the key fixes shipping with Patch 1.04 to be released on Sept 13th!
- Fixed objective sometimes not progressing after killing the Ravenous wave in the Protector Journey preventing player from entering Olvidado Pueblo
- Fixed various rare crashes happening during gameplay
- Fixed Shelby Cross and Sheriff Albright bounty objective not completing if killed in one blow with melee weapon while player was undetected
- Fixed erroneous occurrences of Pigman Hero or Protector Hero leaving the player's posse during combat
- Fixed not being able to claim bounty reward in Cedar Flats during Oneirist Journey
- Fixed various cases where the brand would not correctly spawn on dead hero corpse or grave during Oneirist Journey
- Fixed cases where Calamity/Player Horse would permanently disappear during travels
- Fixed Posse members stealth quitting the posse during travels due to reputation loss
- Fixed bug where it would not be possible to talk to any ghosts in the game, at Olvidado Pueblo or for side quests
- Reenabled intro movie on Playstation now that Sony's latest firmware fixed the audio engine issue
- Fixed various edge-case objective blockers around the Wishing Tome and Heroes being at the Broken Steppe during Oneirist Journey
- Fixed game freezing when being hit by Cave Terror's rock during Cave Terror travel encounter
- Fixed cases of items disappearing from horse saddlebags
- Fixed some overly compressed UI visuals on Playstation
- Fixed blocker with Illiterate Love Notes Side Quest objective
- Fixed amulets properties changing on save/reload when stored at bank or in saddlebags
- Fixed researcher taking wrong items from player inventory when giving her silver knives during the Werewolf Journey
- Fixed underground context switching to outdoors while saving/reloading in one of the mine locations added with Patch 1.03
- Fixed rare case where ending questionnaire would not trigger and would directly skip to end cinematic
- Fixed dead Hero corpse spawning out of its player-made grave on save/reload
- Fixed Relayogram item being stuck in player inventory if you found Galen's relay before decrypting the Greenwood relay
- Fixed display of acquired key ring notification upon recruiting previous Journey Heroes
- Fixed blocker with blacksmith quest in Bounty Hunter Journey if you opened the cell before the quest started
- Fixed erroneous trespassing triggering while waiting around Galen in Galen's Crossing dining room
- Fixed upgraded weapon not updating its icon on the HUD right after upgrading it
- Fixed wrong reputation notification text when freeing prisoner in Oleander Temple
- Fixed unequipping amulets with elemental resistance also removing the elemental resistance of the currently equipped vest
- Fixed weapon unequipping itself when upgrading it at the blacksmith forge
- Fixed enemies AI getting stuck when choosing fist fight option in Illiterate Love Notes side quest
- Fixed Saloon Beds being free in all location after paying for a bed once
- Fixed shopkeeper wrongly charging you for the cost of item you could not buy due to your inventory being full
- Fixed blocker with Snack's objective in Bounty Hunter Journey if you had first knocked out Snack before agreeing to his deal
- Fixed Ruth wrongly being selected to host the Cedar Flats event in the Oneirist Journey if you go there while having her handcuffed due to capturing her during a Bounty Mission
- Fixed hollow tree loots respawning when they should not
- Fixed NPCs in the Fighting Pit sometimes turning against player after the arena skirmish during the Pigman Journey
- Fixed rare case of side quest item not spawning in abandoned town for item fetcher side quest
- Fixed Bounty Hunter Shrapnel Mines not being properly saved/restored upon saving/reloading the game
- Fixed Pigman Joe snow globes being resold with the rest of junk items when selling all junks at the general store
- Fixed Ravenous wrongly counting towards humans kill count
- Fixed some story posse members lacking background story blurb in the Journal Reputation TAB
- Fixed Shelby Cross and Sheriff Albright lacking a description on their Bounty Poster
- Fixed Protector Character holding pickaxe the wrong way when mining
- Fixed NPCs being killed if you spammed the attack key while trying to take them down with non lethal melee weapon
- Fixed AZERTY keyboard not properly displaying bindings for numerical keys
- Fixed edge case with Maryann not being present at Fort Glenn during Protector Journey
- Fixed turning Ruth into a Pigwoman counting towards human kill count
- Fixed weapons showing under player's horse when put inside the saddlebags
- Fixed some of the junk mail having wrong texts
- Fixed Posse members not properly crouching after loading a save file where they were crouched
- Fixed mound caches sometimes duplicating on save/load/revisiting locations
- Fixed Coven Fruits having a temp description
Oh and also... if you haven't already, don't forget to check out the new features shipping with Patch 1.04 just below:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1097350/view/3230790606208126872
Patch 1.04 Sneak Peek Part 1: New Features
Alternative Aiming System (Experimental)
With Patch 1.04 we are trialing a new alternative aiming system, different from the classic twin-stick shooter model, where the camera controls are preserved while aiming. This new system can be turned ON/OFF at any point (including in an existing playthrough) in the gameplay options.
Nimpossible Mode
A new game mode will unlock with Patch 1.04, bringing permadeath to the West and a new high-stakes way to play Weird West.
When playing in Nimpossible Mode, manual saving is not possible. The game will auto-save your progress, and you can play and reload from that single dedicated auto-save slot only. Nimp Heads you find during your Journeys will allow you to resurrect, but once you are out of Nimp Heads, death is permanent, your playthrough is over, and the auto-save file is deleted. Are you ready for the hardest challenge yet?
Mysterious Deaths Side Content
To go along with the new Nimpossible mode, some side content (available only in Nimpossible) has been added to the game to support the lore around the resurrection process and the deal struck with the Wanderers. This includes two new travel encounters and a side quest that will unlock through your Nimpossible playthrough. The video below shows the starting point of the narrative thread.
Misc Additions
- We added a tracker of your human kill count in the Reputation TAB, so those of you who are attempting a non-lethal playthrough can easily keep tabs on how this is going at any point during gameplay. (We also fixed the fact that killing Ravenous wrongly counted toward that number.)
- Related to non-lethal playthroughs, we have also tuned blunt weapons so that attacking too quickly won't result in you inadvertently killing your target.
- Upon players' request and for increased accessibility, we have also added an additional higher level of slo-mo to the "SloMo While Aiming" option that was added with the previous patch
That's it for today! We hope you will enjoy these additions to the game. Please note we will also share the full list of bug fixes coming with Patch 1.04 in a few days right here!
Patch 1.04 coming this September!
July and August have been a bit slower than usual on our end, as our devs have been taking some long-overdue holidays. However, we just wanted to let you know our free update 1.04, entitled "Nimpossible", is planned for release in the second week of September on all platforms. So it's only a few weeks away now!
We will communicate more in-depth details about the content of this patch in the week leading up to its release, but we can already tell you this free update will feature a new game mode named "Nimpossible", an alternative and experimental new aiming system (which can be turned on or off at any point) and plenty of fixes for bugs reported by the community.
We wish you all a great month of august and will see you all in a few weeks for more 1.04 info!
Until then... giddy up!
The Wolfeye Team
Patch 1.03D Hot Fix is live!
Just wanted to let you know that a hotfix for Patch 1.03, labelled 1.03D has now been deployed to Steam and should be deployed tomorrow on all other storefronts and platforms if all goes well.
This hot fix addresses the following issues introduced with the patch earlier this week or that had not made it on time for inclusion on said patch:
- Fix for Player inventory duplicating and over riding Player's Horse inventory
- Fix for Ranged Weapon fire rate going crazy in some rare contexts
- Fix for Weapon Perks and Item Durability being reset when put in Horse' Saddlebag or Bank Safe after save/reload
- Fix (for real this time!) Ruth becoming hostile after being captured during a Bounty mission
- Fix for Dead Zone issue on GamePad (introduced when fixing the one on Mouse)
- Fix for some Amulets effects remaining active after unequipping the amulet
We apologize for the inconvenience resulting from those bugs and we hope those fixes will now allow you to fully enjoy the latest patch!
If you haven't already, feel free to check out all the content of Weird West Patch 1.03 below and don't forget to join our community DISCORD SERVER for some fun chats!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1097350/view/5791080985747885401
Weird West Update 1.03 is Live
Aside from a healthy dose of bug fixing, this new update adds some brand new Mine locations to the game to keep exploration and bounty hunting fresh. To help with exploring those mine sites, some additional aiming system options are now available and all weapons have also received a facelift with additional stats and loot variations. The game progression system has been also fully revised - with acquired Weapon Abilities now carrying between Journey Heroes - and the game economy received a full balancing pass to go with all this, under the benevolent eyes of the Wanderers, from their brand new outpost location, where Nimp Relics can now be purchased! Not mentioning Companions AI received a lot of love.. oh.. and if you want to keep track of all this mayhem, we are also throwing in a new “Reputation” tab in your journal to keep tabs on your Friends for Life and Vendettas! Finally, console players should be delighted to know the game now runs at 60Fps on Xbox Series S too! Check-out the patch trailer video and more in-depth details below.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1097350/view/3368143418767491041
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Please note that there is an issue introduced with previous patch 1.02 that we are still looking at fixing (Companions sometimes unequipping their equipped weapon on reload of a save file) and will release a hotfix (1.03b) for that later this week, along with any unforeseen new issue that may arise from the patch release today if any (hopefully none!). Reg. the Grackle Crash some of you are experiencing: If we get a full fix for it this week or next (1.03 only has a partial fix which might not be sufficient for all players on walkthrough started prior to 1.03), we will release a 1.03c patch afterward too so you don't have to wait until 1.04 to get a fix for it if one is already available. Thanks!
Patch 1.03 Sneak Peek Part 3: Bugs Fixes
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If you don't see a fix you were counting on in the list below, please leave a comment and we will check out the status of that issue for you.
- Fixed some pickup items duplicating when saving and reloading in secondary locations
- Fixed sharpnel mine not properly saved and restored after saving/reloading
- Fixed destroyable carriable props which were reappearing after being destroyed on save/reload
- Partially fixed memory bloating over long playthroughs which could result in repeated out-of-memory crashes for some players (eg loading Grackle). This fix should decrease how frequent the issue might have been for some of you, especially on a new playthrough started with this patch, but might not be sufficient for walkthrough already well advanced for some players - so we are still working on further fixes for this and we will let you know of further development. If possible, we wil try and release full fix for this via a hot fix without waiting for the next patch release
- Partial fix for carriable not being properly restored to the position player moved them to on save/reload (full fix for this coming with next patch)
- Fixed a couple of other different crashes that could happen during gameplay
- Fixed all friendly Oneirists in the world becoming enemies after the player visited Canker during the Pigman Journey
- Fixed quest item sometimes not appearing in the new natural cave map and new hacienda during item fetcher quest
- Fixed Bounty targets not properly repopulating bounty board between Journey leading to not having higher level targets as the game progresses throughout the 5 Journeys
- Fixed being stuck in a travel encounter if the enemy you killed had a vendetta against you and their ghost spawned when they died
- Fixed several issues with Companions not following and not engaging in combat or completely disappearing
- Fixed world generator not correctly assigning available maps to secondary locations resulting in some world seeding where all locations of the same type (eg mines etc) could be using the exact same map layout
- Fixed Bounty Mission sometimes leading to an already dead target, preventing from being able to complete the Bounty Mission
- Fixed Bounty System reusing back to back the same location over and over
- Fixed Player Horses getting stuck in a state where they would constantly run away from player upon arriving at destination
- Fixed several blockers that could appear during the Prison extraction side quest
- Fixed player sometimes being wrongly spotted by enemies when behind cover or hiding in bushes
- Fixed Blocker issue during Protector Journey with finding Bracelet in Galen's Crossing
- Fixed being stuck in Wolf form when demonstrating Werewolf transformation for the researcher in Grackle during the Werewolf Journey
- Fixed dead zone on camera control when using the mouse
- Fixed side quest items remaining in player inventory after completing delivery side quest
- Fixed weapon showing as equipped on player horse since last update
- Fixed blocker with not being able to talk to Leila in Oleander Temple in some contexts
- Fixed blocker with not being able to destroy the Olvidado Mine in some contexts
- Fixed several issues with not being able to retrieve the brand from dead heroes corpses during the Oneirist Journey
- Fixed Farmstead deed item cluttering player inventory after related objectives were completed
- Fixed Protector Hero falling below ground in Thriving Place during Oneirist Journey
- Fixed blocker where sometimes the leader of the Dagger & Bone could not be found in Fort Glenn during the Protector Journey
- Fixed Sheriff Albright sometimes still being the Sheriff at Grackle when she should no longer be
- Fixed quest tracking marker not appearing on the container for item fetcher quest in natural caves
- Fixed not being able to interact with the Bounty board in Cedar Flats after completing the Holy Pig quest
- Fixed post-process from first vision cinematic remaining active after cinematic during the Oneirist Journey
- Fixed NPCs in Grackle Ransacked not commenting on you stealing dead people belongings on the street
- Fixed Shelby Cross Vendetta not triggering
- Fixed unexploded sharpnel mine spawning in next location after traveling
- Fixed sharpnel mine wrongly being detonated by NPCs walking on the floor beneath the one the mine is set on
- Fixed Ol'Blue turning into a generic weapon when being upgraded
- Fixed arrows not restocking properly overtime at trapper camps and towns' Dagger and Bone shops
- Fixed player twitching rapidly when using the new projectiles aiming system against a wall
- Added a delay during which inputs are ignored after smelting an item to avoid smelting the next one in the list by mistake
- Fixed melee weapon on secondary weapon slot swapping to primary slot on save/reload
- Fixed ranged weapon fire rate going crazy if you changed from melee to ranged weapon while swining your melee weapon
- Fixed player getting caught trespassing while the game was paused
- Fixed travel encounter sometimes loading without a scenario
- Fixed Pigman Joe being wrongly hostile to player after Pigman Journey
- Fixed zombies raised by Wraith during a Wraith Friend for Life intervention being hostile to player
- Fixed deputy spawning behind locked door in the bank while grackle is ransacked
- Fixed Bounty target body correct continuing escorting the target even after their death resulting in them running to the corpse location every time player moves it
- Fixed Itinerant Merchant not selling items if player visited Quickbend early in the game
- Fixed bank clerk sometimes not working or not being at their desk
- Fixed infinite burning state on companions if you shot at them while equiped with a certain amulet
- Fixed wells in farms never having a chance to lead to an underground cave
- Fixed issue where Across River would lose their inventory when rescued
- Fixed issue where quest NPC would not leave Galens Crossing after sending a relay stipulating that they did
- Fixed BH Wedding band being mentioned as having been pawned when you only put it in your horse saddlebag
- Fixed player getting stuck on safe door when opening a safe from the side
- Fixed several scripting issue around Snack and Albright location during Bounty Hunter Journey
- Fixed prisoner not spawning inside cell during the Prison extraction side quest
- Fixed not removing side-quest item from player inventory when failing Illiterate Love Notes side quest
- Fixed Heathen sometimes not starting her convo in Fox Glove
- Fixed player horse disappearing on save/load if saving close to it at beginning of Werewolf Journey in first location
- Fixed several scripting issue with Previous Journey Heroes not appearing at the temple during Oneirist Journey
- Fixed side-quest item sometimes not appearing in stash during ghost torment side quest
- Fix issue where you would sometime buy an item by mistake when opening the shop UI
- Fixed Werewolf status text wrongly mentioning stats increased that are not actually increased
- Fixed Shelby Cross sometimes not engaging in combat after turning into his siren form
- Fixed typo in letter found during the Strangeness side quest
- Fixed several typos in loading hints
- + various minor bug fixes
The Miners and the Restless - Weird West Patch 1.03 Stream
Executive Producer Julien Roby and Lead Systems Designer Gael Giraudeau will share full details on Patch 1.03 live on Discord.
https://discord.com/events/916708603786829844/986997315975934045
Patch 1.03 Sneak Peek Part 2: New Features
Loot: Weapon Perks
In an effort to diversify weapon loot a little bit, Patch 1.03 will introduce the concept of weapon perks. Now each weapon you will find in the world has a low chance of having a random perk attached to it, such as, but not limited to, increasing critical damage against non-human, a chance to poison enemies or ignoring part of your target armor etc. If you upgrade a weapon with the forge, it will preserve the perk that was attached to it and transfer it to the upgraded weapon too! This is the first part of our continued loot pass, which will continue with future patches by adding even more unique random gameplay effects to weapons!
Reputation TAB
Patch 1.03 will see the introduction of the Reputation TAB, allowing you to track down what Vendettas are still active against you, what Friends for Life you have acquired but also what Vendettas or Friends for Life are being dragged with any Companions you have recruited into your Posse, adding a clearer understanding of those systems. From this tab you can also check out in what locations you are currently wanted in. We hope you will enjoy this!
New Aiming System Options
In an effort to make the aiming system easier to use for players of all skill levels, we are adding two gameplay options that can be tuned or turned on/off at any point, depending on your preferences. "Aiming Accuracy" when set to Permissive will make the aiming system more forgiving so that you will still hit your target even if you don't very accurately aim at it. A second option"Slo-Mo while aiming" was also added to allow the game to slow down a tiny bit while entering aim mode to make things a bit less overwhelming if you prefer action a bit less fast-paced.
Revamped Companions' AI
A lot of love was given for this patch to Companions' AI to avoid most of the issues related to companions not engaging in combat, getting stuck and not following you or disappearing altogether. While Companions and AI in general will remain one of our core focus for the coming weeks, to keep on improving the experience, we are confident this update will make Companions a more reliable part of combat!
New Progression System
Patch 1.03 also introduces a revamped progression system, where Weapon Abilities you acquired now transfer between Journeys (unlike Class Abilities) so the progression between the 5 Journeys feel more connected in term of progression. Note that if you load an existing save file after patching, you will be prompted to opt in or opt out of this new system, but all new games started after this patch will use the new progression system. Similarly, when recruiting your previous Journey Heroes, ammo, money but also horse ownership are now transferred to the new Hero so you don't feel like your hard-earned dollars and belongings are just vanishing. To go along with those changes, we have also done a full balancing pass on the game economy (specifically how much junk items you find in containers and their value) but we have also revised the enemies level progression in secondary locations so that the game difficulty in those locations doesnt plateau as much after the second Journey. This also means Bounty Targets from the Bounty Board will now correctly progress throughout the game. offering 3, 4 and 5 stars Bounties as you progress. You will now also receive a relay from the Marshall when Bounties for key Story Characters are added to the Bounty Board so those don't fully unoticed!
60 Fps on Xbox Series S
For those of you playing on Xbox Series S, we did a pass of optimizations (which will also benefit to lower end PCs and Xbox One and PS4). The result of that optimization pass is that the game now runs at a steady 60fps on Xbox Series S! We hope you will enjoy the smoother experience!
We will be back in a few days to communicate the full list of bug fixes you can expect to see with Patch 1.03. In the meantime, if you are interested in more Weird West news or want to get involved with the Weird West community, feel free to join the Weird West Community Discord!
Patch 1.03 Sneak Peek Part 1: New Content
With the new Patch 1.03, we have relentlessly continued to focus on fixing bugs and want to reassert that this is still one of our top priorities. In this regard, later next week we'll share the change log with the full list of issues you can expect to see fixed with this new patch. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know about key areas we've been focusing on beyond bug fixing and share a collection of WIP screenshots of some of the new free content coming along with this new patch!
Patch 1.03 will introduce new weapon loot, new aiming system options, revamped Companion AIs, a Character Reputation Tracker, a full game economy balancing pass, and an overhaul of the player-progression systems throughout the game. We will cover those in detail in our "Sneak Peek Part 2: New Features" announcement next week.
For today, though, we want to show you some screenshots of the two new secondary mine locations we're adding to the mix, part of our continued effort to make the game content more diverse and keep bounty missions fresh. Below you can also see WIP screenshots of the brand-new Wanderers Outpost, a fixed location where the Wanderers Caravan, which you're already familiar with, will stop for trading. This will now act as a fixed shop to purchase Nimp Relics as a part of the economy and progression rework, which we'll detail more in the coming days.
We hope you enjoy these work-in-progress screenshots of those new environments --we'll be back next week for tons more details on this new patch! Time to get your pickaxe on!
