As the year wraps up, we decided to make Patch 11 and Patch 12 available to players on Steam. You can switch to these versions by simply following the steps below. 

Note that these builds have known issues that were fixed in later versions. Recent save files might also be corrupted if you use them with previous builds. Before reporting any issues, please switch to the latest version and double check whether you still have problems. 

1. Right click Outer Wilds in your library, and click Properties. 
2. Select the Betas tab, and select the build you want to switch to.
3. An Update will be queued for the game. Once it completes, you’ll be on the version you selected.
4. If you want to go back to the latest version of Outer Wilds, follow the same steps and select “None” for the Beta Branch.

Thanks and happy holidays, explorers!

As a solution for the judder/stutter issue on the PS5 version of Outer Wilds, we’ve added a PS5-specific feature called Render Modes. Render Modes provide different options for visual fidelity and framerate, allowing players without VRR-enabled displays to have a smooth experience.

Render modes include:

• 1440p/60fps (default)
• 2160p/30fps
• Dynamic/60fps

With this update, the default Render Mode is now 1440p/60fps. This mode reduces the resolution across the game to a locked 1440p and 60fps, eliminating judder. The 2160p/30fps Render Mode is similar, but instead locks the game at 2160p (a.k.a. 4k) and 30fps. Use this mode if you want the highest resolution and don’t mind a lower framerate. 

The Dynamic/60fps Render Mode is the same settings profile as before the hotfix, and remains as close to 2160p at 60fps as possible, but framerate drops may cause judder as before on non-VRR displays. 

If your display supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), we highly suggest using the Dynamic/60fps Render Mode. This should result in a smooth framerate and clean image quality.

That's it for this update! 
Thank you to our PS5 players for your understanding and support as we tackled this issue. And as always, keep exploring! 

Best,
Mobius 

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Players with NVIDIA graphics cards: A hotfix for the screen going black or being obscured by purple fog in certain situations is now live on PC! If you previously rolled back your graphics drivers to work around this issue, you may now safely update them. 

Heads up that the fix is still rolling out on Windows Store but should be available shortly. 

Edit: ​A second hotfix is now out on PC for a more minor bug caused by the Nvidia driver updates. These two hotfixes cover all issues related to the driver update that we're aware of.

That's it for this update 
Thanks to everyone who reached out to report this issue, and be sure to let us know if anything else goes awry at support@mobiusdigitalgames.com! 

Cheers,
Mobius

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​A hotfix that provides a workaround for juddering/stuttering on PS5 is now live!  If you've encountered this problem, try disabling the new VSync option in the in-game graphics menu.

If your TV or monitor supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), we highly suggest that you play with that feature enabled instead of disabling VSync. This should result in a smooth framerate and clean image quality.

Note this is a stopgap hotfix, as disabling VSync will result in visible screen tearing. We are working to find a good middle-ground solution for players without VRR support.

For more info about VRR: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/04/25/variable-refresh-rate-support-for-ps5-is-rolling-out-this-week/ 

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Thanks for your support and keep exploring! 

Cheers, 
Mobius

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​Outer Wilds and Echoes of the Eye Patch 13 is now available! This is our final planned major patch, so we’ve filled it with lots of polish, bug fixes, and some new features on all platforms. Any future patches will be smaller and focused on specific areas, features, or major bugs. 

Patch 1.1.13 Changes:
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Gameplay​

• Significant changes to Starlit Cove level design
• Playing Echoes of the Eye no longer requires a photographic memory
• Numerous revisions to visual clues and ship log entries pertaining to "the bottleneck" in Echoes of the Eye
• Echoes of the Eye's conclusion now significantly less subtle
• Added a distracting way to exit a certain cove after it's filled with water
• Moderate revisions to Shrouded Woodlands level design
• Added a wine cellar to the Endless Canyon
• Improved public transit between two islands beneath a starry sky
• Buffed reaction times during certain dark sequences
• Changes and bug fixes to certain behaviors in the Starlit Cove
• Fixed a softlock caused by jumping out of a grave
• Player character no longer gets stuck when walking slowly up or down stairs
• Ship autopilot now obeys the first law of thermodynamics
• Cracked down on two violations of the Rule of Quantum Imaging
• Meditation is now a valid path to quantum enlightenment
• Improved logic for “Rigidbody,” "Sleep Wake Repeat," and “You'll Never Take Me Alive!” achievements
• Various fixes for collision meshes hindering player movement
• Various minor sfx/audio fixes
• Various minor UI fixes
• Various minor gameplay fixes

Art & Visuals

• Improved depiction of a flight trajectory in Echoes of the Eye
• Added a new mural to a burned building in Echoes of the Eye
• Removed a mural and added a rug in the Cinder Isles Tower (it really ties the room together)
• Added and improved narrative-related art to support design changes
• Improved water traversal VFX in Echoes of the Eye
• Improved shader and meshes for a technology found in Echoes of the Eye
• New stair climbing animations in Echoes of the Eye
• The Party House loft now gets more popular over time
• An important quantum corpse can no longer be seen changing states
• Swapped the material on certain plant pots for historical accuracy
• Improved the presentation of a rooftop easter egg
• Texture fixes to Hearthian sky shutter satellite
• Slight lighting improvement on certain types of crystals, ice, and glass across the game
• Fixes for gaps and seams
• Rock fixes
• Various minor visual bug fixes

Tech

• Added alternative method to reset input bindings, see our Support Page for details
• Added a calibration screen for the Gamma setting
• Disable Screen Prompts settings now behaves more as expected
• Fixes pausing the game catapulting you into the options menu under certain circumstances
• Fixes HUD markers showing up in the wrong location at less common aspect ratios and resolutions
• The player should no longer be able to steal an important artifact (it does not, in fact, belong in a museum)
• Distant versions of planetary bodies should behave more as expected
• The player should no longer unexpectedly encounter rogue Brittle Hollow fragments
• Fixes the player getting jostled mid-transit when recalling a ship from a moon
• Fixes the player waking up in strange places in certain circumstances
• The player can no longer be seized in conditions that didn’t make sense
• Extensive input fixes
• Various UI fixes
• Minor optimizations across the solar system

Text & Localization

• Improvements to readability in some languages
• Fixed text color inconsistencies with certain messages
• Updates to the credits
• An easter egg now loads better in some languages
• Fix for some missing characters in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
• Minor text fixes
• Minor fixes to localizations

PC Only Changes

• Updated default PS4 controller mappings
• Added a indicator for unsupported controllers
• Added a default file for secret settings
• On the Windows Store version, save files no longer get wiped when switching from Game Pass Windows PC to Cloud-supported platforms (Xbox, etc)

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Thank you all for your bug reports and kind messages! We have updated our support page with solutions and workarounds to some remaining issues. As always, you can reach us via email to report any issues.

Thanks for your support and keep exploring! 
Mobius

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​Outer Wilds is now available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S! These ports use next-gen powers to allow spacefaring at 4k 60fps. Note that the release may roll out unevenly, so there might be slight delays getting the download onto your console. 

​These ports are technically upgrades. We’ll dive into some common questions about what that means below. 

FAQ’s: 
Wasn’t Outer Wilds already out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S? 

• Previously, next-gen consoles emulated the PS4 and Xbox One X versions of Outer Wilds. Playing these was not recommended because players could run into sections that weren’t optimized for the next-gen consoles, and encounter other backwards compatibility issues such as controller input lag. The new ports are custom built for next-gen consoles to solve these issues and take performance further than before.

Is upgrading from the old version to the new version free? 

• Yes! 

Is the upgrade available through PlayStation Plus and Game Pass? 

• Yes! The free upgrade should be available through Game Pass, PS+, PS+ Extra, and PS+ Premium.

Does the disc version get the free upgrade? 

• Yes! 

How do I upgrade if I have the Archaeologist Edition? 

• Players with the Archaeologist Edition will need to upgrade the base game and Echoes of the Eye separately on their respective store pages. 

Can I keep my previous save? 

• Yes, if you have a save file linked to your account you’ll get a one-time prompt to switch it over. Make sure you’re online and logged into the account containing your old save. 

Can I keep my trophies?

• Unfortunately, trophies will need to be earned again. 

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Whether you’ve been around the solar system or have yet to lift off, we hope you enjoy exploring on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S! Though these consoles are new and shiny, we promise the ship is still held together with good old duct tape and tree sap. 

As always, you can reach us via email to report any issues. 

Thanks for your support and keep exploring! 
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We are constantly amazed by all the wild and wonderful fan art made by the Outer Wilds community. However, we’ve also been struggling to keep up with requests to review or give permission for use of Mobius Digital IP. In response, we decided that we too should become a cool, hip game studio with a fan art policy.

We want this policy to enable you all to continue to make Outer Wilds and other Mobius Digital related fan works. We spent a lot of time crafting it, reviewing other studio policies, and incorporating feedback from our legal team. However, we want to make sure this policy and FAQ are clear and answer the most common questions, so if you have questions or feedback, please let us know! Either by commenting on this blog post or emailing us at support@mobiusdigitalgames.com. We’re a small team, so won’t be able to respond to every message, but we’ll do our best!

Read our Fan Content Policy here.

Thank you again – from the bottom of our hearts – for being such a great community of creative, curious, and wonderful people. 

Cheers,
Mobius

Hotfix 1.1.12.168 is now available on Xbox, Steam, Epic, and PlayStation! It includes fixes to issues with the B button on Xbox and the game not saving for new players on PC. 

Hotfix Notes

• Scooted some props to prevent players from getting stuck behind them
• Fix for certain music layers not triggering properly in frightening situations
• Fix for a missing geometry visuals in a few hard-to-find locations
• Fix for a rare situation causing a persistent slowdown

Console-Only Changes

• Fix for the B/cancel button becoming permanently unresponsive after actions in the keybind menu
• Other input rebinding fixes

Steam and Epic-Only Changes

• Fix for some cases where the game would not save for new players

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Thanks for your support and keep exploring! 

Cheers, 

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​Outer Wilds Patch 12 is now available! For all of you who might want to play Echoes of the Eye during the holidays, we updated and polished portions of the expansion and fixed a number of bugs on all platforms. The patch may take a little longer to publish on XBOX but should go live shortly. 

Patch 1.1.12 Changes:

Gameplay

• Significant changes to Endless Canyon level design
• Changes to Starlit Cove level design
• Fixed bugs and buffed certain behaviors during dark sequences (to clarify intended design)
• Made it more obvious that party crashers have nowhere to hide
• Significant revisions to several mid-game clues
• Revised several elements of a certain tower puzzle
• Certain locks in Echoes of the Eye now visibly open when released elsewhere
• Updated/fixed several ship logs and their associated pictures
• Made it more difficult to skip dark sequences by surviving certain falls

Tech

• Fix for softlocks when meditating in various situations
• If the input save fails to load, the game will reset to default settings
• Removed a duplicate cosmic event from the map
• Potential fix for stray Brittle Hollow chunks
• Optimized rendering of Echoes of the Eye characters
• CPU optimizations for Echoes of the Eye scripts
• Fix for the player ending up in an unexpected place when falling into the water during a transition
• Fix for a water body not being visible in the Scout's view under certain circumstances
• Fix for a particular moon locator being oriented backwards
• Fixes to various visual and physics bugs caused by leaving your Little Scout in certain locations
• Fixing a bug where you could obtain You'll Never Take Me Alive achievement without the Echoes of the Eye expansion
• Added evidence of a day/night cycle to a certain location
• Fix to a bug where rafts were floating in outer space
• Certain elevators and islands do not disappear anymore when a certain cosmic event happens
• Additional visual effects added for Echoes of the Eye characters
• Fix for a softlock caused by the player being able to drop an item in an end game situation
• Fade effects added for entering certain tunnels in an alternative view mode
• Visual improvements to a few specific windows on the Stranger
• Fix for undesirable behavior when entering vision torches at an unusual angle
• Standing under a particular elevator now kills the player more reliably
• Minor fixes to base game end sequence
• Stars in a certain location now respond to a specific event
• Fix for a certain group of trees in the Stranger not always having collision

Art

• Fixed incorrectly inverted spacetime during a certain late-game story beat
• Added visuals to lend sense of finality to Echoes of the Eye end sequence
• Updates to several slide reels to improve clues
• Updated several murals on the Stranger
• Small visual fixes around the Stranger, Brittle Hollow and Quantum Moon

Localization

• Numerous small fixes

PC Only Changes

• Lowered mouse sensitivity minimum setting
• Input rebinding save resiliency improved

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We're aware of other bugs on multiple platforms, particularly input issues, and are working to fix them in a future patch. We have updated our support page with common solutions to several of these bugs. We really appreciate the time some of you have taken to report these issues.

Thanks for your support and keep exploring! 

Happy Holidays, 

Mobius

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