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Echoes of the Eye is here!

9/28/2021

Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye expansion is now available on all platforms! Purchase it here: Steam, Epic, PS4, and Xbox1. Steam: Epic: PS4: XB:

Along with the expansion comes patches version 1.1.8 and 1.1.9, available on all platforms, and 1.1.10, which will be arriving soon. Here’s what’s changed:

1.1.8 Changelog

Writing

Turkish is now an available language
Fixed writing and localization throughout the game
Polished clue for Southern Observatory and fixed a contradiction regarding the museum statue
New Nomai computer on Hollow’s Lantern

Tech

Overhauled input rebinding system and controller support
Planetary bodies and the sun no longer become invisible beyond a viewing distance of 50 km
Ocean shader optimizations
Fixed some behavior involving Nomai viewing platforms
Numerous bug fixes

“Gear Options” menu revamped to “Pre-flight Checklist” menu
Major menu revisions

Design

New building and campsite added to Timber Hearth
The doze off ability is now unlocked after getting the launch codes
Future exhibit site added to observatory museum
Hearthian Deep Space Satellite added to solar system
Increased player jump responsiveness
Boost can now be activated even if boost/jump input is pressed slightly before up thrust input
Made it easier to launch Scout through certain ruined walls
Hide-and-seek frequency is now removed after the tutorial
Traveler instruments are now affected by a certain event
Revised a visual aid in the Southern Observatory to be less misleading

Art

Improved lighting model on ghost matter crystals and similar shaders
Added ambient occlusion volumes to improve lighting in dark spaces
Updated credits sequence

1.1.9 Changelog

New music and SFX throughout Echoes of the Eye content
Numerous gameplay improvements throughout Echoes of the Eye content
Numerous optimizations to improve performance
Numerous bugfixes, particularly to input and controller rebinding
Props and small art fixes throughout Echoes of the Eye content

Hotfix 1.1.10 Changelog

Fix for certain signals not getting identified properly
Fix for a sequence not triggering correctly if you take a particular object on a field trip
Fix for distant Brittle Hollow pieces not updating their visibility properly
Fix for the credits sequence
Fix for a visible seam in a shadowmap in a certain location
Fix to rumble on multiple controllers
A fix for UI textures for input bindings being incorrect in certain situations

For those who are just downloading version 1.1.8, please ensure that all subsequent patches are installed; in particular 1.1.9 significantly improves the gameplay experience.

That’s the End of This Update

Join us soon for another development update. Have a great weekend everyone!

Cheers,

Mobius

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New Museum Exhibit Under Construction!

9/23/2021

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Screenshot of an exhibit under construction in Timber Hearth's museum; this includes a

A new museum exhibit is officially under construction! For those of you playing on console, patches 1.1.8 and 1.1.9 are live now (1.06 and 1.07 on PS4), gearing up for Echoes of the Eye’s release on Tuesday! Steam and Epic players are in a slightly different time stream, and will get the patches on Tuesday morning.

Be advised, Patch 8 overhauls the input system; installing this patch will reset your input bindings to the defaults. We strongly recommend you reacquaint yourself with the flashlight button before next week ;;)

Here’s what’s new:

1.1.8 Changelog

Writing

Turkish is now an available language
Fixed writing and localization throughout the game
Polished clue for Southern Observatory and fixed a contradiction regarding the museum statue
New Nomai computer on Hollow’s Lantern

Tech

Overhauled input rebinding system
Planetary bodies and the sun no longer become invisible beyond a viewing distance of 50 km
Ocean shaders should be more optimized now
Numerous bug fixes

“Gear Options” menu revamped to “Pre-flight Checklist” menu
Major menu revisions

Design

New building and campsite added to Timber Hearth
The doze off ability is now unlocked after getting the launch codes
Future exhibit site added to observatory museum
Hearthian Deep Space Satellite added to solar system
Increased player jump responsiveness
Boost can now be activated even if boost/jump input is pressed slightly before up thrust input
Made it easier to launch Scout through certain ruined walls
Hide-and-seek frequency is now removed after the tutorial
Traveler instruments are now affected by a certain event
Revised a visual aid in the Southern Observatory to be less misleading

Art

Improved lighting model on ghost matter crystals and similar shaders
Added ambient occlusion volumes to improve lighting in dark spaces
Updated credits sequence

1.1.9 Changelog

Numerous optimizations to improve performance
Numerous bugfixes, particularly to input and controller rebinding

Please ensure that both 1.1.8 and 1.1.9 are installed; 1.1.9 significantly improves the gameplay experience.

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