Shock! Seven years after it launched — and nearly six months after its sequel was launched — The Outer Worlds is getting grenades.
Developer Obsidian confirmed it will “be pushing a few updates to The Outer Worlds” in an in depth put up on Steam — the primary since June 2023 — earlier than introducing the explosive throwables, that are already a staple in The Outer Worlds 2, later this month.
In addition to some tweaks to the Retailer pages — extra on that in a bit — the studio has pushed out this primary modest replace merely to check the pipeline and “repair just a few points which are within the recreation,” with a bigger patch bringing efficiency fixes, lighting modifications, a “host of different quest and gameplay fixes,” and the grenades rolling out a bit later.
It is this second patch that can set off the shop modifications. From Might 27, the bottom recreation version of The Outer Worlds can be delisted, leaving simply the Spacer’s Selection Version. Whereas this would possibly not impression anybody who already owns the bottom version — Obsidian assures us that “it will not be going wherever” — it does imply that anybody trying to decide up the sport on current-gen methods after Might 27 will solely get the newer version.
To sweeten the deal, these with the vanilla recreation on PC (Steam, GOG, or EGS), PS5, or Xbox Collection X/S can improve to the Spacer’s Selection Version totally free between now and Might 27.
Nonetheless taking part in on a legacy system? Obsidian hasn’t forgotten about you, however the improve will work a bit in a different way right here. To improve from the Spacer’s Selection Version from the bottom recreation on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, you’ll need to personal the bottom recreation and each DLCs for The Outer Worlds. You probably have these, you will not want to make use of the hitherto paid improve path to get Spacer’s Selection Version.
The bottom recreation and DLCs are additionally “getting pricing changes” to $24.99 and $14.99, respectively, on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The shock replace to The Outer Worlds comes after The Outer Worlds 2 underperformed, and affirmation from Obsidian itself that it has no plans to proceed the sequence with a 3rd recreation. Avowed, the corporate’s different RPG launched final yr, additionally missed its targets — however Obsidian reportedly nonetheless has plans for extra from its world of Eora, the identical setting as Pillars of Eternity.
On a extra optimistic word, Grounded 2 — yet one more 2025 launch — was successful. However of the three, it had the shortest (and nearly definitely the most cost effective) improvement interval by far. Grounded 2 took simply over two years to fulfill its early entry launch, in comparison with the greater than six years required for each Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2.
The Outer Worlds replace 2.5.7.0 patch notes:
Basic
Companions’ standing results are now not obstructed by their HP bars.Capturing from the Storm Cannon repeatedly at a detailed goal now not leads to extreme FPS drops.The warmth impact popping out of the Unreliable will now not stack up every time the participant arrives within the ship’s proximity.When the Font Scaling setting additionally scales up the UI icons appropriately.Mounted “artillery cannon” typo.Mounted “Transport” typo in Fallbrook.Gamers at the moment are capable of sleep in both of the 2 beds when exploring Ash’s outdated Outpost for ‘Little Memento’ on Monarch.Gamers at the moment are capable of manually save whereas beneath the ‘Concuss’ standing impact all through the title.Mounted a difficulty with the Tremendous Scoper 3000 zoom the place the zoom wouldn’t correctly show.Felix’s ebook “Methods and Serfdoms” now seems in his room when buying it in Roseway city.The arrow is now greyed out when there are not any extra choices.Standing Bar shows all related Standing Impact icons.The workbench now shows possession of things when navigating by way of the workbench throughout gameplay.The gate will now load accurately whereas transferring from Rizzo’s Distillation Station to the Bridge.The Merchandise restore tutorial will now not trigger a freeze when switching to the stock tab.SAM’s weapons can now not be taken and geared up by gamers.Atmosphere decorations now not look the identical as gadgets the participant can decide up.Gamers now not change into caught when falling between two crates on the Spaceport.The sights at the moment are centered after modding the Searching Rifle Hyper with a Funtimes Barrel and a Gyro Sight.Frey’s Bar Cart now not disappears from Unreliable after revisiting Relay GB-23.Mods have right VFX when inspecting them within the stock after which viewing them on the bottom.The shadows on the cans now not seem darkish when viewing them within the workplace in Phineas Lab.A companion’s armor shows accurately if gamers put on a unique sort and modify it within the Workbench throughout gameplay.All aptitudes are accurately proven being utilized when choosing them and viewing the abstract display.Mods show accurately for tinkered Elite Troop Armor.Gamers will now not encounter a caught spot when leaping/crouching into the 2nd ground of the Basic Retailer with inadequate Magazine-Picks in Edgewater.Mounted a typo with the search beacon textual content.Udom Bedford and Vicar Max will now play right dialogue when trying to show in Phineas for the primary time.The hacking and selecting locks tutorial now triggers accurately when the consumer has a excessive lockpick ability throughout gameplay.Gamers can now not get caught when leaping in between a crate and pipe by the fence on the Geothermal Plant.Mounted a difficulty with the state of Anton on the Groundbreaker.A Workbench within the Covert Lab accurately unlocks a ‘Level of Curiosity’ icon when transferring close to it.
Design
Gamers will now obtain just one +10 from a Bonus Help perk when the companion is within the occasion.Leveling to a number of of 5 in Participant Ship now updates the Companion UI tabs to point new Perk level obtainable.Prolong-O-Sight correctly will increase to each Efficient and Max Vary to 25%.The Paranoid flaw description has been up to date to “Repeatedly getting caught by guards has made you jittery, particularly when roaming round Restricted Areas or sneaking.”
Quests
Sanjar and Zora at the moment are solely current contained in the OSI Temple if the Participant triggers a truce between them to occur.As soon as gamers conform to get the Radiator elements, no matter chosen dialog, they’ll speak to different NPCs about them.Answer Very important now updates after killing Captain Irion on Scylla.Gamers can provide the NVTUR mech the collected phonographs and full The Electrical Fling quest.The ‘Weathered Lockbox’ is now turned in when finishing the ‘Little Memento’ quest in Amber Heights.The consumer is ready to decide up the phonograph whereas doing the ‘Electrical Fling’ quest.Sophia will now not give the Participant “Sign Level in Area” after the Participant acquires the concentrating on module.The hunt goal ‘Converse to Spencer Woolrich’ now not stays energetic if the consumer speaks to Bellhop Owens and retrieves the safety footage first.Throughout BOLT with His Identify, Huxley will now not be invisible through the dialog after releasing her from the locked room.
Efficiency
FPS Efficiency enhancements:When exploring Fallbrook.When in dialog with Percival Platt.Efficiency has been improved when exploring Roseway, Eridanos, Monarch, Emerald Vale or Gorgon for the primary time.Participant can now not fall by way of the bottom whereas strolling from islands to the Grand Colonial Lodge.Efficiency has been improved in tutorial space, the place first Marauder enemies seem.Efficiency has been improved in Emerald Vale Junkyard POI.Framerate will now not steadily drop because the participant is constantly taking pictures onto any metallic floor.
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