The Long Dark Update for 21 March 2023 – v2.08 Patch Notes

New Update v2.08 Quality of Life Hotfix for THE LONG DARK on PC and Mac, including Survival Edition. This update includes bug fixes, along with game and performance improvements.

CL Versions Displayed In-Game:

You can confirm that you have the latest update by checking the CL number displayed in the top left corner of your Home Screen in-game. Please note that this release does not contain an update to WINTERMUTE.

Steam:

Windows - Survival Mode / TALES - 111676

Linux - Survival Mode / TALES - 111676

Mac - Survival Mode / TALES - 111676

Epic Games Store:

Windows - Survival Mode / TALES - 111676

Mac - Survival Mode / TALES - 111676

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USER INTERFACE

UI - Added missing stats to the Journal screen for TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY content.

UI - Fixed the action text that appears when opening a container with the Hack Saw. “Sawing” will now appear instead of “Searching”.

UI - Completed a general polish pass on UI items.

SURVIVAL MODE

Gameplay - Fixed an issue where unexpected items were spawning in Interloper games.

Gameplay - Fixed an issue that caused players to wake up from Insomnia less often than intended.

Gameplay - Fixed an issue that caused Distress Pistol Containers to lose their contents if the player transitioned through a load screen.

Gameplay - Fixed an issue where some randomly spawned corpses were invisible.

Gameplay - Fixed an issue where players using a Controller could not add fuel to a Fire.

TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY

Please note that this section contains spoilers for TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY.

Airfield - Updated the route travelled by Bears in the Forsaken Airfield Region to help avoid areas where they could become stuck, including rocks in the middle of the river.

Airfield - Fixed an issue where Glimmer Fog would not activate if the player was inside an interior while in the Forsaken Airfield.

GENERAL

General - Fixed an issue that caused WINTERMUTE to ignore Launch Options set in the Steam client, such as video mode and resolution overrides.

Audio - Fixed an issue that caused waterfall sounds to play at unintended locations.