What changed in The Long Dark in 2014

Fixed the issue with incorrect time lapse popup sometimes appearing when harvesting items.

Performance improvement for outdoor scenes when ground foliage is present.

Resolved bug with male voice always being used when drinking.

Addressed issue with some trees not having correct collision shape.

Addressed the LOD popping issue on telephone poles.

Resolved the issue with some trees not having the correct collision shape.

Resolved an issue with loot being reset inside some structures when playing from old save.

Addressed issue with wolves attacking player while sleeping outdoors in Pilgrim Mode.

Addressed the issue of wolves attacking the player while sleeping outdoors in Pilgrim Mode.

Resolved issue with loot being reset inside some structures when playing from old save.

Resolved issue with incorrect time lapse popup sometimes appearing when harvesting items.

Resolved the bug with the male voice always being used when drinking.

Improved performance for outdoor scenes when ground foliage is present.

Resolved LOD popping issue on telephone poles.

Compression bandage removed from loot tables.

Players could not exit the car door they selected.

Prevented issues with achievements not working as intended.

Most serious sub-condition would be shown (ex. Starving vs. Hungry).

Players could too easily be burned by their own campfire.

Food with Condition over 75% will never cause Food Poisoning (excludes Raw Meat and Fish).

Players could too easily be burned by their own campfire.

Cooked Coho Salmon would not be accessible from a container.

Prevented achievements from working as intended.

Player getting stuck at end of railings beside the Dam entrance.

Avoids players falling through ice without warning.

Avoids players falling through ice without warning.

Burn afflictions were not updated immediately when healed in the First Aid screen.

Food with Condition over 75% will never cause Food Poisoning (excludes Raw Meat and Fish).

Burn afflictions were not updated immediately when healed in the First Aid screen.

Players could walk through the Camp Office exterior when backing into the rear doorway.

Encumbered voice-over would play after every indoor/outdoor transition.

Clarified controls and gameplay effects.

Cooked Coho Salmon would not be accessible from a container.

Quick Slot 1 will never equip a Burned Out Flare.

Voice-over would play after every indoor/outdoor transition.

Players could not exit the car door they selected.

Enhanced various presentation elements.

Fallen trees were not affecting pathfinding.

Antibiotics or Painkillers were added to the wrong item stack.

Game would crash when exiting a vehicle.

Antibiotics or Painkillers were added to the wrong item stack.

Removed from loot tables.

Most serious sub-condition would be shown (ex. Starving vs. Hungry).

Wallpaper covering the door to one of the Coastal Houses.

Players could walk through the Camp Office exterior when backing into the rear doorway.

Issues with cancelling when harvesting items from a stack.

Player getting stuck at end of railings beside the Dam entrance.

Quick Slot 1 will never equip a Burned Out Flare.

Clarified controls and gameplay effects.

Wallpaper covering the door to one of the Coastal Houses.

Wolves could still attack when players were getting into a vehicle.

Snares that catch rabbits can now be reused.

Knife, Hatchet, and Prybar struggle damage modifiers have been rebalanced.

Ankle sprains are now more directly related to Falling and navigation choices.

Revised implementation allows for Light and Strong attacks with varying damage based on strength buildup.

Wildlife now has location-specific damage; only headshots result in one-shot kills.

Improves usability and player information for first aid.

Ankle sprains are now more directly related to Falling and navigation choices.

Fixed issue with buried stove being lit in broken cabin near Logging Camp

Wildlife now has location-specific damage; only headshots result in one-shot kills.

Players can craft Fishing Hooks and Lines and open Ice Holes to catch fish.

Increased distance required to trigger damage from falling.

25-30% improvement to frame-rate for all interior locations.

Clothing can now be damaged by various environmental factors.

Knife, Hatchet, and Prybar struggle damage modifiers adjusted.

Untreated Food Poisoning will now degrade Condition to just before death.

Improved look and shadow-casting properties of tree models.

Players can now press ESC to interrupt Harvesting, Repair, and Crafting actions.

Increased falling distance required to trigger damage.

Fixed issue that was causing too many wolves to spawn after spending time indoors

Subtitles can now be toggled in the Display settings.

Fixed issue that was causing too many wolves to spawn after spending time indoors

Gut can now be harvested from wolf carcasses.

Wolves will now circle back if players do not put distance between them.

25-30% improvement to frame-rate for all interior locations.

Improved look and shadow-casting properties.

Improves usability and player information for first aid.

Fixed issue with buried stove being lit in broken cabin near Logging Camp

Clothing items now have Toughness ratings for protection against Wolf Struggles.

Revised implementation allows for light and strong attacks with varying damage based on strength build-up.

Subtitles default to 'off'.

Wolves are more likely to circle back after fleeing.

Untreated Food Poisoning now degrades Condition to just before death.

Rifle model, texture, and reloading animations have been updated.

Clothing items now have a Toughness rating for protection against Wolf Struggles.

Players can craft Fishing Hooks and Lines and open Ice Holes to fish.

Players can now press ESC to interrupt Harvesting, Repair, and Crafting actions.

Clothing can now be damaged by various environmental factors.

The display was presenting incorrect information and confusing players.

Addresses the need to eat frequently by finding a better 'sweet spot' for average daily Calorie requirements.

Bug or feature?

Areas with a high concentration of Supplies are balanced to present more of a risk to players.

Find a better 'sweet spot' and average daily Calorie requirements to address the need to eat frequently.

It was presenting incorrect information and just confusing people.

Clarified whether it was a bug or feature.

Avoid penalizing players for exploring.

Min/Max-ers can still benefit from careful inventory management.

Avoids penalizing players for exploring.

Min/Max-ers can still benefit from careful inventory management.

Areas with a high concentration of Supplies are balanced to present more of a risk to players.

Various bugs will be fixed in the upcoming update.

Numerous fixes to the user interface.

A whole new playable region is being added to The Long Dark's Sandbox on October 29th.

A whole new playable region is being added, more than doubling the size of the Sandbox.

More optimization efforts to enhance performance.

Introduction of a new type of wildlife.

Various bug fixes implemented.

A new type of wildlife will be introduced in the upcoming update.

Numerous user interface fixes will be implemented.

A new way to hunt is being introduced.

An entirely new region will be added to The Long Dark's Sandbox, allowing travel between this new area and Mystery Lake.

Tuning changes will be made to accommodate the larger Sandbox world.

More optimization will be done to enhance performance.

Tuning changes to accommodate the larger Sandbox world.

A new way to hunt will be added with the new update.

Throwing an unlit flare at a wolf will not scare it off anymore.

Players can no longer repair gear that is ruined.

Players can no longer repair gear that is ruined.

A bottle of painkillers now contains 6 pills (3 full doses) instead of 5.

Throwing an unlit flare at a wolf will no longer scare it off.

The bottle of painkillers now contains 6 pills instead of 5, equating to 3 full doses.

Fixed issue with some long dropdown menus getting cut off.

Harvesting values for all Tools have been tuned for duration and what they produce.

Increased the Repair improvement value for the Hunting Knife.

The Hatchet and Hunting Knife can now be harvested.

Reduced the 'per use' Condition decay of the Hatchet, Hunting Knife, and Prybar.

The Hatchet and Hunting Knife can now be harvested.

Tuned the Rifle Ammo spawn in Trapper's Homestead.

Tampering of save data will result in survival time not being uploaded to Leaderboards.

Tuned wolf population density.

Tuned the Rifle Ammo spawn in Trapper's Homestead.

Added some new loot to the Dam.

Reduced the 'per use' Condition decay of the Hatchet, Hunting Knife, and Prybar.

Will result in survival time not being uploaded to Leaderboards.

Tuned the availability of Rifle Ammo in the Safe loot table.

Arrow keys will now rotate safe dial.

Fixed bug with Dysentery where it would be removed when transitioning to a new scene.

Slightly reduced chance of wolf fleeing when player sighted.

Game saves automatically when entering an interior to prevent abuse of the savegame system.

Should result in shorter initial load and noticeable performance improvements across the board

Slightly reduced chance of wolf fleeing when player sighted.

Slightly reduced the per/Litre cost of Boiling water.

Slightly increased the Calorie/hour costs of Walking and Running.

Slightly increased the Calorie/hour costs of Walking and Running.

Should result in shorter initial load and noticeable performance improvements across the board

Slightly reduced the per/Litre cost of Boiling water.

Game saves automatically when entering an interior to prevent abuse of the savegame system.

Slightly increased the Calorie/Kg cost of carrying inventory.

Fixed issue with some long dropdown menus getting cut off.

Harvesting values for all Tools have been tuned for duration and what they produce.

Increased the Repair improvement value for the Hunting Knife.

Slightly increased the Calorie/Kg cost of carrying inventory.

Fixed bug with Dysentery where it would be removed when transitioning to a new scene.

Fixed bug where time would accelerate forever when opening the Survival Panel during a Harvest or Repair action.

Tuned the availability of Rifle Ammo in the Safe loot table.

Fixed bug where time would accelerate forever when opening the Survival Panel during a Harvest or Repair action.

Tuned Locker and Metal Desk loot tables.

Campfires now provide almost certain deterrent to Wolf attacks.

Includes Afflictions.

Lit Flares now provide significant deterrent to Wolf attacks.

Lit Flares now provide significant deterrent to Wolf attacks.

Includes prompts around Afflictions.

Campfires now provide almost certain deterrent to Wolf attacks.

Resolved an issue where the sandbox could load more than once if the start button was clicked rapidly.

Introduced tld_dx11.bat and tld_borderless_dx11.bat for launching the game using DX11.

Resolved an issue where the sandbox would load more than once if the start button was clicked rapidly.

The game will revert to using DX9 for rendering due to stability issues with DX11.

Introduced tld_dx11.bat and tld_borderless_dx11.bat for launching the game using DX11.

The game will revert to using DX9 for rendering due to stability issues with DX11.

Players can now choose between a Male and Female survivor persona before playing in Sandbox mode.

Added a Walk/Run toggle option in the Controls settings.

Added new sound for harvesting and item degradation.

Increased indoor movement speeds slightly.

All Gear is now more randomized.

All Food items have been tuned for Calorie values, Condition Decay, and % chance of Food Poisoning.

Fixed issue with mouse sensitivity resetting.

Tuned all VO triggers and levels.

All Gear is now more randomized.

Players can now choose between a Male and Female survivor persona before playing in Sandbox mode.

Fixed typo on death screen (Sandobox -> Sandbox).

New Food items added to the game.

Fixed issue with mouse sensitivity resetting.

The Gear Condition system has been improved to better handle gear breakage.

Fixed item placement and scaling for certain items that didn’t look right in Inspection mode.

All clothing items now have proper models.

Fixed compatibility issues with v.107 saves.

The entire User Interface has been completely overhauled with updated artwork and streamlined functionality.

All Wildlife spawns have been tuned to be more random.

You now leave a blood trail when suffering Blood Loss.

Fixed compatibility issues with v.107 saves.

Fixed issue with containers not resetting when 'Start New Sandbox' selected after dying.

All Afflictions/Ailments have been tuned, with updated descriptions.

Added new music stingers.

Increased indoor movement speeds slightly.

VS 2010 Redistributable files install automatically if needed.

Fixed Wolf stalking animations and foot sliding.

The entire User Interface has been completely overhauled with updated artwork and streamlined functionality.

Added voice-over for female survivor persona.

The Tab key will return to the Survival Panel from any Survival Panel sub-menu.

Items will now decay even when placed in Containers, but at a reduced rate.

Added rotating Survival quotes on Sandbox loading screen.

Locked containers now require a Prybar to open, with a chance of breaking the Prybar or the Container.

All Sub-Conditions (Hunger, Thirst, Fatigue, Freezing) have been tuned to improve their impact on player decision-making.

All Wildlife spawns have been tuned to be more random.

Added a Walk/Run toggle option, available in the Controls settings.

All Bed objects have been tuned to differentiate them from each other.

Fixed Wolf stalking animations and foot sliding.

Locked containers now require a Prybar to open, with a chance of breaking the Prybar or the Container.

New Fuel Bottle gear item added.

All Fuel items have been tuned to better balance their weight vs. efficiency.

Removed the tab from the can of Pinnacle Peaches for quality and realism.

All Food items have been tuned for Calorie values, Condition Decay, and % chance of Food Poisoning.

Added new music stingers.

Fixed snow fx issues on Low and Medium detail settings.

All Bed objects have been tuned to differentiate them from each other; their Rest characteristics have been modified.

All Afflictions/Ailments have been tuned, with updated descriptions.

Fixed typo on death screen (Sandobox -> Sandbox).

Fixed issue with containers not resetting when 'Start New Sandbox' selected after dying.

Items will now decay even when placed in Containers, but at a reduced rate dependent on container type.

Fixed item placement and scaling for certain items that didn’t look right in Inspection mode.

Added rotating Survival quotes on Sandbox loading screen.

Removed the tab from the can of Pinnacle Peaches for quality and realism.

All Fuel items have been tuned to better balance their weight vs. efficiency.

Added the option to use a 24-hour clock for those who prefer it to AM/PM.

All Sub-Conditions have been tuned to improve their impact on player decision-making.

Added new sound for harvesting and item degradation.

VS 2010 Redistributable files install automatically if needed.

The Tab key will return to the Survival Panel from any Survival Panel sub-menu.

You now leave a blood trail when suffering Blood Loss.

All clothing items now have proper models.

Added the option to use a 24-hour clock for those who prefer it to AM/PM.

Removed the Bandage requirement for healing Sprains; can now be healed with Painkillers or Rest.

Sprains can now be healed with Painkillers or Rest.

Added voice-over for female survivor persona.

New Food items added to the game.

New Fuel Bottle gear item added.

Fixed snow fx issues on Low and Medium detail settings.

Tuned all voice-over triggers and levels.

The Gear Condition system has been improved to better handle gear breakage.