What changed in The Long Dark in 2015

Fixed colour of text on the Crafting screen.

Fixed colour of text on the Crafting screen.

Fixed issue with player being stuck if attacked while climbing.

Fixed issue with parts of a Cave in Timberwolf Mountain disappearing when running Low or Medium Quality visual settings.

Fixed issue with GPU over-usage when game not in focus.

Fixed issues with stacked items not transferring from a container correctly.

Added check to give a non-duplicate default name for new saves (ex. multiple 'SANDBOX 1' names).

Fixed issue where damage events were displayed when menu screens were open.

Fixed issue where damage events were displayed when menu screens were open.

Fixed animation glitches with the Distress Pistol, if trying to fire before aimed.

Fixed issues with stacked items not transferring from a container correctly.

Fixed animation glitches with the Distress Pistol if trying to fire before aimed.

You can now use WASD and arrow keys to scroll through the Log.

Fixed problem with wildlife spawning at incorrect locations during player Rest (ex. mountain ledge).

Fixed issue with initial fade from black on main menu being stuck, if the player mashes buttons before main menu load.

Fixed issue with world explored stat sometimes being incorrect when starting a new game.

Fixed issue with parts of a Cave in Timberwolf Mountain disappearing when running Low or Medium Quality visual settings.

Fixed issue with pain effects potentially turning blue when stacked together.

Fixed issue with initial fade from black on main menu being stuck if the player mashes buttons before main menu load.

Fixed issue with pain effects potentially turning blue when stacked together.

Fixed problem with wildlife spawning at incorrect locations during player Rest (ex. mountain ledge).

You can now use WASD and arrow keys to scroll through the Log.

Added check to give a non-duplicate default name for new saves (ex. multiple 'SANDBOX 1' names).

Fixed issue with being able to switch food items while cooking.

Fixed issue with the game saving when player at 0% Condition (death).

Fixed issue with being able to switch food items while cooking.

We now display item Condition in the harvest section of the Examine screen.

Fixed issue with world explored stat sometimes being incorrect when starting a new game.

Fixed issue with maximum fire duration stat being tracked when fires left burning in unloaded scenes, resulting in very long burn time stats.

Fixed issue with the game saving when player at 0% Condition (death).

Fixed issue with maximum fire duration stat being tracked when fires left burning in unloaded scenes.

Gamepad B button now always cancels text input in Log.

Gamepad B button now always cancels text input in Log.

Temporarily disabled the intro movie to prevent crashes on SteamOS/Linux.

Temporarily disabled the intro movie to prevent crashes on SteamOS/Linux.

An attempt to update the game's Main Menu with a Halloween theme introduced a bug where time doesn't advance.

Fixed a bug that prevented time from advancing in the game.

Introduced a bug with the Halloween theme update that affected time progression.

The Long Dark is part of Steam's Halloween sale, with a 33% discount until Nov 2nd.

The Long Dark is part of Steam's Halloween sale, and will be 33% off until Nov 2nd.

All should be working as expected now! Apologies for breaking the game for a few hours.

Profiles and savegames will be shared between the test_linux and default branches without data loss.

Profiles and savegames will be shared between the test_linux and default branches without data loss.

The game is expected to work with the Steam Controller, but default bindings are not yet available.

The Long Dark now has an experimental build for Linux and SteamOS testing.

The game is expected to work with the Steam Controller, but default bindings are not yet available.

An experimental Linux build for The Long Dark is now available for testing.

Addressed a crash that could occur when approaching the mine entrance.

Addressed a crash issue that could occur when approaching the mine entrance in Coastal Highway.

Resolved an intermittent crash issue occurring in Camp Office and Rural Store.

Resolved an issue causing intermittent crashes in these locations.

Located in Desolation Point.

Now able to harvest Birch and Maple Saplings.

Could not harvest Birch and Maple Saplings.

Now only red if the player does not have the material.

Now only red if the player does not have the material.

Now requires the same tools as other clothing Repair actions.

All games that erroneously received this message will still have scores uploaded to Leaderboards.

Made less punishing.

Available for High and Ultra Display settings.

Did not require the same tools as other clothing Repair actions.

Players can now place and arrange their gear in The Long Dark.

A contest to showcase creative gear arrangements with a chance to win a Hinterland hoodie.

A small number spread across the game world.

Previously, FOV was only checked at game launch.

Located in Pleasant Valley.

Previously, FOV was only checked at game launch.

Addressed issues introduced in a previous update.

A contest to showcase creativity with the new gear placement system, with submissions accepted until October 2.

Players can now place and arrange their gear in The Long Dark.

Now less punishing.

All games that erroneously received this message will still have scores uploaded to Leaderboards.

A small number spread across the game world.

Available for High and Ultra Display settings.

Addressed issues introduced in a previous update.

Fixed issue with button collision being offset at certain resolutions.

Fixed interior reset issue when spawning inside an interior (Xbox One only).

Fixed issue with blood hit effects not playing on wolves.

Fixed problem with containers not restoring to correct location if previously stuck to ground.

Fixed issue with falling out of world when loading save after falling through ice.

Fixed bug with long survival times not increasing in very rare cases.

Fixed issue with blood hit effects not playing on wolves.

Fixed bug with long survival times not increasing in very rare cases.

Fixed interior reset issue when spawning inside an interior (Xbox One only).

Increased wolf detection range for footstep audio when feeding.

Fixed bug with wolves sometimes making unprovoked attacks on players in Pilgrim Mode.

Fixed bug with wolves sometimes making unprovoked attacks on players in Pilgrim Mode.

Fixed issue with falling out of world when loading save after falling through ice.

Fixed issue with confirmation dialog input being processed by UI underneath the dialog.

Fixed bug with Invert-Y not changing when modified in Options.

Fixed bug with Invert-Y not changing when modified in Options.

Increased wolf detection range for footstep audio when feeding.

Fixed issue with confirmation dialog input being processed by UI underneath the dialog.

Fixed problem with containers not restoring to correct location if previously stuck to ground.

Fixed issue with button collision being offset at certain resolutions.

Reduced brightness of snow at night.

Added an option to disable all non mouse & keyboard devices to prevent interference with controls.

Resolved an issue where loot would appear and disappear based on the doorway entered.

Introduced a 'Gamepad Off' option to disable non mouse & keyboard devices that interfere with controls.

Resolved an issue where loot would appear and disappear based on the doorway entered.

Fixed terrain shadows popping in.

Fixed issue with curing sometimes getting reset when in-progress curing items were picked up.

Widespread environment art fixes to address popping and performance.

Fixed bug that could audio to be attached to wildlife corpses and would persist.

Improved object pickup radius to make small items easier to interact with.

Fixed voice sometimes being incorrect gender after loading a savegame.

Fixed problem with pill bottles only having 1 pill in starting inventory.

Fixed issue with some cabins disappearing.

Fixed problem with pill bottles only having 1 pill in starting inventory.

The game now supports full Controller play.

Fixed issue with some cabins disappearing.

Fixed issue with bedrolls not being repairable.

Fixed bug that could cause audio to be attached to wildlife corpses and would persist.

Improved object pickup radius to make small items easier to interact with.

Fixed terrain shadows popping in.

Fixed issue with not being able to harvest a carcass after cancelling upon the harvesting action.

Fixed issue with not being able to harvest a carcass after cancelling upon the harvesting action.

Fixed issue that caused Bow to not degrade when used. The bow now degrades on use as designed.

The game now supports full Controller play.

Fixed issue that caused Bow to not degrade when used. The bow now degrades on use as designed.

Fixed voice sometimes being incorrect gender after loading a savegame.

Widespread environment art fixes to address popping and performance.

Fixed issue with curing sometimes getting reset when in-progress curing items were picked up.

Fixed issue with bedrolls not being repairable.

Crafted Bow and Arrow are now always 100% condition when first crafted.

Fixed a bug where loot would reset in the PV Rural Store and ML Camp Office.

Improved the audio mix to address issues where some players found the audio too quiet.

Fixed a bug where birch sapling and maple sapling spawns were not activating in old saves.

Improved audio mix to address issues with audio being too quiet.

Fixed a bug with tripped rabbit snares refreshing to empty each day.

Reduced the per-shot Condition decay on the Bow; Bow Condition does not degrade over time, only when fired.

Resolved a rare crash that can occur when loading old saved zones.

Crafted Bow and Arrow are now always 100% condition when first crafted.

Fixed a rare crash that can occur when loading old saved zones.

Fixed various issues with repair pre-requisites, addressing issues preventing clothing and bedrolls from being repairable.

Fixed a bug with tripped rabbit snares refreshing to empty each day.

Fix for birch sapling and maple sapling spawns not activating in old saves.

Resolved a bug where loot would reset in the PV Rural Store and ML Camp Office.

Reduced the per-shot Condition decay on the Bow; Bow Condition does not degrade over time, only when fired.

Resolved various issues with repair pre-requisites, allowing clothing and bedrolls to be repairable.

Hide 3D object while harvesting, selecting repair tool, or repairing.

Fixed missing containers for players who saved game when containers were missing.

Fix for tools sometimes not repairing gear.

Fixed an audio crash triggered in the Pleasant Valley to Mystery Lake transition zone.

Fix for tools sometimes not repairing gear.

Fixed an audio crash triggered in the Pleasant Valley to Mystery Lake transition zone.

Hide 3D object while harvesting, selecting repair tool, or repairing.

Fixed missing containers for players who saved game when containers were missing.

Save points now correctly restore to default start point for old saves inside interiors.

Fixed problem with some containers not being created after loading old saves.

Adjusted the audio levels for wood footstep sounds.

Fixed bug with being able to repair items with any tool.

Rebalanced wood footstep audio.

Addressed a crash bug that affected players after the v.233 update.

Resolved bug that allowed players to repair items with any tool.

Adjusted the effects of flares and lanterns to eliminate offset issues.

Addressed a crash bug introduced in v.233 update.

Fixed issue with calorie burn being set too high when the player is freezing.

Fixed issue with save points sometimes being outside interiors; players restored to default start point for old saves inside interiors.

Resolved problem with some containers not being created after loading old saves.

Fixed issue with calorie burn being set too high when player is freezing.

Fixed flare and lantern effects being sometimes offset.

Resolved scale issues due to rescaled world assets.

Addressed a crash issue that could occur when players attempted to save their game.

Adjusted the materials needed to repair the Wolf Coat for better gameplay balance.

Mac only issue resolved.

Resolved a bug that resulted in duplicate torches being displayed.

Resolved a bug affecting Mac users that caused them to fall through the Abandoned Mine.

Corrected scaling problems in the Dam and Radio Hut caused by rescaled world assets.

Fixed issues with controls picking up faulty inputs

Added anti-aliasing to all items when seen in Inspection mode, or any used in First-Person (ex. Rifle, Lantern, etc.)

Fixed issue with rifle reloading occasionally being unresponsive

Added anti-aliasing to all items when seen in Inspection mode, or any used in First-Person

Fixed issue with player occasionally falling through the ground at specific locations

Fixed issue where torch light source and audio sometimes persisted after the torch was extinguished

Fixed issues with controls picking up faulty inputs

Fixed issue where torch light source and audio sometimes persisted after the torch was extinguished

Fixed issue with rifle reloading occasionally being unresponsive

Fixed issue with player occasionally falling through the ground at specific locations

Bears have now migrated to all regions of the game world.

Fixed bug where flare audio would not end if the player was attacked while holding a lit flare.

Rifle Aim sensitivity can be tuned separately from mouse zoom settings.

Fixed issue that could cause Cat Tails to have zero weight and zero calories.

Cat Tails can be harvested once to produce both the Stalks and the Heads.

Fixed UI issue that could cause some HUD elements to not be visible at certain aspect ratios.

Adding fuel to a fire at the embers state now restarts the fire.

Fixed problem where certain containers (e.g., file cabinets) would never have loot in Stalker.

The Long Dark has now been updated to use Unity 5, resulting in performance improvements between +50-300%.

Rifle Aim sensitivity can be tuned separately from mouse zoom settings.

Harvestable plants can be inspected before committing to the harvesting action.

Items in a stack will transfer one by one unless the stack is greater than five items.

Fixed problem with not being able to bind the Apple Command key (Mac only).

Increased rate at which warmth reduces player's Freezing rating.

Improved loot spawn variation in car trunks and fishing huts.

Cat Tails can be harvested once to produce both the Stalks and the Heads.

The Long Dark has now been updated to use Unity 5, resulting in performance improvements between +50-300%.

Fixed bug where flare audio would not end if the player was attacked while holding a lit flare.

Improved loot spawn variation in car trunks and fishing huts.

Fixed problem with movement not resuming if movement key was held down when exiting an interface.

All skies and Time of Day settings have been revised to utilize Unity 5's improved skybox technology.

Adding fuel to a fire at the embers state now restarts the fire.

Fixed issue that could cause Cat Tails to have zero weight and zero calories.

Harvestable plants can be inspected before committing to the harvesting action.

Bears have now migrated to all regions of the game world.

Items in a stack will transfer one by one unless the stack is greater than five items.

Fixed problem with not being able to bind the Apple Command key (Mac only).

Fixed UI issue that could cause some HUD elements to not be visible at certain aspect ratios.

Fixed problem where certain containers (e.g., file cabinets) would never have loot in Stalker.

All skies and Time of Day settings have been revised to utilize Unity 5's improved skybox technology.

Fixed problem with movement not resuming if movement key was held down when exiting an interface.

Increased rate at which warmth reduces player's Freezing rating.

Detailed steps provided for players to access the Experimental Unity 5 build.

Achieved a 25-30% frame-rate increase across all regions with the new Unity 5 build.

Achieved a 25-30% frame-rate increase across all regions with the new Unity 5 build.

Detailed instructions provided for players to access the Experimental Unity 5 build.

Players can opt-in to test the new Experimental Unity 5 branch of the game.

Players are encouraged to provide feedback on performance and bugs encountered in the new build.

Players are encouraged to provide feedback and report performance changes and bugs.

Players can opt into a new branch to test the Experimental Unity 5 build.

Fixed issue where frozen carcasses would sometimes not thaw when within range of active fires.

Fixed issue where crafting times were longer than necessary for some tools.

Inventory UI will remember the previous filter (i.e. it will not reset to ALL).

Fixed issue where crafting times were longer than necessary for some tools.

Inventory UI will remember the previous filter (i.e. it will not reset to ALL).

Fixed issue where frozen carcasses would sometimes not thaw when within range of active fires.

Improved user experience by ensuring the container filter remains set after selecting a quantity.

Addressed a rare occurrence of a black screen appearing when zooming in with the rifle.

Resolved an issue where snares were not functioning as intended.

Addressed a problem where some objects were not interactable when dropped in Trapper's Homestead.

Changed the default filter setting on the inventory screen to show all items.

Resolved an issue where small gear items would sink into the ground when dropped.

Fixed issue with some containers having their doors or lids shifted from previous save games

Fixed issue where certain interiors could reset loot when being loaded from previous save games

Fixed crash issue that could occur when using containers

Increased streaming audio buffer to fix issue with audio sometimes cutting out

Increased streaming audio buffer to fix issue with audio sometimes cutting out

Fixed issue where certain interiors could reset loot when being loaded from previous save games

Fixed issue with some containers having their doors or lids shifted from previous save games

Fixed crash issue that could occur when using containers

Fixed issues with corpses sometimes standing or floating.

Possible to temporarily depopulate an area of wildlife if they are hunted/harvested too aggressively.

Removed sidestepping.

Instead of Leather.

Wildlife will only attack you when sleeping if wildlife is spawned and in the area.

After loading a save game.

When in unloaded scene.

Resized several items that were too large relative to game camera.

Instead of Leather.

Fixed collision issue on bridge in Pleasant Valley that could cause fatal falls.

Properly simulate corpse decimation due to feeding when in unloaded scene.

Increases player's ability to extract usable gameplay information from the audio environment.

Fixed some localization/text errors.

It is now possible to temporarily depopulate an area of wildlife if they are hunted/harvested too aggressively.

Improved Wolf 'turning' animations, to remove sidestepping.

Expanded 'transition zones' between Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway, and Coastal Highway and Pleasant Valley.

Revised style and improved functionality.

Fixed issue with Wolves investigating the location of dropped food after the player picked it back up.

Wildlife will only attack you when sleeping if wildlife is spawned and in the area.

Fixed issues with corpses disappearing on steep slopes after loading a save game.

Updated Wolf stalking behaviours, animation, and vocalizations to improve player's ability to gauge intentions and specific location.

General content optimizations in Pleasant Valley to improve performance.

Rebalanced Cooked Fish to retain more of Raw Fish's Caloric value.

Updated sound effects for various inventory items.

Rebalanced Food Poisoning to re-introduce it as a credible risk.

If loading a save after a Bear attack.

Modified audible 'cone' to help highlight wildlife vocalizations and increase the player's ability to extract usable gameplay information from the audio environment.

Re-introduced as a credible risk.

(VOYAGEUR ONLY) Hostile Wildlife now only spawns between 18-36 hours after game start.

Rabbit Pelt is now used to repair Rabbitskin Mitts (instead of Leather).

Fixed exploit of getting full fatigue benefit from a partial cup of coffee.

Could cause fatal falls.

Fixed buried stove near Trailers in Mystery Lake.

Fixed bug that caused the rifle to sometimes unequip after loading a game.

Fixed issue with player health being reset to 100% if loading a save after a Bear attack.

Wolves and Bears will stop attacking when the player falls through the ice.

Expanded Cave and Radio Tower Hut interiors.

Fixed wildlife respawning issues that could cause permanent depopulation in an area.

Fixed issue where mouse cursor would centre itself after using food/drink/first aid from Inventory.

Added new Bear 'smelling' and 'standing' animations.

Hostile Wildlife now only spawns between 18-36 hours after game start.

Improves performance.

After the player picked it back up.

Fixed UI getting cut off at low aspect ratios.

Updated Crafting, Firestarting, Feed Fire, Foraging, and Container UIs to match the revised style and improved functionality.

All game times now expressed in terms of hours of daylight or remaining night.

Feeding wildlife will no longer attack non-aggressive targets.

Wolfskin Pelt is now used to repair the Wolfskin Coat (instead of Leather).

Rebalanced fire heat radius and fuel type efficiency to make outdoor fires more useful.

Improves player's ability to gauge intentions and specific location, making Wolves easier to avoid.

Could cause permanent depopulation in an area.

Cooked Fish retains more of Raw Fish's Caloric value.

Makes outdoor fires more useful.

(EXPERIMENTAL) Removed precise clock; all game times now expressed in terms of hours of daylight or remaining night.

The Long Dark now supports 17 languages, including Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Turkish, Polish, Italian, Danish, Korean, Finnish, Portuguese, Russian (alternative), Czech, Romanian, and French.

The Long Dark now supports 17 languages, including Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, and more.

Fix for crash issues in the inventory UI

Further memory optimizations to fix loading issues for low memory PCs

Further memory optimizations to fix loading issues for low memory PCs

Fix for crash issues in the inventory UI

Optimizations aimed at improving general performance without compromising visual quality.

Improved visual layering of region selection icons.

Reduced rate of Wolf respawns in Coastal Highway, increasing time for population to replenish after kills.

Made LMB/RMB not navigate inventory if they are bound to movement direction.

Resolved an issue that could cause the game to crash when throwing a burning torch at wildlife.

Added Harvestable plants to Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway, now available in all regions.

Memory optimizations around UI and specific textures to improve general performance without compromising visual quality.

Updated the Cat Tails to now be Harvestable.

Updated Cat Tails to be harvestable, available in all regions.

Made LMB/RMB not navigate inventory if bound to movement direction.

Fixed layering of region selection icons on Main Menu for visual improvement.

Sorted interfaces to prevent accidental use of valuable Torches.

Updated sorting on Firestarting and Feed Fire interfaces so Torches aren't first in the list to help avoid accidental use.

Fixed issue with First Aid interface not displaying correct amount of Old Man's Beard dressing in Inventory.

Resolved issue with First Aid interface not showing correct amount of Old Man's Beard dressing.

Reduced rate of Wolf respawns in Coastal Highway, making it take longer for the population to replenish after individual Wolves are killed.

New harvestable plants introduced in Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway.

Fixed crash that could occur when throwing a burning torch at wildlife.

A new pipeline for community translation/localization projects through Steam Workshop has been completed.

French, Swedish, Norwegian, and French Canadian have been added as new languages for community translation.

Instructions provided for installing Community Translation modules through the Steam Workshop.

Players can install Community Translation modules through the Steam Workshop and select them in the in-game Display settings.

A new pipeline has been completed to support community translation/localization projects through Steam Workshop.

French, Swedish, Norwegian, and French Canadian have been added as new languages for community translation.

Reduced from Stalking speed to Walking speed

Adjusted caloric value of Bear meat

Reduced from Stalking speed to Walking speed

Adjusted caloric value of Bear meat

Bedrolls now lose Condition and must be maintained.

All beds now display a Warmth value in the Rest interface.

Craft torches and brandish them against wolves to scare them off.

Fixed issue where Log could show incorrect days in a new session after dying.

Fixed issue with campfire disappearing if cancelling out of creating a fire in a stove.

New wildlife added, details to be updated once first sightings are reported.

Fixed issue where First Aid items were disabled if used, then use was cancelled, then the item was dropped.

All fires now visualize their state through flame, sparks, and smoke.

All fires now visualize their state through flame, sparks, and smoke, which respects wind direction.

Display correct Calorie Burn on the UI for activities in Pilgrim and Stalker modes.

Various new sounds added, and many previous sounds replaced based on a new foley recording session.

General improvements to wildlife AI for better player decision-making regarding fight or flight responses.

Scent is now affected by wind speed and direction.

Predators will now investigate the smell of blood.

Translations for German and Russian have been fully updated.

Fixed discrepancy between time survived and time of day.

Predators are now attracted to the smell of blood and will investigate if within range.

Many UI improvements throughout the game.

Translations have been fully updated.

Addressed a variety of pathfinding issues.

Fixed errors in Calorie Burn amounts being displayed for Resting, Foraging, Ice Fishing, and Harvesting.

General improvements to wildlife AI for better player decision-making.

Display correct Calorie Burn on the UI for activities when in Pilgrim and Stalker modes.

Completely redone Inventory screen with improved navigation and embedded Repair and Harvesting actions.

Craft Torches and use them to scare off Wolves.

Collect Old Man's Beard Lichen, Rose Hips, and Reishi Mushrooms to craft natural remedies.

Fixed issue with failing to Transfer All showing incorrect info on screen afterwards.

Bedrolls now lose condition and must be maintained; multiple bedrolls can be found in the world.

Many UI improvements throughout the game.

Completely redone inventory screen with improved navigation and embedded repair and harvesting actions.

Increased navmesh accuracy to address a variety of pathfinding issues.

Nearly 10 square kilometres of rural mountain valley featuring abandoned fields, farms, and caves.

Various new sounds added and many previous sounds replaced.

Nearly 10 square kilometres of rural mountain valley added.

New wildlife species introduced, details to be updated.

Fixed issue with dropped items sometimes being inaccessible.

Collect Old Man's Beard Lichen, Rose Hips, and Reishi Mushrooms to craft natural remedies.

All beds now have a warmth value displayed in the rest interface.