What changed in The Long Dark in 2020

Fixed an issue that prevented Players from unlocking the Dark Walker Feat

Game continues to run, but player sees a black screen.

Interiors now prevent players from placing a ward fire while one is already active.

Resolved issue with gear items not displaying correctly in Inspection mode with HUD disabled.

Ward fires now go out once the ward has expired.

Addressed various floating or clipping objects found throughout the world.

Ash Canyon time explored is currently not tracked and does not appear in the journal.

A difficult-to-reach area with steep walls and burned-out forests, featuring an abandoned mine.

Improved Russian description for Hunted Part 2 badge.

More icons added to Load Screens.

Ropes added in Broken Railroad and Pleasant Valley.

Resolved an issue causing the game to hang when loading with overlays active.

Resolved issue with audio stringer not playing when Darkwalker appears indoors.

Resolved error causing a dialog to appear if the player left and returned to a region with an active ward fire.

Intro video can appear corrupted when playing with HDR enabled.

A challenge where players are hunted by an invisible force, requiring the use of special Glyphs to escape.

Players can no longer remove a banish glyph once placed.

Helped remove seams in dark areas.

Resolved issue causing the Old Bear to disappear during a specific animation transition.

Custom Survival games can now be set to never experience daytime.

Wards placed outside now expire correctly while inside.

Enhanced how the Darkwalker tracks the player after region transitions.

Corrected texture alignment on the Park Sign found in Milton.

Crampons help prevent sprains and aid travel over Weak Ice; Technical Backpack increases inventory capacity.

Improvements to the Region Selection menu and Main Menu updates reflecting new content.

Addressed a potential hang that could occur when launching the game.

A new region will be added in the planned December Survival update.

The upcoming December update will include various UI improvements.

The December update will feature tuning changes to gameplay.

Resolved issue where players could enter an unplayable state by changing local system time.

Players have 15 minutes to prepare before the Darkwalker begins to hunt them, introducing new survival challenges.

An inescapable Toxic Fog follows the Darkwalker, threatening players, wildlife, and food supplies.

Players can earn the Umbra Badge for surviving one hour and the Deadly Dreamer Badge for finding diary pages.

Event Camps with green fire provide refuge and vital information about the Darkwalker.

A new Halloween event where players are hunted by a mysterious entity from October 29th to November 12th.

Players start near an abandoned camp with a collectible item and supplies scattered around a burned out campfire.

Players can spray-paint Glyphs to help deal with the Darkwalker.

Participating in the Escape the Darkwalker event earns players a new Custom Mode unlock.

A new Halloween event where players are stalked by an invisible entity, running from October 29th to November 12th.

The Long Dark is now available on Nintendo Switch, including WINTERMUTE Story Mode and Survival Mode.

Fixed issue that would cause Players to become stuck if they entered placement on Inedible Burned Stuff.

Fixed the missing textures on several logs found throughout the game.

Fixed an issue that could prevent Players from loading or renaming a save file.

Fixed an issue that could block the Winter in July badge from triggering. It will trigger after the next full day survived if criteria met.

Fixed texture visible seams found in the Echo One Control Tower.

Fixed an issue that could cause players to crash when transitioning between interiors and exteriors.

Map Filter Labels will now only appear when selected.

Items left in a cooking slot will now properly cool when the fire has burnt out.

Fixed an issue that caused the Disclaimer at launch to appear in the incorrect language.

Fixed issue that would cause the Hunger/Thirst indicators to be hidden if subtitles triggered at the same time.

Fixed missing computer monitor that contained a Buffer Memory, found in the Rural Store.

Fixed duplicate cargo containers appearing in Timberwolf Mountain, while playing the WINTER’S EMBRACE event.

Introduced several safeguards against a potential crash.

Fixed large sheet of ice blocking the cave entrance found at the top of Timberwolf Mountain.

Fixed missing computer monitor that contained a Buffer Memory, found in the Camp Office.

Disabled Save performance improvements as they caused some Player’s sessions to enter an unsavable state.

Cabin Fever is turned off for players participating in the Winter's Embrace event.

Players suffering from Cabin Fever will automatically recover after loading their Winter's Embrace save.

Added Heritage Filter and Noir mode to enhance visual experience.

Fixed issue causing clothing to become wet when left in Trailers next to the Cannery.

Fixed overlapping between Stamina UI and Spray Paint UI.

A month-long event making the winter environment harsher with reduced temperatures and more frequent blizzards.

Fixed incorrect UI callout appearing after lighting a match and then opening and closing the inventory.

Removed duplicated polaroid found in the FM Shortwave Tower in the Forlorn Muskeg region.

Decal will no longer clip through the snow when spray painting the hood of a truck.

Timberwolves will now react to the Flashlight when appearing in WINTERMUTE.

Spray Paint Cans weight and durability now decrease at the same rate when used.

Fixed issue preventing feathers from spawning on carcasses after long amounts of time.

Fixed issue preventing players from editing Rock Cache notes when using a controller.

Fixed issue causing Pleasant Valley’s Prepper Cache map icon to not appear after discovery.

Fixed issue causing Map screens help text to appear too low on the screen.

Added collision to the car's hood, preventing interaction with the Battery through a closed hood.

Resolved various issues with floating or clipping objects throughout the world.

Fixed issue causing Mysterious Signal Fire to appear twice in the Journal.

Fixed numerous areas where players could become stuck on terrain.

Resolved issue causing backpacks to clip into objects they were placed against.

Added Maple Syrup and Ketchup Chips as new food items during the WINTER’S EMBRACE event.

Spray Paint Marker localization is now properly updated, when changing the in-game language.

When throwing a physics based object, such as a flare, it will no longer appear to stutter.

When spraying a Marker with Spray Paint after shooting a Wolf, the sprayed Marker will no longer appear as a blood drip texture.

Microwave door state is now restored correctly, when reloading a save.

Improved framerate while inspecting an item.

Rock Caches can no longer be placed inside a building, by standing outside of the building and entering placement mode.

Meat now decays at the correct rate, when stored in a Rock Cache.

Draw distance on the First Aid Kit increased, so it no longer appears to pop-in to the world.

Removed erroneous output in the debug logs, when inserting a Steam Controller.

Faithful Cartographer Achievement now updates progress correctly, when loading a save file from version 1.75 or earlier.

Discovered locations are now tracked correctly when viewing the Locations Discovered page in the Journal.

Burnt out cabins now properly show bullet hole decals, after being shot.

Improved how Markers on the map are clustered together, to reduce crowding.

Due to technical issues we have turned off the interactivity of our in-game notification relating to the new telemetry system that was released with FEARLESS NAVIGATOR.

Players can now scroll using the mouse wheel, or clicking on the scroll bar, when viewing the Rock Cache page, in the Journal.

Collision polish pass throughout all regions, to remove superfluous collision.

If the Player enters and exits the Crafting Menu while holding a Lantern, the Lantern is no longer hidden from view.

Total available Notes displayed on the Collections page, in the Journal, updated to show the correct total available.

Fixed a number of locations where the Player could become stuck on the terrain.

Crafting Ammo now requires light as intended. Players will no longer be able to craft Ammo without a light source.

Bleak Inlet Polaroid will no longer spawn in the Quonset Garage, as it was unintended.

Improved stability for Players who were crashing when transitioning from between exteriors to an interior, and vice versa.

Build landmarks and create emergency supply caches along routes, with notes in the Journal.

Resolved issue where icons on the Map would not populate after discovering many locations.

Resolved bug where Revolver Bullet weight changed when added to inventory.

Resolved null exception when lighting the Pot Belly Stove.

Bear sound effects no longer play when a carcass is removed.

Autowalk feature added for players with hand or wrist issues.

Players will no longer lose Stamina when lighting or extinguishing a Lantern while holding shift.

Players can now save or load their game without invalid data issues.

Find Spray Cans to leave markers for important survival information on the map.

Corrected spawn rate for the Prepper Cache in Pleasant Valley.

Casting shadows added to numerous trees for improved visuals.

Find Polaroids to reveal sweeping views and map locations.

Cooking Pot now provides the correct bonus when cooking meat.

Cooking UI now displays the updated weight of items.

Lost and Found boxes added to all remaining scenes.

Resolved stuttering issue when looking towards Wolves in Milton.

General optimizations to improve game performance.

Enhanced radius revealed on the map when surveying from higher altitudes.

All cabins will now show smoke coming from chimneys when a fire is lit inside.

The game is now available on Xbox Game Pass, welcoming new players to the community.

An accessibility feature added in response to community requests.

Ongoing work to achieve a reliable 30 frames-per-second on the Switch version.

A suite of new features to enhance the in-game Map while maintaining the current Landmark-based navigation.

Creation of a team to focus on mod support and user-generated content for The Long Dark.

Development of Episode Four, continuing the story from Episode Three.

Wolves will no longer attack immediately after completing a Crafting or Harvesting action, while near a fire.

When harvesting shelves, unrelated items will no longer drop to the floor.

Updated the Forlorn Muskeg description to include the Bleak Inlet transition.

When reloading a Revolver in a vehicle, the casings now stay in the car.

Fixed an issue that caused the Episode 1 intro cinematic to freeze if the Voice or Master volume slider was set to 0.

Fixed a crash that could occur during an active Aurora.

Fixed an issue that caused the message 'Unable to restore the game from a previous save.' to appear after performing a transition.

Fixed an issue that allowed Timberwolves to become hostile, regardless of game mode settings.

Torches pulled from fires will now properly randomize their condition.

Fixed an issue that caused unusable items to appear in the Lost and Found box.

Fixed issue that prevented Timberwolves from attacking the Player if they have entered and exited a vehicle.

Full Lantern Fuel now properly displays correct weight.

Bullets now spawn correctly when Low Availability Resources is enabled in Custom Mode.

Fixed numerous areas where the Player could become stuck across all regions.

Added additional checks to ensure the Old Bear does not become stuck.

Tea will no longer remain hot forever.

Polished Stag and Wolf animations and transitions.

Fixed an issue that could cause Wildlife to slide under certain terrain, such as ice and steep hills.

Fixed an issue that caused items to fall through the ground when breaking down a nearby object or transitioning between locations.

When repairing at the Milling Machine, the correct repaired condition is now shown.

Fixed an issue that caused Players to teleport if they fell off the rope climb in Bleak Inlet.

Timberwolves will now only pick valid locations to wander to, preventing them from becoming stuck.

Fixed various clipping and floating objects across all regions.

Stags now animate correctly after being felled by a Wolf.

Players can no longer get stuck after the Mine Collapse cinematic.

Fishing sound effects no longer persist after catching the Big Bass.

Updated the location count for Faithful Cartographer to include missing Mountain Town locations.

User can no longer perform Fix or Repair actions when in the dark, as intended.

Fixed various texture pop, stretch, and flickering issues across all regions.

Fixed an issue that caused food’s cooking progress to reset after the Player performs a transition.

Fixed a crash that could occur if a Stag or Rabbit was removed from the world while being chased by a Predator.

Windows will no longer glow during the night.

Stags now check for collision when falling after death, to avoid falling into objects.

Fixed an issue that prevented Rifles from being placed on gun racks.

Interrupted Progress made while repairing an item with the Milling Machine is now saved as progress, instead of repaired condition.

Added check to ensure Wildlife is always on navmesh.

Fixed a crash that could occur when the Old Bear charges at the Player after taking a specific path through the cave.

Added check to ensure equipped items used in crafting are unequipped correctly after crafting is complete.

Added additional check to ensure Wildlife conditions persist after exiting and re-entering a Region.

Fixed a crash that could occur when the Old Bear charges at the Player, if they had taken a specific path through the cave prior to the encounter.

Fixed a crash that could occur during an active Aurora.

Addressed an issue that caused food’s cooking progress to reset after the Player performs a transition.

Fixed a crash that could occur if a Stag or Rabbit was removed from the world while being chased by a Predator.

Resolved an issue that caused the message 'Unable to restore the game from a previous save. Press confirm to return to the main menu.' to appear after a transition.

Add check to ensure Wildlife is always on navmesh.

Fixed an issue that caused the Episode 1 intro cinematic to freeze if the Voice or Master volume slider was set to 0.

Added additional checks to ensure Badges and Feats are not removed when moving between game versions.

Interrupted Progress made while repairing an item with the Milling Machine is now saved as progress, instead of repaired condition.

When reloading a Revolver in a vehicle, the casings now stay in the car.

Added additional check to ensure Wildlife conditions persist after exiting and re-entering a Region.

Players can no longer skip the Timberwolf Tutorial by placing a survivor at the same time the tutorial triggers.

Fixed numerous texture pop, stretch and flickering issues.

Fixed an issue that could cause Wildlife to slide under certain terrain, such as ice and steep hills.

Fixed an issue that prevented Rifles from being placed on gun racks.

Added additional checks to ensure the Old Bear does not become stuck.

Full Lantern Fuel now properly displays correct weight.

Fixed an issue that caused unusable items to appear in the Lost and Found box.

Windows will no longer glow during the night.

Fixed issue that prevented Timberwolves from attacking the Player, if they have entered and exited a vehicle.

Fixed various clipping and floating objects in all regions.

Timberwolves will now only pick valid locations to wander to, preventing them from becoming stuck.

Added check to ensure equipped items used in crafting are unequipped correctly after crafting is complete.

User can no longer perform Fix or Repair actions when in the dark, as intended.

Fixed an issue that caused corrupted lighting to appear on various objects in the world.

Fixed an issue that caused Players to teleport if they fell off the rope climb in Bleak Inlet.

When harvesting shelves, unrelated items will no longer drop to the floor.

Players can no longer get stuck after the Mine Collapse cinematic.

Updated the Forlorn Muskeg description to include the Bleak Inlet transition.

Polished Stag and Wolf animations and transitions.

Updated the location count for Faithful Cartographer to include missing Mountain Town locations.

When repairing at the Milling Machine, the correct repaired condition is now shown.

When loading a save at the Mine entrance, the crates will no longer appear in new locations.

Stags now check for collision when falling after death, to avoid falling into objects.

Fishing sound effects no longer persist after catching the Big Bass.

Wolves will no longer attack immediately after completing a Crafting or Harvesting action, while near a fire.

Bullets now spawn correctly, when Low Availability Resources is enabled, in Custom Mode.

Aurora lights now appear properly after the Old Bear knocks over the tram.

Torches pulled from fires will now properly randomize their condition.

Stags now animate correctly after being felled by a Wolf.

Fixed numerous areas where the Player could become stuck.

Fixed an issue that allowed Timberwolves to become hostile, regardless of game mode settings.

Tea will no longer remain hot forever.