Days Gone News

Build 18552152

PERFORMANCE

• Various crash fixes.
  

AUDIO

• Overall audio mix improved.
  
• Various audio adjustments.
  
• Fixed occasional loud sound volumes when riding the bike.
  
• Improved dialogue volumes, specifically for the survivor hostage events.
  
• Enemy weapons improved to sound more threatening.
  
• Freakers sound louder when near the player.
  
• Grappling a Freaker sounds more intense.
  

CONTROLS

• Motion Sensor Function Aiming (gyro aiming) is working as intended.
  
• Adaptive Trigger intensity sliders in the menu are now working as intended.
  
• Strength of resistance while riding the bike has been reduced.
  

Dev note: We cut the intensity in half for a more comfortable ride across the Broken Road.

HORDE ASSAULT (DLC)

• Fixed horde navigation issues in some areas.
  
• UI improvements in Horde Assault.
  

Dev note: Specifically, for players using the 16:10 aspect ratio and on the Steam Deck.

OTHER

• Localization updates.
  
• Fixed an animation conflict that could cause Deacon to launch into the air for long distances.
  

We are still investigating the intro movies stuttering for some players. Thank you for your patience as we work on getting this resolved.

If you are experiencing any issues, please Submit a Request to support.bendstudio.com.

Build 18403805

PERFORMANCE

• Fixed an issue where the game would get into an infinite initial load over bad resolution settings. This was preventing players from getting to the main menu.
  

Dev note: We recommend to double check the resolution settings in the Display tab to ensure desired output.

• Various crash fixes related to the GPU and dying in a specific mission on Permadeath mode. (DLC)

AUDIO

• Fixed an audio crash that occurred when the game was running while the PC went into sleep mode.
  
• Fixed an audio issue which led to excessively loud sound volumes.
  
• Fixed an audio issue preventing a sound from looping when playing Horde Assault for longer than 30 minutes. (DLC)

OTHER

• Fixed an issue where the Unreal logo was showing as the icon on the toolbar instead of Days Gone.
  

Dev note: Issue may persist until local icon cache is updated.


If you are experiencing any issues, please Submit a Request to support.bendstudio.com.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support. We will have further updates in the near future.

Since the release of the general update to Days Gone on Thursday, April 24, we have been monitoring feedback and working quickly to address all commonly reported issues:

• Game crashes on boot.
  Dev note: If you are experiencing crashes, please delete all files within this folder - DaysGone\BendGame\Content\sfpaks, then use Steam's Verify Local Files to redownload.
  
• Infinite loading black screen on boot.
  Dev note: DSR is not supported by Days Gone. We recommend disabling this for the time being.
  
• Intro movies stuttering.
  
• DualSense haptic feedback appears to not work.
  Dev note: The DualSense controller must have a wired connection to feel the haptic feedback. Steam input must also be disabled. Additionally, make sure your controller speaker sound is enabled in your PC settings.
  
• General audio issues.
  

Thank you for your patience. We will provide you with an update soon on the next patch release.

If you are experiencing any issues, please Submit a Request at support.bendstudio.com.

With build 18212596, we have made several world graphical improvements compared to the current PC version. All players who have the base Days Gone game installed will receive the following features and updates*:

• DualSense haptic feedback support**
  
• Accessibility features
  
• World graphical improvements
  
• New Atmospheric/Sky simulation using ozone and spectral light simulation: Improves overall color tone and produces more accurate light intensities for the sky and sunlight
  
• Significantly darker night time
  
• Improved screen space indirect lighting and ambient occlusion effects
  
• Double shadowmap resolution when Shadow Quality is set to Highest
  
• Additional improvements
  

*Update to version higher than Build ID 10034136 via Patch 1.08 required.

**For DualSense controller, wired connection required to experience the full range of in-game controller features

While you can play through Days Gone without bothering to upgrade your health, stamina, or focus, increasing them makes the game much more comfortable to experience. To do that, you need to find the NERO Injectors scattered across the map. Each of these increases one of your bars by 25, up to a maximum of 350 health, stamina, and focus if you grab them all...
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