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Outer Wilds studio finally confirms it's working on a new game but says it will be 'years' before it's ready to share details




Six years after the release of the most excellent sci-fi camping game Outer Wilds, developer Mobius Digital is working on something new, a fact it let slip in a recently-released update—which is also the final "major update" planned for the game.0...
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Outer Wilds developer Mobius Digital confirms its next game is in the works

When you think of the greatest space games, it's easy to default to scale. The thousands of planets of Starfield, the infinite galaxies of No Man's Sky, the swirling systems of Eve Online, and the sheer expanse of Elite Dangerous. Outer Wilds is different. It's smaller, tighter, meticulously designed down to the smallest grain of sand. Yet despite that, or perhaps because of it, developer Mobius Digital created the most enrapturing and memorable game about interstellar exploration ever made. Now, the team confirms that it's hard at work on something new.


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Outer Wilds Patch 16 is Now Available

Patch 16 Changes (Steam only, other platforms coming soon):

This minor patch is now out on Steam only, but will be brought to all other platforms except Nintendo Switch in late May. If you’re not on Steam, don’t worry, you’re not missing out! This is a minor patch mainly for adding a couple folks to the credits and fixing two PC-only bugs: clicking out of the game disabling certain inputs (such as the key for the ship’s lock on), which affected streamers in particular, and diagonal movement being faster than normal with mouse and keyboard.

Why stagger the releases like this? It’s to increase the chance that, if any bad bugs on Steam slipped through testing, they’ll get caught and fixed before the release of the other platforms. This is no shade to our QA testers, we’re just trying to be extra risk averse and conservative with the resources we put toward Outer Wilds since our new game is our priority!

This is also why we’re not bringing the patch to the Switch for the time being: it’s a risky platform for us to touch and the most important of these bug fixes don’t even apply to the Switch. We plan to reconsider once we decide if we’re going to bring Outer Wilds to Switch 2.

Once we put out Patch 16 on Epic, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC Windows Store, we’ll make a note of it here and on our socials.

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]
  • The Scout no longer clips through a planet and into space after being tossed into a certain black hole
  • Leaving the Scout in certain volumes on an astral body no longer deorbits that astral body
  • The player can no longer hold two items at once in a very specific situation in Echoes of the Eye
  • Gabbro's technique can now be used to make the credits roll in more situations
  • Fixed a peephole-related softlock in Echoes of the Eye
  • Using Gabbro's technique just before your light source goes out no longer puts the player into an incorrect state in Echoes of the Eye
  • Fix for raft lights remaining interactable after vanishing in Echoes of the Eye
  • Certain stones can no longer be dropped on certain rocks (prevents them from floating after a sudden change in scenery)
  • Fix for the Attlerock locator playing audio when only two of the three rings are aligned
  • Certain items are now returned to their shelves when the player exits certain dark areas in Echoes of the Eye
  • The Scout now correctly sticks to the ship's cockpit if the player flies into it while seated at the flight console
  • Certain Nomai computers now deactivate when a charged platform is used
  • Various fixes to collisions



[h2]Art & Visuals[/h2]
  • Slightly improved the resolution of the glow effect on a certain probe
  • Removed a small blue square that could be seen floating in space in certain circumstances
  • Dark Bramble fog lights are now visible while walking around the ship's cabin
  • Fixed missing peephole eyelid animations in Echoes of the Eye
  • Updated some images on a certain satellite
  • Various fixes to missing or low resolution textures


[h2]UI[/h2]
  • Fix for the Scout HUD marker appearing when it shouldn't be visible in specific situations
  • Fix for the UI of the Signalscope not appearing in some circumstances
  • Fix for some button prompts covering up the pause menu
  • Fix for the Lock-on UI not disappearing when a targeted meteor gets destroyed
  • Various UI fixes


[h2]Text & Localization[/h2]
  • Fix to the Signalscope's "Unidentified Signal Nearby" prompt having a confusing meaning in Chinese
  • The projection stone used at Brittle Hollow's north pole now displays correctly colored text
  • A couple minor credits updates
  • Various text and localization fixes


[h2]PC Only[/h2]
  • Diagonal movement is no longer faster when playing with mouse and keyboard
  • Clicking out of the game (or otherwise changing window focus) no longer disables certain inputs, such as the ship's lock-on function


That’s the End of This Update

As mentioned before, there are no more major updates planned for Outer Wilds or Echoes of the Eye because we are hard at work on our next game. There may be smaller updates like this from time to time, but no guarantees. Nevertheless, always feel free to report issues or reach out for help on our support page.

Thanks for your support and keep exploring!
Mobius


New Merch Roundup

Hello Travelers,

There’s been so much new Outer Wilds merch the past year that we’ve made a little guide to it all! There have also been restocks of some of the more popular items, like the Outer Wilds Soundtrack Vinyl. A lot of our partners are doing sales and promotions for the holidays, so be sure to take a look.

You can read this same update on our website by clicking here.

In particular, we want to highlight a project over 2 years in the making: The Hearthian Lander Model Kit!

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The Mobius Digital team worked incredibly closely with the manufacturer to produce this high quality, 100% accurate, 1/58 scale model kit. When fully constructed, it’s about 7.9 inches tall and 10.6 inches wide – about the size of an average adult human skull! The box art was specially designed by our very own Ian Jacobson. And we all pitched in on the infomercial above. We had a lot of fun putting this together and we hope you enjoy it. You can purchase it – while supplies last – at Fangamer for $99 plus shipping.

Here is everything else new and currently available from each of our official partners.

Lost in Cult




Preorders for Lost in Cult’s upcoming Outer Wilds: Design Works book and deluxe edition, which features a papercraft ship model and other goodies, are available until December 2nd. This Design Works will include exclusive interviews with us and the community, some new behind-the-scenes art and commentary. Pre-order before it’s too late!

www.lostincult.co.uk

iam8bit


We’ve been working super closely with iam8bit to bring you some of our most requested physical items, including worldwide physical releases on PS5 and Switch. Everything is limited quantity, so be sure to grab a copy before it’s sold out!

For a list of all retailers selling Outer Wilds: Archaeologist's Edition on PS5 and Switch, check out the site below: outerwilds.iam8bit.com

*Note: If you purchased the PS5 edition from a retailer and the game is not complete on disc, please reach out to iam8bit Support at support.iam8bit.com.













If you’re in Europe, you can purchase the vinyls from iam8bit’s partner, Black Screen Records:


Happinet




This Japan-exclusive retail release features exclusive art by Demizu Posuka, illustrator of The Promised Neverland! Available as a standard edition and a special edition with extra goodies. There are also some retailers doing special, first-come-first-serve free goodies with purchase of either edition. Check out all the details here:
outerwilds.happinet-games.com

Fangamer


We’ve collaborated with Fangamer on a lot of merch this year. First of all, there’s the ship model kit–we’re thankful for Fangamer’s help with warehousing, fulfillment, and creating the paint guide. There are also five literally-just-released items: a mug, journal, and three pins! For anything out of stock, you can sign up to be notified when it’s back in stock.

Collection link: www.fangamer.com/collections/outer-wilds





​That’s the End of This Update

Whew, yep that's all our new merch. Maybe we went a little overboard this year, but it’s fun, and our partners always do a fantastic job. We hope you enjoy any new souvenirs you pick up!

Thanks for your support and keep exploring!
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