Improvements to item placement system to reduce frequency of out of reach items.Added casting shadows to numerous trees.Performed various optimizations to avoid texture popping.Fixed numerous clipping and floating objects.Fixed numerous areas the player could get outside of the intended play area.Fixed numerous areas the player could become stuck in.Numerous optimizations to improve performance.Fixed an issue that prevented Players from being able to save or load their game if the save contained invalid data.Bear sound effects no longer play when a carcass is removed from the world.Fixed null exception that would occur when lighting the Pot Belly Stove.Fixed stuttering when looking towards Wolves, while in Milton.Players are unable to edit Rock Cache notes when playing with a controller.Players on Mac may not be able to see Spray Paint markers on the map, when sprayed on the ground.Sometimes during a blizzard, ambient wind sounds may become muted.When viewing the Rock Cache Notes in your Journal, the edit button will appear, even if there are no notes to edit.When viewing the Rock Cache Notes in your Journal, the scroll bar will not scroll.These are issues we’re currently tracking and will be addressing in an upcoming hotfix: THE LONG DARK v1.76 (62505) CHANGELIST KNOWN ISSUES …in addition to the dozens of general improvements listed below. New Opt-in Telemetry gathers gameplay data the development team will use to inform future balance and feature development efforts (Note: Telemetry is defaulted to OFF and needs to be turned on in the Options>Privacy settings.) New Autowalk accessibility feature ensures comfort for players with hand or wrist issues. Especially useful if you are hunting locations for the Faithful Cartographer achievement. Keep track of all Surveyed locations to know if you’ve found them all. Turn layers of information on and off in the Map. Surveying from higher altitudes now increases how much of the Map is revealed. The Charcoal Survey action now reveals an enhanced radius on the Map. Get to those locations and Survey them to reveal the majority of a region’s map! IMPROVED CHARCOAL SURVEY Hard to find Polaroids in the world indicate locations that offer sweeping Vista views of a region. Review your Caches in the Journal, and leave notes on what you’ve stored in them so you can find vital tools or resources in the future. ROCK CACHESīuild a landmark to help you navigate, and create emergency supply caches along commonly travelled routes. These in-world indicators appear on your map so that you can find things back even days or weeks after you’ve left a region. Leave markers identifying important survival information such as the location of supplies or dangerous places to avoid. SURVIVAL MARKERSįind Spray Cans in the world.

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