Outer Wilds, the extremely popular open-world action-adventure title by Mobius Digital and Annapurna Interactive has received a new update for Nintendo Switch version of the game.
Outer Wilds players using Nintendo Switch can access this new update from today, which includes a host of new gameplay and graphics enhancements. This is the first patch released for the Switch version of the game, which was released on December 7, 2023. As announced by the developer Mobius Digital, the new switch update for the game also fixes various user-reported bugs and issues.
The key fix included in this latest Outer Wilds switch update is one frequently user-reported issue, i.e. players getting stuck in several places due to faulty level geometry. As the game that prides itself on exploration and masterfully crafted open-world, this bug fix is the most welcome addition.
Full patch notes:
Gameplay
- Various fixes for places where the player could get stuck in level geometry
- Nomai shuttles now collide with all planets
Art & Visuals
- Improved animation of a certain hologram
- Various fixes for assets appearing where they shouldn’t
- Various fixes for incorrect, misaligned or missing textures and materials
- Various fixes for LODs so they match better with their high resolution versions
- Fix for pursuers getting stuck in certain animations
- The visual effects for a certain sequence in the High Energy Lab are now correctly displayed
- Fix for a certain campfire not animating correctly
- In the museum, the anglerfish’s lure now glows correctly
- Various fixes for slide reels not always displaying
- Various lighting adjustments and fixes
- Fixes for various minor visual issues
Tech
- Fix for lag while using Signalscope in a certain situation
- Improved performance over long play sessions
- Some memory improvements
UI
- Ship Log markers no longer appear truncated
- Various minor UI bug fixes
