Holy cow it's been almost three years since we first released West of Loathing! To celebrate this we've fixed some obscure bugs, improved some interactive bits, and added a splash of new content here and there. It's a regular smorgasbord of patch notes! · If you leave the record playing in your bedroom on the farm, it is now just barely audible outside your house as well. The jam has been pumpe…
Today's long-in-coming patch fixes a couple of rare and extremely difficult-to-track-down crash bugs on Windows 10. Many thanks to the folks who helped us out by sending in Unity logs and testing things on a beta branch! With this release we'll be closing all the current beta branches — this build incorporates every bug fix we've made thus far, so no one should need to be on a specialty build a…
A quick little DLC patch today to address some issues that folks have brought to our attention. Thanks for all the bug reports and also all the kind words about the DLC in general, everyone! Y'all rock. · You now get the Spirit Guide achievement at a more appropriate moment -- also if you load a character that SHOULD have gotten that achievement but did not, it will be awarded right away (apolo…
Our first DLC for West of Loathing, Reckonin' at Gun Manor , is now available for purchase right here on Steam! And now, here's some exciting marketing copy for you to read: A ghostly carriage arrives in Dirtwater. Only you can see it, and it only goes one place -- the mysterious Gun Manor. A brand new West of Loathing adventure, full of all the things you've come to expect from the Loathing br…
* Does not actually contain any cabbage Not a ton of changes in this patch: · The dialog window has been made a bit wider so that text after buttons can't try to hide from you off-screen any more · Harmonized Halloway’s Hideaway hardwoods (had halted hiker headway historically) · Horses that were sometimes so slow as to be immobile have been returned to normal speed · Pardner skills now say wha…
The game should run in Windows XP again, probably (we really mean it this time) · Best Font Mode should no longer prevent text from appearing · Letters should no longer double-up when you type text in the Linux version of the game. Our apologies for the extra work now required when naming your horse “Balloon”, “Cappuccino”, or “Tennessee Bookkeeper” · Fan Hammer's description in combat should n…
This patch is live for Windows, Mac, and Linux (which means that Linux now has controller support) · The game should run in Windows XP again, probably · Macs with Retina displays should now display the game at a reasonable size instead of in a tiny baby window · Changed the setting from "blend" to "liquefy" so the game should load faster and have a smoother texture if you try to drink it · Cont…
Out now for Windows and Mac, and coming very soon to Linux, it's version 1.10! Major updates: · We've added controller support! The game should notice if you are trying to use a controller and update your UI as appropriate. We've tested a variety of Playstation and Xbox controllers on Windows and Mac — let us know if your Steel Battalion control rig isn't working and we'll see if we can support…
Keyboard commands used in the game can now be fully customized from the new Keyboard Options menu — va pnfr lbh rkvfg va n ebg-guvegrra jbeyq, fnl · The speed of the player’s horse can now be altered in the Options menu, fstr or ssslowerrr · The brightness of the game window can now be adjusted in the Video Options menu · New, safer, code is used to save the game — this should prevent players f…
Corrected a bunch (23) of miscellaneous typos · Changed a bunch of Riff's "woah"s and Zack's "whoah"s to "whoa"s – it's the children who are wrong · Going back to the title screen from the shooting gallery no longer makes the title screen stop working · Steam Cloud saving should now work better on OSX, instead of not working at all (choose the newest files if Steam gives you an option) · Activa…
West of Loathing's phenomenal soundtrack by the illustrious Ryan Ike is now available for purchase on Steam. Check out this track list: #1 What In Tarnation #2. West of Loathing (Main Theme) #3. A Cave Is A Sideways Hole #4. Better Luck Next Time, Pilgrim #5. The Quick and the Undead (Spooky) #6. Draw! #7. Sit Fer A Spell #8. The Sticks-For-Hands Rag #9. El Vibrato Fanfare #10. Newfangled Contr…
Corrected 11 typos (they were not funny) · An errant mention of “Christmas” is now the proper “Crimbo” · A save-file backup system (every 30 minutes) is now in place in case of save-file corruption. · A rudimentary set of alternative keyboard layouts is now supported, accessible from the main menu. Custom arbitrary keybinding is in the works for a subsequent patch. (Thanks for your patience!) ·…
Some highlights from a glowing review in Polygon posted just hours ago: "There’s no escaping West of Loathing’s relentless humor, but that humor is so warm and clever that it never gets old. The writing aims to subvert its own tropes at all times and in all ways, and there’s simply no way to see all the punchlines coming as a result." ' West of Loathing is a great Western game, and it isn’t eve…
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