Announcements
Hello Drivers! Today’s patch has performance updates, new radio content and a number of bug fixes (including a fix for some players in a broken state). Pacific Drive version 1.14.0 is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S | X. Read below to see what’s changed!
First, a major fix is going out today for any players with corrupted saves in Whispers in the Woods expansion content that stopped them from making progress in the DLC. With this update, affected players will see a pop-up message when loading back into Pacific Drive.
If you see this message, your save file will have automatically applied changes that should fix any outstanding issues and return you to an unblocked state.
Story progression will be rolled back to just before leaving on the “Initiation” quest. Your progress on the Whispering Chart will be set back to that point as well, with only the very first Junction containing the first audio tape revealed.
Any Audio Tapes you’ve collected will be removed from your inventory and returned to the world for you to collect, and their objectives markers updated - ensuring that you can’t miss them. The Whispering Chart will be placed back on the Altar in the lobby of the garage, and can be collected then used immediately.
All attuned car parts and crafting resources will still be in your inventory and storage. Only story critical items should be affected.
Objective UI elements will not appear until you re-enter the Whispering Woods and approach an altar. At that time your objectives should return in the top right corner of your HUD.
Store Artifacts in your backpack inventory or car trunk storage. Roof storage and side storage do not count artifacts in mission objectives.
Second, we’ve introduced some performance fixes that may have reverted graphics settings to their default state. Please check to make sure to check that your settings are correct when loading back into your game.
Version 1.14 - Highlights
Systemic fix for progression-blocked saves
Xbox performance improvements
New Radio Transmissions
Bugs and UX Fixes
Introduced a systemic fix for any save affected by the “Find the Altar of Passage” progression blocker. This will fix saves on all platforms.
The Refinery garage station no longer blocks a garage cosmetic slot
The cosmetic item slot has been relocated to above the door on the Garage exterior
Fixed Pilgrim crates floating midair after runs have been suspended then re-loaded
Expeditions Pitstop workbenches should now craft up to tier 3 level recipes and items
Fixed the custom settings (player selected) applying incorrectly when loading into Expeditions routes
Fixed some collision issues in tunnels on Whispers in the Woods Maps
Fixed text overflow for certain UI elements in the UI for workbenches
Fixed Geiger counter audio persisting during paused states
Improved performance when using Impact Hammers on Plasma Generators
Xbox Improvements
Various performance improvements for XBOX consoles.
Performance improvements have been made to the opening drive to reduce frame stutters
Series S consoles have received optimizations to prevent gameplay hitches and improve general performance
New Radio Transmissions
There are reports of radio abnormalities coming in from across the Zone - often unattributed, but mysterious all the same! These strange transmissions are not currently harmful.