Outriders has been updated!

We are happy to confirm the release of the latest Outriders patch today. You can find further Patch notes below.

Please ensure you update to this latest version of the game, as you may not be able to login until you do.

Index:

• Important Note
• Patch Notes
• Ongoing list of currently tracked issues:

Important Notes

• Please note that, as part of this patch release, we are updating some backend multiplayer infrastructure.
• This change may cause some Xbox players to not be able to engage in a multiplayer session for a period of 24 hours as of the patch release. This issue will not affec...

An exhausted one for sure.

Indeed - looks like I didn't correct the Steam notes when I updated the reddit notes when this was pointed out.

Steam has now been corrected /u/DBNSZerhyn

the balancing and set buffs you are mentioning?

All the balancing and set buffs we are mentioning is part of that future. "Buffs" are only one aspect of it though. The other changes will likely require a broadcast rather than a regular Thursday Dev News.

Grim inventor is missing some text by looks of it.

Added that now! Honestly have no idea how it got lost.

I understand your frustration of course, I'd like nothing more than finally put out that post saying "Outriders has been updated!"

Great to hear you're excited about the changes!

Helmets have one of the highest drop rate of the gear slots, but they're a bigger pool so the chance for specific helmets are lower. Still, we're aware that that's a problem and have some ideas for what to do.

Hey everyone, something I've recently been trying to do more regularly is checking in with the community on Twitch alongside our Dev News updates.

As Capo167 and Bozzified are currently streaming right now, I'll try to join their streams for a little while over the next few hours. If you'd like to chat about anything Dev News related, do drop by!

Actually, do drop by anyway, because they're both veterans of the game, know their stuff and are great people to chat to!

Capo167 Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/capo167
Bozzified Stream: ...

Hello everyone,

Welcome to another Dev News Thursday.

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Index:

• General News
• Fortress & wider balancing, incl. Legendary Sets
• Patch News
• Ongoing list of currently tracked issues:

General News:

• Our latest patch is currently in the final stages of the first party submission process - We know that this has been a long process, but we are confident that we are nearing the proper release of this patch and are hoping to get it out in the very near future.

Fortress & wider Balancing, incl....

The buffs would release alongside the Fortress change. AP builds will get special attention with those buffs.

If you move the existing Fortress into either the Class Tree or the Armour slots then you just shift the problem to a different area of the game rather than address it.

If its in the class trees then that node becomes a must have, locking out other nodes or potential paths.

If you shift it into the Armour slots you again block a mod slot.

The changes we're planning for other mods and Legendary Sets will make other mods and their effects more interesting and, for some builds, more viable than Fortress because of their increased damage output.

Is the new Fortress viable for every single current build in the game? The reaction to the Fortress rework indicates that many players feel like Fortress will no longer be the 100% guaranteed powerhouse it currently is.

Which is precisely what the intention was. If it is to become an optional part of a build, it can't maintain it's current 100% consistent-always-on 43% damage output when compared to othe...

You've made some excellent points here, and I know the team have already picked up on your post (as well as many other peoples' constructive criticism).

Whether pausing stacks during a reload is the answer to the problem you're describing is still worth researching and discussing on our end, as it could introduce something else that could be a bit funky.

Off the top of my head, I'd wonder whether pausing the stack decay on reload would allow players to build 4 stacks before a proper fight and then keep the stack decay in permanent limbo by cycling through weapon reloads until the opportune moment to trigger the fifth stack. Almost like pre-arming a nuke in a way. Very reminiscent of the Moaning Winds shuffle...

An alternative could be to reduce either the number of stacks required for the max effect to proc or to tweak cooldown timings, meaning that the mod could be more viable for rifles and shotguns too.

There are also other tweaks worth conside...