Firewatch news & patch notes

• Fix a threading crash that can occur for some users on load screens.
• Fix a framerate drop when examining most objects.
• Display version number on the settings screen (currently 1.09)
• Native support for Dualshock 4 controllers on Windows.

• Thorofare Free Roam mode added! Wander the Shoshone at your own pace, with a constantly-updating time of day and a few new things to find. (Look for it in the Special Features menu!)
• Fix issue where latest drivers for Xbox One controllers on Windows 10 had non-functional DPad input
• Various small bug fixes
• (11/21) Fix issue where the mouse cursor would flicker or on some OpenGL machines cause the mouselook to break entirely when loading a game.
• (11/21) The "Bee Plot" achievement can now be unlocked in any mode or any day when you are stung by a bee.

• Thorofare Free Roam mode added! Wander the Shoshone at your own pace, with a constantly-updating time of day and a few new things to find. (Look for it in the Special Features menu!)
• Fix issue where latest drivers for Xbox One controllers on Windows 10 had non-functional DPad input
• Various small bug fixes
• (11/21) Fix issue where the mouse cursor would flicker or on some OpenGL machines cause the mouselook to break entirely when loading a game.
• (11/21) The "Bee Plot" achievement can now be unlocked in any mode or any day when you are stung by a bee.

Windows & Linux:

• Added a new game mode: The Firewatch Audio Tour.
• Added "Minimum HUD" mode, hides reticule and tooltips.
• Fixed a handful of bugs where player could fall through the world.
• Upgraded the engine from Unity 5.2 to Unity 5.4 for a multitude of performance and multi-platform benefits.
• Miscellaneous world art improvements and bug fixes.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Mac:

• Addressed issue where some macs would boot to an entirely black screen but would still play audio.
• Added Windowed Mode support.
• The OpenGL renderer now uses multi-threading which should bring a significant speed boost especially on dedicated GPUs.
• Also all of the fixes from Windows & Linux.

Windows & Linux:

• Added a new game mode: The Firewatch Audio Tour.
• Added "Minimum HUD" mode, hides reticule and tooltips.
• Fixed a handful of bugs where player could fall through the world.
• Upgraded the engine from Unity 5.2 to Unity 5.4 for a multitude of performance and multi-platform benefits.
• Miscellaneous world art improvements and bug fixes.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Mac:

• Addressed issue where some macs would boot to an entirely black screen but would still play audio.
• Added Windowed Mode support.
• The OpenGL renderer now uses multi-threading which should bring a significant speed boost especially on dedicated GPUs.
• Also all of the fixes from Windows & Linux.

• Over three hours of developer and actor commentary
• Almost a hundred collectible audio tapes
• Concept art displays, lighting demos, animation how-to's and more
• If you like Firewatch, game development or a cross section of the two, this is for you!

• Over three hours of developer and actor commentary
• Almost a hundred collectible audio tapes
• Concept art displays, lighting demos, animation how-to's and more
• If you like Firewatch, game development or a cross section of the two, this is for you!

• Added support for using the Cyrillic fonts on fan generated localization. In SupportedLanguages.loc simply include "|Cyrillic" after the language name and file extension.

• Added support for using the Cyrillic fonts on fan generated localization. In SupportedLanguages.loc simply include "|Cyrillic" after the language name and file extension.

New Feature - Restart Current Day

Fixes

• Update some strings in Russian
• Fix some collision that was causing players to get stuck
• Fix a rare bug that caused players to be unable to pick up the red radio

New Feature - Restart Current Day

Fixes

• Update some strings in Russian
• Fix some collision that was causing players to get stuck
• Fix a rare bug that caused players to be unable to pick up the red radio

• Fix Level of Detail popping on one species of pine tree
• Fix a way some players were able to jump out of the world
• Optimize some terrain that was causing slow down

• Fix Level of Detail popping on one species of pine tree
• Fix a way some players were able to jump out of the world
• Optimize some terrain that was causing slow down

• Fix a music cue on day 79 if you head back into your tower
• Fix a few missing Russian strings

• Fix a music cue on day 79 if you head back into your tower
• Fix a few missing Russian strings

• Fix several places where interrupting Delilah stopped progression
• Fix a few areas where it was possible to get out of the playable area
• Fix a few issues with the game showing English when set to Russian
• Fix issues switching language while playing the game

• Fix several places where interrupting Delilah stopped progression
• Fix a few areas where it was possible to get out of the playable area
• Fix a few issues with the game showing English when set to Russian
• Fix issues switching language while playing the game

• Try to recover players who fall through the world If you fall out of the world your last auto-save will load If you have saved underneath the world, you will be teleported straight up
• Fix issues with Day 77 not ending
• Fix players interrupting Delilah after finding clipboard
• Fix players getting stuck not being able to report a note on day 2
• Make sure each day sets you on the correct Quest
• Remove target from the fire on day 77 at night
• Fix getting stuck behind bushes at the end of day 77
• Remove map during end game
• Fix missing Walkman
• Fix issues with Day 78 not ending in rare cases
• Fix several places where players could fall out of the world
• Fix several places that players could get stuck
• Prevent plural periodic Pork Pond prattle
• Fix several Russian localization bugs

• Try to recover players who fall through the world If you fall out of the world your last auto-save will load If you have saved underneath the world, you will be teleported straight up
• Fix issues with Day 77 not ending
• Fix players interrupting Delilah after finding clipboard
• Fix players getting stuck not being able to report a note on day 2
• Make sure each day sets you on the correct Quest
• Remove target from the fire on day 77 at night
• Fix getting stuck behind bushes at the end of day 77
• Remove map during end game
• Fix missing Walkman
• Fix issues with Day 78 not ending in rare cases
• Fix several places where players could fall out of the world
• Fix several places that players could get stuck
• Prevent plural periodic Pork Pond prattle
• Fix several Russian localization bugs

• Ignore Other Input Devices This is a new option on the Keyboard Controls page. Turn this on if your system is detecting input devices that you would rather it ignore.
• Allow players to rebind the Shift keys.
• Fix issue with some players getting locked in a cave.
• Fix issue with day 2 failing to end for some players.
• Fix issue with day 3 dialog being interrupted.
• Fix issue with "Look at Poster" quest when players looked at the poster but didn't talk about it.
• Fix several places that players were able to leave the playable area.
• Keep tenth Crime by the Numbers book from falling out of the world.

• Ignore Other Input Devices This is a new option on the Keyboard Controls page. Turn this on if your system is detecting input devices that you would rather it ignore.
• Allow players to rebind the Shift keys.
• Fix issue with some players getting locked in a cave.
• Fix issue with day 2 failing to end for some players.
• Fix issue with day 3 dialog being interrupted.
• Fix issue with "Look at Poster" quest when players looked at the poster but didn't talk about it.
• Fix several places that players were able to leave the playable area.
• Keep tenth Crime by the Numbers book from falling out of the world.