The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners news & patch notes

It's good to see you again, Tourists. With the release of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution on Meta Headsets, and the launch date announced for PSVR2, players on PC have been waiting to hear news on when the PCVR version of the game would officially launch. We always try to get games in your hands as fast as possible, but sometimes we need to take our time to make sure that your game will work properly and fully utilize the features of your platform of choice. To ensure that the PCVR version of the game looks and runs at the highest possible quality, we've made the decision to move its release from December 2022 to February 2023. We discussed this some days ago, but we should have posted here as well, so sorry for the last minute nature of this post. We thank you for your patience, and hope to see you return to undead New Orleans in early 2023.

Your journey isn't over, Tourists. We are proud to reveal our first major teaser trailer for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution alongside our Wishlist Page for the Chapter 2! Check out both to get your first major taste of what's in store for the next step of our undead tour through NOLA. To celebrate, we are also holding a sale from the 20th to the 29th, 20% off both the Standard and Tourist editions of the game. Stay tuned for more info to come, and thank you all for your continued support of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

Additions/Improvements

• Quest 1 performance improvement
• Addressed several SteamVR Bindings issues
• Addressed several Lighting errors

Bug Fixes

• Shotgun should no longer unintentionally jam
• Beggar spawn rate increased
• UV Flashlight tooltip message should appear correctly on most headsets now

Please send any concerns, continued issues to us at [email protected]. Include hardware details to help us quickly isolate any issues. Happy Slaying!

Patch Notes - 10/13/2021 Improvements and fixes arrive! We've fixed major progress blockers and other inconveniences, but if you still have issues you need addressed, please continue to reach out to us in the steam community pages and also on our Discord: https://discord.gg/skydanceinteractive Additions/Improvements

• Quickstart for Aftershocks is now available! It allows direct access to the free Aftershocks post-game content.
• Vive Controls for the UV Flashlight has been updated: the player can now double tap “down” on either trackpad to activate the UV Flashlight

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the radio could stutter or play the incorrect lines when first starting the Aftershocks content from a post-game save
• Fixed an issue where if the player never picked up a key for Aftershocks and left the map, it would not respawn
• Distant gun fire should no longer sound like it’s in the player’s ear
• Impact sounds should play again
• Invincible Collapsed Walkers / Toe Piranhas / Demon Logs should now be extinct
• Player should now be able to exit the credits early
• Fall Knife Giveaway has ended. Thank you all for your participation and support!

Hey there Tourists, The Aftershocks update is finally here, and as such we at Skydance Interactive want to make sure that you have the best experience you can have with it. Today, we would like to reveal one such way we are working to make the experience even better for our players, alongside some news and details that may be relevant to you. Upcoming Quick Start Feature While Aftershocks is intended to be played after you have reached the credits, we understand that some players may find themselves without a completed save file and not wanting to play through the entirety of the game again just to see the what's new. To satisfy these players, we plan to implement a quick start option that will allow you to jump straight into the Aftershocks content without finishing a playthrough. This feature will be implemented in a patch following shortly after the initial update, so if you do not have a post-game save file yet, you can choose to wait for this feature.  Weekend Sale We also plan to have a Weekend Sale alongside the update, starting today and ending on September 27th, so even more tourists can start their walker slaying journey while veteran players continue their own. If you haven't experience The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners before, here's your chance to jump straight into the action. Important information for HTC Vive Users Finally, we have a note to all HTC VIVE Users: Some users may find some difficulty in how a new flashlight focused feature is currently implemented mechanically. Expect tweaks to this system to come with a patch in the days that follow the update. We thank you again for all your support, and are very excited for you all to enjoy what Aftershocks has to offer.

Thanks for your patience, Tourists. We know that delays are always tough. For our first simultaneous cross-platform content release, the team has been working hard at getting all versions of the update to live up to our standards. The good news is that we have a new launch date for Aftershocks, September 23rd!   The content itself is playable and practically complete, but we are trying to smooth out as many rough edges as we can find. We have been humbled by how many of you have enjoyed the game, and Aftershocks won’t be the end of the content coming to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. We will reveal more on this in the coming months. Still, since September is over a month away, and fans are clamoring to know more about Aftershocks, we thought we would provide an FAQ / feature breakdown to hold you over, and help you prepare for the time being. - - - What exactly is the Aftershocks update? Aftershocks is the next free update for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, expanding the campaign of the game with a new set of post-ending missions, supply caches to find, and a new set of challenges to test your survival skills. Is it coming to all platforms? Yes! The Aftershocks update will be coming the same day to all VR platforms that Saints & Sinners has been released on.  How do I play the new content? You will have to have reached the ending of the game’s storyline first before the new content unlocks. Once you have officially entered the post-game (i.e. after the credits) keep your radio tuned to channel 47, you may find that it’s worth your while.  What does the new update include? Alongside the new missions, the update includes a number of Reserve Caches to find that are filled with late game supplies and unique collectibles, new enemy layouts and scenarios, a new type of environmental hazard to watch out for, and a few extra surprises you’ll find throughout your playthrough.  Will there be new areas in Aftershocks? You will be returning to old locations during your time in Aftershocks, but each mission drastically changes, and makes it more challenging, what you’ve grown accustomed to expect. Put simply, the areas are familiar but what you’ll encounter within them won’t be. Will there be new weapons/items in Aftershocks? While your walker slaying arsenal won’t be drastically changed by this new update, there may be a new tool that will change the way you interact with the world of Saints & Sinners...beyond that, we can’t say much.  How Long is the new update? On a standard playthrough the update should provide around 4 to 6 hours of new content. How big will the download for the new update be? The download size for the update will depend on which version of the game you are playing, but our current estimations are as follows...

• PCVR - 31.3GB
• Oculus Quest 1/2 - 6.73GB
• PSVR - 9.67GB

   More space may be necessary than listed for the initial download, but the total update after installation will be close to the sizes listed above. When is the Aftershocks update even coming out? Our new planned release date for the update will be September 23rd, 2021.

Updated the redistributables that are included with the game from 2015 & 2017 to 2019.

Hello Tourists, We have been spending a lot of time in the past weeks getting our game ready for the announced Aftershocks update. However, technical issues have arisen which we did not anticipate. Launching on multiple platforms and upgrading to a new engine version is tricky to say the least. The bottom line is that we do not want to ship without knowing that you can access the Aftershocks update on whatever supported VR hardware you are using and have an experience up to our standards. As such we have made the hard decision to delay this update initially planned for May 20. This delay may push the launch by several weeks. We know having a definitive answer is important, so we will reach back out on our social channels once we have a final date we are confident we can hit. Thank you for your support and patience. -The Skydance Interactive Team

Your tour through undead New Orleans isn't over just yet. On May 20th jump back on your skiff and return to the deadly world of The Walking Dead in this free post-campaign adventure, Aftershocks. Supply caches once thought destroyed by the Tourist’s actions are washing up across the city, and Tower and Reclaimed alike will do everything they can to secure them. If you wish to get your hands on the remnants of the Reserve then you must face off against more dangers, survivors, and walkers than ever before. New missions, stories, collectibles, and survival tools await you on this dangerous new journey. This is only the start of the threats lurking just below the surface, so stay tuned for more updates in the future. Will you be ready to face the aftershocks? Check out the trailer today! - - - UPDATE: The initial launch date has been delayed. Look here for more details.

In this hotfix, Italian and Russian should now be restored in the Language Menu of the Options Menu.

The Walking Dead has come far in this one year alone, and what better way to top off that year than being featured in The Game Awards? To celebrate our nomination for Best VR/AR game of 2020, we'll be offering a 20% discount on both the standard and Tourist editions of the game so that everyone gets a chance to play the immersive undead adventure everyone's talking about. Be sure to vote for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners for Best VR/AR game and make sure to check out all the other great nominees for all the other awards. The show will be streamed this December 10th at 3:30 pm PST on Steam! Find more details here! You can also check out other Game Awards nominees on sale here! And thank you all for showing your support for Saints & Sinners all throughout this year. We are excited for everything that's to come for this game in the next year to come.

Localization:

• The game is now available in Italian and Russian!
  • This is Gameplay and UI Text only, no audio. Please enable your Subtitles in the Options > Audio menu.
• Language selector is available in the Options Menu

Bug Fixes: Gameplay

• Misc other gameplay bug fixes

Optimizations

• Misc code optimizations
• Various Improved LODs

Hello all! We have the latest hotfix out for TWDSS, here are the notes:

• Fixes various bugs and game play exploits in Trial maps
• Minor visual artifacts in Story mode levels (Texture popping/changing colors based on your distance, objects disappearing in the background while walking around the maps, missing textures on some objects)
• Sporadic crash bugs

The bells have tolled. The dead are swarming. And you’re the only living thing in sight. It’s time for you to face The Meatgrinder. In this new update to The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, you’ll be able to battle the undead in ways you never have before. Face relentless waves of walkers in The Trial, a new mode with all game weapons unlockable, new stamina and health boosting items, and a deadly challenge where your wits, skills, and whatever you can craft in the midst of the chaos will be your staunchest allies. Choose your arena, score big points through creative kills, and see how long you can survive. Do you want a more casual tour of New Orleans? Try out the new difficulty option "Story Mode" in campaign for a new take on your undead adventure. Finally, prove yourself as an apocalyptic samurai with the new katana weapon aspect: ‘Absolution’. If you are going to slice and dice those who dare challenge you, you might as well do it in style, and forgive their sins. Alongside all of this, expect bug fixes and tweaks to better improve the Saints & Sinners experience.

Bug Fixes:

• Items/Weapons should no longer disappear from the Weapon's rack and/or Stash in the Resting Place/Bus.

Bug Fixes:

• The Tutorial messages for Reloading your Pistol, should now display properly.

After much delay, the promised translations have finally arrived! Now the walker apocalypse can be properly faced across the globe. Language subtitles included are as follows…

French

German

Spanish (Spain and Latin America)

Japanese

Korean

Portuguese (European and Brazilian) For more details on the latest update, check out our patch notes here! To celebrate, both the standard and Tourist editions of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinnerswill be on sale on Steam until March 27th! We’re happy to properly invite in more Tourists from all over the world to face off against the undead in The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.

Localization:

• The game is now available in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese-Brazilian
  • This is Gameplay and UI Text only, no audio. Please enable your Subtitles in the Options > Audio menu.
• Language selector is available in the Options Menu

Additions/Improvements: AI

• Combat Retreat and Maneuvering Improvements for Human AI

Audio

• Improved Weapon sounds
• Frying Pan should now have a satisfying “Clunk!”

Gameplay

• Health and Stamina bars have been added to the Watch
• New Menu Option to disable HUD (removes the Health and Stamina bars from the center of the your view)
• Bow should now be easier to pull

Physical Crouch

• Hybrid Seated/Standing Mode is now on by Default
• True Player Height mode added
• Various crouching collision fixes

Optimizations

• Improved performance in Rampart
• Misc Backpack/Inventory optimizations
• Misc code optimizations
• Various Improved LODs

Bug Fixes: Audio

• Spatial Volume fixes in The Shallows, Bastion, Via Carolla, and Old Town.
• Misc audio bug fixes

Gameplay

• Chaperone should now correctly appear in Standing/Roomscale for SteamVR
• Removed bad collision in Rampart kitchen area that blocked players from grabbing items
• Severed body parts should now appear as the correct model when you load a save game
• Misc UI jitter fixes
• Misc other gameplay bug fixes

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Soundtrack is now available! If you own the Tourist or Tower Edition, you'll receive a Steam update soon. Thanks for your patience!

Release notes for Hotfix #5 - The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners, CL 159011 Bug Fixes:

• Event System:
  • Retroactive fix for the Event System not continuing after completing the game
  • ---Note: If the Event System stopped working for you, this should resolve it.
  • Resolved an issue in which the Event System would not start if player left a conversation with "the man on the radio" too soon.
• Georgia should now die correctly.
• Fixed a lighting issue in Bastion.

Release notes for Hotfix #4 - The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners, CL 158675 Additions/Improvements:

• Alpha SteamVR Oculus Support (ini change is required, see the “Hacks” section below)
  • This is an early Work-in-Progress version and there may be some flaws. However, after our initial tests we thought we could share it with now and ask for your help to improve it. Your feedback is always welcomed and is extremely helpful!
• Previously unavailable recipes now have a chance to drop from Elite Soldiers during the post game
• Increased the Save Slots from 6 to 15

Bug Fixes:

• Event System should now continue after completing the game
  • ***Note*** We miscommunicated this release note, and we apologize for that! The Event System will work properly for any new game or if it wasn't already broken. If you already have this issue, it will not be fixed. We are looking into a retroactive fix and will keep you posted!
• Progression Break - Retroactive fix for “Tomb and the Tower V” (May Intel Quest)
  • If you were already previously stuck on this quest, this should allow you to continue

Hacks:

• To enable Alpha SteamVR Oculus support
  • After downloading the patch, run the game and then exit again
  • Open your GameUserSettings.ini
  • Find the block of settings beneath the line (/Script/TWD.TWDGameUserSettings)
  • Find the entry bEnableOculusSteamVR=False
  • Change it to bEnableOculusSteamVR=True
  • Save the file and launch the game again
  • If your controllers are not working on the Main Menu, the community has mentioned that setting your bindings to default should resolve the issue

Additions/Improvements:

• Physical Crouch (Beta) now on by default!
  • Crouch with your body or button at any time.
  • Use HMD Reset at any time to reset your current play stance for Sitting or Standing Play. You can find HMD Reset in the Controller Map for your HMD device.
  • If your height ever feels off, use HMD Reset to correct it.
  • Recent fixes:
    • Reduced the radius when checking to avoid many cases of small overhangs causing a full crouch
    • “Feeling Taller/Shorter” after exiting a crawlspace - Made some adjustments to help maintain consistent height
    • Improved the camera height change when entering “full crouch” from physical crouch

• Added base 20% deadzone to left motion controller thumbstick axis
  • Make sure to double check your custom deadzone adjustments now that this is in
• Added “Disable All Vignettes” to the Options Menu
• Added Option to Adjust the angle on Primary Grip
• Added brightness slider in video settings
• After placing an item in your Backpack, it should now open to that page
• Various Performance optimizations

Bug Fixes:

• Chaperone should now appear correctly
• Known Issues: Hybrid seated/standing play mode will sometimes show only the floor outline.
• Progression break - If the player walked away during the conversation with Man on the Radio during “The Kindness of Strangers” and “When the Levee Breaks…” questlines
• Progression break - Fix for Intel cache quest “Tomb and the Tower V”, in Mansion becoming unavailable if you leave without the Intel
• Nausea Vignette should now vanish at Zero velocity and/or zero setting
• Gunsmith Upgrade properly applies increased damage dealt to enemies
• “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Achievement should now unlock properly
• “Maybe You’ve Heard of Me” Achievement should now unlock properly
• Musical Game Score should no longer play after completing the game
• Man on the Radio should no longer call on the radio after completing the game
• In some instances NPCs didn’t fire when they should have, now they should, careful!
• Fixed an issue with non-ANSI Window usernames, that prevented bindings and other files to not be read correctly
• Vive - Fixed Crouch hint to say “Up” instead of “Down”
• Various Crash fixes

Polish:

• Some animation and art polish touches

Hacks:

• More GameUserSettings.ini options you may find useful:
  • bPhysicalCrouchDisabled = True (if you prefer the old crouch. If you do this, please let us know what's not working for you.)
  • VoiceImmersionThresholdScale (to tune mic pickup level for Voice Immersion.)
  • bMicEnabled = False (to disable all microphone features. Good for noisy environments and some streamers may prefer this.)

Oh.. and one more thing:

• Voice Immersion
  • There's a menu option to enable it. Try it.
  • Known issues: Rift, RIftS, Vive, Index supported. WinMR and 3rd party mic not supported in this build

You've been asking for it, so HERE YOU GO! For those of you who purchased the Standard Edition of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and now want to get your hands on all the Tourist Edition items, this DLC pack is here for you. You'll receive three unique weapon recipes (The Sheriff, The Judge, and the National Guard Knife), collectible voodoo dolls, the game's soundtrack, and The Supernatural Skeptic's Guide to New Orleans companion piece. Check it out now!

For everyone:

• Handgun/Pistol angle adjustments, two-handed grips on one-handed firearms now stay level

...and for those who have demanded it:

• An Alpha version of Physical Crouching!

This an early Work-in-Progress and there are definitely some flaws, but the early results are so promising we wanted to share it now. Also, we want to ask your help to make it better. So... The feature is still in active development, and you'll have to hack the INI to expose it. Here's how:

• Open your GameUserSettings.ini file which in typical Windows 10 installs will be here: C:\\Users\\{username}\\AppData\\Local\\TWD\\Saved\\Config\\WindowsNoEditor\\GameUserSettings.ini
  • Note: The AppData folder may be hidden, but you can reveal it via Folder Options from your Start Menu
• FInd the line that reads: /Script/TWD.TWDGameUserSettings
• Right below that, insert the following: bPhysicalCrouchEnabled=True
• Run the game, give it a whirl.

Some Caveats:

• Start each play session by hitting ResetHMD/Pause from a comfortable standing position. If anything gets weird, do it again.
• If you find you have to crouch too far or not far enough you can edit CrouchDistance=32.000 (found in the same file), to any number you find comfortable. Be sure to post any mods you make that make it feel better.

Known Flaws:

• Sometimes pops a bit when entering a crawlspace. We're already working on it.
• You can find some bits of level geometry that pop you down when you crawl near them.

Post about it! Tell us what's working and what's not, post videos of awkward moments, or of beautiful ones. Everything we hear helps us make it better, and believe me we are listening! Last, we want to give a huge shout-out to everyone who pushed us to make this happen. You were right - it's going to be amazing! With your help, we'll get it there.

Only a few more days before The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners releases, and we are incredibly excited for everyone to finally get their hands on the game. There is still time to pre-purchase the the standard, Tourist, or Tower editions of the game, so if you have not already, check out the store page now! Please note, The Sheriff bonus weapon and recipe will not be paired with the standard edition post-launch. However, the bonus material of the Tourist and Tower editions will remain the same after the game launches. We also have a brief update regarding language support. While French, German, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese (European and Brazilian) are still planned to be supported, at launch The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners will have full language support for English only. Support for additional languages (interface and subtitles) will be coming at a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience. Finally, we would like thank everyone who participated in our giveaway contest. There are still 40 hours left, so if you haven't already and you're feeling lucky, enter now! Winners of our various prizes, including gift cards, Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest headsets, and a VR ready PC, will be announced soon, so stay tuned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYgzk8ihOAQ The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is now open for pre-purchase! Get the standard edition now and receive a unique in-game weapon, "The Sheriff", along with its weapon crafting recipe. Get the "Tourist Edition" and you'll receive three total unique weapons (The Sheriff, The Judge, and The National Guard Knife), their crafting recipes, six collectible voodoo dolls, the game's soundtrack, and the complete Supernatural Skeptics Guide to New Orleans companion podcast series. Pre-Purchase today, and learn who you really are in The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.