West of Loathing — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Patch 1.11.11.11.11.1 | 2025-10-16 | Dropping a small patch today to fix a vulnerability that was discovered in the Unity game engine we use to build our Loathing games. Nothing to get excited about, unfortunately, unless safety gets your motor running that is. |
| Patch 1.11.11.11.11.0 | 2022-03-02 | This update brings full Steam Deck compatibility to the Windows and Linux versions. The macOS version is already fully compatible, in that it correctly does not run on Steam Deck. |
| Elevens All the Way Down Patch (v1.11.11.11.11) | 2020-09-12 | Many thanks to everyone who reported bugs and helped us track down the trickiest of these issues, we really appreciate it! Here's what's fixed: Corrected a problem where the player character would move super fast on a high-end personal computer. AKA the PCPCPC (personal computer player character problem correction). A few objects in dark areas of the game will no longer appear to be hovering very slightly off the ground (they were haunted before, now you're haunted instead, sorry). A couple interactions with clowns might now make slightly more sense and/or be slightly more menacing and/or creepy. You should no longer tell the Perfessor that y |
| Three Year Anniversary Patch (v1.11.11.11.1) | 2020-08-07 | 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 pumped. Skipping the prologue will now give you the broken board and pair of silver cufflinks -- you'll need to complete an actual pass through Boring Springs with them in your inventory first, though. Scaling monsters in the Boring Springs environs will no lo |
| Taking out the Garbage Patch, Kids (v1.11.11.11) | 2019-07-11 | 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 at this point. (We'll open fresh branches to address new issues as they arise.) There's at least one additional Windows crash bug still out in the wild — if you're experiencing it, please let us know! It's extremely elusive at the moment. We did tweak a |
| Patch of Cookies (v1.11.11.1) | 2019-02-11 | 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 (apologies for how poorly thought-out that was initially!) An important object in Mrs. Gun's room is now much more self-evident You should no longer be able to walk past Chet without talking to him once Eating a deep-fried holster should no longer give you the |
| Reckonin' at Gun Manor now available! | 2019-02-08 | Our first DLC for West of Loathing, Reckonin' at Gun Manor, is now available for purchase right here on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/954060/West_of_Loathing_Reckonin_at_Gun_Manor/ 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 brand: A few more hours of that sweet, sweet gameplay Fiendish new monsters Useful new items Challenging puzzles (which are also new) Scads of new goofs and gags No new gulch |
| The Cabbage Patch* (v1.11.11) | 2019-02-08 | * 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 what they're called when you have them selected in combat In very low light conditions, white objects would be drawn in a very dark green color. This was a bug, and it is no longer true. Now those objects will appear gray. After today, it will be safe to assume th |
| Adding Just a Patch of Salt For Best Flavor (v1.11.1) | 2018-11-22 | 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 now accurately predict how much damage it will do to an opponent Corrected a typo that was maybe preventing Pete from complaining about his joints in one pretty specific circumstance Lloyd will no longer incorrectly say that you have a room at the Jewel if you |
| Patch Me, I'm Dreaming (v1.11) | 2018-08-25 | 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 Controller UI elements should now hide themselves if you start using the mouse or keyboard to play The Character/Skill screen will use the original layout on PC when using keyboard or mouse instead of a controller We the developers resolve that in order form a more |
| Can't Believe It's Been a Year Patch (v1.10) | 2018-08-10 | 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 that too. On the back-end we updated to a new version of Unity. We tested the game in-house, but this is a significant upgrade and there might be new bugs that we missed. Please report anything wonky that you find and we’ll look into it ASAP! Captain upd |
| Give Me Your Elevator Patch (v1.03) | 2017-11-20 | 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 from (rarely) ending up with a save file filled with zeroes Short on space? West of Loathing now takes almost 50% less drive space than it did before (we packed the 0s and 1s much closer together) Short on time? The game now loads 80% faster, so you spend more |
| Give Me Your Elevator Patch (v1.03) | 2017-11-20 | 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 from (rarely) ending up with a save file filled with zeroes Short on space? West of Loathing now takes almost 50% less drive space than it did before (we packed the 0s and 1s much closer together) Short on time? The game now loads 80% faster, so you spend more |
| Patch Adams (v1.02) | 2017-08-19 | 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) Activating the Steam overlay during a fade-out transition should no longer lock up your computer Combat action buttons can no longer be uselessly selected while they are disabled Tooltips now explain why some options are disabled on the main menu (it's not because th |
| Patch Adams (v1.02) | 2017-08-19 | 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) Activating the Steam overlay during a fade-out transition should no longer lock up your computer Combat action buttons can no longer be uselessly selected while they are disabled Tooltips now explain why some options are disabled on the main menu (it's not because th |
| West of Loathing Soundtrack now available! | 2017-08-17 | 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 Contraptions #11. Dirtwater Jam Band #12. Fastest Pointer-Finger in the West #13. Misbehave (In This Cave) #14. This Song Is Public Domain #15. The Quick and the Undead (Scary) #16. These Boots Were Made For Moseyin' #17. Please Buy Our Game (Trailer) #18. P |
| West of Loathing Soundtrack now available! | 2017-08-17 | 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 Contraptions #11. Dirtwater Jam Band #12. Fastest Pointer-Finger in the West #13. Misbehave (In This Cave) #14. This Song Is Public Domain #15. The Quick and the Undead (Scary) #16. These Boots Were Made For Moseyin' #17. Please Buy Our Game (Trailer) #18. P |
| Our very first patch (v1.01) | 2017-08-14 | 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!) Under Linux, locale info is now set to en-US at launch. Fixed a few off-by-one errors on stat checks; we blame math for starting at 0 Some choice popups should no longer (rarely) repeat options multiple times if re-triggered (other popups are still being orner |
| Our very first patch (v1.01) | 2017-08-14 | 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!) Under Linux, locale info is now set to en-US at launch. Fixed a few off-by-one errors on stat checks; we blame math for starting at 0 Some choice popups should no longer (rarely) repeat options multiple times if re-triggered (other popups are still being orner |
| Polygon review: 9/10 | 2017-08-10 | 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 even in color. It’s evocative of all the ambitions and moments that make a cowboy story worthwhile and engaging, while at the same time gently mocking the entire affair from start to finish." "West of Loathing elicits this powerful emotional connection with |