# Far Far West FFW Early Access - UPDATE 1 - V644

- Product: Far Far West (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/far-far-west)
- Vendor: Evil Raptor
- Date: 2026-05-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3124540/view/655979911377322207
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/far-far-west/releases/2026-05-14-ffw-early-access-update-1-v644

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- **changed** — Main weapons XP increased by x1.5
- **changed** — All secondary weapons XP increased by x2
- **changed** — Bow XP increased by x1.3
- **changed** — Hero XP increased by x2
- **changed** — Joker Slots now unlock from level 1-100 instead of levels 1-50
- **changed** — Upgrade slots now unlock every 2 levels instead of 1
- **changed** — Prestige now unlocks up to 6 bonus upgrade slots instead of 5
- **changed** — Hero and weapons can now Prestige up to level 15 instead of 10
- **added** — Jokers are now instanced so players individually see their own jokers
- **added** — Jokers can now be shared by opening the minimap and dropping them
- **changed** — Joker droprate from enemies now scales based on number of players from x1 solo to x0.5 in a group of 4
- **fixed** — Save will now save properly after selecting a backup save
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug that would let you join full servers when joining through Steam invites
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug that would disconnect you from the host if you were not on the same network as the host
- **fixed** — Fixed Intel AI fatal error crashes
- **fixed** — Fixed a shader crash that could happen on Far Far North
- **fixed** — Fixed freezes after you've killed an enemy or thrown a spell
- **added** — You can now carry pigs and chickens in the lobby
- **added** — The Wishing Well can now give Jokers
- **added** — You can now play the Piano emote

Howdy y'all!!

It's time for our **FIRST GAME UPDATE **(_that isn't just bug fixes!)_

We've been reading **ALL** of your feedback and hope that these new updates will make many of you very happy! Please keep the feedback coming, as it helps us make decisions on what to prioritise first for Far Far West.

First off, I want to remind y'all, if you encounter any **Fatal Errors**, are **unable to launch the game**, if you're dealing with a **corrupted save**, or are experiencing **any other kind of technical problem**, please take a look at this list of solutions before creating a new post

[https://farfarwest.notion.site/help-me](https://farfarwest.notion.site/help-me)

If this list doesn’t help you, the fastest way to get help is by **[joining our Discord](https://discord.com/invite/farfarwest)** and asking for help in #support-help (_We are also monitoring Steam Discussions, but at a much slower rate <3_)

**NOW LET THE PATCH NOTES BEGIN!!!**

##### SYSTEM CHANGES, STABILITY & FEATURES

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##### PLAYER PROGRESS UPDATE

_Our biggest change so far. While creating the Prestige system, we overshot the amount of grind needed to complete a Prestige. We feel it’s quite unfair to have to grind so much only to get a little more of your hero/weapons, so we’re reducing the grind by **half**. We’re in our first days of Early Access, but we believe that it’s not an excuse to have an extremely grindy system that takes out all the fun of leveling up. We’re confident we’ll have more and more content and features for you in the coming months to play and discover, so let’s enjoy what’s already here to the fullest!_

- Main weapons XP is increased by x1.5, all secondary weapons XP is increased by x2

- Bow XP has been increased x1.3 (as it was already greatly increased last patch)

- Hero XP has been increased x2

- Joker Slots now unlock from level 1-100 instead of levels 1-50

_We've offered you free levels so you don’t lose Joker Slots. Enjoy! 🙂_

_Since XP gains have been increased, this does not change the rate at which you unlock them._

- Upgrade slots now unlock every 2 levels instead of 1 _(Since XP has been doubled, this does not change the rate at which you unlock them)_

- Prestige: You can now unlock up to 6 bonus upgrade slots instead of 5

- You can now Prestige hero and weapons up to level 15 instead of 10

##### JOKER INSTANCING

_Many of you had issues in multiplayer lobbies with joker hoarding - players rushing to grab them the second they spawned - making the game unbalanced and just not fun. We were a bit reluctant to change the current system because doing so makes it harder to cooperate and share jokers. However, we found a solution to both instance jokers AND let you share them if you want to. We didn’t go with the “ping-to-share” approach because some jokers could spawn inside objects, making them uncollectible. Plus, since players are usually scattered around the map, we figured running all the way back to grab a single joker just isn’t fun. Enjoy! To balance this out, we’ve lowered the joker drop rate from enemies the more players there are in your group. We’ll see how this plays out and tweak things if needed! As always, we’re open to your feedback and will be keeping a close eye on how this update affects your games._

- Jokers are now instanced

- Players individually see their own jokers, and no other player can loot them.

- When a joker drops, its rarity will be the same for everyone.

- The joker droprate from enemies now scales based on the number of players: from x1 when playing solo, down to x0.5 in a group of 4. Other means of obtaining jokers haven't changed.

- Jokers can now be shared

- Open your minimap and click on a Joker on drop them, making them available for everyone in the game

- A dropped joker cannot heal you or trigger the Hoarder Joker, to prevent infinite exploits

##### STABILITY

- Your save will now save properly after selecting a backup save

- Fixed a bug that would let you join full

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