# The Long Dark THE LONG DARK Updated to v 2.27 - Product: The Long Dark (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-long-dark) - Vendor: Hinterland Studio Inc. - Date: 2024-01-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/305620/view/3954791175746627262 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/the-long-dark/releases/2024-01-24-the-long-dark-updated-to-v-2.27 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Players no longer need to complete SIGNAL VOID in the same run as they intend to attempt BURIED ECHOES; completing SIGNAL VOID in another Survival game and obtaining the Badge is sufficient to begin BURIED ECHOES in any new or existing run - **added** — Added a Custom Experience setting option to choose to play with or without Scurvy, or set it to a high rate for a more punishing experience - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players would encounter a -988 or -998 error code and fail to launch THE LONG DARK on Epic Games - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where attempting to swap from the WINTERMUTE to Survival menu on Mac Epic Games would result in closing the application - **fixed** — Fixed an issue in the Mystery Lake Camp Office where the Survivor could become stuck beneath the stairs - **fixed** — Fixed an issue which caused a notable frame rate drop near the Cannery in Bleak Inlet - **changed** — Adjusted Chemical Hazard territory to better match the visual representation of their boundaries - **fixed** — Fixed an issue which could cause the player to rotate 90 degrees upon transitioning to a new location while hauling a Travois - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where attempting to Harvest undressed Wildlife with Bare Hands and a lit Torch equipped caused the Survivor to stow the Torch while still lit - **fixed** — Fixed an issue which made it difficult to find a valid location to place a Rock Cache - **fixed** — Fixed an issue which caused Carcasses to cease defrosting when being Harvested near a Campfire - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Survivor would teleport to the surface above them when crouching and Harvesting in specific locations - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players would be unable to equip the Respirator from their Backpack after picking up a fresh Canister - **added** — Added a message to better indicate when a Carcass cannot be Harvested with Bare Hands prior to being dressed - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Coal could spawn in an unreachable location in the transition Cave from Mountain Town to Mystery Lake - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where players were unable to transfer stacks of items to a Container if the stack weighed more than the remaining capacity of the Container - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Travois could fall beneath the terrain if left on a steep slope when transitioning to and from an interior or Region - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the text explaining what a Skill Book will improve was misplaced in the Inspect user interface - **fixed** — Fixed an issue which could cause a 'Failed to Load Save' error after using the Respirator - **fixed** — Fixed an issue where items on Benches would be left floating after breaking them down Hello players, We have just updated THE LONG DARK to version 2.27, build 127976. This is a Hotfix to THE LONG DARK and THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL EDITION and contains fixes for issues introduced with our Part Four release. **Spoilers Below** **Update Details** _**ADJUSTED REQUIREMENTS TO START ‘BURIED ECHOES’ TALE**_ Players no longer need to complete SIGNAL VOID in the same run as they intend to attempt BURIED ECHOES. Instead, so long as you’ve completed SIGNAL VOID in another Survival game – and obtained the Badge for completing it – you can begin BURIED ECHOES in any new or existing run. _**NEW CUSTOM EXPERIENCE SETTING FOR SCURVY**_ We’ve added an additional option in the Custom Experience. Players can now choose to play with or without Scurvy, or even set it to a high rate for a more punishing experience with the 'Scurvy - Vitamin-C Drain Rate' option. **Bug Fixes** This Hotfix includes fixes for the following issues: _CRASHES_ - Fixed an issue where players would encounter a -988 or -998 error code and fail to launch THE LONG DARK on Epic Games. - Fixed an issue where attempting to swap from the WINTERMUTE to Survival menu on Mac Epic Games would result in closing the application instead. _GAMEPLAY, UI, CONTROLS_ - Fixed an issue in the Mystery Lake Camp Office where the Survivor could become stuck beneath the stairs. - Fixed an issue which caused a notable frame rate drop near the Cannery in Bleak Inlet. - Adjusted Chemical Hazard territory to better match the visual representation of their boundaries. - Fixed an issue which could cause the player to rotate 90 degrees upon transitioning to a new location while hauling a Travois. - Fixed an issue where attempting to Harvest undressed Wildlife with Bare Hands and a lit Torch equipped caused the Survivor to stow the Torch while still lit. - Fixed an issue which made it difficult to find a valid location to place a Rock Cache. - Fixed an issue which caused Carcasses to cease defrosting when being Harvested near a Campfire. - Fixed an issue where the Survivor would teleport to the surface above them when crouching and Harvesting in specific locations. - Fixed an issue where players would be unable to equip the Respirator from their Backpack after picking up a fresh Canister. - Added a message to better indicate when a Carcass cannot be Harvested with Bare Hands prior to being dressed. - Fixed an issue where Coal could spawn in an unreachable location in the transition Cave from Mountain Town to Mystery Lake. - Fixed an issue where players were unable to transfer stacks of items to a Container if the stack weighed more than the remaining capacity of the Container. - Fixed an issue where the Travois could fall beneath the terrain if left on a steep slope when transitioning to and from an interior or Region. - Fixed an issue where the text explaining what a Skill Book will improve was misplaced in the Inspect user interface. - Fixed an issue which could cause a 'Failed to Load Save' error after using the Respirator. - Fixed an issue where items on Benches would be left floating after breaking them down. - Fixed an issue where the Langston Mine Keys were not included in Journal > Collections > Mementos. - Fixed an issue where debug text could be seen when hovering the transition icon to Zone of Contamination from the Transfer Pass Map. - Fixed an issue where the cave transition to Zone of Contamination from Forsaken Airfield was labeled 'To Transfer Pass'. - Fixed an issue where debug text could be seen on the Harvesting interface when interacting with a Poisoned Wolf Carcass that was 50% or more frozen. - Fixed an issue where Survivor-held light sources would not deteriorate when Harvesting a Carcass. - Fixed an issue where Survivor Condition would not deteriorate when Harvesting a Carcass. - Adjusted Harvesting of Rabbits and Ptarmigan to allow for Bare-handed Harvesting at the cost of a small percentage of meat. - F _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/305620/view/3954791175746627262]_