2026-08-26 17:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Obsidian Aarik
Greetings, Halcyon Citizens! We hope you have been enjoying your return to the Colony. The Board is pleased to announce that Patch 2.5.10.0 is now available. If you don’t see the patch right away, please try restarting your PC launcher.Here are some of the changes and fixes we’ve been up to in this patch: Save Game Transfer All platforms now support save transfers via a new button in the settings menu under Settings > Gameplay > Saved Games > Transfer the Outer Worlds Saves. Platforms: PC, XBOX Series X/S, PS5 Players are able to do a one-time transfer of saves from The Outer Worlds to Th
2026-06-24 17:17 UTC · Community Announcements · Obsidian Aarik
Attention Halcyon Citizens,The Board is pleased to announce that Patch 2.5.9.0 is now available. If you don’t see the patch right away, please try restarting your PC launcher or console.Here are some of the changes/fixes we’ve been up to in this patch:Bug FixesEnvironments / LevelsFixed some issues with shadows in Byzantium.Fixed an issue with companion movement through the restricted areasOn Scylla, fixed an issue with the tug ship displaying piles of crates.Iconoclast guards are now positioned to face the correct direction.LightingUpdated visuals to reduce the yellow fog and improve visibili
2026-05-27 17:44 UTC · Community Announcements · Obsidian Aarik
Attention, citizens of Halcyon!The Board is pleased to announce that Patch 2.5.8.1 for The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is now live. All spacers playing on Steam should receive the update the next time they visit the colony. Our changes include economy rebalancing, unique item improvements, bug fixes… and a brand-new feature to the game: grenades.Economy RebalancingAddressed macro economic community concerns in early, mid and late game. Players will find more Bits in the beginning, more consistent Bits to be found in boxes, lockers, and lockboxes, and additional items available to spe
2026-04-30 18:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Obsidian Aarik
Greetings fellow spacers,The Board is happy to announce that Patch 2.5.7.0 is releasing on PC, Xbox consoles, and PlayStation consoles for The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition. If you do not see this update right away, please know that it may take some time to populate and become available.Changes/fixes that are included in this patch are as follows:GeneralCompanions' status effects are no longer obstructed by their HP bars.Shooting from the Storm Cannon repeatedly at a close target no longer results in severe FPS drops.The heat effect coming out of the Unreliable will no longer stack up
2026-04-30 18:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Obsidian Aarik
Today we have news to share about an update coming to The Outer Worlds as well as changes being made to the store pages. Starting today we will be pushing a couple of updates to The Outer Worlds through the Spacer’s Choice Edition. Today’s update is to test our release pipeline and fix a few issues that are in the game. The second patch will be larger bringing performance fixes, lighting changes, a host of other quest and gameplay fixes, and bringing in a brand-new feature to the original game: grenades!Along with the second patch, we have big store changes planned. Starting May 27th, the base
2023-06-27 16:04 UTC · Community Announcements · sarah.engel
Greetings employees of Halcyon, The Board asks that you pause your colonial duties for a very special announcement: Spacer's Choice Edition v1.4 patch is available now! This update includes the following: Fixed discrepancy between auto-detect and default settings Improved VRAM-based GPU performance Fixed bug where Tucker Needham does not immediately talk to the player when trying to interact with him during A Family Matter in Amber Heights Fixed bug in "A Few Bits More" Perk Fixed bug with companions sometimes missing in elevators (RR&DD lab and connected hallways) Resolved several popping iss
2023-05-31 15:10 UTC · Community Announcements · sarah.engel
Greetings employees of Halcyon, The Board is interrupting your scheduled break time with a special announcement: Spacer's Choice Edition v1.3 is available now! We appreciate your patience and hope these resolutions improve your time with us in the Halcyon colony. This update includes the following: Performance: Hitching improvements PSO cache improvements to fix hitching issues Rebalanced SSGI settings Updated environment asset to reduce stutter in Roseway Fixed ghosting issues caused by FSR Stability: Fixed crash when unequipping items in the options wheel Fixed various rare crashes General:
2023-04-12 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · sarah.engel
Greetings employees of Halcyon, The Board would like to officially announce that the Spacer's Choice Edition v1.2 patch is available now! We thank you for your continued patience and hope these resolutions improve your experience exploring the Halcyon Colony. This update includes the following: Performance: Replaced dynamic resolution with FSR and added option selector Framerate improvements Various improvements to reduce hitching issues Specific DirectX 12 allocation improvements to fix hitches Fixed settings auto-detection Fixed multiple flickering issues Optimized VFX during combat to addre
2023-03-17 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · sarah.engel
Greetings employees of Halcyon, We have a new update to Spacer’s Choice Edition that will help resolve many of the visual and performance issues that have been reported, allowing you to continue your colonial duties. While this does not resolve all that we’ve seen, The Board would like to inform you that the team is still working to address additional reported issues and will continue to do so in future patches. Thank you for your patience while our team worked diligently to get this out, and continue reading below to see what resolutions this update brings you. Top Community Issues: Adjus
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