Some News on the March Update

[Raphael van Lierop]

Hello, community!

The team has been hard at work on the next update, which will consist of improvements across many systems as well as new content. The emphasis for this update is on making the world feel more interconnected, and making the decision to travel between regions more significant.

We're also continuing our general UI overhaul, performing further optimizations to Pleasant Valley for improved performance, and tuning various systems. And of course, fixing bugs.

Our updated ETA on the new update is early the week of March 30th. This gives us this week to finalize all the content and tuning changes, and next week to hammer on testing and bug fixing.

If anything changes with this timing, we'll let you know.

Thanks for your patience!

Regards,

Raphael

[EternityTide]

Hopefully by that time my mainline internet will be back online so I can download the update. It's been disconnected from the internet for a month now due to mice, so I expect my PC is going to crap bricks when connection is restored, with the amount of updates from other game, windows and of course TLD.

[Tomasz79]

That sounds great! Thanks for info about time and some details, keep up superb work.

And I'd rather wait a week or two longer, and see things worked on as you intended to, rather than rushed stuff.

[ChillPlayer]

great news about the update, thanks The release date though is quite unfortunate, April 2nd Dark Souls 2 gets released for next gen consoles, no way I will be playing anything else in April

[swissheart]

i can't wait for it but at the same time i also find the ETA a little disappointing. i was hoping for the update to be released by the end of the winter at the latest. now that spring is coming, it is like 16C and sunny outside, and playing the long dark just wouldn't be the same.

[Ryan CM]

Hopefully by that time my mainline internet will be back online so I can download the update. It's been disconnected from the internet for a month now due to mice, so I expect my PC is going to crap bricks when connection is restored, with the amount of updates from other game, windows and of course TLD.

Ahh thats not good! Hopefully it gets fixed soon.

[pathfinder]

Good to hear guys....looking forward to the next new update and thanks again

[Orwell 1984]

Thanks for the post!

Eager to see the result

[LucidFugue]

Happens to coincide with a week off work for me! Nooice!

And if you're missing winter, just head south! ;-)

[Ryan CM]

Happens to coincide with a week off work for me! Nooice!

And if you're missing winter, just head south! ;-)

I love that! It is great to see the southern hemisphere represented here!

[dssm99]

Great!

And as a reminder how a wolf looks like in real life:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_wolf

This is not this nice pet we meet in the game.

[SulphuricChipmunk]

Hopefully things like guns won't stay in one region.

[Jeremy JPOW Powell]

There's a rifle spawn in every region

Jeremy

[On2wheels]

Do you think savegames will be lost or carry over into this next update?

[Ryan CM]

Do you think savegames will be lost or carry over into this next update?

The intention is that save games will always carry over.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Just a quick update on the update on the update.

The team is just doing final testing on the latest update. The build is looking good, and we've confirmed that previous savegames should still function with the new update.

We are currently tracking to release this update on Tuesday, March 31st. We'll update you if anything changes!

Until then, this little teaser of what's to come!

https://www.facebook.com/intothelongdark/photos/a.726204447415571.1073741828.524079480961403/850506201652061/?type=1&theater

[Seshins]

ermagherd....is that a fleshed out mine transition stage i see? if so VERY EXCITE!

[Ryan CM]

ermagherd....is that a fleshed out mine transition stage i see? if so VERY EXCITE!

it might be

[FoneBoneJay]

Thanks Hinterland Team! Go Hinterland!

[Orwell 1984]

For those whom are not strictly following:

Tomorrow

[Denyo]

Hmmm...they are teasing us with not posting details about update...naughty Hinterland team.

Knowing the update is tomorrow,I swear i check this forum every 10 min. :lol: Raph is master at creating tension of expectation.

[elloco999]

Raph is master at creating tension of expectation.

That he is!

[Ryan CM]

We are looking forward to sharing it with all of you!

[Orwell 1984]

Still today.

How boring this day is...

[Joopsie]

It's already March 31st where I am, patiently waiting for the rest of you to catch up. :lol: