The Outer Worlds 2 gets a major update and brings huge changes across all platforms

The update adds new playable features, fixes dozens of bugs, and improves performance.

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The Outer Worlds 2 has just received the patch 1.1.0.0 update, now available on all platforms. The update doesn’t just focus on minor tweaks: it introduces new community-requested features, improves quality of life, and fixes a wide range of errors affecting both missions and combat systems.

Obsidian has confirmed that the goal of this update is to reinforce the game’s overall stability and polish key systems following weeks of feedback.

Main Highlights of The Outer Worlds 2 Patch 1.1.0.0

Among the most notable changes, we find new playable options:

• Ability to advance the time of day (1-24 hours) from the pause menu.

• New stealth kill animations in first and third person.

• Support for reassigning buttons on console controllers (Xbox and PS5).

• Added walk toggle for keyboard.

• Fixed rare crash on Paradise Island after skipping the landing cinematic.

• Resolved unexpected closure when entering the player’s ship.

• Mitigated blocking issues when interacting with armor mannequins.

• Fixed soft lock in conversations due to the Foot In Mouth perk.

• Corrected occasional freezing when exploring Paradise Island.

• Resolved crash in Golden Ridge near the D.A.E.

• AI adjustments for NPCs to seek better cover in combat.

• Improvements to stealth attack damage prediction.

• Fixed blocking issue in the “Worth Your Salt” mission.

• Corrected error that prevented opening a door after a specific combat sequence.

• Improved shadows after loading a save (faster and cleaner rendering).

• Adjusted auto-aim on controllers to prevent sudden horizontal jumps.

• Fixed bug that prevented saving progress after certain crimes.

• Improved companion behavior after fast travel.

• Resolved issue that prevented completing missions if a key NPC died.

• Corrected error where some NPCs would permanently lose hostility.

• Adjustments to Tactical Time Dilation to prevent it from appearing when inactive.

• Fixed issue where the player could become trapped in Winter’s Grasp.

• Fixed bug that prevented obtaining codes from the Monastery Lift (retroactive).

• Improvements to global lighting in low and medium graphics settings.

• Collision adjustments to prevent leaving the map in several areas.

• Fixed issue where perks didn’t update weapon stats correctly.

• Removed multiple cases of floating geometry or “z-fighting”.

• Fixed issue that made facial hair disappear with certain helmets.

• Improvements to audio to prevent persistent sounds in menus.

• Fixed multiple progression issues in side missions and faction events.

In addition to these improvements, the patch addresses numerous unexpected closures, mission blocking issues, NPC problems, progression errors, audio glitches, and companion behavior issues.

In combat, AI routines have been adjusted for enemies to seek better cover and react more coherently. Issues with abilities, perks, and stealth damage have also been fixed, and damage prediction accuracy has been improved.

The technical aspect receives multiple visual improvements, collision fixes, lighting adjustments, and performance optimization in specific areas. Animations, interface, and sound have also been reviewed to prevent freezing, persistent audio effects, and subtitle errors.