Evil West update 1.04 is out today for PC and consoles. There are a bunch of bugs fixed in this update as seen in the patch notes here.
This patch adds new content in the form of cosmetics. A new coat, hat, and scarf are available with this patch. this is called the Invincible Set and can only be unlocked by beating the game in the True Death mode. Other changes implemented in this update include bug fixes for the various gameplay features. Learn more about the patch with the details shared below.
Evil West Update 1.04 Patch Notes
COSMECTICS
- Added a new stylish coat, hat and scarf, called the Invincible set. It’s rewarded for the players who complete the entire game in True Death mode. Please note that in order to get the Invincible set, you need to complete a True Death playthrough after updating the game.
FEATURES
ALL PLATFORMS
- While sporting the Invincible set of clothes, the player regains a small amount of HP with every Gauntlet damage dealt to the enemies. This feature works even with only one piece of clothing equipped, but scales up with the remaining ones.
BLOCKERS
- Fixed a potential loss of entire game progress related to the True Death mode being accidentally turned on at the start of the NewGame+.
- Fixed the infinite loading screen (a.k.a. infinite fade-from-black) glitch.
- Fixed a possible Glamour related softlock while reloading the miniboss checkpoint in the Smoke & Mirrors mission.
- Fixed the progression softlock if the player died and moved to the previous arena after respawn in The First Spark mission.
BLOCKERS – COOP
- Fixed a conditional blocker when both players die during the tutorial in certain points of the game.
- Fixed a conditional blocker in The Heist mission where one player died to a gatling enemy.
- Fixed a conditional blocker, when two players used the traversal interactions before the waterfall section of the Devil’s Pass mission.
BUGFIXES
ALL PLATFORMS
- Fixed the bug causing the player and/or enemies falling underneath the level after using the Touchdown perk.
- Fixed couple instances where the player could get permanently stuck inside the ground.
- Fixed an exploit allowing the players to continue the True Death mode playthrough even after death.
- Fixed the Sticky Sticks upgrade causing occasional performance and stability issues.
- Fixed multiple places where the player could get stuck in the ground while using the Zapper skills.
- Fixed the instances where enemies could stop respawning in some encounters of the Where Oil Smells Like Blood mission.
- Fixed couple situations where the Scorcher hose was constantly flashing while using the weapon.Fixed some of the secret chest collectables not being properly saved while replaying the mission from the Lore menu, effectively locking some players out of the Chest Nuts achievement/trophy.
- Fixed the enemy weak spots not reacting to the Rifle shots with Railgun upgrade activated.
- Fixed the possible Railgun upgrade charging VFX desynchronization caused by specific actions chaining.
- Fixed the possible occlusion of breakable debris blocking the shooting targets in the cart ride sequence of the Remote RI Outpost mission.
BUGFIXES – COOP
- Tweaked the revive interaction, so that neither dodging nor damage can interrupt it in the heat of battle.
XBOX
- Fixed the players not being able to stream the game online straight from the console.
PC
- Fixed a controller stick not working properly if the player has two controllers plugged into the PC.
Evil West was released on November 22, 2022, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. In the game, the player assumes control of Jesse Rentier, a vampire hunter. Jesse is equipped with powerful firearms including a six-shot pistol, a rifle, and a flamethrower, and melee weapons including a gauntlet that can accumulate electrical energy and an axe.
