New Outriders patch aims to stamp out worrying inventory wipe bug Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New Outriders patch aims to stamp out worrying inventory wipe bug Is it safe? News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 15 Apr 2021 6 comments Outriders has a new patch designed to tackle the awful inventory wipe bug. The patch, out now on Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox and PlayStation platforms, addresses the bug that, since the previous update, caused the inventories of certain players to be wiped. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer news cast: why did Nintendo kill Mario? There is no mention in today's announcement of the Stadia version, which lags behind the other versions in terms of patches. As we reported this week, Outriders' inventory wipe bug has in some cases scrubbed nearly 100 hours of investment into the game from players. On Thursday last week, developer People Can Fly said it was working on restorations for players who were affected by these inventory wipes. But it's this restoration plan that has added further stress to players who have invested so much time into their character builds. Players - particularly those who have reached Outriders' endgame - are spending a lot of time and effort trying to obtain items with "god rolls" that will push their character build to optimal heights. In Outriders, weapons and armour drop with random mods of varying quality, and random stat categories (bonus firepower, long range damage etc). The "god roll grind" is one of the chief pursuits of endgame players. People Can Fly has said its restoration plan means "restored items may not have the exact same stats as the lost items". This statement has terrified players who have put time and effort into the god roll grind. Watch on YouTube People Can Fly said its efforts to restore items are a separate process from today's released patch. "Restoring the inventory of affected players is still our highest priority, while today's patch is intended to prevent the issue from continuing to occur," PCF said. "The restoration process is run via our server database and does not require a patch to be implemented. We will have news of this very soon." Of note: with this new patch, some players may occasionally encounter multiplayer connectivity issues followed by inventory items being momentarily invisible. This is a known and only "temporary" behaviour, PCF insisted, that is part of its inventory safeguarding measures. "Restarting your game or waiting a few minutes and then restarting your game should make your items appear again," the developer added. PCF said it's "confident" this patch will prevent inventory wipes in the future, but it wants to use the weekend to keep an eye on things before moving onto the restoration process. PCF also said "we have also continued to look at ways of improving our restoration process". Could that mean players will get items lost exactly as they were? Fingers crossed! Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store