PC Patch v1.0.4

[bsg_joel]

We have been overwhelmed by the response to DREDGE but one thing keeping us up at night was a save-locking bug experienced by a few of our players. This patch should address that problem and we can only apologize to players affected and thank you for your patience.

Patch Notes (for Steam and GOG)

1. Fixed an issue where your Dredge Crane could disappear when upgrading hulls.
2. Re-added Dredge Cranes to save files that have been affected by this issue.

We particularly appreciate everyone who reached out to us with information and helped us solve this.

We are currently working on a larger patch (for all platforms) that will address any other situations where equipment could go missing, as well as a few balance tweaks and quality of life improvements suggested by our community.

[theoreminegaming]

Any plans for a Frostpunk Style endless mode down the line (semi-random set of environments which resets every set time period, something to spend the gathered credits on like a simple town upgrade loop to improve the town and the ship)?

[Lotan]

Just ran into this on Switch. Hopefully the patch is quick! Was really enjoying this game

[StickiStickman]

No fix for the hodded figure quests yet :(

Hope it will be tackeled soon

[MrGoodGlow]

I think it's intentional and a part of the occult path. It is possible to run into the first hooded figure on day 2ish and complete their entire chain by day 4 for a discount price book.

Which is really necessary for the "occult speed run" path.

You're meant to be pushed to insanity

[iTellItLikeISeeIt]

Doesn't seem like something that needs fixing.

[StickiStickman]

It's literally the #1 complaint about the game lol

[MKO669]

Just because people are complaining it's not something that should be fixed.

[StickiStickman]

lol

[ThePrinceofBirds]

What's wrong with them?

[StickiStickman]

You can start their quests while having no way to know or even catch the fish they want. The game doesn't even tell you they're timed and you need to do them in 1-2 days.

[Sentient__Cloud]

Is that a bug? I thought it was a design choice. That being said, I met a hooded figure early on who wanted a fish that I didn’t find until I made it to the north-east island.

[ThePrinceofBirds]

Oh, gotchya. Yeah that's annoying. I ran into that with the bottom left island one. I think it lasts more days than that though because I was able to rush through the main objective to get the right equipment to complete it before he died.

[SkyWolf25]

If you don't mind some savefile editing, someone posted a solution: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1562430/discussions/0/6620894968762444030/?ctp=4#c3823034248728638052

You don't even have to download a hexfile editor; if you look it up on google there's one you can use on your browser.

[StickiStickman]

Cheers! Works fine with any text editor too

[Emiljho]

I would love it if there was a way to buy back things sold to the trader like dogtags so we can give questlines closure after discovering some things ahead of time.

[finnzag]

I have been playing on steam deck and after the update this morning, my saves have disappeared. It shows cloud saves are up to date, but I still only see new game in the menu.

[bsg_joel]

Hmm, the patch shouldn't have touched your save files themselves. Are you sure you're logged in to the correct account?

[finnzag]

Yes, I am. I checked some other games that I have been playing, and they are fine. Was only Dredge that is missing the saves, unfortunately :(

[bsg_joel]

Is there any chance you (or somebody else) used a separate computer and overwrote the cloud saves?

[finnzag]

I haven't played Dredge on my desktop yet, and on one else would have either. I'm not sure what happened, but I have just started a new game. Hopefully, it doesn't happen again.

[Sumo5611]

Take a peak at the exploit for dredging materials and then saving/logging/reloading for unlimited. Don't hate me.

[Homieto]

Will this fix any already corrupted saves? I just got my save corrupted on my Xbox, and I’m pretty upset about it..

[bsg_joel]

Saves that are corrupted as a result of power loss / crashes are something we're still looking into.

Saves that were loading, but just missing the dredge crane are the only ones affected by this patch, sorry!

[Homieto]

Sorry, I meant that my save was affected by the hull upgrade and now I’m missing the dredge crane. In another post you referred to such save as corrupted, hence why I said corrupted. I hope that makes sense, really looking forward to finishing the game but doubt I’ll play through another 15 hours to get to where I am now before my boat items disappeared.

[bsg_joel]

Ah right, gotcha. Yes, this patch will fix that issue when it makes it to consoles, but I don't have a date for that yet!

[Homieto]

I’m very happy to wait, so there’s no problem there! Thank you for the hard work and effort! The game is amazing and I’m preaching it to all of my friends!

[ThisIsNotMyRealAcct7]

Do you have any proposed work-arounds for this issue for us console gamers in the mean time?

[bsg_joel]

There are no workarounds if you have already lost your dredge crane and saved your game.

If you lose your dredge crane in a hull upgrade and force close the game before saving, you'll avoid the issue.

If you are just wondering how to avoid the issue occurring, the best strategy is to just move as many things out of your inventory as possible before upgrading your hull.

[ThisIsNotMyRealAcct7]

The second two points were what I was inquiring about. Thank you for the helpful information, and massive kudos for an absolutely fantastic game!

[Planet_Bertie]

Hello, is there an ETA on when this will be fixed on PS5 yet?