The Days Gone 1.30 update patch notes have been published by developer Bend Studio. The new patch notes detail the next set of free DLC challenges, as well as many new accessibility features. The former should help give the game’s longevity a boost, while the latter will help open the game up to more players. The new Days Gone update weighs in at a substantial 14.994 GB. The new patch is rolling out to PS4 consoles right now. If the download doesn’t automatically begin to install, you can force it by highlighting the game in your library, pushing the DualShock 4’s “Options” button, and then selecting “Check for Update.” Update 1.30 will then be triggered for download.
Days Gone 1.30 Update Patch Notes | Highlights
New “Keep Them Safer” DLC Challenge
In the latest DLC challenge, players will need to take on 300 Freakers. The odds are stacked against Deacon in this wild new challenge. Players will want to rely on the crossbow and try for headshots, which will open up sub-challenges that grant more points. Roll like crazy to dodge incoming damage to securing that gold rank.
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DLC Challenge 6, 7, and 8
New DLC challenges will be unlocked each week. DLC Challenge 6 will be available on August 2, DLC Challenge 7 will open up on August 9, and DLC Challenge 8 will unlock on August 16. Do remember that these challenges do not have a time limit, meaning players are free to play them at any point.
New Accessibility Options
The Days Gone 1.30 update introduces a number of helpful accessibility options, including: Inverted horizontal and vertical camera controls, camera follow tracking, disable controller speakers, subtitle size, subtitle background and speaker names, changing repeated button pushes to a hold instead, and easier sprint activation. This should greatly enhance the experience for many users.
Days Gone 1.30 Update Patch Notes | Full list
Weekly DLC Challenges
“Keep Them Safer” is the next free DLC challenge! It’s you and your bike VS. 300 Freakers!
Utilize your crossbow and try for headshots to unlock the sub-challenges for major points!
Do your best to avoid taking damage and rolling to earn even more points to acquire a gold rank.
Challenge 6 – Will be unlocked on August 2nd
Challenge 7 – Will be unlocked on August 9th
Challenge 8 – Will be unlocked on August 16th
A reminder that all the challenges we release are planned to stay unlocked indefinitely.
DAYS GONE ACCESSIBILITY OPTION
We at Bend Studio have been working on implementing a variety of accessibility options to make the game more accessible for all players. With the release of Patch 1.3, we have officially started to rollout our new accessibility options.
In Patch 1.3, we have added the following options:
INVERTED HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL CAMERA CONTROLS
While Days Gone did have the option to invert the Vertical Camera, there was no option to invert the Horizontal Camera as well. Now the player can invert both the Vertical and Horizontal cameras.
CAMERA FOLLOW TRACKING
Camera Follow Tracking was an option in Days Gone, but it wasn’t fully working as intended. Non-aiming cameras didn’t always automatically follow the player, especially if an enemy was in close proximity. Now, this option should be fixed. Enabling Camera Follow Tracking will now allow the camera to slowly follow the player when turning.
DISABLE CONTROLLER SPEAKERS
Previously, the only way to turn off the DualShock™ 4 controller speakers was via the PlayStation® 4 system menu. We’ve added the option to disable the controller speakers from within the game. Doing so will reroute the audio through the player’s normal audio output device.
SUBTITLE SIZE
To make subtitles easier to read, we’ve added the ability to adjust the size of the subtitles. The options are small (default), medium, and large.
SUBTITLE BACKGROUND
On top of adjusting subtitle size, the player can now change the subtitle background by making it transparent or disabling the background entirely.
SUBTITLE SPEAKER NAMES
By default, we always display the speaker’s name in front of the subtitle. Now, we’ve added the ability to disable the speaker name from appearing in front of the subtitles.
REPEATED BUTTON PRESSES
We shipped our game with repeated button presses for our grapple events. We have now added the option to change the tap to a hold. Now, players can hold the required button for a certain amount of time to complete the same events.
REPEATED BUTTON SIZE
The size of our repeated button icons can also be small, especially for players further away from their screens. We added an option for the player to adjust the size of repeated button icons, from small (default), to medium, to large.
EASIER SPRINT ACTIVATION
We relaxed how far the left analog stick had to be pressed before activating sprint, making it feel much more responsive.
This is only the beginning of our push for more and better accessibility features in Days Gone. We’re still working on trying to implement more options, and will be rolling them out in the coming months. We’ll keep you updated as we work on and roll out additional features.
Progression Issues
- NPCs in the mission “That Nevers Gets Old” should not get stuck in the terrain
General Fixes
- Traps can now be placed in shallow water
- Deacon’s bike should not become invisible after using Photo-mode
- Freakers should now have more fluid animations when interacting with ledges
- The “1%ER” ring now functions properly in all challenges
- Fixed an issue where a small number of players wouldn’t progress to the results screen on the challenge “Drifter’s Run”
- Traps should now appear on the player’s mini-map
- Names are now consistent within the Leaderboards
- Amendments have been made to our credits
- Miscellaneous fixes to the HUD after certain missions
- Miscellaneous bug and crash fixes
- Miscellaneous audio adjustments throughout the game
