Hello everyone,

Today the dev team brings you a language hotfix. Find the patch notes below.

Changelog:

• Fixed an issue in Turkish and Korean languages where engine codes were displayed along with the texts
  
• Fixed problems with missing translations, typos and other deficiencies across all languages

If you find any language problems, please report them to us in the comments or in the Steam bug thread, and they will be fixed in future updates.

Hello everyone,

It's our pleasure to inform you that the new patch is already available. This update focuses on multiple large-scale general improvements to the game including performance.

List of improvements:

• Added Korean language.
  
• Fixed a bug where changing keybind settings did not activate the apply button, which made it impossible to save the new keybinds without using a workaround (like changing settings from other sections).
  
• Reworked, optimised and fixed multiple issues considering graphics settings and DLSS settings, which caused medium to severe performance issues for both AMD and Nvidia graphics card users (problems occurring when saving settings, defaulting settings or simply loading up the game with saved over graphics settings.
  
• Reconfigured some aspects of the map section and 3D model loading, reassigned multiple map objects and object classes to different configurations to improve detail loading and possibly reduce the number of hitches and freezes for some players as well as reduce memory usage.
  
• Implemented improvements to all environment NPCs for memory and performance reasons.
  
• Added more "life" by populating multiple locations with NPCs and additional enviro details.
  
• Reworked and/or optimised multiple world collision settings for roads, bridges, tunnels, barriers and multiple small and medium world 3D models to improve world interactions and navigational mesh navigation for AI opponents.
  
• Optimised interior and exterior world objects in the context of AI navigational mesh generation, which may improve CPU usage and CPU performance spikes for some players.
  
• Added multiple environment NPCs in mid and late-game areas of the map in exteriors as well as interiors to bring more life to the world and made multiple visual and animation improvements for environment NPCs all over the map.
  
• Reworked player character ladder interaction and ladder movement.
  
• Improved player movement collision capsule and camera work issues for the player character, mostly for crouched movement and world interaction glitches.

Additional minor bug fixes:

• Fixed issues with buying a coke lab from Luca.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could glitch furniture through walls in some hideouts.
  
• Fixed multiple instances of collision issues with environment objects and buildings.
  
• Fixed instances of missing landscape on the map, causing players to fall under it.
  
• Fixed multiple instances of missing materials on buildings and environment elements.
  
• Fixed multiple instances of places where players could parkour under the map.
  
• Fixes issues where some clients and NPC would levitate or generally be out of place.
  
• Fixed issue where dealer spots were not shown on the map in Bahia de Oro.
  
• Implemented multiple improvements to foliage and fixed multiple instances of foliage levitating and being misplaced.
  
• Multiple improvements to interior lighting behaviour and optimization.

Another update is in the works.

Note to all who have mods: Mods may not be compatible after the game update and may cause problems. Please uninstall mods until they are up to date.

Dealers, it is time to answer your most pressing questions about the development. Rafał sat down and diligently wrote the responses, and we’ve also categorized them for better clarity, woohoo!

Not much point in waffling about, let’s go straight for the meat!



Question: Will you be making more optimization improvements?
Answer: Yes. We did some performance analysis lately, concluded the required changes and will be implementing more optimization improvements soon. Firstly we wanted to focus on removing sources of some of the crashes by addressing issues that could also affect general performance.



Q: When will the bug with the cocaine lab be fixed (Luka disappears)?
A: It was addressed and you can finish the quest. However, we still need to deal with “Search the jungle to find the hidden coke lab” not always disappearing from your task list after completion.

Q: When will the rain sounds inside a house with open windows be fixed?
A: This is not a bug, we just did not go as in-depth with the audio system. We might make some improvements on such details in the future, but for now, we are focusing on more urgent issues.

Q: When do you fix corrupting saves after a power outage?
A: We are looking into this issue, but we haven’t managed to reproduce the issue on our end yet and pinpoint the reason. The files should not get corrupted unless the outage or crash occurs directly at the moment the files are being saved or overwritten, but we are looking into this issue and will keep you informed.

Q: When are you going to fix the issues with multiplayer crashing?
A: We delivered fixes on some frequently experienced game crashes in the latest game update and are currently working on more broad improvements that will make game crashes less likely. Unfortunately, it’s a more complex issue than a simple bugfix and requires more broad architecture solutions and performance improvements. We are sorry for the issues you are experiencing.

Q: When will you fix the priest?
A: The priest bug has been fixed in the latest bugfix update.



Q: Can we expect the Windowed Feature in Graphics Settings? I have a large wide screen and can only play this game in Full Screen mode or Windowed (Borderless). Windowed Borderless doesn't seem to have any difference.
A: We will look into it and try to add this option as soon as possible.

Q: When do you plan to add FSR 2.X and FSR 3.1 to the game?
A: We are considering researching and implementing FSR but for now it’s a lower-priority concern, we’ll dig into it deeper after we solve more pressing issues. We will inform you if we decide to add it to the game



Q: Will mixing drugs (just like in DDS1) come to DDS2 with the same or even more eye for detail?
A: Initially we decided to shift the focus and weight of the mixing system to the complex production and lab setup system in DDS2 so as not to overcomplicate the layers of the drug production. For DDS1 the mixing was basically all there was, here the production is much more complex. We are receiving your feedback though and are planning to implement some improvements to the drug mixing, not sure about the time tho. We still have higher-priority improvements that we need to address first.

Q: Why does the game not have end-game sales? I'm still nickel and diming from the start to the end.
A: By design the economic progression in DDS2 is based on improving your offer to more profitable drugs, optimizing production cost and logistics, maximizing the number of clients and territories you have, and hiring dealers and distributors to make it manageable. The more drugs you make and create offers for the more clients you obtain and the sales and profits go up. We recommend looking up other player economic strategies and not relying on the DDS1 way of thinking, the DDS2 economy and progression are vastly different.

Q: Is there going to be a recurring Cartel buyer at some point?
A: As stated above that is not planned. For increased profits, you need to focus on maximising your territory and client base and hiring minions so you can sell as much as possible. A very important element is also obtaining recipes for high-profit drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine etc.

Q: Will there be the ability to adjust the prices of our products as in DDS1?
A: Yes, we are planning to add that soon and base the price setup ranges to rely on your territory reputation.

Q: What changed in the game engine (UE4 vs UE5) to allow you to implement combat in DDS2 and what exactly made that impossible in DDS1?
A: This is not a matter of the engine and/or impossibility. The scope and budget of DDS1 were much smaller, the team was smaller and we had much less experience. After initial design considerations, we resigned from implementing any kind of combat in DDS1 due to its minimalistic nature, and we want to leave it that way. DDS2 brought more possibilities, and as far as we stand by our decision not to put shooting in the game, we decided that melee combat and some level of defensive or offensive options would fit in the world nicely.



Q: Will the big city from the trailer be in the game?
A: The first trailer was cinematic and should not be compared 1:1 with the game. There is a large city containing favelas and colonial buildings far west of the map which is an endgame location, as well as a couple of smaller towns in the earlier areas.

Q: Why are dealer spots in the capital not marked on minimap like everywhere else?
A: We have a technical issue there, we will fix this and deliver this with many other improvements soon.

Q: Maybe add the possibility to work the way for a new drug demand in an area that does not have this drug already, just to make the game more interesting. It is very easy to fulfil demand in an area now and then you are done.
A: Seems like an interesting idea, we’ll consider it. If you have an idea of how would you like to see it implemented to be the most interesting you can share your thoughts on the game’s discord or Steam forums.

Q: Will we get something for that one unused equipment slot?
A: If you are referring to the walkie-talkie slot then yes, we will be adding walkie-talkies to the game soon, which will have a bunch of features. Will keep you informed.

Q: Will there be the possibility to sell the drugs in bigger amounts? Smuggle to other countries for example.
A: We do not plan wholesale sales features for now besides distributing large amounts by using employees, but we’ll consider it in the future.

Q: Will there be an easy way to collect money and give drugs to the dealers? You have desks but they only have a 500m distance and that is not even an island.
A: We are considering some QoL improvements in that regard in the future based on player feedback.

Q: Can we get a feature to pay corrupt cops to bust gang skulls? Maybe then they'd get the message to leave me alone!
A: We’ll consider it.

Q: Reintroduce influencers paying you.
A: You are probably referring to the demo. The influencers still do pay you if you bring them dope, the payments just go directly into your wealth. We changed this for QoL reasons so you don’t have to go around the influencers and collect the money manually. If you have a suggestion on how to change this to make it more interesting, feel free to post it on Discord or the game Steam forums.

Q: Can we get more workers to unlock? I personally was struggling to get enough of them.
A: There are more employees to be unlocked behind quests, rare finds, notice boards, dialogues etc. Some employees are easily obtained or unlocked by the default progression, others are harder to get. We will gather more feedback on the subject tho and consider if more options are needed.

Q: Any improvements to managing distributors, like automating putting cash in a safe after asking them to do so, like with dealers, but from different spots on the map to one hideout?
A: Yes, as stated above in another question we are planning some QoL improvements to both dealer and distributor management.

Q: Why did you remove the ability to jump in DDS2?
A: We did not, the regular jump is, by default, space, but it’s bound to button release as holding space activated auto-vaulting/climbing. When you tap space shortly you should jump normally.



Q: What is the future of the game? Will there be map extensions or just DLC? A new story?
A: Future ideas are currently being planned, and some dev team reorganization is in progress to make them happen, but for now, we are mainly focused on the improvement of the base game and base content. We gathered your feedback and insight, thought about the criticism as well as suggestions, and want to address these first before looking too far into the future.

Q: Can we get markers on the world map for discovered & unpurchased hideouts?
A: There are markers for discovered hideouts, they are greyed-out hideout icons with a lock icon on them. If you have issues with the markers appearing or want to suggest a different way they should show up / unlock to be more useful, please provide us with more feedback.

Q: Will they add a person who will personally monitor production? Running, constantly buying, cooking - is no longer interesting, after all, it is a cartel. It is better to automate production and spend money on something interesting so that there is motivation to earn it and open new such points.
A: We are considering expanding the lab technician functionality to meet these requirements. We received a lot of suggestions for that. We will keep you informed on planned changes in that regard, we’ll get back to it when we’re done with more pressing issues and changes.

Q: This game is really amazing, but after playing it for a while, it started to feel repetitive. It would be great if you could make it more intense and challenging by adding more combat elements. For example, introducing rivals who compete with us and even attack us would add excitement. Also, consider adding guns and guards for our stash houses to enhance the gameplay experience.
A: We have a couple of ideas and more feedback from the players as well. We’ll keep you informed when we plan to drop new features like that when we get to them.

Q: Will there be more drugs? And a more possible way to sell them and get more customers?
A: We introduced a new drug lately and will possibly add some more soon. We will also be helping the modding community to add more items and variations for expanded game content. “Simply” adding a new drug isn’t very complex by itself, but to do it properly we have larger considerations like balance, adequate substance availability, economy and balance etc. Will keep you informed.

Q: What about the idea of using the west harbor (which you have to purchase) as long-term large-scale drug export?
A: Seems like an interesting idea for an endgame feature. Noted. Will inform you if we plan on adding this.

Q: Will we get guns?
A: No, DDS2 will not feature gunplay. For more detailed argumentation reach out to multiple earlier FAQ’s and interviews where I addressed this broadly.

Q: Will there be the possibility to physically store the drugs, additionally to the substance storage, packaged on shelves or tables?
A: We’ve gathered player feedback on this matter and are thinking about adding some form of physical/visual drug storage form to the game. We moved it to the substance storage in UI due to the large amount of available substances and complex production setups in comparison to DDS1, but we understand your preferences and we are currently thinking about how to address it to keep the QoL and convenience but also make the drug storage more immersive.

Q: Will there be new houses to buy, more villas, with adequate furniture, and their buildable garden?
A: Lately, we added a new villa with a private Island attached to it, we are also constantly adding new furniture and decorations to the furniture shops in updates. Keep in touch with changelogs for updates.

Q: Will there be land that can only be bought for cultivation, like fields for sativa?
A: You can surely use the private island for that, but we’ll consider adding more agricultural land-based hideouts.

Q: Will there be new laboratory equipment to process more products in larger volumes?
A: We are considering adding some mass production setups, but after we address higher priority issues and requests.

Q: Vehicles! More vehicles, the possibility of custom, add planes or helicopters which make us travel live like cars, add more luxury objects. Where do I get a helicopter?
A: We are having talks on some vehicle and travel improvements, a quick travel helicopter is a possibility, but we’ll keep you informed on planned changes. No promises for now.

Q: Do you plan to add laundering businesses?
A: We initially resigned from the idea of money laundering for DDS2 and combined it all in the form of the wealth pool. We are not sure if we want to revisit the idea of laundering and if it’s necessary in the DDS2 setting.

Q: Will we get some way to buy mass amounts of products at once?
A: As there are multiple requests for more late game and production wholesale and automation, we’ll consider adding such options, for example maybe in street cred-based shops, etc.

Q: Will the DLC be free or paid?
A: There are both free and paid DLCs in plans. More details will come in the form of the official publisher communication. The DLC content will be mostly developed by separate teams, the core Byterunners team is focused mainly on the base game and content delivered in free updates.

Q: Will there be full controller support?
A: Yes, we are constantly making changes and improvements, but other priorities make the work on it slow. When we manage to put more time into it to fully polish it we’ll announce the support officially.



Q: How are you all doing?
A: Thanks for asking. The game's complex development and the premiere hit us pretty hard, but we’re alright. After the initial post-premiere support we desperately needed a break so we could function normally and now we’re getting back on track. We went pretty ambitious with the game especially since it was our first co-op, and that can kick back hard.

Q: What inspired you to make a drug dealer game?
A: It was initially a base idea from our publisher, which I (far back when I was still a solo dev) found interesting and decided to pursue. I discovered a concept for a compelling gameplay loop in the drug trade formula and made it work. DDS2 basically expands out from there.

Q: What do you enjoy the most about making games?
A: The complex challenge of forging a dream about a game into a fully fleshed-out, functional, and enjoyable game. It’s never the same, always challenges your creativity which we find very fulfilling.

Q: What do you enjoy the least about making games?
A: The stress, I think, as well as there are a bunch of must-do time-consuming tasks when finishing up, completing and polishing the game that may be frustrating and tiring, but it’s still worth it.

Q: Do you think game devs should bow to the pressure from the community, or do you think there needs to be more understanding from the community with regard to game design/pressures etc?
A: There isn't a simple one-way answer to this. In my opinion, the devs and the community should be in a constant state of dialogue and empathy with one another, be respectful to each other and consider good and bad points in the discussion on both sides. Both sides have their rights and wrongs, the role of the devs is to conclude what is best for the specific subject and for the game by both standing their ground where it’s necessary but also listening to the community and seeing our own mistakes. Both mindlessly bowing to the community or on the contrary being stubborn and refusing to listen are recipes for a catastrophe.

Q: Do you believe in some transparency to your community to let them help you shape the game?
A: Yes, we do. I believe the response to the earlier question sums it up.

Q: Do you have plans for a 3rd game, or to expand upon things to do in DDS2?
A: We have multiple game ideas, but for now we are only focusing on DDS2.

Q: Will the DLC be available in Poland? It's illegal to promote gambling, so I'm curious what the legal situation is and I'm afraid I won't be able to play.
A: It’s also a game about drug dealing… ;)

Heya, Dealers! How’s your DDS2 adventure coming along after the new update? Mushrooming open yet? *wink wink*

To be serious, tho, we want to know more about your experience. Works on the next patch and fixes are ongoing. Still, we’d like to prepare as best as we can for all the upcoming updates – based on feedback that you can provide below.

[forms.gle]What is the most important to you? What would you like to see in the next update? Should it be more about fixes? Quality of life? Or new content? It’s all important questions we’d like to see your answer to.

So, got some time to help us out? Take a few minutes to fill in the survey. We’ve already tried it on our Discord, but we’d appreciate a wider perspective, so we satisfy as many players as we can.

Oh, and btw. The promised Q&A is on its way, Rafal is now answering your questions. You can expect it still this week!

Thanks for your help!

Hey folks, the time is now! Thanks for your patience, we’re thrilled to share with you the new update. It’s big and significant - as its name suggests. Many of the issues we dealt with were crucial in the context of the entire game and took us a considerable amount of time.

Additionally, we’ve added new content, including language versions and a whole new island with a purchasable mansion!

We hope that your experience will be better and more satisfying. As always, share your feedback!


Bugfixes:

• Fixed a crash related to the audio cache system that occurred while traveling the map, especially long distances on boats. Optimized and improved environment audio systems for fewer issues, improved RAM usage and CPU performance
  
• Fixed a crash (fatal error) that could sometimes occur during crafting, especially after updates and/or installing mods
  
• Fixed issues related to Luca and coke lab quest, fixed issue with blocked lab finding task. The fix is retroactive
  
• Fixed an issue where you could not obtain door or window upgrades remotely via the furniture mode, added the ability to do that
  
• Added a temporary fix for the interaction with the priest where he could be locked in some circumstances
  
• Blocked the ability to drop drug items (blunts, cookies etc.) to dealers. This was not intended, dealers with special clients assigned will produce the items themselves from the provided dope
  
• Fixed a bug with the displayed cost prediction for waste removal in the hideout management screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the “Dresser” could not be stored or moved
  
• Fixed a bug where it was possible to buy a crowbar from Tom the Tech infinitely
  
• Fixed a bug where a placed door lock on a door appears in the wrong place
  
• Fixed a bug where some boats have the incorrect tank size in the description
  
• Fixed a bug where it was impossible to sell some necklace
  
• Fixed a dealer spot where the dealer is standing partly under the ground

Game improvements:

• Improved parkour and parkour animation for the player character, introduced new smoother and more natural feel and added some technical improvements
  
• Reduced the amounts of items that are needed to be gathered in the endgame shipping container quest
  
• Reduced fall damage for both player HP as well as for shoes and clothing, reduced the increase of fall damage due to inventory weight
  
• Introduced new 3D models for special equipment (boss' desk, distributor desk, DIY table, Lab Tech station, Chemistry station)
  
• Improved lighting (visually as well as performance-wise) for all hideout custom light sources (lamps etc.)
  
• Added a visual indicator for enemy aggro level on the player HUD
  
• Improved issues with the enviro sense, added more objects to the detection
  
• Added regular inventory slots to the wardrobes so you can also use them as item storage
  
• Improvements to NPC population and life in a couple of endgame and late game locations
  
• Added markers of routes of ferry on the map

New content:

• New drug (psychedelic shrooms) as well as a new drug form (hashish)
  
• New purchasable private island with a villa on it as luxurious content
  
• Many new furniture items and decorations available in furniture shops
  
• New language versions (Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian)

Note: While troubleshooting crashes, we noticed that crashes for people with 13th and 14th gen Intel may be caused by a factory problem with these processors (read more here[community.intel.com]). This problem can be solved with a BIOS update. Still, we keep investigating any problems you report. If you are reporting a crash, remember to add information about your PC specs, the circumstances when the crash occurred, and the place in the game where it happened.

Also, despite the scope of improvements, you can consider this BigA$$ Update, part 1!

A word from Rafal:
“A lot more content and improvements are in the works, but did not make it into this update, as we wanted these improvements to land faster so you don't have to wait. The next update will feature many additional QoL improvements, fixes and new features and content that is currently still worked on. Have fun and stay tuned!”

Thanks for your patience, Dealers! Have fun playing!

Hello everyone,

New update will be released on Friday, September 6.

Due to the importance of this update, we decided to allow for more testing time to make sure all the implemented fixes and new features are working as intended. We want to release the best possible product and not sacrifice the quality of the patch you are all waiting for. Join us on Friday to play the improved game!

The update will address crashes, save file backup and quest issues, include optimization-related changes, improve parkour, add new language versions (Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Korean) as well as add more improvements and fixes and new content.

Below you can see the preview of the improved parkour animation, which you will see in the update.

We assure you that the Byterunners Team are 100% focused on working on the new update and when this one is released, more updates will follow.

All the best,
Movie Games Team

So, PAX West is ending. What a time it has been! A lot of y’all visited our booth at the event in Seattle and we just might have some photo evidence of that. Take a look!

Now you can’t hide from us *evil laughter*

And now that PAX’s excitement is dying down, we’re barging in full force into the next update (coming Sept 4). What’s gonna be in it? Let’s recap:

• Many bugfixes based on players’ feedback;
  
• New drugs introduced: shrooms and hashish;
  
• Added indicator when opponents are catching aggro on a player;
  
• Improvements to the first-person and third-person parkour animations and camera movements;
  
• Reduced the number of items required to be delivered to the container;
  
• Added new models of special furniture (DIY table, Boss desks, etc.);
  
• New private island for purchase.

The update is going live on September 4, so mark your calendars! See you soon, Dealers.

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Hi all!

For today, we planned to show you the replies to the questions you asked for the new Q&A session. However, seeing your reactions and suggestions, we decided to not bother Rafal and the team with Q&A before the new update. They will remain 100% focused on improving the DDS2 experience, and only after the update launches, we’ll ask for a couple of hours of their time to answer your questions. We think this approach is better for the game - so ultimately it's better for every player.

However! This means that you still have time to ask new questions. Publish them in the comments to this Steam post, and we’ll relay them to Rafal when the time is right.

See you on Isla Sombra! Just to remind you, the update is coming on September 4th.

It’s Sunday, so while you’re chilling, why not watch our new stream with Rafal? The DDS Big Boss will tell you what the team’s been doing since the release, what are their plans for the future, and what’s especially valuable in your feedback - among other things.

So head to our Steam page, sit back and relax with fresh news straight from Isla Sombra.

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