Gears of War: E-Day Hotfix Targets Crashes as Halloween Modes Arrive

The update fixes issues across Campaign, Horde Siege, and Versus, while Trick-or-Treat and a Boogeyman Horde Siege mission headline the seasonal event.

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Dark red-and-black Gears of War: E-Day title card labeled October 22 Hotfix.

The Coalition deployed a hotfix for Gears of War: E-Day on October 22, targeting stability, performance, and crashes across PC, Xbox, and handhelds. The October 22 Steam announcement also details fixes for Campaign, Horde Siege, and Versus.

The update follows an October 14 patch that addressed problems across those same modes. This round includes a fix for a Gnasher aiming animation, a correction to Xbox Cloud Gaming’s default graphics setting, and several campaign progression and multiplayer issues.

The Halloween event brings limited-time modes and missions with rewards. In Versus Trick-or-Treat, teams battle for the Jack-o-Cannon and search pumpkins across the map for special weapons and tricks. Horde Siege sends players against the Boogeyman and his glowing gourd goons.

The Coalition is reviewing Versus balance feedback and working on Season 1 updates, with more details to come. It is also preparing a hotfix for a Versus exploit that lets players see through Smoke Grenades. The developer says it has taken enforcement action against users exploiting that issue and others, including aimbots. Reports of freezing or crashing during long play sessions remain under investigation. Players can send bug reports through Gears Support.

Gears of War: E-Day October 22 Hotfix Notes

GENERAL FIXES

On PC, XBOX and handhelds, we made numerous improvements to stability, performance and crash reduction
Fixed an issue where characters could T-pose when quickly aiming down sights after blind firing the Gnasher from medium cover
On XBOX Cloud Gaming, fixed an issue causing default settings to be set to Quality instead of Performance
Fixed an issue preventing players with incorrect system date/time settings from signing-in

CAMPAIGN

In Act Two, Chapter Two, fixed an issue where entering a corner at the construction site could cause the camera to detach from the player and become stuck
In Act Three, Chapter Three, fixed an issue where the Visual Navigation Aid could remain stuck pointing at the sinkhole instead of updating properly
In Act Four, Chapter Two, fixed an issue causing the train car to get stuck during a Secondary Objective
In Act Four, Chapter Four, fixed Auntie’s dialogue at the start of the mission

HORDE SIEGE

Fixed an issue where other squads closing E-Holes could prevent players from completing the “Close E-Holes” Secondary Objective
Fixed an issue causing everyone to be kicked from a Horde server if one player fails to load in

VERSUS

In Ranked, fixed an issue causing matches to dissolve 1 minute after a player disconnected and didn’t rejoin (instead of 2 minutes)
Fixed additional areas on Versus maps where the Demolition bomb could become inaccessible to players once dropped
Fixed an issue causing the “Killjoy” ribbon to be incorrectly awarded when destroying enemy equipment

KNOWN ISSUES

We’re aware of an exploit in Versus that allows players to see through Smoke Grenades. We are working on a hotfix. We have taken enforcement action against users playing with this exploit and others (i.e. aimbots).

We’re aware and investigating reports that some players are still freezing or crashing during long play sessions.

Which Halloween activity sounds more fun to you, Trick-or-Treat or the Horde Siege mission? For updates on the event and the Versus balance work, follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

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