The Alters from 11 bit studios just received its first significant update, addressing a wide range of bugs and performance issues. If you’ve been enjoying this sci-fi survival adventure with base-building elements, this patch will likely smooth out some rough edges you might have encountered.
The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and has been well-received on Steam, boasting very positive reviews. Patch 1.1.0 includes more than 73 fixes, which cover everything from tutorial video lengths to collision problems during planetary exploration.
One key improvement is that resources will no longer be unnecessarily reserved when no production is active, which should help with resource management. The heads-up display (HUD) will now scale correctly according to your settings, a minor but essential tweak for player comfort.
Stability has also been a focus. The update fixes crashes that could occur while climbing or fast traveling, plus it resolves a Steam Deck-specific crash when starting the next chapter. If you’ve been playing on PC or Steam Deck, these fixes should make your experience a bit more seamless.
Performance optimizations are included too, although the developers haven’t detailed them. I’ve previously noted that The Alters already performed well on a variety of PC setups at launch, except for some issues with anti-aliasing and the upscaler.
Gameplay logic related to rebellion has been adjusted, affecting new playthroughs and load games from recent saves. Localization fixes and various tweaks are also part of this update.
Here’s the full list of patch notes for The Alters Patch 1.1.0:
Patch 1.1.0 Highlights
- Fixed resources being reserved although no production was set up
- [PS5] Resolved game crashing when quickly closing the Tree of Life
- Corrected infinite uphold showing negative production time
- Addressed multiple collision issues during planet exploration
- Fixed occasional crashes during climbing
- Resolved crash when fast traveling to certain locations
- Dialogue icon no longer appears on Alter Panel when no dialogue is available
- Reduced excessive movie watching stimulus
- Improved mood effect when using Contemplation Room
- Applied various performance optimizations
- Fixed “A quantum singularity” achievement not triggering
- Multiple sound effects fixes
- Luminator now aligns correctly with Jan’s hand after anomaly damage
- Stopped Social Room movie audio from playing after alt-tabbing
- Removed strobing effect on Luminator light
- Fixed internal foliage popping up on low quality settings
- Eliminated duplicated Alter News entries
- Added missing warnings when disassembling outposts
- Fixed missing logs from Contemplation Room
- Prevented player teleportation issues when using QC in Act 3 with an alter present at Airlock or outside base
- HUD now scales properly with selected settings
- Tutorial movie lengths have been shortened
- [Steam Deck] Fixed crash when progressing to the next chapter
- Over 50 other minor fixes and improvements
Steam users will find this update downloading automatically the next time they launch their client. If you want to check out fixes related to Quest mode, do note they contain spoilers, but you can find them here.
It’s always nice when a developer supports their game early on with large fixes. Have you noticed any of these issues while playing? Or maybe some new improvements caught your eye? Let me know your thoughts below!
