The Outer Worlds 2 Update 1.200 Patch Notes (patch 1.2)

The Outer Worlds 2 update 1.200 is now available to download on PS5, PC and Xbox. According to the official Outer Worlds 2 patch notes, the latest update 1.2 introduces powerful Rift enemies, a fully customizable difficulty system, Photo Mode, character appearance editing, armor transmog through M.O.P., and expanded Companion outfit customization options. Apart from this, the Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.200 also includes along list of bug fixes.

The Outer Worlds 2 Update 1.200.000 Patch Notes – June 25, 2026

The Outer Worlds 2 Update Summary

Added dangerous new Rift enemies across four regions.
Introduced Custom Difficulty with new gameplay modifiers.
Added Photo Mode with HUD removal and time-of-day support.
Added appearance editing aboard the Incognito.
Added armor appearance customization and companion outfit options.

The Outer Worlds 2 Patch Notes

New Rift Enemies

Added a new type of Rift containing powerful hostile creatures.
New enemies are highly aggressive and resistant to many attack types.
Rifts can be found in Paradise Island, Golden Ridge, Cloister, and Praetor.
New Terminals have been placed at landing pads in each affected region with additional details.

Custom Difficulty

Added a new fifth difficulty setting: Custom.
Players can modify gameplay with a variety of challenge options.
Companion Permadeath option added.
Zero Bits mode prevents buying and selling.
Single Loadout mode limits equipped gear and carried items.
Hero of Earth mode adds permanent game-over on death.

Photo Mode

Added Photo Mode through the pause menu.
HUD can now be hidden for screenshots.
Supports use with the Wait feature to capture different times of day.

Appearance Editor

Added a mirror in the Captain’s Quarters aboard the Incognito.
Players can update character appearance at any time.
Supports changes to hairstyles, tattoos, piercings, prosthetics, and other visual features.
Character progression, choices, and actions remain unchanged.

M.O.P. (Mode of Outward Presentation)

Added armor and helmet appearance customization.
Equipped gear can now visually match other armor or helmets owned in the inventory.
Gameplay stats and equipment benefits remain unchanged.

Companion Outfits

Added outfit appearance controls for upgraded Companions.
New sliders allow switching between previous armor and helmet appearances.
Current Companion upgrades remain active while changing visuals.

Community Reported Issues:

The game now displays an error message when available disk space at the drive root is low to prevent save failures.
Players can now turn in “The Case of the Mystery Rations” to Huguenard even if they completed “Fusing Fractured Forces” and did not speak to Huguenard first.
Fixed formula for calculating bribery costs in non-crime conversations. Costs should now be higher.
The double jump boots and quest schematics are now automatically granted to the player if they leave Spire Grove without looting Jackson Plum’s corpse.
Inspecting the refugee’s corpse during the “Arbitrary Measure” mission now correctly displays localized text in all languages.
Companion banters should now continue to trigger properly after saving/loading in a variety of circumstances.
Level Up Reminders will now remain hidden if disabled through settings, including after Fast Travel or Load.
The Dependent Flaw’s bonus damage from Companions now correctly persists after loading a saved game.
Cursor is properly and fully disabled when switching between MKB and Gamepad input devices.
Added Controller Pitch Multiplier which allows Controller Look Pitch (Y-axis, up/down) to scale relative to Look Turn (X-axis, left/right) for Controller Thumbstick(s).
The Vendor Screen will now display if a purchasable Recipe is known and will display the current count of stackable Items (grenades, consumables, resources, etc.) already in the Player’s Inventory.
Updated a specific instance of Simplified Chinese localization to use gender-neutral pronouns instead of masculine pronouns.
<spoiler>”The Last Voyage of the ACS Free Market” quest can now be completed even if multiple pieces of evidence are collected before the quest has started.</spoiler>
[spoiler]The game no longer freezes if the switch to kill Auntie is pulled while the player is still in combat (For example, via Niles’ combat ability).[/spoiler]

Major Issues and Crashes:

Activating Companion abilities shortly before triggering a forced conversation now allows the triggered conversation to occur.
Resolved a crash that occurred in the Rift Lab after extended periods of play due to an audio resource leak.
Addressed a crash on PS5 and PS5 Pro by improving memory management, especially when exiting the Companion Upgrade screen or Workbench.
[spoiler]Door closes more reliably behind Willard when he hides in the back room when ambushing the Player during the quest “Full Measures”.[/spoiler]

Content & Quests:

Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when talking to Factor Metadier after leaving the Zyranium Manufactory.
Updated scripting for the “Half-Truths in Advertising” quest to handle a number of edge cases, including the quest telling you to return to Willard but Willard not properly closing out the quest if Crawford was killed at the AC camp after giving the party the briefing
Resolved issue where VPs in ACHQ would disappear after capturing Spireton.
Ambient NPCs around Westport area will now bark more frequently.
Mental Refreshment lecture sequence will continue to play properly even if interrupted by save/load.
[spoiler]Updated scripting in Westport to properly track how the player sabotaged the water purifier so various reactivity in the area can play as expected.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Updated the beacons for part of the “Full Measures” quest to initially point to the Best Choice elevator for players who have never visited the Best Choice for better clarity[/spoiler]

Combat & Systems:

The “Cave Cleanup” quest now correctly updates after all Raptidons in the cave have been defeated.
Hold input audio will no longer infinitely loop when breakdown all junk action is complete
The Escape Suit now reliably dispenses a smoke bomb and grants camouflage when your health drops below 30%.
Skipping an audio log with the controller now properly stops the hold sound effect when the skip is complete.
The game now correctly handles and validates calendar time when loading older save files to prevent potential errors.
The Serial Killer perk description has been updated to more clearly explain when hearts are guaranteed to drop
Added Breakdown lists for Zyranium Armor and Gary Armor
Screen shake and sound effects from rifts no longer play while the rift is in stasis.
DLSS can now be updated directly from Nvidia, allowing users to receive the latest improvements without waiting for a game update.
Bribe options in certain conversations now always appear and display the correct amount, even if you don’t have enough money.
Creatures, like the Gorvid or Raptidon, now use correct getup animations
Improved trigger volumes in Fairfield and other regions so that they fire more reliably
Waylaid Grenades achievement is more consistently progressable when shooting player thrown grenades.
Players will maintain ability to interact with objects even if the inhaler is used during Sneak Attack
Niles’ Spotter Perk now reliably lowers NPC detection rates
The food icon in the HUD will be greyed out when the player is at full health.
Throwables now cost energy during TTD
Companions will now crouch while in elevators when the player is crouched or in stealth.
Some overpowered weapons (Bullet Blender, Rattler, Chainspark Cannon, Biggest Fan) have had their effectiveness reduced, to be more in line with other Unique weapons.
Cleo’s The Hunt has been made much more effective, to be more in line with other Unique weapons.

Animation:

Conversations triggered by proximity now reliably position the camera, preventing overly zoomed-in views of characters.

UI/UX:

Idle Camera Unavailable text will now wrap to present properly in other languages
Resolved rare instance where RPG Interactables did not properly give correct XP when the skill check had multiple requirements
Reverting graphics settings in the main menu now correctly restores previous values instead of applying changes.
Pending graphics settings, like Resolution changes, are now correctly preserved when switching and reverting Window Modes in the settings menu.
The blur effect that appeared in the crafting menu after successfully crafting an item has been removed.
Setting Descriptions no longer clear on Unhover, allowing manipulation of the Scroll Box for longer descriptions. Hovering the Subcategory headers still clears the Hover state.
Caps Lock is no longer usable as a Key binding (excluding the default for Auto Sprint)
Default All hold audio/fill will properly deactivate while addressing Key binding modals
Settings that must be Applied before updating/saving now indicate their pending state, and the Apply input hotkey is highlighted.
Settings with Sliders now respect their overall Step increment when leaving their Minimum/Maximum values
Removing unnecessary formatting from failed Conversation Response Nodes
(Handheld Only) – Disable pixel snapping to keep the Credits from shaking
Reworked how pending Graphic Settings (Window Mode and Resolution) are applied in-menu and when attempting to leave without applying. In-menu Apply no longer prompts the player to Keep/Revert the changes, and the exit prompts offer 3 options: Apply/Keep and Revert (which still exit Settings after applying the selected behavior), and Cancel (returning to the Settings menu with the unconfirmed Settings still pending). Additionally, VSync and other graphics settings apply immediately on any change and no longer Revert if the player rejects Window Mode or Resolution changes later.
Inez will show a max of 2 Ability Charges as soon as she acquires the relevant Perk
The Player will only be referred to as Commander by default in Character Creation if a valid name isn’t committed
Radio Station entries in the Wireless screen now show a Stop button while Selected/Active to indicate a click will deselect/disable the associated Station
When splitting a stack for Buying/Selling in the Vendor Menu, the Player’s current Total Bits will also be displayed

Miscellaneous:

The version text in the Russian localization no longer displays an erroneous comma.
The game version in the top right corner now displays correctly without an unnecessary comma when the language is set to Polish.
Updated correct French translation text to some armor items in player inventory screen.
The Praetor Lightning Tower terminal now displays the correct exit option instead of placeholder text after recalibration is complete.

Previously, The Outer Worlds patch 1.004 added fixes and tweaks. Unfortunately, since the last patch, many players are still experiencing a number of issues when trying to play the game. The Outer Worlds 2 update 1.200 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.200.000 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC.