Permafrost: start here in Early Access

Extreme Makeover’s renovation-start blocker was reported fixed on October 29, and Content Update #1 adds a fix for the questline being blocked when the renovation was unfinished before an update. The update also fixes Parking Zoo not counting every weapon and the Bunker Ramp not being buildable.

Tame the dog before you save and quit: the developer lists Dog Days as possibly impossible to finish otherwise. Trial of The Storm and teleporting to Last Stand may crash, and Moon Cultists may not spawn in the Bunker. After House Camp’s main quests, Finn’s Tower offers a recipe for your own Fast Travel Point. Developer statements; Kingy has not tested this update.

The new patch reports a crafting-animation lock fix and corrected Solar Fields quest gating, plus Robyn’s retrieval reward when the recording was picked up before the quest began. Match your exact objective to the note; it does not supply a new universal quest order or prove every old blocked save recovers. Extreme Makeover was reported fixed later, on October 29 (see above).

Do not repair the church stairs before the quest asks you to. In the October 10 report, a player repaired them before starting the associated quest, then had no church key after claiming the reward. Developer kikibrik confirms that early repair can disrupt that quest. This is separate from Take All losing the key or an optional locked container consuming it.

The developer’s October 10 known-issues notice also warns that stairs, walls or houses completed early may fail to register when the relevant objective arrives. Follow the active quest’s order rather than prebuilding later objectives. These are developer precautions; Kingy has not tested prevention or recovery.

If an objective is already blocked, preserve the affected save and an untouched backup. No recovery is verified here. The developer requests a save upload for investigation; that request does not promise a repair.

A useful walkthrough should show the active objective before each construction action. Kingy has not recorded a full sequence; the outline below is a capture plan rather than a tested progression route.

1. Use a separate disposable playthrough and record the installed build; preserve existing saves.
2. Show the active quest objective before repairing stairs, walls or a house. Wait for that objective to request the work before doing it.
3. After each construction action, show whether the objective registers before continuing. Record any failure.
4. At Anna’s reward box, show the key being picked up individually; avoid Take All and optional locked containers.
5. Show the roof-door objective, intended key use and resulting quest state; save/reload and check that progress persists.

In Until the Silence Breaks, the key found beside Anna is intended for the church roof door. On October 10, developer kikibrik confirmed that it can also open other locked containers and described the resulting main-quest blockage as a known issue. The report involved opening the crate opposite the door before discovering the key was missing.

The October 10 known-issues notice gives two separate key precautions: pick the key up individually instead of using Take All on Anna’s reward box, and use it only on the church roof door. Avoid optional locked containers while carrying it. This is developer guidance; Kingy has not tested prevention or recovery, and it does not establish a fix for the construction-order bug.

Already missing the key? The October 11 hotfix announces conditional replacement keys for three named quests: the key must be absent from both inventory and reward chest, then the player should speak to Anna or Skinwalker. It does not name Until the Silence Breaks or establish that the separate construction-order bug is repaired. Preserve the affected save and an untouched backup. A requested save upload is for investigation, not a promised repair; Kingy has not tested recovery.

Church-key warning and recovery limits

Developer-requested save upload — Toplitz file hub

The developer acknowledged the A Way Home / Butcher’s crate bug on October 9 at 11:55 PDT and advises affected players to avoid starting a new playthrough for now. Preserve the existing saves. The troubleshooting guide explains the missing file or blueprint interaction, the related co-op reward blocker and what to record for support.

Closing and reopening the game, then loading the existing save, is different from choosing a new game or world. A relaunch is not a confirmed quest fix. No permanent save loss, shipped quest repair or guaranteed workaround recovery is established.

Permafrost A Way Home Bug: Missing Crate Interaction and What to Do

Steam Early Access is live, with launch crashes and co-op problems reported. Permafrost Hotfix 2: RTX 40/50 Crash Guidance and Known Issues explains the announced graphics changes, the pending RTX 40/50 hardware test and symptom-matched workarounds.

The October 9 hotfix disables FSR on NVIDIA RTX 20/30-series GPUs; Hotfix 2 extends that mitigation to RTX 40/50 cards. Check whether Steam has downloaded the update; restart Steam if it has not arrived. These announcements do not verify FPS improvement, quest repair, joining or guest-gear recovery.

If you reach video settings, change one setting at a time: disable Multi-Frame-Generation-Type, then Super Resolution, lower the quality preset, and finally try the other V-Sync setting. For a crash before settings, try -dx11 in Steam launch options. A successful launch does not establish stable performance, a successful reconnect or retained guest gear.

1. Record Steam’s update state, your installed main-game build, Windows version, GPU, launch options and graphics settings before a short startup check.
2. If startup succeeds, assess performance in the same short scene at recorded settings; note stutters and FPS if available.
3. For co-op, record the first guest join and a later rejoin separately, then compare that guest’s equipped gear, bag items and quantities before and after rejoining.
4. Once those checks are satisfactory on your setup, plan shelter, warmth and a return trip.

The October 5 map shows the original October 9 unlock schedule. The developer’s October 9 delay announcement superseded that target; Steam Early Access was then announced live. Keep these labels as historical announced times, not a current unlock test.

The other ten city labels align with 12:00 UTC on October 9 using that date’s time zones. Sydney is shown as 22:00, which is 11:00 UTC under AEDT; the map therefore disagrees by one hour. Check a current official correction before relying on Sydney’s label. We do not silently replace it with 23:00.

The October playtest ran during the announced October 2–6 window, with its scheduled close at 14:00 CEST on October 6. The October 3 update (UTC) extended the original one-hour allowance to two hours total, including character creation; someone who had used one hour received one more. The October 6 developer letter says playtests are wrapping up. This is a historical access window, not a current invitation to sign up or a promise that an installed playtest still opens.

The October 9 launch announcement confirms Steam Early Access is live, and the Steam store now offers the main game for purchase. GOG and Epic were announced as PC stores; their October 8 coming-soon checks do not verify today’s availability there. The completed playtest does not establish launch save carryover or the behavior of the older demo.

The earlier October 9 announcement delayed the original 14:00 CEST unlock target to include launch changes. The subsequent live announcement confirms release on Steam; its posting time is not a measured unlock time. A launch build number remains unknown here.

The US Steam listing checked October 9 shows $24.99 normally and $19.99 during its 20% introductory offer, ending October 23. Regional prices can differ.

The October 9 delay announcement describes movement-key rebinding, performance, co-op and localization improvements included at launch. Those developer-described changes do not establish that the reported launch crashes or guest-inventory problem are repaired. The 10:24 a.m. PDT hotfix disables FSR on RTX 20/30 GPUs, followed by Hotfix 2 for RTX 40/50 GPUs at 2:14 p.m. PDT. Both aim to reduce crashes; independent recovery, quest repair, joining and guest-gear repair are not verified. The October 3 Update 1 patch notes belong to the ended playtest.

The October 7 roadmap outlines four future updates. Roadmap Update 1 is separate from the ended playtest’s October 3 Update 1 patch. These are developer plans, not shipped patches. Its written announcement supplies no calendar dates; check later official patch notes before treating any of these additions as available.

These are Kingy planning steps. The developer describes Horizon as an early safe settlement and shelter tiers as affecting warmth. A plan is ready when it names an objective, a return point and the supplies still missing.

1. Pick one objective: a shelter upgrade, a supply run or a new route.
2. Check the relevant blueprint or equipment description in your build before gathering.
3. Identify the shelter or settlement you intend to return to.
4. Write down missing materials and unresolved route questions in My progress.

The September 16 official video adds a concrete packing prompt: clothing, food, a tent and ammunition. The footage shows Tent selected at a workbench around 0:08, then a Makeshift Heater in the crafting screen around 0:15. Use those categories to check your own inventory before leaving shelter.

This is edited pre-release footage with no visible build number. The excerpt does not demonstrate tent placement, heater duration or a safe temperature. Compare the recipes in your playable build before gathering; the values in this preview are not a verified launch shopping list.

The developer reported changes to temperature displays, weather, networking and quests after the earlier demo. If a guide names a menu, material or heat rule you cannot find, check its date and build before spending resources. Use the in-game description as the immediate reference and keep unconfirmed quantities out of your plan.

The stone furnace now uses 3 wood rather than 5 for 2 coal, taking 10 seconds rather than 15. Moon Rock boulders yield 5–7 rather than 2–4. The DisassemblyBench now needs Iron Ingots instead of Iron Ore; the notice does not publish the whole construction recipe.

For a stuck Hopes and Dreams Listen To Recording objective, the update directs journal playback. See the affected-save limits in the troubleshooting guide; Kingy has not tested completion on a pre-patch tape #1 save.