Big Walk 1.4.10 and 1.4.9 Patch Notes: Network, Audio, and Session Fixes

Stuart's back-to-back patch notes for Big Walk cover a range of fixes aimed squarely at the game's multiplayer foundations.

What changed in 1.4.10

• Improvements to network connection and stability overall
• Fixed a bug where the server could stop responding after a player disconnects
• Error messages for network failures are now more specific
• The host and join menu will now surface warnings when connection issues are detected
• Sound changes to two unnamed sound effects (one adjusted in character, one fixed for a cut-off at its start)
• Voice stability improved — player voice chat should cut out less frequently

What changed in 1.4.9

• Session passwords are now required when starting a game
• Two new settings added: Invert Look X and Frame Rate Limit
• Vsync is now enabled by default, with a new half-vsync option that locks to half the normal vsync framerate
• Better protection against potential save data loss
• Reduced the likelihood of clipping through certain walls
• Fixed a missing collider in one challenge
• Fixed completed challenges occasionally requiring re-completion after a reload
• Fixed two players being able to pass through a turnstile simultaneously
• Fixed a crash-like state triggered when a player disconnected while being carried

The developer notes that a full version history is maintained at bigwalk.game/history and that the next patch is already in progress.

Taken together, these two updates meaningfully tighten the cooperative experience — mandatory session passwords and save-data safeguards in particular suggest the team is taking session integrity seriously.