Outlaws of the Old West - ABANDONED

[@papogurji3453]

I used to love the game and have so much fun, used to be my favorite survival game too... It's so nostalgic and makes me sad realizing how down bad it is... :(

[@pdmftw1]

i talked to the Lead developer from what I gather he basically said they were contracted to develop the game and snail games owned the rights to the game, they Had a patch ready to release as the final patch and they publisher said no. and what happened was the devs said screw it we got other things to do. if this was owned by virtual basement they would have finished the game.

[@SuperTime2Change]

Virtual Basement is just as bad as the publisher. The way they have treated people since this game launched is deplorable. They also should have made the agreement so that the contract cannot be terminated until the game is finished so as to not tarnish their reputation. Total lack of foresight to protect their reputation. Instead, they chose the contract as you go approach and it screwed everybody, but Wandering Wizard (Snail Games). Snail Games had enough of a game base to cash grab and that was their intention all along using Virtual Basement as a scapegoat. They're still cash grabbing until the game is eventually forced off Steam by valve - if it ever is. Valve is happy with it all though. The game's been reported many, many times and they've done nothing to get involved because not enough noise has been made by the masses (big media coverage included) and Valve gets that wonderful 30% cut from every sale that continues to be made. Everybody in the business side be milking the cows.

[@pdmftw1]

@@SuperTime2Change oh the devs had no bussiness communicating with the public at all, they are not trained to deal with anything in regards to public relations, I am not mad or hold anything against them but they are going to do what makes them money and that would be with every ark expansion pack that comes out. they are not worried about a game that did VERY poorly in terms of sales and not to even mention a game they don't own or no longer have anything to do with it. Jaime should be really the only guy that should be talking to anyone in the public, the other guy forgot his name really has no bussiness talking to anyone. but again they are not going to dump resources or time into a 20 dollar game that has done poorly in terms of sales.

[@SuperTime2Change]

@@pdmftw1 Jamie? I talked to him. Asked a bunch of questions. He didn't want to talk about much. None of them should be at the forefront of communicating with the public. They all generally suck at it. They don't really have that great of people and communication skills. That's what PR managers and teams are for. Both companies were unprofessional and scummy through the whole ordeal after the game went into Early Access. That's why a huge part of the community left in the first place. When you get treated like crap by two companies working on the same thing, you know things aren't going to end well for the consumer. Both companies still collect on that game. No justice for the consumer because no regulations set by Valve to enforce fair consumer rights. Also I will mention the fact that a bunch of cash that was made from Outlaws of The Old West was dropped onto their next game called The Wrestling Code. This was way before the contract was dissolved. So, Virtual Basement are no innocents by any means. They have pulled some pretty scummy business practice. That is a really, really shameful thing to do when you're not even done creating the project you were contracted to work on in the first place.

[@pdmftw1]

@@SuperTime2Change oh they wont get a dime of my money again. if they were honest and actually said what we all known that Ootow did not do well and that they were not going to dump any more time it i would have said cool no problem, but the fact they hide behind their shit... unacceptable. Jaime was actually nice to me, forgot the other guys name but he was a total jackass... and if they actually did make a good game and did things the right way and didn't create more bugs with every patch I would have probably never joined their discord i would just play the game and had nothing to really speak to them about..

[@SisterPatGoad]

I still play this game and still love it 2022

[@SisterPatGoad]

The game does not work on Windows 11

[@vintagelensrental5078]

@@SisterPatGoad game works on W11

[@SisterPatGoad]

I stand corrected...but, I have only W10. Someone said had to d/l some fix, that makes it work on W11.

[@forlornvagabond9885]

Kinda bizarre a publisher has soo many unfinished projects. Bummer, Outlaws looks awesomesauce.

[@ruiduarte4574]

used to paly the game, now under windows 11 I've tried to install it and on launch keep getting BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) only in this game with all updated, cant understand it... I was willing to play it again as a single player but it seems Win11 wont deal with abandon games LOL

[@earlyaccesscontrol5966]

Oh Dang...well I hope they return to it sometime for the community sake but I honestly can't see it happening. I think Atlas will be next on my list from games by them sadly :(

[@jimyl77]

I recently had exactly the same issue cos really wanted to play after win 11, did some searching on google and found out it had to be run in compatibility mode through steam, I also set it to run as administrator so im not sure which part of this worked but now it plays just fine! hope this helps you.

[@ruiduarte4574]

@@jimyl77 thx mate! I was able to have it running as well but only after running the compatibility test and whenever i wanjt to play it I have to do the same it want start through steam or the exe file itslef, you'll always have to run it through compatibility and run test.

[@jimyl77]

@@ruiduarte4574 welcome mate, I’ve had no issues since, I only had to set it once and is now working, just incase you don’t know (I’m no expert) but From steam library right click game-properties-local files-browse-left click the game icon once to highlight-then right click it-compatibility-then check box for “run this program in compatibility mode”. If still issues then I also clicked “run this program as an administrator” Hopefully it will work fine for you aswel.

[@jimyl77]

Just to add - it also now runs from steam since.

[@MisdemeanorMisdemeanor]

I think they should be banned from Steam for this conn game . Shame this game had so much to look forward to . For a stupid wrestling game lol no one freaking plays .

[@SuperTime2Change]

Very playable state? LMAO my guy, the game is an abandonware cash grab. Sure the game launches and runs, but it's also unstable AF. They were also collecting voice data through their voice chat system and didn't disclose that fact. Someone called them out on the Steam discussion boards and they ended up getting banned with absolutely no reason given. Straight up ban if you called them out (or still do) on their BS, excuses and lies. The game is broken in so many ways it's horrid. When your body spawns outside the map, that's a big problem. When save games break constantly, that's a big problem. When the AI phases to the point you can't shoot bad guys or animals - that is a broken game. Dare I mention the invisible walls an holes in the map you can fall through at any time? There is no way to defend this game what so ever. It is bad, a dead game and that's the reality of the situation with Outlaws of The Old West.