In Outriders a bug has been driving players crazy since the last patch, related to their armor. The community has discovered a trick that seems to help with the issue.
What kind of bug is it? Since the last update, numerous players have been complaining that they can suddenly take significantly less damage in the endgame of Outriders than before.
They are being knocked out by numerous, even the smallest enemies, with just one hit.
What is the cause? No one knows for sure. There is currently no official statement from People Can Fly regarding the exact cause of the problem.
What is certain is that the problem occurred with the last patch, and there is no fix as of now. Reddit user Thorkle 13 (via reddit) has introduced a trick that at least temporarily helps with the bug.
If you want to avoid the nasty bug, you have to undress
What kind of trick is this? After growing frustration from failed expedition attempts, Thorkle 13 tried some things.
In desperation, he removed all of his gear and then put it back on. According to him, the next expedition went much better: “I think my armor literally didn’t work until I took it off and put it back on, because before I could take a maximum of 10% damage. After using this fix, about 30-40% was mitigated.”
While this doesn’t make him a tank god, at least he has a chance against enemies again. It’s important to repeat this after every expedition. In his post, he asks other players to try it as well and share their experiences.
Several other players then reported that they confirm Thorkle 13’s impression. The trick apparently works for many, at least they report that on reddit.
Does the armor value even work?
This is what the players suspect: Reports on reddit suggest that the trick needs to be used again after each expedition to maintain the effect. This leads to speculation. Does the game not properly recognize the players’ gear?
User funforreal9 (via reddit) draws a possible connection to another bug that has been released since the patch. Items are displayed as new in the inventory after each loading sequence, even if they are already equipped.
Some players now suspect that the game no longer properly recognizes the equipped armor, and certain values may not be active at all.
Therefore, one apparently has to remove and re-equip their equipment to let everything run normally. Some even suspect that physical defense doesn’t work at all and can only be compensated through defensive mods.
As there is still no statement from the developers regarding the issue, the speculation will likely continue for some time. You can find out what else went wrong with the update in our summary: Outriders: New patch brings new problems: “It is now worse than at release”
