Update 5 Changelog:
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• As part of our work to improve stability for some players we have added the option to launch the game with DirectX 9. This option will increase stability for players who are experiencing crashes.
• Fixed an issue where quests occasionally didn’t have objective text on the in-game UI.
• Fixed an issue where the “Invite to Game” option didn’t appear for Private Games.
• Fixed an issue where the crafting tutorial gave an incorrect command for opening the crafting menu when using keyboard controls.

Additional notes for Chinese players
• Fixed connectivity issues on the Chinese servers. Players can now connect online by going into the Options menu and setting their server region manually to “China”, as opposed to "Automatic" or "Asia".
• Fixed an issue where the console icons and input text didn’t display properly in the UI.
• Fixed an issue where vendors didn’t show item prices in the UI.

*DX9 MODE*
use this cmdline -force-d3d9 on your desktop shortcut to force dx9 mode.
"D:\Games\The Escapists 2\TheEscapists2.exe" -force-d3d9


Update 3 Changelog:
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• Fixed an issue where items held in the player’s inventory would randomly change
• Fixed an issue where cell bed sheets wouldn’t correctly respawn during the next day
• Fixed an issue where scores weren’t displaying correctly on the leaderboards for Center Perks, Rattlesnake Springs and Cougar Creek Railroad
• Fixed an issue where players were able to prevent items from being lost when picked up by a medic by placing them in their crafting inventory


Update 2 Changelog:
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• Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor wasn’t working in menus when a touch-screen device or Oculus Rift was detected
• Improved multiplayer stats and progression saving, allowing for all players to keep their progress when re-joining a game, provided they spawn into the same prison cell*. We will continue to work on this feature, and aim to improve it even further in the future
• Reduced the likelihood of YouTubers/Twitch streamers appearing in-game
• Further stability improvements

Update 1:
• Fixed an issue where combat controls would stop working when opening any UI
• Fixed an issue where combat medics were unable to get to players in the underground of Rattlesnake Springs when digging out from cells
• Fixed an issue where player 2 in a Local multiplayer game would lose controller functionality after disconnecting their controllers while the game was minimized
• Fixed an issue where loading a save game twice during a meal routine would cause meal trays to display as white squares
• Fixed an audio issue that could occur during prolonged gameplay sessions
• Chinese - Implemented a smaller font, to fix various display issues
• Chinese - Added "Craft" and "Hold to craft" localisation to the crafting menu
• Chinese - Fixed an issue with Menu and Controller icons appearing incorrectly in the main menu
• Tons of stability tweaks