Quasimorph Post-1.0 Hotfixes Guide

Quasimorph 1.0 left Early Access on Steam July 31, 2026. Within the first week Magnum Scriptum pushed live hotfix builds and announced a follow-up interface and difficulty clarity patch. This page is an unofficial digest of those Steam announcements so you know which bugs are already fixed, which RealWare story softlocks are gone, and what to expect before you restart a campaign after a wipe.

Steam news remains authoritative. Cross-check the live client build string against Patch 1.0 Release Notes and the longer Post-Launch Roadmap. New players should still begin at Getting Started — hotfixes do not change the Magnum extract loop.

Why hotfixes matter in week one

Launch week always mixes story bugs, graphics defaults, and mission UI glitches. Quasimorph’s extraction rules punish softlocks harder than most RPGs: a stuck RealWare floor can burn a clone, a kit, and a story checkpoint. Reading this page before you re-queue Reap the Whirlwind or chase achievements saves remakes.

Hotfixes do not restore incompatible Early Access saves. Default EA slots still fail on the 1.0 branch; Unstable Beta slots may load. Backup %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Magnum Scriptum\Quasimorph\ before testing betas.

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Hotfix 1.0.561s — August 1, 2026

Steam titled this build Hotfix 1.0.561s.a7d4f0d. Headline changes from Magnum Scriptum:

• Performance — the FPS limit defaults to 120 on first launch. If the client feels uncapped or stuttery, open Options → Graphics and confirm V-Sync or the FPS Limit slider.
• Balance — Stonecrusher is now treated as Power Armor, and related crafting recipes were adjusted. Rebuild or re-check armor plans in Armor and Resistances and Crafting and Consumables if you farmed Stonecrusher under older assumptions.
• Fix — weapon components that received traits in the previous update were corrected so trait/component pairing behaves as intended.

Practical takeaway: first-boot graphics defaults changed, and one armor identity shift can invalidate a midgame craft plan. Re-examine Power Armor recipes before you spend rare components.

Hotfix 1.0.562s — early August 2026

Steam titled this build Hotfix 1.0.562s.db7e1d8. It is the larger stability pass of the first week:

• Robbery missions — target items could spawn with a non-full usage count; that spawn bug is fixed.
• V-Sync — failed to limit FPS in windowed modes; windowed players should re-enable V-Sync if they still see uncapped frames.
• Gibil’s Blackfire pact — the effect no longer fails to end when a clone moves to another floor.
• Descend evacuation — the screen no longer briefly returns after the fade when you evacuate a Descend mission.
• Mission success UI — some missions skipped the success screen before orbital results; that flow is restored.
• Portraits — Jupiter and Europa portrait errors corrected.
• RealWare — Reap the Whirlwind — dying on the 4th floor no longer softlocks the story.
• RealWare — Reap the Whirlwind — throwing a TNB at Urparp no longer fails incorrectly.

If you abandoned a RealWare campaign because of a fourth-floor death softlock, update to 1.0.562 or newer and retry with a fresh story checkpoint rather than assuming the arc is broken. Route notes live in RealWare Walkthrough and Campaign Overview.

Announced QoL and difficulty clarity patch

Between hotfixes, Magnum Scriptum posted QoL and Difficulty Balance Improvements — a player-facing promise for the week after launch, not a finished changelog. Planned themes:

• Trading screen — clearer display of which items the selected station will buy, so you stop hunting demand lists in secondary menus. Pair future UI with Bartering on the Magnum and Trade Shuttle Guide.
• Difficulty selection — better presentation so new players can pick a more forgiving preset; Medium remains systems-heavy. Read Difficulty Settings before you assume Normal is the onboarding default forever.
• Mission difficulty tooltip — clearer contract danger estimates so skull ratings and briefing text agree more often. Use Choosing Contracts until the tooltip rewrite lands.
• Mission preparation — more visible side switching (beneficiary versus victim) and richer prep information before launch.

Treat this announcement as intent. When the patch ships, verify numbers in-game; wiki pages will absorb confirmed UI wording after Steam notes publish.

What did not change

Hotfixes did not rewrite the 1.0 content spine:

• Five storylines and nine endings remain the campaign shape — Walkthrough Hub.
• Trade Shuttle still has three modes; Pact Department still exchanges low-tier pacts — Magnum Ship Guide.
• Clone death still deletes unextracted inventory — Getting Started.
• Console commands still invalidate achievement eligibility — Achievements Guide.

Do not postpone learning Combat Stances or Room Clearing waiting for QoL. Softlocks hurt; stance mistakes kill more clones.

Update checklist for returning players

1. Confirm the Steam build shows 1.0.562 or newer before RealWare story attempts.
2. Reset FPS Limit / V-Sync if you launched during 1.0 day-one defaults.
3. Re-validate Stonecrusher / Power Armor recipes before crafting.
4. Re-enter Reap the Whirlwind only after the softlock fix; keep extract meds stocked via Wounds and Medicine.
5. Watch Steam for the trading-screen and difficulty UI patch; then re-read this page.

Related reading

• Patch 1.0 Release Notes — full launch digest.
• Post-Launch Roadmap — Q3 hotfixes, Q4 Bestiary, 2027 DLC.
• Updates Hub — all wiki digests.
• RealWare Walkthrough — story beats touched by 1.0.562.
• Choosing Contracts — briefing habits until tooltips improve.
• Quasimorph Review — whether launch week friction changes the buy decision.

Quasimorph’s first August hotfixes already remove several story softlocks and graphics defaults that punished windowed and RealWare players. Stay current on Steam, keep backups, and treat every remaining bug report as version-specific until Magnum Scriptum closes it.