Nivalis Nights October 1 patch: changes and known issue

The October 1, 2026 patch is the latest official update checked for this page on October 2, 2026. It addresses launch bugs and performance, with further improvements still being tested.

Fixes that affect everyday play

• Staff taking orders have an improved workflow, including a fix for orders repeating during ingredient restocking.
• Managers behave better when buying ingredients.
• Business and barter skill levelling is corrected.
• The introduction’s shopping quantities and the Fill Venue Inventory objective are corrected.
• The Ramen Noir decoration objective now points players to furniture shops in Eastern Residential, Hive Mall and Central Canyon.
• Boat cockpit visibility and comfort are improved.
• Castling while the king is in check is corrected.

Performance and controls

The update improves character actions, animations and physics. It also fixes the camera issue that made performance gradually worse after loading saves, prevents the Level of Detail slider reaching an invalid zero setting, and supports lower mouse sensitivity.

It also corrects furniture configurations and characters pushing the player inside geometry. Travel transitions now show a note explaining how to skip them. These are separate from the larger rendering changes still planned for a later patch.

After Steam finishes updating, restart the game and revisit the specific problem you encountered. For a stock issue, check the affected venue and order; for the tutorial, check the shopping list and Fill Venue Inventory objective. The restaurant guide and decoration guide explain those checks.

Quest-log workaround

After holding J to hide the quest log, its text can become unreadable when shown again. Reload your save to restore it. A permanent correction was prepared but did not make this patch.

Save through the Pause Menu before reloading if you have made progress since the daily autosave. The saving guide explains manual saves and Steam Cloud.

What is still being worked on

Light culling for larger scenes and further character-simulation improvements are described as work for the next patch. They are not fixes already included in this update.

If performance remains poor after updating, the publisher recommends lowering the graphics preset first, updating graphics drivers and closing background apps. The system requirements page lists the official hardware targets, and troubleshooting covers file verification and laptop graphics selection.

If another bug persists, submit a ticket to 505 Games with the location, reproduction steps, PC specifications and a screenshot or video.

Sources: official October 1 patch notes and publisher FAQ.