Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.0.4)

26 May 2025 Lite_Agent Octeto Studios, PQube, Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire on Nintendo Switch.

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Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire – Ver. 1.0.4

Release date: May 26th/27th 2025
Patch notes:

Error when overwriting an existing saveslot and cancelling the action. Game still overwrites the save file

Additional notes: none
Source: Octeto Studios

Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire – Ver. 1.0.3

Release date: January 24th 2025
Patch notes:

For all platforms:

Gameplay:

Fix: Glenn clips into his bed when getting up during the attack on Blossom

Fix: Unable to find all 18 trash pirates in the Kiezel Fracture

Fix: Gulliven’s opening line gets cut off too quickly when approaching Stalkista

Fix: Side quest marker can be seen on screen during scene approaching Stalkista

Fix: No side quest waymarker back to Dead Rock at the end of “The Brother and the Dreamer”

Fix: Lots of flickering when flying around Zabutyy Outpost in the overworld

Fix: Game judders when flying through the wind wall tunnels

Fix: Bucket’s profile picture keeps disappearing in conversation after he joins the crew

Fix: Unable to leave Zabutyy after completing the Ancient Ruins, leading to a progression blocker

Fix: Scene with Garrote leaving the Furnauts replays if you return to Zabutyy, and can lead to a blocker

Fix: Blocker if you click through the dialogue quickly during the scene when Glenn confronts Julian

Fix: Issues with unlocking arts early in the game

Fix: Have to unpause the game twice when returning to the game from the pause menu

Combat:

Fix: Enemy image incorrectly appeared as Vanessa during combat with an Alliance Airship

Fix: Enemy airship invisible when attacked by the Aerius Purge art

Fix: Camera struggles to stay focused on characters and enemies during multiple unique arts

Fix: Issue with enemies healing each other during combat

Fix: Entered combat just as was destroying an extractor in Yaatana led to a blocker

Fix: Early game the hit percentages for machine gun attacks are far too low

Fix: Allies and enemies often target incorrect characters during Yaatana

Fix: Multiple issues when using Zenith’s Death From Above art

Fix: Enemies often get stuck in a loop of constant evading when on low health

Others:

Fix: No translation error in the in the combat section on the key bindings page

NSW-specific

Fix: PC Keyboard UI always appears upon loading into a saved game (NSW)

Fix: Tapping A whilst loading into a cut scene will advance the dialogue and can lead to a blocker (NSW)

Additional notes: none
Source: Octeto Studios

Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire – Ver. 1.0.2

Release date: December 19th 2024
Patch notes:

Updated the camera during the ‘Blossom Battle’ meetup.

Updated Zenith’s beaviour tree to make it more aggressive.

Fixed an issue where blacktooth portraits did not display correctly.

Updated ‘Purgatory Mines’ to add a health kit before the boss fight.

Updated the scout and transport behaviour trees to adjust healing support and self preservation trees to avoid excessive healing.

Updated Zenith’s ‘Analysis Tree’ to avoid him from repeatedly helaing allies.

Fixed the player position on the map when it was over the ‘Forgotten Outpost’.

Updated Zenith’s ‘Unique’ to visualize Airship damage.

Updated the Nexus 1 puzzles to fix issues were random enemies would spawn and fix the laser grid speed.

Updated the ‘Purgatory Mines’ yarnscript to update BGM calls.

Updated the ‘Wlk_Esmeralda’ to adjust the player camera.

Updated the ‘Input’ config for ‘Standard Navigation’ to increase the mouse camera rotation speed.

Updated the exploration scenes to revert the camera’s FOV settings to prefab values.

Fixed an issue where the resting pilot did not finish resting after finishing its required combat.

Fixed an issue where Doc’s panel did not update when first opened.

Added ‘Chicken Prefab’ to roaming.

Added the ‘Not Dead Yet’ function to revive an ally reactively.

Fixed the item restore plus effect instance id value because it was generating a breaker.

Added tasks amount to quest save data.

Fixed the ‘Not Dead Yet’ status effect, arts, and item that used it to apply the intended effect by design.

Add a UI indicator and Sfx for ‘Not Dead Yet’ status effect revival.

Updated the ‘Gigadrone Balance’ to fix breaker.

Added quest elements amount to save data.

Fixed an issue where default gameplay settings did not apply at the begginning of the game.

Updated the Gigadrone deck HP stat.

Fixed an error on the ‘Not Dead Yet’ activation SFX blocking build creation.

Updated ‘CombatConfigurations’ asset to re-balance combat psyche effects.

Fixed an error causing a missing airship in Aerius purge.

Fixed an error when healing airships on first load.

Fixed an error where airships started with 0 HP on ‘Stone Forest’ combat.

Fixed an error where players were not allowed to make Vanessa reparations.

Fixed status effect ‘Blessed’.

Fixed a breaker cuaing extreme lagging ‘Shipyard Battle’.

Fixed issues on the desembarking panel.

Added SFX feedback when players cannot enter an island.

Fixed an error where status effects were not applying during the first use on build.

Updated ‘Stone Forest’ to address flow issues reported on Steam.

Updated ‘Hunting Areas’ Content.

Fixed localisation issues with Skill Points abbreviations.

Updated the Credits Video to fix Stephen’s role.

Fixed key rebinding issues.

Fixed localisation issues in the Spanish version.

Fixed the ‘9 Lives’ status effect.

Fixed the missing character portraits.

Fixed multiple grammar issues.

Fixed balancing issues during the Sven battle.

Fixed Sven’s Unique Art.

Fixed visual issues with the ‘Undead Bomber’.

Fixed visual issues with Sven’s Unique Art.

Fixed visual issues with Gigadrone’s Unique Art.

Fixed a culling error in ‘Training Grounds’.

Fixed ‘Antimater Cannon’ visual issues.

Fixed ‘Airship EMP Cannon’ ability issues.

Fixed visual issues with ‘Airship Support System’ art.

Fixed visual issues with ‘Fire Controlman’ art.

Updated the ‘Exploration Navigation Tutorial’ to show Glenn’s Threat Scanner first.

Updated the ‘Training Grounds’ to remove ghost task indicators.

Fixed an issue causing Glenn to render as a plain model in some versions of his home.

Fixed an issue preventing the airjet landing cutscene to play at ‘Blossom Graveyard’.

Updated the ‘Auto Save Config’ to ensure that all versions of the ‘Nexus Dungeons’ and ‘Blossom Battle’ allows players to restart the level, instead of going back further.

Fixed an issue preventing Side Quests concerning creature hunting from getting completed.

Fixed an issue with exploration UI displaying during combat when unpausing the game.

Fixed an issue with combat confirmation binding.

Additional notes: none
Source: PQube

Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire – Ver. 1.0.1

Release date: October 17th 2024 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

General Fixes for all Platforms

Fixed a progression blocker when using the certain ‘arts’.

Fixed an issue causing enemies to get stuck in the hunting grounds.

Fixed an issue where players were unable to proceed in the “Brother and the Dreamer” side quest.

Fixed an issue where players were unable to land on Hivetree Village unless they had an active main quest.

Drone Master no longer appears invisible when attacking you during final fight.

An error causing the text to bleed on the Advanced Combat – Aerius Energy tutorial has been fixed.

Fixed multiple issues when selecting your squad to go into Steinskogur.

The merchant no longer disappears when engaged with in the overworld.

Pausing during the opening combat cinematic no longer brings up a blank pause menu.

Glenn no longer gets stuck if you try and interact with an already opened chest.

Glenn and Fio now appear correctly during the store comparison section.

In Hivetree, Ana no longer speaks like a child.

Going through the Windwall no longer brings up the map.

Dialogue no longer overlaps during the victory screen after defeating Mira in the Final Test.

General enemy/battle balancing.

Nintendo Switch Build 1.0.1

The camera movement has been smoothened when flying and exploring on foot.

Fixed an error displaying Placeholder text when in the party menu.

Fixed several issues in the Controls setting menu.

Fixed issues where button prompts during the “Final Exam” tutorial are really small and therefore hard to read.

Additional notes: none
Source: PQube

How to download updates for Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.