The Oregon Trail

January 12, 2024

Various game performance improvements, optimizations and bug fixes.

December 20, 2023

Play Your Way FULL-ON PARTY CUSTOMIZATION • Precisely customize your party each time you start a new Journey or Contract. • This option is available for most of the Journeys, but not all of them. • Determine the number of characters for the party setup, and select their classes, traits, appearance and names. TRAIT SELECTION • Play smart when choosing them! A range of traits will be available for every character, of which you can choose up to two. • Traits can have a positive or negative effect on the character. • Your party will be provided with a set number of points. • Choosing positive traits will cost you points, while choosing negative traits will grant you additional points. • Some traits can negate each other, for example athletic/frail. In such cases, you can choose only one of them. FOOD PRIORITIZATION • Consume what you need. You can now see a checkmark above the stack of food that will be consumed next by the party. • The option to prioritize the next food that the party will consume will be added when the food item is selected.

October 5, 2023

Embark on a unique journey! EXPERIENCE NEW CHARACTER TRAITS • Unveil a collection of thirteen brand-new Traits that can dramatically change your characters - whether by bolstering their strengths or challenging them with new complexities. • Experiment with them, and discover intriguing combinations that enhance your gameplay! • Each character in your party has the potential to acquire an additional third Trait on their adventures. Keep an eye out for these new opportunities and the advantages they bring. EVOLVE YOUR TRAITS MID-JOURNEY • Your character's beliefs can evolve in response to life-changing situations, evolving their Traits as they travel. • These changes can either uplift your character, bringing about positive growth, or present challenges that cast a negative shadow - it all depends on their experiences. DYNAMIC WEATHER • Each day brings the possibility of experiencing a variety of weather events. Witness the beauty of the Oregon Trail through rainy days, gentle snows, and dust storms. If bad weather catches your party by surprise... prepare for the consequences! WAGON DAMAGE REWORK • Items stored in Exposed Wagon Slots will no longer be depleted during bad weather. Rain, snow, or dust will damage all Exposed Slots. • After repairing a Damaged Slot, it will remain Exposed. Be sure to keep your wagon in good condition at all times! AND MUCH MORE! • The properties of all Repair Items have been updated. Now you can stack up to 6 Toolboxes. • Most events require more Repair Items - but reward more of them, too. • The Prologue Journey has been adjusted to take the Wagon Damage rework into account. • New Achievements.

July 4, 2023

Relive the Journeys anew with the updated Contracts! UNLOCKABLE CONTRACTS • Don't miss the opportunity to unlock your favorite Contracts that previously appeared only on a daily cycle! • Combine all your scores for the unlocked Contracts on a new Leaderboard, and compete with friends and other players from around the world! • Don't worry: You can still complete Daily Contracts to receive Tokens. ELITE CONTRACTS • Put your skills to the test with new Elite Contracts! • A total of four new Contracts with unique modifiers will prove a challenge even for the most experienced players. BOUNTY • Complete a variety of tasks while playing an unlocked Contract, and be rewarded with Tokens! • For each task you complete, one star will be added to your total rating. • Gain three stars on an unlocked Contract to receive a reward of Tokens! AND MUCH MORE! • Restart and Play Again buttons have been added for Contracts. • NEW Achievements • Miscellaneous bug fixes

December 15, 2022

Pack up your chuck wagon - it's time for a cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail! THE CHISHOLM TRAIL • The year is 1867, the Civil War has ended and the cities up north are willing to pay good coin for livestock. • Join a trio of cowboys as they drive their longhorn cattle along the Chisholm Trail, with the guidance of Jesse Chisholm and an old friend. • Traverse all-new locations from the Spanish architecture of San Antonio to the river-dense trail in Oklahoma, to the prairies of Kansas. COOKING FOR COWBOYS • Expand your palate on the trail and cook up a storm in America's first food truck, the "chuck wagon." • Feed a variety of hearty meals to the cattle-herding cowboys to keep them in peak condition. • Learn about three real-life cowboys, such as the "Cattle Queen of Texas" Lizzie Johnson, Jesse Chisholm's adopted son Vicente Chisholm, and trail driver George Glenn. • Say farewell to hardtack and hello to cornbread and grits - as well as many more delicacies the Chisholm Trail has to offer. • Hunt, gather, and fish for all-new ingredients to create your gastronomic specialties. NEW CHARACTER CLASS: COOK • Cooks, also known as "cookies," are arguably one of the most important roles on the trail, or at least the heart of the party. • Equipped with the Spice Set as a starting item, every cookie is ready to spice up their next dish. • Successfully complete the Chisholm Trail to unlock enlisting Cooks on other journeys. AND LOTS MORE! • 8 NEW Achievements. • "Walk The Trail" daily Dilemma improvements. • Miscellaneous bug fixes.

November 1, 2022

Hotfix for unresponsive UI on certain devices with iOS16.

September 29, 2022

The Oregon Trail wasn’t all just snakebites and dysentery. Sit around a campfire and share stories about some truly fearsome critters that have been encountered on the trail. Do you dare to investigate what lurks ahead? MYTHS, CRITTERS & LEGENDS, OH MY! • Visit storytelling campsites and listen to tales of fearsome critters from folklore. • Learn about 16 creepy critters, such as the venomous Hoop Snake and the fierce Hodag. • Sit by the fire with Sarah Winnemucca as she shares stories from her own writings. FORLORN HOPE • A new path to California has been forged, getting emigrants there faster than ever before! • But is it really the way of the future, or will it lead to one unfortunate party's demise? • Follow the Donner-Reed Party's journey and maybe even help them along the way! HORSE CREEK TREATY • Help the Lenape family get to Horse Creek in time for Black Beaver to carry out his role as interpreter during the proceedings. • Defuse a tense encounter between Thomas Fitzpatrick and Mato Oyuhi before they meet for the final treaty signing. WALK THE TRAIL—DILEMMAS • Just when you thought you could walk the trail in real life without incident. • Receive Dilemmas in Walk the Trail that could impact the condition of your emigrant, wagon, or oxen. • Achieve walking goals to restore any status conditions caused by the event. AND LOTS MORE! • New contracts appear daily instead of weekly. • Minor fixes to reset functionality for the Walk the Trail feature. • Miscellaneous bug fixes.

July 7, 2022

Walk the Oregon Trail™—IN REAL LIFE! NO OXEN? NO PROBLEM! • Transform your daily walks and runs (including wheelchair support) into a westward journey! • Never lose your journey — all progress data is saved in the Apple Health app. • True to the original — traverse 64 real-world locations. • The "Walk the Trail" feature requires the Apple Health app on iPhone. • Got an Apple Watch? Download The Oregon Trail: StepTracker Apple Watch app. WHO ARE YOU CALLING GREENHORN? • Travel Screen: Observe the trail as you walk, and watch the environment change as you progress along the trail. • Progress Screen: View your progress on the full journey map. • Stats Screen: Features journey statistics, including daily steps, days traveled, locations visited, and comparisons to the previous week. • Trivia Screen: Learn about various real-world milestones and their significance on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s. The average greenhorn walking 10,000 steps per day can make it to Oregon in just over a year. Want to reach Oregon before the harsh winter sets in? Don’t walk, RUN!

April 7, 2022

Play your way - in the newest update for The Oregon Trail, featuring beautiful new Visual Filters, helpful Accessibility options, and so much more! FROM GREENHORN TO GUIDE! • Greatly improved and updated prologue. • Know how to play? Easily skip the prologue and embark on your journey. • Sick of packing your wagon? Buy a new Shop Kit with the essentials and roll out on the trail! • Get presented with Journeys and stories you have not explored and what events are about to start. ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS! • Increase accessibility by customizing your gameplay experience. • High contrast mode to improve the readability of text. • Ability to disable event timers and screen shake. • Never miss another raccoon when you enable the ability to automatically collect animals! • Event text is audible using Text-to-Speech. DOGS, COYOTES, BROKEN WAGONS... • Discover 13 new events on the trail! • See if you can avoid getting cholera from the Spring of Life. • Can you find the dog and pet him?  …AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE • NEW Visual Filters added to the Gallery. See the game in a whole new way. • Direct link to the amazing soundtrack - The Oregon Trail: Music from the Gameloft Game. • Use the new Music Shuffle to randomize the tracks you have unlocked. • Bug fixes and improvements.

December 16, 2021

All aboard the railroads in the newest update for The Oregon Trail, featuring a brand-new way to play together—Community Goals! COMMUNITY GOALS! • Cooperate with your team to construct more of the first transcontinental railroad than the opposition! • Choose your side and complete different tasks, such as donating toolboxes or scouting the railroad, to assist in its construction. • Complete Individual Goals and Community Goals each week to claim victory, earn Gallery Tokens, and more! TRANQUIL TRAIL • Experience the trail like never before in this meditative version of The Oregon Trail. • Embark on a peaceful experience that presents the trail without any gameplay or UI, allowing you to simply enjoy the relaxing sounds and beauty of the trail as your party travels unhindered. • Useful for studying, as a screensaver, or just as a calming way to experience the Trail! CONTRACTS EXPANDED • Weekly Contracts have been expanded and now include hunting and rafting challenges! • Try out new Contracts, such as Riding Shotgun, where you must use the momentum of your gunfire to turn your hunter into the ultimate projectile. • ... Or Great and Small, where you need to navigate the Columbia River under extreme duress in this chaotic remix of the rafting mini-game. NEW GALLERY! • The Gallery now has categories and a new unlock system that uses Gallery Tokens! Earn Gallery Tokens by participating in weekly Community Goals and by completing Contracts. • New Art—This update includes tons of new Artworks to unlock! • Music Unlocks—Choose your main menu music from the huge range of beautiful tracks in the game. • 3D Character Prints—Bring your characters to life by downloading and 3D-printing them at home! ... AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! • Pony Express—Learn more about the history of the Oregon Trail with new events presenting tales of the Pony Express! • Global Stats—Have you ever wondered just how many people have died of dysentery while playing The Oregon Trail? In this update, you can see stats like this and many more in the main menu! • Sticker Pack—Give your friends dysentery! The Oregon Trail Sticker Pack has just been released for free on the App Store! • California Trail Improvements—General balance updates to the California Trail, particularly the Meteorite Quest, and the Burns status!