Drunk effect persists into a new game

Match the symptom

A drunk visual effect survives starting a new game.

Check before changing your save

Distinguish a newly created game from loading an existing save and capture the effect before any new interaction.

1. Confirm Steam has completed all available updates.
2. Distinguish a newly created game from loading an existing save and capture the effect before any new interaction.
3. Do not delete older saves to remove a visual effect.

Official fix versus your current save

The developer's Update 6 note establishes a historical fix for this symptom. It does not publish a universal recovery command or prove that a previously damaged save will repair itself. This guide has not independently retested your save.

Recovery decision

Do not delete older saves to remove a visual effect.

1. If the installed game is older than the named patch, update and retest the same action.
2. If the issue persists, try an existing known-good save without overwriting the failing one.
3. If it repeats, report player state, the exact objective, installed build and reproduction steps to the developer's Steam discussion board.