For mobile add-on content, see In-App Purchases.

For avatar customization options, see Player and Customization.

Downloadable Content (commonly shortened to and abbreviated as DLC) refers to optional add-on content that grants additional options either for gameplay or whose purpose is aesthetic and/or cosmetic. In most games, some are free, while others will have an imposed price tag. In WolfQuest, DLC is not always free; the few that are are included with the price of the game and may have been distributed as paid content in past incarnations.

All sales generate revenue which is put back into game development efforts among other things. Regardless of the game version or operating system, the base game is always tied to the player's Steam or Humble Bundle account. Itch.io purchases are tied either to an account associated with the respective service, or through a receipt issued for the transaction ID.

Looking to buy the game? See Storefronts. Looking for the old free game? See Download.

The team have confirmed that some content will be separate purchases.^[1]

Instructions

In WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition, purchased downloadable content is partly tied to the player's premium WolfQuest game account. If the purchase was made through Steam, the player is required to run the game through Steam to access the add-on content. If the purchase was made through Itch.io, the player is required to run the Itch.io game and be logged into the same account that was used to purchase the add-on content to use it. Buying through one does not grant full access through the other due to licensing limitations.

All add-ons are optional extras. The player is not required to purchase anything, and their progression through the game will be in no way affected.

All DLC can be previewed as a try-before-you-buy incentive before purchasing. It is recommended to do so before buying to ensure compatibility and confirm playability! Game maps have a ten (10) minute free trial period limiting the player to a small preview area which they cannot leave and will be forcibly turned around and sent back into the preview area should they attempt to stray outside of it. If the player-wolf starts near a migration zone, they will be allowed to leave the game map.

Itch.io

To purchase DLC via Itch.io has more steps, but is otherwise a fairly straightforward process to complete. Links to product sub-pages for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition are provided wherever possible on this article, though we'll go through the standard process of accessing them for the convenience of our readers.

If the add-on content is a game map:

From the Main Menu, press the New Game button.
Open the dropdown menu next to "Map" and select the add-on you'd like to buy.
In the message box that opens, select "Purchase". It is recommended to preview the map first to ensure compatibility and check playability.

If the add-on content is a customization (coat or modifier):

From the Main Menu, press the My Wolves button.
Create a new wolf or modify an existing wolf to enter Customize Wolf mode.
Select any coat or modifier associated with the DLC you wish to buy. (See Bundles for pack contents.) A small notification box will appear under the wolf preview when a paid add-on is selected. Press the "Buy The DLC!" button inside this notification box.

Whether game map or customization, the next steps are the same:

4. In the next message box, your account credentials will be made available to you. You will need these after completing your transaction! Press "Buy <NAME> DLC" to continue.

5. If it wasn't already open, your internet browser will open to a new tab on an Itch.io webpage. Complete the checkout process.

6. After completing your transaction, you will be redirected to your receipt. Press the red "Redeem <NAME>" button. This redirects you to https://www.wolfquest.org/jwt4/?jwt=<keystring> where you will need to re-enter and confirm your WolfQuest game account credentials to register the purchase.

If all went well, your DLC should now be unlocked and playable/usable. The game may need a minute to catch up, so DLC won't immediately register as owned until you navigate away and return to try again. If it isn't, verify that the transaction went through successfully and is neither pending nor failed, and try either exiting and relaunching the game OR logging out of and then logging back into your WolfQuest game account. Any of these actions should refresh your account data. If you did not complete the process to register your DLC to your game account, you may need to contact Itch.io support for assistance.

Note: DLC purchased via Itch.io will work in both the Itch.io version and in the Steam version provided the player uses the same account the DLC purchases are registered to.^[2]

Steam

To purchase DLC via Steam, the player need only visit the Downloadable Content page, choose the appropriate DLC(s) they wish to purchase, add them to their cart, and then complete checkout. Steam should automatically install and enable the purchased add-on content on the player's behalf provided the Steam client is open and not in Offline Mode. If it did not self-install, right-click WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition in the Steam Library → Properties → DLC. Uncheck to uninstall and disable, check to (re)install and enable.

If all went well, your DLC should now be unlocked and playable/usable. The game may need a minute to catch up, so DLC won't immediately register as owned until you navigate away and return to try again. If it isn't, verify that the transaction went through successfully and is neither pending nor failed, and try exiting and relaunching the game. Either action should refresh your account data. If problems persist, you may need to contact Steam support for assistance.

Note: DLC purchased via Steam will only work while running the Steam version. It will not work in the Itch.io version.^[2]

In WolfQuest: Classic, there is no true DLC for this game; the only differentiation between revisions is whether the player is running the Free Trial (most content is locked and inaccessible) or the Full Game (everything is accessible). Only in the Full Game can the player register and log-in to their premium WolfQuest game account.

In Legacy versions of WolfQuest, no DLC was ever released. Everything in the game was distributed for free thanks to funding received through National Science Foundation grants and donations among other sources.

Game Modes

In the Anniversary Edition, there are currently no separate game mode purchases. It is unknown if any are planned.

Anniversary Edition • Game Modes
Title	Status	Price	Description	Link(s)
Multiplayer	Premium	Included in/with base game price	Unlocks access to online multiplayer. WolfQuest game account required.	N/A

In Classic, multiplayer is the only game mode purchase.

Classic • Game Modes
Name	Status	Price	Description	Link(s)
Multiplayer	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Unlocks multiplayer access. WolfQuest game account required.	N/A

Expansions

Main article: Expansions#Anniversary Edition

In the Anniversary Edition, expansions refer to huge content updates, such as new game maps. Those with price tags are more expensive than coats, customizations, modifiers, and bundles. Not all are paid add-ons; the Saga will be free.

Main article: Expansions#Classic

In Classic, only one expansion — the original Lost River — was released with the game. It is locked behind the Full Game purchase.

Game Maps

These locations provide extra settings in which to play in single-player or multiplayer.

In the Anniversary Edition, the following maps are upcoming releases.

Note: Some achievements will be locked behind paid content. When the Saga is fully implemented, the full game will be playable in all non-DLC maps, thus these are not required to progress in the story campaign. They serve simply as alternate locations in which to play.

Anniversary Edition • Game Maps
Title	Status	Price	Description	Link(s)
Amethyst Mountain	Base game content (as of 1.0b)	Free	Modern recreation of Amethyst Mountain exclusive to WQ:AE.	Developer's Blog
Slough Creek	Base game content (as of 1.0.6)		Modern recreation of Slough Creek exclusive to WQ:AE.	Developer's Blog
Lost River (Classic)	Base game content (as of 1.0.3)		The original fictional mountain west^[3] map ported to WQ:AE.	Developer's Blog: Lost...and Found
Lost River (Anniversary Edition)	Premium add-on (as of 1.0.9)	$12.00 USD	An expanded reimagining of the fictional mountain west^[3] location.	DLC Pages: Steam, Itch.io Knowledge Base: Search query Developer's Blogs: Lost River is Released! Lost River is Coming Soon! Questions? Some Answers! Lost River: Shaping the Terrain Where No WolfQuest Has Gone Before What's Ahead for WolfQuest (Q2 2021 sneak peek)
Hellroaring Mountain	Premium add-on (as of 1.1.2)	$10.00 USD	An additional location within Yellowstone National Park.	DLC Pages: Steam, Itch.io Knowledge Base: Search query Developer's Blogs: Hellroaring Mountain DLC Map Released! Hellroaring Along! The Wolverines of Hellroaring Mountain Homesteading Hellroaring Mountain Hellroaring Rocks! Saga Status Report
Tower Fall	Premium add-on (as of 3.0.0)	$10.00 USD	An additional location within Yellowstone National Park.	DLC Pages: Steam, Itch.io Knowledge Base: Search query Developer's Blogs: Tower Fall Released! Where No WolfQuest Has Gone Before Announcing Episode 3: Tower Fall! FAQs about Episode 3

Following the launch of the WolfQuest Saga, all modern maps with the exception of Lost River (Classic) support playability of the full story arc.

In Classic, only the following maps were ever released during its development cycle. No more will be released for this version of the game.

Episodes

No new episodes were released for Classic, though Tower Fall was initially planned for it during its early stages of development. Progress was put on hold while eduweb reworked and overhauled the game into what is now known as the WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition. It has since continued development, but it is no longer planned for Classic and will instead release as a map for its modernised successor.

As of 2017 onwards, no new episodes or maps are planned for WolfQuest: Classic.

Non-Episodic

Classic • Non-Episodic Game Maps
Name	Status	Price	Description
Original Lost River	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	A map set in the mountain west.^[3]

Customization

Add-ons specializing in customization.

Main article: Customization#Anniversary Edition

In the Anniversary Edition, customization extras may be distributed as a standalone pack or as a bundle containing multiple packs of content. They include coats, modifiers, with possibly more to come. These can be used by the player-wolf avatar and may appear on NPC wolves only once their respective content is owned and installed.

Main article: Customization#Classic

In Classic, customization extras are included with and in the price of the base game. They are not distributed separately and are included with the price of the full game. They include coats and modifiers.

Main article: Customization#Legacy

Bundles

Content that is sold in a bundle, or otherwise not sold separately.

Anniversary Edition Bundles

Anniversary Edition • DLC Bundles
Title	Status	Price	Contents	Link(s)
Building Character Pack	Premium add-on (as of 1.0.8l)	$6.00 USD	2 texture packs each containing 5 coats for as total of 10 coats, plus a selection of Body, Tail and Eye modifiers.	DLC Pages: Steam, Itch.io Knowledge Base: Building Character DLC Developer's Blog: Building Character DLC (and 1.0.8l) Released!
Yellowstone Wolf Coat Pack	Premium add-on (as of 1.0.6n)	$6.00 USD	3 texture packs each containing 5 coats for a total of 15 coats.	DLC Pages: Steam, Itch.io Knowledge Base: Yellowstone Wolf Coat DLC Developer's Blog: Yellowstone Wolf Coat DLC now available in v1.0.6n!

In Classic, the Life is Rough coats are the only coats to be considered a bundle. It is unclear whether the same applies to the Lamar Canyon and Blacktail Deer Plateau Packs.

Coats

Anniversary Edition Coats

Main article: Customization/Coats#Anniversary Edition

Anniversary Edition • Coat Customizations
Title	Bundle?	Price	Description	Link(s)
Founders	Yes	Yellowstone Wolf Coat Pack	Unlocks 5 coat textures based on real Yellowstone wolves. Coats: 7F, 9F, 10M, 21M, 42F (Cinderella)	See "Bundles"
Hall of Fame			Unlocks 5 coat textures based on real Yellowstone wolves. Coats: 755M, 832F ('06), 302M (Casanova), 926F (Spitfire), White Lady
Cool Coats			Unlocks 5 coat textures based on real Yellowstone wolves. Coats: 192M (The White Wolf), 931F, 838M (Big Blaze), Half Black, Small Dot
Beauteous Blacks		Building Character Pack	Unlocks 5 coat textures based on real Yellowstone wolves. Coats: 350M, 992M (Twin), 1276F (Third Mother), Little T, 427F (U-Black)
Gorgeous Grays		Building Character Pack	Unlocks 5 coat textures based on real Yellowstone wolves. Coats: 965M (Brad Pitt), 925M (Big Gray), 715F, 1091F (Mouse), 870F

Classic Coats

Main article: Customization/Coats#Classic

In Classic, these customizations are unavailable in the Free Trial. All will be unlocked upon purchasing the Full Game.

Classic • Coat Customization
Name(s)	Status	Price	Description
Lamar Canyon Pack	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Adds five new coat textures. Modelled after wolves of the real Lamar Canyon pack.^[4]
Blacktail Deer Plateau Pack	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Adds five new coat textures. Modelled after wolves of the Blacktail Deer Plateau pack.
Life is Rough Packs	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	A two-pack bundle totalling ten coat textures. Reuses existing coats, adding various injuries/afflictions.

Main article: Customization/Coats#Legacy

Modifiers

Additional modifiers to further customize the playable avatar.

Anniversary Edition Modifiers

In the Anniversary Edition, modifiers are split into their own separate tabbers.

Eyes

Main article: Customization/Eyes#Anniversary Edition

In the Anniversary Edition, color is a base game feature. The modifiers listed here are new and locked behind DLC.

Anniversary Edition • Eye Customizations & Modifiers
Title	Bundle?	Price	Description	Link(s)
Missing / Blind	Yes	Building Character Pack	One closed, blinded or missing eye. Two options.	See "Bundles"
Corneal Edema	Yes	Building Character Pack	One bulbous, clouded-over eye. Two options.	See "Bundles"

Ears

Main article: Customization/Ears#Anniversary Edition

Body

Main article: Customization/Body#Anniversary Edition

Anniversary Edition • Body Customizations & Modifiers
Title	Bundle?	Price	Description	Link(s)
Short Tail	Yes	Building Character Pack	A genetically short tail.	See "Bundles"
Cut Off Tail			A cut tail missing its tip.
Crooked Tail			A deformed, curved or crooked tail.
Snaggletooth			A deformed or past injury overriding one lower canine tooth.

Classic Modifiers

In Classic, modifiers are a single toggle. They can't be combined.

Body

See also: Customization/Body#Classic or Customization/Ears#Classic.

Classic • Body Modifiers
Name	Status	Price	Description
Notched Ear	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Right ear displays a small notch.
Bent Ear	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Left ear is visibly bent.
Flat Ear	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Right ear is doubled over.
Torn Ear	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Left ear is torn at the tip.
Radio Collar	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	A collar with affixed GPS tracker securely fitted around the avatar's neck.
Limpy	Premium	Included in/with Full Game price	Overrides all animations with a limp. The avatar's left rear leg is lame/injured.

Miscellaneous

Other extra content not tethered to one particular version of the game made available to either purchase or download for free.

Miscellaneous Extra Content
Title	Status	Price	Description	Link(s)
Music Extras	Free (interview) Premium (OST)	$10.00 USD (without game) $27.00 USD (with game)	Packed full of WQ musical goodness. Contents: Album sets 1-2 (Legacy OST) Album set 3 (Lost River OST) Album sets 4-5 (Anniversary Edition OST) Bonus Extras: Interview with Tim Buzza video Exclusive Lost River theme performed on piano	Information: wolfquest.org Purchase: WQ:C Steam WQ:AE Steam Itch.io
Dream Wallpapers	Free	$0.00 USD	WQ3 dream images to use as desktop, tablet, or mobile wallpapers. Contents: 1 readme 21 horizontal images 22 vertical images	Download: wolfquest.org (direct)

Gallery

Anniversary Edition Gallery

Contributions for Downloadable Content in the Anniversary Edition are welcome in this gallery!

Classic Gallery

Contributions for Downloadable Content in Classic are welcome in this gallery!

Trivia

Most of the DLC in WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition was distributed throughout its Early Access period of development. This is commonly seen as a controversial subject and a negative for buyers, especially for games that already require purchase to buy the base game, and it is one that even WolfQuest was consistently embroiled in.^[5]

Anniversary Edition Trivia

It is unknown whether Anniversary purchases will be cross-platform compatible.
- This seems unlikely due to licensing restrictions between mobile storefronts and computer storefronts, as was partly the case for its Classic predecessor, but ultimately remains to be confirmed.
DLC in the Anniversary Edition is confirmed to be tethered to the owner's game account.^[6] Players who have previously purchased and own DLC add-ons can see this for themselves in their Account interface.

Classic Trivia

Classic transactions are not cross-platform compatible due to licensing.
- Content purchased from the in-game mobile Shop are tied to the user's mobile device account relative to the service that was used. (Google Play for most Android devices, Amazon for other Android devices and most Kindle devices, and the iTunes/App Store for IOS devices.)
- Classic game accounts do not store or otherwise remember purchases.

References & External Links

Some image thumbnails were retrieved through SteamDB.

↑ http://wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2434053#p2434053
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Confirmed in all DLC knowledge base articles.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 http://www.wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2359748#p2359748 , http://www.wolfquest.org/wolfopedia/quests
↑ Cited from wolfquest.org as clarified by Dave.
↑ Steam Community :: WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (search results), Should Paid DLC Be allowed on Early Access games? : r/Steam
↑ wolfquest.org • Yellowstone Wolf Coat DLC now available in v1.0.6n!

Technical
Configuration	Graphics Quality • Launcher • Shaders
Features	Accounts • Achievements • Age perks • Customization • Elder wolf • Experience • Friends • Human Impacts • Multiplayer • Pack • Rest • Sleep
Game Files	Add-ons • Audio • Directory • Models • Music • Output_log • Player.log • Textures • User Files
Game Mechanics	Affinity • AI • Auto-save • Companionship • Death • Difficulty • Fondness • Scent view • Spawners • Weather
Interactive	Animations • Carcass • Courtship (Anniversary) • Den sites • Emotes • NPCs • Hunting • Map • Pack Rally • Rendezvous sites • Social arena (Classic/Legacy) • Time • Zones
Interfaces	User Interfaces • Heads-up Display • Pack Stats (Legacy/Classic) • Pack Info (Anniversary) • Tutorial
Miscellaneous	Bugs and Glitches • Cheats • Development builds • Developer shortcuts • Mods & Plugins • Skybox • Troubleshooting
Operating Systems	Linux • Macintosh • Windows • IOS • Android • Kindle • Storefronts
Versions	Anniversary Edition (WQ3) • Classic (2.7.X) • Legacy (1.1.0-2.5.1) Update History • Hidden Updates

[1] ttp://wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2434053#p2434053

[Itchcompat-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Confirmed in all DLC knowledge base articles.

[mountainwest-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 http://www.wolfquest.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2359748#p2359748 , http://www.wolfquest.org/wolfopedia/quests

[blacktailconfirm-4] Cited from wolfquest.org as clarified by Dave.

[5] Steam Community :: WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition (search results), Should Paid DLC Be allowed on Early Access games? : r/Steam

[6] wolfquest.org • Yellowstone Wolf Coat DLC now available in v1.0.6n!

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