Major update1 Jun 2023Update 1.13 - Live on Test Servers!Hunters, We are so excited to unleash Update 1.13! We hope you'll enjoy and test everything out. Details about the next Event are not included on Test Server, so keep your eyes out on Social Media for more about that later! Happy Testing! ~ The Hunt Team New Feature – Shooting Range This update introduces the Shooting Range, a new space for players to test their loadouts. It also provides a saf…
Hunters, Please find the notes for Patch #1 for Update 1.12: · All weapons that are purchased or awarded to players will now be 100% clean, including weapons that come with recruited Hunters. Only weapons found in a mission will remain dirty. · Reduced the price of the Krag Sniper to $579 (previously $610) · Fixed an issue that allowed players to access the Advanced Tutorial before completing t…
Hunters, the Patch Notes for Update 1.12 (Test Server) are below! Before you read through the details, there are some important topics we’d like to provide updates for: Reload bug: We are happy to announce that the refactor of our ammo system has been completed! This means that the reload bug should be a thing of the past. This fix is included in the Test Server, so please, play around with it…
Hunters, Below are the bugfixes that have applied with this update. · Fixed a bug that caused a delay when resupplying tools and ammo. · Fixed a bug that allowed damage to teammates to contribute to the damage tracked in a Summons. · Fixed a bug that allowed damage to a dead enemy hunter to contribute to the damage tracked in a Summons. · Fixed a bug that caused the mission timer to not update…
Hunters, Below are the notes for Update 1.11. Before we get into the detailed notes, We wanted to provide an update regarding the persistent reload issues that have been encountered by many of you. As mentioned in a recent video update (which can be found on our social channels), we understand these issues have beenfrustrating and wanted to let you know that they are a top priority for us, and…
New weapon Spawns · Added a chance for the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut and the Sparks Pistol to the Tower and world spawns. Progression changes · Caldwell Pax unlocks at Rank 30 (previously Rank 58) · Sparks LRR unlocks at Rank 32 (previously Rank 30) · Deception category unlocks at Rank 1 (previously rank 32) Developer Note: After the recent changes with Update 1.10, moving some of the more c…
Hunters, The notes for Update 1.10 can be found below. Please note, the known issues list will be provided once the update reaches the live servers. New Consumable: Stalker Beetle The Stalker Beetle is a new flying “character,” controlled by a Player in first person view. It is spawned and activated as a consumable. It adds reconnaissance capabilities to the arsenal. The Stalker Beetle is unloc…
Hunters, Here is a small update to 1.9 for the Test Server. · Fixed an issue that caused the death screen to display the wrong information. · Fixed an issue that caused the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut Pair UI to display the wrong damage number. · Fixed an issue that caused the Sparks iron sight to be misaligned. · Fixed an issue that caused the poison effect to display incorrectly when switchi…
Hunters, Update 1.9 is now Live on Test! Player movement changes · Improvements made to local and remote player movement to address Desync issues. Developer Note: With this update, we have introduced some improvements to player movement in relation to issues around Desync. Local improvements – these refer to improvements relating to your Hunter on your client. We have improved the error correct…
Hunters, Below are the notes for the second test update for Update 1.8.1: Weapon Price Changes Caldwell 92 New Army · Reduced the price to $90 (previously $103) Winfield 1893 Slate · Reduced the price to $250 (previously $300) Developer Note: The full details of the new additions to the arsenal will be included in the Live version of the 1.8.1 notes. Weapon Rank Changes Machete · Unlocks at ran…
Hunters, Update 1.8.1 is now live on test server and with it comes our new Quest system - "Summons" as well as two new grunt AI variants. Full details can be found below. New Quest System – "Summons" This update brings a new Quest system to the Bayou! This feature will replace the Daily and Weekly Challenges and can be found in the progress section under the "Summons" tab. Players will have to…
Hunters, Below are the details for the latest update to 1.8. This update includes some bug fixes and some balance changes to the new weapons. Gunplay Caldwell 92 · Reduced the Muzzle Velocity from 270 m/s to 230 m/s. · This also reduces the velocity of the custom ammo options for this weapon (FMJ and Dumdum now at 200 m/s) · Reduced the extra ammo from 18 to 12. Winfield 93 Slate · Reduced the…
Hunters, The test server will be taken offline for maintenance at 15:00 CET. During this time we will be deploying a small update to address some bugs and apply some balancing changes to the new weapons. We will post again when the servers are back online. Thanks.
Hunters, 1.8 will primarily be a service focused update. With this, we are introducing some tentative client and server performance fixes in the hope of alleviating some of the performance issues that have been encountered since Update 1.7. We know there is a chance these will not be the magic bullet to resolve all performance related problems but we are hoping it is a step in the right directi…
Hunters, Below are the update notes for Patch #1 of Update 1.7: · Fixed various issues with the Reconnect support feature which prevented the reconnect pop up from appearing in the game lobby. · Fixed a bug where disconnected hunters could be looted while the hunter is still technically “alive”. UI · Fixed a bug that resulted in some aspects of the store being un-useable. · Fixed an issue where…
Hunters, Below are the details of Update 1.7: Reconnect Support Update 1.7 brings with it the introduction of the Reconnect feature – the ability to reconnect to a Bounty Hunt mission in cases where your connection has been lost or the game has crashed. There are two ways in which this will attempt to restore the connection: · “On the Fly” 60 second reconnect: · In instances where you lose conn…
Gunplay · Fixed a bug where Iron sharpshooter trait didn’t work for the Lebel Aperture with the sight up. · Fixed an issue where Romero and Winfield talon were shaking in ADS right after executing a heavy melee attack. · Fixed an issue where Vetterli Silencer caused ear ringing after shooting continuously. · Fixed an issue where Quad Derringer did not display the capacity in the store. · Fixed…
AI · Armoreds would sometimes get stuck while trying to break down doors. · Burning medkits dropped by Scrapbeak or Doctor Grunt will now correctly be extinguished when inside choke bombs. · Killing a Doctor Grunt with concertina no longer damages the medkit he is carrying in the process. · Assassin was incorrectly playing hit reactions when passing through choke bombs. · Fixed a rare issue in…
New Weapon Scottfield Model 3 Revolver New small slot, medium ammo pistol with a 6-round capacity. The Scottfield differs from other revolvers currently available in that it uses a break-open action which allows for faster reloading, this is because of its open cylinder and built-in ejector that can remove all rounds in the cylinder at once. It uses a slightly shorter round compared to the Cald…
Below are the update notes for Patch #1 of Update 1.6.1 Shoulder Aim toggle The follow applies to Hunter control Scheme only · It is now possible to start sprinting while shoulder Aim is toggled ‘on’ in the following circumstances: · If the weapon cannot ADS (Throwables, Bomb Lance, throwing knives and other items that do not have an ADS option) · If sprint and Aim Down Sights are assigned to d…
Test Server note: You should have a recent copy of your profile on the Test Server with 50,000 Hunt Dollars and 10,000 Blood Bonds. Please note: Not all gear will be unlocked for this test phase. We have discounted several items in the BB store (weapons, tools and hunters) on the Test Server, feel free to attempt to buy these with your free blood bonds to help us test the system. Available regi…
Hunters, Patch #2 has now been deployed to Update 1.6 on the Test server. The full details can be found below: Gunplay Dynamite Changes · Increased the damage of Dynamite sticks and Waterproof Dynamite Sticks to 750 (previously 500). Developer Note: With this update, we are making some changes to the damage from Dynamite sticks and red barrels. This is something we have planned for a while, but…
Hunters, Below are the details for patch #1 of Update 1.6. As a side note, Quickplay has also been enabled on test: Gunplay Explosive Ammo: Springfield 1866/Martini-Henry IC1/Caldwell Uppercut · Reduced the explosive damage by 30 – 40% depending on the ammo type (Compact, Medium, Long) · Increased Bullet impact damage. · Increased the damage fall off. Developer notes: We are introducing these c…
Hunters, It is with great pleasure to introcude the 3rd map to come to Hunt: Showdown – Welcome to DeSalle! DeSalle – map #3 Developer note: This update brings with it a massive addition, one that we are incredibly excited to bring to you all, our latest map: DeSalle. Over the last few years, we have learned quite a lot from listening to you, the community, and have always tried to take your su…
Hunters, Below are the notes for Update 1.6. Please be aware, Update 1.6 is going to require a full client download for both the test and live servers. While we understand that a full download can be frustrating ,it is necessary in this instance. Over the last few months, we have been working on improving many different aspects of Hunt, one of those being a focus on improving our security and i…
Hunters, Update 1.5.2 is here. Below are the notes for this round of tests. Happy test hunting! Audio · Hunters will now make noise when damaged by poison effects such as clouds (poison bolts etc) and the Hive swarms. AI · “Doctor Grunts” will now drop unusable medkits if they are damaged by explosives or fire. This is to bring it more in line with Scrapbeak (explosive custom ammo has been excl…
Additional Info: As this update is mainly focused on matchmaking changes we have only one region available (US East) to have the most players in the same region. We will use the telemetry generated by your matchmaking attempts to validate the changes introduced. Matchmaking Improvements Skill-based matchmaking An option “Skill-based” has been added to the lobby screen. When enabled, this option…
Hunters, We will be performing two updates to the test server this weekend. Patch #3 is now live and the test servers are back online. Tomorrow,(Saturday March 6th) we will release Patch #4 at around 13:00 CET, so please be aware that some down time is to be expected. Here are the details of both patches: Patch #3: We have made a number of adjustments to the stats displayed on the store page. M…
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