theHunter: Call of the Wild

Howdy Hunters,

Just dropping in to let you know that an issue affecting the functionality of the German Shorthaired Pointer DLC is set to be fixed with a patch next Tuesday, the 28th of July. If your pups aren't quite pointing like they used to, please hang on a little longer and give them a break in their kennel 'til then.

Thank you to everyone who reported the issue to our team!

With this patch, we have also updated the Known Issues list.

Bug Fixes

Equipment

• Relevant species from Intisuyu Hunting Reserve have now been added to the codex entries for Game Feeders.

Missions

• On Medved Taiga National Park, the second objective for the mission Federal Ecoservice #5 now displays in the UI.

• On Intisuyu Hunting Reserve, we fixed an issue where you could complete the mission Brother’s Tall Tale #3 by shooting any animal in the heart, even non-Caimans.

• On Intisuyu Hunting Reserve, we fixed an issue on the mission Brother’s Tall Tale #3 where you were required to kill with a single shot to the heart.

• On Intisuyu Hunting Reserve, the mission Brother’s Gift can now be completed by taxidermizing a Great One.

Stability

• Addressed an issue where the game could crash if someone in a Multiplayer session was being attacked by a Jaguar.

• Fixed several issues with the way the game allocates memory.

Trophies

• Taxidermizing Old Scar will now result in a trophy with her unique fur variation.

• To make up for the bug with Old Scar’s trophy having an incorrect model:

• People who have taxidermized her before this patch will retain the pseudo-melanistic trophy.

• Anyone who previously completed the mission will have a new trophy of her added to their trophy collection. So even if you forgot to taxidermize her, you will still get a free trophy.

UI

• A moment of silence for all the odd and beloved creatures you've encountered. We have patched the issue that would sometimes make your harvests look "low-poly" in the Harvest Screen. Gone, but not forgotten.

• Fixed an issue where the Dahler Reverse Draw CB-150 and its associated ammunitions were unlocked with the purchase of Weapon Pack 1.

• If you purchased Peru Hunting Reserve, the Crossbow Sight for the Dahler Reverse Draw CB-150 will now be unlocked.

Playstation

• Fixed an issue where the game would frequently crash on the Harvest Screen.

With the release of Peru Hunting Reserve comes a new patch for everyone.

New DLC: Peru Hunting Reserve

Hunt 10 new animals, for 14 species total across Andean foothills, through misty cloud forests, to dense river jungles, giving you 3 distinct biomes.

Explore Peru through 60 new story missions, including the mission-exclusive Old Scar Jaguar. The Notice Board allows to choose how you want to spend your time in Intisuyu, whether it’s by hunting, exploration, or volunteering at the Animal Sanctuary. Peru also comes with a new crossbow, the Dahler Reverse Draw CB-150.

Full animal roster ( * = new ): South American Tapir*, Ocelot*, Greater Grison*, Western Mountain Coati*, Vicuña*, Capybara*, Spectacled Bear*, Jaguar* (with new Great One!), Black Caiman*, Taruca*, Whitetail Deer, Cinnamon Teal, Collared Peccary, and Puma.

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Mountain Goat Truracs

All Mountain Goat horn have been completely redone.

_* No populations were harmed in the remastering of these horns. All existing animals on your reserve will shed their horns to grow new ones instead. _

** Known issue: existing Mountain Goats on your map will display difficulty levels that are higher than they used to be. Do not fret, because the displayed difficulty has no effect on the animal’s rack, trophy score, or medal potential.

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Adjustments

• Bengal Tigers will be more clever when in danger of being spotted, making for a more roarsome experience on Nepal.

• Your dog should act more natural around water.

• Game Feeders should attract animals like they did before the previous patch. Boars had peace for long enough.

• Tent placement has been adjusted, allowing you to set up camp on slightly steeper inclines.

• We optimized various different systems to reduce memory usage and increase stability across the board. The only thing you might notice is a smoother experience if you’re playing on something with limited memory.

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Bug Fixes

Animals

• Made Grizzly Bear footprints look like they were made by paws rather than hooves.

• Hog Deer trophies will be categorized as having antlers, rather than horns.

• _Brown Bear _skeletons have been reconnected in x-ray view.

• Touched up the _Whitetail Deer’s _stomach, which was previously deforming unnaturally when in movement, creating shading and clipping issues.

• Stopped the Whitetail Deer elbow and shoulder bones from breaking unnaturally in movement.

• Smoothed out the Gray Fox’s unintended belly dent that is visible in some poses, particularly as trophies.

• The Collared Peccary’s spine has been reconnected to its rear and head areas on x-ray view in the harvest screen.

• Fixed an issue where Eurasian Woodcock trophies would change colors in the lodge depending on your graphics settings.

• Did more eye surgery on the European Badger and Mountain Goat, whose eyes weren’t pointing in the right directions.

• Bengal Tigers should correctly play call animations and sounds while walking.

• Fixed an issue where one of the large Moose TruRacs base models didn’t have variations. This fix adds the appropriate variations and recalculates the scores to match. Any pre-existing trophies using this antler model won’t have scores adjusted. Existing moose already on your maps may get new antlers.

• Gave Wolves more sense of direction. Previously they would frequently turn around, stop, and start unnaturally while fleeing within a pack. Hopefully now they find their way home.

• Fixed an issue where _Snow Geese _would sometimes flicker between darker and lighter colors when flying.

Equipment

• On Tòrr nan Sithean, we fixed an issue where some small, portable structures could be placed in invalid locations underground at Caisteal an Eilein.

• The Cassidy Combination Shotgun is now properly categorized as a shotgun when completing objectives which require use of shotguns. It’s a shotgun.

• The Carcass Feeder and Mineral Lick will now play sounds when filled.

• Game Feeders filled from the map will also play sound.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where if network connection was lost while riding the ATV, your character would develop broken animations and deformed joints. We’re sorry you had to experience that.

Missions

• On N_ew England Mountains_, we fixed the New England Landmarks mission that was previously impossible to complete if you visited a landmark before picking up the mission.

• On Emerald Coast, we fixed several issues blocking progression for the In Saltie Territory mission.

• On Medved Taiga, missions Federal Eco Service #5, An Influential Person #2, and Bears for Grankin #2 are no longer blocked.

• On Vurhonga Savanna, we fixed an issue where The Maritz Final Exam could be successfully completed with Gold or lower Cape Buffalo and not with higher medals, when it should only accept Gold and higher. You’ll need to really prove yourself to Dr. Maritz next time.

• On Askiy Ridge, we fixed an issue where interactive objects on the Aftermath mission weren’t highlighting.

• On Mississippi Acres, the mission Lizard Brain is now completable without needing to restart.

• On Tòrr nan Sithean, we fixed issues in certain languages where dialogue wouldn’t come upfor the Pipe Down and Read the Bones missions.

• On Askiy Ridge, several missions now have their missing images attached to their codex entries.

System

• Resolved a crash that may occur if you lost connection to the internet while starting a multiplayer session and then reconnected.

• Patched up several different cases where the game may crash instead of properly shutting down when the game was closed.

Trophies

• Fixed an issue where one of the square platforms couldn’t be customized with paints.

• The medal indicator on the _Premium Plaques _should no longer disappear when viewed from certain angles (second time’s the charm!).

• Visual issues with the female Gredos Ibex horns-only pose have been fixed.

• Visual issues where the female Beceite Ibex pose would clip through the plaque has been fixed.

• Moose antlers should no longer clip into several plaques.

• Fixed an issue where the Javan Rusa antlers-only pose would have its head clip through its plaque.

• More evenly distributed the Mirriam Turkey’s tail feathers in several different trophy poses.

• Fixed an issue where Dark Brown Woodland Caribou trophies would show up in the wrong color.

UI

• Accessing any of the equipment customization menus and then accessing the reticle customization screen should no longer revert your reticles.

• Made sure you can see the entire Affected Species list for Callers in the Inventory screen.

World

• Fixed a lighting issue on certain reserves that made metallic equipment look more reflective and shiny than they should, particularly if you were in a dark area during the day time.

• On Salzwiesen Park, we fixed an issue where you could get stuck in a tent at Henkelpott Outpost.

• On Tòrr nan Sithean, we raised up a fence and bulletin board that were previously clipping into the ground at Crow Crown.

• On Sundarpatan, we grounded a floating tree near Ramthali Outpost.

• On Tòrr nan Sithean, we added some soothing crackling fire sounds to the silent campfire at McLachlan Edge.

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Since many of you hated the joke we had on Patch 9.0 and we enjoyed seeing your upset reactions, here’s another one from a community moderator, Laughing_JCKL:

Jaguar: did you hear about the Jaguar that attacked a hunter?

Hunter: No I did not.

Jaguar: that is because I am a quiet jaguar.

[muffled sounds of Jaguar violence]

* The new patch arrives on Tuesday, April 14th with Multi-Class Weapon Pack DLC.

New DLC: Multi-Class Weapon Pack

On top of the patch, you can purchase a new weapon pack DLC that equips you with 3 new bolt-action rifles and 1 new combination shotgun, allowing you to hunt all animal classes with just one pack.

For $5.99 you’ll get:

• RICHARDSSON .500: Powerful, straight-pull rifle for the largest game. Covers classes 8-9.

• JONEROS .17HMR: Highly accurate rifle ideal for birds and other small game. Covers classes 1-2.

• ALIS PRECISION SHOT .25-06: Reliable choice for a wide range of medium game. Covers classes 2-7.

• CASSIDY COMBINATION SHOTGUN .22MAG: Break-action weapon that essentially gives you both a rifle and shotgun in one metal package, allowing you to instantly adapt to any hunting scenario. Covers classes 1-8.

New Fallow Deer Furs

One rare and two very rare new fur variations have been added to all Fallow Deer populations on both male and female: Acromelanistic, Erythristic, and Leucistic.

The new furs will have a chance to appear on any Fallow Deer both existing and new. This means with the patch, existing Fallow Deer on your map may change fur types according to the new distribution of furs.

New Moose Antlers

11 new antlers of various shapes and sizes are now available through the TruRacs system for Moose. Additionally, all existing antlers have been remastered.

New Great One: Roe Deer

If you are lucky, you may now find a Fabled Roe Deer on _Hirs_chefelden, Cuatro Colinas, or Tòrr nan Sithean. The new Great One has 6 possible fur variants: Kindledawn, Wildfire, Ghostveil, Moonmarked, Mistbound, and Rustveil.

On top of the 6 furs, there are also hundreds of possible TruRac combinations, making whichever Great One variant you come across truly feel unique.

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Improvements

Performance

• Reserves with large amounts of water have had optimizations to water and physics interactions to improve performance.

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Bug Fixes

Animals

• Certain hunters were missing their whimsy modifier and were thus completely unable to see the completely fictional mythical Haggis creature on Scotland. We’ve evened out the playing field by handing out whimsy to those who lacked it.

• Did surgery on all Badgers to remove organs that weren’t supposed to be there. Kinda like our appendix, they weren’t doing anything useful.

• Reduced the probability of getting Uncommon _Dark Brown _and Light Brown plumages for Wild Turkey.

Equipment

• Fixed an issue where you could get stuck by jumping under a Hanging Carcass Feeder, making you the next bait.

• We made it so that you can’t place items too close to each other to prevent a bug where item icons could overlap and make it difficult to place or interact.

Gameplay

• Last update, we fixed a bug where harvesting an animal on top of a _Game Feeder _would open both menus. This change had an unintended consequence that you would always have to look at a very specific part of the animal to harvest it. We have reverted the change, but also brought back the overlapping menu bug for now.

Missions

• On Silver Ridge Peaks, the UI on the Out of Her Comfort Zone mission will show a human icon rather than an imposter Snow Leopard.

Multiplayer

• An issue that could cause animals to spawn too close to the session host has been resolved.

System

• Fixed a crash that could happen if you tried to rapidly open the menu again after fast traveling to another map.

Trophies

• Dark Brown and Light Brown plumages for Wild Turkey are now correctly labelled as Uncommon in the Trophy Manager rather than Very Rare.

• Starting weapons on display in your Trophy Lodge should consistently remain where they were when starting a New Game.

• Fixed a shader issue that caused certain animals to grow creepy-looking spikes below their mount on the trophy preview.

UI

• The _Merriam Turkey _is now centered on the preview screen when placing it on the Special Wall Mount branch.

• Previewing scopes will show your default reticle when first entering the scope customization menu, rather than making you choose it manually each time.

• In Spanish, we fixed an issue where text wasn’t fitting in certain parts of the Trophy Filters menu.

• Fixed an issue where you couldn’t exit the Backpack Overloaded popup after buying an item that would put you over the inventory limit.

• You should no longer get the option to Cuztomize a tent that isn’t yours if it’s saved in your loadout and will instead only get the option to_ Buy_.

• Fixed an issue where the scroll bar in the Customization Menu wasn't reseting after closing and reopening the menu.

• Resolved an issue where a tooltip on the Map Menu would flicker when using controller.

• Fixed a bug where selecting Cancel on the fast-travel drop down menu would cause multiple Cancel options to show up on the next attempts.

• Class 5 animals in the codex should show the Class 5 Boar icon rather than incorrectly displaying the Class 4 Deer icon.

World

• Removed an invisible wall near some trees near Cuairt Ùraisg on Tòrr nan Sithean, so no you aren’t crazy.

New Mule Deer Furs

Three new, very rare fur variations have been added to all Mule Deer populations: Erythristic Red, Erythristic Isabelline, and Mosaic.

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Improvements

Trophy Lodge UI

• Improved the visualization of trophies in the Trophy Lodge customization screen.

• It should be clearer which trophy you’re selecting when browsing through trophies in the Trophy Manager.

Game Feeder UI

• Added a new panel to the Game Feeder menu which shows which animals they attract.

• Replaced the icon displayed when spotting an animal at a Game Feeder to be clear that it's not actually a Need Zone.

• The "Feeder was destroyed" notification now uses a pop-up that doesn't require you to dismiss it manually.

Animal Populations

• Populations for Stubble Quail and Magpie Goose on Emerald Coast have been reset. This should fix any lingering issues with animals being scored too high and even bring a little bit of peace to the fan subreddit.

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Bug Fixes

Animals

• Several visual issues with animal skeletons on the Harvest Screen have been fixed:

• The Woodcock’s feet and wing bones should now match up with its model.

• The Black Grouse’s wings should now match up with its model.

• The Beceite Ibex’s spine no longer appears severed.

• Fixed an issue where the Woodcock’s beak appeared stretched in certain trophy lodge poses.

• We did surgery on Badger eyeballs and now they are round (as intended).

• Capercaillies should react with faster when threatened.

Audio

• Fixed an issue where repair sounds didn't play when fixing a Game Feeder.

• The train on New England Mountains now sounds like a train.

Customization

• If you have the Sundarpatan Cosmetic Pack, you should now properly see your Varnished Cedar Woodgrain customization.

Equipment

• An issue where .410 slugs wouldn’t travel more than 100m has been resolved.

Gameplay

• Resolved a bug where animals could get stuck if a Game Feeder they were interested in was removed.

• Fixed an issue where items could sometimes not be equipped correctly if you had the Aim Toggle option on.

• It should now be easier to Spot the American Mink and Eurasian Pine Marten at long ranges.

• Animals will no longer gather on ground above a Game Feeder placed in a cave.

• Game Feeders disabled by Hunting Pressure should now re-enable after Hunter Pressure is removed without needing to reload the map.

• Fixed an issue where animals could occasionally appear out of thin air when exiting a Treestand.

• Bears should now be less enthusiastic about destroying Box Feeders when you’re resting**.**

Graphics

• Fixed an issue that had caused trees to not render properly at very long range.

Missions

• Resolved an issue on Scotland where you could get stuck on the Haggis Hunt mission if you spotted the "haggis" too quickly.

• Fixed an issue on Scotland where the name of the "haggis" wasn’t displaying correctly in the HUD after spotting it during the Haggis Hunt mission.

• Removed a test mission on Sundarpatan that had mysteriously appeared.

• Fixed a crash on Scotland that could happen if you approached Piper’s Pit while on the Pipe Down mission and either playing in a language that had a long text strings in the subtitles or had the subtitle display size significantly increased.

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where hosts placing structures on a map would reveal small areas for others in the session, even when playing singleplayer afterwards.

• When a host removes a trophy in their lodge, other players will now be able to see the trophy update.

• A bug that prevented hosts from placing a Game Feeder after leaving and rejoining their session has been fixed.

• Animal groups showing up at different players' Game Feeders in a session should now be more consistent.

System

• The game will save less frequently when a Game Feeder is active.

• Fixed an issue where you could sometimes get stuck on a loading screen when transitioning to a map you had previously visited during the same session.

• Resolved a crash that could occur if you had a lot of bird corpses piled in one place. Way too many in the first place if you ask me.

Trophies

• Fixed several issues with Trophy Stands and Mounts that appeared visually inconsistent when using the new Trophy Customization options.

• Fixed a visual clipping issue with a “horns only” Wall Mount for the Blacktail Deer.

• On our livestream in December, Flinter suggested the medals on Premium Trophy Plaques were super high tech and “motion-activated”. While we appreciate the enthusiasm, this was a bug and not a feature. They should now be visible at all angles and distances.

• The trophy medals on Massive and Medium Round Platforms should now be visible.

• Fixed an issue where the Huddle Roe Multimount wasn’t properly displaying every deer.

• Removed several duplicate poses for the Coyote.

UI

• Fixed an issue where non-English languages would break the species filters in the Trophy Lodge menu.

• The missing silver outline on a menu icon for one of the Premium Platforms is now appearing as intended.

• Resolved a bug where you could accidentally open the Harvest Screen and the Game Feeder refill menu at the same time if your harvest was close to a feeder.

• If a Game Feeder is destroyed, the Game Feeder interaction menu will no longer stay open.

• Fixed a bug where Game Feeders could be marked as inactive before running out of bait if they had less than 1% left.

• Refilling a Game Feeder from the map will no longer cause the map to shift position in the background.

• Fixed an issue where you could break the Harvest Screen if you accidentally pulled up the Inspect screen while managing your saved harvests.

It was suggested that our Patch Notes should have more jokes in them, so to finish them off, enjoy a joke from our community Discord moderator, Grimalkin.

Knock knock. Who’s there. Feeders2 dlc Feeders 2 dlc who? Feeders 2 dlc and 9.0 patch notes

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AvaHub

In other news, we recently launched a new feedback platform. Whether you have a big idea for a new reserve, wanna upvote someone else's idea for a new feature, think we should backfill an animal, the sky is the limit. Join us on AvaHub!

New Features

• **New Great One: **The Wild Boar Great One comes with 9 fur variations and many variations of tusks, built with our TruRACs system.

• **New Multimounts: **Buck and Brock, Claw and Order, Mischief Syndicate, and Boar Boys.

• Trophy Customization: Plaques and stands can now be customized. We’ve added 16 new plaques and 40 new stands for everyone. You can also now also change their appearance. We've also added 2 new Wall Plaques for the Layton Lake Trophy Cabin.

Improvements and Adjustments

• Trophy Lodge UI Overhaul: To make sorting and placing your trophies easier, we've added filters for finding trophies, additional information in the Selection UI, and a preview in the UI when placing a trophy.

• **Remasters: **The Red Deer, Wild Boar, and Roe Deer are all getting remastered. We've also added fur variations (3 for Red, 2 for Boar, and 2 for Roe) and adjusted the likelihood of the furs appearing.

• 12GA Adjustments: 12GA Birdshot and 12GA Slugs no longer require the Shotgun skill to use, which should make bird hunting more accessible for all players in the early game.

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Bug Fixes

Animals

• Fixed an issue where waterfowl would spawn too close to ground in Multiplayer.

• An issue where waterfowl on Alberta could get stuck circling and never land has been resolved.

• Snow Geese and Wild Boars should no longer switch their Mating calls with their Warning calls.

• On lower graphics settings, Red Foxes and Male Western Capercaillies should no longer turn invisible at longer ranges.

• Fixed an issue with initial Need Zone selection for Lions, Gemsbok, and Bengal Tigers.

• Some issues with a number of species where the blood marker for a vital hit wasn’t showing correctly have been fixed.

• Scores for Stubble Quail and Snow Geese have been adjusted to more accurately reflect their weight ranges.

• Fixed an issue with the Northern Pintail, Wood Duck, and Snow Goose that would cause them to flee longer than intended.

• Clipping issues on some of the Pheasant’s trophy poses have been fixed.

• Fixed some issues with Vertebrae on Blacktail Deer.

• Fixed an issue with the female Sika Deer’s eyes.

• Red Deer and Bison trophies can now be placed on smaller trophy platforms.

• Renamed the Willow Ptarmigan “Red” plumage to “Erythristic”.

Dog

• Fixed an issue where a dog tracking blood could occasionally get stuck and stop following the track.

Equipment

• Decoy tooltips for new birds on Alberta will no longer display as “Mallard” decoys.

• Fixed an issue where Northern Pintail and Snow Goose decoys would make a water splash effect when deployed on land.

• Only the host will be able to manage their own Game Feeder in Multiplayer.

• The warning icon on Game Feeder should now display correctly after they are remotely refilled.

• Fixed an issue where animals attracted to an inaccessible Game Feeder could behave inappropriately.

• Beavers will no longer instantly destroy tents placed in a particular spot on Yukon.

• We made it more difficult to accidentally dismantle the Bait Barrel.

Gameplay

• Fixed a specific location on Alberta where Beavers could get stuck

• An issue where clues would occasionally spawn above the ground at a weird angle has been fixed.

• Fast-traveling in multiplayer should now spook animals as intended.

Missions

• The “Second Home” Mission on New England Mountains will now progress properly even if you died during the bear encounter.

• The “Beaver Fever” Mission on Alberta can no longer be completed by repeatedly picking up the same beaver wire over and over.

• If you arrived at the “Snow Day” Mission from Alberta shortly after launch and got stuck, you will now be able to progress.

• If you quit immediately after triggering a particular dialogue on the “Last Minute Efforts” Mission on Alberta and got stuck, you can now progress.

• Fixed an issue with the “Whodunnit?” Mission on Silver Ridge Peaks where a blood stain was floating in the air.

• The objective for the “Unwelcome Guests” Mission on Mississippi Acres can now be completed by harvesting the Raccoon.

• An issue where “A Rare Sight” Mission on Yukon Valley couldn’t be completed has been resolved.

• Fixed an issue where the “Bears for Grankin #1” mission on Medved-Taiga could not be completed.

• Derocked the broken ATV in the “No Such Thing” Mission on Medved Taiga (it was stuck in a rock).

• Derocked one of the sheds on Layton Lake (it was also stuck in a rock).

System

• A crash that could happen rarely when players fired their weapons has been fixed.

• Fixed an issue which may have led to crashes, particularly on Playstation, during fast travel and/or when returning to the main menu.

• Optimized the Road Texture management to reduce memory usage on all reserves.

• Dying outside of a Reserve’s boundaries should no longer get you stuck on a blank screen.

UI

• The “Missing Item” UI should now reflect the actual price of the shown item if you have the Haggle skill.

• Fixed an issue where the UI would take slightly longer to render in Multiplayer.

• Various issues with the Weapon Customization screen have been fixed to better optimize the experience.

World

• The cars in the Emerald Coast Reserve should have street legal driving positions for Australia now.

• Fixed an issue where one of the caches was misplaced on Salzwiesen.

• An issue that prevented you from being able to fast travel to the Forgotten Pond Cabin Outpost on New England Mountains has been fixed.

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Known Issues

AUDIO

• There are currently various SFX problems affecting Snow and Canada Geese.

GAMEPLAY

• Under certain conditions, animals may suddenly appear out of thin air when exiting a Treestand.

• Pre-existing populations of Stubble Quail and Magpie Geese are scoring too high. New animals will appear with the correct new scores.

• If the Zeroing Perk is active and you press “Use Skill” while a non-weapon item is currently your active item, when you next switch to a Weapon, Zeroing will have reset to default (mid-range) and will not show the current setting in the UI until Use Skill is pressed again.

• Saltwater Crocodiles may be difficult to Spot from certain angles.

EQUIPMENT

• Bears may be a bit over-zealous in their destruction of Box Feeders, particular when the player is resting.

• .410 Slugs are only usable out to 100m.

• Players must load their weapons before entering the shooting range, even though they have unlimited ammo once in the range.

• All backpacks, regardless of size or color, have the same in-game model when seen on the player.

• There are some minor accuracy issues with the Strecker SXS when using slugs and the reflex sight at long ranges.

• Attempting to pick up the FOXPRO 360 while simultaneously activating the remote can result in you getting stuck in a non-existent menu. Bringing up the Map and Fast Travelling can get you out of this state.

DOG

• The dog’s barks do not seem to be balanced properly based on the dog’s relative position.

MISSIONS

• In a certain mission on Scotland, you are asked to spot a certain creature. Please refrain from attempting to spot it before you are told to do so, as spotting it in advance will block progression in the mission.

• Temporary fix: Restart your game and pick up the final track before spotting again.

• Players may notice a new, completed Side Mission called “Test” when playing on the Sundarpatan Reserve. This is only a test.

• **If you're playing in French, approaching Piper’s Pit while on the Pipe Down mission will crash the game. **

• Temporary fix: Switch to English while progressing through this mission.

MULTIPLAYER

• Players may notice that animals visiting Game Feeders may not be displayed consistently between host and client players.

TROPHIES

• The “Huddle Roe” multi-trophy does not properly display all of the deer.

• Merriam Turkey “Dark Brown” and “Light Brown” plumages are incorrectly labelled as “very rare” in the Trophy Manager

UI

• Species filters for trophies do not work correctly in non-English languages. All trophies will instead be placed under “Other Animals”. Filters for other properties (e.g. location, medal, etc.) will still work correctly.

WORLD

• There’s a spot on Medved on the ice south of Zverolova Hill where you can fall out of the world.

GRAPHICS

• You may notice a transparent, repeating column ascending into the heavens while placing a Ground Blind.

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New DLC

Scotland Hunting Reserve

With Patch 8.4 comes the new Scotland Hunting Reserve DLC, a new reserve set in Scotland. It comes with 19 new missions and features 17 species to hunt, with 5 brand new:

• (new!) American Mink

• (new!) Eurasian Pine Marten

• (new!) European Badger

• (new!) Eurasian Woodcock

• (new!) Red Grouse

• Wild Boar

• Roe Deer

• Red Deer

• Sika Deer

• Fallow Deer

• Feral Goat

• Western Capercaillie

• Black Grouse

• Pheasant

• Eurasian Wigeon

• Mountain Hare

• Red Fox

It also comes with a new shotgun, the Benelhag 12G, semi-auto.

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Premium Trophy Mount Pack

Want even more trophy customization than Patch 8.4 has to offer? Get extra trophy plaques, platforms, and special mounts through the new Premium Trophy Mount Pack DLC.

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Having issues? Reach out to our Support Team. The Known Issues for Patch 8.4 will be available on launch tomorrow.

We noticed many players reporting performance issues related to opening your map after Patch 8.3. So with that we have just one note for the Hotfix today:

• Fixed some crashing and lagging issues related to opening your map, particularly if you have many POI's unlocked.

Additionally, in case you missed it, we are extending the current Community Challenge so that hunters who were experiencing these issues have more time to participate and unlock the Halloween cosmetics.

Thanks again to everyone who reported your bugs and happy hunting!

New Features

• New Great One, the Gray Wolf, with 9 possible variations.

• Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep on Rancho Del Arroyo got replaced with Desert Bighorn Sheep. The Desert Bighorn subspecies looks similar but has new fur variations.

• This change will result in all Bighorn Sheep populations in the game being reset.

• Introduced 2 brand new fur variations for the Moose – Mosaic (male) and Acromelanistic (male and female).

• We also subtly adjusted the appearance probability of all existing rare and very rare Moose fur variations, which should make them appear slightly more often.

Improvements

• Gray Wolves will now attack players more frequently when threatened.

• The Mule Deer trophy rack in the Parque Fernando trophy lodge has been updated to match one of the more recently updated Mule Deer trophies.

• Using backpacks should now make the player significantly less visible and loud, particularly at long range, than it used to.

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Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes Spotlight

• Issues with the volume and mixing of Black Bear sounds have been addressed. Your ears are now safe from their extremely loud calls.

• We’ve fixed an audio bug where the rustling sound from bushes would follow players around.

• Hybrid Snow Goose trophies now have the correct plumage.

• We’ve fixed an issue where picking up a deployable item with a full item wheel would disable scope and ammo switching in the wheel.

• An issue with Light Brown Puma visibility in the Parque Fernando trophy room during Parque Fernando Trophy Collection mission got fixed. Their trophy should not be invisible anymore.

• Fabled Dusky Drift and Fabled Milky Way Mule Deer Great Ones will no longer have their names switched.

• We’ve addressed multiple issues with the dog not teleporting to the player consistently, pathfinding too slowly, and running through the water too often while on the job.

Animals

• Eurasian Lynx should no longer do a “mating” vocalization instead of their “alert” call.

• We’ve fixed an issue where Beavers could get stuck while fleeing.

• Wolves should no longer do an unusual hop to the side after being shot.

• A graphical issue with the Iberian Wolf’s teeth got resolved.

• Manitoban Elk male warning calls will no longer sound like mating calls.

• We’ve addressed several issues with the animal senses on Askiy Ridge. Beavers and Manitoban Elk should be more cautious, Northern Pintail and Wood Ducks should no longer be able to smell the player, and Snow Goose should be less reactive in general.

• We’ve fixed an issue where male Black Bears’ mating calls sounded like alert calls.

• Female Cape Buffalo may now score slightly higher.

• We’ve fixed an issue where Manitoban Elk would sometimes not flee properly.

Dog

• An issue where dogs wouldn’t react to being pushed into water got fixed.

Equipment

• Cacciatore 12G will no longer eject an extra shell when cycling.

• We’ve fixed an issue where semi-auto shotguns could skip chambering after firing the last round under certain conditions.

• We’ve changed how all lever-action weapons work in the shooting range, so they should no longer have to be cycled manually.

• We’ve addressed some inconsistencies with how revolvers handled manual chambering when combining hipfiring and aiming.

• We’ve adjusted the aim position on the Giddings SSC 410 Coyote to reduce visual obstructions while wearing bulky outfits.

• We’ve fixed the hammer inconsistency issue with the Giddings SSC .410 Coyote when hipfiring.

• Several issues with the animations and positioning of the Vasquez air rifle got resolved.

Gameplay

• We’ve fixed an issue where nearby animals would get spooked when the player entered hunting structures.

Missions

• [Vurhonga spoilers!] We’ve fixed an issue where the Ghost Jackal in the final main story mission on Vurhonga Savanna would not appear correctly. [Vurhonga spoilers!]

Multiplayer

• We’ve fixed a crash that could occasionally happen when playing Multiplayer on PC.

UI

• Resolved a UI bug that prevented access to other pause menu options after opening the Codex via a tutorial prompt.

World

• We’ve fixed some issues with collision and bullet hits on the campers on Emerald Coast.

• We’ve resolved an issue where the player could get stuck under the Crane at the Tony Coal landmark on Askiy Ridge.

Gain control over your hunting grounds with the Game Feeders Pack. Strategically deploy Game Feeders and specific baits to attract wildlife to your desired location, transforming your hunting strategy.

The Box Feeder

Target deer species with precision. Four gravity-fed chutes attract your intended prey while keeping broader-snouted animals away. Elevated design protects bait from pests, but bears can destroy it. Choose placement carefully for high-reward, high-risk hunting.

Supported bait: Fortified Pellet Feed, Multigrain Flake Mix

The Post Feeder

The raised structure of the post feeder has solar-powered technology that automatically dispenses bait over time. It’s easy raise-and-lower refilling mechanism and robust metal construction withstands bear attacks. The post feeder is a reliable, long-term animal attraction without the risk.

Supported bait: Fortified Pellet Feed, Multigrain Flake Mix

The Bait Barrel Feeder

The Bait Barrel Feeder will keep the bears and boars busy and let the other animals eat from one of your other feeders. This rugged steel drum withstands aggressive wildlife without damage. Multiple drilled holes provide steady bait distribution while the blue barrel stays visible in dense terrain. It’s a prime choice when durability matters most.

Supported bait: Sour Fermented Mash, Meat Scraps

This hotfix addresses a critical multiplayer issue for PC players.

The Known Issues list has also been updated.

Pump, flip, unfold, and fire with 3 curated tactile hunting weapons: a modern lever-action rifle, a fast-loading pump-action rifle, and a lightweight portable folding shotgun. Available now!

Pump, Flip and Fire Weapon Pack

Anantha Action .22 MAG

• Lightweight and sturdy lever-action rifle.

• Smooth action, low recoil.

• Recommended for small game (Animal Class: 1-2).

• New ammo: hollow point and jacketed hollow point .22 Magnum.

Frost .257

• Classic magazine-fed pump-action rifle.

• Versatile and powerful.

• Recommended for multiple animal classes (2-6).

• New ammo: soft point and polymer tip .257 Roberts ammo.

Giddings SSC .410 Coyote

• Ultra-lightweight and single-shot folding shotgun.

• Folds for easy backpack storage.

• Ideal for close range and quick shots (Animal Class: 1-5).

• It can be used with .410 birdshot ammo and all new .410 buckshot and slug ammo too.

Patch 8.2

Highlights

We've completely overhauled the initial hunts on Hirschfelden, Layton Lake District, and Medved-Taiga to be more intuitive for new players. Easier first harvests are now within reach with helpful point-of-interest icons and highlighted organs.

Plus, keep an eye out for two stunning new Gray Wolf variations (Melanistic Charcoal and Acromelanistic) and a visual upgrade to the lying-down Gray Wolf trophy!

We've also remastered the Mule Deer TruRacs, adding a variety of new antler variations, and fixed some bugs.

Full Patch Notes:

Happy hunting!

Pump, Flip and Fire Pack DLC

This weapon pack features three new tactile firearms that bring a fresh level of versatility to your hunts.

• Anantha Action .22 MAG - lightweight but sturdy lever-action rifle.

• Frost .257 - a classic magazine-fed pump-action rifle.

• Giddings SSC .410 Coyote - an ultra lightweight single-shot folding shotgun.

Patch 8.2

We'll be transitioning to a numbered system (8.2, 8.3, and so on) for future releases. These release numbers won't directly match the build numbers you see in-game.

We hope this change will make it easier to discuss and keep track of which patch was when in the future.

New Features

First Hunt Overhaul

New players will find their initial hunts on Hirschfelden, Layton Lake District, and Medved-Taiga to be more intuitive than ever. We've added a helpful point of interest icon and highlighted organs when aiming, making those first harvests easier to achieve.

Rare Gray Wolf Variations

Keep your eyes peeled for two brand new Gray Wolf fur variations: Melanistic Charcoal and Acromelanistic.

Improvements

• We've given the Gray Wolf trophy a visual upgrade when displayed lying down.

• We've addressed issues with the Bighorn Sheep skeletal model in the X-ray view and smoothed out its running animation.

• The Mule Deer TruRacs have been remastered. We also added multiple new antler variations for this species.

Bug Fixes

Animals

• Fixed an issue where the trophy rating for the Male Springbok was capped..

• North American Beaver’s droppings will now be displayed correctly as droppings and not tracks.

• Animals will now appear at the correct distance on the harvest screen when shot while running.

• Beaver mating calls will display visual waves and trigger interactions when the animal is in the water.

• Pheasant hens will no longer have a line on their wings in the harvest screen.

• Beavers’ skinning on the tail has been improved, and liver shots will display correctly in the X-ray model.

• Black Bear paw bones will no longer appear separated in the X-ray view.

• Mountain Goat horns are now properly attached to the skull in the X-ray view.

• Wood Duck neck bones will now have names when viewed in the Harvest screen.

• The Water Buffalo's rear leg will no longer appear detached from the pelvis in the X-ray view.

• We’ve fixed a visual issue with the fleeing Manitoban Elk.

• Northern Pintail wing bones will no longer clip through feathers on the harvest screen.

Audio

• Dismantling deployables in multiplayer will now play the correct sound.

• Snow Geese will now honk while flying high.

Equipment

• The Fors Elite .300 rifle will no longer exhibit animation bugs when rechambering while crouching.

• Fixed a clipping issue when rechambering and reloading a Zagan Varminter .22-250.

• Fixed a clipping issue when chambering the Fors Elite 300 with a scope equipped.

• The Ranger .243 is now accurate at all distances when using iron sights or TruVision.

• Crouching before preparing a shot will no longer prevent hip-fire shots with some lever-action and pump-action weapons.

• The 7MM Regent Magnum's point of aim is now correctly aligned at medium range when used without a scope.

• Fixed an issue where lever-action rifle animations could desynchronize during reloads while aiming.

Missions

• The "Low Land" mission will no longer be blocked if player has visited the landmarks beforehand.

• We’ve fixed an issue where the "Albertan Apex" side mission could be completed without meeting all mission requirements.

• Taking a picture of the carcass during the "Aftermath" mission is now easier to register.

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to temporarily freeze if the network connection was interrupted while trying to join a multiplayer game on Xbox.

Stability

• Fixed an issue where non-high flying waterfowl would briefly freeze for players when the session host moved a significant distance away.

Trophies

• The Mule Deer's final pose will no longer clip through walls in trophy lodges.

• The fur variation for the Melanistic Pronghorn is now correctly displayed on trophies.

• The Female Manitoban Elk head trophy will no longer have stretched textures clipping below the plaque.

• Fixed a bug with Wood Duck Female trophies.

UI

• Fixed an issue where voice-overs and subtitles were mismatched.

• The Tundra Bean Goose now has an image on the HUD when spotted.

World

• Snow deformation will no longer cover blood tracks.

This patch fixed a bug that didn't unlock the Community Challenge rewards upon reaching 100% completion.

The current challenge was finished last week so you'll now see these 3 rewards if you participated!

If you haven't yet, just go out and find a deer. You still have 2 more days.

//theHunter COTW Team

Are you bold enough to brave the snow? Head on over to Alberta Hunting Preserve, otherwise known as Askiy Ridge!

Buy Alberta now!

Alberta Hunting Preserve

Alberta introduces 13 missions that immerse you in the Canadian winter through the lifestyle of First Nation Albertans. Help the warden and local experts maintain the preserve on the trail of the secretive Sasquatch.

Explore pine-covered peaks down to frost-swept grasslands through deep snow, but watch out for falling trees, a sign of Askiy Ridge’s star animal! The North American Beaver is a brand new species with unique behavior to match their hardworking personality. Just as they once destroyed your tents, they will destroy the trees around you for the good of their dam.

With a total of 19 species, this preserve introduces** 8 new animals**, including the Manitoban Elk, Wood Bison, Dusky Grouse, Northern Pintail, Wood Duck, Snow Goose, and Woodland Caribou.

Some familiar faces include the Moose, Black Bear, Gray Wolf, Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Mountain Goat, Pronghorn, Canada Goose, Mallard, and Ring-Necked Pheasant.

The preserve also comes with a new gun, the** Laperriere Outrider .30-30**. You can get it either as a reward for completing the story, or at the in-game shop for in-game currency. The new .30-.30 is a lever-action rifle with a side-loading and side-ejecting design suited for small to medium game and compatible with a wide range of rifle scopes.

The Snowfall Update

Releasing with Alberta Hunting Preserve is Snowfall Update, available for everyone! You can read the patch notes for the Snowfall Update here.

BUFFALO PLAID UTILITY OUTFIT

Regardless of whether or not you own the new preserve, you can access a new Canada-themed full outfit set! The Buffalo Plaid Utility outfit is now purchasable with in-game currency for everyone through the in-game store.

NEW GREAT ONE: THE MULE DEER

If you’re lucky, you may come across a Mule Deer Great One. The new great one has unique fur types and racks. We can’t wait to see what combinations you find!

7 REMASTERS

We have given some extra love to existing animals in this update.

The Bighorn Sheep: New models. Redone fur variations. New fur variations added. All TruRACs have been replaced with new, more realistic models. New audio calls.

The Pronghorn: New models. Redone fur variations. New fur variations added. All TruRACs have been replaced with new, more realistic models. Additional animations.

Mountain Goat: New models. Redone fur variations. Some redone animations. New audio calls.

Canada Goose: New models. Redone plumage variations. New plumage variations. Some animation improvements.

Gray Wolf: New models. Redone fur variations. New fur variations. New calls. Fixes and improvements to wolf animation and behavior.

Grant Caribou (renamed): New models. Redone fur variations. Animation improvements.

Mule Deer: New model. Redone fur variations. New fur variations added.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• The Mule Deer population was reset on Parque Fernando, Rancho del Arroyo, and Silver Ridge Peaks

• In snowy climates, snow will now appear on animal coats

• Two new multimounts have been added for the North American Beaver and Mule Deer

• The world map has been redesigned to allow for more locations in the future

• The tutorials have been improved

• The .30-.30 ammo has been retuned to improve muzzle velocity and reduce wind resistance

There are lots of other things to look forward to in the update, so check out the full patch notes here!