# theHunter Classic patch notes > The most realistic hunting experience awaits. - Vendor: Expansive Worlds - Category: Games - Official site: http://www.thehunter.com/ - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic) - Harvested from: Steam (app 253710) - Entries below: 9 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. ## Releases ### theHunter: Classic is no longer available on the Steam Store. - Date: 2026-08-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/668374324099416206 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-08-19-thehunter-classic-is-no-longer-available-on-the-s - **removed** — theHunter: Classic is no longer available on the Steam Store Players who already own the game will still be able to access and play it until **November 11, 2026.** ### Bug Fixes - Date: 2026-05-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/693135877118885926 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-05-20-bug-fixes - **fixed** — Skull skins could change after leaving and re-entering the lodge - **fixed** — Some rocks, bushes, and hay bales could disappear when Large Equipment was placed nearby - **fixed** — Reindeer antlers appeared slightly detached from the head - **fixed** — Clothing legs and feet slots in the inventory could not be clicked properly - **fixed** — Items stored in the Jeep were not saved correctly in Loadouts - **fixed** — Waterfowl would not appear on day 2 if all flocks were eliminated on day 1 during an extended hunt - Skull skins could change after leaving and re-entering the lodge - fixed. - Some rocks, bushes, and hay bales could disappear when Large Equipment was placed nearby - fixed. - Reindeer antlers appeared slightly detached from the head - fixed. - Clothing legs and feet slots in the inventory could not be clicked properly - fixed. - Items stored in the Jeep were not saved correctly in Loadouts - fixed! - Waterfowl would not appear on day 2 if all flocks were eliminated on day 1 during an extended hunt - fixed. ### QoL and Moose Skulls - Date: 2026-04-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/532129019170128122 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-04-15-qol-and-moose-skulls - **fixed** — Camera becoming very bright in the Rustic Lodge - **fixed** — The tripod air-walking bug - **fixed** — Tracks from day 1 not being removed when rolling over to a new day on the same hunt - **fixed** — Trophy shot mode UI remaining on screen after dying in trophy shot mode - **fixed** — Dismantling large equipment while having other large equipment equipped caused a doubling up bug - **fixed** — The grass looking strange after fast travel between lodges - **fixed** — Game crashing if the player dies in trophy shot mode - **fixed** — Additional lighting remaining enabled after exiting trophy shot mode - **fixed** — Lodge crashes caused by certain Rocky Mountain Elk skulls - **added** — Moose skull is now available for taxing - Camera becoming very bright in the Rustic Lodge - fixed - The tripod air-walking bug - fixed (sorry, not sorry about this one) - When rolling over to a new day on the same hunt, tracks from day 1 were not removed - fixed - Trophy shot mode UI remained on screen after dying in trophy shot mode - fixed - Dismantling large equipment while having other large equipment equipped caused a doubling up bug - fixed - The grass looking strange after fast travel between lodges - fixed - Game crashing if the Player dies in trophy shot mode - fixed - Additional lighting remain enabled after exiting trophy shot mode - fixed - Lodge crashes caused by certain Rocky Mountain Elk skulls - fixed - Moose skull was disabled due to issues - fixed, and available for taxing! ### Balance fix - Date: 2026-02-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/524241382256149031 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-02-06-balance-fix * Trophy shot light fix * Sitka deer AI change ### Hotfix - Date: 2026-02-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/524241382256148591 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-02-05-hotfix - **fixed** — Removed illegal camo tech from Polar Bears and cut off their supply of these tools * Polar Bears were discovered carrying illegal camo tech. This has been removed from them with extreme prejudice and their supply of these tools has been cut off. ### Game content update - Date: 2026-01-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/508478149279876083 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2026-01-30-game-content-update This update includes content for future events ### Hotfix - Date: 2025-12-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/543376693580005425 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2025-12-11-hotfix - waterfowl issue ### QoL fixes out with the Holiday Event - Date: 2025-12-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/515229110123888748 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2025-12-10-qol-fixes-out-with-the-holiday-event - **fixed** — Disappearing tracks issue is now much improved - **fixed** — Archery targets look completely black at distance - **fixed** — Canada Geese don't walk - **fixed** — Fleeing Bobcat showing as walking - **fixed** — Floating Red Dot Pistol Scope on the new .22 - Disappearing tracks - This is hard to reproduce reliably, but it is definitely much improved if not fixed. - Archery targets look completely black at distance - Fixed - Canada Geese don't walk - Fixed - Fleeing Bobcat showing as walking - FIXED! - Floating Red Dot Pistol Scope on the new .22 - Fixed ### Hotfix - Date: 2025-11-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/253710/view/599669165093028339 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/thehunter-classic/releases/2025-11-14-hotfix - German localization issue fix