# theHunter Classic changelog

> 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: 8 (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.

## Releases

### 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/steam-693135877118885926

- **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/steam-532129019170128122

- **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/steam-524241382256149031

* 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/steam-524241382256148591

*  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/steam-508478149279876083

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/steam-543376693580005425

-   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/steam-515229110123888748

- 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/steam-599669165093028339

-  German localization issue fix