Hello Hunters!

It has been yet another fast week, and now that Wednesday is the new Status Update day, I think it goes by even faster! All my mates in New Zealand at the moment are shooting Red Deer in what we call ‘The Roar’. I have seen some absolute spine tingling videos over the last week, the patience shown in not shooting it on the spot. This should give everyone an idea of how many there are in New Zealand, check out the video


New ‘.45 Copper Bullet’



You guys spoke, we listened, and as promised here is the new .45 ammo for the Inline Muzzleloading Pistol. To celebrate the new ammo release, we have the .50 Inline Muzzleloading Pistol on sale until Monday, make sure you don’t miss out! The new ammo shares an identical ‘Permitted Species List’ as its older cousin the ‘.45 Saboted Bullet’. If you are interested in the exact list you can find it here: https://www.thehunter.com/#store/item/882 If you want to see how it performs, we will be testing it out live in tomorrow’s ‘Lock&Learn’ stream. Plus, rumor has it we will be hosting an open multiplayer game. Tune in 4pm CEST, tomorrow www.twitch.com/expansiveworlds





New Species

As I mentioned last week, we are not too far away now from releasing a new animal into the EHR. The image below was your first clue:



The second clue was released as a short video on Monday which can be viewed on our YouTube account here
There have been lots of good guesses coming in, and I think it is time for the third clue. Here is the original blurry Image taken from the video which was actually not the misleading clue ;)



Here it is sharpened up a little for you and is now the official 3rd Clue.




To join in the discussion head over to our forums and let us know what you think these clues are about!

What’s on the Lathe?

.17 HMR HV Ammo



The Art has been finished and we are currently ‘putting rounds down range’ to make sure we are happy with its performance. I am sure many will be looking forward to being able to squeeze a little more out of an already good gun.

WRR Issues

We are still working on last weeks little breakthrough. But we are still not sure if it is the cause yet, so we are still asking for your help, This thread here has been set up for all of your reports.
We need:
[list[[*]Where does it happen on the map

• Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
  
• Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)

All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding, we can understand it must be frustrating!

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum.

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this very nice Bighorn Sheep which was shot by Lamphunter. It has a huge score of 189.053 congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Bighorn Sheep it is anything over the 180 scoring mark and upwards.



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Gonetae for this Leucistic Cottontail, which scored 20.277. A very sought after rare, congratulations!

Free Rotation




This week's free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Roe Deer and Dall Sheep.Good luck and have fun!

Have a great week all!

Hello Hunters!

Wow that was a fast week! It feels like the last Status Update came out just yesterday. I got excited here in Stockholm this morning because rain is forecast tomorrow. Why is rain exciting? Because it means it’s warming up finally and the snow is melting away! Soon it will be summer, and here in Sweden they like to say summer’s the best day of the year!


9.3x74R O/U Break Action Rifle



I know everyone will be jumping for joy today, not because of all the chocolate that is still in your system. But because this absolute cannon of a weapon has finally been released, and as per tradition there is a complementary competition to go alongside it’s release. After you have purchased it and warmed the barrels up a little. Let us know your thoughts and feedback on it in this thread HERE.

Easter Event 2018



Just like an Easter egg, as soon as you see it in front of you it’s gone, well at least it is for me!
Thanks so much to everyone that took part! The statistics are in and there was a staggering 104650 eggs harvested! If you can guess the amount of them that were Silver you can win yourself 750em$, all you have to do is write your guess in the discussion thread HERE. Closest number wins and the competition closes next Tuesday the 10th at 10am CEST. While you are there please let us know your feedback. What did you enjoy? What do you think we could change next year to make it even better!?

Tropical Podge Competition



Thanks to everyone who participated, we had so many great entries for this competition. I am glad I did not have to pick the winners, because it must have been so hard for the artists to pick only three! However the winners have been selected and in no particular order they are:

Granti


Shieks


Beano8U


Congratulations to the winners, our artists are now busy adding your photos to the wall of the Tropical Lodge and you can expect to see your images hanging on the wall within the next few patches!

What’s on the Lathe?

New Animal

I am pleased to announce that I am now allowed to confirm we have a new animal in the works. But in traditional Classic style, at this stage, we are only going to be offering you a clue, and here it is!



WRR Issues

We might have had a little break through this week with the WRR crash issue, we have found a potential cause and investigation is underway! However we are still asking for your help, This thread HERE has been set up for all information to be put. We need:

• Where does it happen on the map
  
• Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
  
• Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)

All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this very nice Reindeer which was shot by Tenbulls . It has a monstrous score of 712.999, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Reindeer it is anything over the 580-600 scoring mark and upwards.



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Ronny1379 for this Leucistic Cottontail, which scored 1449. A very sought after rare, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Feral Hog and Banteng. Piccabeen Bay is going to be busy this week!

Have a great week all,

Hello Hunters!

Wow that was a fast week! It feels like the last Status Update came out just yesterday. I got excited here in Stockholm this morning because rain is forecast tomorrow. Why is rain exciting? Because it means it’s warming up finally and the snow is melting away! Soon it will be summer, and here in Sweden they like to say summer’s the best day of the year!


9.3x74R O/U Break Action Rifle



I know everyone will be jumping for joy today, not because of all the chocolate that is still in your system. But because this absolute cannon of a weapon has finally been released, and as per tradition there is a complementary competition to go alongside it’s release. After you have purchased it and warmed the barrels up a little. Let us know your thoughts and feedback on it in this thread HERE.

Easter Event 2018



Just like an Easter egg, as soon as you see it in front of you it’s gone, well at least it is for me!
Thanks so much to everyone that took part! The statistics are in and there was a staggering 104650 eggs harvested! If you can guess the amount of them that were Silver you can win yourself 750em$, all you have to do is write your guess in the discussion thread HERE. Closest number wins and the competition closes next Tuesday the 10th at 10am CEST. While you are there please let us know your feedback. What did you enjoy? What do you think we could change next year to make it even better!?

Tropical Podge Competition



Thanks to everyone who participated, we had so many great entries for this competition. I am glad I did not have to pick the winners, because it must have been so hard for the artists to pick only three! However the winners have been selected and in no particular order they are:

Granti


Shieks


Beano8U


Congratulations to the winners, our artists are now busy adding your photos to the wall of the Tropical Lodge and you can expect to see your images hanging on the wall within the next few patches!

What’s on the Lathe?

New Animal

I am pleased to announce that I am now allowed to confirm we have a new animal in the works. But in traditional Classic style, at this stage, we are only going to be offering you a clue, and here it is!



WRR Issues

We might have had a little break through this week with the WRR crash issue, we have found a potential cause and investigation is underway! However we are still asking for your help, This thread HERE has been set up for all information to be put. We need:

• Where does it happen on the map
  
• Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
  
• Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)

All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this very nice Reindeer which was shot by Tenbulls . It has a monstrous score of 712.999, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Reindeer it is anything over the 580-600 scoring mark and upwards.



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Ronny1379 for this Leucistic Cottontail, which scored 1449. A very sought after rare, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Feral Hog and Banteng. Piccabeen Bay is going to be busy this week!

Have a great week all,

Glad Påsk,

Which is Swedish for, ‘Happy Easter’! The sound of chocolate and candy being unwrapped around the office can already be heard and I am sure it will continue well into next week. Did you know that Swedish adults eat more candy than any other nation in the world per year? The average adult eats 17kgs a year and 1.7kgs of that is just over Easter.

Easter Event 2018



This year’s Easter Event starts today and runs until Tuesday the 3rd of April, thats 7 days of competitions, sales and of course two Easter themed mission packs. To participate it is super easy, all you need to do is click on the Easter banner in the launcher or website. This will open up the Event page which will give you all the information you need, it has links to all the competitions, the leaderboard, and you can also activate the missions from there as well!

As well as the daily sales that we have on offer, two items have come out of Doc’s shed, the .22’ Plinkington’ and Snakebite bow, both in the ‘Winter Camo’ variation.

This year we have implemented a tier system for the competitions, so you will be only competing against players of a similar Hunter Score.
The tiers look like this:

• Fledgling 0 - 499
  
• Beginner 500 - 2499
  
• Intermediate 2500 - 7499
  
• Advanced 7500 - 14999
  
• Elite 15000 - 29999
  
• Master 30000 - 49999
  
• Ultimate 50000 and up

So for example my Hunter Score is 13820 which would mean I am in the ‘Advanced’ tier and only competing against others who are in that tier in the competitions. Each competition gives you the chance to win trophies and em$, and just for completing them you are awarded with 100 Egg$. Here are the nice new trophies that you can win in the competitions:




The amount of Egg$ people accumulate decide the outcome of the main leaderboard and there are four ways you can get Egg$:

• Completing any competition gives you 100 Egg$.
  
• Each animal harvested during the event gives you 5 Egg$, but any that are heart shot reward you 10 Egg$. On top of this, any of the Rabbit species you harvest automatically give you 10 egg$.
  
• Pick up any Easter Egg collectables. Bronze ones are worth 5 Egg$, Silver 10 Egg$ and Gold a massive 25 Egg$.
  
• Completing the mission pack called ‘Easter 2018: A Hunter's Easter Egg Hunt’ also give you 100 Egg$.

Prizes for the Egg$ competition are:



1st Place = Trophy + 12mo Membership



2nd Place = Trophy + 6mo Membership



3rd Place = Trophy + 3mo Membership



4th to 10th Place = Trophy + 700 em$



200 Egg$ accumulated = Trophy + Scent Eliminator Mini (10 uses) + First Aid Kit (10 pack) + Camping Supplies (15 uses)

There are two mission packs this year that you can complete. The first mission pack is called ‘Easter Orchestra 2018: The Encore’ and will reward a trophy and a deployable hunting tower. The second mission pack called ‘Easter 2018: A Hunter's Easter Egg Hunt’ will reward 100 Egg$ upon completion and is designed for the more competitive hunter to take advantage of. Here is the lovely trophy you can get your hands on.



Good luck to all, I am sure it is going to be an intense week!

New Season



Now that the Piccabeen Bay spotting and scoring issues have been fixed we have started a new season. A clean slate means that elusive 1st place spot has never looked more achievable! Congrats to all the people that placed last season, there were some amazing animals shot and I am looking forward to seeing how this season shapes up!

Easter Service Update

Because it is Easter it is a short week here in Sweden, which will mean that any tickets you might submit to support could take a few extra days to get a response back. We will still be monitoring the forums and social media to make sure game play is running smoothly.

What’s on the Lathe?

New Status Update Day

From now on you can expect the Status Updates to come out every Wednesday. This lines up better with our release schedule and also gives us a chance to give you the heads up about any events that might be starting the following weekend.

Weapon Release



Next week we are releasing another new weapon. The picture should give you a little teaser/clue as to what it might be, I am sure many of you will be jumping for joy!

WRR Issues

We have still not been able to reproduce the issues on our end. So we are putting a call out to all our players to provide us with more information please. This thread here https://forum.thehunter.com/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=86246 has been set up for all information to be put. We need:
Where does it happen on the map
Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)
All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and is here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this very nice Roe Deer which was shot by \m/ . It has a great score of 244.814, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Roe Deer it is anything over the 200-210 scoring mark and upwards



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Nathan112244 for this Melanistic Coyote which scored 43.224. A very sought after rare, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Cottontail Rabbits and Snowshoe Hare. Nice and Easter themed, to keep everyone in the holiday spirit!

On behalf of all the team here at EW, I wish you all a happy and safe Easter.

Glad Påsk,

Which is Swedish for, ‘Happy Easter’! The sound of chocolate and candy being unwrapped around the office can already be heard and I am sure it will continue well into next week. Did you know that Swedish adults eat more candy than any other nation in the world per year? The average adult eats 17kgs a year and 1.7kgs of that is just over Easter.

Easter Event 2018



This year’s Easter Event starts today and runs until Tuesday the 3rd of April, thats 7 days of competitions, sales and of course two Easter themed mission packs. To participate it is super easy, all you need to do is click on the Easter banner in the launcher or website. This will open up the Event page which will give you all the information you need, it has links to all the competitions, the leaderboard, and you can also activate the missions from there as well!

As well as the daily sales that we have on offer, two items have come out of Doc’s shed, the .22’ Plinkington’ and Snakebite bow, both in the ‘Winter Camo’ variation.

This year we have implemented a tier system for the competitions, so you will be only competing against players of a similar Hunter Score.
The tiers look like this:

• Fledgling 0 - 499
  
• Beginner 500 - 2499
  
• Intermediate 2500 - 7499
  
• Advanced 7500 - 14999
  
• Elite 15000 - 29999
  
• Master 30000 - 49999
  
• Ultimate 50000 and up

So for example my Hunter Score is 13820 which would mean I am in the ‘Advanced’ tier and only competing against others who are in that tier in the competitions. Each competition gives you the chance to win trophies and em$, and just for completing them you are awarded with 100 Egg$. Here are the nice new trophies that you can win in the competitions:




The amount of Egg$ people accumulate decide the outcome of the main leaderboard and there are four ways you can get Egg$:

• Completing any competition gives you 100 Egg$.
  
• Each animal harvested during the event gives you 5 Egg$, but any that are heart shot reward you 10 Egg$. On top of this, any of the Rabbit species you harvest automatically give you 10 egg$.
  
• Pick up any Easter Egg collectables. Bronze ones are worth 5 Egg$, Silver 10 Egg$ and Gold a massive 25 Egg$.
  
• Completing the mission pack called ‘Easter 2018: A Hunter's Easter Egg Hunt’ also give you 100 Egg$.

Prizes for the Egg$ competition are:



1st Place = Trophy + 12mo Membership



2nd Place = Trophy + 6mo Membership



3rd Place = Trophy + 3mo Membership



4th to 10th Place = Trophy + 700 em$



200 Egg$ accumulated = Trophy + Scent Eliminator Mini (10 uses) + First Aid Kit (10 pack) + Camping Supplies (15 uses)

There are two mission packs this year that you can complete. The first mission pack is called ‘Easter Orchestra 2018: The Encore’ and will reward a trophy and a deployable hunting tower. The second mission pack called ‘Easter 2018: A Hunter's Easter Egg Hunt’ will reward 100 Egg$ upon completion and is designed for the more competitive hunter to take advantage of. Here is the lovely trophy you can get your hands on.



Good luck to all, I am sure it is going to be an intense week!

New Season



Now that the Piccabeen Bay spotting and scoring issues have been fixed we have started a new season. A clean slate means that elusive 1st place spot has never looked more achievable! Congrats to all the people that placed last season, there were some amazing animals shot and I am looking forward to seeing how this season shapes up!

Easter Service Update

Because it is Easter it is a short week here in Sweden, which will mean that any tickets you might submit to support could take a few extra days to get a response back. We will still be monitoring the forums and social media to make sure game play is running smoothly.

What’s on the Lathe?

New Status Update Day

From now on you can expect the Status Updates to come out every Wednesday. This lines up better with our release schedule and also gives us a chance to give you the heads up about any events that might be starting the following weekend.

Weapon Release



Next week we are releasing another new weapon. The picture should give you a little teaser/clue as to what it might be, I am sure many of you will be jumping for joy!

WRR Issues

We have still not been able to reproduce the issues on our end. So we are putting a call out to all our players to provide us with more information please. This thread here https://forum.thehunter.com/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=86246 has been set up for all information to be put. We need:
Where does it happen on the map
Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)
All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and is here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this very nice Roe Deer which was shot by \m/ . It has a great score of 244.814, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Roe Deer it is anything over the 200-210 scoring mark and upwards



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Nathan112244 for this Melanistic Coyote which scored 43.224. A very sought after rare, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Cottontail Rabbits and Snowshoe Hare. Nice and Easter themed, to keep everyone in the holiday spirit!

On behalf of all the team here at EW, I wish you all a happy and safe Easter.

Hello Hunters,

Please see the change for today’s Game Update below:

Bug fixes:

• Fixed spotting information for Rusa and Sambar.

Hello Hunters,

Please see the change for today’s Game Update below:

Bug fixes:

• Fixed spotting information for Rusa and Sambar.

Kia ora Hunters,

‘Kia ora’ is Maori for ‘hello’ or ‘hi’, it is pronounced ‘key-aura’ and is a common greeting in New Zealand. Just a little bit of random information to spice your Thursday up! Tomorrow is Friday which means the business week is nearly at a close and we can soon put our feet up and relax! Next week the Status Update will be coming out on Wednesday because of the busy easter schedule, but that means more information sooner ;) .

7x64mm Bolt Action Rifle



Made for hunters who truly believe in the values of traditional gun craftsmanship. This rifle features a highly durable walnut stock with an ergonomic design providing an extra secure grip when shooting. To summarize, this is widely considered by many the perfect major league all-around hunting rifle. Chambered in 7x64mm it is a must-have for any hunter! You can find it in the store here https://www.thehunter.com/#store/item/849
To celebrate the release of this amazing rifle we also have a competition running over the next 6 days which will put you to the test.

Tropical Podge Competition



This morning the competition closed and the art team are now busy trying to pick out the winners. Thank you so much to everyone who participated we had a great response and so many awesome entries, they have a hard time ahead of them picking the winners out!

Winners will be announced in the forum as soon as we have them selected!

theHunter: Live



Well today is the first live competition with the new camera fully operational! I have to say I can’t wait to be able to bring you this new, fun style of competition that is viewer friendly. Hopefully we can make you feel like you are side by side with the contestants as they duke it out. Today sees ronMctube, Jaxy Beard and Flinter battle it out over two hours. The first contest is going to be on Bushrangers Run and they will be competing for highest scoring Feral Pig. The map is set up with 4 tents on it evenly spread out, we will run a draw to determine who gets to pick their starting point first, second and third. The second competition is going to be on Hirschfelden and we will see the competitors hunt after the highest scoring Roe Deer. Both scores added together will decide the final positions and I must stress this is a fun light-hearted competition so we can fully test the camera in a live situation… There is bound to be some comic gold.

What’s on the Lathe?

WRR Issues

We have still not been able to reproduce the issues on our end. So we are putting a call out to all our players to provide us with more information please. This thread here https://forum.thehunter.com/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=86246 has been set up for all information to be put. We need:
Where does it happen on the map
Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)
All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

It’s already Easter?!




We have had lots of events lately and I am sure everyone has appreciated them. But this Easter we have a little something different compared to the last events. It will have missions and competitions like the others, but this time you will be competing in tiers that will see you up against hunters of a similar Hunter Score.

There are 7 tiers and they are:
Fledgling - 0 - 499
Beginner - 500 - 2499
Intermediate - 2500 - 7499
Advanced - 7500 - 14999
Elite - 15000 - 29999
Master - 30000 - 49999
Ultimate - 50000 and up

So for instance I have a hunter score of 13820, this would see me in the ‘Advanced’ tier. We are currently working out what happens if you switch tier halfway through the competition, but we are leaning towards the hunter being removed from the lower tier and compete in the higher tier that he has just moved into, obviously while maintaining any progress he has already made.
This will make for some fun competitions and mean that everyone has a better chance to do well. The event starts next Wednesday the 28th and runs until April the 3rd. More details will be released next week in the forums.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and is here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score! Rares go into the rares thread and trophy animals into the TruRACS one. We currently don’t have a competition for Non-Typicals, but they go into their own seperate one as well.

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this huge Red Deer which was shot by LuckyMurph. It has a very nice score of 281.618 and is currently 1st on the leaderboard, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Red Deer it is around the 255-260 scoring mark upwards. So as you can see this blows them out of the water!



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Ardillamente for this Northern Pintail (Mallard Hybrid) scoring 809.191. This is considered as one of the most rare variations in the game is an absolutely beautiful trophy, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation lets our guest hunters test their skills against Alpine Ibex and Mule Deer. Both are going to require the highest level of hunting skill!

Best of luck out there and I hope you all have a good weekend!

Kia ora Hunters,

‘Kia ora’ is Maori for ‘hello’ or ‘hi’, it is pronounced ‘key-aura’ and is a common greeting in New Zealand. Just a little bit of random information to spice your Thursday up! Tomorrow is Friday which means the business week is nearly at a close and we can soon put our feet up and relax! Next week the Status Update will be coming out on Wednesday because of the busy easter schedule, but that means more information sooner ;) .

7x64mm Bolt Action Rifle



Made for hunters who truly believe in the values of traditional gun craftsmanship. This rifle features a highly durable walnut stock with an ergonomic design providing an extra secure grip when shooting. To summarize, this is widely considered by many the perfect major league all-around hunting rifle. Chambered in 7x64mm it is a must-have for any hunter! You can find it in the store here https://www.thehunter.com/#store/item/849
To celebrate the release of this amazing rifle we also have a competition running over the next 6 days which will put you to the test.

Tropical Podge Competition



This morning the competition closed and the art team are now busy trying to pick out the winners. Thank you so much to everyone who participated we had a great response and so many awesome entries, they have a hard time ahead of them picking the winners out!

Winners will be announced in the forum as soon as we have them selected!

theHunter: Live



Well today is the first live competition with the new camera fully operational! I have to say I can’t wait to be able to bring you this new, fun style of competition that is viewer friendly. Hopefully we can make you feel like you are side by side with the contestants as they duke it out. Today sees ronMctube, Jaxy Beard and Flinter battle it out over two hours. The first contest is going to be on Bushrangers Run and they will be competing for highest scoring Feral Pig. The map is set up with 4 tents on it evenly spread out, we will run a draw to determine who gets to pick their starting point first, second and third. The second competition is going to be on Hirschfelden and we will see the competitors hunt after the highest scoring Roe Deer. Both scores added together will decide the final positions and I must stress this is a fun light-hearted competition so we can fully test the camera in a live situation… There is bound to be some comic gold.

What’s on the Lathe?

WRR Issues

We have still not been able to reproduce the issues on our end. So we are putting a call out to all our players to provide us with more information please. This thread here https://forum.thehunter.com/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=86246 has been set up for all information to be put. We need:
Where does it happen on the map
Is it single player, multiplayer or both?
Is there a specific thing you do when it happens? (Shooting an animal, harvesting, getting a call etc)
All information you think might help is appreciated and we would love you to post in the thread mentioned above.

It’s already Easter?!




We have had lots of events lately and I am sure everyone has appreciated them. But this Easter we have a little something different compared to the last events. It will have missions and competitions like the others, but this time you will be competing in tiers that will see you up against hunters of a similar Hunter Score.

There are 7 tiers and they are:
Fledgling - 0 - 499
Beginner - 500 - 2499
Intermediate - 2500 - 7499
Advanced - 7500 - 14999
Elite - 15000 - 29999
Master - 30000 - 49999
Ultimate - 50000 and up

So for instance I have a hunter score of 13820, this would see me in the ‘Advanced’ tier. We are currently working out what happens if you switch tier halfway through the competition, but we are leaning towards the hunter being removed from the lower tier and compete in the higher tier that he has just moved into, obviously while maintaining any progress he has already made.
This will make for some fun competitions and mean that everyone has a better chance to do well. The event starts next Wednesday the 28th and runs until April the 3rd. More details will be released next week in the forums.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and is here to stay for the foreseeable future!
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score! Rares go into the rares thread and trophy animals into the TruRACS one. We currently don’t have a competition for Non-Typicals, but they go into their own seperate one as well.

This Week’s Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this huge Red Deer which was shot by LuckyMurph. It has a very nice score of 281.618 and is currently 1st on the leaderboard, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Red Deer it is around the 255-260 scoring mark upwards. So as you can see this blows them out of the water!



And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Ardillamente for this Northern Pintail (Mallard Hybrid) scoring 809.191. This is considered as one of the most rare variations in the game is an absolutely beautiful trophy, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week's free rotation lets our guest hunters test their skills against Alpine Ibex and Mule Deer. Both are going to require the highest level of hunting skill!

Best of luck out there and I hope you all have a good weekend!

Hello Hunters,

Please see the changes for today’s Game Update below:

Additions:

• Added 7×64 Bolt Action Rifle.

Changes:

• Slight adjustments to min and max score for Rusa Deer and Sambar Deer.
  
• Adjusted inside barrel brightness on .405 Lever Action Rifle.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed bug affecting Sambar and Rusa scoring.

Known issues:

• The biggest antler sizes for Rusa and Sambar might show incorrect spotting information.