Hello hunters!

We have a very exciting announcement for you today! It’s finally time to reveal our newest addition to the animal family in Layton Lake... the mallard duck! More info about the ducks will be coming out in the next couple of days, so stay tuned!

Greetings, theHunter: Call of the Wild team

Hello hunters!

We are happy to announce that we now have updated our official theHunter Discord server! Use this all-in-one voice and text chat to communicate with your friends while playing, or use it to find new ones to do some sweet co-op multiplayer hunting with.

https://discordapp.com/invite/YkXZmyT

Enjoy!

Hello hunters!

Yesterday we announced that in The Hunt Club we are currently running events that are mainly focused on Vurhonga Savanna that are giving away lots and lots of in game money. This as a way of giving players a way to regain the money they lost by buying the more expensive KING $470DB ($125k) before we reduced the price to $90K.

Make sure you check out the Hunt Club beta to keep yourself updated on the daily as well as the weekly missions!


Today’s mission (14/9): “Royal Reimbursement: Big Game Hunting With Friends" - Harvest wildlife weighing at least 100kg in a multiplayer game

Weekly Mission: "Royal Reimbursement: The Golden Fields of Vurhonga Savanna and Hirschfelden" - Harvest wildlife downed in Vurhonga Savanna or Hirschfelden and earn a GOLD game score or better

Happy Hunting,
Call of the Wild Team

Hello hunters!

We just wanted to announce that in The Hunt Club we are currently running events that are mainly focused on Vurhonga Savanna that are giving away lots and lots of in game money. This as a way of giving players a way to regain the money they lost by buying the more expensive KING 470DB ($125k) before we reduced the price to $90k, after listening to player feedback.

Make sure you check out the Hunt Club beta to keep yourself updated on the daily as well as the weekly missions!


*Today’s mission (13/9): “Royal Reimbursement: Hog Wild or Pronking Mad" - Harvest springbok, warthogs, or wild boar and earn a Quick Kill Bonus of 100”

*Weekly Mission: "Royal Reimbursement: The Golden Fields of Vurhonga Savanna and Hirschfelden" - Harvest wildlife downed in Vurhonga Savanna or Hirschfelden and earn a GOLD game score or better

Happy Hunting,
Call of the Wild Team

Thank you all very much for hunting in Vurhonga Savanna!

The first patch is ready and addresses some of your feedback!

A new Snort Wheeze caller will help to lure in the animals in Vurhonga, Lesser Kudu, Springbok and Blue Wildebeest. The animal populations of Springbok, Lesser Kudu and Warthog have been increased while animal senses of Lesser Kudu, Springbok, Blue Wildebeest and Scrub Hare have been tuned down to levels similar to the other reserves. Additionally the Wild Boar caller will now also attract Warthog without additional skill needs.

The price of both ammunition and the 470DB KING itself have been reduced and we are looking at possibilities what to do for players who already bought the rifle.

And finally the last big point: settings for manual reload / chambering as well as track colors now save correctly and there is an improved mix for audio (crickets, cicada and more).

As always, please let us know what you think and how this changes the Savanna for you.

Happy Hunting,
Your theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

• New caller: Snort Wheeze caller to lure in Lesser Kudu, Blue Wildebeest, Springbok (and Whitetail Deer)
  
• This caller will be part of the Vurhonga Savanna DLC and will be in the in-game store, free of charge.
  
• Warthogs can now be called with the Wild Boar caller
  
• Updated codex to reflect caller changes
  
• Price of .470DB ammunition will be reduced to 2.000 and 2.660
  
• Price of .470DB KING will be reduced to 90.000
  
• Tuned down animal senses of Lesser Kudu, Springbok, Blue Wildebeest and, Scrub Hare to levels similar to other reserves
  
• Increased animal population of Springbok, Lesser Kudu and Warthog
  
• Fixed issue with Melanistic Lesser Kudu appearing too often
  
• Fixed issue with Lesser Kudu scoring
  
• Cape Buffalo difficulty range increased from 1 - 5 to 1 - 9
  
• Side-Striped Jackal difficulty range increased from 1 - 5 to 1 - 9
  
• Fixed issue with Main Mission “The Ghost Tree”
  
• Fixed issue with Main Mission “Hunter and Hunted”
  
• Fixed issue with Side Mission “Hunting Springbok”
  
• Improved audio mix (crickets, cicada and more)
  
• Fixed issue with animal calls not being audible
  
• Fixed issue with Manual Reload, Manual Chambering and color settings for
• tracks not saving
  
• Fixed issue regarding “A Match for the Widowmaker” achievement

Hello Hunters,

We are very pleased to announce that Vurhonga Savanna is now available!
Vurhonga Savanna is the latest hunting reserve to be added to theHunter: Call of the Wild. After our addition of Medved-Taiga with its icy environment – it’s time to throw away the warm coat and encounter new animals such as the Blue Wildebeest, Lesser Kudu, Cape Buffalo and many more. Vurhonga brings a new reserve warden, Njabulo Tshabangu who needs your help to restore the reserve back to former health. New animals require new equipment, so check out the new .470DB KING rifle which comes with this DLC.

Simultaneously we’ve released an additional patch containing a list of bug-fixes and improvements. This is free of charge and you should be able to download it right now.

Please see a summary of content related to Vurhonga Savanna here, or read on for the full patch notes further below:

• New species: Cape Buffalo, Springbok, Warthog, Side-Striped Jackal, Blue Wildebeest, Scrub Hare, Lesser Kudu
  
• New missions: 16 main & 46 side missions
  
• New reserve warden: Njabulo Tshabangu
  
• New weapon: KING 470DB in two variations, APEX & ZENITH
  
• New ammunition: .470 Nitro Express Soft Point & Full Metal Jacket ammunition
  
• New equipment: Reflex Sight for KING 470DB & STRECKER 20GA SXS
  
• New outfit: Savanna Warden (DLC not required, available for in-game currency)
  Please note that the new reserve, weapon, ammunition and equipment is available via the new, paid DLC “theHunter™: Call of the Wild - Vurhonga Savanna”
  
• Added 12 new achievements related to Vurhonga Savanna
  
• Added Waypoint system to missions in Vurhonga Savanna

Gameplay Fixes

• Fixed an issue that causes animals to vanish after being shot
  
• Fixed issue that prevented players from completing “Dr. Anatoly Barnyashev Arc” achievement (Xbox One & PlayStation 4)
  
• Fixed issue that prevented players from completing “Dr. Columbus Neidell Arc” achievement (Xbox One & PlayStation 4)
  
• Fix for negative score on Harvest Screen
  
• Fixed DLC ownership checks which would sometimes lead to items not showing up in inventory and shop
  
• Fixed issue of Geese getting stuck after landing and being spooked
  
• Fixed issue preventing players to complete side mission achievements in Medved Taiga (Xbox One & PlayStation 4)
  
• Increased the damage output for the COACHMATE LEVER .45-70 for both ammunition types (Steam)
  
• Fixed issue where non-layout blinds would apply visibility while aiming
  
• Geese no longer create hunting pressure
  
• Fixed issue that locks user out of input (Xbox One)

User Interface Fixes

• Fixed issue with blood tracks being very hard to see in Medved-Taiga
  
• Added correct DLC tags for items in in-game shop
  
• Fixed issue that would display shotgun hits from previous harvests in the Harvest Screen
  
• Multiplayer name tags no longer get stuck on screen when disabling them in the settings
  
• Correctly display weapon icons in HUD
  
• Correctly aligned scent icons in HUD
  
• Improved feedback when trying to place Geese Decoy that would exceed the possible maximum that can be placed
  
• Fixed issue that displays the wrong icon whether ATV is allowed in a multiplayer game
  
• Added correct image for Geese Decoys in the Quick Access Menu
  
• Added setting to choose color when spotting animals
  
• Fixed issue where the HUD would carry over skill / perk icons into a New Game
  
• Fixed issue with displaying the “Beaver” message when placing items in invalid areas
  
• Using only single icon for goose decoys instead of several based on distance to improve performance

Miscellaneous Fixes

• Crashfix on signing-out very early during initialization
  
• Crashfix during loading and signing out of profile (Xbox One)
  
• Improved saving when going to Main Menu
  
• Bug fix that kept geese moving after dying while part of a group
  
• Fixed issue in Medved-Taiga that would spawn the wrong “boss” animal

Hi all!

From now through Thursday you (or a new prospective hunting buddy) can grab a copy of the base game at a massive 50% discount! Get yours here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/

/thehunter: Call of the Wild Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ_UOxT1ebY&feature=youtu.be
Hello Hunters!

After months of hard work we have some great news to bring out to you!
The team has been working on a reserve that we know has been requested from theHunter community for a long time. With that being said, we are excited to announce our first African hunting reserve: Vurhonga Savanna!

Having served as a warden in Layton Lake, Hirschfelden and Medved Taiga - you now return to East Africa at the request of your grandfather, Njabulo Tshabangu, senior warden of Vurhonga Savanna. While you have been away, poachers have forced threatened species like the rhino, elephant and lion to be transferred to a safer location. Their absence has shocked the ecosystem and been lead to disease outbreaks, harming the remaining species. It's up to you to use your unique skills as a hunter to do what you can to bring balance back to the ecology.

List of current species in Vurhonga Savanna:
- Blue Wildebeest
- Cape Buffalo
- Lesser Kudu
- Scrub Hare
- Side-striped Jackal
- Springbok
- Warthog

We will offer you a first-look at gameplay from the new Vurhonga Savanna reserve on our live-stream, Tuesday 14th of August, 16:00 CEST. Don’t miss out! Tune in at twitch.tv/expansiveworlds or mixer.com/thehuntercallofthewild.

/theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

Hello Hunters!

It's that time of the year again, the Steam Summer Sale! This year we are bringing you 33% off the base game, and 25% off all DLC (Wild Goose Chase Gear excluded). Here are all of the deals below:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/766870/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Weapon_Pack_1/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/695680/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__MedvedTaiga/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/630940/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__ATV_SABER_4X4/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/622450/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Tents__Ground_Blinds/

Hi all,

We just released a new patch that addresses the following:

• Improvements to Geese getting stuck
  This patch will not solve all issues related to this topic and we continue our work.
  
• Keymapping saves correctly again.
  
• Geese no longer suddenly appear out of the ground and fly away.
  
• Geese now die correctly and in sync in multiplayer.
  
• 20G and 12G Birdshot effectiveness has been increased.
  Recommended range is still 20 - 35 meters. We don’t recommend firing at Geese further away than 60 meters.
  
• Layout blind now features 360° limitless rotation with a narrower exit angle at 180°.
  
• Spooking radius when popping out of the Layout blind has been reduced to 10 meters.
  
• You will no longer spook Geese that are further away than 10 meters, which will allow you to better scout the situation and line up your first shot.
  
• Downed Geese now correctly display a highlight (between 40 meters and 6 meters).
  
• Various crash fixes.
  
  Again, we want to thank you for your patience and consistent reporting which helped us tremendously in addressing these issues swiftly.
  
  Let us know what you think about these changes and how they feel in-game.
  We are looking forward to reading your feedback.
  
  Happy Hunting
  
  /theHunter: Call of the Wild Team