Hello Hunters!

We just wanted to announce that we’ve now closed the Trailblazer Beta!
Thanks a lot to all of you who have participated and shared your feedback so far! We really appreciate it!

// theHunter: Call of the wild team

Hello Hunters,

Some of you may have seen the new species clues that we’ve released on social media over the previous couple of days, it's soon time to meet the Gemsbok! The gemsbok is a large antelope of the "Oryx" genus that's typically found in Southern Africa/the Kalahari desert, you however will be meeting it in Vurhonga Savanna (at no extra cost)! This new species will in fact be coming along together with some large general improvements to theHunter: Call of the Wild. As such we are taking extra steps to ensure this can be the best release possible.

For the first time ever we’ll offer you an Open Beta period that we’re lovingly calling the “Trailblazer Programme”. We’ve received a lot of feedback in the past where players have requested the chance to take part in early testing of new content and this particular update is the perfect time for us to try it out and get you all involved early.

It’s a chance for you to, during a limited period, play new content before it is technically “live”. It’s also a way for us to get advance notice of bugs that may otherwise not be visible during internal testing (thousands of players are always going to find things that even the most dedicated of QA teams might miss).

The program will be available from around about now (as of this post going live), until Monday 5th November, 12pm CET.

At the moment it is only available for PC players due to how quickly we can deploy things on the PC platform (nothing personal against our console fans, we appreciate you just as much!). The good news is that all of the benefits gained from running the Trailblazer Programme will transfer over into our console builds of the game, which is a win for everybody!

Right-click theHunter: Call of the Wild in your Steam library and click “Properties”. A window will prompt and you click the tab at the far right labelled “Betas”, you will then come to a window that looks like the below:



Please enter the following code in the box (without the quotation marks): “CalloftheWild”, then CLICK “Check Code” (just hitting enter won’t work). You should now notice that your game will start an update, this will be the Open Beta build installing.

Note: The download is approximately 30GB in size, and this will need to be re-downloaded as you switch between the live/Open Beta clients, so those on metered internet connections please bear that in mind.

Nothing. When you start the Open beta client your game will be entirely “fresh”, you’ll have no save game, cash, skills etc. But don’t worry, this has NO effect on your “live” version of the game, you can switch back and forth at any time (see the next point below). Apart from you starting fresh, it should for the most part be identical to the “live” build other than the changes that we want you to test (which we’ll mention further down).

Note: We DO have a means for you to get up and running quickly in the Trailblazer Beta. Hit “Escape” and go to the Hunt Club Beta menu, there’ll be a reward there where you can claim a large sum of credits, a big XP boost and weapon score points in all categories.

Do the initial same steps as when installing the Open Beta, but when you get to the Beta tab you should not fill in a code. Instead in the drop-down box saying “Select the beta you would like to opt into:” you simply pick “None - opt out of all beta programs”” and your client will run a small update. After that you can play the normal version of the game again. You can switch back and forth between the live version and Open Beta/Trailblazer Programme at any time during the period just by using that dropdown menu.

Please use our “Beta Feedback” board on the Steam Community Hub here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/13/

Yay, you’ve made it to the best part! Please see below the changelog for the Open Beta/Trailblazer Programme, this will give you some ideas about what to look at specifically when playing on it.

Note: You WILL need ownership to the relevant content on the live version of the game in order to test it in the Open Beta/Trailblazer Programme. For example, new Vurhonga Savanna-specific content would require you owning that particular DLC. That being said, you can of course join a multiplayer hosted game on that reserve should you not own it yourself.


Please pay attention to the following:

• The new animal on Vurhonga Savannah - the Gemsbok.
  
  
• The new logic of pathfinding for all animals, they should not get stuck or teleport anymore. If you encounter stuck or teleporting animals, or animals that are running in circles please report that.
  
  
• The new improved and reworked UI. Please tell us if you can’t click a button or you see random text popping up anywhere.
  
  
• Improved animations on all animals, especially turning will be much smoother, so please look out for animals that look weird.
  
  
• Smoother matchmaking in multiplayer, if you run into problems, please let us know.

Again, please be sure to put any feedback or bug reports you may encounter (ONLY from this beta version of the game) on the new forum here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/13/

Enjoy!

/theHunter: Call of the Wild team

Hello Hunters!

We are proud to say that today marks the release of theHunter: Call of the Wild ™ - 2019 Edition! As previously mentioned, this edition of the game includes the two original hunting reserves Layton Lake and Hirschfelden, as well as Medved-Taiga and Vurhonga Savanna. In fact, it includes all the released DLC leading up to and including Vurhonga Savanna, so you can try out all the different weapons and equipment. The only one that isn't included in this release is the recently launched Duck and Cover Pack.

So if you don’t already own the game, are missing a specific DLC or just want your friends to become awesome hunters as well, this bundle is a great opportunity to get your hands on the ultimate hunting experience!

Find out more and get your copy of the bundle here: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8090/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__2019_Edition/

We really hope you enjoy theHunter: Call of the Wild ™ - 2019 Edition!

your theHunter: Call of the Wild team

Hello hunters!

As you might know we reverted the PC Patch 1.25 and performed a rollback to patch 1.24 - since we thought this was the best solution to temporarily fix the issues with the callers not working as they should. But we have some good news, we now have patch 1.26 available for PC!

This patch includes the old fixes for patch 1.25 but also new additional updates/fixes. Please read the full patch notes below.



Game improvements

• Added wakes to Mallard Ducks when swimming
  
• Fixed issue that would make rare Mallard Duck variations appear too often
  
• Adjusted amount of Mallard Ducks that gather at the same area on the same lake
  
• Fixed issue with Mallard Ducks circling in air
  
• Expanded the total size of the mallard need zones - mallards will land, rest, and feed at more areas throughout the reserve
  
• 20G SA Nordin is now correctly tied to the “Duck and Cover” DLC
  If you have bought this shotgun previously but do not own the DLC, the weapon will disappear from your inventory.
  
• Added maximum amount of waterfowl blinds per reserve (16)
  
• Improved 20G SA Nordin reload into and exit animations
  
• Fixed an issue where the splash effect of Ducks falling into water would sometimes not play
  
• Removed Waterfowl Testing Blind
  
• Fixed issue that animals would not be attracted by callers
  
• Fixed attractiveness of calls and decoys to Mallard Ducks, which will result in more ducks to hunt
  
• Fixed an issue with Mallard Ducks not fleeing after being spooked for the second time
  
• Fixed issue of harvesting several animals at the same time
  
• Fixed issue of executing several interactions at the same time
  For example, a player could harvest an animal while dismantling a decoy.
  Now only the displayed action will be executed
  Please note that this action can still be done several times at the same time, like picking up 2 decoys that are close to each other with one interaction
  
• Fixed issue with “Paleontology 101” achievement
  
• The amount of fossils needed to collect is now 20.
  
• Refactored achievements to award them if a player had already completed the requirements but not receive the achievement
  Our work continues on this one
  
• Improvements to handling Mallard Ducks in multiplayer
  
• Various Crash fixes
  
  
  User Interface improvements
  
  
• Added message to only place Mallard Duck decoys in places where they will attract ducks
  
• Feeding zones now cover more shoreline in order to prevent multiple POIs from showing
  
• Added message to only place Mallard Duck decoys in places where they will attract ducks
  
• Fixed issue to correctly group several POI icons of Mallard Duck decoys into one
  
  Audio improvements
  
  
• Main menu music should no longer be interrupted
  
• Fixed issue with Hunting Stand playing construction sound every time you get close
  
• Improved sound mix for callers
  
  Thank you so much for your patience and for playing theHunter: Call of the Wild!
  
  //theHunter: Call of the wild team
  

Hello Hunters!

As many of you know we are currently experiencing issues with callers not working as they should. Our original goal was to have this hotfixed yesterday/today, but after we’ve dug into the issue further we aren’t able to reach that deadline without the potential to introduce further problems. It’s great to react fast when possible, but reacting fast is always very risky as it comes at the expense of proper testing. With this in mind we will performing a rollback to Patch 1.24. This means all patch 1.25 changes will be reverted, but will be reintroduced again, without the caller issues, at a later date (next week).

We felt this was the best solution so you could all enjoy the game over the weekend to the best quality. Unfortunately a few issues with the ducks that were fixed with 1.25 will be back, but in return calling now works in every reserve for every animal, as it should. We felt this was a smart exchange. This rollback will happen within the next hour or so, you should see an update in Steam as normal.



Wait for more news next week when we post the improved version of 1.25, this time with calling! ;)

Thanks!

/theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

Hello Hunters!

We communicated yesterday that we intended to perform a hotfix today to rectify the current issues with callers. It will in fact need a little more time than forseen to ensure that our fix works correctly, so therefore the release has been pushed back slightly.

Current goal is that we get this update to you tomorrow. If for any reason this is not possible then we will rollback our earlier patch so that you can have full functionality of callers whilst we work on a permanent solution.

Thanks for your patience!

/theHunter Call of the Wild Team

Hello hunters!

We have received reports of an issue that is affecting the use of callers since our latest PC patch, 1.25. We are aware of the issue and are working on a hotfix that will be available tomorrow, this will restore full functionality to callers. Thank you for your patience and feedback.

// theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

Hey Hunters,

we just released a new patch to address issues related to the just released Mallard Duck and equipment.

You can find the complete changelog below as usual.

We continue our work and hear your feedback regarding issues like picking up decoys while confirming harvests, sounds of waterfowl blinds zipping up and others.
Rest assured that we are also looking into other bugs and issues that are not related to Mallard Ducks.

Have a look at the changes below, test them out in-game and as always, let us know what you think.

Happy Hunting!

Your theHunter: Call of the Wild Team


Game improvements

• Added wakes to Mallard Ducks when swimming
  
• Fixed issue that would make rare Mallard Duck variations appear too often
  
• Adjusted amount of Mallard Ducks that gather at the same area on the same lake
  
• Fixed issue with Mallard Ducks circling in air
  
• Expanded the total size of the mallard need zones - mallards will land, rest, and feed at more areas throughout the reserve
  
• 20G SA Nordin is now correctly tied to the “Duck and Cover” DLC
  If you have bought this shotgun previously but do not own the DLC, the weapon will disappear from your inventory.
  
• Added maximum amount of waterfowl blinds per reserve (16)
  
• Improved 20G SA Nordin reload into and exit animations
  
• Fixed an issue where the splash effect of Ducks falling into water would sometimes not play
  
• Removed Waterfowl Testing Blind
  
• Various crash fixes

User Interface improvements

• Added message to only place Mallard Duck decoys in places where they will attract ducks
  
• Feeding zones now cover more shoreline in order to prevent multiple POIs from showing

Audio improvements

• Main menu music should no longer be interrupted