Oct 10, 2023

Ambusher Pack, Cosmetic Pack Bundle, & October Patch - Out Now!

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Happy Tuesday, Hunters!
The paid Ambusher Pack DLC and accompanying free update is available now!

AMBUSHER PACK

Get your [digital] hands on the first-ever electronic caller for the game, as well as a versatile lever-action rifle, and accurate takedown recurve bow.

Quist Red Pro Electronic Caller

Gain advantage by remotely calling animals to a location. This clever device comes prepared with sounds for every callable animal species and can be monitored from long distances via the accompanying remote.

Moradi Model 1894

Experience a modern take on the concept of sharing ammunition with a revolver sidearm. This lever-action rifle pairs classic design with the versatility of rail-mounted optics, such as the new Tru-vision Tritium Sight, and the power of .44 Magnum cartridges.

Stenberg Takedown Recurve Bow

Silently hunt your prey with the Stenberg Takedown Recurve Bow. Slightly lighter in draw weight compared to its competition, this short-ranged bow offers excellent handling and accuracy for ethical hunting.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2532370/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild___Ambusher_Pack/

Looking for more information about the Electronic Caller and weapons? Check out this Dev Diary!

NEW COSMETICS

What better way to welcome fall than a shipment of three new Cosmetic Packs to customize your weapons, tents, and ground blinds?

Available today as separate Cosmetic Packs or together via Reserve Cosmetics Bundle 1 for a discounted price (save 34%), the Medved-Taiga Cosmetic Pack, Vurhonga Savanna Cosmetic Pack, and Parque Fernando Cosmetic Pack provide additional assorted ways to personalize your gear and blend into your favorite reserve!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/35308/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Reserve_Cosmetics_Bundle_1/

Take a look at the fresh new cosmetics just released, all inspired by specific reserves of theHunter: Call of the Wild.

MEDVED-TAIGA

Blend into the harsh, frozen landscape of Siberia.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2197822/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__MedvedTaiga_Cosmetic_Pack/

VURHONGA SAVANNA

Go unnoticed as you explore these lush tropical grasslands.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198012/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Vurhonga_Savanna_Cosmetic_Pack/

PARQUE FERNANDO

Capture and keep the essence of the dramatic landscapes of Patagonia, wherever you go.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198015/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Parque_Fernando_Cosmetic_Pack/

FREE OCTOBER PATCH NOTES

Today, we also released a decent-sized patch which addresses a host of player-requested improvements and fixes to theHunter: Call of the Wild. Let’s take a look!

FEATURE UPDATES

We’ve added a new option to expand or collapse UI Categories with a controller while navigating the Inventory.
The archery range on Parque Fernando has been updated with targets fixed at the appropriate distances for the bow and crossbow zeroing settings to facilitate practicing with the new Recurve Bow.

IMPROVEMENTS

We’ve provided a better description for certain mission objectives to make it more clear how they are supposed to be completed.
We’ve updated the scrollbars in certain text boxes to look consistent.
We’ve improved the look of Screen Space Contact Shadows.
Developer’s Note: Certain types of shadows should now look better when rendered near the edge of the screen.

BUG FIXES

GAMEPLAY

An issue where previously placed items could be removed from a Reserve during game startup has been addressed.
The Couso Shotgun will no longer jam when switched to after firing another shotgun or pistol.
We’ve fixed an issue on the Solokhin rifle that caused the scope to dip off screen when rechambering.
Certain perks will now be correctly applied to longbows.
We’ve addressed the zeroing inaccuracies on the .223, .270 and .243 rifles when they were zeroed at 300m.
Certain levels of the “Lightning Hands” perk will no longer cause missing reload animations for Cacciatore and Nordin shotguns.
Aiming on all bows has been updated to correct light and heavy arrows inaccuracies.
We’ve fixed an issue that could cause the “reload” animation for bows to play twice.
We’ve addressed an issue where weapons that could fire ammunition with significantly different ballistic properties (e.g. shotguns with slug or pellet ammo, the Hudzik Caplock with round or minnie balls) would not switch to the correct sighting and zeroing settings when changing ammo.
We’ve fixed the accuracy issues on the Strecker shotguns.
The Goose blood tracks will no longer disappear under certain conditions.
Bleeding out animals that were supposed to die won’t remain alive anymore.
Developer’s Note: We’re sorry but they cannot be a part of Spooktober this year.
Southeastern Spanish Ibex has been returned to class 4.
We’ve addressed an issue with the location where the ATV would spawn at the Red Stone House Outpost on Emerald Coast.
Players will no longer appear to float briefly when entering treestands.

MULTIPLAYER

The hot air balloon in Emerald Coast should now be located in the same place for all players in multiplayer.
Animals in the sanctuary on Emerald Coast will now be visible to all players in a multiplayer session.
We’ve fixed an issue that prevented the player’s status from returning to normal if they were inside a blind, or other structure, as it was dismantled.
Players should now be able to hear the sounds of equipment being placed or dismantled in multiplayer.
Challenge results will now be correctly saved in multiplayer.
The chat blocking settings on Windows Store will now work as intended.
We’ve addressed an issue where players on the Microsoft Store version of the game were sometimes unable to join multiplayer games when invited by their Xbox Network Friends.

The game will no longer become unplayable if the player dies while the harvest screen is being displayed.
The DLC Store menu will no longer become unresponsive if the player loses connection to the internet while accessing that menu.
We’ve fixed an issue with PlayStation Players not being able to access the virtual keyboard while not being connected to PSN.
Magpie Goose decoys should now be labelled correctly on the map.
Changing things in the weapon wheel while riding the ATV will no longer cause items to disappear.
Remapping the “open map” key should now properly remap both open and close map to the new key.
Using the “reset to default” option in the settings menus will now correctly reset all options to default.
PC players should now be able to select the X-ray view on the harvest screen while viewing a TruRACs animal and using a controller.
A ghostly silhouette will no longer appear on the harvest screen when switching back and forth between the X-ray view.
We’ve fixed an issue where certain mission animals would show up on the harvest screen with their horns detached.
The Weapon Customization menu will now immediately update after purchasing a Customization package.
Pressing the “favorite” button while in inspect mode in the Customization menu will no longer cause issues.
We’ve fixed an issue with the scrollbars not working properly in news pop-ups.
Developer’s Note: This fix also affected the main menu and cosmetics screens.
An issue causing the “Skip” button text to be cut short in various languages during cinematics has been addressed.
We’ve addressed an issue that caused item text descriptions to be slightly clipped.
The description on the Brightsight Rangefinder Bow Sight no longer misleads players by indicating the wrong activation button.
We’ve found and returned the missing back button icon when viewing objects while using a gamepad.
Menu items behind a news pop-up should now be interactive again.
We’ve fixed an issue where the “Y” button on a controller would select a DLC item in the DLC store.
An issue where a confusing UI tooltip would appear on consoles when “Hide all animal clues” was turned on has been fixed.

STABILITY

The game will no longer crash when launched from the Epic Games storefront.
We’ve fixed a crash that could occasionally occur when loading or switching reserves.
The animal call UI indicator appearing on the screen should no longer occasionally crash the game.

GRAPHICS

Strong wind will no longer cause the water waves to look strange.
We’ve fixed an issue that caused foliage to appear unintentionally blurry.
A collision issue on firepits has been addressed.
Ambient Occlusion issues on the .338, .270, .223, .44 Revolver and .357 Magnum have been fixed.

AUDIO

The triumphant fanfare when harvesting Great Ones has returned.
Developer’s Note: Ta-daa! 🎉

Having issues? Please check out our Known Issues list first and then reach out to our Support Team for further assistance.

Sep 26, 2023

October 10th: Ambusher Pack & New Cosmetics

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Hello!

The delivery date has been confirmed by our Reserve Wardens! In just one week, the new premium DLC shipment of weapons and equipment will be available for everyone.

COMING OCTOBER 10th

Ambusher Pack and Cosmetic Packs bring a whole new way of hunting to the table, and present more options to look good while you're at it.

Ambusher Pack

Ambusher Pack includes the first-ever electronic caller for the game as well as a versatile lever-action rifle and accurate takedown recurve bow. It’s the perfect set of tools to skillfully ambush prey in the wild! The pack will cost 4.99 EUR/USD.

What’s Included?

Quist Red Pro Electronic Caller
Gain advantage by remotely calling animals to a location. This clever device comes prepared with sounds for every callable animal species and can be monitored from long distances via the accompanying remote.

Moradi Model 1894
Experience a modern take on the concept of sharing ammunition with a revolver sidearm. This lever-action rifle pairs classic design with the versatility of rail-mounted optics, such as the new Tru-vision Tritium Sight, and the power of .44 Magnum cartridges.

Stenberg Takedown Recurve Bow
Silently hunt your prey with the Stenberg Takedown Recurve Bow. Slightly lighter in draw weight compared to its competition, this short-ranged bow offers excellent handling and accuracy for ethical hunting.

More Cosmetics

Hunters can also look forward to new cosmetics to customize their weapons, tents, and ground blinds!
Available as separate Cosmetic Packs or bundled for a discounted price, the Medved-Taiga Cosmetic Pack, Vurhonga Savanna Cosmetic Pack, and Parque Fernando Cosmetic Pack provides additional assorted ways to personalize your gear and blend into your favorite reserve! There’ll be more information about these on release.

Celebrate with the Community

Join us this Tuesday, October 3, at 6PM CEST / 12PM EST for the Hunting Lodge live stream as we break in the new gear and try some fresh looks. You can tune in via YouTube and Twitch – see you there!

Calling all Creators!

Are you looking for fun ways to engage with your fans and get rewards to share with your community? We’ve teamed up with our pals at Dare Drop once again to create a dare-driven campaign filled with over a dozen fun activities.

More information about when this Dare Drop event kicks off will be revealed soon. In the meantime, make sure you’re following us on social media or signing up for theHunter: Call of the Wild newsletter to get the news as it breaks!

Join the Official Discord

Share tips and tricks with fellow hunters and be informed when the latest news from the team drops by being a part of our official Discord community! When you join, make sure to head over to #roles and grab the “COTW” role to see COTW-specific channels.

More info about the upcoming Ambusher Pack and new Cosmetics will be available soon, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, happy hunting!

Jun 20, 2023

Out Now | Emerald Coast Australia and Layton Lake Cosmetic Pack

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G’day Hunters,

Emerald Coast Australia and the accompanying free Outback Update, as well as the Layton Lake Cosmetic Pack, are available now on all platforms!

A New Hunting Destination

Discover breathtaking landscapes and hunt iconic animal species such as the Saltwater Crocodile 🐊 and Eastern Gray Kangaroo 🦘 as you explore this magical new hunting destination down under.

▶ KEY FEATURES

◈ Explore the Australian outback, subtropical bushlands, and tropical rainforests, and experience the natural wonder of its stunning wilderness.

◈ Hunt some of Australia's most iconic fauna, including the Magpie Goose, Banteng, Saltwater Crocodile, Eastern Gray Kangaroo, and a new Great One.

◈ Make new friends and work together to protect the region's beautiful but fragile ecosystem through side and story missions focused on conservation, cooperation, and community.

◈ Expand your hunting arsenal with the new Zagan Varminter .22-250 Bolt-Action Rifle. Light and comfortable to shoot, it's the perfect companion for any hunting trip.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2383430/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Emerald_Coast_Australia/

Layton Lake Cosmetic Pack

Released as one of the first maps for the game, Layton Lake continues to be a popular destination among hunters from all around the world!

With the new Layton Lake Cosmetic Pack, which includes unique paints, sprays, camos, and wraps directly inspired by this cherished reserve, you can now customize your weapons and tents and ground blinds in true Layton style!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2197812/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Layton_Lake_Cosmetic_Pack/

Free Outback Update

▶ HIGHLIGHTS

◈ Prepare for an unforgettable challenge!
In this update, the majestic Fallow Deer has been added to our list of Great Ones, bringing some spice to your hunting experience.

◈ Enter in style with the Australian Bushwear outfit
A new set of clothes inspired by Australian outback style is now available to purchase for in-game currency.

◈ More customization!
With the addition of customizable tents and ground blinds, all customization options previously unlocked to use on weapons may now be applied to them too! (Note here that customization can be changed while the item is in your inventory, and not while it’s placed in the world.)

FULL PATCH NOTES

You’re in for an update brimming with new features, quality of life improvements, and bug fixes. Let’s dive into the full patch notes.

Additional New Features

Animals now have a chance to create an interactive audio clue when fleeing.
Interacting with any Audio Clue will now display an estimated distance to the target.
Springbok, European Bison, and Plains Bison have gotten new TruRACs horn designs.
Alligators have gotten more aggressive with the new addition of Saltwater Crocodiles. They will attack more often and are more clever about how and when they will get close and personal with you, so be careful out there!
Alligators and Crocodiles will now float to the surface for retrieval when they die underwater. Lost a kill to the murky swamp water in the past? Never again!
The Harvest Screen has been redesigned.
Players may now tag their favorite Customization Options to make them appear in a favorites menu for easy access.
You may now choose which version of your Trophy Lodge to load into in multiplayer games. You may no longer switch to different lodges after loading into a Multiplayer game. This is to prevent the Trophy Lodge from failing to sync between players.

Adjustments & Improvements

GAMEPLAY

The XP requirement values for various weapons, ammunition, and gear items have been revised to make them less confusing and to make some basic equipment more accessible to new players.
.223 ammunition should be more effective for all .223-compatible weapons.
The Red Deer, Feral Goat, Axis Deer and Fallow Deer have had their furs updated to improve their look.
Alligators in Mississippi should spend more time on land.
Mexican Bobcats will now be out drinking into the wee hours of the morning.
To reflect changes to the updated species, the Springbok, European Bison, Plains Bison, Alligators, and Mexican Bobcat populations will be reset.

Players wishing for a more immersive experience can now disable the Control Hints in the UI by turning them off in Interface Settings.
If the “Hide All Clues” hotkey is activated, a Control Hint will appear showing which key you press to show them again.
The Main Menu has been straightened out and is no longer canted at a jaunty angle.
Animal Harvests in the Hunting Profile have been reorganized to put Great Ones at the top of the list.
Closing the customization menu with unsaved changes will now prompt you to save your changes before leaving.

VISUALS

Added new shadow rendering improvements- Screen Space Contact Shadows. These are on by default on newer Consoles. PC players may activate them by turning on the option in the Video Settings menu.
Shotgun animations were improved.

Bug Fixes

GAMEPLAY

Capercaillie will now react properly to being shot while performing certain aggressive animations
Placed Turkey Decoys will no longer vanish when you leave a reserve.
The Keen Eye skill will correctly be triggered while away from the lookout towers.
The Muscle Memory perk will now work as it should.
We’ve fixed a sight calibration issue with the Hudzik .50 Caplock.
The Grelck Drilling Rifle should no longer leave you unable to fire when switching from Shotgun to Rifle mode.
An issue was resolved where revolvers could become jammed when hip firing with manual chambering enabled.
Developer’s Note: We made them act like double-action revolvers when hip-firing which improved their stability.
The reward weapons from Parque Fernando will now unlock correctly when the missions are completed.
The “Ultimate Memento” Mission on Medved-Taiga can be completed again.
We’ve fixed an issue with the mission “Mucking it up for Science” on Vurhonga Savannah, where it was difficult to find one of the objectives.
We’ve addressed an issue in the “Cats and Cradles” mission on New England Mountains that caused objectives to be displayed out of order.
Cans shot with rifles and pistols during the “Target Practice” mission in Rancho Del Arroyo should fall over now.

We moved the default Keybind for “Hide All Clues” to “U”.
Developer’s Note: This action was unintentionally set to “C”. Make sure to reset your keybinds to default to get this change.
The default key for saving a loadout could also be bound to scrolling through items. This has been fixed and saving a loadout is now only bound to “R”.
The keybind for activating the Rangefinder bow sight was the same as the keybind for spotting. The bow sight is now “R” when aiming with a bow, or Y / Triangle on a controller.
We’ve fixed an issue where any items in your inventory, that were not saved in your current loadout, were not kept in the active inventory between gameplay sessions.
The Weapon Wheel UI will no longer display confusing “TXT” strings in place of weapon descriptions when quitting the game with a Scoped Weapon in your inventory if it wasn’t saved to your loadout.
Option to “save” a loadout will now work correctly when the select loadout menu is open.
We’ve fixed a UI issue that could happen when changing scopes in the weapon wheel while reloading.
Weapon Customizations from the Hunter Power Pack have been renamed to better indicate their origin.
Customizations applied to the Caversham Steward 12G will no longer also be applied to other, similar 12G shotguns.
Animal harvests are now being recorded correctly in the hunting profile.
Green Wing Teal will no longer display the wrong icon when viewed in the trophy lodge.
We’ve solved an issue with the on-screen button prompt missing when attempting to pet the dog in a Trophy Lodge. Because they deserve all your pets.
When editing a trophy placement, only the base of the chosen trophy will be highlighted to make selection easier.
“Points of Interest” icons from birds spotted with the Tag skill will now properly disappear from the map.
Motion blur now correctly applies to the sights while using a scope.
The map icon for the Parque Fernando reserve has been accurately placed on the world map.
Entering invalid login info while signing into your Apex account or signing in after using “Forgot Password” will no longer cause the game to become unresponsive.
When purchasing the New England Mountains Veteran Cosmetic Pack on the Epic Game Store, you will now properly unlock the coresponding cosmetics.
We’ve fixed an issue where the “Thank you for your purchase” message would remain stuck on the Trophy Lodge menu if a player bought Trophy Lodge DLC from there.
Trophies of animals with no medal will no longer show as a Bronze medal in the trophy lodge UI.
Owned DLC will no longer show up as recommended after purchase.
Corrected a typo in the codex entry for “Serpent Players Playhouse”.
On the Windows Store PC version, we’ve fixed an issue that caused UI Keybinds to save incorrectly.
Developer’s Note: As a result, Windows Store players will have their keybinds reset to default after the update.
If you started a new game after progressing part of the Hunt Club beta event, you can now properly claim your rewards.
The “Scarecrow” achievement description has been updated to specify that the player must scare 1000 unique animals.
Developer’s Note: The “animals scared” statistic in the codex shows the number of times the player has scared an animal, regardless of whether they’ve scared them before, which is why these numbers don’t necessarily match up.

AUDIO

Gray Wolves, Red Deer, Red Foxes, and Feral Goats should have audible calls again.
Reduced the occurrence of the “zone transition” audio to prevent it from spamming when players move back and forth across a zone border.
Audio should now be in sync with the animation when another player fires a rifle from the hip.

VISUALS

Various animals should no longer slide around and look odd in Multiplayer. We’ve taken away their skates.
An issue that would cause a Moose to look odd when starting to move from idle has been resolved.
We’ve fixed an issue with Female Alligator animations.
Animation issues that could sometimes happen when animals were stopping have been addressed.
Existing Geese models have been adjusted to make their necks more closely resemble actual geese.
Cinnamon Teal models have been fixed.
We’ve fixed some issues with the Springbok skeleton when viewed in X-ray on the harvest screen.
We’ve corrected a minor visual problem with the Melanistic Mallard Models.
We’ve fixed a clipping issue with one of the Bobwhite Quail trophy poses.
A Trophy Pose for Mouflons has been added to fix a bug where their horns weren’t being shown accurately.
We’ve fixed an issue that could cause the dog’s head to spin around… we’re sorry you had to see that.
The dog will not longer become invisible while performing “play” or “pet” interactions with certain graphics settings.
Skin tones on the lower arms are now properly matched while wearing the Africa Outfit.
Wearing the Africa Outfit will no longer give certain player characters a bald spot.
We’ve fixed an issue with half-transparent “phantom trees” appearing on Te Awaroa at low graphics complexity settings.
We’ve addressed an issue with Fog Rendering that made it look weirdly pixelated, particularly when rendering with thin vegetation.
We've fixed an issue on PC where the cursor would not stay locked inside the game window during gameplay if the player had multiple monitors and the game was being displayed on a monitor other than the primary one.
The TAA Sharpness setting now applies properly even when FSR is disabled. With this change things should look smoother than ever!
FXAA and TAA Anti-Aliasing settings have improved to reduce ghosting - yet another fix which will smooth out the graphics.
Players will no longer awkwardly slide around while crawling and looking through the binoculars in 3rd person.
Backpacks have gotten several improvements to look better in 3rd person on ATV’s and on other players.
Landscapers were sent to Hirschfelden to clean up trees near the bridge at the shooting range. They even took a trip to Parque Fernando to remove a tree blocking targets at the archery range!
Tritium Sights no longer become hidden when swapping ammo after equipping one.
The Zarza .308, Grelck Drilling Rifle, and Crossbow look better when viewed in 3rd person.
Mission objects should disappear more smoothly after being picked up. [waves and disappears]

MULTIPLAYER

On Steam, we’ve fixed an issue that allowed players to “join” their friends’ games even if they were set to “private”.
Developer’s Note: This also disables the ability for players to send invites using the SHIFT+TAB overlay in private games. To account for this, a new “Invites” button has been added to the in-game multiplayer menu that allows the host to see their Steam friends list and send invites from there.

PERFORMANCE

We’ve fixed a couple of crashes connected to using the dog in multiplayer.
Auto-saving frequency has been reduced.
Developer’s Note: We want to strike a balance between ensuring that the game always saves when important things happen, but not saving so often that it’s writing data non-stop. With these improvements, it is possible that some minor data (like statistics) will become inaccurate after suddenly closing the game (e.g. using ALT+F4 or Task Manager). Always use the in-game “quit to main menu” option when leaving the game to ensure that it saves and shuts down gracefully.
On the Windows Store PC version, we’ve fixed a bug that causes the game to occasionally crash during startup.

Having issues? Please check out our Known Issues list first and then reach out to our Support Team for further assistance.