Hello Hunters,

The Halloween content is ending today and is being patched out along with improvements to the game.
We hope you enjoyed this seasonal event and we want to thank everyone for participating and sharing their feedback!

In terms of improvements, today’s patch brings balancing to missions, pooping Red Deer, fixed Thoriac Spine shots on Moose, better clue handling and more.
Have a look at the list below for the full changes and let us know what you think!

Happy Hunting!
theHunter: Call of the Wild Team


Gameplay

• Red Deer will now poop correctly
  
• Old clues from actively tracked animals no longer disappear randomly
  
• Fixed Thoraic Spine shots on Moose
  
• Keymapping for bringing up the chat window now works correctly
  
• Bow and arrow of other players are now held in their different hands
  
• Huntermate no longer stops working for guests in a multiplayer session
  
• Additional animations for bears when spooked

Missions

• THE WERECOYOTE - Fixed an issue where the Werecoyote was not spawning for some players
  
• THE ANCESTORS’ PRAYER - Fixed an issue where players who had previously unlocked the sacred landmark were blocked from progressing in the mission
  
• CONNI #10 - Removed the game score requirement
  
• SOMMER #7 - Changed the location requirement from Spreeberg Castle to Spreeberg, the game score requirement from "GOLD or greater" to "SILVER or greater,” and the required amount of harvests from 2 to 3
  
• BHANDARI #3 - Removed the game score requirement
  
• FLEISCHER #3 - Removed game score requirement and changed the mission to require 2 harvests instead of just 1
  
• FLEISCHER #5 - Changed the location from Jonsdorf Lake to Jonsdorf and the weight requirement from 120 to 180 or greater
  
• HOPE #7 - Changed the harvest animal from blacktail deer to whitetail deer
  
• HOPE #8 - Removed shotgun requirement and changed the required amount of harvests from 1 to 2
  
• DOC #7 - Removed score requirement
  
• DOC #18 - Updated the objective description to include the bow requirement
  
• VUALEZ #9 - Removed game score requirement
  
• CONNORS #10 - Changed the total score requirement from GOLD to SILVER
  
• BEATTY #7 - Changed weight requirement from 650 to 520

Audio

• Adjusted volumes for animal vegetation passthrough
  
• Improved syncing of reload animations for shotguns (every skill level)

User Interface

• Default track colors on Layton Lake District get set correctly now
  
• Pressing the button to bring up the map (Default: M) will bring up the map directly
  
• Mission Log is no longer accessible in Multiplayer
  
• Multiplayer Menu is no longer accessible in Singleplayer
  
• Added chat message in multiplayer when players drown
  
• Pending gender changes no longer revert when equipping / unequipping backpacks

Miscellaneous

• Switching reserves no longer brings up 2 loading screens
  
• Various crash fixes

Hello Hunters,

The Halloween content is ending today and is being patched out along with improvements to the game.
We hope you enjoyed this seasonal event and we want to thank everyone for participating and sharing their feedback!

In terms of improvements, today’s patch brings balancing to missions, pooping Red Deer, fixed Thoriac Spine shots on Moose, better clue handling and more.
Have a look at the list below for the full changes and let us know what you think!

Happy Hunting!
theHunter: Call of the Wild Team


Gameplay

• Red Deer will now poop correctly
  
• Old clues from actively tracked animals no longer disappear randomly
  
• Fixed Thoraic Spine shots on Moose
  
• Keymapping for bringing up the chat window now works correctly
  
• Bow and arrow of other players are now held in their different hands
  
• Huntermate no longer stops working for guests in a multiplayer session
  
• Additional animations for bears when spooked

Missions

• THE WERECOYOTE - Fixed an issue where the Werecoyote was not spawning for some players
  
• THE ANCESTORS’ PRAYER - Fixed an issue where players who had previously unlocked the sacred landmark were blocked from progressing in the mission
  
• CONNI #10 - Removed the game score requirement
  
• SOMMER #7 - Changed the location requirement from Spreeberg Castle to Spreeberg, the game score requirement from "GOLD or greater" to "SILVER or greater,” and the required amount of harvests from 2 to 3
  
• BHANDARI #3 - Removed the game score requirement
  
• FLEISCHER #3 - Removed game score requirement and changed the mission to require 2 harvests instead of just 1
  
• FLEISCHER #5 - Changed the location from Jonsdorf Lake to Jonsdorf and the weight requirement from 120 to 180 or greater
  
• HOPE #7 - Changed the harvest animal from blacktail deer to whitetail deer
  
• HOPE #8 - Removed shotgun requirement and changed the required amount of harvests from 1 to 2
  
• DOC #7 - Removed score requirement
  
• DOC #18 - Updated the objective description to include the bow requirement
  
• VUALEZ #9 - Removed game score requirement
  
• CONNORS #10 - Changed the total score requirement from GOLD to SILVER
  
• BEATTY #7 - Changed weight requirement from 650 to 520

Audio

• Adjusted volumes for animal vegetation passthrough
  
• Improved syncing of reload animations for shotguns (every skill level)

User Interface

• Default track colors on Layton Lake District get set correctly now
  
• Pressing the button to bring up the map (Default: M) will bring up the map directly
  
• Mission Log is no longer accessible in Multiplayer
  
• Multiplayer Menu is no longer accessible in Singleplayer
  
• Added chat message in multiplayer when players drown
  
• Pending gender changes no longer revert when equipping / unequipping backpacks

Miscellaneous

• Switching reserves no longer brings up 2 loading screens
  
• Various crash fixes

Hello Hunters,

This hotfix addresses issues regarding Bears freezing, critters not reacting to the player and abnormal animal behaviour.

Note: In order to enable us to deploy this patch for you as quickly as possible we have had to compromise slightly. The bears now move as they should and can be properly hunted once more, there IS however a small animation ‘tic’ present (can be seen when the bears rears up), this will be fixed with our next normal update. We felt that getting you all a speedy solution was more important than perfection in this particular case.

• Bears no longer freeze when standing up
  
• Critters no longer ignore the player

Hello Hunters,

This hotfix addresses issues regarding Bears freezing, critters not reacting to the player and abnormal animal behaviour.

Note: In order to enable us to deploy this patch for you as quickly as possible we have had to compromise slightly. The bears now move as they should and can be properly hunted once more, there IS however a small animation ‘tic’ present (can be seen when the bears rears up), this will be fixed with our next normal update. We felt that getting you all a speedy solution was more important than perfection in this particular case.

• Bears no longer freeze when standing up
  
• Critters no longer ignore the player

Hello Hunters,

It’s that time of the year, where strange goings-on are reported in the reserves, and where the hunter becomes the h(a)unted! If you dare, read on below to see what frights we have in store for you.

Features:

• Mysterious Missions in Hirschfelden including new characters.
  
• Terrifying Tasks in Layton Lake featuring new animations.
  
• Assorted Assignments in Medved-Taiga with old acquaintances.
  
• 4 Halloween event achievements

Once you enter any of the three reserves from October 26th until November 8th, a new mission will present itself to you, but only our boldest hunters should heed the call.

Each reserve will have its own unique and distinct set of ghoulish missions for you to take part in, so be sure to check in on them all. Once they’ve been triggered the first time, the missions can be re-activated whenever you want from your mission log.


Note for the faint of heart: You can simply choose not to follow mission instructions if you want to avoid the spooky Halloween content!

Sneaky tip: There is some particularly haunting voice-acting in the new missions, enable subtitles so you don’t miss anything!



As well as the above temporary Halloween surprises, we have some permanent changes coming with patch 1.13. Many missions have received tweaks, as well as animations and the infamous antler rattler. Read on below for the full breakdown:

Missions:

• SCENIC WEATHER #2: photography objective will now accept a greater diversity of photos and is easier to complete
  
• TAIGA MEETUP: removed photography objective from mission
  
• THE WOUNDED ONE: adjusted note objective behavior
  
• TRACKING GUNTHER: adjusted note objective behavior
  NO SUCH THING: adjusted interactive objective behavior
  
• BEATTY #4: clarified the trophy score requirement for the moose
  
• JÄGER #4: clarified the exact trophy score requirements for the fallow deer

Audio:

• Antler Rattler sound fixed
  
• Improved sound material selection for animal footsteps over every reserve

Animation:

• Fixed reindeer internal organ skinning
  
• Improved bear internal organ shoulder skinning

Hello Hunters,

It’s that time of the year, where strange goings-on are reported in the reserves, and where the hunter becomes the h(a)unted! If you dare, read on below to see what frights we have in store for you.

Features:

• Mysterious Missions in Hirschfelden including new characters.
  
• Terrifying Tasks in Layton Lake featuring new animations.
  
• Assorted Assignments in Medved-Taiga with old acquaintances.
  
• 4 Halloween event achievements

Once you enter any of the three reserves from October 26th until November 8th, a new mission will present itself to you, but only our boldest hunters should heed the call.

Each reserve will have its own unique and distinct set of ghoulish missions for you to take part in, so be sure to check in on them all. Once they’ve been triggered the first time, the missions can be re-activated whenever you want from your mission log.


Note for the faint of heart: You can simply choose not to follow mission instructions if you want to avoid the spooky Halloween content!

Sneaky tip: There is some particularly haunting voice-acting in the new missions, enable subtitles so you don’t miss anything!



As well as the above temporary Halloween surprises, we have some permanent changes coming with patch 1.13. Many missions have received tweaks, as well as animations and the infamous antler rattler. Read on below for the full breakdown:

Missions:

• SCENIC WEATHER #2: photography objective will now accept a greater diversity of photos and is easier to complete
  
• TAIGA MEETUP: removed photography objective from mission
  
• THE WOUNDED ONE: adjusted note objective behavior
  
• TRACKING GUNTHER: adjusted note objective behavior
  NO SUCH THING: adjusted interactive objective behavior
  
• BEATTY #4: clarified the trophy score requirement for the moose
  
• JÄGER #4: clarified the exact trophy score requirements for the fallow deer

Audio:

• Antler Rattler sound fixed
  
• Improved sound material selection for animal footsteps over every reserve

Animation:

• Fixed reindeer internal organ skinning
  
• Improved bear internal organ shoulder skinning

Hello Hunters,

Today is the day where we pull on some extra layers and head into the beautiful, but harsh, Medved-Taiga National Park!

Medved-Taiga is the latest hunting reserve to be added to theHunter: Call of the Wild. In this icy, unforgiving environment you’ll be able to hunt new animals such as the Lynx and Brown Bear whilst carrying out tasks for our new guide, Alena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArD7Te25UGU

Medved-Taiga can be purchased here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/695680/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__MedvedTaiga/

If you own Medved-Taiga it should be prompted to perform a new update shortly.

Additionally, we have a special offer for the next 7 days! A special bundle has been set-up where you can buy all theHunter: Call of the Wild content at a 25% discount, including Medved-Taiga! Note: The bundle will automatically lower the cost to take into account any DLC you may already own.

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3745/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Head_Start_Bundle_Limited_time_offer/

For full patch notes please see this announcement.

The team are really looking forward to hearing of your hunting adventures in the new reserve. Don’t forget to bring that warm coat!

/theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

Hello Hunters,

Today is the day where we pull on some extra layers and head into the beautiful, but harsh, Medved-Taiga National Park!

Medved-Taiga is the latest hunting reserve to be added to theHunter: Call of the Wild. In this icy, unforgiving environment you’ll be able to hunt new animals such as the Lynx and Brown Bear whilst carrying out tasks for our new guide, Alena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArD7Te25UGU

Medved-Taiga can be purchased here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/695680/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__MedvedTaiga/

If you own Medved-Taiga it should be prompted to perform a new update shortly.

Additionally, we have a special offer for the next 7 days! A special bundle has been set-up where you can buy all theHunter: Call of the Wild content at a 25% discount, including Medved-Taiga! Note: The bundle will automatically lower the cost to take into account any DLC you may already own.

http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3745/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild__Head_Start_Bundle_Limited_time_offer/

For full patch notes please see this announcement.

The team are really looking forward to hearing of your hunting adventures in the new reserve. Don’t forget to bring that warm coat!

/theHunter: Call of the Wild Team

Hello Hunters,

Please see below the changes that have been added as a part of/alongside the new Medved-Taiga DLC.

Features:

• Added Medved-Taiga Reserve - 25 square miles of new hunting ground
  
• Added Lynx, Brown Bear, Reindeer, Musk Deer
  
• Added 32 main and 50 side missions
  
• Added new narrative and reserve “warden”, Alena with new voice over
  
• Added Arctic Outfit (Medved-Taiga not needed, available for in-game currency)
  
• Added new loading screens
  
• Updated reserve selection screen
  
• Updated footstep sounds for animals depending on material they walk on

Enjoy!

Hello Hunters,

Please see below the changes that have been added as a part of/alongside the new Medved-Taiga DLC.

Features:

• Added Medved-Taiga Reserve - 25 square miles of new hunting ground
  
• Added Lynx, Brown Bear, Reindeer, Musk Deer
  
• Added 32 main and 50 side missions
  
• Added new narrative and reserve “warden”, Alena with new voice over
  
• Added Arctic Outfit (Medved-Taiga not needed, available for in-game currency)
  
• Added new loading screens
  
• Updated reserve selection screen
  
• Updated footstep sounds for animals depending on material they walk on

Enjoy!