Way of the Hunter News

Since releasing the 1.16 patch, we are receiving repeating bug reports that we are working on resolving as soon as possible:

- Animals appearing mislabeled as "Young",
- FPS drops in forests (try turning down your Foliage setting),
- Purchased items missing in storage (restarting the game should make them appear).

Apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for bearing with us!

Patch version 1.16 brings multiple fixes and additions to Way Of The Hunter to improve your hunting experience.

• Fixed: Disappearing blood tracks, partially (full fix is being worked on)
  
  
• Added: Ability to change Keybindings (work in progress, localized characters do not show in tutorials / encyclopedia)
  
  
• Added: FOV slider to Game options menu
  
  
• Tuned: Ultra widescreen support
  
  
• Tuned: Hunter sense blur is reduced
  
  
• Fixed: Clipping of player / firearms during movement
  
  
• Tuned: Lake sounds volume reduced
  
  
• Tuned: Wind sound volume reduced
  
  
• Tuned: Sleep spamming no longer advances animal age
  
  
• Tuned: Explorer difficulty is even easier (reduced speed of animal reactions, added more blood to streamline tracking)
  
  
• Tuned: Sell prices of meat
  
  
• Fixed: Mission Riddle Me This Part 3 blocking progress if player dies during walkie talkie dialogue
  
  
• Added: Limited photo mode boundaries in Ranger difficulty
  
  
• Fixed: Steyr Monobloc animation
  
  
• Added: Clipping mask for blur
  
  
• Tuned: Visual improvements to vital organs in Bullet camera
  
  
• Tuned: Improved and optimized save files
  
  
• Fixed: Rare crash connected with animal signs interaction
  
  
• Fixed: Improper synchronization of animal trophies and parameters in Multiplayer
  
  
• Tuned: Improved synchronization of character in Multiplayer
  
  
• Fixed: Climbing ladders no longer corrupts animations
  
  
• Fixed: Weather synchronization in Multiplayer
  

• Fixed: Disappearing blood tracks, partially (full fix is being worked on)
• Added: Ability to change Keybindings (work in progress, localized characters do not show in tutorials / encyclopedia)
• Added: FOV slider to Game options menu
• Tuned: Ultra widescreen support
• Tuned: Hunter sense blur is reduced
• Fixed: Clipping of player / firearms during movement
• Tuned: Lake sounds volume reduced
• Tuned: Wind sound volume reduced
• Tuned: Sleep spamming no longer advances animal age
• Tuned: Explorer difficulty is even easier (reduced speed of animal reactions, added more blood to streamline tracking)
• Tuned: Sell prices of meat
• Fixed: Mission Riddle Me This Part 3 blocking progress if player dies during walkie talkie dialogue
• Added: Limited photo mode boundaries in Ranger difficulty
• Fixed: Steyr Monobloc animation
• Added: Clipping mask for blur
• Tuned: Visual improvements to vital organs in Bullet camera
• Tuned: Improved and optimized save files
• Fixed: Rare crash connected with animal signs interaction
• Fixed: Improper synchronization of animal trophies and parameters in Multiplayer
• Tuned: Improved synchronization of character in Multiplayer
• Fixed: Climbing ladders no longer corrupts animations
• Fixed: Weather synchronization in Multiplayer

The Hunt Is On - Way of the Hunter is out now!

Bratislava, Slovakia / Vienna, Austria, August 16th, 2022: It's time to grab your hunting gear. Today Way of the Hunter will be released into the wild! Become the new owner of Bear Den Ranch and explore large open-world environments with gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Hunt alone or enjoy this ethical hunting experience in co-op with a friend!

Watch the newest trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEsD0w3-48I

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288320/Way_of_the_Hunter/

For more in-depth information on Way of the Hunter check out the Dev Diaries here:
Dev Diary #1 - Introducing Nine Rocks Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miWC4keFK_w
Dev Diary #2 - Complex Trophy System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQiRg2MdJk
Dev Diary #3 - The Hunting Lodge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMY3n4GfeU
Dev Diary #4 - Hunting Approaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-YewLwK4ns

Enjoy and stay tuned!

In this weeks dev diary we will carefully and quietly discuss the approaches to hunting

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