theHunter Classic News

To help you hunting those pesky turkeys in our week-end Community Competition we have set a few items on sale, including the newly released forest-camo shotgun, turkey callers and decoys and a selection of weapons particularly suitable for turkey hunting!

Check out all the discounted weapons and equipment here: https://thehunter.com/#store/sales

Sale ends on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 12:00pm CET, so hurry up!

Howdy Hunters!

As the new release is finally live, we want to let you know all the new stuff you will find in it.

[h2]New turkey [/h2]An old time theHunter’s favorite, the turkey, has been given a complete redesign to give both toms and hens a more realistic look.

The redesign includes all 5 color variations:

• Common
  
• Melanistic
  
• Grey
  
• Leucistic
  
• Albino
  

[h2]12 GA Blaser F3 Game O-U Shotgun – Forest Camo[/h2]
To help you hunt the new turkey in his natural environment a new camo has been created for this popular shotgun.

[h2]Three New “Real Vegetation” Waterfowl Blinds[/h2]
These newly designed waterfowl blinds are decorated with vegetation from the surrounding environment to achieve a more realistic camouflage. Each blind can accommodate 4 hunters (or 3 hunters and 2 dogs) as opposed as the 3 hunters capacity of the existing waterfowl blinds.
The new waterfowl blinds comes in three flavors:

• Summer Swamp
  
• Fall Field
  
• Tropical Forest
  

Please note that these blinds will not replace the existing ones, both types will be available in the store.

[h2]Antlers improvements[/h2]Rusa deer and Sambar deer antlers have been reworked (angles, scale, position of main beams and tines) to achieve a more realistic look.



We are aware there’s still room for improvement for these antlers and this is something we will continue to focus on in the next release.

Quality of life
[h2]Ability to rotate blinds[/h2]It is now possible to rotate the position where a blind will be deployed using MOUSE 2. This feature has been added for ALL types of blinds.

Bugfixes
[h2].22 LR Ammo bug[/h2]Fixed the .22LR ammo bug. It is now possible to kill turkeys and rabbits with one shot.
Bugfixes
[h2]Blaser F3 Crooked Barrel Rib[/h2]While we were at it we also fixed the crooked barrel rib for all Blaser F3 models (Standard, Custom Grade V and Forest Camo)

Howdy Hunters!

It’s time for another Status Update, just to keep you in the loop with the development and how things are shaping up.

12 GA Blaser F3 Game O-U Shotgun Forest Camo



Modeled off the lovely F3 Blaser O/U Shotgun, this new skin has been made to be released alongside the Turkey models and has been done so, with a nice camo theme. Species list and function will be the same as the other F3 models. However if you are a hunter that really likes to fully immerse yourself in the type of hunting you are doing, this gun is going to look and feel great!

New Waterfowl Blinds



We are very happy with how these have turned out and as you can see in the image, we have a variation for every situation! It is important to remember these are not reskins and are brand new models, that bring brand new options!

New Turkey Models



A lot of work has gone into the animations and more detailed parts of the Turkey model recently and they are nearly ready to go into testing. The new rare variations are just about done as well, but as per usual, we will let you guys and girls find those for yourself!

Weekly Sales



This week's sales focus on tents and other equipment as well as the ‘Scout’ rifles, there are some great deals and it is a good week to grab some tents! Make sure you check them out in the store.

Have a great weekend and let us know your thoughts and comments in the Discussion on our forums!

Cheers,

TK

[h2]Happy Holidays Hunters![/h2]

It feels good to be writing a Status Update again, and do you know why? It means we have some juicy stuff to start talking about!

As previously mentioned we have hired more team members, from artists, to coders and as you have seen, a new game designer! These awesome new members have been getting up to speed with the code base and pipe line for Classic and because of this we had to make a bit of a hard decision, new content or a holiday event? So this year for the holidays we are putting on a generous store wide sale, but there will be no missions or competitions. Instead we have been focusing on proving that, like promised, Classic is not going anywhere and we have new content on the way!


A Sneak Peek at what you can expect early next year!





Soon your souls will be safe once again, the creepy death stares that the current turkey models give you when you are in the treestand, will be a thing of the past! That is right, totally brand new turkey models are in the process of being finalised and this is the latest image of the progress. Please note this is not the final image, things like the eyes and other details are yet to be finished.





Again another work in progress picture, but it is important to note this is not a reskin, but a completely new model! With more of a rectangle shape and sporting some real foliage, this new waterfowl blind will come in all three variations (Tropical, Swamp and Fall Field) and can fit four players in it or 3 players and two dogs. This will be great for those who like to socially hunt birds in larger groups! Again this is not the final image and could change slightly once released.

As well as these, there are bug fixes and even more content to come out soon… but we are going to keep some of those under wraps for the moment, more about those closer to the time!





Until Monday the 6th of January, everything instore is 30% off, we decided to go this way, instead of individual items, so players can pick items that are on their wish list! Enjoy!





The weekly ‘Weekend Competition” is now live as well, for more details and how to win some great prizes, CLICK HERE.

Well, on behalf of the team here I would like to wish you all a happy, whatever you celebrate and I hope that it’s filled with joy, food and good times!

Bring on 2020!!

TK

Hello Hunters,

Following the launch of the new free-to-play model earlier this month, we just wanted to quickly say that we couldn’t be more excited to see how both new and old players are enjoying theHunter: Classic.

We are consistently monitoring feedback across all our forums and social channels, so please keep making your voices heard. It is helping us to ensure we are still headed in the right direction!

Due to popular demand, we have extended the 10-year mission pack by an extra week and this pack will close on the 20th of May at 9 am CEST!

Have a good rest of the week and good luck out in the EHR!

TK