theHunter: Call of the Wild™ News

The new update has now been rolled out on all platforms and introduces the European Rabbits and the Remi Warren skin. We’re investigating an issue where players are experiencing the rabbits not moving and will provide another update when we have more information to share. Thank you for your patience.

Full patch notes below:

NEW FEATURES!
• European Rabbit and rabbit burrows (issue under investigation)
• Remi Warren character skin and outfit
• Special Halloween-themed events in Layton Lake and Hirschfelden

BUG FIXES
--- Animals & Environment
• Animals sometimes sliding fast forward when beginning to trot
• Animal tracks sometimes not facing the right direction
• Fixed melanistic fur not showing correctly on certain subspecies of Ibex and Iberian Wolf (Cuatro Colinas)
• Lion’s and Grey Wolves confrontation sounds in multiplayer
--- Weapons, Gear, & Character
• Headlamp no longer turns off when looking through binoculars
• Fixed missing shell ejection on lever-action rifles
• Fixed the persistent binoculars filter when claiming outpost and lookout points or when dismantling items
• Fixed character’s beanie cap clipping with the head
--- User Interface
• The Silver Ridge Peaks reserve image in Select Reserve menu now displays properly
• Various localization corrections to the animal descriptions in the Codex
--- Miscellaneous
• Fixed various crash case issues

IMPROVEMENTS
• Hunt Club events are now localized
• Animal’s gender and fur variation is visible in TRACKED ANIMAL box after spotting an animal
• Animals no longer leave need zone clues or disturbed vegetation clues on hard surface roads
• Tents and other portable structures can no longer be placed on hard surface roads or train tracks
• More varied nightlife sounds in Silver Ridge Peaks reserve

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Howdy Hunters!

We’ve got a Monday surprise to share with you: the patch that was slated for tomorrow is… out now!

This update finally brings the TruRACS system to the Axis Deer, which is now huntable in the wilds of Parque Fernando, as well as a lengthy list of fixes and improvements to the game.

Full patch notes:

New Features:
🆕 Axis Deer TruRACS*

Bugs fixes:
🐛 Fixed Trophy Rating score estimate when spotting animal
🐛 Fixed incorrect Difficulty levels of Mule Deer*
🐛 Fixed issue where all animals flickered or twitched after being harvested
🐛 Fixed Mallards (Layton Lake) so that they no longer spawn only at a few lakes
🐛 Fixed leucistic Pronghorn (Silver Ridge Peaks) so that it actually looks leucistic
🐛 Fixed Wild Turkey (Silver Ridge Peaks) caller duration so that turkeys can now be lured
🐛 Fixed Mule Deer (Parque Fernando & Silver Ridge Peaks) antlers so that they do not clip into ground
🐛 Fixed A Dangerous Reaction (Silver Ridge Peaks) to unblock previously blocked players and allow the mission to be completed
🐛 Fixed Plans Are Derailed (Silver Ridge Peaks) to unblock previously blocked players and allow the mission to be completed
🐛 Fixed animal footsteps amplitude and fall-off
🐛 Fixed Wolf howling (Cuatro Colinas & Yukon Valley) so that it’s shorter and only carries over shorter distances
🐛 Fixed animal pathfinding in Cuatro Colinas around and across bridges
🐛 Fixed Hunt Club reward notifications popping up when there is no reward to claim after entering a reserve
🐛 Fixed the spook radius of the Alexander Traditional Longbow (Silver Ridge Peaks DLC)
🐛 Fixed friends’ Trophy Lodges not showing up in the menu
🐛 Fixed multiplayer competitions so that clients can now win them
🐛 Fixed constant ratcheting of compound bows in multiplayer
🐛 Fixed character skin issue where one skin tone was rendered over another
🐛 Fixed missing reload click on .300 Canning bolt-action rifle (Yukon Valley DLC)
🐛 Fixed issue with Cape Buffalo (Vurhonga Savanna) droppings being entirely black
🐛 Fixed issue that allowed to accidentally jump and create noise while inside a layout blind
🐛 Fixed various localization issues
🐛 Fixed various crashes

Improvements:
⏫ Scaled up the Axis Deer so that its size fits compared to other animals
⏫ Trophy Rating score estimate is a bit more random so that it's harder to predict the exact rating
⏫ Introduced echoes on loud gunshots, callers and animal calls for greater audio immersion
⏫ New sounds when levelling up and receiving rewards
⏫ Player footsteps sound different on fallen snow
⏫ Reworked the aiming with Huoyi Recurve Bow (Weapon Pack 1 DLC) to match Alexander Longbow
⏫ Chat notification when player fast travels to a tent in multiplayer

* - this animal’s population and need zones have been reset

Howdy Hunters!

The TruMULE update is now live! This patch brings the TruRACS system to Mule Deer and a nice list of fixes and improvements.

PC 1.60
New Features:
🆕 Mule Deer TruRACS

Bugs fixes:
🐛 Fixed weapons disappearing from the Weapon Manager whenever a gun was removed from a gun rack
🐛 Fixed various trophy lodge issues related to legacy save files (from before June 2019), including legacy Trophy Rating showing up as zero and Saved Harvests being wiped from Trophy Manager
🐛 Fixed Silver Ridge Peaks story missions where progress was not saved (Inner Peace, Out Chaos and The Ascent)
🐛 Fixed Silver Ridge Peaks story missions where it was possible to get stuck (Plans Are Derailed and The Poisoned Chalice)
🐛 Fixed character constantly flickering when in another player’s field of view and wearing certain items
🐛Fixed female piebald Rocky Mountains Elk using male body
🐛Fixed female piebald Rocky Mountains Elk changing to common when placed as a trophy
🐛 Fixed animal spawn areas in Hirschfelden, Medved Taiga, Vurhonga Savanna and Yukon Valley
🐛 Fixed albino Harlequin Ducks spawn rate
🐛 Fixed 420 grain arrows and bolts so that they’re suitable for animal classes 2 to 7
🐛 Fixed the recoil on M1 Garand so that it’s more manageable (The Smoking Barrels DLC)
🐛 Fixed the short range zero on .22 Andersson so that it doesn’t overshoot (Weapon Pack 3 DLC)
🐛 Fixed “Up Close and Personal” achievement so that it unlocks correctly when animal is shot under 15 meters
🐛 Fixed flagpoles at outposts so that they show the correct flag in every reserve
🐛 Fixed storage UI so that ammo no longer takes up space if its count is zero
🐛 Fixed various crashes

Howdy Hunters,

Here are the notes for today's patch, please note we still have more fixes to come out for Turkeys, Bighorn sheep etc, but this will be done in line with the console release. These are fixes we felt were hampering game play.

[h2]Bugs fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed first person animations being extremely laggy in some cases
  
• Fixed Silver Ridge Peaks story missions where progress was not saved (A Rockies Start, A Dangerous Reaction, Up High - Down Low, An Ill-advised Retreat, Setting Up, Whodunnit? and Lock It Down)
  
• Fixed Silver Ridge Peaks story missions where it was possible to get stuck (Old Haunts, Setting Up, Out of Her Comfort Zone, Plans Are Derailed, Bear with Me and The Poisoned Chalice)
  
• Fixed Whodunnit? And The Ascent story missions triggering at the same time
  
• Fixed Mountain Goats so that they have no problem fleeing up hill
  
• Fixed Rocky Mountain Elk Trophy Rating being inconsistent between harvest screen and Trophy Manager or Hunting Log
  
• Fixed tutorials about new animals featured in Silver Ridge Peaks being empty
  
• Fixed several missing and incorrect Codex entries
  
• Fixed various crashes
  

Have a great week all!

TK