Hunt: Showdown 1896 News

Hunters,

Below are the notes for Update 2.4.0.1.

Happy hunting!

• Adjusted Water Devil damage handling for melee attacks and throwing knives to better match Update 2.3 balance.
  
• Water Devil now takes slightly more damage from single-projectile weapons (Compact, Medium, Long, Special Nitro Ammo, Hunting Bow, Crossbow, Slug). Fire and incendiary ammo remain largely ineffective.
  
• The Skinned is available for recruitment again if you have previously unlocked him.
  

• Fixed infrequent crashes with low reproducibility
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck in a loop on the Mission Summary screen
  
• Fixed an issue where Hunter footsteps were incorrectly heard when NPC enemies walked on red/yellow leaf surfaces (Grunts remain an exception)
  
• Fixed an incorrect weapon variant listed for the "The Ghost of Blanchett Graves" DLC
  
• Fixed an issue where the contract selection screen appeared on every client start
  
• Fixed an issue where Water Devil could detect players even when using the Shadow Trait
  

Hunters,

The Live Servers will be taken offline tomorrow, 9 July, at 09:00 CEST to deploy Update 2.4.0.1. This update will add a number of fixes as well as adjustments for the Water Devils' behavior in-game.
Estimated downtime ~4 hours.

We will inform you when the servers are up again. In the meantime, you can find the list of upcoming changes and fixes below.

• Adjusted Water Devil damage handling for melee attacks and throwing knives to better match Update 2.3 balance.
  
• Water Devil now takes slightly more damage from single-projectile weapons (Compact, Medium, Long, Special Nitro Ammo, Hunting Bow, Crossbow, Slug). Fire and incendiary ammo remain largely ineffective.
  

• Fixed infrequent crashes with low reproducibility
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck in a loop on the Mission Summary screen
  
• Fixed an issue where Hunter footsteps were incorrectly heard when NPC enemies walked on red/yellow leaf surfaces (Grunts remain an exception)
  
• Fixed an incorrect weapon variant listed for the "The Ghost of Blanchett Graves" DLC
  
• Fixed an issue where the contract selection screen appeared on every client start
  
• Fixed an issue where Water Devil could detect players even when using the Shadow Trait
  

Hunters,

We have heard a fair amount of feedback regarding items that are no longer available and their potential return to Hunt. Players have joined the game at various times over the years, which has meant that certain Skins are inaccessible based solely on when they joined the Hunt community. With so much unique content available, we can understand the desire to have more opportunities to grab things you may have missed. As a result, we are actively exploring solutions for this.

As of today, we are excited to announce that we will be introducing past Battle Pass content, and we are starting with re-releasing Skins from our previous Scorched Earth Event. The current set is the Tactical Set, which features Thunderstroke (Rival 78), Covert Messenger (Romero 77 Alamo) and Shrewd Savior (Krag). Additionally, we have two more Scorched Earth-themed Skin sets scheduled for release during Update 2.4, and these Skins will remain permanently in the game. It’s important to note that there will be some restrictions around what content can return to Hunt. Some previous cosmetics were promoted as exclusive to certain Events, so to be fair to the players who unlocked those Skins at the time, we want to honour that. That’s not to say new content inspired by original designs is an impossibility, however...

We hope you guys are excited about the chance to grab some returning items while still preserving the legacy elements that players have diligently earned in the past.

We’re excited to show you what else we have in store for you, Hunters. For now, enjoy Judgement of the Fool!

Your Hunt: Showdown team

The battle rages on! Tune in for our second Judgement of the Fool gameplay stream—more carnage, more giveaways, and more stories from DeSalle.

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