Hunt: Showdown 1896 News

If there's a chance to play Hunt: Showdown during the work day, I'm going to take it. Just that sort of opportunity arose earlier this month when myself and Morgan Park, PC Gamer's Hunt devotees, met up in Hunt: Showdown for nearly two hours of chatting and bounty hunting with the game's lead designer Dennis Schwarz...
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[h3]Hunters, we're celebrating four years since Hunt: Showdown was released in Early Access, and we'd like to thank each and every one of you for joining us on this journey. Since launch, over 3.5 million players have taken up arms to eliminate monsters and claim bounties. And we have big plans for the game that will see that number grow over the months and years to come.[/h3]

On this landmark, four years to the day that Hunt appeared on screens around the world, a new image emerges from the depths of the bayou...



Corruption has taken the Bayou, driving its roots down deep into the bracken soil, its song the rasping buzz of insects and the pounding of your heart as you, too, follow the call. Many are drawn by its bloody siren song: outlaws and evangelists, the dangerous and the damned, the saviors and sinners.

United only by their need to hunt, they lend their allegiance to the American Hunter's Association for a time, hoping to leave the Bayou with glory and gold. Betrayal comes easily. There are worse things than monsters in the Bayou. We all carry some of that darkness inside us.

Today, a vision emerges, capturing a single moment, frozen in time: Hunter turned against Hunter, and the corruption looming, ever-closer, impossible to escape. But we can turn back this tide of death. Will you join us? We'll be waiting.


With 4 years comes a community that is growing stronger every day, Hunt proudly presents its brand-new face in the form of new key art. We intend to represent the community and the game in its most beloved and true form – a thrilling, high-states PvPve first-person shooter with a stunning unique beauty.

You can download the striking new wallpaper here in Glorious 4k or Ultrawide resolutions. Make sure to celebrate with us and post your setup with the hashtag #4YearsOfHunt!

We're proud of how the game has grown in conjunction with feedback from you, our fantastic community. In the past year alone, we've added a new map and boss and held hugely successful in-game events, including Light the Shadow and As the Crow Flies. By putting players first and being guided by your views about what makes Hunt special and what could make it better, we've been able to regularly update and evolve the game and make it bigger and better month by month and year by year.

[h2]In other Anniversary news…[/h2]

The bayou will continue to evolve. But of course, the bayou is also a dangerous place. It's not just rival hunters or the abominable monsters that cause mortals to meet their makers. 1,595 Hunters have lost their lives because of doors, and horses have killed 276 players! You can see some of the other ways unfortunate souls have met their demise in our recent "50 Ways To Die" videos as a reminder to keep your wits about you, as danger and death can come from the most unexpected places. A full version of the video will arrive shortly.

Stay tuned to our channels for a range of birthday events and celebrations. PC players can grab Hunt: Showdown plus four DLCs as part of the Anniversary Bundle, available on Steam until Thursday, March 3 rd. And rewards are on offer for everyone with our latest Twitch Drops campaign, giving you the chance to earn a new Legendary Hunter and Legendary weapons by watching your favorite Hunt streamers during a weeklong event. You can get all the details here.

Four years of Hunt is an amazing landmark, and we couldn't be more proud of the welcoming and growing community that has sprung up around the game. We're delighted that players keep returning to the bayou, with each match telling its own story. And there are plenty more stories to be told.

See you in the bayou,

- Your Hunt: Showdown Community Team

Hunters,

Below are the notes for Update 1.7.2.2.

This update is mostly aimed at adding features tied to the upcoming Twitch drops campaign. Aside from this, we have some bug fixes for you with this update.

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from consistently placing beartraps.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused elements of the UI to be missing.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the “hot” news pop-up to appear when returning to the lobby after a match.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the confirmation pop up from appearing when claiming the last part of the Dark Tribute.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused players to appear empty handed or to have the wrong item in their hands in the 3rd person perspective. In some cases, this could present as some unusual kills and unexplainable kills (example, being shot through a wall but the death screen shows a beartrap).
  
• Fixed an audio issues tied to Dark Tribute. The audio tied to this feature will now play as intended.
  
• Fixed the “Make Deal” button to display the correct text instead of a UI_String.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused issue with the UI in the lobby screen (incorrect spacing for the tabs at the top of the screen).
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a Dark tribute pop up to appear twice in instances where you have unlocked the Legendary Hunter.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the EXP text of the Dark tribute to not be correctly aligned with the rest of the UI.
  
• Corrected the stats shown for the Poison Trip mines. ‘Damage’ text has been updated to “Damage per tick” and the value has correct to show as 10, instead of the current 13 (this is not a change to the stats, just the details displayed as they were incorrect).
  

~Happy Hunting!

Hunters,

We will be bringing down the PC Servers on Tuesday, February 22nd @ 9 AM CET for maintenance.

If you are playing at this time, please make sure to extract to save your Hunter and match progression.

Estimated Downtime: ~2 Hours

We'll update this post once the PC Servers are back online.

Thanks
~The Hunt Team

Hunters,

We will soon be marking four years of monster-slaying in the bayou, and as part of our fourth-anniversary celebrations, we're launching a new Twitch Drops event!

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This new Twitch Drops event starts on Wednesday, February 23rd 3pm UTC, and runs through to March 1st 3pm UTC. By watching Hunt on participating Twitch channels, you can earn a host of extra-special rewards.



If you don't know already, Twitch Drops are in-game rewards that you can earn simply by watching streamers playing Hunt during this event. All you have to do is connect your Twitch account to your game account, and you're ready to go. You can also join in by streaming Hunt yourself so your viewers can earn Twitch Drops. Find out how to connect your accounts as a viewer or streamer, and further details about the event, by checking out our FAQ.

We're proud to have a growing network of awesome Hunt: Showdown streaming partners, so if you're looking for some of the most insightful streamers, check out our list here.

[h2]Introducing New Legendary Hunter "Steel Eyed"[/h2]

We have an extra special selection of rewards for you to earn during this event, and top of the tree is our new Legendary Hunter, "Steel Eyed," a lost and lonesome outlaw who finds their skills at home in the bayou….



"Dust settles on the graves of the unwary, and the trail will eventually lead you to your death. This is the mantra of Red Descot, murmured through mountain passes, dry gullies, and blasted prairie. It was a lonesome journey, headed nowhere and running from everything. That was until the call to hunt came: the call for all Red's grit and anguish to serve a higher purpose."

Find out how you can earn Steel Eyed and four Legendary Weapons by watching participating streams with our schedule below.

[h2]Twitch Drops Schedule[/h2]

Participation in this event is open to everyone, so be sure to connect your accounts so you don't miss your shot to earn all those sweet rewards.

[h3]Drop 23rd Feb[/h3]
· Drop #1 watch for 90 mins and get the Martiny-Henry IC1 Riposte "Bingham Brash"

[h3]Drop 24th Feb[/h3]
· Drop #2 watch for 90 mins and get the Schofield revolver "Ten Paces"

[h3]Drop 25th Feb[/h3]
· Drop #3 watch for 90 mins and get the Springfield 1866 "Old Tusk"

[h3]Drop 26th Feb- 1st March[/h3]
· Drop #4 Watch for 120 min (2 hours) between 26th – 1st March to get the Hunting Bow "Sinners Sinew"

[h3]Drop 27th Feb – 1st March[/h3]
· Drop #5 after unlocking Drop #4 AND watching 180 min (3 hours) you can unlock the Legendary Hunter Louisiana Outlaw Steel Eyed.


And remember to follow our' Night of the Hunter' partners, who will be streaming during the event.

Thank you for joining us for four awesome years of Hunt, and we’re looking forward to many more. Whether you're watching or streaming, we hope you enjoy this latest Twitch Drops event.

Stay tuned to the usual channels for news on more Hunt: Showdown fourth anniversary celebrations and events.

See you in the birthday bayou,

- Your Hunt: Showdown Community Team


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