Hunt: Showdown 1896 (Test Server) News

Version: v1.0 Patch #4_716
SteambuildID: 4109121
Client patch size: ~500 MB

We have added 1500 Blood Bonds to all players who had 0 previously.

• Further lowered compund rumble SFX to unclutter the sound-scape
  
• Delayed the second part of male Hunter Death sounds by 0.15 seconds and lowered its volume
  
• ‘Poisoned’ status audio now uses ‘Bleeding’ status' audio to make it less intrusive
  
• Decreased the audibility range of Hunter breathing sounds
  
• Adjusted Logo audio to match the new splash screens
  

• Daily/Weekly challenge completion achievements can now trigger during missions

• Changes made to server-side performance in order to reduce server CPU spikes
  
• Rubberbanding & Hit Validation
  • We are introducing further changes to help us identify the cause of the reported rubberbanding and perceived hit validation issues

• Minor tweaks and fixes made to both Stillwater Bayou and Lawson Delta maps
  

• Lebel 1886 hip-enter animation now matches all other rifles’
  
• Increased Bomb lance damage on player impact
  
• Fixed Bomb lance feedback

• Improved the readability of already equipped Trait menu items

• Improvements made to the 3D Viewer
  

• Disabled unused settings when switching to the Gunslinger control scheme
  
• General English text fixes
  
• Fixed an issue where Last Partner was not displayed
  
• Fixed issues with the Clean button that caused it to not work at all or disappear after usage
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from cleaning the Combat Axe
  
• Fixed an issue where Legendary Hunter names had no capital letters on the lobby and summary screens
  
• Fixed a bug where the Kill View displayed blood particles in case the killer was bleeding while killing player
  
• Fixed a bug where no coats were rendered on the Roster and Lobby tabs
  
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on a black screen in spectator mode after switching a third time or opening the map while switching
  
• Fixed a bug where the black vignette from Sniper scopes could get stuck on screen while spectating
  
• Fixed an issue that caused jagged artifacts around lit and non-lit objects
  
• Fixed a bug where swapping a weapon caused the swapped one to get stuck in the air
  
• Fixed an issue that caused double hit markers upon killing animal attractors
  
• Fixed a bug where players could not stand up for a duration
  
• Fixed issue with Dolch not replenishing ammo from the Ammo Box consumable
  
• Fixed an issue where the currently selected Hunter was rendered on the Last Match and Challenges tab when the Play Bounty Hunt button was clicked
  
• Fixed an issue where the Kill Assist accolade showed '0 XP'
  
• Fixed an issue where the Prestige value on the Summary screen was missing
  
• Fixed an issue where the Kill Assist accolade showed up in Top 5 accolades while it should only show up in the ’details’
  
• Fixed an issue with the camera snap when players vaulted onto objects
  
• Fixed an issue where opening the map or the pause menu during a screen fade could cause the fade to stay completely opaque
  
• Fixed an issue where players could switch menu tabs while in 3D model view, causing parts of the UI to temporarily break
  
• Fixed an issue where the designated key for using Dark Sight appeared as %1 in the Bounty Hunt Tool Tip
  
• Fixed an issue with the Vetterli Karabiner where unlocking the first mastery and then prestiging caused the second mastery to not show up after unlocking the base variant
  
• Fixed an issue where masteries in the Book of Weapons got displayed with 0 XP requirement instead of the actual value
  
• Fixed an issue where the Find Partner button was displayed on the Contracts screen instead of 'ACCEPT'
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from buying the Romero 77 when entering the game for the first time
  
• Fixed a bug where players could get stuck on black screens
  
• Fixed a bug where extracting with a team of 3 did not count towards the trio statistics
  
• Fixed an issue where players could choose between three prestige options even if they had already unlocked all legendary hunters and weapons
  
• Fixed a bug where Legendary Hunters were not part of prestige rewards
  
• Fixed a bug where standing close to a bear trap and disarming it (by pressing 'f' or shooting) the bear trap damaged the player
  

Gunslinger:

• Fixed an issue where players could sprint while firing with the Mosin Nagant Avtomat using the Gunslinger Control Scheme
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the game from transitioning into ADS from sprinting/reloading correctly when aim button is held down
  
• Adjusted the blend duration for screen adjustment to prevent ‘stuck state’ while triggering during melee attack. Minimum weapon state duration was bound to screen adjustment time
  
• Fixed an issue where using melee attacks and then pressing right-click in Gunslinger mode the player fired a bullet
  

UI:

• Fixed an issue where an owned but locked Legendary weapon couldn't be equipped with a double click on the icon
  
• Fixed an issue where the Dolch and Dolch precision had no bullet information in the store
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented notifications for new messages from being visible
  
• Fixed an issue where the contracts did not correctly display the Time of Day icons
  
• Fixed an issue where the Mission templates did not show the correct thumbnails
  
• Fixed an issue where the CRYENGINE audio was triggered 3 times
  
• Fixed an issue where no Hunters were displayed on the Tutorial’s Hunter selection screen
  
• Fixed an issue with the 'Buy' and 'Sell' buttons in the store being too close to each other, and overlapping a bit
  
• Fixed an issue where partner’s ready checkmarks got removed when switching to different screens
  
• Fixed an issue that happened If no mission/contract was selected, causing steam groups to be immediately disbanded after an invite
  
• Fixed an issue where switching from the leaderboard screen, while having QuickPlay selected, to a different screen and back showed wrong game-mode filters
  

Gameplay:

• Game might crash on mission unload.
  
• Player won’t start sprinting when holding the sprint button while switching to a different weapon and leaving ADS.
  
• Grunt walking animation doesn’t always play and they float instead.
  

UI:

• The second invite button is not grayed out although it’s non-functional after accepting a contract as a duo.
  
• Chatbox overlaps the “Cancel” button in the Lobby, making it hard to click.
  
• Unequipping a contraband item which already exists in the arsenal will get destroyed/discarded without showing the confirmation prompt.
  
• Unlock banner animation can sometimes be stuck on screen when tabbing out of the game while the banners disappear.
  
• Hunter models might have wrong shadows on them in the menu/lobby.
  

Visuals/Audio:

• Light rays might appear stronger compared to previous versions.
  
• Some roofs play metal instead of wooden audio
  
• Lighting might not be correct in the distance, with global illumination missing.
  
• Sounds related to static lanterns are not affected by audio occlusion, so they can be heard through solids / terrain.
  

~The Hunt Team

Hunters,

The PC Test servers are going offline at 10:00 AM CEST in order to deploy a Patch.

Make sure to extract before then to save your Hunter!

Version: v1.0 Patch #3
SteambuildID: 4087684
Client patch size: ~ 650 MB

• Increased taunt time for successful Spider pounce attack
  
• Increased damage taken by Grunts on compact bullets upper-torso hits
  
• Increased experience points earned from killing a Meathead from 100 to 200 XP
  

• Drastically reduced Compound SFX rumble effect to not interfere with gameplay.
  
• Fixed rare case of bushes not stopping to rustle when walking through them.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused legendary weapons to be audible through terrain in close proximity.
  

• Cannot switch equipment while cooking a Concertina bomb
  
• Concertina bomb now drops and activates if the player is killed while cooking it
  
• Increased AI stimuli ranges across silenced weapons and crossbows
  
• Nagant M1895 and its variants' extra ammo increased from 21 to 35 rounds
  
• Nagant M1895 Officer and its variants' extra ammo increased from 14 to 21 rounds
  
• Caldwell Conversion pistol and its Chain Pistol variant's extra ammo increased from 24 to 30 rounds
  
• Sparks LRR and its variants' extra ammo increased from 17 to 20 rounds
  
• Dolch 96 now uses Special ammo instead of Medium ammo
  
• Dolch 96 recoil has been increased further, making it harder to control in rapid fire
  
• Dolch 96 now has [10/10] ammo capacity instead of [10/5]
  

Developer Note:

The Dolch and its game balance has been troubling us for some time now, we have tried many different solutions during the Early Access period. The dilemma we are facing is that we want to ensure the weapon is portrayed correctly, being one of the most powerful and advanced weapons of its time, firing bullets at velocities unmatched by classic black powder handguns. On the other hand however, we have to find a compromise between pros and cons to ensure it has a balanced spot in the arsenal and is not considered OP. This is not an easy task, but just like with the recent changes to the Uppercut, we feel it's necessary to encourage variety and mix up the meta.

With the changes in this update, we want to clearly position the Dolch as an endgame weapon. It is a powerful weapon and that comes with a price. So, besides increasing its cost (see further below) we are also making it harder to use: On one hand we are drastically increasing its recoil even further, and on the other, we are making it harder to resupply by changing the ammo type from Medium Bullet to Prototype Bullet, which is described as a "Modern Smokeless Powder Pistol Cartridge" that refills from Special ammo packs only, just like the Crossbow and the Nitro Express Rifle. The actual ballistics are identical to how it worked before.

To compensate for these nerfs, we are reverting a previous change that reduced the Dolch's extra ammo to just 5 rounds. This change was originally done in order to reduce the effects of equipping additional medium ammo weapons, just to give extra rounds to the Dolch. With the Dolch effectively having its own ammo type now, we can safely increase the extra ammo back to 10 extra rounds, giving it a full stripper clip reload without complicated extra ammo management.

We hope that the combination of these changes will allow the Dolch to finally find its place in the arsenal, having a solid mix of advantages and disadvantages, making it a rare, but prized weapon to bring into the Bayou. Please tell us what you think!

• Enabled selection of alternative "Gunslinger" control scheme in the options for further testing (default is classic "Hunter" mode)
  

Developer Note:

With this test update, we are activating a different, optional control scheme called "Gunslinger" for players to experiment with. The game settings menu already had these options listed for the last updates on test server, but players were not able to switch to their control scheme of choice until now.

Since the Early Access launch last year, Hunt has featured controls that have been tailored to its unique gameplay formula, focusing on melee and discouraging players from simple "run and gun" to avoid detection. Noise is an important mechanic in the game that can also work against the player very quickly, if not managed carefully.

However, we also have to recognize that some players that would love to try Hunt out, are discouraged from giving the game a chance because of the controls being different from the games they normally play. With "Gunslinger" we are trying to find a good compromise, giving those players, who simply cannot get behind Hunt's unique controls, a way to still enjoy the game with a more streamlined, classic control scheme.

Players can now choose between these two controls options:

• “Hunter” is the current control scheme that you are all familiar with and it remains unchanged. By default you will melee attack with any currently equipped weapon and to shoot you have to actively enter the aim state. The focus is on stealth and a careful playstyle, using melee and silent actions until the moment you are ready to take your shot.
  
• “Gunslinger” on the other hand features an alternative control scheme that is inspired by classic FPS shooters. By default, Hunters will always be aiming, introducing the possibility to hipfire without having to press a button. In this control scheme Hunters will lower their weapons when sprinting. Entering ADS requires only one button now. Triggering any melee attack will be done with a separate melee attack button that players can bind in the controls options. The usage of tools and consumables is also a bit more accessible, basically aiming with them all the time.
  

Neither of these options will have a gameplay advantage over the other, as all core movements and player actions are the same, and only provide the player with more choices on how they want to play. They are available for both Keyboard & Mouse and Controller. We would like to hear your feedback on "Gunslinger" and what you think about this option!

• Leaderboards are hooked up to the database and are working correctly now
  
  • You can filter between game-modes as well sort between a global top 100 list or your friends
    
• Player can now quickly access their Hunter's equipment from the inspector screen in the Lobby
  
• Minor adjustments to UI texts and icons to improve readability
  
• Added filter to the Roster menu for Legendary items
  
• Added a selection screen for your preferred control scheme (Hunter or Gunslinger) before you start playing the tutorial for the first time
  
• The extraction countdown/icons are smaller now to be less intrusive
  
• Adjusted the text size for XP unlock gates in the store
  

• Minor tweaks and fixes made on both Stillwater Bayou and Lawson Delta maps
  
• Improvements made to level streaming in order to avoid issues with certain compounds not loading in correctly, resulting in invisible buildings and objects.
  
• Optimizations made to the physics proxies of a small number of buildings and objects for a more readable ruleset when attempting to throw projectiles through small gaps
  
• Generators and Gramophones attract AI more consistently
  

• Sparks LRR price reduced from $207 to $130
  
• Sparks LRR Silencer price reduced from $228 to $150
  
• Sparks LRR Sniper price reduced from $268 to $199
  
• Dolch 96 price has been increased from $490 to $750
  
• Dolch 96 Precision price has been increased from $550 to $790
  

• Reduced overall intensity of force feedback rumble effects
  
• Added some missing force feedback effects for shotguns
  
• Further improvements to the unlock conditions for "Fire" and "Explosives" categories in the Book of Weapons, to make unlocking variants less 'grindy'
  
• Minor adjustments made to the required XP earned for a number of Book of Weapon variant unlock entries to smoothen progression out
  
• Updated the look of the Blood Bonds icon
  

UI Bugs

• Fixed a number of missing strings in the menu
  
• Fixed a bug where killing players using the Combat Axe did not count correctly towards the 1st Mastery unlock
  
• Fixed an issue where Locked items were incorrectly displaying the 'new' + icon on them (only actually unlocked items should display this!)
  
• Fixed an issue where kills for Hunters with a much lower ELO rating were not being displayed on the Summary Screen
  
• Fixed an issue where accolades for individual hunter kills were not displayed in the details section of the Summary Screen.
  
• Fixed a bug where the last Hunter invited to a trio party is overlapped by the placeholder shadow in the lobby
  
• Fixed a bug where a blank error message box was displayed after being kicked out of a mission due to broken network channel
  
• Fixed a bug where user was able to load into a mission with a Mission Summary Screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the Host couldn't see the chat box in the lobby
  
• Fixed an issue where the ESC key did not always navigate to the first (leftmost) tab in the menus
  
• Fixed a bug that occured If a player in a group, which is ready, closed the game, causing other players tot get a non-user friendly error message
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Clean" weapon button disappeared after use and sometimes didn't work at all
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented Players from cleaning the Combat Axe
  
• Fixed: Clicking on name or 'N/A' fields in the Leaderboard screen crashes the game
  
• Fixed a bug where Legendary weapons that are owned but not unlocked in the book of weapons were missing a 'locked' symbol on the equipment screen
  
• Fixed a bug where trying to unlock a Legendary skin with double clicking resulted in an error message
  
• Fixed a bug where owned, but still locked Legendary weapons couldn't be equipped with a double click on the icon
  
• Fixed a bug where the Contract Screen did not inform the player which contract is locked after player has initiated bounty hunt
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the 'item amount' indicator to move into the item name field when the list is scrolled in the store
  
• Fixed an issue where Legendary Hunters didn't have capital letters for their names on the Summary Screen and when used by partners in the Lobby Screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the Kill Assist accolade was showing '0 XP' (they are not meant to give any extra XP as that is covered by the team-mates kill, but showing a number there was still misleading)
  
• Fixed a bug where the Kill Assist accolade incorrectly could show up in the Top 5 accolades list, but should only ever be visible in the details section
  
• Fixed an issue where the Player's prestige value was missing in the Summary Screen
  
• Fixed an issue with Hunter kills not being displayed correctly in the 'Summary Screen' (they were still counting for XP however!)
  
• Fixed an issue with the Last Match summary stats not showing up correctly and incorrectly including AI kills
  

Hunter Bugs

• Tentative fix for "heavy-breathing" audio not stopping on Hunters
  
• Tentative fix for burning audio not stopping on burned-out hunters
  
• Fixed a bug where off-screen markers for team-mates showed up as Tactical Ping markers instead
  
• Fixed a bug where after completing a vaulting action the camera position did no longer snap towards another direction
  
• Fixed an issue where the Quick slot icons did not properly update on the Item wheel after remapping them (Controller only)
  
• Fixed a bug where Players could get stuck in objects when trying to vault onto them
  
• Fixed camera snap when player vaults onto an object.
  

Gunplay Bugs

• Fixed issue with most throwables not generating splashes in water
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed the Flash Bomb to blind players through solid walls in some cases
  
• Fixed an issue where the crosshair would sometimes not be scaled up or down properly with FOV changes
  
• Fixed a bug where Bomb lance could disappear for a frame on heavy melee attacks.
  
• Fixed weapon animations for the Romero and its variants. The hammer no longer charges by itself.
  
• Fixed hammer issues with Bornheim pistol.
  
• Readjusted the timing for the dry fire of the Romero Hatchet variant.
  
• Readjusted the Mosin Nagant Bayonet variant when performing a Heavy melee attack
  
• Fixed floating bullets during the Winfield's select animation.
  
• Fixed camera snap during the Flare pistol's heavy attack animation.
  
• Fixed Bornheim's empty reload issue
  
• Fixed the hand position during the Winfield Swift's reload loop animation
  
• Fixed the animation speed when firing the Caldwell Conversion during ADS being off compared to the actual rate of fire
  
• Fixed select animation of the Sparks rifle when switching to and back from Dark Sight
  

Library Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the 2nd mastery level for the Hellhounds was giving too many Blood Bonds as completion reward
  
• Fixed a big where the Winfield Silencer 1st Mastery did not show unlock condition in Book of Weapons.
  
• Fixed a bug where Book of Weapons' Winfield Mastery was displayed as unlocked already although it isn't
  
• Fixed an issue where killing players with the Combat Axe did not count correctly towards the 1st Mastery unlock
  
• Fixed a bug where after prestiging the Mastery levels in the Book of Weapons displayed the wrong number
  
• Fixed a bug where after prestiging the progress of the mastery 1 was displayed on the left side in the Book of Monsters even when it's already done
  
• Fixed a bug where after prestiging and unlocking a challenge-locked weapon again, which had all its Mastery levels completed, the progress indicator for the last Mastery was displayed again.
  

Store Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the "Bullet Speed" of the Pax in the store and arsenal was incorrectly listed as 440m/s instead of the correct 330m/s it has in-game
  
• Fixed an issue where the Sparks Silencer's "Effective Range" stat in the store and arsenal was incorrectly set to 250m instead of 94m
  
• Fixed an issue where in some cases Revolver "Rate of Fire" stats in the store and arsenal were not correct
  
• Fixed an issue where some legendary weapons had different costs than the weapons they were based on

AI Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the Armored sometimes got catapulted backwards on death
  
• Fixed an issue where the Immolator was not able to reach doors when trying to break them in
  
• Fixed issue with environmental distractors not affecting AI after the initial audio starts
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Spider interruption attack not knocking down Hunters
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Spider not to interrupt its attacks if damaged mid-air
  
• Fixed inconsistent damage on certain Spider frenzy attacks
  
• Fixed a bug that caused dead Hellhounds to still have a hit box by which players could get blocked
  
• Fixed a bug where AI could get stuck when walking into barrels
  
• Fixed some minor issues with the swarming system that helps to coordinate movement of multiple AI when attacking a player
  

Other Bugs

• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused Bird flocks to not killed by fire
  
• Birds will no longer trigger hit feedback multiple times now
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the audio during 'Killer View' to be muffled
  
• Fixed issues with interaction outlines
  
• Fixed a bug where the Link Account button was present in pause menu
  
• Fixeda bug where the Link Account button was not greyed-out and its description text was missing once account has been linked
  
• Fixed a number of missing strings on the map screen during Quickplay
  
• Fixed an issue where the correct audio output device was not being set in Audio/Options when using in-game VOIP
  
• Fixed an issue that occured when the player was in the weapons viewer and lost connection to the backend causing the menu to break once the connection was re-established
  

Gameplay

• While spectating, it’s possible to be stuck on a black screen when opening the map while switching players – map needs to be closed again.
  
• Assassin clones can get stuck in some situations.
  
• When standing close to a bear trap and disarming it (by pressing 'f' or shooting) the bear trap still damages the player.
  
• Bomb lance might disappear for a frame on heavy melee attacks.
  
• Ammo information might not be displayed correctly during spectator mode.
  
• Wrong or missing footstep audio in some specific places.
  
• Kill View displays blood particles if killer was bleeding when player died
  
• Placeholder icon is displayed when picking up Dolch ammo - and tooltip string with details is missing currently
  
• Render distance for red window shutters is too low.
  
• Some minor clipping issues during animations.
  
• Ping doesn’t work for all ammo boxes (medium and special).
  
• Dolch 96 cannot pick up ammunition from the ammo box consumable. - (yet!)
  

UI

• Steam group host is unable to leave group or click READY/ACCEPT if he navigated to the Contract screen and back to Bounty Hunt lobby without accepting a contract.
  • To solves this navigate once more to the Contracts screen and actually click ACCEPT.
• 'Find Partner' button displayed on Contracts screen instead of 'ACCEPT' when canceling a random partner search while being in the contracts screen.
  
• Kill Assist accolade shows up in Top 5 accolades (should only be in details).
  
• Kill Assist accolade shows '0 XP'.
  
• Hunter model gets rendered in the background of 'Last Match' and 'Challenges' screen if Play Bounty Hunt button is clicked.
  
• Legendary Hunters are currently not part of prestige rewards.
  
• Legendary prestige reward is not greyed out when the player already has every legendary hunter and weapon unlocked.
  
• Player might be stuck in "match found, searching for server" when a server crashes shortly after queuing for QP.
  
• Game mode filters are not displayed correctly when switching from leaderboards to another screen and back again while Quicklplay is selected.
  
• Prestige level is not displayed in the summary screen at the moment.
  
• No coats/clothes get rendered on Hunters in the roster and lobby screens.
  
• New icon (+) for Traits does not disappear after trait being applied or selected.
  

~The Hunt Team

Version: v1.0 Patch #2
SteambuildID: 4066508
Client patch size: ~550 MB

• Weapon variations are now unlocked following an XP-based unlock system, instead of specific kill goals as used for the daily and weekly challenges
  
• XP rewards for player kills have been halved to allow for normalized XP earnings across both PvE and PvP for the purpose of weapon variation unlock challenges (i.e. a kill against a player with equal skill is now worth 250 XP instead of 500 XP)
  

Developer Note:

With this update, we have made a change to how the challenges in the Book of Weapons work, changing to an XP-based system instead of the current specific challenges. We had to use the existing system for our initial test server deployment (which makes sense for daily and weekly challenges, as well as Book of Monsters unlocks) since the new XP system was not available in time. Unfortunately, this has caused some irritation within the community as the unlocks felt very 'grindy' and in some cases forced unwanted playstyles on players.

So, with this patch, earning XP with a weapon (or its variants) fills a bar towards the next unlock. This will make the progression system feel less like a "side quests" and allows players to simply unlock new variants by playing how they like, as long as they are using a weapon from the same unlock category. Of course, the new system is still meant to give a slightly different experience from how it works on Live, but that is intentional. It gives more control to players in choosing what equipment they focus and work on to reach their unlock goals, rather than having everything available automatically with ranking up.

• Moved the Compound ambience's volume controls from the music to the sfx slider within the Audio Options tab
  

• Improved the spawn locations of Clue Defenders
  
• Some minor tweaks and fixes to a number of compounds on both maps
  

• Further polished the quality and slightly shortened the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut's reload animations (The reload still takes longer than on other revolvers due to the bigger bullet size!)
  

• Replaced the green color with gold on the checkmarks in the menu
  
• Improved the UX for the menu tabs and sub-tabs in the top navigation bar
  
  • Sub-tabs now always reset to the leftmost entry of the main tab, except for the Bounty Hunt and Quickplay sub-tabs
    
• Improved the readability of unlocked weapons in the UI (locked weapons are now grayed out more)
  
• You can now hover over the equipment of your partner(s) and see the details of their gear similarly to the arsenal and store tabs
  
• The 'Buy' button for Legendary Weapons is disabled if you already own one copy of the selected item
  
• Adjusted the font on the in-game map for better readability of compound names
  
• Slightly adjusted the size of icons in order to celebrate new unlocks
  
• The UI now directly displays the game-mode description for Quickplay instead of having to hover over the '?' icon
  
• Changed the order of the ammunition type filters to be consistent across the arsenal and store tabs
  
• Updated the Handling stat of the Winfield M1873C in the store and arsenal tabs to better differentiate it from the Winfield M1873
  
• Updated the Reload time stat of the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut in the store and arsenal tabs to adjust to the new animation length

• Adjusted the ratings of some of the summary screen Accolade Cards that decide if a card is of bronze, silver or golden quality
  
• The Ghoul trait is now correctly unlocked at rank 19 instead of 7
  
• Markers placed off-screen using the Tactical Ping system now have a unique peripheral icon
  

UI Bugs

• Fixed an issue where pressing the 'Overview' tab twice while having no Hunters in the roster caused the item slot text to appear
  
• Partner characters will now play the correct Hunter tier idle animation in the Lobby screen
  
• Fixed a bug where the description didn't update accordingly when selecting a trait and then scrolling down and clicking on its old position on the list
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the region selection to be displayed on top of the summary screen and death screen after the tutorial
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed unlock celebration pop-ups to appear from the previous mission when unlocking new equipment
  
• Fixed an issue where the 'inspect' screen of a partner stayed open after returning from a match and was not able to be closed sometimes
  
• Fixed issues where Blood Bond tooltips were inconsistently displayed throughout the UI
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a wrong popup message to be displayed when trying to buy a trait that is still locked by rank
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the equipment screen to have two different 'Discard' buttons for contraband items
  
• Fixed an issue where Contraband weapons were sometimes not discarded when unequipping them
  
• Fixed a bug where the names of legendary items were not showing up in the Shop screen sometimes
  
• Fixed an issue where a legendary weapon that got unlocked with Blood Bonds, but was not unlocked yet in the Book of Weapons, was missing the lock symbol
  
• Fixed missing texts for the number of killed immolators in the Summary Screen
  
• Fixed an issue where after prestiging, the progress of the Mastery 1 challenge was displayed on the left side of the Book of Monster even when it had already been completed before
  
• Fixed an issue where after prestiging, and unlocking a challenge-locked weapon again, which had already completed Mastery challenges, the progress indicator for the Mastery was displayed again
  
• Fixed an issue where after prestiging, the Mastery challenges in the Book of Weapons displayed a wrong number
  
• Fixed an issue where after the last Hunter died in a mission, any freshly recruited Hunter would display no traits sometimes
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Trainee Mode icon on the top left corner to not get updated when reaching rank 11
  

Hunter Bugs

• Updated some Hunter shirt models to eliminate strong, visible clipping in first-person view
  
• Ping markers and overhead icons for team-mates now stay at the same size regardless of the current FOV (i.e. when zooming in with a weapon)
  
• Fixed an issue where a burning Player was able to set a downed hunter on fire in some edge cases (i.e. when the downed Hunter was lying on a slope or stairs)
  
• Fixed broken melee attacks in first-person view for all syringe-based equipment
  
• Fixed an issue where the left hand was not animating correctly when using the Knife tool
  
• Fixed an issue where starting the Banishment of a boss did not stop active burning effects on players of the banishing team
  
• Fixed an issue that caused player kills to always yield 500 XP regardless of the killed player’s ELO ranking, which can scale from 50 to 1000 XP based on the difference in skill
  

Gunplay Bugs

• Fixed “arm-stretching” animation issues when a player switches between Sparks LRR and Caldwell Conversion Uppercut
  
• Fixed a reload animation issue on the Bornheim No.3
  
• Fixed issue with Crossbow Shotbolt replenishment showing an icon for Throwing Knives instead
  
• Fixed an issue where the Bomb Lance could trigger hit-markers on downed Hunters
  
• Fixed an issue where the Lebel 1886 Marksman kept the screen blurry for too long
  
• Fixed some Derringer heavy melee animation issues
  
• Readjusted the Lebel 1886 Talon heavy melee attack timings to match other Talon-equipped weapons
  
• Fixed the hand pose during heavy melee attacks with the Mosin Nagant M1891 Bayonet variant, which could cause the attack to appear to strike higher than it actually did
  
• Fixed an issue for the Bornheim when doing empty reloads
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Concertina Trip Mine to trigger hit feedback after being activated by an enemy player in order to avoid it being used as a proximity sensor
  
• Adjusted the hold pose for Lanterns to avoid flickering light issues
  
• Fixed multiple visual glitches with missing shells and double drum spinning animations on the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut during reloads
  
• Fixed an issue where some Death Screen damage history entries could show incorrect damage numbers of multiple hits and confuse players about what the real inflicted damage of a single hit was

AI Bugs

• Fixed an issue that allowed Grunts to spawn in places where they couldn't move
  
• Fixed an issue where Assassin clones switched targets during frenzy mode
  
• Fixed an issue where selected dead AI could display hit-markers when taking certain types of damage
  
• Fixed an issue where the Spider still played frenzy audio upon death
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Spider not to properly enter frenzy mode when triggered right at the beginning of the fight
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Spider’s movement speed to be too slow sometimes
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Assassin’s ranged attack to headshot and kill players instantly in some unlucky cases (i.e. when standing really close)
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed Waterdevils to unintendedly block projectiles
  
• Fixed some issues with the Spider, which caused it to remain stationary until the player moved further away from it
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Immolators to sometimes stop too far away from closed doors, making them unable to damage and break down the doors
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Butcher to sometimes get stuck in faster movement speed even after the frenzy mode has already ended
  

• Shadows around the player can sometimes flicker
  
• Lobby chat is not working.
  
• Legendary weapons that are owned but not unlocked in the book of weapons are missing a locked symbol on the equipment screen.
  
• Sometimes the last Hunter invited to a duo or trio is covered by the placeholder shadow in the lobby.
  
• Clean button can disappear after use and sometimes doesn't work at all.
  
• Caldwell Rival 78 Handcannon Mastery 1 cannot be unlocked.
  
• Killing with an explosive crossbow also counts towards the mastery for the crossbow shotbolt
  
• Book of Weapons Winfield Mastery is displayed as unlocked already although it isn't yet.
  
• Trying to unlock a legendary skin with double-clicking results in an error message
  
• Players might experience desync or collision issues when moving towards or through gated metal cages.
  
• In rare cases the player have to stop moving in order to extinguish fire or stop bleeding. The exact conditions are unknown.
  
• Fuse audio stays on the corpse when player quick switches and quick throws a consumable and gets killed while throwing it.
  
• Search function in the shop might not work reliably.
  
• Scrolling individual UI elements (e.g. resolution selection) also scrolls any background UI.
  

~The Hunt Team

Version: v1.0 Patch#1
SteambuildID: 4047710
Client patch size: ~ 450MB

• Slightly increased the recoil of the Dolch 96 and its variants
  
• Reverted the price of the Dolch 96 back to $490
  
• Increase the price of the Dolch 96 Precision to $550
  
• Reverted the price of the Caldwell conversion Uppercut back to $275
  
• Increased the damage of the frag bomb to make it more reliable against AI (150 up to 200)
  

Developer Note

Both the Dolch and Uppercut to us are classed as the top-tier sidearm’s that are available in the game. As such, they are often the most used as well as being two of the most powerful in the game. The Uppercut in particular often carries the punch of a “pocket rifle” that makes it the ideal companion with pretty much any other weapon. The Dolch – one of the most advanced and powerful handguns of its time – has the advantage of semi-auto fire paired with a decent range and additional punch from its more modern cartridge. We felt that the pricing difference between these two was a bit off, so while keeping the gameplay changes we rolled out with 1.0, we have reverted the pricing back to make what is currently on live so that we can get a better understanding of any other balance implications. The one exception here is the Dolch, which in general received a nerf to its control.

In general, 1.0 is changing the weapon balance up a bit in a number of ways; from projectile speed to ignoring arms for blocking hits to the body, reduced sway in ADS to wall penetration as well as extra ammo capacity adjustments. In some cases, where a weapon loses one advantage, it potentially can gain an advantage in other areas with these changes. For example, The Sparks now has a lower, more realistic bullet speed that has an impact on using the weapon against moving targets at range, but any torso hits are more likely to inflict the maximum damage, which balances the offset. The reduced sway and increased ammo help the chances of hitting but also allows the weapon to be used with more sidearms other than the Uppercut without running low on long bullets to quickly. There are a number of other examples like this throughout the arsenal that will take some time for players to get used to/relearn how to effectively use their favorite weapons.

• Added a option to the traits tab to only filter unlocked abilities.
  
• Consumables in-game: added small icons to all fire bottles and syringes to help better identify variants
  
• Improved the visuals for the comparative ELO ranking indicator displayed on the death screen (the small arrows)
  
• Improvements made to the dirt visualization in the shop/arsenal view.
  
• Implemented the correct icons for Legendary weapon and Hunter unlocks into the unlock notification pop-up screen
  
• Players will no longer be able to switch store tabs while in options/region select/popup screen
  
  • Additional stats added to the “Last Match” stats:
    
    • Total kills
      
    • Your kills
      
    • Kill assists
      

Developer Note:

We received a lot of feedback – both positive and negative – when it comes to the new UI and are continuing to work on improving the usability and overall accessibility of the menu. Thanks to your feedback, we have a better understanding of the remaining issues, which in turn helps us to prioritize our time around the invite-play loop as well as the recruit-equip loop to make these rock solid for the player experience.

We have also identified several issues with the flow in terms of unlocking weapons and are currently working on another update to help make the unlock process a lot more straightforward, with improved menu readability. This should also help with the forced feeling of having to play in a different manner than you are used to, just to unlock challenges.

Please keeps that feedback coming on all UI matters as it has been a big help so far and will ensure we can improve things even further.

• First round of improvements made based on community and internal feedback specifically around the death sounds, burning and out of stamina breathing.
  

Developer Note:

We received a lot of feedback regarding the male voice set and have addressed the pain and death sounds based on this. Both death and pain sounds will be more distinct and easier to read. Burning has also been adjusted accordingly.

We are aware that the old male set had some preferred and somewhat iconic screams that you all became very familiar with, so we are revisiting the voices and working out how to bring them back into the existing and upcoming sets.

• Fixed a number of exploits on both Lawson Delta and Stillwater Bayou that resulted in players being able to access areas that are not supposed to be accessible.
  

• Shrapnel damage from frag grenades no longer benefit from the Bulwark trait
  
• Added leather bracers to Legendary Hunter "Carcass Gunrunner" in first-person view
  

UI Bugs

• Fixed a bug that caused the “locked” filter to hide the unlocked items instead of the locked.
  
• Fixed a number of instances where the books in the library and menus were only showing @-strings.
  
• Fixed a bug that would consistently display library unlocks as NEW in your inventory.
  
• Fixed a bug that would occasionally cause an equipped weapon to not appear in the players’ inventory.
  
• Added the correct error messaging in instances where players try to purchase a legendary for a base weapon that has not yet been unlocked.
  
• Fixed a bug that resulted in being unable to change the quickplay hunter model after recruitment.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the “back to lobby” button to not always work when outside the lobby screen in the main menu.
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause the “next partner” button to appear in the ESC menu in-game even when you are in a duo squad. The button will only appear for trios.
  
• Fixed a bug that could result in your hunter being displayed on screen, in other menus while switching through tabs.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the play button to become unresponsive after completing a mission.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the UI to break when clicking on contracts in the lobby screen.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the shadow of the 2nd hunter to not show up in the menu.
  
• Fixed the localization string for the audio input device to display the correct tooltip.
  
• Fixed an issue with controller interaction prompts not being correctly displayed in-game for all interactions.
  
• The cancel invite button no longer displays when searching for a random partner.
  
• Fixed the missing text strings in the “locked” filter in the traits menu.
  

Hunter Bugs

• Iron Repeater trait now correctly unlocks at Rank 7 (previously it was Rank 19 due to a bug)
  
• Fixed a bug in relation to healthregen not starting until damage was taken after being revived with Resilience trait.
  

Gunplay Bugs

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from being able to reload looted weapons
  
• Fixed an animation issue that caused melee attacks to take slightly longer than intended
  
• Fixed multiple animation issues affecting a variety of weapons
  
• Fixed a visual bug that allowed the Mosin Nagant to chamber non-existing bullets
  
• Fixed a visual bug that made the Bornheim’s bullets inside the magazine visible even during empty reloads
  
• Fixed an issue where the Crossbow Shotbolt's sound stimulus did not match other shotguns
  
• Fixed "arm stretching" issue for the Caldwell variants during the select animation
  
• Fixed multiple weapon animation errors for the Romero 77 and its variants
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Hunter’s left hand to pop in during knife select and deselect animations
  
• Adjusted various weapon statistics bugs in the UI
  

AI Bugs

• Fixed an issue where Hive swarms could block melee attacks when dead or close to other AI (sorry Psychoghost! )
  
• Fixed an issue that could lead to dead Hellhounds blocking players
  
• Fixed body destruction setup issues affecting Hellhounds, Hives and Armoreds, causing them to dismember incorrectly
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Meathead’s melee attack to miss “Whoosh” and impact sound effects on the ground
  
• Fixed an issue where Grunts could get stuck in corridors
  
• Assassin no longer takes bomb lance damage while in bug form
  
• Fixed an issue where the Assassin did a short t-pose before appearing correctly
  
• Fixed multiple issues with the Assassin’s cloning mechanics not working as intended inside fire and poison volumes
  
• Fixed some rare issues that lead to the Assassin not dealing damage on melee attacks
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed objects to stick to the Assassin in its bug-form
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented twigs from being shoot-able
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented boss projectiles from breaking glass
  

Lobby / UI:

• An owned but locked Legendary weapon cannot be equipped with a double click on its icon.
  
• Dying as the last Hunter in a game and waiting until the sever kicks the player from the match results in the wrong error message being displayed on the mission summary screen.
  
• The Inspection screen for a partner stays open after unloading from a match and cannot be closed.
  
• Switching between Recruitment sub-tabs (Recruits, Soul Survivors, Legendary Hunters) shows wrong or empty Hunter slots
  
• Players are able to have multiple contraband items with different dirtiness levels in the inventory
  
• Lobby chat doesn't work.
  
• Double-clicking legendary weapons in order to equip them triggers an invalid error message. The Equip button works though.
  
• Wrong dirtiness variant might get equipped if player owns more than 2 variants of an item in his inventory.
  
• Switching to a different screen and then back to the lobby while being in group that has already readied up removes the ready checkmark from the partner(s).
  
• It may happen that underdog bonus is displayed when in a team of 3.
  
• Unlock pop-ups from previous missions may trigger when unlocking new equipment.
  
• After playing a match with a steam group, the player ends up in “searching for random partner” state, rather than in solo state.
  
• Contraband weapons can sometimes not be discarded when they are unequipped.
  
• The Trait list for newly hired Hunters might not get displayed correctly after dying in a previous mission.
  
• Various issues with sorting items in the shop/arsenal (legendary, price, …)
  
• Buying items using double click doesn’t work when the player already owns two or more of the same item.
  
• The Icons displayed for unlocked rewards are too big.
  
• Trying to buy a trait that is not yet unlocked displays a wrong popup message (Not enough hunter points).
  
• The Combat Axe cannot be cleaned at the moment.
  
• When starting the game with "ignore window focus" audio setting enabled can lead to sound missing in the menu.
  

Gameplay:

• Weapons dropped on the ground can sometimes hover in the air instead, with partially missing models and they cannot be picked up.
  
• Outlines for doors/gates are broken
  
• Boss damage indicator (in the boss icon) is not working.
  
• Spider can get stuck mid-air.
  
• Stance and stamina indicators are missing.
  
• A burning player can unintentionally set a downed hunter on fire
  
• Sometimes own Hunter animations may stop working and players will only see a static weapon model on their screens (does not affect other players).
  

~The Hunt Team