What changed in Hunt: Showdown 1896 in 2021

New character Mr. Orwell Chary offers contracts that boost Event Points and visibility of Event Items in Dark Sight.

A new throwing axe that brings death wherever it flies.

Henry Trapp, a hunter with a dark side, now available as a legendary character.

A firebomb with a delightful scent that masks its deadly nature.

A powerful rifle that embodies the spirit of winter.

Celebrate the Winter Solstice by earning Event Points through various activities from December 15th to January 5th.

A new derringer that symbolizes winter's resilience.

Purchase last year's holiday legendries: Cold Snap, Winter Rose, Nutcracker, Hailstorm, and Skinflint.

An elegant cane that transforms into a deadly sabre.

Hotfix 1.7.1.2 deployed in preparation for the upcoming Winter Solstice event.

PC Live servers will be down for approximately 2 hours for the hotfix deployment.

Introducing The Gunslinger as a new Legendary Hunter in the game.

The DLC includes new weapons: Felon’s Six (Scottfield Model 3) and The Accomplice (Winfield M1873 Aperture).

The Lawless DLC is now available on Steam, featuring Legendary Hunter The Gunslinger and her weapons.

Emergency maintenance scheduled for EU servers due to backend issues.

Introducing The Lawless DLC featuring one Legendary Hunter and two Legendary weapons.

Fixed an issue where you had to re-invite group members after leaving a mission

Fixed an issue where the 'Health Bar Burning' animation would disappear if multiple teammates were ignited

Corrected base sensitivity for Vetterli Marksman.

Introduced the ability to rearrange Weapons and Items on your Hunter while still within a mission.

More cover added to the roof of the Waiting Hall in Lawson Station.

Resolved issues with custom ammo models and weapon selection filters.

Multiple fixes related to reconnecting, including weapon swapping and world interactions.

Butcher no longer shoots projectiles at walls instead of players.

Multiple fixes for cash registers, roofs, footsteps, and player stuck spots.

Reworked sound design for previously released silenced weapons to align with original base weapons.

Dolch precision no longer ejects one extra bullet when reloading without Bulletgrubber.

The Death's Herald DLC is now available on Steam with a 10% launch discount.

Unlock the new Legendary Hunter 'Lulu' during the Final Twitch Drops Gameplay Stream.

Join the team for the Final Twitch Drops Gameplay Stream on Nov 30th at 5 PM CET.

Introducing a new DLC featuring one Legendary Hunter, one Legendary weapon, and one Legendary tool.

Details on daily Twitch Drops rewards including various Legendary tools and weapons.

Available for watching 90 minutes of 15 selected Hunt: Showdown Partners from November 24th to December 1st.

New Legendary Hunter Lulu Bassett introduced, along with her Legendary knife 'The Marquis'.

Available from November 28th to December 1st for watching 90 minutes.

Available on November 25th for watching 90 minutes.

Earn free weapons, tools, and a new Legendary Hunter, Lulu, by watching streamers from November 24th to December 1st.

Unlockable after obtaining Drop 5 and watching an additional 180 minutes from November 29th to December 1st.

Available on November 26th for watching 90 minutes.

Available on November 27th for watching 90 minutes.

Available on November 24th for watching 90 minutes.

Twitch Drops are now available, offering limited time Legendary Rewards for viewers.

Fixed an issue that resulted in downed players receiving their full HP back when a banish was initiated.

Fixed a bug that caused enemy hunters to not be highlighted in Dark sight after disconnecting from the mission.

Fixed several issues that could occur when banishing a boss while a member of your team has been downed.

Fixed a bug that resulted in Hunters being invincible and unkillable.

Fixed a bug that resulted in the Vetterli High Velocity ammo to have the wrong image in the book of weapons.

Fixed a bug that caused the news feed to appear on screen after each game session.

Fixed an issue that caused navigating with the arrow keys or D-pad might not behave as intended.

Fixed a bug that caused some UI elements to appear behind the player profile on the after-match screen.

Duration of Weak Antidote shot reduced from 1800 seconds to 600 seconds.

Increased land around the compound and added wooden walkways for better movement options.

Reworked side buildings and added more windows and balconies to enhance flanking options.

Improvements to Bradley & Craven Brickworks and Nicholls Prison for better gameplay experience.

Various fixes and behavioral tweaks to the Butcher AI for better performance.

Damage and range adjustments made to short-barrel rifles and poison damage increased for Hand Crossbow.

Players can now reconnect to a Bounty Hunt mission after losing connection or crashing.

Several traits have had their unlock ranks adjusted for better accessibility.

Banishing the boss now removes poison effects from team members.

Players can create and manage loadout presets for quicker item access.

Added a watchtower to the mud bunker for better situational awareness before engaging.

Added more windows, an elevator platform, and extended roof for better access and combat opportunities.

Adjustments to Lockbay Docks and Pitching Crematorium to improve gameplay flow and reduce stalemate situations.

Adjusted melee sounds for better consistency and representation of damage.

Three new traits: Vigor, Magpie, and Poison Sense with various effects.

Extended waterside entrance and added multi-person platform elevator to enhance attack options.

A new large slot carbine rifle with a unique loading mechanism and ammo types.

Teammates receive notifications about a disconnected Hunter's status (Alive, Downed, Dead, Burning).

Reconnect feature is currently only available for Bounty Hunt missions, not Quickplay matches.

Mission timer continues to count down during a player's disconnect, ensuring fairness.

Introduced a feature allowing players to reconnect to Bounty Hunt missions after losing connection or crashing.

Players can reconnect after a game client crash or restart, with a prompt to reconnect or abandon the Hunter.

Players have up to 10 minutes to reconnect after a disconnect, with the timer refreshing for each disconnect.

Players can reconnect within 60 seconds if they lose connection while the game client is still running.

Added a feature to support reconnecting to matches.

Made various improvements to the DeSalle map.

Introduced loadout presets for easier management of equipment.

Reworked compounds and made level changes for Stillwater Bayou and Lawson Delta.

Introduced 3 new traits and reworked some existing traits.

Added a new long ammo rifle to the game.

Players can earn Event Points by destroying pumpkins, scarecrows, and looting Hunter corpses.

Using Wormseed Shots increases Event Points earned during matches and allows visibility of event items in Dark Sight.

Daily caps on Event Points increase over the event duration, starting at 200 points on day one.

Players can purchase Halloween-themed items from the Event Store using Blood Bonds.

The Halloween in-game event is now live, featuring exclusive equipment and event points.

Introducing The Executioner, a new combat axe for the event.

The Cold Blooded DLC is now available, featuring Legendary Hunter The Reptilian and new weapons.

New themed weapons available during the event, including The Marwood and Closed Casket.

Join us for our latest in-game event, The Harvest, coming to the Bayou on October 26th!

Introducing The Headsman, a new event hunter with a terrifying backstory.

Corrections made in store, roster tab, and Bloodline progression page.

This caused dead hunters to appear in Dark sight.

Error in the Book of weapons.

Pax is back to Rank 18 and Rival is back to Rank 10.

DLC Cold Blooded coming to the Bayou soon!

Armoreds and other AI will no longer get stuck while trying to break down doors.

Blood Bonds for completing Training missions have been reduced across all levels.

Duration increased from 60 to 300 seconds.

New small slot, medium ammo pistol with a 6-round capacity featuring a break-open action for faster reloading.

Health regeneration speed halved and starts instantly after taking damage, but paused while poisoned, burning, or bleeding.

Fixed an error causing a broken version of the contracts screen to appear.

Slightly raised damage and now has a short one-hit kill range based on barrel length.

Fixed an issue where using arrow keys in the DLC shop would refresh the list.

Fixed various issues allowing players to exploit certain areas in the game.

Improved queuing method when SBMM is disabled and minor tweaks for general matchmaking.

New weapon skins available for a limited time, featuring the Mosin-Nagant M1891 'Wormwood' and Winfield 1887 Terminus Handcannon 'Bird of Prey'.

Resolved multiple bugs affecting weapon behavior and traits.

Kill Assist time window now calculated on a distance basis, allowing for assists after many minutes if close to the target.

Basic and Poison Arrows now only do medium bleeding.

Burning area duration increased from 20 to 120 seconds.

Crossbows will now keep their damage better over distance, with basic bolts now causing strong bleeding.

Hunter slots increased from 20 to 50, with additional slots available for purchase.

Bear traps placed in windows no longer prevent players from vaulting.

Cost reductions for Poacher and Bolt Thrower traits, and adjustments to Hundred Hands and Bolt Seer traits.

Increased ammo reserves for Winfield 1876 Centennial, Crossbow, and Hand Crossbow.

A new medium ammo pistol has been added to the game.

More Vetterli's have been made available in the game.

Various balance changes have been made to improve gameplay.

New consumables have been introduced in this update.

New animations have been added to enhance gameplay.

Update 1.6.2 includes a new weapon along with various weapon variants.

Players can now utilize custom ammo in the game.

The Kid DLC is now available, featuring Legendary Hunter (The Kid) and two Legendary Caldwell Conversion Pistols: Ember and Ash.

Fixed an issue that caused aspects of the 'Thrid Son' legendary hunter to not be visible when GPU tessellation was enabled.

Fixed a bug that caused players to encounter the 0x20007 error when queueuing for Quickplay.

Fixed a bug that caused AI to T-pose for one frame after being killed.

Fixed a bug that caused the legendary skins tied to throwable items to be removed from the weapon when hitting AI.

Improved visibility / lowered obstructions for Scopes in certain times of day by reducing lens reflections while in ADS.

Increased the chance to encounter the new time of day - Sundown, now a daytime variant.

Fixed several bugs tied to the after-match report.

Fixed a bug where the pop-up for the Wayfarer and the Waxwing were not the same format.

Fixed a bug that caused the “hire” and “reshuffle” buttons to overlap on the recruitment screen.

Fixed a bug that caused the mouse cursor to appear in-game and remain on the screen.

Pressing ESC before the trail results screen appears will result the buttons not being clickable.

Fixed a bug that resulted in inconsistencies when trying to remove traits for a hunter.

Fixed the translation of the “Verbana” knife in several languages.

Fixed a bug that could cause Armoured to become stuck in doorways after breaking down the door.

Fixed a bug that caused double event pop-ups to appear when unlocking an event item through the progression path.

Fixed a bug that caused the discount timer to change randomly.

Fixed a bug that caused the matchmaking timer and text to be visible behind the event screen.

Fixed a bug that caused players to lose the Bow custom ammo after prestiging.

Destroying a pyre with bolts or throwing axes/knives can cause these items to disappear. We recommend to melee the pyres instead to avoid losing any ammo.

Fixed the @ui_string in the Bow & Arrow entry in the Book of weapons to show the correct title for the entry.

Fixed a bug that caused the locked custom ammo for the bow to appear darker than other locked ammo types.

Fixed a bug that resulted in item counts not updating correctly in the regular store page when purchasing items through the event store page.

Fixed a bug that caused the dual wield icon to not correctly display when it is possible to dual wield.

Fixed a bug that caused the wrong icons to show for the bow unlocks on the event progression page.

Fixed some localization issues.

Fixed several tooltips for the bow that incorrectly displayed character strings instead of the intended details.

Some weapons may appear to not have a legendary skin on after using it to melee an AI.

Fixed a bug that allowed “The Waxwing” to be granted as a prestige unlock.

Fixed a bug that prevented the event welcome and chose your path pages from appearing for new players when they first login.

Fixed a bug that caused the audio from clues to loop if a clue was collected the moment the boss was banished.

Four new Legendary characters inspired by Indigenous history have been added to the game.

The debut of the hunting bow as a new weapon in the game.

Destroying a pyre with bolts or throwing axes/knives can cause these items to disappear.

Headshots with the Bow play the 'killing headshot' audio even if not a killing blow.

Earn Event Points through various actions to speed up progression and gain event gear.

Three new traits introduced, enhancing melee damage and bow performance.

A new throwable tool that deals more damage than throwing knives and consumes more stamina.

Event unlock pop-ups may appear twice for a single item; this is a known issue.

Introducing a new time of day called 'Sundown', available on all maps as a permanent addition.

A new medium slot weapon that allows for stealthy gameplay with various custom ammo types.

Complete the Path of the Throwing Axe to earn Legendary weapons, traits, and Hunt Dollars.

The Bow tooltip shows details for the crossbow instead of the correct information for the bow.

Custom ammo for the Bow will not carry over if you prestige; a hotfix is in progress.

Recruit Legendary Hunters 'The Exile' and 'The Third Son' during the event.

Issues with hand animations when switching from the bow to the throwing axe occur briefly.

Complete the Path of the Hunting Bow to earn Legendary weapons, traits, and ammo.

Custom arrow icons appear as bullet icons in the event progression bar.

The incorrect event ticker is shown when killing the boss, indicating interaction with a ward.

New players may not see the event welcome screen; restarting the game client resolves this.

New consumable Vapours boost Event Points and highlight event items in Dark Sight.

The Legendary Knife 'Verbana' is not translated correctly in all languages.

Native American Hunters enter the Bayou with the Light the Shadows Event, offering new paths and rewards.

Weapons and traits earned during the event will remain with players regardless of rank until prestige.

The Light the Shadow event is now live, inviting players to participate in new activities.

Fixed an issue that caused Scrapbeak to deal more damage than intended with melee attacks such as from the axe and pitchfork.

Fixed an issue that caused progression for some unlocks to not track correctly which resulted in not being able to unlock the next item in the progression line.

Fixed a bug that prevented players from recruiting the Legendary hunters from previous events (Plague Doctor, Skinflint, Billy).

Fixed some Turkish localization issues in the Turkish language.

Fixed an issue where the Legendary Hunter animation’s audio could be heard when you return from a game.

Fixed a bug that caused legendary items that could not be bought to appear in the equipment screen.

Game’s memory consumption reduced by roughly 80Mb.

Dedicated melee button now available in Hunter mode.

Bounty carriers can now revive teammates at the cost of health.

Improved placement of traps and collision detection.

Fixed various bugs and issues in the world environments.

New options for transitioning from sprinting to aiming.

Refactor to the weapon handling system for improved accessibility features.

Introduction of new animations for Lobby and Death screen.

Controllers can now force a reload while ignoring nearby interactable items.

New option to automatically trigger interactions when close to items.

Added ability to lower weapons/items while using Gunslinger mode.

General improvements and fixes to AI systems.

New customization options for FOV in various control schemes.

Resolved issues with explosive ammo and item interactions.

Players can now leave the ADS state during the recoil phase of the shot animation.

Sparks LRR now has a maximum effective range of 347m (previously 250m).

FMJ medium ammo has a 10% increase to the Effective Range for lethal headshots.

Effective Range for the Lebel rifle increased by 14m, and for the Mosin-Nagant by 16m.

Medium ammo lifetime was increased to 350 meters (previously 300m).

Vetterli Karabiner 71 now sits at 203m (previously 167m).

Long ammo lifetime was increased to 500 meters (previously 300m).

Updated max ranges for Compact, Medium, Long, Shotgun, and Nitro ammo types.

Fixed some UI issues that could lead to 'No Platform account' message being displayed instead of player's name.

Fixed some instances of crashes that could occur.

More logs have been added to the game to investigate 0x20007 error messages that could appear when trying to queue for Quickplay.

'No platform account' was displayed in the team details screen for players using a Steam account.

Tentatively fixed an issue where players could get stuck in a slow walking/moving speed after placing and running into Bear Traps.

'No platform account' was shown in the team details screen after restarting the game.

This DLC contains one Legendary Hunter (Cain), a Legendary Winfield M1873C Vandal Striker (Nightmare), and a Legendary Specter 1882 Bayonet (Bone Briar).

First look at the 'Through the Bone Briar' DLC during the gameplay livestream.

Each map will now have a 33% chance of occurring in the Random Contract.

Fixed a bug that caused the trainee mode icon to appear after each prestige (should only be visible to new players for the first 11 ranks of Prestige 0).

Fixed a bug that resulted in Explosive ammo dealing less damage to window shutters and doors than intended.

Fixed a bug that caused the chat box to overlap elements of the summary screen and Hunter recruitment screen.

Fixed a bug that caused some buttons to appear empty (Russian localisation bug).

Increased damage reduction from 25% to 50%.

General improvements to audio effects and mixing.

Introduction of the new map DeSalle featuring urban and industrial areas.

Adjusted shooting animation for both variants for better feedback.

Increased damage of Dynamite sticks and Waterproof Dynamite Sticks to 750.

New features added to the lobby to display MMR details tied to players and their groups.

Changes to the animations for both weapons to enhance realism.

Reduced explosive damage by 30-40% and increased bullet impact damage.

Bullet’s Lullaby added to the main menu music rotation.

A mine worker variant of the standard grunt found in specific locations in DeSalle.

Players rewarded upgrade points for killing/looting a hunter that previously killed them.

Enhancements made to the quality of hunter footstep sounds in forests.

Increased sway for semi-auto weapons when fired in quick succession.

Added boss audio effects to the accolades in the Summary screen after successful extraction.

Long ammo max range increased to 500m, medium ammo max range increased to 350m.

Decreased damage, effective range, and handling stats for the Dolch 96.

Base damage for the Bornheim Match increased to 80.

The 3rd map, DeSalle, is now available on the test server for players to explore.

Addressed issues where shots were invalidated because the server perceived the shooter as already dead.

Significant improvements made to the hit registration system to reduce invalid shot instances.

Introducing the new map featuring the unfinished ships and waxen waters.

A new map named DeSalle is coming to the Test Servers soon.

Introducing Legendary Hunter Theodore Tuck and his weapons: The Bark (Romero 77 Hatchet) and The Bite (Crossbow).

Fixed an issue that caused the ammo counter to be not fully visible when the game is displayed in certain aspect ratios.

The red text warning message that would appear in the middle of the screen has been removed.

Fixed a bug that prevented Concertina wire from being destroyed by the shovel.

Bulwark is now unlocked at Bloodline rank 16 (previously rank 89).

'Sell All' button in the weapon store will now work as intended.

Fixed a bug that resulted in the details of the effective range tied to the Springfield with Explosive ammo being incorrect.

Now at 16%, previously was 30% (combined percentage).

Default settings will now be set from 'none' to 'warning icons only'.

Optimizations made to the matchmaking parameters tied to teams as well as the decay rating.

Fixed a bug that caused the cursor to appear on screen when in a match.

Fixed a bug that allowed a round to start with more than the intended number of players.

Fixed a rare crash that could occur due to an issue with the AI pathfinding.

The Committed DLC is releasing on 26.05, featuring Legendary Hunter Monroe, his knife 'Pane', and a Legendary Romero 77 named 'Lock and Key'.

Fixed potential hit validation issues that could occur when shots were fired at the moment of the hunter's death.

Fixed a bug that caused the hunters fingers to be incorrectly visible when shooting the Winfield Centennial in ADS with the Iron repeater trait.

Fixed a bug that resulted in small mouse movements not being correctly detected by the game.

Future updates will focus on quality of life enhancements.

Fixed a bug that allowed players to melee when the map was open.

A new themed event will be hosted with unique rewards.

Slightly decreased the splash damage dealt by explosive ammo for the Springfield compact variants and Caldwell conversion Uppercut.

Updates will include enhancements to performance and stability.

A new map will be introduced in the upcoming updates.

Fixed a bug that caused a few buttons to be missing from the training screen.

Resolved the mouse movement bug that has been encountered.

Fixed a bug that caused incorrect 3rd person animations for hunters using the Winfield Marksman and Winfield Vandal deadeye.

Fixed multiple issues related to weapon animations and behaviors.

Bosses will now be correctly affected by fire damage while in frenzy mode.

Fixed several occurrences of client and game server crashes.

The weapons held by Scrapbeak now have the correct sounds and damage types applied.

Added new icons to communicate server performance issues.

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to lure Scrapbeak out of the boss arena.

Doctor Grunts will now drop unusable medkits if damaged by explosives or fire.

Fixed various bugs related to world items and their interactions.

Text now displays under the progress circle during hold interactions.

Improvements made to HUD visuals for better readability.

Increased the one-hit kill range for Dum-Dum ammo with upper torso shots.

Adjustments made to improve reliability and reduce RNG behavior at longer ranges.

Fixed multiple bugs related to UI elements and interactions.

Flechette Ammo can now one-hit-kill if enough pellets connect with the head at specified ranges.

Reloading before cycling the bolt will no longer lose a bullet if the Bulletgrubber trait is not equipped.

Slightly reduced damage dealt to the lower torso from Slug rounds.

New Winfield Centennial Sniper variant available for $298.

Movement speed penalty applied if crouching too many times in a short period.

Hunters will now make noise when damaged by poison effects such as clouds and Hive swarms.

Increased price of Slugs custom ammo to $200 and reduced Winfield 1876 Centennial price to $277.

Legendary Mosin Nagant M1891 'Bears Tooth' added for 0 Blood Bonds.

Additional Custom Ammo types added to various weapons.

Fixed an issue that caused AI to be slower to react to triggers from players over longer distances.

Camera rotation speed limited during hold interactions to prevent unrealistic movement.

Changes made to reduce unwanted melee attacks when intending to shoot.

Increased sway when aiming down sights and slightly reduced rate of fire.

Fixed an issue that could cause melee attacks to not break concertina wire.

Updated animations of the Sparks LRR family of rifles to align with real-life counterparts.

Considering removing the ranking comparison in the death screen for better context in the pre-game lobby.

Intended to show player rankings and team comparisons in a new post-match summary screen.

Updated matchmaking logic for random groups to prioritize matching players with similar skill levels.

Reduced the strength of the ELO decay to better reflect player skill levels over time.

Added more brackets for high-ranking players to ensure more balanced matches.

Modified the ratio for team-based matchmaking to prevent groups, especially of three, from being pulled into higher rating matches.

Reviewing the group calculation to potentially weight higher PvP ratings more significantly.

New bundle available on Steam as part of The Wolf at the Door DLC.

New DLC featuring Legendary weapons inspired by the wolf, available with a 10% launch discount.

Enhanced visuals of the equipment bar in the HUD for better visibility of ammo types.

Fixed an issue where the Scavengers Snare legendary concertina bomb was displayed incorrectly.

Decreased the XP costs across all categories in the Book of Weapons to encourage experimentation.

Fixed various UI issues including ammo display on the Death Screen and alignment issues.

Fixed an issue where dual wielding 'Dead Ringers' resulted in duplicated skins.

A 'Skill-based' option has been added to the lobby screen to match players within their skill bracket.

Fixed an issue where some explosives played a headshot sound incorrectly.

Fixed an issue that caused the ammo pool for single shot weapons to refill incorrectly when revived.

Improvements made to the audio hit feedback for explosive custom ammo.

Fixed an issue where incorrect unlock requirements were displayed for custom ammo.

Adjustments made to the mix for Winfield Variants to align their audio with others in their category.

Changes made to improve readability of the Hunters trait points in the roster screen.

Fixed an issue that caused explosive ammo to deal less damage to big red doors.

Improvements made to the suspicious audio state of the chicken coup.

Fixed an issue that prevented traits from dropping from Scrapbeak.

Fixed several client crashes to improve performance and stability.

Fixed an issue that caused parts of the Plague doctor to become detached at spawn.

New boss Scrapbeak introduced during the live event.

Latest weapon skin contest held with plans to add winning skins in future updates.

Celebration of the third anniversary with the introduction of the new boss Scrapbeak.

Special community infographic sharing achievements from the live event.

Quickplay mode has been reintroduced after being disabled.

Implementation of PvP rating decay for players who have been inactive for extended periods.

Introduction of a checkbox in the lobby screen to enable skill-based matchmaking.

Changes to how group PvP ratings are calculated for fairer matchmaking.

Improvements to the matchmaking system to enhance player experience and balance in matches.

No changes to Quickplay matchmaking; it will remain a free-for-all experience.

Trainee mode will now default to skill-based matchmaking to help new players.

Corrected a rare issue that could result in Scrapbeak not being one of the available Boss targets.

Resolved an issue that resulted in the mission summary not automatically displaying after reconnecting to the backend.

Loaded ammo will now be returned to the ammo pool correctly when the weapon is inactive.

Fixed an issue where the headshot sound would play unintentionally when hit by an explosion.

Fixed several potential crashes that could occur for players.

Resolved an issue where spare ammo was duplicating itself when carrying two of the same ammo types.

Impact damage of the Hand Crossbow poison bolt reduced from 127 to 107.

Fixed an issue where players that took too long to load into a match might not earn event points as intended.

Corrected the display of ammo for the second ammo slot in single-shot weapons.

Resolved an issue where FMJ ammo for some weapons incorrectly displayed a change in effective range.

Changes to existing matchmaking brackets to improve player experience.

Players will have additional control over their matchmaking experience.

Players will see a 'transaction failed' message when purchasing or equipping items if the issue occurs.

Aimed at preventing a rare issue where players could potentially lose a reliquary due to a disconnect.

Players will need to restart the game to resolve the issue after seeing the 'transaction failed' message.

The spawn rate tied to both the small and large crow statues has been increased.

The spawn rate of the event clues has been slightly increased to improve progression.

A new threat, Scrapbeak, has been introduced to the game.

During frenzy, Scrapbeak drops items and experiences reduced damage, with increased movement speed.

The area around Scrapbeak’s lair is deprived of all supplies, requiring players to come prepared.

During frenzy, Scrapbeak drops tools and items, which can be damaged if caused by explosions or fire.

Scrapbeak wields various tools and can throw concertina bombs, applying bleeding effects with axe attacks.

A new boss target, Scrapbeak, has been added to the game, bringing new challenges and gameplay mechanics.

Scrapbeak's backpack reduces damage from directed attacks by 50%, except for piercing attacks.

Scrapbeak's scream applies an ear-ringing effect to nearby players.

The event has been extended to give players more time to unlock event rewards.

Additional servers are being added to accommodate more players during the event.

Match time for Bounty Hunt missions reduced to 45 minutes for the duration of the event.

Quickplay mode will be temporarily disabled during the event.

Total points required to complete Act I of the event reduced to 35 million.

Players can earn Event Points by destroying bird models, investigating clues, and killing bosses.

A new First Aid Kit called The Marrow, capable of healing severe wounds.

New Reliquaries boost Event Points for the team and gift random players with valuable Hunter relics.

A special event celebrating the three-year anniversary of Hunt: Showdown, running from March 24th to April 12th.

Players will receive a new Legendary Chain pistol called Dark Miasma for logging in during the event.

Introduction of a new event character, The Plague Doctor, with unique abilities.

Players can earn Event Points through various activities to unlock a new boss and exclusive event-related gear.

Introduction of a new Sticky Bomb called Sweet Briar, designed for killing both beast and bird.

A new weapon called The Shrike, a butchering blade with explosive charge capabilities.

Introduction of the As the Crow Flies event featuring new weapon skins and a legendary Hunter.

New weapon skins and consumables available through earned event points.

Introduction of a new legendary Hunter character, The Plague Doctor.

The Prodigal Daughter DLC featuring Sarah Burton will be released on March 22nd.

Fixed several minor localization issues.

Fixed a server performance issue that could occur from igniting several oil pools simultaneously.

Updated some ammunition stats in the store page.

Fixed an issue where the charge animation for the Winfield Centennial would play faster than intended.

Fixed a potential crash that could occur due to crossbow bolts being stuck in barricaded doors.

Fixed an issue that could cause the Spider and Assassin to become stuck or die in unreachable positions.

Fixed an issue that resulted in some weapon stats showing incorrect values.

Fixed an issue that resulted in the ELO arrows being hidden incorrectly.

Fixed an issue that resulted in the incorrect amount of XP being granted for kills.

Both FMJ and Spitzer rounds will now penetrate through up to two layers of thin metal sheets.

Spitzer ammo will retain slightly more damage after wall penetrations but still has less base damage than regular ammo.

Fixed an issue where extra info on the death screen could overlap with other UI elements.

FMJ rounds no longer have a base damage reduction over regular ammo and will retain more damage after wall penetrations.

Tentative fix applied to potentially resolve the issue of freezing on the loading screen every few rounds.

Fixed an issue that resulted in the progress bar on weapons to not appear in the store page.

Fixed an issue that resulted in the wrong requirements being displayed in the Book of Weapons.

The correct headshot icon is now shown in the death screen when an enemy hunter is killed with a headshot by explosive ammo.

Fixed an issue with the unlock progression of the Martini Henry. Kills with this weapon will now be calculated correctly for the weapon progression.

Fixed a bug that meant igniting immolators would not burn nearby players as intended.

Players can now customize their loadout with the new Custom Ammo feature.

A sawn-off variant of the model 1887 with strong recoil and six shots capacity.

Significantly reduced impact noise for Decoys to improve their viability.

Ping times now displayed for each region in the selection window.

Improved hit registration and removed ability to block choke bombs with wire.

Cost lowered to 4 Upgrade Points from 7.

Hand crossbow changed from medium slot to small slot weapon.

Legendary Winfield M1876 Centennial available for 400 Blood Bonds.

A large slot, lever-action shotgun with a capacity of seven shells.

Easier learning about menu purposes with on-demand tooltips.

New ammunition types available for nearly all weapons, allowing players to tailor their loadouts.

Updated visuals for contract cards and item unlock popups.

Improved throwing distance for Decoys to enhance their usefulness.

A large slot, medium ammo, lever-action hunting rifle with high muzzle velocity.

Legendary Winfield 1887 Terminus available for 300 Blood Bonds.

Test servers now online with update 1.5 featuring custom ammo.

Accounts will have gunslinger mode enabled by default, changeable in options.

New accounts must load the tutorial at least once, but can exit immediately.

All new accounts will have access to all the new 1.5 items.

The inactive Russian region has been removed from the test server.

Test server will not use a copy of live accounts; new accounts will be created.

Players can now test out the new Custom Ammo feature on the test server.

Fixed an issue that caused Carter's gloves to clip through some weapons and while in dark sight effect.

Fixed missing trait box indicators after hiring a hunter with fewer traits than the currently selected one.

Improvements made to the reverb zones in Watch Towers.

Added an experimental beta branch to help with stuttering issues by adjusting texture pool video memory dynamically.

Fixed issue where display skulls do not appear when switching from a hunter with less traits to one with more.

Improvements made to the textures tied to the Specter 1882 Foregrip 'Carter's Quickshot'.

Optimized the transition between compounds to reduce stutters.

New DLC includes Legendary Hunters and items: North Star, The Sovereign, Sniper’s Gift, Dragon’s Song, and Fire Monkey.

Fixed an issue that resulted in visual issues for Carter within the lobby.

A shell that emits a long jet of flame, igniting anything in its path but with reduced range compared to standard shotgun shells.

A hardened casing that increases bullet penetration power but reduces muzzle speed.

Sneak peak at the upcoming feature allowing players to create custom ammunition.

The Trickshooter DLC will be added during the server maintenance.

Includes 'Last Gust' and the Official Hunt Soundtrack.

Introducing Legendary Hunter William Carter and two of his favorite weapons.

Live servers will undergo a restart/maintenance at 11:00 CET.