Hunters Inc

Released: Dec 19, 2025
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 10:17 GMT

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19 Dec 2025Developer post
UPDATE 16: BOOMBARK FOREST (AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!)
🔗 USEFUL LINKS 🔗 DISCORD | NEWSLETTER | STEAM CREATOR Greetings Hunters! We have an absolutely gargantuan update lined up for you this time! This update includes: 🌳 New Biome: Boombark Forest 🛡️ New Mission: Horde Mode 🍖 Cooking System 💎 Gem Crafting ⚡ New Monsters - Elemen
🔗 USEFUL LINKS 🔗 DISCORD | NEWSLETTER | STEAM CREATOR
Greetings Hunters!
We have an absolutely gargantuan update lined up for you this time!

This update includes:
🌳 New Biome: Boombark Forest
🛡️ New Mission: Horde Mode
🍖 Cooking System
💎 Gem Crafting
⚡ New Monsters - Elemental Variants
⚔️ New Weapons, Grenades and Armor
🧣 More Cosmetics!
📦 Carry Hooks
🏆 Steam Achievements
🛠️ Over 120 bug fixes and improvements!
Originally, the plan for the winter update was to focus on a few extra cosmetics and gem crafting, but once we got started we'd decided to go all out and add as much new content into the game as possible!
As some of you may have noticed, many of the features in this update were originally planned for 2026 and beyond. Switching to quarterly, seasonal updates has allowed us to get much more done than the monthly updates did previously (That being said, this season is definitely an outlier, so please don't expect this much content in every update!).
After this, Guildmaster Gobbo will be taking a well deserved break. His whipping arm is tired from all the intense developer wrangling that he's been doing these past couple of months. We really hope you enjoy the new additions to the game and, as usual, we can't wait to hear your feedback about what we have built!
// NEW FEATURES //
New Biome: Boombark Forest
A misty new biome on the outskirts of the island
Populated with mysterious wisps that you can chase - maybe they'll give you something!
A smaller, denser environment to hunt in that is full of cooking ingredients
New Mission: Horde Mode
Defend a human outpost from waves of monster attacks!
Collect supply boxes and get back to base before the storm summons monsters
Deposit boxes at the designated stations and hit the outline of the structure to build it
If the human house is destroyed the mission is failed!
Build walls, towers, cannons, buff totems and more!
Cooking System
Can be built in the hunting hall
Find and collect cooking ingredients while on missions
Buy the meal from the menu and it will be delivered to the table
You can share meals and they stack! So encourage your team to buy different meals!
Gem Crafting
Can be built in the hunting hall
Dump monster parts into the kiln to fill the bar
When the bar is full, click the button to craft a random gem
Each monster has gems for different weapons of varying rarities and strength
You can dismantle any unwanted gems back into the kiln
New Monsters - Elemental Variants
Scouts have reported 2 new elemental variants of monsters on the island
The Frozen Razan
The Chac Mantara
These monsters are considerably tougher than their normal counterparts - so exercise EXTREME caution!
New Weapons, Grenades and Armor
A variety of new equipment that you can spend crafting materials on
12 new armors with associated buffs that change the look and stats of your orc
4 new primary weapons
4 new grenades
Exclusive cosmetics for followers
4 new craftable accessories
Carry Hooks
The Airship elevator and Porky can now be upgraded with carry hooks
Allows Porky to carry monster parts back to the airship
Walk into Porky with the part to mount it on the hook
Airship elevator can be upgraded to take more loot out of the level
Steam Achievements
Added 32 Steam achievements
// BUG FIXES //
Over 120 bug fixes and improvements!
Most notably we fixed the issue with monster parts occasionally falling through the floor.
No one ever gets this far ...
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11 Sep 2025Developer post
UPDATE #15 - FROSTFANG PEAK
🔗 USEFUL LINKS 🔗 DISCORD | NEWSLETTER | STEAM CREATOR Greetings Hunters! As you may have noticed, we recently updated the roadmap . The original road map was kind of a grab bag of different features and improvements, and after hearing your feedback on Discord , the forums and t
🔗 USEFUL LINKS 🔗 DISCORD | NEWSLETTER | STEAM CREATOR
Greetings Hunters!
As you may have noticed, we recently updated the roadmap. The original road map was kind of a grab bag of different features and improvements, and after hearing your feedback on Discord, the forums and the reviews one thing became apparent. MORE CONTENT!

With that in mind we moved over to a quarterly update schedule that will allow us to bundle up lots of new stuff into bigger, more meaningful themed updates. The first of which - FROSTFANG PEAK - is available now!

We have crammed alot into this new update, so I would recommend giving the full patch notes a read, but the main additions are:
⛰️ NEW BIOME - Frostfang Peak! An icy tundra full of new hazards
🐢 NEW BOSS MONSTER - The Tetsugor! A thunder elemental giant turtle
🐺 NEW ENEMIES - The Vulf Pack - Including An elite variant the Dire Vulf!
❄️ NEW HAZARD - Blizzard! Will freeze you over time when away from a heat source
We have also added a bunch of quality of life improvements and bug fixes based on your input. Big thanks to everyone that took the time to share feedback and report bugs to us - it is extremely valuable and much appreciated!

Full patch notes can be found below, and as always, we look forward to hearing your thoughts on the game!
// NEW FEATURES //
New Biome - FROSTFANG PEAK
Snowy environment where players and enemies make tracks in the snow
New Crafting Materials for collection - Coal, Ancient Permafrost and Shivershrooms
New cliff modules to increase level verticality and platforming sections
Passive snow that causes cold meter to build
Blizzards that make cold level increase dramatically
Reduce cold buildup by sheltering from the blizzard
Freeze Fruit that explode causing players to get frozen
Bonfires present in world to protect from cold with heat AoE
Collectible Torches with finite fuel that reduce cold build up
Hot springs that protect from cold and give the players a health buff
Ice patches that cause players to slide around
Giant snowballs
T1 cold debuff that slows players
T2 cold debuff that reduces attack speed
New Boss Monster - TETSUGOR
Can summon powerful electric projectiles that can be destroyed or deflected
Capable of burrowing into the ground and summoning a defensive force field that can only be removed when the thunder crystals are broken
Can summon powerful lightning strikes when in defensive mode
Able to spin attack to move around the arena
Can manipulate gravity to pull players into biting range!
Has 2 weak spots. A major one beneath its breakable shell and a minor one in the form of a yellow horn on its head.
4 breakable crystal starhorns that it uses to conduct electricity
Choppable legs
Unique carves and loot for upgrades
New Enemies - Vulf Pack
New enemy type with "Pack" behaviour
Will attempt to encircle players, and telegraph attack with a howl
Unique loot and drops
Includes Elite enemy Variant - the Dire Vulf
Other
Levels can not contain Secret Stashes full of items and loot
Created Warmth Potion to protect from cold effects
Created Fortitude Potion that buffs max health
Added Variant of spider - the Arctic Spider
Added 2 new Porky hats!
Added "SHOUT" emote - with moving orc mouths!
// IMPROVEMENTS //
PORKY
Added fail safe that will respawn Porky if he stays still too long (~15s)
Will now point to monster and scratch out an arrow on the ground if he cannot path to the monster directly
Reduced his collision size so he can squeeze through gaps more easily
Will now move when you run into him
Will stick closer to the player
CLASSES
Shaman - Buff healing grenade duration from 15s - 20s and increase health gain from 3hp to 4hp per second
Berserker - Increase bounce height for springboard update
Updated Upgrade Trees to include new crafting materials
Tracker - Can now see monster tracks in hunter vision when they retreat
All class weapons now start at max ammo
BOSS MONSTERS
Tuned Ursanox drop rates
Spider Queens now have 1 dismemberable leg with a weakspot
Mantara can no longer enter burning state if tail crystal is destroyed
Improved grab position on Razan tail so it is easier to pickup / carry
Mantara heat ability mitigates cold / freezing
Mantara can no longer be exploited by standing on its back in a certain spot
Ursanox can no longer stick its head in a wall
Boss Monster leg dismemberments now limited to 1
UX / UI
Reduced the frequency of stuck input bug occurring for clients
Added a short delay on input after throwing barrel to reduce players hitting it on release
Can now unequip upgrades by clicking on them again
Made it easier to mount parts on gondola hooks
Increased interaction range, so it is easier to pick things up
Guildmaster Gobbo notifications for all new weather and cold events
Improved controller support for UI / Menu navigation
Hunter vision now highlights airship
Upgraded buff / debuff UI to show stack count
Guildmaster Gobbo will now inform the player when Boss Monster crosses predefined thresholds
First mission will default to difficulty 1
Added support for steam stats
MAP
Minor improvements to landscape material and tiling
Improved world generation tech to control when / where modules spawn
Removed excessive cliffs in the maps, making them feel more open
Removed rock foliage collision in Savannah
Added tunnels to allow boss monsters to navigate vertical modules
Improved vine trap to account for updated player movement
MISC
Added "Overflow" bone rewards for delivering more than 1 part to the airship
Loot pig no longer drops bones
New Armor patch item that increases defense
New Whetstone item that increases damage
Added new secondary mission objectives for new collectible resources
Added New Hunt Vulf Mission Type
// BUG FIXES //
Fixed - some missing localisation strings
Fixed - issue where Shaman guardian hand ability was getting blocked by enemies
Fixed - Ursanox and ice attacks occasionally being invisible due to low graphic settings
Fixed - Ursanox having Razan parts in loot table
Fixed - Razan being immune to direct acid damage from weapon upgrades
Fixed - Issue where damage resistance could enter the negatives and heal enemies
Fixed - Issue where Spider Queen was invulnerable if they moved too far from shield spiders
Fixed - Players entering the void if joining session during gondola descent
Fixed - Lofty mutator causing massive stuttering / rubber banding on clients
Fixed - Issue where hitting unstuck during DBNO would break interaction
Fixed - Misaligned module edges causing visible seams
Fixed - Desync issues present for clients
Fixed - Issue where weather effects weren't visible for late joining clients
Fixed - issue where barrels would occasionally spawn in mid-air
Fixed - bug where status effect icons would stack and not dismiss when the expire
Fixed - Spring steel weapon upgrade
Fixed - Issue where stamina bar was showing a buff effect when chilled
Fixed - Bugs with randomiser that resulted in too few / many guaranteed items
Fixed - Issue where damage flash would get stuck on if max health decreased
Fixed - Dead trees having stone sound effects
Fixed - Issue where spiders would attack each other on spawn
Fixed - Crash to desktop for some players
Fixed - Render crash some players were experiencing
Fixed - Bug where end game music would stop abruptly / loop
Fixed - Issue where revive interact prompt would be missing
Fixed - Bug where Stun and Explosive grenade were bouncing off boss monsters
Fixed - Bug where monsters could be dismembered while alive
Fixed - Issue where toggle sprint would immediately toggle off for clients
Fixed - Bug where Tetsugor lighting strikes had unlimited range
Fixed - Bug where Porkys new hat was not reflected immediately when changed
Fixed - Item interactability failing to update
Fixed - Bug where "hooks are full" message would trigger prematurely
Fixed - Issue where clients couldn't pick up a bone due to bugged stackability
Fixed - Bug where barrel bomb damage was not shown in world space
Fixed - Bug where Shaman tier 15 upgrade unlocked prematurely
Fixed - Double loot exploit from pulling arrows out of supply barrels
Fixed - Split Shot arrows can no longer be collected from the floor
Fixed - Exploit that let shortbow rapid fire when alternating between shout and fire
Fixed - Issue where kills were reporting NA in after action report
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31 Jul 2025Developer post
UPDATE #14.1 - Bug Fixes
BUG FIXES FIXED - Spiders attacking each other due to enemy teams not being set correctly FIXED - The spider queen permanent invincibility issue FIXED - Ursinox disappearing after slam attack on low graphics settings FIXED - The monster parts getting stuck on your screen if you p
BUG FIXES
FIXED - Spiders attacking each other due to enemy teams not being set correctly
FIXED - The spider queen permanent invincibility issue
FIXED - Ursinox disappearing after slam attack on low graphics settings
FIXED - The monster parts getting stuck on your screen if you place more than 2 parts
FIXED - Corrosive upgrade not dealing regular damage
FIXED - Throw/Drop also does secondary attack
FIXED - Removed No Collision Wall
FIXED - Sprint during Scythe hit will lock the player
FIXED - Lofty causing stuttering for clients
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22 Jul 2025Developer post
Update #14 - Secondary Weapon Upgrades and More!
Greetings Hunters! This is the first update since we officially entered early access a little over a week ago. We've had such an amazing response to the game, and at one point were sitting at "overwhelmingly positive" review on Steam! We want to take this opportunity to thank eve
Greetings Hunters!

This is the first update since we officially entered early access a little over a week ago. We've had such an amazing response to the game, and at one point were sitting at "overwhelmingly positive" review on Steam!
We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has played the game and given us feedback, especially those of you that are active here on the steam forums and over on our DISCORD CHANNEL which is now at nearly 400 members strong!
By far, the single most common message we have received since early access is (to paraphrase)
"The core of the game is fun but there is not enough content!"
That is a completely fair and valid criticism, and we kind of see it as a good problem to have. If people like the core and they want more, it means we can focus on just adding more cool stuff to the game! If players hate the core experience it doesn't matter how many levels, biomes, enemies, etc we add - it wont make the game fun.

This update is the first of many, and hopefully you enjoy all the new weapon upgrades and improvements we have added in the last week!
// NEW FEATURES //
Added 52 new weapon upgrades; Each class now has a full upgrade path for their secondary weapons
Elemental & status effects now properly affect bosses, and some bosses now have immunities/weaknesses. More to come on this front!
// IMPROVEMENTS //
Misc
Added a much improved gamepad control scheme, and the "Help & Controls" screen now shows the controller layout if using gamepad,
Damage numbers now show up differently based on the damage type (physical vs elemental/poison, etc)
Barrel bombs now explode instantly if hit with fire damage (watch out!)
Ursinox head no longer awards Ursinox Femurs, and awards more Fangs instead
Spider Queen
Spider queens no longer relocate
Fixed the spider queen being permanently unkillable after being hit with a barrel bomb, despite looking vulnerable
Guardian Spiders no longer protect the Spider Queen across infinite distances
// BUG FIXES //
P0 Ultra Critical
Fixed "Alpha Playtester" Porky hat not being awarded to players
Fix Porky's default helmet not disappearing when previewing other hats
Major
Fixed shaman's tier 15 upgrade "Ultraviolence Incantation" exploding the corpses of boss monster, causing loot to be lost,
Fixed Porky failing to track monsters on Spider Queen and Raptah Alpha hunts
Fixed bosses sometimes spawning underground if they spawned in the oasis area
Minor
Fixed damage over time effects being able to deal critical hit damage
Fixed the "Return to airship" compass marker disappearing after 5 minutes
Fixed backpedal speed not being affected by buffs/debuffs to move speed
Fixed Razan's acid spit attack not working after its horn was broken
Fixed Shortbow Tier 5 upgrade conflicting with the Sword Tier 5 upgrade despite being on separate trees
Made certain harsh sound effects less loud (spider queen drone & acid burn)
The nest on the Spider Queen's back now explodes into pieces instead of disappearing
As always, if you'd like to chat with members of the dev team, we can be found on our DISCORD CHANNEL. If you'd like Hunters, Inc updates delivered directly to your inbox (along with exclusive access to playtesting secret new features!) sign up to out NEWSLETTER or FOLLOW US on Steam!
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11 Jul 2025Developer post
EARLY ACCESS ROADMAP
10 Jul 2025Developer post
UPDATE #13 - Demo feedback and Road to Early Access
Greetings Hunters! Early Access launch is nearly upon us and we wanted to take a bit of time to discuss: How Steam Next Fest went Addressing the most common problems with the game What else we've been working on for Early Access! You might want to settle in because this is going
Greetings Hunters!
Early Access launch is nearly upon us and we wanted to take a bit of time to discuss:
How Steam Next Fest went
Addressing the most common problems with the game
What else we've been working on for Early Access!
You might want to settle in because this is going to be quite a hefty update!
Steam Next Fest
For those of you that don't know, Steam Next Fest is a really important event for indies game developers. As we don't have a publisher or a huge marketing budget (or any budget for that matter!) the best way to get people excited about our game is to let them play it. Typically it is the single, most effective marketing beat for small indie devs.

So how did it go for Hunters, Inc. Short answer - it went REALLY WELL!
Of over 2500 demos released during the event, we ranked #170. That the top 6 - 7%. In our category of Online Co-op FPS, we were ranked #6. Which we're especially proud of given the quality of the titles in this years event.
Event's like this are great because they help reinforce the fact that there are other people out there that want an Orc-y hunting FPS and more importantly, it shows us where we can improve.

Which leads onto ...
The Most Common Demo Complaints (and how we fixed them).
We gather up every review, steam forum post, discord comment and tweet and put them all into a monster spread sheet. As is often the case with parsing feedback, there are normally a handful of issues that dominate the feedback. In this case the clear leaders were:

PORKY TRACKING
ENVIRONMENTAL SAMEY-NESS
LIMITED AMMO
First off, the lovable tracking Boar Porky. He definitely has some issues and requires a bit of additional training. But the main issues we're that he could not follow the player very effectively and would not catch up to the players if they were far away.

To remedy this, we added:
The ability for Porky (and all small monsters) to be able to jump up and over cliffs
A burrow ability that allows porky to quickly catch up to the player if they get too far away
General AI and path finding improvements
The result, is a much smarter, more effective Porky that will have you in the monsters lair in no time.
Next up was Environmental Samey-ness.
This came about due to a bit of a break through we had with level design. In an earlier update we raised up all the cliffs, to make it harder to escape enemies. Whilst that improved combat, it made the environments feel very repetitive as they had lost all height variation.

To fix this we:
Went back through every module, and added some height variation to the arenas
MORE IMPORTANTLY we did a review of every module and made them more visually interesting (and less brown!)
We also added a bunch of new modules and points of interest, to make the levels just generally more interesting.
The last of the most common complaints was Ammo Scarcity. Every class has a ranged weapon, but we we're being a bit miserly with the ammo.

To fix this we created 2 new ammo nodes to the game. Breakable saplings and nodes which will award the player with arrows / spears and flame / bullets accordingly. These new resource nodes were then added to the mission generation logic and set to appear fairly frequently.
Next Up - The Road To Early Access!
We haven't just been addressing those 3 main points. We've been hard at work making tonnes of improvements and additions to the game!
// NEW FEATURES //
Added 3 NEW MONSTERS!
Added new environment modules and points of interest
A bunch of new collectible Ore types
Created new nav mesh for small monsters - Porky and enemies can now follow you up up cliffs!
Ability for enemies (and porky) to jump across gaps
Added offline play functionality
Created unique crafting materials for new bosses
Created supporter cosmetic pack + bundle
Added a widget that pops up the first time you play with common settings and options
Created new ammo nodes and added them to world gen
Added the player customisation screen and interface
Created the full upgrade path for each classes primary weapon
// IMPROVEMENTS //
Updated and improved every environment module
Players will now respawn in the field instead of at the airship
Significant improvements to the Magmatic mutator
Added the ability to toggle crouch
Tuned the gravity to make the game feel less floaty (turns out Unreal defaults to 50% of earths gravity)
Prioritised Porky catching up to players, rather than fighting mobs
Filled collision under cliffs to remove little nav mesh pockets that were hiding behind walls
Tuned how close small creatures and Boss monsters could get to walls
Stamina and bomb bushes now added to spawer pool, so should be more evenly distributed
Tuned gysers due to changes in gravity
Improved the Session creation UI / UX by creating a nested widget
Setup new ping icons
Made it so players need to click through to progress initial message, so they are more likely to read our intro message XD
Added Guild Master Gobbo messages for completing secondary objectives
Increased the collision on all monsters
Loot drops now increase based on difficulty
Stopped boss monsters relocating only a short distance away
// BUG FIXES //
Stopped boss monsters heads clipping into walls when retreating
Fixed - some missing localisation
Fixed - Porky nave mesh issues
Fixed - Porky stretching vine traps
Fixed - issue where enemies were spawning and idling
Fixed - issue where getting hit would give you MOON GRAVITY
Fixed - Issues where clients could not see other players cosmetics
Fixed - Razan not sprinting on retreat
Fixed - Missing collision on Razan
Fixed - issue where occasionally secondary objective text was missing for clients
Fixed - Issue where Mantara was setting people on fire even though it was DEAD
Fixed - Ursanox icicles floating in midair
Fixed - Issue where bosses would trigger massive dust cloud explosion on relocate
Fixed - Issue where iron wasn't incrementing for clients
Fixed - Bug causing overgrown mutated enemies to breakdance :(
Fixed - Bug where ore labels were wrong rarity color
Fixed - Issue where Shaman skull would get stuck "on" causing you to walk slowly
Fixed - Bug where Mantara was warding 3 claws for each claw
Fixed - Bug where Ursanox wasn't shaking off riders
Fixed - Bug where Ursanox was awarding Razan Drops
If you've made it this far, thanks for your interest in our game and how we're trying to improve it with the help of community members like yourself.

We're really excited to launch the game into early access next week and can't wait for you to get your hands on the new features we've made!

As always, if you'd like to chat with members of the dev team, we can be found on our DISCORD CHANNEL.

If you'd like Hunters, Inc updates delivered directly to your inbox (along with exclusive access to playtesting secret new features!) sign up to out NEWSLETTER or FOLLOW US on Steam
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30 Jun 2025Developer post
EARLY ACCESS RELEASE | JULY 14
Greetings Hunters! We're really excited to announce that Hunters, inc. will be launching into Early Access July 14th! As we get closer to launch you'll be hearing more from us about the early access roadmap, launch plans and how you can help ! In the meantime, we wanted to say th
09 Jun 2025Developer post
NextFest 2025 - 'Ere We Go!
The Great Next Fest Hunt Begins! Our biggest and best (and Orcy-ist) demo is now live! This version of the demo is packed with new features, huge gameplay improvements and months upon months of bug fixes and polish in preparation for the event. Here is what to expect in the Demo:
The Great Next Fest Hunt Begins!
Our biggest and best (and Orcy-ist) demo is now live! This version of the demo is packed with new features, huge gameplay improvements and months upon months of bug fixes and polish in preparation for the event.
Watch on YouTube
Here is what to expect in the Demo:
Solo play
Full co-op functionality (1 - 4 player)
All 4 classes
A tutorial to teach you the fundamentals of hunting
Full access to the first biome
Your very own pet tracker boar to use (and abuse) 🐗
2 mission types - Boss Hunt and Extermination
Monster carving resource gathering
Ability to upgrade the primary weapons for each class up to the first 2 tiers
This update represents many, MANY hours of playtesting, community feedback and development by our tiny team of 3 people. It's been quite the journey!
For those of you that are interested you can see how much the game has evolved since the first playtest went live HERE! (We have done a whopping 20 updates since November!)
Thank You Hunter Community!
THANK YOU! to everyone who has been part of development so far - submitting feedback, reporting bugs, sharing ideas, and helping us polish every corner of Hunters, Inc. ready for this event.
This demo doesn't mean we are done testing and gathering feedback though. We look forward to hearing from both new and returning hunters about how we can improve the game even further before we launch into early access.
We're not some mega-corporation with massive budgets (sadly) so we need to be quite focused with how we spend our development time. Your feedback is an essential part of helping us understand which area of the game needs the most attention and ultimately determines what we work on next. If you think the game needs more enemies - we'll add more enemies!
If you'd like to leave us feedback you can find a FEEDBACK FORM, here in the Steam Forums or on our Discord Channel.
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07 Jun 2025Developer post
UPDATE #12.1 - "Bug Fixes and Improvements"
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS Gameplay Added physics capes! Improved Hunter handling to make controls feel snappier Raised the height of all surrounding terrain making it harder to avoid monsters Sprint no longer works when in the air Tuned hitbox / ranges of weapons Made attacks st
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Gameplay

Added physics capes!
Improved Hunter handling to make controls feel snappier
Raised the height of all surrounding terrain making it harder to avoid monsters
Sprint no longer works when in the air
Tuned hitbox / ranges of weapons
Made attacks stagger small enemies
UI & UX

Text Chat
Players now receive message when host quits
Increase time on screen for tutorial messages
Updated class screen to reflect new hunter vision
Created Scythe icon for Shaman
Added gem crafting to preview screen
Updated localisation for class screen
Added Newsletter button
Misc

Reduced the buff enemies receive in storm
Updated storm extraction music
Added invisible ramp into lift as temporary fix for Porky's little legs
Increased Barrel bomb frequency
Reduced amount of Knockback boss monsters receive
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Issue where grass disappeared :|
Fixed - Nasty issue where colliding with obstacle while jumping led to input bug
Fixed - Issue where sprinting while going DBNO led to T-posing
Fixed - Issue where Guildmaster Gobbo dig message was triggering incorrectly
Fixed - Footsteps were too quiet
Fixed - Floating trees in basalt module
Fixed - Incorrect number of raptors in Hub mission preview
Fixed - Issue where stun effect stayed on too long
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
[Rare] In high latency / packet loss situations HUD widgets for clients might disappear until you return to the HUB.
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29 May 2025Developer post
UPDATE #12 - "Bug Fixes and Improvements"
Greetings Hunters! In this update we have been focused on bug fixes and improvements ahead of Steam Nextfest. As we get closer to launch, expect fewer new features and content to be added to the demo. We're saving all the good stuff for our Early Access release this summer! If yo
Greetings Hunters!
In this update we have been focused on bug fixes and improvements ahead of Steam Nextfest.
As we get closer to launch, expect fewer new features and content to be added to the demo. We're saving all the good stuff for our Early Access release this summer!
If you'd like a sneak peak of what to expect in early access, keep an eye on the Steam Forums and Discord Channel where we will be inviting players to take part in some pre-release playtest sessions!
Here is a list of everything we have added in Update #12:
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Enemy AI & Navigation

Bosses will now burrow into the ground and relocate if stuck for prolonged period of time
Bosses no longer relocate to a position they previously visited
Big improvements to boss navigation. Won't get stuck on overhangs and just generally get stuck less
Mobs are now (mostly) blocked from entering the airship lift
Mobs will now change target based on who damaged them most recently
Mobs will no longer target mission critical targets
Mobs no longer indefinitely follow first target they see
Porky will now follow an incomplete path and stop at the obstacle (as opposed to never starting the trip)
Classes

Updated hunter vision. Removed red smudge
Hunter vision now shows position of bone piles and team mates for all classes
Replaced scout wisp grenade with better smoke bomb
Blacksmith bomb now affects small monsters and applies stun vfx
Weapon is now put away on sprint and carrying object
Added minimum distance to thrown objects
Made sprint feel more snappy
UI & UX

Added a more visible stun effect for Boss monsters and small enemies
Updated Logo
Localized Logo into Chinese
Increased clarity on Tutorial offline message
Localised the game into 14 languages
Misc

Improved navmesh for all modules
Reduced the amount of hits needed for bosses to break breakables
Extraction storm buffed enemies will only target players
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Porky no longer pushes players through floor
Fixed - Double icon for porky in compass
Fixed - Porky not attacking enemies
Fixed - Porky tracking targets that were all ready dead
Fixed - Issue with stun effect persisting for 5 seconds
Fixed - Issue where shaman could see 16 million aggro lines in hunter vision
Fixed - Issue where enemies preferred to attack each other rather than players
Fixed - Issue with mission info not drawing in HUD in HUB
Fixed - Missing text string on new smoke grenade
Fixed - Issue where hands would flicker on clients
Fixed - Issue with gatherables spawning in same position
Fixed - Removed giant tree fracture actor that was causing big frame rate dips
Fixed - Issue with tenacious mutator not impacting small enemies
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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17 May 2025Developer post
UPDATE #11 - Tracker Boar!
Greetings Hunters! One of the more common feedback items we receive is about the tracking process and how it feels a bit... rudimentary. Previously, you would just find a bone pile, interact with it and that would show you which direction to walk in. It was functional but it was
Greetings Hunters!
One of the more common feedback items we receive is about the tracking process and how it feels a bit... rudimentary. Previously, you would just find a bone pile, interact with it and that would show you which direction to walk in. It was functional but it was never really particularly interesting. We've actually gone through a number of iterations for tracking, and while they worked they never felt great.
Today we welcome the newest recruit to Hunters, Inc. PORKY - THE TRACKING BOAR!
Porky is an AI companion that will help you track down the target in no time. Simply find a clue in the existing bone piles and give it to Porky. Once he has the scent he will track down the monster and all you need to do is follow. As a rookie he can occasionally get confused, but we have high hopes for him and look forward to seeing him in action!
Here is a list of everything we have added in Update #11:
NEW FEATURES
TRACKER BOAR!

Tracking boar now spawns with you at the start of the mission
Destroy bone pile to find monster remains that can be given to the boar
Boar will pick up the scent of the monster (! over its head)
Boar will show ??? when trail is lost
Can keep giving him monster clue bones until target monster(s) are found
Boar can take a real beating, but isn't invulnerable (yet)
Boar can be picked up and thrown - useful if it gets stuck
When mission ends boar will path back to airship
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
UI & UX

Guild-master Gobbo messages added for Boar tracking status
Added compass icon for boar so it is easier to find
Update loading and welcome screen text
Updated HUD quickbar icons
Localization - Japanese supported
Localization - Chinese (traditional and simplified) supported
Localization - Spanish supported
Localization - Russian supported
Localization - Brazilian Portugese supported
Misc

Improved stun visualization
Bone piles will now be destroyed
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Mission rewards not accurately reflected in after action report and player inventories
Fixed - Engineer charge attack not breaking rocks
Fixed - Raptor hunt secondary mission text not present in hub for clients
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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02 May 2025Developer post
UPDATE #10 - Mutation Events!
Greetings Hunters! In this update we wanted to focus on improving the replayability of the game by changing up the mission parameters each time you load into a hunt. The levels are already procedurally generated, meaning their layout changes each time you play, but we also wanted
Greetings Hunters!
In this update we wanted to focus on improving the replayability of the game by changing up the mission parameters each time you load into a hunt. The levels are already procedurally generated, meaning their layout changes each time you play, but we also wanted to mix up the gameplay by adding mutators.
The world of Hunters, Inc. is constantly at risk from a malevolent corrupting force. This force can effect anything in the game world; from big boss monsters to traps or even the world itself. When looking at missions on the map table you will see that some (not all) of the available missions have been exposed to this corruption.
Where does this corruption come from, and more importantly, how does it affect the guilds Q3 cash flow projections? Who knows!? That is the guild masters problem. Your problem is figuring out how to deal with this new menace!
As always, please let us know you think about this update here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel. Your feedback really helps us identify the areas that need improvment and what to work on next.
Here is a list of everything we have added in Update #10:
NEW FEATURES
Mutators!

All mission types can now receive mutators
Visible on the map screen in the HUB - indicated by the "!!!' icon
Specific information about the mutator is visible in the mission detail panel on the right
Name and colour of the mission reflects the active mutator
Mission rewards are increased if mutator is active
Mutators include:
-- Monster HP Doubled
-- Gather points more frequent
-- Floor is lava!
-- Increased mob spawns
-- Fewer healing items
-- Low gravity
-- Giant mobs
Random Secondary Objectives!

Added 8 new secondary objective missions that will be randomly selected
-- Kill 25 spiders
-- Kill 100 spiders
-- Kill snails
-- Kill rare shield spider
-- Gather 2 terranite
-- Gather 4 permafrost
-- Collect 8 orkyte
-- Collect 6 iron ore
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Missions & World

Mission Rewards now scale based on difficulty
Overhauled how gatherable items spawn
Resupply barrels now procedurally generated (not manually placed anymore)
Added 3 new resource types: Terranite, Iron and Permafrost (Snow biome only)
Added new collectible Sulphur - for reloading Shaman Skull and Blacksmith Blunderbuss
Adjusted Spawn room so you never need to go around a corner to enter / exit
Created new Eliter Raptor variant and added to world population
New world hazard - Barrel Bomb! Spawns in the world and can be throw
UI & UX

Disabled damage numbers on dead boss monsters for non-choppable parts
Class Select - Mouse off event reverts to previous selected class
Added scroll bar to inventory
Localisation v1 Chinese and Japanese (VERY WORK IN PROGRESS!)
Pass on Mutator text descriptions
Pass on Objective titles and hud descriptions
Reduced footprint of collection widget
Misc

Improved damage state on all boss monsters
Improved Dash for players
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Nuclear yellow grass on corruption storm
KNOWN ISSUES

[Common] After action report shows 0 for a number of entries
[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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26 Apr 2025Developer post
UPDATE #9 - Addressing Your Feedback!
Greetings Hunters! First of all, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone that has played the demo, made videos, streamed the game or taken the time to give us feedback. We have really enjoyed watching you all play! For this update we collected all the feedback from across mu
Greetings Hunters!
First of all, we'd like to say a big thank you to everyone that has played the demo, made videos, streamed the game or taken the time to give us feedback. We have really enjoyed watching you all play!
For this update we collected all the feedback from across multiple channels, along with some observations of our own, and rolled out a huge number of improvements (full list below!)
As always, please let us know your thoughts on the changes here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel. Your feedback helps us make the game the best it can be, and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know what you think!
Below is a list of everything we have added in Update #9:
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Classes

Tracker - 25% more attack speed (all attacks)
Tracker - Stab damage increased from 10 to 25
Tracker - Flurry damage increased from 15 to 25
Tracker - Range reduced from 250 to 150
Shaman - Skull fire now applies burning status effect to enemies
Shaman - Increased rate of fire on Scythe
Shaman - Fixed issue where skull melee was using scythe damage
Berserker - Reduced the amount grenades bounce
Berserker - Increased grenade damage and reduced frequency
Blacksmith - Reworked blunderbuss reload
Blacksmith - Increased number of pellets in shot
Blacksmith - Reduced Ammo count
Blacksmith - Improved FX to make gun feel more powerful
Monsters

V1 Implementation of new Boss - Mantara!
V1 Implementation of new Boss - Ursanox!
Spider Queen - Added choppable parts
Spider Queen - Added hit reactions
Spider Queen - Added weakposts to legs
Razan - Fixed issue where players were not being thrown off by spin after chopping the tail
Decreased knockback applied to chopped monster parts by battle cry
Significant improvements to monster spawning system.
World

Savannah - Continued decoration pass
Added significantly more supply barrels to the world
Added destructible cart to improve visibility for barrels
Tuned the amount of enemies that spawn in a module based on module size
Added tumble weeds to Savannah
Added trees to Hub
Created secondary mission objective for killing snails
UI & UX

First pass of localisation system
New class select screen - Provides more info about classes
New map select screen - Can now enter specific biomes
Upgrades - Added level label to upgrade tiers
Upgrades - Added label to clarify "hold to unlock"
HUD - Now says "max" when at max stamina to reduce confusion about why apple can't be eaten
HUD - Now says "Full" on interact prompt to reduce confusion about why items can't be picked up
Tutorial - F1 Arrows now trigger on tutorial
Tutorial - Added big banner to clarify the mission is a tutorial
Improved tutorial dialogue
Made E the default interact key
Updated kill marker to only show on ranged kills
Now show the HUD in the Hub
Updated damage chevron
Updated map screen images
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Enemies occasionally spawning in the ground
Fixed - White grass present in Savannah
Fixed - Berserker Sword inheriting Scout dagger info
Fixed - Issue with missing textures in tutorial level
Fixed - Visual artifact on kill marker
Fixed - Clients crashing when respawning in Hub
Fixed - Missing interact prompt
Fixed - Client not able to pickup items when host at max
Fixed - Variety of issues related to input
Fixed - Raptor mission spawning insufficient enemies
Fixed - Blacksmith being able to pickup Blunderbuss bullets
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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09 Apr 2025Rock, Paper, Shotgun
It's time to play Monster Hunter again, but now you're an Orc
The release of Monster Hunter Wilds brought with it the usual comments about the hypocrisy of a series that wants to both protect ecosystems and grind them up for parts. "When will Monster Hunter just be honest about its desire to endlessly turn dragons into pants," we lamented t
28 Mar 2025Developer post
Join the Hunt! Hunters, Inc. Demo Available Now!
Greetings Hunters! Big News - The demo for Hunters, Inc. is out now! In this demo you'll get to experience: Full co-op functionality - up to 4 players Tutorial to teach you the fundamentals of hunting Full access to the first biome 2 mission types - Boss Hunt and Extermination Mo
Greetings Hunters!
Big News - The demo for Hunters, Inc. is out now! In this demo you'll get to experience:

Full co-op functionality - up to 4 players
Tutorial to teach you the fundamentals of hunting
Full access to the first biome
2 mission types - Boss Hunt and Extermination
Monster dismemberment and crafting parts
Upgrade for each class up to the first 2 tiers for primary weapons.
We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone that has taken part in the playtest so far. Your feedback and suggestions have really helped us identify areas of the game that needed improvement and it has come along way since our very first closed alpha.
Now the demo is out, there will be a few changes to how we conduct playtests - most notably we will be moving into closed beta. Anyone with existing access to the playtest app will periodically be invited to join in scheduled playtest sessions to try out new features and content. These playtests will be less frequent than our current update schedule, but contain bigger, meatier updates and only run for a fixed period of time. For example, we might run a 2 week playtest to try out a new biome, with all new monsters and hazards.
As always, please let us know your thoughts on the changes here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel
Thanks again for all your support and can't wait to see what you think of the demo!
Below is a list of everything we have added in the Demo Update:
NEW FEATURES
New World Generation

Created new map generation logic
Added new modules with improved verticality
Pass of spawners and gameplay markers
Updated Landscape material
Added more foliage to all modules
Disabled collision on small rocks
Created a tool to check monster paths - should result in fewer instances of getting stuck
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Classes

Scout - Gave Scout wisp grenade
Shaman - Gave Shaman Healing Grenade
Created first 2 tiers of upgrades for all class primary weapons
Health

Stopped Raptadons dropping meat on death
Reduced the number of pigs spawned in levels
Added stack limits to health items and prevent multiple stacks of same item
Difficulty

Made Raptadon HP / DMG scale with mission difficulty
Made Raaagh (the legally distinct battlecry) harder to gain from combat
Pass on Monster HP and weapon damage
Fixed issue where weakspot damage was compounding causing MASSIVE DAMAGE
Bosses

Razan can no longer have retreat event interrupted by stunning
Charge attacks no longer ignore armor plates
Added weakspots to Spider Queen legs
Misc

Added ability to cut off Raptadon head and collect loot
Added label to inventory in upgrade screen
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Extract event was not working on all levels
Fixed - Spider queen not moving occasionally
Fixed - Monster corpses occasionally falling through floor for clients
Fixed - Eating meat no longer causes multiple items to be consumed
Fixed - Issue with boss monster health not scaling properly based on player count
Fixed - Post processing issues on new map
Fixed - Issue where boss monsters were being spawned by small enemy spawners causing bad placement
Fixed - Issue where mobs were spawning "asleep" and never waking up
Fixed - Issue where raptors were spawning instead of pigs in tutorial
Fixed - Bug where Shaman hunter vision only showed snail hp
Fixed - Bug where shield spiders were spawning but were invisible
Fixed - Mismatch between Raptadon counts in mission screen and hud
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Player input may occasionally enter a locked state - dash or jump to fix
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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15 Mar 2025Developer post
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #7 - RAPTADONS ATTACK!
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #7 Greetings Hunters! We're back with a new enemy and new mission type and an exciting update to the end of round extraction event. We hope that this will address the feedback that extraction felt a little anti-climactic in its previous incarnation and up the a
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #7
Greetings Hunters!
We're back with a new enemy and new mission type and an exciting update to the end of round extraction event. We hope that this will address the feedback that extraction felt a little anti-climactic in its previous incarnation and up the ante when it comes to getting out with those valuable monster parts!
In addition to adding new gameplay features we also spent alot of time improving the lighting and performance of the game. This should make the game look better and make combat and navigation feel *even* snappier. In this milestone we also carried out a big overhaul of the mission spawning logic giving us more control over where, when and how enemies spawn in the world!
As always, please let us know your thoughts on the changes here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel
Below is a list of everything we have added in Update #7:
NEW FEATURES
New Enemy! Raptadon

Tougher, faster, stronger elite type enemy
Can be found roaming the world in packs in all mission types
Created new mission type that revolves around Raptadon hunting
Extraction Event! Mother Nature is ANGRY!

Completing a mission now triggers an extraction event
Mother nature creates a powerful storm that makes the world more hazardous
Increase the frequency of enemy spawns and puts them in a frenzied state!
Tutorial Mission

Created a tutorial mission to onboard new players
Automatically loads the first time you play
Can be skipped by choosing "Abandon Mission" from the pause menu
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Classes & Weapons

Improved the position of weapons in first person view
Weapon tuning pass - reduced damage of blunderbuss and skull
Shaman can now refill skull juice with Boom Fruit
Arrows can now be refilled with wood bundles from broken trees
UI & UX

Added Guildmaster Goboo message for Raptadon mission progress
Removed Croco health bar
Damage numbers now in screen space instead of world space, and tuned visuals
Added different color damage numbers for different damage types
Reduced size of Mission Success / Failure banners
Entering / Exiting a mission now fades in and out nicely
Replaced mission numbers with more orc-y names
Miscellaneous

Razan weakspot is now disabled when horn is broken
Blood now appears on weapons during combat!
TUMBLE WEED NOW TUMBLES ! AND CAN BE GRABBED!
Tech

Significant framerate improvements
Significant overhaul to lighting and post processing!
Added nav blocker - means fewer instances of enemies pathing or getting stuck in walls!
Refactored enemy spawning and mission generation flow - means we have more control over how and where enemies spawn!
Bundle spawning - means we can now spawn authored packs of enemies for more control over the combat experience!
BUG FIXES

Fixed - Occasional issue with being unable to pickup dropped meat
Fixed - Minor issue with hunter vision icon appearing twice
Fixed - Scout now has the correct color forearms and legs
Fixed - Non-shaman classes we able to see aggro lines against skybox
Fixed - Map showing all razan missions for clients
Fixed - Spider Queen missing death animation
Fixed - Minor issue with Guildmaster Gobbo message obscuring countdown timer
KNOWN ISSUES

[Common] Razan corpse may disappear for clients
[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Player input may occasionally enter a locked state - dash or jump to fix
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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22 Feb 2025Developer post
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #6.1
Greetings Hunters! In this update we are continuing to iterate on the game based on the feedback we have been getting, and taking a bit of time to squash bugs in preparation for creating our public demo. As always, please let us know your thoughts on the changes here in the forum
Greetings Hunters!
In this update we are continuing to iterate on the game based on the feedback we have been getting, and taking a bit of time to squash bugs in preparation for creating our public demo.
As always, please let us know your thoughts on the changes here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel
Below is a list of everything we have added in Update #6.1:
NEW FEATURES
Stack Limits

Players can no longer carry infinite amounts of items
Stack limits have been applied to ranged weapons, grenades, stamina apples, small meat and big meat
HUD updated to reflect stack limits
Auto Hoover

Small items will now be automatically picked up and consumed if possible
Stamina apples, small meat and bomb fruit are categorized as small items
Can still drop items for team mates
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Miscellaneous

Removed the ability to pickup thrown weapons that do not belong to you - even if playing as the same class as the thrower
Improved visualization around spider spawning. No more warping into sight
Improved the visibility of ammo crates
Improved the visibility of how Razan parts are held in first person
Ammo crates now show up in Blacksmith hunter vision
Reduced sprint speed
UI & UX

Updated Main menu
Updated pause menu
Reduced size of elements in HUD
Added key for hunter vision to HUD
Added custom mouse cursor
BUG FIXES

Fixed - map preview showing previously selected image
Fixed - Razan parts falling through the world
Fixed - Airship countdown timer not triggered on first entry
Fixed - Host name tag disappearing
Fixed - Getting stuck i-frame (invulnerable) after a dash
Fixed - Spinning orkyte
Fixed - Clients becoming invulnerable
Fixed - Tracker and Shaman skin colors being swapped
Fixed - Being unable to drop meat
Fixed - Bomb fruit still being collected at max stack count
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Player input may occasionally enter a locked state - dash or jump to fix
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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15 Feb 2025Developer post
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #6 - Adding New Classes
Greetings Hunters! As some of you know, the Berserker has been the only playable class for a while. Mainly, this is because we wanted to iterate on the core monster tracking and fighting aspect of the game, and having fewer classes means it was easier for use to focus on and tune
Greetings Hunters!
As some of you know, the Berserker has been the only playable class for a while. Mainly, this is because we wanted to iterate on the core monster tracking and fighting aspect of the game, and having fewer classes means it was easier for use to focus on and tune that experience. Essentially it removed a layer of complexity and allowed us to rule out class asymmetry and tuning as a potential cause of any issues.
Now that the core of the game is starting to come together, it is time for us to introduce the rest of the Hunters Inc team!
This is still a very early "blocking out" of the classes for the game and is nowhere near final. Over time the classes will start to take on much more distinct characteristics. Abilities and weapons will evolve, swap between classes, or may even disappear entirely! There are a fair few placeholder mechanics to try and emulate the behaviour we want and lack of polish around the new weapons, but we wanted to get it into your hands as soon as possible. Please let us know your thoughts on the new classes either here in the forums or over in our Discord Channel
Below is a list of everything we have added in Update #6:
NEW FEATURES
CLASS AGNOSTIC

Hunter vision. Each class now has its own unique hunter vision bound to Q.
Ammo crates. Restore ammo for ranged weapons and grenades. Replaces bomb bushes.
Item shop will only show purchasable items for selected class (Berserker only currently)
Added HUD Widget for Hunter Vision
NEW CLASS - TRACKER
A low health, high stamina class whose job is to locate the monster and identify it's weakspots for the rest of the team. Deals low damage from range but can inflict huge damage to weak spots.

New Weapon - Bow! Hold Left click to charge a shot. Right click to perform a weak melee
New Weapon - Dagger! Left click to stab, Right click to unleash a wild stab frenzy
New Weapon - Smoke Bombs! Throw smoke bombs on yourself or team mates to reduce the aggro level of anyone inside the smoke. Useful for escapes!
Hunter Vision - Weakspots. Identify the location monster weakspots for the rest of the team
Hunter Vision - Footprints. Relocating monsters leave tracks that can be seen by the tracker.
NEW CLASS - SHAMAN
A low health, low stamina support class who can provide intel on monster behaviour and manage team and enemy status effects.

New Weapon - Scythe! Left click to slash, Right click to perform a charge attack
New Weapon - Magic Skull! Left click to release a continuous jet of magic flame. Right click to perform a melee strike
New Weapon - Wisp! Throw the wisp and follow its trail to find the monster
Hunter Vision - Creature Health. See the health of monsters and mobs, green is healthy, red is close to death.
Hunter Vision - Monster Aggro. Visualises which Hunter currently has the monsters attention by drawing a red line from monster to target.
NEW CLASS - BLACKSMITH
A medium health, medium stamina class that specialises in structures and equipment. Can deal high damage to hard targets like monster armor, structures and environmental objects.

New Weapon - Hammer! Left click to swing, Right click to perform charged smash attack.
New Weapon - Blunderbuss! Left click to blast, right click to melee with rifle butt.
New Weapon - Flash Bang! Throw at monsters to stun them!
Hunter Vision - Items. Hunter tools and items are highlighted in the world.
Hunter Vision - Breakables. See which objects in the game world can be destroyed by players or monsters.
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Miscellaneous

Players now walk slower while using hunter vision
Update HUD portraits to accurately reflect class
Can no longer pick up, or see pickup prompt, for thrown items that don't belong to your class
Removed level gate for spider queen battle
Moved class select station to inside the barracks
BUG FIXES

Our focus with this update was on adding new features, so really only fixed bugs to do with the new classes.
KNOWN ISSUES

[Common] Airship countdown timer not triggered on first entry. Exit and re-enter to fix.
[Common] Carried items such as tail and head can be dropped through the floor if they are thrown while clipping through terrain
[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Player input may occasionally enter a locked state - dash or jump to fix
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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25 Jan 2025Developer post
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #5 - Navigation Improvements
Greetings Hunters! Earlier this month we moved from a closed to open alpha and opened the game up to thousands of new playtesters. Thanks to everyone who took the time to try the game and give us feedback on what we've built so far! After analyzing hundreds of individual feedback
Greetings Hunters!
Earlier this month we moved from a closed to open alpha and opened the game up to thousands of new playtesters. Thanks to everyone who took the time to try the game and give us feedback on what we've built so far!
After analyzing hundreds of individual feedback items, a pattern quickly started to emerge. The two most common pieces of feedback we're around how it felt to control the Orcs and tedium of tracking the monster around the map.
So with this update we set out to improve those areas of the game - namely by giving the orcs 2 new mobility mechanics (including the highly requested ability to sprint) and a super jump. Let us know what you think of the improvements!
Here is everything that we've added in update #5:
NEW FEATURES
Mobility Features

Added the ability to sprint with Shift. Hold shift to sprint and tap to dash.
Added a super jump - hold CTRL and press Space while crouching
Added some tutorial stations to the spawn room to tutorialise new movement options
Razan

Can now chop off limbs during combat with gameplay impacts
Foot - chopping it off slows Razan down
Tail - chopping it off disables spin attack
Crest - Drops a unqiue shiny
Armor plates - reveals weakspots
Implemented additive flinch on Razan body when hit
Made chopped areas look more gory and less sterile
Updated place holder meshes for armor
Updated place holder meshes acid attacks
Reduced the number of times it relocates from 3 to 2
UI & UX

Added setting to reduce or disable motion blur
Added slider to set FOV
After action report now shows monster parts gathered during mission
UPDATES & IMPROVEMENTS
Difficulty

Increased amount of acid gained from standing in acid
Increased Razan Damage for all attacks
Set default difficulty back to 2
UI & UX

Can now invite friends / join session from Steam overlay
Updated control map to reflect new control changes
Hunter vision now dismissed when interact key released
Health Restoration

Eating meat is now a process - not instant
Getting hit while eating interrupts heal
Pigs now only drop meat on death
Miscellaneous

Added dirt paths to maps to help with navigation
Tuning pass on weapon unlocks and loot drop rates
Mission complete banner now triggers a few seconds after the objective is completed
Made loot drops a bit bigger and more obvious
BUG FIXES

Fix for bones collected in mission not sharing correctly
Fix for spiders dropping bones 100% of the time on death
Fixed issue where clients could not interact with objects
Fix for issue where input was not being detected
Fixed issue where players could collect multiple orkyte
Fix for Razan blood trails not spawning occasionally
Fixed issue with aggressive fog for some players at lower settings
Fixed issue where player inherited speed buff from Razan
Fixed issue where hitting Razan head caused desync
Fix for players needing to look away to interact with dropped items
Fixed bug with boss damage showing as zero in AAR
Fix for infinite stamina bug
Fix for making Razn blood draw underneath slime
Fix for Boss monsters getting stuck in a particular module
Fixed issue with sprint not ending on stamina exhaustion
Fix for issue where sprint FOV would change while stationary
Fixed issue where players could not sprint after dashing
Resolved issue with terrain "morphing" on approach
Fixed issue with pig spraying yellow blood on death
Fix for issue where heal items would disappear from inventory
Fix for players occasionally getting stuck in Spider Queen corpse
KNOWN ISSUES

[Rare] Loot and XP awarded from mission may not be accurately reflected in hub inventory
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
[Rare] Clients may occasionally become invulnerable to enemy attacks
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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11 Jan 2025Developer post
OPEN ALPHA: UPDATE #4.2 - Loot Drops
Greetings Hunters! We're back with a number of improvements to how players collect and use the bits they carve off of monsters! This update also marks us moving from Closed to Open Alpha, meaning the game will be available to a much larger group of players. Big thanks to everyone
Greetings Hunters!
We're back with a number of improvements to how players collect and use the bits they carve off of monsters! This update also marks us moving from Closed to Open Alpha, meaning the game will be available to a much larger group of players. Big thanks to everyone who has played the game so far and given us the valuable feedback we need to make the game better!
NEW FEATURES
Breakable Monster Parts

Monsters now have breakable parts that can be destroyed while the monster is alive. Razan only for V1
Added armor plates to legs and over weakspots
Replaced head weakspot with breakable crest
Loot Drops

Chopping monster parts now drop loot of different rarities that can be collected on the battlefield
Extracting with monster head awards rare crafting materials
Enemy Spawning

Overhauled our enemy spawning system to give us more control.
For players this means it should be more consistent, and be fewer instances of no spiders of hordes of spiders
Updates and Improvements
Razan

Tuned Razan attack damage and HP based on player count and difficulty selection
Added ability for Razan to turn to face players while it's attacks are on cool down
Reduced chance of Razan carves dropping bones
Upgrades and Crafting

Orkyte is now a collectable crafting resource
Sword upgrades now require monster parts to craft
UI & UX

New inventory window added to crafting screen to view collected crafting materials
After getting knocked out, the location of the monster is added to the compass to make it easier to find
Made red blob in hunter vision much brighter and more obvious
Scaled up Razan Health bar
Added a class selection screen
Miscellaneous

Added ability to host private sessions
Set default difficulty to 1 for solo players
Tuned XP and level thresholds
Updated the tutorial flow for spawn room
Fixed some low hanging rocks that were causing Razan to get stuck on relocate event
Locked spider mission behind level gate to improve first time user experience
Increased XP given from Spider Queen mission
Bug Fixes

Fixed issue where health pig wasn't spawning
Fix for missing footstep audio
Fix for background music shutting off when Razan was killed
Fixed button selection animation on main menu not displaying properly
Known Issues

[Common] Hitting Razan head with sword may cause desync for clients
[Common] Rewards and Loot collected in first mission may be awarded in subsequent missions
[Common] Friends can only be invited to private sessions using the "C" Invite button in the HUD. Steam overlay option not implemented yet.
[Common] Aggressive fog on lower graphics settings (medium and lower)
[Rare] Game may crash on reviving team mates
[Rare] Dying directly Spider Queen may cause players to get stuck inside the body
[Rare] Returning to hub may cause upgrade station to be missing content. To fix leave and rejoin session
As always if you would like to talk with us or have any questions about the game, we look forward to chatting with you in our Discord Channel
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