Hello hunters!
Our first major patch is here and available to download now. Most of the fixes include quality of life improvements, but we also had loads of great feedback from the community (especially those pesky rabbits!) and implemented improvements here too. The update should be around a 3GB download.
Gameplay changes and new features
- Rabbits, hares and turkeys can now be hunted regardless of their sex.
- Player can get closer to rabbits without spooking them <<< Yes!
- Added auto-walk to game. New players have it bound by default to Dpad right/Keyboard Z. Existing players don't have it bound to prevent possible conflict with existing bindings, but can manually rebind it under Options > Controller/Keyboard Bindings
- Add functionality to erase all markers on map from selected animals
- Simple distance meter in the right corner of the screen, toggled on when they enter an appropriate range
- Shows where the last shot landed on a range target, similar to how the claim screen shows organ hits
- Enable fast-travel from the map menu, without having to be near a cabin or tent
- Add functionality to erase all markers on map from selected animals
- Added senses triangle, which can be enabled under Options > Interface
Based on Smell, Sight, and Sound it will give you a better indication of how aware the animal you are tracking is of you!
General Fixes and adjustments
- Adjusted collision around lakeside Harghita County so player cannot get stuck behind rock
- Fixed bug where player could not equip a scope after equipping a Modern Sporting Rifle
- Fixed distant floating grass in Bandera Region and floating bushes in Roosevelt Forest
- Fixed scoping with smaller scopes being slightly off center
- Fixed scoping with xbolt series rifles not being centered
- Fixed scoping with Sika 85 Carbon Wolf rifle not being centered
- Fix grass growing through concrete in Shooting range
- Fix floating grass in Roosevelt Forest
- Fixed inconsistent spotting animals when using binoculars + range finder optics
- Fixed bug where spamming the Use button with Wind Powder, Scent Lure and Scent Killer items could consume multiple charges instantly
- Fix dog whisperer achievement, companion skill progress bars change color when maxed out
- Diameter of the crossbow bolt was incorrect. Additionally bumped damage slightly, now reliably one shots waterfowl
- Add custom red deer icon for Licenses
- Instant transition in Third person aiming
- Improved shadow casting for the shooting range
- Improved grass types for chihuahuan desert
- Bandera region adjusted ground material + beter dawn setting.
- Fixed bow aiming
Language Specific Fixes
- [German] Fixed age of animal not showing up, if animal is younger than a year.
- [English] Fixed small mismatch between voice-over and subtitle in tutorial
- [Brazilian] Fixed age of animal to read X ano(s) instead of ano(s) X
- [German only] Fixed age of animal not showing up properly when claiming animals
Thank you everyone for your patience during this difficult time in the world. The team are still dedicated to supporting this title, so please let us know your experience with this patch in the comments below.