Hello, Hunters!
Today, we're pulling back the curtain to discuss more on our development process, giving you a clearer picture of how we prioritize and work on new content, bug fixes, and feedback-driven changes.
As a live-service title, Hunt requires a detailed roadmap that takes into account lead times of 6 to 9 months for most major features and Events. When it comes to planning and rolling out new content, the process isn’t about decision making week-to-week, but rather setting larger course adjustments based on your feedback and our long-term goals for the game.
It’s important to note that every new feature, balance change, or content update has undergone extensive planning and development before it reaches you. This means that when you see large updates or new content, they’ve likely been in motion for months, built from a foundation of feedback, data analysis, and internal discussions.
As we move towards the new year, we are pivoting heavily towards bug fixes, UI, and quality-of-life improvements, with our first two updates of the year focusing exclusively on these. We will be looking to release a new roadmap for 2025 and beyond to provide some insight into what players can expect to see over the next few months.
This approach was set into motion as soon as these critical issues surfaced with the launch of 1896. While we have worked on implementing fixes and improvements wherever possible since then, it illustrates how the turnaround time for major changes in a live-service project can be shaped by development plans established months earlier.
We’re dedicating resources to improving stability and performance, squashing long-standing bugs, and refining the UI. Since August, we’ve rolled out lists of fixes and improvements in each update, and you can expect even more throughout December and well into the future. We intend to keep this momentum going, with enhancements taking precedence over new weapons, mechanics, or Event content at the start of the new year.
We understand how valuable a roadmap is for the community, and they’re a great tool for setting a clear course of action on the game—but they’re not perfect. When we release our plans for over a year or more, they’re vulnerable to delays and technical challenges that are a normal part of game development. This can sometimes cause missed deliveries to look like broken promises, when in reality those features are just taking us longer than expected.
We will be continuing to drop more Developer Insights over the next few weeks to show you more of what we have been working on behind the scenes, including UI, monetization, network & matchmaking, fair play, Hunter evolution, and more.
Every bug report, survey response, and community discussion shapes what we prioritize and how we develop.
Thank you for taking part in shaping the future of Hunt.