Happy new year, Hunters!
To kick off 2025, we wanted to share a little more insight into what we have planned for the start of the year. We will be beginning by focusing on quality-of-life improvements and bug fixing as we look to improve the overall gameplay experience of Hunt. New events will be coming, but the core of these updates will center around performance improvements rather than tons of new content.
We have looked at some of the most severe bugs that currently exist, along with some of the most frequently reported, and more. While this is far from an exhaustive list of everything coming, here’s a brief list of just some of key fixes that you can expect for early 2025:
Gameplay Bugs
- Fixed various crashes and freezes that occasionally occurred during gameplay, as well as when loading in and out of a mission.
- Fixed an issue where Player A could appear to be killed by Player B even after Player B was already visually dead.
- Fixed an issue where players could potentially leave map boundaries, possibly by using vaulting.
- Fixed an issue where the Poison effect could remain stuck on the player.
- Fixed a problem where compounds occasionally seemed to be dominated by a single special AI type.
- Fixed locations where players could become soft-locked or access unintended locations.
- Fixed an issue where the Spider could fall through the floor or terrain upon death.
- Fixed an issue where Assassin clones were sometimes not visible.
- Fixed an issue where fire or bleed effects would continue when switching from healing with a first aid kit or syringe to stopping the effect with the 'F' key.
Weapons and Equipment
- Fixed an issue where bullets were not visible during the reload animation of the 1865 Carbine when using default ammunition.
- Fixed an issue with ammo switching on dual pistols that caused mixed ammo, firing issues, or broken reloads.
- Fixed an issue with the Avtomat where the fire rate was incorrect, third-person audio was broken, and bullets were loading at the wrong time.
- Fixed various issues with hunters and equipment skipping.
- Fixed an exploit where the hand crossbow with a revive bolt, combined with precise timing, allowed players to self-revive.
- Fixed an issue where throwing a lantern during the extinguishing animation caused the player to get stuck, preventing sprinting, vaulting, and item usage.
- Fixed an issue where some traps, consumables, and tools didn't count toward the "deal damage with traps/consumables" progress.
Hunter and Prestige Systems
- Fixed an issue where hunters could not be equipped or changed after prestiging following a server crash.
- Fixed an issue where clicking the 'YES' button multiple times quickly in the confirmation popup could dismiss two hunters at once.
- Fixed an issue where forcefully disconnected users could no longer change their hunter or equipment.
- Fixed an issue where some prestige levels only mentioned a 'random skin', where users could actually choose from multiple rewards.
User Interface
- Fixed an issue where all scopes were misaligned during the first ADS with a centered crosshair position.
- Fixed an issue where slots in the Free Hunter Recruits screen and Loadouts screen displayed static names.
- Fixed an issue where weapons and hunters would remain on the screen and overlap when switching between menu tabs.
(Please note that this is only an insight as to what we will be fixing in early 2025, we may not have exact timelines for every fix just yet)
We are also aware of growing concerns around voice chat bugs, and with this mind we have a range of fixes coming in 2.2.1 due for release in the next few weeks. We will be sharing a blog early next week with more details on these changes.
We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you all for the support through our biggest events, updates and launches that came throughout 2024. Your feedback, patience and support have been invaluable as we continue to improve and grow the world of Hunt.
Looking forward, 2025 will be another exciting year. The team have been hard at work on updates, quality of life improvements and some exciting new features that we’re looking forward to sharing more on over the coming weeks and months!