Hello Hunters,

we hope you are all doing well and enjoy the hunt! We just uploaded a new live patch and here is what it contains :

Features

• Updated Ptarmigan behaviour for fleeing and migrating

• Heavy Recurve Bow – Instinctive Archer (made by design of our community member Instinctive Archer – follow his process of building this bow IRL in this thread)

• Traditional Bow Missions – Designed by community members Exanimis & Instinctive Archer
• Traditional Bows Bundle & Instinctive Hunting Bundle

Bug fixes

• Fixed missing experience points from tracking animal clues
• Fixed bug in the Sitka mission “The Smell of Fear”

Misc.

• Localization update

Let us know what you think in the Discussion.

Changes

• Added new feral hog attacking sound
• Cable-backed bow now packs a little more punch
• Added flying death variation to Rock Ptarmigans and Pheasant
• CSS score fix for Whiterime Ridge animals and ptarmigans
• Leaderboard and achievements for Polar Bear added

Bug fixes

• Added missing breathing sounds
• Dog should not be falling through bridges anymore
• Deployable structures should now have a wobble factor
• Now possible to give a dog treat after “Come here” command
• Sound fix for the Cable-backed bow
• Fixed the bug that made it possible to have the same scope on two rifles (though no model for the scope was visible)

Dog Treat sound fix

• Sound fixes (Including Ptarmigan)

Misc.

• Localization update

Discussion

Important: If you have the community suggested crash fix installed – read THIS before downloading the patch.

Bug Fixes

• Pulsar Bow reloading fix
• Sitka Scoring fix
• Fix for animals freezing on Bushrangers Run (hopefully maybe perhaps)
• Fix for missing climbing gear
• Alt+Tab crash fixes

Changes

• Large aware address flag added (= hopefully maybe perhaps a fix for the most common game crashes)
• More efficient sound memory management
• Score for collectables should now be received faster

Discussion

Features

• Dog GPS

Bug fixes

• Turkey and Pheasant spotting bug – spotting information about score didn’t reflect the final one
• Tree stand crash fix
• Pulsar bow reloading fix
• Dog command window fix

Changes

• Faster server side inventory updates
• Reworked multiplayer game list to be ordered and filtered by the launcher
• Removed crash command

Misc.

• Localization update

In progress

• Increased security by enforcing secure connections
• Moving game data (kills, etc.) to a faster database
• Improving performance for checking missions
• Better cache logic for getting more recent data when performing actions
• Ordering events in the client code
• Better query system for competitions

Discussion

Features

• Football Jamboree T-shirts (Special for the Football Jamboree 2016 Event)

Bug fixes

• Random crash fix when tracking with the scent hound
• Multiplayer games where host is inactive for more than 30 seconds are no longer invisible in multiplayer list
• Games where creator of the game is inactive for more than an hour is no longer ended automatically

Changes

• When walking backwards, the dog will heel next to the player better
• Some scent hound sounds updated

Misc.

• Localization update

In progress

• Turkey scoring-spotting bug

Discussion

Features

• Scent hounds! – Release notes
• Dog winter vests

Bug fixes

• Fix for placing feeders and barrels when using a dog – it wasn’t possible to place them if a dog was close to the placing position
• When the player gives a dog command or performing an emote, bows will not require to reload and arrow anymore
• Fix for dogs getting stuck in environment, now they should be able to get to the player eventually
• Dogs can walk on bridges now (except for the long hanging bridge in Logger’s Point)
• Fixed the bug with dogs staying outside of ground blinds after having received the command to go in
• Fixed dog presence sounds, update with correct position
• When “equipping” dog in inventory it now spawns in front of the player and sits down

Changes

• Retriever stamina cost for fetch lowered and skill levels increased
• When “equipping” dog in inventory it now spawns in front of the player and sits down
• When the player fires a weapon, the dog now goes into the “attentive” state
• When the player is aiming the dog now sits down
• The “Come here” command now has two different sounds depending on how far away the dog is

Misc.

• Localizations

Discussion

Features

• 2-10×42 Rifle Scopes

Bug fixes

• Fix for reindeer internal organs
• Fix for the .22 Plinkington rifle – The cartridge should not be visible when having a scope attached and firing
• Fixed pathfinding issues around Tatanka Hot Springs in Whiterime Ridge
• Reset Missions in store now works
• Fixed bug where buying a bundle would not update your inventory in the store
• Bug fixed where some players cannot join games when min hunter score is higher than 0

Changes

• Added possibility to switch sides in Two Person Treestand
• Spotting scope magnification increased to x16
• .30-06 Round Nose bullets added for 30-06 Lever Action Rifle. Bolt Action Rifle will still  use Spitzers
• Tracking domes on Whiterime Ridge are a little more visible now
• Old iron sights on .243, .270 and .300 rifles have been remodeled to make them nicer and more realistic looking
  

Misc.

• Localizations

In progress

• Problem with payments via Steam sometimes not going through

Discussion

Features

• Ghillie Suit – Fall Leaf Camo

Bug fixes

• Fix issue with launcher not responding after exiting the game (ver 768)

Misc.

• Localizations

In progress

• Issue with messed up reindeer inner organs
• Problem with payments via Steam sometimes not going through
• New function for the two person tree stand which allows players to switch between the sides

Discussion