Howdy hunters! We are glad to announce a new update today, here’s what you will find in it:

✅ Wild Boar now has a rare piebald fur variation.
✅ A brand new weapon is now available in the store, one that has been requested by the community for a long time: the legendary Maisto 12 GA Semi-Automatic Shotgun with a 3 shots capacity! It comes in 3 flavors: Wood, Synthetic, and the gorgeous Engraved version.

We hope you enjoy the new additions and, as usual, do let us know if you find any issues!

VIDEO
Here’s a cool video by veteran hunter HooCairs showcasing the new shotgun:

Join the conversation on the Forum —> CLICK HERE

SUMMER FIESTA 2020
A new (and last!) species has been added to the Weightsaver Bonanza competition. The species’ list is now complete so you now have until Monday the 31st of August to get your best and final score!

Find out which species has been added here: https://bit.ly/321jU3x

P.S. Spoiler in the trophy shot 😉

SUMMER FIESTA 2020 – SEASONS COMPETITION
This week’s new Season Competition is out: Spring Cup! Hunt Turkeys, Coyotes, and Grizzly Bears to secure one of the unique competition trophies!

This competition comes with 7 hunter-score tiers to give players of all experience levels a chance to win.

➡️ COMPETITION DETAILS

WEEKLY SALES
To help you with the featured competition you’ll find on sale:

✅ Compound Bow Pulsar
✅ Ground Blind
✅ Deployable Hunting Tower
✅ Tree Stand
✅ 5 Pin Compound Bow Sight

…and much more. Up to 40% off!

➡️ CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE

Sale ends on August the 28th, 10:00 am CET

Howdy hunters!
We’ve done a bit of Summer cleaning in the Launcher, the Website, and the Store. Here’s a list of changes:

✅ Removed all mentions of memberships and licenses
✅ em$ counter now shows the actual amount of em$ (it updates faster)
✅ Fixed the paging in the “previous competitions” section
✅ Removed “Earn em$” button and links as this feature is no longer supported
✅ Store: removed “New” ribbon for all the items older then 6 months
✅ Store: added appropriate info for weapons that share the same skills
✅ Store: fixed dozens of outdated/wrong descriptions
✅ Store: Added search/filter functionality
✅ Removed or fixed outdated links
✅ Added social media icons/links in the website footer
✅ Many other minor fixes

In this weekend competition, Doctor Angelica Rodriguez is looking for a gorgeous Alpine Ibex for one of her shady experiments…Would you bear with her?

Find out what it’s all about and join the competition for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$!

➡️ CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COMPETITION DETAILS

WEEKLY SALES

To help you catch those elusive Alpine Ibex in this weekend featured competition we have set a few items on sale.

• .30-06 Lever Action Rifle
• 4-8x32mm Rifle Scope
• Sneaky 3d Alpine camo set
• Happy Camper Heated Tent

…and much more. Up to 50% off!

➡️ CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE

Sale ends on June the 9th, 10:00 am CET

This week we have a little request from Mrs. Ella Laurent* for our weekend competition, check-out the rules and join for a chance to win hefty prizes in em here: https://www.thehunter.com/#competitions/details/101231

WEEKLY SALES

To help you hunt Mallar ducks we have set a few items on sale, including Labrador retrievers, 12 GA Blaser F3 Shotgun, Mallard decoys and callers, waterfowl blinds and much more. Up to 55% off!

Check out the complete list of items on sale here: https://www.thehunter.com/#store/sales

Sale ends on May the 8th, 3:00 am CET

* if you aren’t acquainted with Ella Laurent yet, be sure to check-out the Rougarou Bayou Travel Missions in the Missions section.

Hello all,

Here are the notes from today’s patch.

Additions:

• Added Electronic Caller Add-on for Grey Wolves.
• Implemented Engraved Drilling Rifle.
• Add ability to command dog while in prone stance.
• Added a new interpolation camera option in the options menu(mouse options). Makes it easier to turn and aim. (off by default).
• Added fur variation to confirm kill screen.
• Added a feedback message for when an animal gets spooked by a Park Ranger.

Changes:

• Slightly reduced health values of Magpie Goose.
• You will now exit on the other side of the Park Ranger if the driver seat is obstructed.
• Changed default resolution to 1600×900.
• The straps for backpacks should now be more visible when wearing an arctic jacket.

Bug fixes:

• Hopefully fixed an issue with animal features not showing or showing incorrectly(e.g. Broken Jaw).
• Collectibles (e.g. Antler Sheds) should now always appear at the same place and look the same for all players in a multiplayer game.
• Fixed a bug causing Magpie Goose callers to only play sounds in Piccabeen Bay.
• Fixed an issue with water buffalos’ animation sometimes freezing in water.
• Fixed swapped gender icons for Banteng.
• Fixed a potential crash when a magpie goose was fetched by a retriever.

Discussion

Hello Hunters,

How is everyone’s week going? Today’s Status Update is a smaller one, however Graham just shared with me the most amazing bow hunting video I have seen in ages, and I just have to share it with you guys! Be warned though it does contain real hunting footage, so if you prefer to keep your hunting fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK here: Video.

New Transport

So last week we gave you an image of some camouflage, which was from one of the paint jobs that are available on the vehicle, here is your second clue!

Community Discord Server

We have re-launched the Official Discord Server with lots more channels, including text channels where you can all talk! This should make it a lot easier to find other players who want to go for a hunt. We have also set it up for Community Content Creators to be able to show their videos easy, as well as promote up and coming streams. This will now also be a place we will be posting official information.

This week we have also added a new section for Fan art, Memes, Real life hunting and Photography. To join up, click here!

Ask a Developer!

Currently on our Facebook and Instagram you can ask the Developers some questions. Once a week, one question will be selected and answered by a member of our team, all you have to do is find the post that has the above image and then leave your questions in the comments.

Today’s question comes from alex_the_tazy_artist, who asked on Instagram “Favorite reserve on Classic?”

Today I thought it would be fun to ask some of the team! Here are their replies!

Josh : “Whiterime Ridge, it’s really pretty”

Patrick: “Timbergolds, hands down”

Linus: “Hirschfelden, or however you spell it :P”

Beth: “Bushrangers Run, I love the wide open space and barren look”

Martin: “Hemmeldal, it reminds me of my cabin in northern Sweden”

Henrik: “Piccabeen Bay, because of the Water Buffalo”

Greg: “Hemmeldal for life”

Make sure to head over and let us know what you would like to know. A friendly bit of advice is to make sure they are questions, “I want to see X’ Is not a question and makes it hard for anyone to answer.

Known Issue(s)/Fixes

Scope and zooming issues: Players have reported that after using scopes or optics, different aspects of player controls have been freezing up, we are currently investigating this issue. If you are experiencing this bug please send us your feedback as we aren’t yet able to reliably reproduce the problem (which makes it much more difficult to fix).

What’s bugging you the most?

We are still working on the list and working out which ones are achievable to fix. Once we have a more solid list, we will let you know what you can expect in the near future.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score! Rares go into this thread and trophy animals into this one. We currently don’t have a competition for Non-Typicals, but they go into this thread.

This Weeks Winners

The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is MONSTER MOOSE!! which was shot by ‘Gostwind ’ and scored 224,528! If you are wondering what many consider a trophy Moose, it is anything over the 200 scoring mark.

And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘CaptainTomLV’ for this Melanistic Bison a very nice harvest, congratulations, a great Trophy Shot!.

Free Rotation

This week all Duck species are free to hunt, look our Rougarou Bayou!

Have a great week all,

Discussion

Hello Hunters,

Today’s Status Update is not a long one, but it it good nonetheless! We talk about the Summer Fiesta, The new Drilling Rifle and some UI changes that we have made.

Summer Fiesta 2018

The 2018 Summer Fiesta has been running a week now. At least three people have already completed all the mission packs, congratulations! Like I mentioned last week, they are no easy feat!

The Weightsaver Lottery is looking very close, only 8kgs separates the top 10 positions. Dall Sheep and Reindeer are the first two animals in the lottery and today Wild Boar have been added to the list.

This week the ‘Summer’ competition starts, the entry requirements is the combination of your heaviest Sambar Deer, Roosevelt Elk and Rusa Deer. Good luck!

16GA/9.3x74R Drilling Combination Gun

Today we break more boundaries as we release the previously impossible 16GA/9.3x74R Drilling Combination Gun. I have fallen in love with this gun and it really is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of the gun world, as it’s ethical for every species in the EHR!

As well as the Birdshot and Buckshot, the 16GA barrels have also been strengthened to take 16GA Slugs! Picking between either the 9.3x74R or the 16GA is as simple as clicking your middle mouse button. Remembering to do that is another challenge, I shot a goose yesterday, midflight, iron sights with the 9.3x74R, sorry Doc!

The gun takes the current ‘2-6x32mm Slug Scope’ or the brand new 3-18x44mm Rifle Scope. People often ask for a look at the new reticles, so here it is:

Now, in order to get this gun to work in game, we have had to remake the UI screen (the inventory Screen) to accommodate the extra ammo slot. So when you start up your game today, it may look a little different than usual. So make sure to take a minute or two and familiarise yourself with the new layout. The major change is that we have split the equipment off into its own tab and here you can also equip any dogs you own. The new layout also opens up room and gives us the chance to add extra slots for any features that may come along in the future.

New Animal

Currently we are working on a new animal for the EHR, when this new animal is set free, it will be released into Hemmeldal. Watch this space.

Known Issue(s)/Fixes

Projectiles not registering after 500m. A fix for this is currently being tested and we will release it to you as soon as it passes.

Golden 10 GA not displaying in gun racks. We have fixed this issue and will be included in the next patch.

What’s bugging you the most?

I just wanted to touch on this to let you all know, your feedback has not gone to waste. We are currently trying to reproduce many of the issues and we are hoping to present to you all many good fixes in the not too distant future.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

I had a question come to be via PM in the forums this week. “TK when are the Trophy and Rare of the week selected?” Very good question and I thought I would add the information to the Status Update! Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score! Rares go into this thread and trophy animals into this one. We currently don’t have a competition for Non-Typicals, but they go into this thread.

This Weeks Winners

The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this Grey Wolf, which was shot by ElCorderoDeDios and scoring 16,890! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Grey Wolf, it is anything over the 16 scoring mark.

And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘Fish Attack’ for this Leucistic Grey Wolf with a score of 15.354 congrats!

I have heard some prizes have not been allocated, can you please send me (Treekiwi) a message in the forums if you are missing some prize em$. I can get it all sorted for you 🙂

Free Rotation

This week’s free rotation lets our guest hunters test their skills against Wild Boar and Black Bear. Good luck and have fun!

Have a great week all,

Discussion

Hello Hunters,

I hope you are all enjoying the new Magpie Geese, the statistics are sure showing that you do! We have pulled some figures in and if you can guess how many have been shot as of today 10am CEST, you can win yourself 700em$, closest answer wins, and because you guys like a challenge, I am not going to give you any hints at all. Leave your guesses in the discussion thread, good luck!

.17 HMR-HV Ammo and 6x20mm Vintage Scope.

Today we release the new HV ammo and a brand new 6x20mm Vintage Scope for the .17HMR. Both these new additions give the .17HMR a little extra something special and will help to secure the gun as many people’s favorite secondary carry along gun.

If you want to see how the new ammo and scope perform you can join myself and Graham in tomorrow’s stream as I will be putting them through their paces. 4pm CEST, tomorrow, www.twitch.com/expansiveworlds.

theHunter: Classic Player Survey 2018

It is the last week to have your say in the annual player survey, don’t miss out to have your say in the future of this amazing game. Just for participating you have a chance to win yourself 1000em$, so don’t miss out! Click here to participate in the Survey.

Albino Ambition #2

It might have been a little over shadowed with last week’s release of the Magpie Geese. But we have updated both the Mule and Blacktail Deer Albino skins and if you happen to shoot one of the new ones, make sure you post it here for your chance to win some sweet prizes! It will run for a whole month and we will be picking one winner every week. Good luck!

What’s on the Lathe?

New Gameplay Enhancement

Last week I showed you all this image below as the first in the series of hints as to a HUGE new game play improvement that is coming soon.

Now here is your second clue and image.

Known Issue(s)/Fixes

Missing Rabbit/Hare sign. We have received reports of ‘roaming tracks’ and other signs missing for all the Rabbit/Hare species, we are looking into it and will have a fix out for it as soon as it is resolved. But just to put your mind at rest, the animals ARE still in the game and can be harvested if shot.

Missing Hunter Score. This was caused by both the .300 and .300 carbon being merged by mistake. We are looking into a possible fix and will have more information to you as soon as we have a solution.  Sorry!

Shark Tooth Fossil Fix. We have implemented a fix today server side that should stop the endless calculation loop of the Shark Tooth Fossils.

Magpie Goose Steam Achievement. Steam achievements have now been corrected and working as intended and with correct images.

Rare and Trophy of the Week

This competition has become so popular that we have decided to make it a permanent feature and it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future!

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score! Rares go into this thread and trophy animals into this one. We currently don’t have a competition for Non-Typicals, but they go into this thread.

This Week’s Winners

The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this nice White-tailed Ptarmigan which was shot by Lowby. It has a great score of 463, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Ptarmigan, it is anything over the 400 scoring mark.

And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Cogsy666 for this Albino Magpie Goose. An amazing trophy, congratulations and I am sure it has been added to your amazing Rare collection!

Free Rotation

This week’s free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Red Fox and Turkey. Good luck and have fun!

Have a great week all,

Discussion