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Hello Hunters,
Since the last update, I can hardly see you all now, lucky I have my nice new spotting scope…ahhhh my Mum thinks I am funny!
In today’s Status Update, we will be starting to take a look at the summer plans for theHunter: Classic, this includes up and coming competitions and addressing the holiday period here in Sweden!
theHunter: Classic Football Jamboree 2018
Two years have passed just like that and it’s nearly already time for the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup! Now I must say, Football, or Soccer as it is called in New Zealand, is not as big a deal to most people as Rugby is, but this competition really excites me because of the layout and fun ‘Round Robin’ style of the event.
The event will kick off on Thursday the 14th of June, which gives you two weeks to start planning your strategy to ensure you secure yourself the the ‘Golden Gun’. In 2016 it was the ‘Royal Bullpup’. The gun this year is equally as nice and if you tune into the stream on Thursday, you will get a first-hand look at it.
Closer to the event we will release the full event rules and details set out for the 2018 competition. But the main part of the event consists of purchasing an item of clothing that represents your team or teams of choice. The first year it was caps, 2016 saw players wearing shirts and this year if you own the pants for the winning team in the end, you will win the ‘Golden Gun’. All the pants are heavily discounted before the games start, with the discount gradually reduced as the World cup progresses, which is where people’s strategies will come into play. Will you buy all the pants from the start? Will you purchase the pants of 10 teams you feel have a shot? Will you wait until the finals and just buy both teams pants? Maybe you know your country will win and you just purchase the one pair of pants! To give you some more history of the event you can read more details from the 2016 Event here and the 2014 Event here. It is worth mentioning again that the 2018 rules may differ slightly and these past links should be used as a guide, so you get an idea of what you can expect from this year’s event.
As well as the main event, there will be Bi-Weekly competitions and a mission pack available for everyone to partake in. I am looking forward to it…Though I am not sure which team I will support this year??? “Heja Sverige”(Go Sweden)!?
Swedish Holidays and ‘Swewis’
We are now entering Summer for the Northern Hemisphere, this means the holiday period is soon here for most countries. Stockholm is a ghost town throughout July and August as Swedes go and let out a years worth of bottled up emotions and stress on other countries around the world. If you would like a little tongue-in-cheek look into Swedish Culture this video sums it all up pretty well.
But anyway how does this affect you guys??? Well hopefully it doesn’t, but it is worth mentioning a few things to consider:
We still have an action packed summer planned with lots of fun events and some very nice releases!
What is a ‘Swewi’ you are asking? Well if a baby is born that is half Swedish and half Kiwi, that is what you end up with, a ‘Swewi’! My partner Jenny and I are expecting a baby boy, he is due on the 24th of June and so at any time or day shortly I will have to take off for a month. We are both very excited as this is our first child and while I think I am mentally prepared for this… I know I never really will be, exciting times!
A New Associate Community Manager
This is a great chance to introduce our new Associate Community Manager, Ann-Charlotte, but you can call her AC for short! She is great fun to work with and brings even more energy and enthusiasm to the team, I am sure she is going to fit in amongst the community very well! AC will be mainly working on COTW, but while I am away you can expect to see both AC and Graham active in the forums and handling all that precious information that everyone craves. Anyway here is a nice intro from AC herself and you can meet her live on stream tomorrow.
“Hey everyone!
My name is Ann-Charlotte, but you can call me AC. I am your new associate community manager that will work with Matt and Graham on theHunter-titles. I’ve been playing games for long as I can remember (a LOT of Half Life Deathmatch with my friends during my teenage years) but love a wide range of game genres. I’ve also spent several summers at the Polish countryside, staying at my mother’s friend’s hunting residence, where hunters from Poland and Germany went to hunt boar and deer – which somehow contributes to a nostalgic feeling when I’m playing the game. Before I joined the team I studied a bachelor of arts in media and communication studies, where I also wrote my final thesis about Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5. I’m super excited to be a part of your community! :)”
Albino Ambition #2
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. These seem to be a lot harder to find than the Albino Moose and Whitetail Deer, so if you have shot one, make sure you enter it in the competition, as you have a great chance to win! Good luck!
This weeks winner:
Hogtracker for this very nice Mule doe! Congrats. Nobody has shot a male of either species yet, who will be the first?
GDPR Regulations Changes.
You might have noticed some extra notifications in the launcher and website regarding GDPR. Please take the time to read through the information provided, because some policies and agreements have changed.
Known Issue(s)/Fixes
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! (Ongoing Investigation)
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 Weeks Winners
The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this nice Alpine Ibex which was shot by zacht180. It has a great score of 262.603, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Alpine Ibex, it is anything over the 260 scoring mark.
And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Columbo for this brown leucistic goose, scoring 4587.683. An amazing trophy and a very nice trophy shot, congratulations!
Free Rotation
This week’s free rotation, which changes tomorrow, lets our guest hunters test their skills against all Ptarmigan Species. Good luck and have fun!
Have a great week all,
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Hey Hunters,
Here are the notes from today’s patch.
Changes:
Bug fixes:
Game Update – 23rd May 2018
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Hello Hunters,
Today’s patch sees the release of the Extended Render Range (ERR) and Multiplayer Deployables.
As with a lot of new features, some of the questions and magic we will let you guys find out and discover for yourselves. But I have been monitoring the feedback on the forums and I will try and cover a few of the major questions. Before we get into the Q&A, it’s worth pointing out that as always, we will be monitoring the community’s feedback on these new features. Because they are such huge changes, we want to make sure that you guys and gals are happy!
Extended Render Range (ERR)
“How will this affect my HunterMate?”
It doesn’t. Even though you can see animals at a greater distance, your HunterMate still functions out to 220m. Animals will not call over 220m and therefore your HunterMate functions exactly the same as it did beforehand.
“How does the ERR affect animals spooking from gunshots?”
Currently, depending on the size of the gun you are using, it will depend on how far the sound travels and this is actually true for both single and multiplayer games. So before you could not see the animals over 220m fleeing, now you probably can… which might be a little bit frustrating as you see a previously unseen trophy animal dart away 😛 But in short, the spook mechanics have not changed either and are working as they always have.
“Do my current Optics still work?”
Yes they sure do, the only thing they are lacking is the magnification at the longer ranges. You will still be able to see the animals through them.
“Will the new spotting scope have the rangefinder ability in them?”
At this stage no. We are going to wait to get some more community feedback after you have actually all tried everything out. The current rangefinding Binos do work out to the new ERR and beyond, but if people feel they are still inadequate, we will have a look at some options.
“Why can I not use the new scope on “X” gun?”
We tried to pick rifles that in real life are more likely to be used at longer ranges. We feel this adds more immersion for players and more feeling that it is long range. It also starts to give the selection of guns a bit more depth and adds a bit more spice when deciding which gun you will select for your hunts.
Here is the list of guns that can fit the new scope:
“I don’t really use guns, why should I be excited?”
Now you will be able to more effectively spot and stalk. Beforehand you could see that trophy animal at 220m away, now you can see them at a much greater distance, which will ultimately help you plan your hunt and influence where you go!
“What range do my callers work to now?”
Nothing has changed with the calling mechanics and this includes effective distances.
“But TK what about “X” question?”
If you have anymore questions, put them in the discussion page in our forums and I will try my best to answer them for you all.
We have one known issue with the new spotting scope that has slipped into the build, animals over 220m will not highlight or show spotting information. We are already working on getting it fixed and will get it out to you all ASAP! Sorry for the inconvenience.
Multiplayer Deployables
As of today’s update, you can now place deployable equipment as a guest in a hosts multiplayer game.
When you leave the game for any reason, be it disconnected, you leave or are kicked, your items leave the current game and are transferred back to your inventory, ready for your next hunt! This comes with a little warning however, if you are in someone’s equipment and they disconnect, you will be removed from the equipment and it will be returned to the owners inventory. This is done to insure everybody’s equipment is safe and sound. I am sure if you accidentally got disconnected, you would want to know your gear is safe and sound! We are investigating ways to warn a user that the equipment they are using is about to disappear, to hopefully prevent some confusion.
All deployable equipment is placed and functions the same as it would in a single player game.
Again we will be monitoring the community feedback closely on this and like the ERR, if you have any questions please put them in the discussion thread and I will do my best to answer.
These are some very exciting times to be part of here at theHunter: Classic and there are many more to come!
I hope you all enjoy the new features and I am sure these will strengthen our great community even more.
Cheers all,
TK
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Hello Hunters,
Surprise!… A Status Update on Monday. Why you may ask? Well I was sick last week and had promised a good Status Update, so I hope this makes up for it. But really, this is a very special week and all going to plan, this Wednesday you will be getting your hands on the following huge game enhancements… Wait was that a plural? Yes that is right, there are two new big enhancements this week!
Extended Render Range
Some of you guessed it after the first hint had gone out, I really must work on making the hints harder! But yes, I feel very privileged to be presenting to you all the new and improved ‘Extended Render Range’, or ERR for short!
320m Is now the maximum distance you will be able to see in a horizontal plane. We are aware that a portion of our players have computers that run on low graphics settings and to insure their game play is not hampered, we have tied the ERR to the scene complexity setting, no computer upgrades needed! 🙂
Now when I got told about the extended render range being worked on, apparently my face was priceless and I looked like a kid that had just been handed the biggest ice cream ever. After I had calmed down a little bit I said “OO OOO OOO We are going to need better optics and scopes” Because as it is now, the spotting scope only just spots ibex at range and the rifle scopes are pushing the limits at 220m. So here are some new toys that I for one can’t wait to use.
30x65mm Spotting Scope
This addition is going to be a must, boasting an impressive 30x65mm zoom, spotting animals at these new extreme ranges will be a breeze!
5.5-22x56mm RifleScope ‘Eagle Mk I’
This scope has been designed with long distance shooting in mind and has been made to fit the higher Velocity weapons in the game and currently the list is:
As with any new feature we will be monitoring community feedback, but I am hoping this has got you all just as excited as I am! It is also worth mentioning as another little teaser that deployable targets are in the making, and soon everyone will be able to see how the guns perform over these new ranges. Speaking of deployables….
Multiplayer Deployables
The second feature to be released on Wednesday is ‘Multiplayer Deployables’, this now means that you can take your favorite deployables, such as treestands or blinds with you and deploy them in anyone’s multiplayer games.
If you get disconnected, end the hunt, or leave the session under any circumstances. Any deployables you have placed in that session get returned to your inventory and can be used again in your next hunt. This also comes with a little warning however, if you are in a users treestand that is not the host and they get disconnected, you get dropped to the ground and might have to make some evasive maneuvers to still shoot that animal that is wandering in. We are looking at a way to improve this, but I am sure you will agree, if you were disconnected, you would want to make sure your treestand was safe and sound back in your inventory!
We will be watching this feature for community feedback closely and interested to see how everyone enjoys it.
Albino Ambition #2
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. These seem to be a lot harder to find than the Albino Moose and Whitetail Deer, so if you have shot one, make sure you enter it in the competition, as you have a great chance to win! Good luck!
This weeks winner:
Granti for this very nice mule doe! Congrats.
GDPR Regulations Changes.
In the coming days you might notice some extra notifications in the launcher and website regarding GDPR. Please take the time to read through the information provided, because some policies and agreements have changed.
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. (Ongoing Investigation)
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! (Ongoing Investigation)
Rare and Trophy of the Week
Due to myself being sick last week, we have had a little lag in the competition. But it has started back up already with RudiRR taking out Trophy of the week with this nice Black Bear and a funny trophy shot to boot! It has a very nice score of 23.583.
Rare of the Week as per usual will be selected this coming Wednesday, so if you have shot a rare animal, it is not too late Enter Here!
Free Rotation
The current animals that are available to hunt are Roosevelt Elk and Feral Goats
This week’s free rotation, which changes on Wednesday, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Coyote and Bison. Good luck and have fun!
Have a great week all,
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Hello Hunters,
Graham here standing in for Mat as he undertakes some essential beard maintenance (facial hair that magnificent takes a lot of work!), as such this Status Update will just be a short mention on today’s store changes, normal business resumes next week!
So, on with the news:
.30-06 Fiesta!
Cast your memories back to last year’s Summer Fiesta, you’ll remember a very special Forest Camo variant of the .30-06 lever-action rifle which only a few had the opportunity to win. Today it’s been opened up for general sale to everybody!
You can pick up your very own .30-06 Lever Action – Forest Camo from the store now for 550 em$.
As always, our stream kicks off on twitch tomorrow at 16:00 CEST (twitch.tv/expansiveworlds), we are hopeful we have something extra-special to show off this week, but more news will follow on Thursday.
See you then!
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Hello Hunters,
Today’s status update will be a little shorter than usual, but next week’s one will be jam packed again, make sure you don’t miss it! This week in Sweden we have a public holiday on Thursday, so if communications appear a little slower, this will be why. Everything will be back to normal on Friday and hopefully you don’t even notice we are gone!
2018 Sneakathon Event
This week we kicked off our annual Sneakathon Event. It runs for 7 days and consists of daily sales, tiered competitions which are free and a brand new ‘Grand Competition’, which has a small entry fee. It is a little optional extra but gives you the chance to compete for much better prizes. All the competitions have some very challenging components to them and I am sure they will be very satisfying once completed. Before we get into the prizes, I would just like to state that the ‘Grand Competition’ is just a trial at this stage. We are closely monitoring community feedback and will also look at the event statistics to see how the wider community liked the event. There has already been some great feedback come in and with the community survey closing today, I am sure we will have even more feedback to consider.
Now prizes!
There will be three different tiered competitions to test your luck, spread across the week and they have the following prize pool:
The ‘Grand Sneakathon Competition: The True Silent Hunter’ Competition runs the full 7 days and for a small 10em$ you have a much better prize pool to chance your luck at:
You can purchase your ticket for the ‘Grand Master Competition’ here and enter all the competitions here.
Here are the very nice trophies you have a chance at winning.
Good luck all!
theHunter: Classic Player Survey 2018
The 2018 Player Survey is now closed. We had a great response and I am pleased to say that, despite early fears, all the results look normal and we will be adding lots more Ptarmigan species on all of the maps… I am just joking, put that rotten fruit down!
Time to announce the winners of the em$! Multiple entries were removed from the results and winners were decided using a random number generator.
Congratulations to:
All the em$ have been delivered to your accounts, enjoy.
On behalf of all the team here at theHunter: Classic I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to fill in the survey.
Albino Ambition #2
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!
This weeks winner:
Bloopy0123 for this very nice doe! Congrats.
How many Magpie Geese were shot?
In last weeks Status Update there was a guessing competition and people had to enter their guesses over on our forums. There were 35,772 Magpie Geese shot as of 10am CEST last Wednesday and that means our winner is TriRap02 with a guess of 35,000 and a difference of only 772. Well done!
What’s on the Lathe?
New Gameplay Enhancement
You have had two clues now and following the recap, you will be able to find the new third clue.
First Clue:
Second clue:
New Clue:
Actually you know what… Here is a 4th clue. The new gameplay enhancement comes with a few new items… 😉
Known Issue(s)/Fixes
Flickering Scope Bug. We are confident we have found the cause of this bug, it was a tricky issue to locate. As usual we will monitor the community to make sure it has be resolved, this will be patched in the next update.
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. (Ongoing Investigation)
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! (Ongoing Investigation)
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 MASSIVE Whitetail Deer which was shot by Granti. It has an impressive score of 204,998, congratulations! If you are unsure of what many consider a trophy Whitetail, it is anything over the 175 scoring mark.
And the ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to Bloop0123 for this Albino Fox, with a score of 17.544. An amazing trophy, one many would class this as a super rare, congratulations and I bet it looks great in your Trophy Lodge!
Free Rotation
This week’s free rotation, which changes today, as tomorrow is a public holiday here, lets our guest hunters test their skills against Arctic Fox and Bobcats. Good luck and have fun!
Have a great week all,
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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,
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Hello Hunters,
Please see our changes in today’s Game Update below:
Bug fixes:
Have a good weekend!
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