Version: v1.0 Patch #2
SteambuildID: 4066508
Client patch size: ~550 MB New Unlock Conditions

• Weapon variations are now unlocked following an XP-based unlock system, instead of specific kill goals as used for the daily and weekly challenges
  
• XP rewards for player kills have been halved to allow for normalized XP earnings across both PvE and PvP for the purpose of weapon variation unlock challenges (i.e. a kill against a player with equal skill is now worth 250 XP instead of 500 XP)

Developer Note:With this update, we have made a change to how the challenges in the Book of Weapons work, changing to an XP-based system instead of the current specific challenges. We had to use the existing system for our initial test server deployment (which makes sense for daily and weekly challenges, as well as Book of Monsters unlocks) since the new XP system was not available in time. Unfortunately, this has caused some irritation within the community as the unlocks felt very 'grindy' and in some cases f... Read more

Version: v1.0 Patch#1
SteambuildID: 4047710
Client patch size: ~ 450MB Equipment

• Slightly increased the recoil of the Dolch 96 and its variants
  
• Reverted the price of the Dolch 96 back to $490
  
• Increase the price of the Dolch 96 Precision to $550
  
• Reverted the price of the Caldwell conversion Uppercut back to $275
  
• Increased the damage of the frag bomb to make it more reliable against AI (150 up to 200)

Developer NoteBoth the Dolch and Uppercut to us are classed as the top-tier sidearm’s that are available in the game. As such, they are often the most used as well as being two of the most powerful in the game. The Uppercut in particular often carries the punch of a “pocket rifle” that makes it the ideal companion with pretty much any other weapon. The Dolch – one of the most advanced and powerful handguns of its time – has the advantage of semi-auto fire paired with a decent range and additional punch from its more modern cartridge. We felt that the pricing difference between these two was a... Read more

Version: v0.651
SteambuildID: 3892837
Client patch size: ~ 270MB

• Death screen now displays the player's name as well as the level & tier of the hunter, instead of player's bloodline & prestige rank.
  
  • This is the first iteration towards a more representative way to communicate information in the death screen.
• Flash bomb price increased to 47$.
  
• Concertina bomb no longer triggers hit markers every time a player or AI moves into the wire.

• Steam friend invites for Random partners should work properly again.
  
• Fixed a situation where the assassin could still get stuck and/or die at the ceiling.
  
• Fixed a bug that reset the banishment timer for players who start spectating their partner.
  
• Fixed a bug that reset the banishment timer for players who just got revived.
  
• Fixed a bug that re-triggered the last mission banner for a player that just started spectating.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the death position of an Immolator to be different on the server and client, resulting in “invisible fire patches”.
  
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Hunters,The test servers are going offline for maintenance at 10:30 CEST!Thank you for testing with us!~The Hunt Team

Hunters,The test servers are going offline for maintenance at 16:15 CEST! (in 15 minutes)Please keep an eye on announcements for further updates!~The Hunt team

The Test Servers are now back online! Happy Hunting!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++The test servers will go offline for maintenance at 10:30 AM CEST. We will temporarily remove the Asia server region from the Test servers.We are going to announce it as soon as the Test serves are back online!~The Hunt Team Read more

Version: v0.615
SteambuildID: 3746596
Client patch size: ~300 MB AI Assassin

• Assassin clones now have a longer lifetime
  
• Assassin now reacts more quickly when a player exits and reenters the arena
  
• Assassin now correctly checks for too much damage during first attack interruption
  
• Assassin bug form no longer takes damage from concertina wire

Onboarding The onboarding is displayed to players that are rank 3 or lower.

• Added Meta tutorial hints: a pop up will appear in the various screen of our menu with an explanation about what this screen is about.
  
• Added In-game tutorial hints: non intrusive hints will appear on the top right of the screen to help new players to understand the game flow and game mechanics.
  
• Added Option to disable onboarding hints in the options menu

Performance

• Enabled a watchdog that would make the game crash in case the game stalls for 1 second or more. It is enabled to provide us with more information about possible stalls. If you have experienced stalls, we would reall...

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The Test servers will be taken offline for maintenance at 10:00 AM CEST in order to deploy a new update to it.We will announce it as soon as it is back online!~The Hunt Team

Version: v0.611
SteambuildID: 3739010
Client patch size: ~ 115MBHunters,We have rolled out a client update to debug frame drops issues that a minority of you have reported to us during the past Test periods.Make sure to download the client update as without it you will not be able to join games. (you'll get kicked back to menu during loading screen). If this happens, close your client and restart steam to get the update. You can confirm the SteamBuildID in the Steam application properties.~The Hunt Team Read more

The Test Servers will go offline for maintenance at 4:30 PM CEST to deploy an update(in about 20 minutes)!We will announce it as soon as the servers are back online!~The Hunt Team

Version: v0.611
SteambuildID: 3731115
Client patch size: ~ 250 MB

• Tentative fix for structures not loading correctly
  
• Fixed Shoulder/Hip Aim sensitivity and changed name to 'Shoulder Aim'
  
• Fixed opacity slider for some HUD elements to make it consistent for all HUD elements
  
• Fixed multiple crashes detected during the Test Server phase

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Hunters, The test servers will go offline for maintenance at 12:00 PM CEST (In about 85 minutes)!Make sure to leave your feedback in the test server discussions here on Steam or on our discord channel!~The Hunt Team

Version: v0.607
SteambuildID: 3725693
Client patch size: ~450 MB AI Assassin

• Assassin now has a damage threshold on the first interruption to cause cloning instantly when taking a lot of damage
  
• Reduced movement speed of Assassin attack
  
• Increased movement speed of Assassin clones

Butcher

• Butcher now takes more damage from shotguns and slightly more damage to the torso from compact ammo

General

• AI spawn distance improvements

Book of Monsters

• Adjusted mastery unlock rules for non-bosses

Gunplay

• Bomb lance projectile impact now generates AI stimulus and the explosion stimulus is increased
  
• Bomb Lance accuracy tweaked to be slightly more precise by default
  
• Bomb Lance accuracy movement modifiers now follow rules for shotguns (no accuracy boost when crouching and no reduction when moving)
  
• Increased initial area damage from Concertina Bomb when it first deploys

Hunter

• Doubled the amount of ammo received from looting players

Quickplay

• Improved region shrink in QP to decrease the chance of having the we...

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Hunters,The Test servers will be taken offline at 1pm CEST/ 3AM PST/ 6AM ESTThank you for everyone participating and for all your feedback!~The Hunt Team

Hunters,We have released a client side update to fix an issue with the new 'Hip Aim' sensitivity option not applying when changed.Version: v0.597
SteambuildID: 3713217
Client patch size: ~70 MB Please make sure to update to the latest client version then restart your game for it to take effect!Happy Hunting and a nice Weekend !~The Hunt Team

Version: v0.597
SteambuildID: 3708908
Client patch size: ~400 MB New Boss: The Assassin

• Added new boss target: The Assassin
  
• Agile attacks from unseen angles
  
• Uses walls to navigate to shortcuts and fire ranged attacks from
  
• Temporarily clones itself to try and open up an opportunity to attack

Developer Note:
The Assassin is the product born from a lot of investigation into what bosses mean to Hunt in its current state, since the previous two boss targets were created the game has shifted a lot to build a better core experience. With this in mind, we wanted to approach the issues that came out of the other bosses and see where we can build a benchmark that offers a few things; a challenge to new and old players, a balance between boss PvE engagement and the ever looming PvP, and something unique to set each boss apart.
There were a lot of prototypes and concepts that we tried – for example the early stages didn’t have clones and relied on trying to lead the player into dead ends, but a ... Read more