PINNED: Detailed Guide - "So you are new to Hunt?"

Hunters,

A member of the reddit community has put together a detailed "all you need to know about hunt" guide a few months ago and has been keeping it regularly updated. As this contains a lot of very useful and helpful information, we asked if we could share it here as well. We will be updating this guide quite regularly, and we will try to add as much as we can as more content is created. Feel free to reach out to me or the mods if you have anything you think would be a good addition to this guide.

Credit to u/agreewoment for putting this together.


Introduction
Here is a collection of guides made by various members of the community with help from reddit user u/agreewoment, you can check their original list here this wouldn't have been made possible without the contributions from the community

Index

1. Must have links
   
2. Useful resources
   
3. A complete beginner?
   
4. Want to improve your game?
   
5. Not Sure what loadout to take?
   
6. Quickplay Guides
   
7. Console (PS4/XBOX)
   
8. German guides
   
9. Changelog

1. "Must have" links Discord[discord.gg]
Support (use the red box in the bottom right corner)[www.huntshowdown.com]
Roadmap[www.huntshowdown.com]
Official Youtube channel
Crytek Twitch channel[www.twitch.tv]
Patch notes
Test server patch notes

2. Useful resources Interactive Maps[hunt-map.info]

• Contains both Lawson Delta and Stillwater Bayou maps.
  
• Includes spawns, compound borders.
  
• Has a distance measuring tool.

Damage Graph[media.discordapp.net]
Damage Multipliers[media.discordapp.net]
A detailed Hunter's All-In-One guide by TheKillerGreece

• An up-to-date written reference for weapons, monsters, and just about everything else (updated recently with details of 1.5).
  
• Contains some (opinionated) pros and cons for each weapon

Matchmaking Explained (a bit out dated)[www.huntshowdown.com]

3. A complete beginner? A Complete Beginner's Guide To Hunt: Showdown by Skill Up

• Probably the most up to date beginners guide to the game at time of writing.
  
• A bit opinionated in some respects but a great introduction, covering just about everything

Hunt Showdown Beginners Guide The Basics by JohnMatrix69

• Released just before game launch. Some changes but a still a good intro
  
• Includes loadout suggestions
  
• Explains the 3D gun view

Hunt Showdown Complete Gameplay Guide from squadstate[squadstate.com]

• The most complete, written guide I have found
  
• contains some out-of-date tips - reader beware
  Custom ammo Explained! by Hector

4. Want to improve your game? 100 tips and tricks to help you get better at Hunt Showdown by Psychoghost
50 Tips & Tricks to become better at Hunt by Psychoghost
15 Tips Beginners NEED to Know! by 4FS Gaming
13 TIPS AND TRICKS YOU DIDN'T KNOW by Rachta Z
25 TIPS AND TRICKS YOU DIDN'T KNOW by Rachta Z
8 Habits of Great Players by 4FS Gaming
Predicting Player Movement by 4FS Gaming
5 tips to get started and become a better hunter by IrregularAce

• Very old video BUT tips are still valid
  
• Note that clues are now worth $50, free hunters exist, you cannot equip two large slot weapons anymore, nights are not as dark as shown in the video, and quickplay, training mode and trials have been added since.

5 Strategies to Get Good at Hunt by GameswithDeath
Strategic Positioning in Hunt: Showdown part 1 and part 2 by GameswithDeath
Solo guides Playlist by gunsmackk
3 tips to kill duos as a solo by IrregularAce
In depth guide on how to make and save money by Psychoghost
Healing Waters: How to have the edge by Huuge
Compound guides playlist by DelacroixGaming
Tactical Tours playlist by 4FS Gaming
How to clutch by LordJames

5. Not Sure what loadout to take? My Top 4 Budget Loadouts by Psychoghost
The Most Cost Efficient Loadout Guide and Tactics by 4FS Gaming

6. Quickplay Guides QuickPlay Guide! by UnumGaming
The Quickplay Guide by 4FS Gaming

7. Console guides Aim Settings Guide PS4/XBOX ONE by JohnSlyRecon
Gameplay Tips PS4/XBOX ONE by JohnSlyRecon

8. German Guides Die Basics! Alles für Anfänger! by Siegismund
Was Geräusche und die Spielwelt verraten! by Siegismung
So gewinnt Ihr Schießereien! by Siegismund

9. Changelog
**changes to this guide will be noted here**