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| 5s | hi I'm David ffield the general manager |
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| 7s | for the hunt Showdown franchise and |
| 9s | we're following up our last road map |
| 11s | chat to walk you through some of the |
| 12s | near-term plans as we close out 2023 and |
| 15s | give some thoughts on what to expect in |
| 17s | early 2024 we'll be talking about the |
| 20s | upcoming events game features controller |
| 23s | and console updates back-end networking |
| 25s | improvements and the cry engine |
| 29s | upgrade we started our latest Trilogy of |
| 32s | events with the tide of Shadows in June |
| 34s | we are now preparing to deploy the |
| 35s | second and third chapters of the trilogy |
| 37s | across the fall and winter of 2023 we've |
| 40s | had a great response to the new packs |
| 42s | and trait systems that we update with |
| 44s | each event we plan to deliver more of |
| 46s | these mixing up some of the old ones and |
| 48s | introducing new ones as we go a fiery |
| 50s | Wild Card map condition from last year |
| 52s | will return with some tweaks and |
| 54s | modifications and the development is |
| 56s | underway for an entirely new condition |
| 58s | but we'll talk about that more when it's |
| 60s | closer to |
| 62s | launch October will have a twitch drop |
| 65s | campaign as we celebrate Halloween with |
| 67s | a new hunter weapon and charm reward for |
| 70s | viewers these drops will also include |
| 72s | another wave of crates to bolster your |
| 74s | inventories and the event points that |
| 76s | you get just for tuning in to |
| 79s | watch we will soon offer an additional |
| 82s | 25 Hunter slots to upgrade beyond the |
| 84s | current maximum of 50 The Prestige |
| 87s | system is also getting a rework related |
| 89s | to the unlocking of weapons |
| 91s | this year and then some new reward |
| 92s | schemes are planned for 2024 |
| 95s | specifically we will unlock more base |
| 97s | weapon groups for both new and Prestige |
| 99s | players very early in the progression |
| 101s | this should reduce the pain of prestige |
| 103s | somewhat while next year we will be back |
| 105s | with some changes around the rewards for |
| 107s | achieving significant Milestones up |
| 109s | through Prestige 100 challenge pools are |
| 112s | being expanded and refreshed based on |
| 114s | mountains of data and Survey feedback |
| 116s | from the first half of the Year always |
| 118s | with a mind to be more engaging and |
| 120s | encourage merge a variety of weapons and |
| 121s | tactics in both exploration and direct |
| 124s | combat trait reworks are being evaluated |
| 126s | to consolidate similar traits to a |
| 128s | single version with wider application |
| 130s | such as moving the three separate scop |
| 132s | Smith traits into a single trait as well |
| 135s | as some better logic around the traits |
| 136s | that newly recruited hunters start |
| 140s | with weapon inspection animations are a |
| 143s | frequently requested feature we are |
| 145s | rolling them out in stages starting with |
| 147s | our next update 114 the first batch |
| 150s | provides inspection animations for a |
| 151s | subset of weapons and equipment starting |
| 153s | with pistols melee weapons and some |
| 156s | tools over time more weapon groups and |
| 158s | Equipment will be given similar |
| 162s | animations console controller and |
| 165s | Gamepad support is getting a major |
| 166s | refactor we're currently targeting the |
| 169s | winter update for significant changes |
| 171s | giving players Dead Zone adjustments as |
| 173s | well as aim assist and acceleration |
| 175s | options early next year we'll follow |
| 177s | those improvements with custom button |
| 179s | mapping and and a weapon wheel |
| 183s | rework we are moving to a decentralized |
| 186s | backend for all our services next year |
| 188s | this will allow for updates without |
| 190s | downtime and prevent Regional outages |
| 192s | from spilling over or cascading across |
| 194s | multiple servers this change will also |
| 197s | give quicker responses to inventory and |
| 199s | bloodline interactions both in match and |
| 202s | in menus we are optimizing our Network |
| 204s | layer to improve the timing accuracy |
| 206s | between players over the net this should |
| 208s | give notable relief on the common |
| 210s | frustration points of rubber banding |
| 212s | World positions projectile path |
| 214s | consistency and the trade Windows where |
| 217s | players take each other out with |
| 218s | painfully long delays between the |
| 220s | on-screen deaths matchmaking will be |
| 222s | refactored to address MMR volatility and |
| 225s | allow partner Duos to team with a third |
| 227s | random player team voice chat functions |
| 230s | will be changed to allow communication |
| 232s | without broadcasting your coms to the |
| 234s | enemy teams in your proximity and voice |
| 236s | communication will also work even when |
| 238s | Hunters are down or spr spread out |
| 240s | across the map at far |
| 243s | distances we recently made the decision |
| 246s | to forbid the use of reshade directing |
| 248s | easy antie to block anyone from |
| 250s | launching into hunt Showdown with it |
| 252s | active we'll be taking even more steps |
| 254s | to ensure Fair Play Over the coming year |
| 256s | as we've recruited some key hires for a |
| 258s | focused team countering exploits and |
| 260s | cheaters along with a more sophisticated |
| 262s | handling and Analysis of player |
| 264s | reporting for toxicity exploits and |
| 269s | cheating |
| 270s | the hunt upgrade to cry engine 511 is |
| 273s | still underway and planned for release |
| 275s | in early 2024 as announced previously |
| 277s | map 4 is coming next year with a new |
| 279s | biome map 4 is being built as a showcase |
| 282s | for many of the graphical and content |
| 284s | upgrades in the new cry engine and will |
| 286s | launch at the same time as the upgrade |
| 289s | this upgrade applies to both the PC and |
| 291s | console versions of hunt Showdown and |
| 293s | will Mark the official launches for |
| 295s | PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X ands we |
| 298s | are also announcing today that with this |
| 300s | upgrade we'll be raising both the |
| 302s | minimum PC and console specs that hunt |
| 304s | Showdown will support the important note |
| 306s | for console users is that with the |
| 309s | upgrade and Launches on Xbox series X |
| 311s | and S as well as PS5 consoles the |
| 313s | previous generation of consoles such as |
| 316s | PS4 and Xbox One versions of hunt |
| 318s | Showdown will no longer be available for |
| 320s | play the removal of PS4 and Xbox One |
| 323s | support will not happen any sooner than |
| 325s | April 2024 but is being announced now to |
| 328s | give ample notice to any affected |
| 330s | players in the same time frame the PC |
| 332s | Min supported spec will be raised to an |
| 334s | equivalent level as noted in the screen |
| 342s | details after 5 and 1/2 years of hunt we |
| 345s | wrestled with the numbers and reviewed |
| 347s | the install base among active users |
| 349s | these upgrades should impact less than |
| 351s | 10% of the community while greatly |
| 352s | enhancing the experience for the other |
| 354s | 90% as part of the new console launches |
| 357s | a free upgrade path will be provided for |
| 359s | players to migrate from the older |
| 361s | console versions to the new upgraded |
| 363s | versions of hunt Showdown no new |
| 365s | purchase is required to make the |
| 366s | transition and player history |
| 368s | inventories and DLC purchases are also |
| 371s | carried over without charge PC title IDs |
| 374s | and game ownership will be unchanged |
| 376s | with no transition or Bridge needed the |
| 378s | first stage of publishing the upgraded |
| 380s | engine version has support for dx12 FSR |
| 384s | 2.1.2 direct storage and HDR and that's |
| 388s | just the first stage as we continue into |
| 390s | the second half of 2024 will continue to |
| 392s | add generationally improved features all |
| 395s | made possible by the combination of the |
| 397s | new cry engine and the increased minimum |
| 400s | supported specs a complete UI overhaul |
| 402s | is also underway as part of the engine |
| 404s | upgrade this overhaul refactors every |
| 407s | screen in the game a strong emphasis has |
| 409s | been placed on navigation and |
| 410s | readability for both mouse and keyboard |
| 413s | as well as game pad controller users |
| 415s | from early review we see that it's a |
| 417s | significant Improvement and we are eager |
| 419s | to get it published for you all those |
| 421s | are all the major points that we wanted |
| 423s | to catch up on today as events and |
| 425s | features get closer to launching we'll |
| 426s | be back with more detailed discussions |
| 428s | and teasers for the hundreds of |
| 430s | questions that are sure to follow we're |
| 432s | extremely grateful for the continuous |
| 433s | growth and engagement the hunt Community |
| 435s | has shown with every major update your |
| 438s | feedback commitment and passion for hunt |
| 441s | are the key Force driving the franchise |
| 443s | forward we are honored to be on this |
| 445s | road with you all and we look forward to |
| 447s | many years |
| 448s | ahead |