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Developer Insight - Design Goals for Game Mechanics
In today’s video, we delve into the design goals behind our game mechanics, both subtle and substantial.
Learn what’s shaping the future of Hunt: Showdown. 🎮

From The Wilds - out now!
The DLC contains:

• Hart's Hope (Regeneration Shot)
  
• Open Season (Springfield 1866 Marksman)
  
• Trail Marker (Uppercut Precision)
  
• Trapper: Buckshot (Hunter)
  
• Trapper: Snare (Hunter)

Together, they would heed their adoptive father's call.
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Hunters,

Check out the Patch Notes for Update 1.16.2 below! This will be our last content patch prior to August 15th.




New Tool: Throwing Spear  A two-handed melee Tool balanced for throwing straight and true. Like Throwing Knives and Throwing Axes, it can be retrieved and reused.

• You carry 1 by default and 2 with Frontiersman. 
  
• Thrown Spears can be seen in Dark Sight with Blade Seer.
  
• Unlocked at Bloodline Rank 33.
  
• Costs 65 Hunt Dollars.  

Developer’s note: 
Similar in function to the other throwable Tools, the Throwing Spear boasts a high damage and high-speed throw. This extra damage and speed come at the price of only b... Read more

Twitch Drops are coming!
You'll have your chance to snatch up a whole host of new goodies during our next Twitch Drops session, so keep your eyes peeled for more information soon!

Prestige System: Rewards & Philosophy
Today, we're revealing more on our new Hunter recruitment flow, revamped Prestige systems, and reward philosophy.

From a brand-new rarity system to weapons progression and more, sink your teeth into this week's Developer Update.

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From The Wilds contains:
- Trapper: Buckshot (Legendary Hunter)
- Trapper: Snare (Legendary Hunter)
- Open Season (Springfield 1866 Marksman)
- Trail Marker (Caldwell Conversion Uppercut Precision)
- Hart’s Hope (Regeneration Shot)

Wishlist now!
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New UI & Feature Changes
The first reveal of our upcoming UI/UX overhaul is here.

For this week’s Developer Update, learn more about the changes and features of the new UI in our latest video.

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Developer Insight - Fair Play Task Force
Today’s update focuses on our Fair Play Task Force, tackling cheating, toxicity, and more in the Hunt: Showdown community.

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Developer Insight - Data & Learning
We’ve analyzed gameplay, surveyed players, and gathered community feedback from Devil’s Moon, the Tide Trilogy, and Desolation’s Wake.

Here's what we learned and how it's shaping the future of Hunt: Showdown.

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Hunters,

Thank you for your patience while we fixed the Thundershower and Fog Times of Day. Happy Hunting!

~ The Hunt Team



Standard Contract We have restored the Standard Contract back to normal. Single and Double Boss Targets are both available, as are the following Times of Day.

• Ash Bloom
  
• Fog
  
• Gold
  
• Neutral
  
• Night
  
• Serpent Night
  
• Sundown
  
• Sunset
  
• Thundershower

• Thundershower and Fog Times of Day have been fixed.
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With summer coming up, who needs the sun when you can play Hunt: Showdown?

Grab a copy of the base game for up to 65% off and select DLCs up to 68% off from now until June 6th! Already have it? Grab one for a friend!

Touching grass is overrated anyway!

The Reckoning Son—Out Now!

This DLC contains:

• The Prodigal Son (Legendary Hunter)
  
• Soldier's Brother (Drilling)
  
• Brave Charge (Scottfield Swift)
  
• Breach Blast (Dynamite Stick)

A long-lost twin with his name on a bullet, he's here to make amends. - ... Read more

CRYENGINE 5.11 launches on August 15th!
Today, we kick off a new weekly video series featuring key dates and hot topics leading up to the long-awaited update.

Check out our first video to stay informed on what's coming!

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We know it's been a long wait—now, the countdown begins.

Tune in early next week for the first in a series of short videos revealing key dates and hot topics that we'll be addressing in the lead up to CRYENGINE 5.11.

See you there, Hunters.

Now that our latest Event has come to a close, it's time to collect your feedback.

As always, your thoughts mean a lot to us. If you played Desolation's Wake, we'd love to hear how you felt about it via this survey!

Click here to find out more - SURVEY[www.surveymonkey.com]

Hunters,

Thank you for joining us in Desolation's Wake! What a wonderful epilogue to our Tides trilogy. More information on what's next is coming soon.

~ The Hunt Team



Meta The new Weapons, their variants, and their Custom Ammo have been added to the regular progression and the Book of Weapons.

Rifles 

• Caldwell Marathon—Bloodline Rank 1
  
• Caldwell Marathon Poison Ammo—2nd unlock in the Caldwell Marathon Weapon Family
  
• Caldwell Marathon Full Metal Jacket Ammo—3rd unlock in the Caldwell Marathon Weapon Family
  
• Caldwell Marathon Swift—4th unlock in the Caldwell Marathon Weapon Family
  
• Mako 1895 Carbine—Bloodline Rank 1
  
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Our final Desolation's Wake livestream is going to be packed with giveaways!

Head on over to the stream to join us live and witness our final stand for this Event.


Streaming here on Steam and on-
Twitch[twitch.tv]
Youtube
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Desolation's Wake is coming to a close—only seven days left! You have just one week to fight your way to the end of the Battle Pass, Hunters. Good luck out there, and don't forget the Event Point power of your Weekly Challenges!

As we head into the last few weeks of Desolation's Wake, we thought you could all use a boost. Get 100% extra Event Points during Missions this weekend! You've still got plenty of time to finish up those last levels, and don't forget the overspill reward, too.

Event Point Boost ends Monday, April 22nd, at 2pm CEST.

Once more into the bayou, Hunters!

Our community team is knee-deep in the challenges of Desolation's Wake and they're live streaming to you—with a whole bunch of giveaways to boot!


Streaming here on Steam and on-
Twitch[twitch.tv]
Youtube
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