Paid Content

Pump, Flip and Fire Pack

This weapon pack features three new tactile firearms that bring a fresh level of versatility to your hunts.

Anantha Action .22 MAG – lightweight but sturdy lever-action rifle.
Frost .257 – a classic magazine-fed pump-action rifle.
Giddings SSC .410 Coyote – an ultra lightweight single-shot folding shotgun.

Alongside this exciting new content, we’ve also made several improvements and bug fixes to enhance your overall experience.

Free Content

Patch 8.2

We’ll be transitioning to a numbered system (8.2, 8.3, and so on) for future releases. It should make it much simpler to find specific patch notes and search for info on older updates.

Just a heads-up, these release numbers won’t directly match the build numbers you see in-game.

We hope this change will make it easier to stay up-to-date with all the patch notes on our website!

New Features

First Hunt Overhaul
New players will find their initial hunts on Hirschfelden, Layton Lake District, and Medved-Taiga to be more intuitive than ever. We’ve added a helpful point of interest icon and highlighted organs when aiming, making those first harvests easier to achieve.

Rare Gray Wolf Variations
Keep your eyes peeled for two brand new Gray Wolf fur variations: Melanistic Charcoal and Acromelanistic.

Improvements

We’ve given the Gray Wolf trophy a visual upgrade when displayed lying down.
We’ve addressed issues with the Bighorn Sheep skeletal model in the X-ray view and smoothed out its running animation.
The Mule Deer TruRacs have been remastered. We also added multiple new antler variations for this species.

Bug Fixes

Animals

Fixed an issue where the trophy rating for the Male Springbok was capped..
North American Beaver’s droppings will now be displayed correctly as droppings and not tracks.
Animals will now appear at the correct distance on the harvest screen when shot while running.
Beaver mating calls will display visual waves and trigger interactions when the animal is in the water.
Pheasant hens will no longer have a line on their wings in the harvest screen.
Beavers’ skinning on the tail has been improved, and liver shots will display correctly in the X-ray model.
Black Bear paw bones will no longer appear separated in the X-ray view.
Mountain Goat horns are now properly attached to the skull in the X-ray view.
Wood Duck neck bones will now have names when viewed in the Harvest screen.
The Water Buffalo’s rear leg will no longer appear detached from the pelvis in the X-ray view.
We’ve fixed a visual issue with the fleeing Manitoban Elk.
Northern Pintail wing bones will no longer clip through feathers on the harvest screen.

Audio

Dismantling deployables in multiplayer will now play the correct sound.
Snow Geese will now honk while flying high.

Equipment

The Fors Elite .300 rifle will no longer exhibit animation bugs when rechambering while crouching.
Fixed a clipping issue when rechambering and reloading a Zagan Varminter .22-250.
Fixed a clipping issue when chambering the Fors Elite 300 with a scope equipped.
The Ranger .243 is now accurate at all distances when using iron sights or TruVision.
Crouching before preparing a shot will no longer prevent hip-fire shots with some lever-action and pump-action weapons.
The 7MM Regent Magnum’s point of aim is now correctly aligned at medium range when used without a scope.
Fixed an issue where lever-action rifle animations could desynchronize during reloads while aiming.

Missions

The “Low Land” mission will no longer be blocked if player has visited the landmarks beforehand.
We’ve fixed an issue where the “Albertan Apex” side mission could be completed without meeting all mission requirements.
Taking a picture of the carcass during the “Aftermath” mission is now easier to register.

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue that could cause the game to temporarily freeze if the network connection was interrupted while trying to join a multiplayer game on Xbox.

Stability

Fixed an issue where non-high flying waterfowl would briefly freeze for players when the session host moved a significant distance away.

Trophies

The Mule Deer’s final pose will no longer clip through walls in trophy lodges.
The fur variation for the Melanistic Pronghorn is now correctly displayed on trophies.
The Female Manitoban Elk head trophy will no longer have stretched textures clipping below the plaque.
Fixed a bug with Wood Duck Female trophies.

Fixed an issue where voice-overs and subtitles were mismatched.
The Tundra Bean Goose now has an image on the HUD when spotted.

World

Snow deformation will no longer cover blood tracks.

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