Patch history

1. Jul 23, 2024·Bugfix Patch

   • ≈🎯BehaviorFast Travelreaction range

     Animals now react appropriately when players fast travel nearby, with the reaction range slightly adjusted for better balance.

     Adjusted reaction range after fast travel

   • ≈📊Numericrespawn time—→increased

     Tigers now have a longer respawn timer after being killed.

     Tigers take longer to respawn

   • ≈🎨Visualfur appearancefrizzy→intended

     Fixed an issue where the fur on fuzzy animals, such as the Tahr, appeared frizzier than intended.

     Fixed fur visuals on fuzzy animals

2. Nov 28, 2018·GEMSBOK RELEASE

   • ≈🔁Reworkanimations

     Overhauled animal animations, specifically improving transitions for all animals.

     Animation overhaul

   • ≈✨Newhit wounds—→Added

     Hit wounds are now visible on animals, providing better feedback on shot placement.

     New visual/gameplay detail

   • ≈🐛Bug fixlook-at animation

     Fixed an issue where animals' 'look at' animations would snap unnaturally.

     Animation fix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixhit reaction

     Fixed an issue where canines would play their hit reaction animation twice.

     Canine animation fix

3. Mar 1, 2018·Update 1.17 - Lantern Festival+2

   • ▲🎯Behaviorteleportation

     Improved pathfinding and teleportation to reduce 'zipping' behavior of animals.

     behavior

   • ▲🎯Behaviorspawning

     Animals should no longer spawn directly in front of players.

     behavior

4. Nov 29, 2017·Patch 1.15 - Multiplayer Spotting is Now Live!

   • ≈🐛Bug fixcliff collision

     Improved checks for animals getting stuck in cliffs, preventing them from disappearing from the game world.

     Animal AI

5. Oct 17, 2017·Patch Notes - 1.12

   • ≈✨Newspecies—→Lynx, Brown Bear, Reindeer, Musk Deer

     Added Lynx, Brown Bear, Reindeer, and Musk Deer to the game's ecosystem.

     New fauna

   • ≈🔊Audiofootstep sounds—→Material-based

     Updated animal footstep sounds to vary based on the material they are walking on for better immersion.

     Audio improvement

6. Sep 7, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.11.1

   • ≈🐛Bug fixbehavior

     Fixed an issue where animals would run in circles or fail to react to players, ensuring more logical fleeing paths.

     behavior

   • ≈🐛Bug fixreaction

     Resolved network de-sync in multiplayer that caused animals to stop reacting to players after someone left the game.

     behavior

7. Aug 31, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.11+2

   • ▲🎯Behaviorfleeing behaviorcircles→linear

     Improved fleeing behavior to reduce animals running in circles.

     AI Improvement

   • ≈🎨VisualBearsanimations—→Updated

     Updated hit reaction and injured animations specifically for bears.

     Bear Animations

   • ▲🐛Bug fixpathingstuck→fixed

     Animals no longer get stuck when being lured to an outpost.

     Outpost Pathing

8. Jun 22, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.9.1

   • ≈🐛Bug fixvision

     Fixed an issue where animals still perceived the player as being on an ATV after dismounting, which incorrectly affected their vision.

   • ≈🎯Behaviorspawning

     Improved animal group repopulation to ensure animal groups spawn more correctly.

9. Apr 5, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.5+1

   • ▲🎯Behaviorpath finding

     Improved animal pathfinding reduces freezing and erratic movement, though it may reset some discovered need zones.

     Improved animal path finding maps to decrease the risk of animals freezing or not moving.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixSpot 5 Animalscompetition count

     Fixed a bug where spotted animals were not correctly counting toward the 'Spot 5 Animals' competition.

     Spotted animals now count correctly in the competition.

10. Mar 23, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.4

    • ≈🎯BehaviorAI statefrozen→—

      Implemented first iteration of fixes to prevent animals from becoming stuck or frozen.

      AI fix iteration

11. Feb 23, 2017·THEHUNTER: COTW - Patch 1.1+2

    • ▲✨NewWarning Callscooldown—→Added s

      Added a cool-down timer to animal warning calls to prevent excessive spamming.

      behavior

    • ≈🔁ReworkWarning Callsprobability—→Difficulty-based

      Animal warning call probability is now scaled by the animal's difficulty level.

      behavior

    • ≈🎯Behaviorspawn points

      Improved animal spawn points to prevent animals from getting stuck in tight positions.

      behavior

    • ▲🐛Bug fixscoreNegative→Positive

      Fixed a bug where female foxes were awarding negative scores.

      bugfix