We've pushed a major patch for Way of the Hunter 2, and the biggest change is a reworked flesh damage system based on your feedback. With the optimal caliber, animals now go down more reliably, without destroying excessive amounts of usable meat. This rebalancing is still ongoing, and in the meantime, it may result in overly favourable hunt ratings in some cases. We plan to continue tuning this in the upcoming updates.
We've also fixed incorrect hunting log weights for sold animals, fitness not correctly affecting animal weight, animals with low fitness reaching high trophy ratings, and animals losing rare fur after being displayed as taxidermy. There's also a batch of scope/optics fixes, various crash fixes, and improvements to binocular zoom, HUD, diorama slots, and controller support, plus DualSense layout support and several mission/challenge progression fixes. For more info, please check the patch notes below.
Alongside the default branch, we've also pushed this update to the Experimental branch, including additional fixes to enhance the multiplayer experience. For more info on joining the Experimental branch with the first version of multiplayer, check our dedicated multiplayer post.
(Way of the Hunter 2) Update 0.3.1 (Version: 202131) - patch notes:
Animals:
Fixed: Receiving XP after performing a roadkill
Fixed: Not being able to place Ptarmigan taxidermies
Fixed: Hunting log displaying incorrect weight for Sold animals
Fixed: Listing a few incorrect dioramas in Kilimaya Reserve
Fixed: Female Cape buffalo having “width of boss” scored
Fixed: Fitness not having the correct effect on animal weight
Fixed: Animals with low fitness reaching high trophy rating
Fixed: Animals losing their rare fur after displaying them as taxidermy
Fixed: Female Wild Boar has 2 sets of tusks that are way too large and curly
Fixed: Crocodile has the wrong max length in the Encyclopedia
Fixed: All Mallards, regardless of Age, Fitness or Trophy Score, are 1 Star
Fixed: Leucistic Rocky Mountain Elk shows incorrect data for its coat and hit blood
Fixed: Yellow-billed duck has silent sound cues for the calm state
Fixed: Hippo appears visually corrupted when observing them in the Kilimaya Reserve
Tweaked: Flesh now receives additional damage to reflect wounds that would be caused by the projectile’s impact. This may cause overly favorable hunt ratings until we finish balancing in the near future
Tweaked: Rebalanced the lethality of flesh damage and meat loss. Animals should now die more easily from certain flesh hits without destroying excessive amounts of sellable meat
Gear:
Fixed: ZEISS Conquest HDX 15x56 not unlocking its Encyclopedia entry
Fixed: Sky Ferran Wonder’s reloading sound effect getting muted when aiming after shooting an arrow
Fixed: Player getting stuck in position after removing the equipped weapon from Inventory while using the shooting stick
Fixed: Thermal effect getting temporarily disabled on Terra Prometheus when activating Photo mode while aiming
Fixed: Fast travelling or losing consciousness while looking through binoculars causing the black overlay to stay on the screen
Fixed: Not being able to switch gear in hands after dismounting from the shooting stick in some situations
Fixed: Being able to use the shooting stick indoors
Fixed: Being able to use firearms while in the Hunting map and Claim screen
Fixed: Zeroing when using Primacy Clarity Digital 2-16x32
Fixed: Wildheart Yellow-Billed Duck Decoy turning into Wildheart Mallard Decoy upon pickup
Fixed: Interaction to enter the tripod still being visible after entering
Fixed: Being able to place the Wild Turkey decoy underwater
Fixed: Not showing Accuracy info in the Encyclopedia for bolts and arrows
Fixed: Terra Observer Mono causing visual changes after use
Fixed: Incorrect parameters for suppressors in the Shop and Encyclopedia
Fixed: Zeroing not working on night vision scopes
Fixed: Being able to place waterfowl decoy on mud
Fixed: Incorrect caller animations while in prone
Fixed: Primacy Classic 1907, allowing you to customize it with a suppressor
Fixed: Bullets landing higher than expected when using certain gear configurations from a tripod stand
Fixed: Animation issues after entering a tripod stand from crouch or prone
Performance:
Fixed: Various crashes
UI/UX:
Added: DualSense controller layout to Settings
Fixed: Zoom on the binoculars not stepping correctly when using a controller
Fixed: Switching vision modes while using optics occasionally also enabling/disabling Hunter assist
Fixed: 24/12h time format setting not working correctly in every instance
Fixed: Not displaying the XP icon under rewards in the mission screen
Fixed: Unlock icons for Zeiss gear missing under character progression and in the level up notifications
Fixed: Opening the Hunting map while building enhancements locking you on a black screen
Fixed: Firearm and caliber not shown in the Claim screen and Hunting log
Fixed: Vehicle’s interaction prompts reappearing while inside the vehicle after load
Fixed: Using the incorrect date format (yyyy/mm/dd) for certain languages
Fixed: Tents getting packed up when attempting to sleep
Fixed: Installed dioramas getting additional slots after installing them on multiple stands in quick succession
Fixed: Changed keybind for “Place Marker” not working correctly in the Hunting map
Fixed: Dog’s current behaviour not showing correctly after resetting keybindings
Fixed: Gear information in the HUD not showing after exiting the vehicle in some situations
Fixed: Incorrect number of diorama slots displaying on some stands
Fixed: .243 Winchester ammo presents a placeholder name in the encyclopedia and when hunting animals
Tweaked: Improved mouse tracking when using the radial action menu
Tweaked: Encyclopedia entries for shotgun ammo no longer display Weight and Muzzle energy (Added fields displaying Shot size and Show weight with correct values)
Tweaked: Added Ammo name to the Claim screen
Other:
Fixed: Parking sign near a cabin in Thunderbird Muskeg working only when used from the other side
Fixed: Cutscenes triggered at Stations in New Laurentia having differences between subtitles and voice-overs
Fixed: Challenge “Discover an animal species in Kilimaya Reserve.” not progressing correctly
Fixed: Challenge “Drive in any vehicle” not awarding XP in its final step
Fixed: Vicinity menu pop-up blocking progress in rare instances
Fixed: Mission “Weather Extremes” completing despite not fulfilling all the conditions
Fixed: Optional objective not completing during mission “Chalk and Talk”
Fixed: Tutorial’s Turkey objective not completing if shot was made from more than 40m
Fixed: Not auto-saving incremental progress in mission objectives
Fixed: Rounding up of animal weight values that could cause objectives to not complete properly
Fixed: Half-Blind Lion featured in "Final Roar" features no Ragdoll Physics upon death
Fixed: Quarry Blocks lack collision in Kilimaya Reserve
Tweaked: Corrected sun position at noon (now north-facing) and shortened nighttime duration
Experimental Branch (MP):
Fixed: Host seeing a notification about themselves joining the session
Fixed: Drowning as a client, making the host lose consciousness
Partially fixed: Markers not synchronising correctly between players and lacking proper color-coding
Fixed: Host not being able to summon the dog in some situations
If you run into bugs, please report them via THQN Redmine - ideally with your saved files attached - details on how to report a bug and attach your saved files can be found HERE.
Thank you for your continued support, and happy hunting!
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