Update 1.23 is now live on Steam, GOG, EGS, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, adding rare fur variants to Aurora Shores, new taxidermy stands, and much, much more to Way of the Hunter.
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(PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) Version 1.23 patch notes
Added: Taxidermy stands for landowner’s cottages in Nez Perce Valley, Transylvania, and Aurora Shores
Added: Rare fur variations for animals in Aurora Shores
Albino Wood Bison
Melanistic Alaskan Moose
Added: Aurora Shores achievements
Added: Ambient volume slider in audio options
Added: Progress reset in the main menu
Added: Rare fur identifier in the claim screen
Added: Aurora Shores - new discoverable fast travel destinations: Parking lots
Added: Possibility to close tutorial pop-ups
Added: Sound effects for traversing water
(MP) Added: Exploration marker multiplayer support
Tweaked: Visual improvements to albino animals
Tweaked: Changes to the life cycles of big game animals and predators
Tweaked: Nez Perce Valley’s Elk specified to Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni)
Tweaked: Nez Perce Valley’s Moose specified to Western moose (Alces alces andersoni)
Tweaked: High-distance visibility of small animals
Tweaked: Hunting log sorting changed to “new to old”
Tweaked: Controls
Exit vehicle is now Square / X (consistent with enter vehicle)
Vehicle horn is now Circle / B
Default controller sensitivity of look increased by 30%
Tweaked: Environmental imperfections/defects
Tweaked: Taxidermy stands clipping through ceiling/walls when populated with large trophies (moved one stand in Nez Perce Valley and one in Aurora Shores)
Tweaked: Mission “Sure As Shooting” - initial voice-over playback and target marker
Tweaked: Corrected the rotation speed of arrows in the Bullet Camera
Tweaked: Camera snapping while moving in prone on a slope
Tweaked: Sound cues
Tweaked: Animal calls can be heard (and seen in Hunter sense) from a larger distance
Tweaked: Alert distribution for animals when crossbow hunting
Tweaked: Optimizations for static animal signs, grass system, and hunter sense decals
Fixed: Auto-walk deactivating when using binoculars
Fixed: Incorrect trophies displayed for young and adult animals in Taxidermy assistant
Fixed: Vehicle position being persistent between MP and SP
Fixed: Inability to exit a vehicle while parked in a bush
Fixed: Firearm UI elements sometimes disappear when quickly switching gear
Fixed: Fires in fireplaces in Aurora Shores (lodge and cottages)
Fixed: Binoculars occasionally not displaying Hunter sense info
Fixed: Animals making somersaults over the water
Fixed: Blood tracks stopping if an animal despawns while fleeing
Fixed: Animal trophy scores over 500
Fixed: Campsite map icon missing in Transylvania
Fixed: Time of day not pausing while in menu
Fixed: Animals with incorrect fitness responding to calls
Fixed: Pathfinding of called animals
Fixed: Wolves disappearing at 500m
Fixed: Detached caribou head on a taxidermy stand
Fixed: Remington 1903 accuracy when using iron sights
Partially fixed: Occasional wrong animal pose in the bullet camera, causing bullet trajectory and damage to not line up
Partially fixed: Mission animals not spawning in previously pressured herds
We will be grateful for any and all feedback and bug reports via the THQ Nordic Redmine (when creating a ticket, please make sure that you enter the correct version)
Good hunting!
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