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Developer Insight - Returning Items to the Bayou & BeyondJul 3, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/dc50b9d9d54be2dc188e9eef8906810a8f75b100.jpg Hunters, We have heard a fair amount of feedback regarding items that are no longer available and their potential return to Hunt. Players have joined the game at various times over the years, which has meant that certain Skins are inaccessible based solely on when they joined the Hunt community. With so much unique content available, we can understand the desire to have more opportunities to grab things you may have missed. As a result, we are actively exploring solutions for this. As of today, we are excited to announce that we will be introducing past Battle Pass content, and we are starting with re-releasing Skins from our previous Scorched Earth Event. The current set is the Tactical Set, which features Thunderstroke (Rival 78), Covert Messenger (Romero 77 Alamo) and Shrewd Savior (Krag). Additionally, we have two more Scorched Earth-themed Skin sets scheduled for release during Update 2.4, and these Skins will remain permanently in the game. It’s important to note that there will be some restrictions around what content can return to Hunt. Some previous cosmetics were promoted as exclusive to certain Events, so to be fair to the players who unlocked those Skins at the time, we want to honour that. That’s not to say new content inspired by original designs is an impossibility, however... We hope you guys are excited about the chance to grab some returning items while still preserving the legacy elements that players have diligently earned in the past. We’re excited to show you what else we have in store for you, Hunters. For now, enjoy Judgement of the Fool! Your Hunt: Showdown teamGameplay Livestream | Judgement of the FoolJul 1, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/14a26bca2fd270c19b0fe6f3e1d4bc7b55b69002.jpg The battle rages on! Tune in for our second Judgement of the Fool gameplay stream—more carnage, more giveaways, and more stories from DeSalle. Join us live, and maybe win something along the way. Watch at: https://www.twitch.tv/crytekSteam Summer SaleJun 26, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/05ce5658688d527bd683b353bb763ebedbad38fb.jpg The heat has hit the bayou—the Steam Summer Sale is here! 😎☀️ What better way to spend your summer vacation than getting lost in the newly reworked DeSalle? Hunt: Showdown 1896 and all DLCs are up to 50% off during the sale. It's the perfect time to join Hunt or complete your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Crytek/sale/cryteksummersale2025After a disastrous patch day, Hunt: Showdown 1896's 2.4 update is live for real nowJun 19, 2025 - PC GamerWhatever was going on with Hunt: Showdown 1896's 2.4 update that forced Crytek to shut the game down and revert it has been resolved. The Judgment of the Fool update is out now and the servers seem alive and well... Read more.The Ghost of Blanchett Graves Available Now!Jun 19, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/3cb9de8f9812594818e02f9765d5c2e52f11678c.jpg The Angel of Death has risen. Carrying blood-stained relics and a scythe-like silence, she haunts the grounds of Blanchett once more. This DLC includes: 💀 Angel of Death (Hunter) 🔫 Tomb Reign (Drilling) 🔫 Black Votive (Sparks Pistol Silencer) 🥊 Death Grip (Dusters) Grab here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569970/Hunt_Showdown_1896__The_Ghost_of_Blanchett_Graves/Hunt: Showdown 1896 is back online with its 2.4 update after Crytek rolled it back because it was so brokenJun 19, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunCrytek had a little bit of an oopsie yesterday with the Hunt: Showdown 1896's 2.4 update yesterday. As soon as it arrived, there were reports of server problems and issues with buying Blood Bonds. This led to Crytek trying to fix it, taking the game's servers offline to do so, except when the shooter was brought back online, it wasn't with a fixed version of the new update, but version 2.3. However! It looks like the team continued work on getting it fixed (hope you didn't have to crunch too hard, Crytek staff), and the update is back and available to download. Read more Update 2.4 and the Event Judgement of the Fool Are LIVE!Jun 19, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/174c61e9faf9ed38e0205c38a22515847ee23f8c.jpg Hunters, The Update 2.4 and the Event Judgement of the Fool are finally live! Our team has been working tirelessly to resolve the issues that followed the original rollout, and after extensive testing and final checks, we’re confident in this new release. We’ll continue monitoring stability closely and remain committed to delivering the best possible experience moving forward. In addition, our ongoing Twitch Drops campaign is now working as intended. Once you log in after updating to version 2.4, your claimed Twitch Drops should be granted automatically. One or more restarts of the game client may be required for the rewards to show up ingame, especially if they were claimed recently. We want to sincerely thank you for your patience over the past days and we deeply apologize for the inconvenience that might have caused. Your support and understanding throughout this process mean a great deal to us. Happy hunting, and see you in DeSalle! The Hunt TeamHunt: Showdown 1896 goes offline for a day after its latest update caused so many problems Crytek had to remove it completelyJun 18, 2025 - PC GamerIt's been a rough day for Crytek, which after struggling for a day to get the new Hunt: Showdown 1896 2.4 update working properly has given up, rolled the whole thing back, and says it will try again later... Read more.News Regarding Update 2.4 and Further StepsJun 18, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHunters, We sincerely apologize for the ongoing issues following Update 2.4. After exhausting all possible solutions, we have decided to revert the game back to Update 2.3 to restore stability and will be monitoring stability. Our team is dedicated to getting everything back on track, and we will continue to work diligently to bring Update 2.4 to you as soon as possible. Some players have faced issues with purchases during this period. Rest assured, we are aware of these issues and will be implementing compensation to those affected and ensuring players receive their purchases. As a token of our appreciation for your patience, we'll be awarding all players with 10k Hunt dollars as compensation once we have restored stability. This code will be redeemable until 22:00 UTC on Friday 27th June. Redeem Code: XIE25T57R247N190 Thank you for your continued support during this time. We will provide more updates as soon as we have them. ~The Hunt TeamUpdate 2.4 & Event Judgement of the Fool Now Live!Jun 18, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/6f91641453079c8764e93d9c333553512b67e936.jpg Hunters, Update 2.4 is now live! Dive into our latest event, Judgement of the Fool, and enjoy the return of the DeSalle map, along with numerous fixes and quality-of-life improvements. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/7271a561b2719d3dd388cbbf3c4645d11a28f46e.png Judgement of the Fool Retribution stains hunting grounds red as The Pale Judge arrives to sentence The Fool. Dorothy Alice aids the disgraced Doc Redmartin to ward off his long-awaited punishment. Amidst treason and mayhem, Orwellian Effigies appear once more and draw the gaze of The Prescient and her arsenal. Arriving on the stage of this grand trial are Equipment Skins themed to cruel order, occult foretellings, and the pitch darkness of graves. The Fool’s Hideout In Judgement of the Fool, The Fool’s Hideout offers rewards, not refuge. Snipe from the ramshackle tower or lurk amidst the wagon train wreckage with a shotgun at the ready. Unique rewards can be found within its walls, and the following Sealed items are gathered at one Hideout per Mission: A Single Sealed Bounty Token A Full Restoration Kit A Trait Wager Spur A Master Clue that reveals all Boss Targets All Event-exclusive Sealed Scarce Traits Additionally, The Fool’s Hideout will always feature the following Sealed Rewards, all of which can also be found randomly across Supply Points, Arsenals, and Watch Towers in the world: Four Shot Boon Experience Boon Dark Sight Boon Sealed Cash Register Sealed Ammo and Tools Trait Wager Spur A new Trait Wager Spur can be found at The Fool’s Hideout. Each time you spend a Pledge Mark at the Trait Wager Spur, you will receive a randomized Trait (not a Scarce or Burn Trait). The Spur can be interacted with repeatedly for the cost of 1 PM per Trait. Event-Exclusive Sealed Scarce Traits Just like the previous Event, Judgement of the Fool also contains Event-exclusive Sealed Scarce Traits which are attainable for the duration of the Event by spending Pledge Marks in-Mission. They will be removed once Judgement of the Fool concludes. They have a chance of spawning where other Sealed Traits can spawn, and they will all always spawn at The Fool’s Hideout. Event-exclusive Scarce Traits: Catalyst (1PM), Corpse Seer (2PMs), Gunrunner (3PMs) Catalyst Trait Catalyst is a purchasable Event Trait, available at The Fool’s Hideout in exchange for Pledge Marks. Acquiring it unlocks the Conditional Trait Effect for all eligible Traits: Beastface - Never trigger animals Pain Sense - Players are also visible when low on stamina Vigilant - Doubles range in Dark Sight to 50m Kiteskin - Never die from falling (otherwise lethal fall damage leaves you with 1 HP) Frontiersman - Solo only - Carried Tools can be used 2 extra times Fanning - Allows you to use fanning with 2 slot pistols, namely: Haymaker Nagant Precision Nagant Deadeye Scottfield Precision Uppercut Precision Uppercut Deadeye Corpse Seer Receive Dark Sight Boost when looting downed Hun...Server Downtime 18th June at 09:00 CESTJun 17, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/5856ab5f29bec5be012e5c608d84578542f5746f.png Hunters, The live servers will be taken offline tomorrow, June 18th, at 09:00 CEST to deploy Update 2.4, which marks the beginning of our latest Event, Judgement of the Fool! Please note that this is a sizeable update, so be sure to allow plenty of time for downloading. Estimated downtime: ~3 hours. Patch notes will be published once the update goes live. Thank you for your patience!Judgement of the Fool - Developer Live StreamJun 16, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWe’re LIVE!Tune in now for our Developer Live Stream as we dive into Judgement of the Fool and Update 2.4!We’re covering the Event, gameplay updates, the return of DeSalle, and more. Live on Steam and on Twitch!Developer Update | 2.4 & Event Overview | Hunt: Showdown 1896Jun 13, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsLearn more about Judgement of the Fool and Update 2.4 directly from the developers. The upcoming Event runs from June 18th to September 17th, so get ready for what's next!Return to DeSalle | Hunt: Showdown 1896Jun 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsStep back into a familiar battlefield, now transformed. With reworked visuals, layout upgrades, and new tactical paths, DeSalle is deadlier than ever. Coming June 18th with Judgement of the Fool.Ghost of Blanchett Graves DLC - Wishlist now!Jun 11, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWishlist The Ghost of Blanchett Graves DLC on Steam now!Buried alive beneath Blanchett. Reborn in darkness.The Angel of Death doesn’t hunt for glory—she hunts for something else entirely. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3569970/Hunt_Showdown_1896__The_Ghost_of_Blanchett_Graves/Twitch Drops Coming Back!Jun 11, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/e090b5d6ff969879337e097d01d969b3853eb14b.jpg Twitch Drops are back! Watch your favorite streamers and claim brand new rewards. Don't miss out on the action and the loot!Judgement of The Fool | Event Trailer | Hunt: Showdown 1896Jun 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsTime to face fate.Become the law, or bring it down in Hunt's newest event – Judgement of the Fool.New rewards, brutish foes, and strange new side effects.DeSalle is waiting.🃏 June 18th – September 17th 🗡️Dev Insight – Audio Design Recap & What’s New in Update 2.4Jun 6, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWith the upcoming release of Update 2.4, we are excited to unveil several enhancements to the audio experience that will significantly improve clarity and readability within the game. To provide some context for these changes, let’s take a moment to reflect on our journey from the beginning of this discussion. For us, a core aspect of Hunt’s appeal and identity has always been its immersive world and its intrinsic connection to audio. Players engage with an environment that 'speaks' to them—whether it’s the unsettling buzz of a hive, the distant barking of dogs, the sharp crack of a gunshot, or the profound silence that follows. These auditory cues are not only crucial for gameplay but also serve to deepen immersion. Striking the right balance between Hunt’s dark, naturalistic audio aesthetic and the clarity needed to support the game’s competitive nature is a fundamental focus for us as audio designers on Hunt: Showdown 1896. With this in mind, we have implemented several changes throughout various areas of the game that moves the needle a bit more towards gameplay readability. Here’s a recap of some of the changes we’ve made in previous updates and what is more to come in 2.4: Bug fixes: Silent/Missing Footsteps: We have resolved multiple issues that could lead to silent or missing footsteps. These were caused by missing or wrongly assigned surface types, no footsteps when running through vegetation, and floating hunters. We monitor this topic closely and continue to investigate if these issues continue to arise. Improved accuracy for positioned Sounds We found a systemic issue with our audio positioning for moving/positioned sounds in the game. While the fix is a subtle change, it overall improves the perceived movement accuracy and “smoothness” for all 3D sounds in the game. The position of a sound is now updated more frequently, resulting in smoother and more precise audio from all sources. You can think of this as an increased frame rate for audio. Audio Readability Improvements: The term audio readability refers to the clarity with which essential gameplay information can be comprehended solely through listening. For instance, there is a distinct difference in the sound of a gunshot fired inside a building compared to one shot outside. Some of the key areas we have been focusing on, are: Vertical Audio: We have released a dedicated blog post on the topic of CrySpatial and 3D Audio Technology in Hunt that you can find here. With Update 2.4, we looked at the vertical audio readability on the sound design side. Specifically, the upstairs/downstairs interior footsteps system. Essentially, Hunter footsteps sound different if they are above or below the player inside of a building. This will make it easier to understand if an enemy hunter is moving above you inside a building. With these changes, someone running above you will sound “close and bassy”, while someone below can now be heard as “hollow and clicky”. This system is now inde...DeSalle and more in the Judgement of the Fool!Jun 3, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/bccf117566681f8a8ab164b8396a8b009a05e3d3.jpg Hunters, We are bringing back DeSalle and bloodstained retribution in Judgement of the Fool to you! Gather up to hear first news on the Update 2.4 and all the brutal goods it brings this summer to Hunt: Showdown 1896. DeSalle Returns To kick things off we're bringing back the DeSalle map in its remade glory. Along with a visual overhaul and improved lighting, the map is revitalized and reimagined in every way: from lighting to dressing to terrain, all turned up a notch to bring out the best of the grim beauty in Hunt: Showdown 1896. Key compounds Kingsnake Mine, Pearl Plantation, Fort Bolden, and others have been improved and reworked to offer new paths and tactical opportunities. Lighting and time-of-day systems gave been reworked across all maps for distinct atmospheres. Judgement of the Fool A plethora of vengeful Hunters are brought in with the new event: The Fool – Disfigured, deranged, and a snake-oil salesman on the run, his face was mangled by victims of his poisonous Miracle Mouth All-Cure. The Pale Judge once offered him redemption, but that chance is no more. The Pale Judge – A regular judge in Mammon's Gulch turned fallen lawman, he traded his gavel for a gun and a deck of tarot cards. He dishes out sentences on behalf of fate itself, and he's here to deal the final verdict to The Fool. Dorothy Alice – The last survivor of the Alice family from once-idyllic Stillwater Bayou, she was found alone by The Fool. She hides him from The Pale Judge in the ruined homestead of Alice Farm. And some of the gameplay twists to make the event even more memorable include: Pledge Mark theft: pillage fallen Hunters like a bayou scavenger. Trait Wage Spur: Gamble your hard-earned Pledge Marks for random Traits. Bounty Clash MMR: A matchmaking rating to go all in its own for the game mode without risking the separate Bounty Hunt rating. Unique Event Traits: Access previous Event-exclusive Traits, like Gunrunner and Corpse Seer, as well as the all-new Catalyst Trait, which brings back and combines some fan-favorite Conditional Trait Effects. And beware Hunters, you best watch your back-a new enemy called the Brute will roam the woods. Who knows if this monstrosity is Ursa Mortis' failed offspring..or its attempted meal. A Polished, Deadlier Experience We've packed Update 2.4 full of UI and audio fixes, AI improvements and plenty more to make your fights even sharper and more relentless. We can't wait to tell you all about it soon. Coming Soon Soon, the Judgement of the Fool will be delivered and carnage unleashed. We will announce the date soon and tell you much more about the event and the Update 2.4. Keep your eye on the ball to witness the news first! - Your Hunt: Showdown 1896 teamGarden of the Witch Survey Results Dev BlogMay 30, 2025 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/eee4378c55faa6806388849723bc71fb45a40067.jpg Introduction Hunters, A key part of our feedback loop is gathering your thoughts and feelings about the Events through our surveys. A big thank you to everyone who took part; your responses are super important for shaping the future of Hunt: Showdown 1896. Keep an eye out for upcoming survey opportunities! We’ve heard your feedback about the limited availability of these surveys. So, starting with the next Event, we’ll make sure that surveys are open for a longer duration. This year, we’re also working on ways to get our surveys out to the Russian and Chinese player bases who currently can’t access them. Plus, we want to provide multilingual translations so that those who aren’t comfortable with English can join in. We hope to make this happen later this year. Now, let’s jump into some of your responses and feedback from Update 2.3! Event and Battle Pass {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/b3606bfde18567baffa3d7ff2b94eec113f30a1c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/8ad682df19c3afd0880dc2b10f201250c6a62f7e.png The Battle Pass results for Garden of the Witch missed the mark, with only 47% of players feeling like they were satisfied with it, with an Average Rating that was lower compared to other previous Events. We’d like to acknowledge this and shed some light on our internal workings as to why this occurred. To catch you up to speed, our focus with Update 2.3 was to prioritize bug fixes and performance over new content, which limited our resource capacity to make our normal amount of content for Garden of the Witch. These fixes were much needed in the game, but meant that this Event wasn’t as substantial as our previous ones. We see this reflected in the results of the surveys and will continue to aim to do better in the future. The good news is that the extra resources were also used for designing future Events, and we look forward to sharing our latest Event with you in the next few weeks! Weekly Challenges When it came to Event Points, 61% of players felt ‘Satisfied’ or ‘Very Satisfied’ with the amount of Event Points that were rewarded from the Weekly Challenges. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/b0d7d49c7796ae42b9c3e15c7463d98b80192ad8.png We asked you about your favorite and most frustrating challenges—check out the top favorite and most challenging below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/a84652fd8e8753a41defae699a35b54ee2202988.png Performing Clean Sweeps was the most frustrating challenge. This came as no surprise since this is hard to do in any Bounty Hunt, no matter what your skill level! Our aim with Weely Challenges is to design an enjoyable variety of tasks that not only allow you to complete them but also encourage you to challenge yourself, giving you a sense of pride in your in-game achievements. We will continue to monitor the feedback we get around these challenges and adjust them later in the year if needed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30897473/e0b71ce0e86b79c53ec5f009897c84cc5b7555ba.pn...
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