We have a new update for you with improvements to the lighting, added soft shadows, improved fog and other environment changes! We heard your feedback about the game being too dark and grey so this update should significantly improve that. We also adjusted the sizes of male/female wild boars to better fit their real life sizes and they are now easier to tell apart by size.
This update also includes more improvements, optimizations, fixes and much more!
Added more environmental details
Added significantly improved shadows
Increased sun intensity
Decreased grayness during cloudy weather
Added more fog during morning, evening and foggy weather
Changed sun disk color to white during morning/evening
Adjusted wild boar sizes to better reflect differences between male and female and their weight
Removed auto exposure for more consistent lighting
Adjusted inventory lock-buttons’ activation angle to prevent accidentally using it (Player must look steeper down until the button can be pressed)
Adjusted colliders of fallen trees
Changed shelter unlock notification text from "opened" to "unlocked"
Adjusted post-processing
Adjusted duration of rain and stormy weathers
Rain sound will fade out faster
Fixed an issue where unlocked shelters didn’t correctly reset on quick hunt map when changing a save in the main menu
Fixed an issue where cross and silver fur variants were missing in Trophy manager filters
Fixed an issue where silver and cross red fox variants used normal fur when placed on mounts in Trophy lodge
Fixed an issue where shadows casted by distant mountains disappeared when looking away from mountains
Fixed an issue where animals could go through large rocks and cliffs in certain areas
Fixed an issue where correct weather settings didn’t load properly when player traveled to the reserve
Fixed an issue where correct weather settings didn’t load properly after changing time in the reserve
Fixed an issue where changing time in reserve causes short lag spike
Fixed an issue where wooden target button removed the target in shooting range
Fixed an issue where a scope placed on .303 British wasn’t correctly centered on the gun when using left hand as a primary hand
Fixed an issue where deer species’ run animation speed was too slow
Fixed an issue where deers’ hurt walk animation didn’t loop
Fixed an issue where red deers’ rare fur trophy images didn’t show in the harvest screen
We hope you enjoy this amazing update and let us know what you think. Happy hunting!
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Lovna Dolina Reserve Rework Update | Out Now!
Explore the new Lovna Dolina reserve - out now!
Discover this vast and open hunting ground that offers a large biome diversity from grasslands to dense forests and rocky mountain sides. With improved landscape and environment details, this over four times bigger map will replace the old one. You can find all of the current animals from the map, enjoying their new territories.
This update also includes major improvements, optimizations, fixes and so much more!
Brand new map to replace the old one
Massive 64km2 / 24.7mi open world
Improved landscape, biome and terrain detail
Animal spawns are balanced and spread more evenly across the map
New outpost type: Shelter
Functions as additional fast travel points in the map
Players need to discover them to be able to fast travel to them
Doesn’t have a store
Several unique locations and points of interest
More environmental details
Hiking paths across the whole map
New tutorial location
Several new environment objects and structures
New loading screen
Named outposts and shelters
Reworked billboards
Reworked mountain biome
Added distance-forests
Vegetation distance increased
Added more bushes/mid-size vegetation to forest biomes edges
Adjusted storm and rain weather brightness
Adjusted volume of storm weather
Reworked hay pile model on fields
Added fallen trees
Updated lodge area biomes
Improved vegetation shaders
Added dark occlusion color inside trees and bushes to give them more depth
Increased idle frequency of all species
Animals leave more tracks behind
Increased animal call frequency
Improved several species movement animations
Animals move around big objects like rocks
Flee branches sound can now be heard even if animals are not in the forest
Animal call distance significantly increased to help locate them
Added animal call distance estimation to the mobile tracker
Animals beyond the rifles spook radius will raise their alert level when shot nearby
Prevented wild boars' random looking during rest time
Improved textures for European Hare
Only one target is visible at the shooting range in tutorial
If the player dies, they will be moved back to the latest used outpost
Reworked map borders. Instead of a collider, the player receives recommendation to turn around, and eventually will be teleported to latest outpost if they don’t
Improved weapon stabilization function with different offset settings
Morning fog will last longer
Decreased branch cracking sound possibility
Added Korpi Games splash screen
Changed red deer callers’ sounds
Increased red deer caller’s range to 300m/328yd
Changed harvest screens height functionality to be more accurate
Removed ladder hint highlight from hunting stands
Tracking improvements
More tracks
Animals stop and idle more, making them easier to catch up with
CPU, GPU, RAM optimizations
Improved Hunting stands’ textures
Optimized optics by disabling them when not near the player’s head
Added give up -button on tracking part of the tutorial in case the player can’t find the deer and wants to give up. Task will fail and the player doesn’t get a reward but the mandatory tutorial will be successful. Harvesting part still activates from the first harvest.
Fixed an issue where sorting by date didn’t work in Trophy manager
Fixed an issue where part of the fallow deers’ spine were missing
Fixed an issue where the arrow didn’t function properly with the white bow in left handed mode
Fixed an issue where bush rustle sound remains on if the player stood in a bush during fast travel or traveling to the lodge
Fixed and issue where silver fallow deer trophy statue didn’t have antlers
Fixed an issue where tutorial didn’t completely reset if the player went back to main menu and selected a different save
Fixed an issue where the hand got stuck on bolt during tutorial if the player touched it before shooting range section
Changed “doe” text to “hind” in tutorial
Fixed an issue where the player could change their stance during ladder teleport, and might end up below the terrain because of that
Added weather sounds under SFX audio master
Added flies sounds under SFX audio master
Fixed an issue where flies audio was active on droppings even if there weren’t any flies
Fixed an issue where some variants of fallow deer antlers didn’t move with the animal after spawning
Fixed an rare issue where damage system of singular animal broke if the player shot certain objects in certain order at certain time frame
Fixed an issue where the player could grab the revolver from secondary grab point in certain situations and this causes some visual bugs and two left hands
Several fixes on animal behavior to prevent animals getting stuck
Fixed an issue where fast travel broke if the player grabbed the map after pressing a fast travel button
Fixed an issue where things broke if the player grabbed or ungrabbed rifle with arrow in hand
Fixed an issue where dead or spine hit animals didn't change LODs
Fixed an issue where river and lake sound volume is low at night and early morning
Fixed an issue where hands caused sounds when colliding with items in inventory
Fixed an issue where pheasant walking sounds played several times at once
Fixed an issue where walking through the vegetation and branches might play
Several small fixes to ballistic system
Several other smaller fixes
We hope you enjoy this amazing update and let us know what you think. Happy hunting!
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Lovna Dolina Reserve Rework And Price Increase Coming Next Week!
Greetings Hunters!
We are excited to announce that our biggest update to date will be releasing early next week!
Get ready to discover and explore the impressive and vast open landscapes of the reworked Lovna Dolina reserve. With over four times the size, the map offers hunting opportunities like never seen before. Open grasslands, thick forests and high mountains offer suitable habitat to all current species like Red Deer, Fallow Deer and Pheasant to name a few.
Upcoming Price Increase
As mentioned in the last announcement, we will also increase the game's price with the update to better reflect the game's current state and content. The new price will be $19.99 / 19.50€. Now is the prime time to get the game for a cheaper price and get ready for the update!
We cannot wait to let you all roam the new landscapes and hear what you think about it!
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Lovna Dolina Reserve Rework Coming Soon!
Welcome to the new and improved Lovna Dolina hunting reserve, Hunters!
Discover this vast and open hunting ground that offers a large biome diversity from grasslands to dense forests and rocky mountain sides. With improved landscape and environment details, this over four times bigger map will replace the old one. You can find all of the current animals from the map, enjoying their new territories. We have worked on this map for a long time and we are excited to finally show the true hunting experience that Virtual Hunter can offer! Coming soon!
Key Features: * Brand new map to replace the old one * Over four times bigger (64km2) * Improved landscape and terrain detail * Unique locations and points of interests * Increased vegetation distance * Improved performance * And much more!
Check out the teaser trailer below!
Join Beta in Discord!
To ensure a smooth launch, we have a new closed beta available! If you own the game, just join our discord and ask for beta access from the developers Ormy or Rauz. We are looking for participants who can play the game and give us feedback about the map, performance and the mechanics.
With the next update, we will also increase the game's price to better reflect the game's current state and content. The new price will be $19.99 / 19.50€.
Thank you all for playing and happy hunting!
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Steam VR Fest Discount!
Happy Steam VR Fest Hunters!
To celebrate this VR sale, Virtual Hunter is 20% off! Grab the game on a discount and head out to the open wilderness!
Prepare for a hunt of a lifetime. Get Virtual Hunter now!
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Nominate us for Labor Of Love category!
Greetings Hunters!
It's been almost two years since we released Virtual Hunter for early access and we have been working on it with our amazing community ever since. We have read all feedback, bug reports, implemented fixes and features based on your suggestions. With our small team we have poured our all into the game and we hope it shows! Now you can nominate us for Labor Of Love category in the Steam Awards! It would be an honor and mean the world to us to be your pick.
Thank you for the constant support and happy hunting! - Virtual Hunter Team
Hunting License Update | Fixes And Changes #1
Greetings Hunters!
In this small update we fix Windows Mixed Reality controller support and smash several other reported bugs.
Fixed an issue where Windows Mixed Reality controllers weren't fully supported
Fixed an issue where tutorial didn't reset properly if you went to main menu while playing it
Fixed several issues with animal behavior
Fixed typos in the tutorial texts
Several small fixes to the tutorial
Thank you all for playing and happy hunting!
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Hunting License Update
Greetings Hunters!!
We have been hard at work for the next major update but it’s taking a bit longer than expected. So today we bring you a smaller update with a new and reworked tutorial! We built it from the ground up and instead of being a separate thing, we integrated it straight to the game. Now every hunter has to get a hunting license and do a couple tasks to get a good start to the game. The update also includes several fixes, improvements and changes.
Added a new and more clear tutorial to the game that is integrated to the gameplay
All players must acquire a hunting license by playing through the tutorial
Added basic version of task system for future use*
Removed the old separate tutorial
Added background mountains to the main menu
Large rocks won’t block animals’ navigation**
Added an additional layer of grass that spawns near the player
Organs of deer species moved slightly backwards
Heart of deer species moved more backwards
Curved Wild Boar’s spine down near head to be more realistic
Replaced rain audios with new ones
Deer target texture slightly changed
Organs of deer target moved slightly backwards
Curved Wild Boars spine near head down to be more realistic
Changed the respawn outpost where the player appears after dying in Bulgaria reserve
Decreased the branches’ cracking probability
Possible fix for a delayed audio synchronization bug
Fixed an issue where animals might slide for a while after the feed time ends
Fixed several animation bugs during animals feed time
Fixed an issue where animals constantly stops when running in forest
Fixed an issue where pheasants flew into the sky and never came back
Fixed an issue where some animals have two “left” shoulder blades
Fixed an issue where deer does didn’t recognize flesh hits
Fixed an issue where the icons on map item were displayed on top of the player icon
Fixed an issue where scopes were misaligned on .303 rifle
Fixed an issue where ladder teleport sometimes broke the teleport function
* The new tutorial uses a basic task system where the player gets tasks to complete. This system can later be used for missions and other tasks if possible. **Large rocks caused a lot of navigation issues and animals got easily stuck on them. They also caused lag spikes when moving through the forest so we disabled this function for the time being. The rocks still remain in the map and players can interact with them but animals will go through them.
Thank you all for playing and happy hunting!
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Environment Update
Howdy Hunters!
Today we are kicking the environmental immersion up a notch with a massive amount of details! More tree variations, big rocks, grass interactions, optimizations and much more! This makes the game's landscape much more interesting to hunt and provides more cover for you and the animals. This update improves the game's graphical fidelity so we hope you’ll enjoy it!
Added more tree variations to all biomes
Added dwarf pines to the mountain region
Added more medium sized vegetation to all biomes
Added more rocks of different sizes to all biomes
Added big rocks that are visible for longer distances
Added more smaller objects like plants, ground rocks, branches etc
Added more height variations to the grass
Added contact shadows to the grass
Added interactions to the grass when player moves through it
Added rustling sounds and ability to hide inside tall grass around the fields
Optimized several vegetation assets
Reworked some of the vegetation spawning
Improved shadow intensity
Lowered all roads and paths to prevent them from hovering. Some roads might clip through the terrain which will be improved.
Changed the meadow audio to a new one which was already in use at the trophy lodge
Added a pier and sunken boat to the Bulgaria reserve
Changed plants fluttering in the wind
Adjusted the wrist slots to avoid accidentally grabbing the mobile tracker and to prevent it blocking view while aiming
Fixed an issue where tutorial notification in main menu opens too early and stays over another view
Fixed an issue where rocks and other objects were too shiny when wet
Fixed an issue where occlusion culling would disable parts of the world when climbing the mountains
Fixed an issue where whistle hints confirmation-button was over the text
Fixed an issue where back-button didn’t work from the quickhunt menu
Fixed an issue where some of the info boards clipped through shelves
Fixed an issue where mobile tracker highlight wasn’t visible
Fixed an issue where cliffs and boulders didn’t have proper sounds when walking on them
Fixed an issue where video clips on info boards didn't play
Fixed an issue where in certain situation the backpack didn't load items properly
Thank you all for playing and happy hunting!
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