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Genre: Simulator, Indie

Virtual Hunter

Shadow And Lighting Update

Hello Hunters!

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.

Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/gGmSAA8Prd


Upcoming Price Increase


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!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549850/Virtual_Hunter/

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Steam Autumn sale discount!

Steam Autumn Sale Is Here!



Falling leaves and chilly mornings are the best time to head out for a hunt. So grab the game on a discount and head out to the open wilderness!

Prepare for a hunt of a lifetime. Get Virtual Hunter now!


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549850/Virtual_Hunter/

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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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