New DLC "Matariki Park" is coming February 6 for Way of the Hunter!
New DLC "Matariki Park" is coming February 6 for Way of the Hunter!
Discover New Zealand and its remarkable blend of biomes.
Bratislava, Slovakia / Vienna, Austria - January 23, 2023: Today, THQ Nordic announced the upcoming DLC for Way of the Hunter: Matariki Park. Players will be able to discover the magic of New Zealand, from cascading waterfalls to tranquil beaches.
Matariki Park is a paradise for nature enthusiasts and hunters alike! Traverse hilly or mountainous terrain, home to the unique Himalayan tahr and the mighty Sambar deer, and venture into the lowland forest areas, the domain of the majestic Red deer. Encounter lifelike wildlife in one of the earth's wildest natural settings.
The Matariki Park DLC for Way of the Hunter is coming February 6, 2024 and will be available at an SRP of € 9.99 / $ 9.99 / £ 7.99 / AU$ 13.95 / ¥ 1320.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/9iBluRycBZ0
Matariki Park DLC - Overview
Welcome to Matariki! Matariki Park is a world unto itself, featuring lakes, dams, beaches, dense forests, steep hills, hidden caverns, rivers, and rainforests. It offers a vast array of biomes and wildlife, from Feral pigs and goats unique to Way of the Hunter’s New Zealand, to wild ducks and Sika deer. Enjoy seeing all the animals that have been introduced in recent centuries who have made it their new home.
The Matariki Park DLC will be available at an SRP of € 9.99 / $ 9.99 / £ 7.99 / AU$ 13.95 / ¥ 1320. The base game is required to play the DLC. Way of the Hunter is available for PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S at an SRP of $ 39.99 / € 39.99 / £ 34.99.
Here's to a fantastic end to 2023! Wishing you all amazing moments ahead and eagerly anticipating our return from the winter break to kick off new hunting adventures together.
See you soon!
Winterize your hunting equipment with our holiday challenge ❄️
Get into the holiday spirit with the Way of the Hunter holiday challenge, featuring the majestic Barren-ground caribou in the mountains of Aurora Shores! Share your claim screen screenshots in the WOTH Screenshots here on Steam.
Here's your festive mission:
Achieve a single heart shot to take down male Barren-ground caribou with at least 70% fitness, or more.
Use the SSG M1 - STEYR ARMS 6.5 Creedmoor
Capture the moment during the tranquil hours around 10 AM when the herds are enjoying their morning feast
🌟 Bonus Challenge: Hunt a melanistic caribou under the same requirements for extra points!
The top hunters as of January 1st 2024 10 AM CET will be featured in our upcoming Hunter Log.
Good hunting!
Happy Holidays from Nine Rocks Games!
As we say farewell to the year 2023, the entire NRG team wants to wish you a wonderful holiday! May your homes be filled with warmth, laughter, and moments of connection with loved ones.
During this festive season, NRG will be a bit less active, but fear not! Our community managers will still be here, even though a tad less talkative. If any issues arise or you have questions, we've got your back.
Thank you for being part of our community and making this year truly special! We look forward to fully reconnecting with you in the new year. 🌟
P.S. Still on the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift for your family, friends, neighbors, or even someone you just met? Check out the Way of the Hunter and its DLCs, now on sale in every store. Find more details here: Way of the Hunter Winter Sale!
Happy holidays, hunters!
Enjoy this holiday season with Way of the Hunter at 50% off
Hello, fellow hunters!
This year's Winter Sale is here and we couldn't miss it. If you haven't played our game yet, if you'd like to become a hunter, or if you'd like to gift a friend, now's your chance to get Way of the Hunter at 50% off:
Way of the Hunter offers an authentic hunting experience, allowing you to explore vast open-world environments in the US, and Europe, but also in the majestic mountains of Alaska and Africa. Immerse yourself in the beauty of natural habitats, equipped with detailed and highly realistic weapons. Whether you seek the challenges of ethical hunting within a compelling story or prefer freely exploring rich environments, Way of the Hunter has it all.
Steam Winter Sale will run until January 4th, 10 AM Pacific Time
We wish you a peaceful and joyful holiday season, and here's to an amazing end of the year for you and your loved ones, perhaps with enough time to squeeze in a few hunts!
Happy holidays! :WOTH:
Improved analytics patch
Patch 1.24.3.111349 is now live on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, improving the automatic in-game telemetry and analytics for Way of the Hunter.
With these improvements, we'll be able to gather more and better information on how you like to play, helping us make the right decisions with future changes, improvements, and additions to the game. If you would like to opt out of sharing your play data, you can do so in the in-game Settings > Game > General > Automatic anonymous usage data analytics (Off).
Thank you, and good hunting!
Update 1.24.3 is live for everyone!
Update 1.24.3 is now live for everyone on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, adding new trophy variations for mule deer, melanistic barren-ground caribou, and much, much more to Way of the Hunter. 🌟 Moreover, we are thrilled to introduce three new rifle scopes, courtesy of our partnership with Bushnell, in a free update.
Added: New rifle scopes from Bushnell: Bushnell Engage 3-9x40, Bushnell Engage 4-16x44, Bushnell Elite Tactical 3.5-21x50
Added: New trophy variations for Mule deer
Added: Melanistic Barren-ground caribou
Added: Different glow effect for already discovered animal sign
Added: HUD icon for currently equipped gear
Added: HUD label for more convenient gear selection (controller only)
Added: Additional sorting options for Animals and Characters in the Encyclopedia
Added: Video settings: Motion blur (on/off), FPS limit (30/60/120/unlimited)
Tweaked: Head camera movement reduction
Tweaked: Charging behavior: Cape buffalo and moose will charge 40% less, inspect 60% less; Other frequently charging animals will charge 40-60% less; Other species that inspect frequently will inspect 55% less
Tweaked: Updated the shot sound effect for .22 LR and .338 Lapua
Tweaked: All full-screen menus fixed to 60FPS
Fixed: UI: The message “This action not allowed“ getting stuck on the screen
Fixed: UI: Tracking markers reappearing after game reload
Fixed: UI: Ladder interaction prompt staying visible while climbing the ladder
Fixed: Animals: Young animals with 2-star trophy rating
Fixed: Animals: Decreased trophy rating and score on some taxidermized animals
Fixed: Animals: Dead bodies of small game not being aligned to terrain after reloading the map
Fixed: Arms: Steyr Gams having magazine capacity of 5 (changed to 4)
Fixed: Arms: Steyr Gams shot sound being too loud
Fixed: Arms: Remington 1903 iron sight not being accurate
Fixed: Arms: Incorrect ammo loading when there was less ammo in the inventory than in the magazine
Fixed: Arms: Aim mode “Hold” breaking equipment switching in some situations
Fixed: Arms: Firearms held too high when aiming down sights
Fixed: Arms: Names of new Steyr firearms not being aligned correctly in Arabic
Fixed: Story: A rare crash during the mission “Not forgotten“
Fixed: Story: Diorama not having the option to display Hollywood
Fixed: Free Hunt: Changing the difficulty in free hunt not resetting the player’s location
Fixed: Choppy audio when spooking multiple large herds of animals
Fixed: Incorrect lighting of rocks on Low effects settings causing them to look too dark
Fixed: River bank without collision in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Hole in a creek resulting in instant death in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Animals getting stuck under a bridge in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Misplaced grass patches and rocks in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: European hare female adult age range (was 8-8, now 5-8)
(MP) Fixed: Dead animals disappearing when client returned to the animal body from a location further away
(MP) Fixed: Client being unable to harvest animals
(MP) Fixed: Client’s perks not updating
(MP) Fixed: Bow not having an arrow loaded for client after joining
(MP) Fixed: Client’s side marker placed on 2nd attempt
(MP) Fixed: Client being able to move vehicle icon while moving around in hunting map
Known issues:
Wrong animation when using Rattle bag crouched
The color of rangefinder number in binoculars not changing according to the accessibility settings
Perk “Sitting and watching” not advancing
We will be grateful for any and all feedback and bug reports either in the discussion section of this post or via the THQ Nordic Redmine (when creating a ticket, please make sure that you enter the correct version).
Good hunting!
Dev branch update 1.24.3
Update 1.24.3 is now live on the Development branch on Steam, adding new rifle scopes from Bushnell, trophy variations for mule deer, melanistic barren-ground caribou, and much, much more to Way of the Hunter.
We will push this update to the stable version on Steam, as well as EGS, GOG, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S as soon as we have confirmed that it is, indeed, stable.
(Development branch, Steam) Version 1.24.3 patch notes:
Added: New rifle scopes from Bushnell: Bushnell Engage 3-9x40, Bushnell Engage 4-16x44, Bushnell Elite Tactical 3.5-21x50
Added: New trophy variations for Mule deer
Added: Melanistic Barren-ground caribou
Added: Different glow effect for already discovered animal sign
Added: HUD icon for currently equipped gear
Added: HUD label for more convenient gear selection (controller only)
Added: Additional sorting options for Animals and Characters in the Encyclopedia
Added: Video settings: Motion blur (on/off), FPS limit (30/60/120/unlimited)
Tweaked: Head camera movement reduction
Tweaked: Charging behavior: Cape buffalo and moose will charge 40% less, inspect 60% less; Other frequently charging animals will charge 40-60% less; Other species that inspect frequently will inspect 55% less
Tweaked: Updated the shot sound effect for .22 LR and .338 Lapua
Tweaked: All full-screen menus fixed to 60FPS
Fixed: UI: The message “This action not allowed“ getting stuck on the screen
Fixed: UI: Tracking markers reappearing after game reload
Fixed: UI: Ladder interaction prompt staying visible while climbing the ladder
Fixed: Animals: Young animals with 2-star trophy rating
Fixed: Animals: Decreased trophy rating and score on some taxidermized animals
Fixed: Animals: Dead bodies of small game not being aligned to terrain after reloading the map
Fixed: Arms: Steyr Gams having magazine capacity of 5 (changed to 4)
Fixed: Arms: Steyr Gams shot sound being too loud
Fixed: Arms: Remington 1903 iron sight not being accurate
Fixed: Arms: Incorrect ammo loading when there was less ammo in the inventory than in the magazine
Fixed: Arms: Aim mode “Hold” breaking equipment switching in some situations
Fixed: Arms: Firearms held too high when aiming down sights
Fixed: Arms: Names of new Steyr firearms not being aligned correctly in Arabic
Fixed: Gear: Wrong animation of Rattle bag when crouched
Fixed: Story: A rare crash during the mission “Not forgotten“
Fixed: Story: Diorama not having the option to display Hollywood
Fixed: Free Hunt: Changing the difficulty in free hunt not resetting the player’s location
Fixed: Choppy audio when spooking multiple large herds of animals
Fixed: Incorrect lighting of rocks on Low effects settings causing them to look too dark
Fixed: River bank without collision in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Hole in a creek resulting in instant death in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Animals getting stuck under a bridge in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: Misplaced grass patches and rocks in Tikamoon Plains
Fixed: European hare female adult age range (was 8-8, now 5-8)
(MP) Fixed: Dead animals disappearing when client returned to the animal body from a location further away
(MP) Fixed: Client being unable to harvest animals
(MP) Fixed: Client’s perks not updating
(MP) Fixed: Bow not having an arrow loaded for client after joining
(MP) Fixed: Client’s side marker placed on 2nd attempt
(MP) Fixed: Client being able to move vehicle icon while moving around in hunting map
Before you opt into the development branch, please make sure that you back up your save file, as progress you make on the development branch WILL NOT CARRY OVER to the stable version if you later choose to switch back. The patch will be pushed to the stable version and other platforms as soon as we have confirmed that it is indeed stable.
We will be grateful for any and all feedback and bug reports either in the discussion section of this post or via the THQ Nordic Redmine (when creating a ticket, please make sure that you enter the correct version).
Good hunting!
Ask Us Anything: It's Q&A time!
Hey hunters,
ready for some Q&A fun in our Hunter's Hub? We're opening the gates for your questions. Use this thread and ask us anything, until the next week - Thursday, Nov 30. As the year wraps up, we'll address the best and most recurring questions all in one go.
Ask wisely, hunters! :deer:
Steam Awards: Nominate Way of the Hunter for "Labor of Love" award
The Steam Awards are back! If you've been enjoying Way of the Hunter, consider casting your vote for us in the Steam Awards 2023. Explore the serene landscapes of Aurora Shores and Tikamoon Plains, and dive into the various features and gear introduced in our ongoing updates. (Hint: the next one is dropping soon).
We've poured a ton of love into our game, so we're throwing our hat for the Labor of Love award, and we'd appreciate your support! 🎖️
And if you don't own Way of the Hunter yet, and you want to buy the base game, season pass, or elite edition at a bargain price, don't forget that the Autumn Sale with 50% OFF on Steam last until November 28th!
