theHunter: Call of the Wild Showcase Update Brings Free Trophy Cabin, Patch Notes Here

theHunter: Call of the Wild Update 1.71
theHunter: Call of the Wild Update 1.71 Expansive Worlds

Players can now display trophies of all the majestic beasts they hunt in theHunter: Call of the Wild. A major patch titled The Showcase went live a few hours ago and it brings The Trophy Cabin — a free home in the wild for you to hang all your trophies. It even includes a pool table and hot tub.

The cabin isn’t the only thing that was introduced. Fans can expect tons of new features, improvements, and bug fixes. It is now possible to save weapon and equipment setups into loadouts, which can be swapped at any time by visiting the nearest cache.

The quality of volume fog on PC has been improved and won’t look pixelated anymore. Trophy Lodges can now be renamed, and Apex News Feature is added. A new trophy called “Bison Bonanza!” is included as well. A portion of the patch notes is mentioned below.

ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURES
  • The Apex News Feature has been added. Now players will be able to see the latest news as a pop-up in the main menu.
  • Trophy Lodges can now be renamed!
  • A key bind option to toggle Clue highlights on/off has been implemented.
  • We’ve added a Sharpness slider to the Graphics Quality settings.
  • We’ve added a Press & Hold indicator for skipping intro cinematics.
  • Players can now add waypoints when looking through binoculars.
  • The in-game DLC Store is now available for players who bought the game on Epic Games Store.
  • An extra screen with DLC details has been implemented in the in-game DLC Store on PC.
  • A new multimount Trophy has been added: Bison Bonanza!
ADJUSTMENTS & IMPROVEMENTS
  • The distances at which animals will spook when hearing gunshots have been adjusted.
  • Mission items in the Codex menu have been categorized.
  • The estimated distance to an animal can now be seen on the spotting widget in the UI.
  • Information about an animal’s state is now visible by default when they are spotted.
  • Various character transparency issues have been resolved.
Gameplay
  • The zero distance of the Crosspoint CB-165 crossbow has been increased from 10/30/50m to 20/40/60m.
  • We’ve increased the bleed damage caused by .22LR truncated cone bullets to ensure quick kills on small birds, even on flesh wounds.
  • On top of a couple of additional minor tweaks, some animal awareness states will now Animals will stop in their tracks more accurately.
UI
  • Spanish special characters will now be displayed correctly in the Russian translation of the game.
Audio
  • We’ve adjusted the dog’s responsiveness to the gunshots and added a reaction to thunder.
Visuals
  • Choosing the low preset quality now also updates shadow quality, terrain detail tessellation, and scene complexity.
  • Small visual improvements to the sky when raining have been added.
Performance
  • Memory usage while switching reserves has been improved.

Read more about theHunter: Call of the Wild Showcase update, including the fixes, on the official site.

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