theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Steam News 8 December 20255mo ago

Patch Notes | Patch 8.4

New Features New Great One: The Wild Boar Great One comes with 9 fur variations and many variations of tusks, built with our TruRACs system. New Multimounts: Buck and Brock, Claw and Order, Mischief Syndicate, and Boar…

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13 fixes7 additions2 changes5 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedNew FeaturesNew Great One: The Wild Boar Great One comes with 9 fur variations and many variations of tusks, built with our TruRACs system.
addedNew FeaturesNew Multimounts: Buck and Brock, Claw and Order, Mischief Syndicate, and Boar Boys.
addedNew FeaturesTrophy Customization: Plaques and stands can now be customized. We’ve added 16 new plaques and 40 new stands for everyone. You can also now also change their appearance. We've also added 2 new Wall Plaques for the Layton Lake Trophy Cabin.
addedImprovements and AdjustmentsTrophy Lodge UI Overhaul: To make sorting and placing your trophies easier, we've added filters for finding trophies, additional information in the Selection UI, and a preview in the UI when placing a trophy.
addedImprovements and AdjustmentsRemasters: The Red Deer, Wild Boar, and Roe Deer are all getting remastered. We've also added fur variations (3 for Red, 2 for Boar, and 2 for Roe) and adjusted the likelihood of the furs appearing.
removedImprovements and Adjustments12GA Adjustments: 12GA Birdshot and 12GA Slugs no longer require the Shotgun skill to use, which should make bird hunting more accessible for all players in the early game.

New Features

  • New Great One: The Wild Boar Great One comes with 9 fur variations and many variations of tusks, built with our TruRACs system.

  • New Multimounts: Buck and Brock, Claw and Order, Mischief Syndicate, and Boar Boys.

  • Trophy CustomizationPlaques and stands can now be customized. We’ve added 16 new plaques and 40 new stands for everyone. You can also now also change their appearance. We've also added 2 new Wall Plaques for the Layton Lake Trophy Cabin.

Improvements and Adjustments

  • Trophy Lodge UI OverhaulTo make sorting and placing your trophies easier, we've added filters for finding trophies, additional information in the Selection UI, and a preview in the UI when placing a trophy.
  • RemastersThe Red Deer, Wild Boar, and Roe Deer are all getting remastered. We've also added fur variations (3 for Red, 2 for Boar, and 2 for Roe) and adjusted the likelihood of the furs appearing.
  • 12GA Adjustments: 12GA Birdshot and 12GA Slugs no longer require the Shotgun skill to use, which should make bird hunting more accessible for all players in the early game.

Bug Fixes

Animals

  • Fixed an issue where waterfowl would spawn too close to ground in Multiplayer.

  • An issue where waterfowl on Alberta could get stuck circling and never land has been resolved.

  • Snow Geese and Wild Boars should no longer switch their Mating calls with their Warning calls.

  • On lower graphics settings, Red Foxes and Male Western Capercaillies should no longer turn invisible at longer ranges.

  • Fixed an issue with initial Need Zone selection for Lions, Gemsbok, and Bengal Tigers.

  • Some issues with a number of species where the blood marker for a vital hit wasn’t showing correctly have been fixed.

  • Scores for Stubble Quail and Snow Geese have been adjusted to more accurately reflect their weight ranges.

  • Fixed an issue with the Northern Pintail, Wood Duck, and Snow Goose that would cause them to flee longer than intended.

  • Clipping issues on some of the Pheasant’s trophy poses have been fixed.

  • Fixed some issues with Vertebrae on Blacktail Deer.

  • Fixed an issue with the female Sika Deer’s eyes.

  • Red Deer and Bison trophies can now be placed on smaller trophy platforms.

  • Renamed the Willow Ptarmigan “Red” plumage to “Erythristic”.

Dog

  • Fixed an issue where a dog tracking blood could occasionally get stuck and stop following the track.

Equipment

  • Decoy tooltips for new birds on Alberta will no longer display as “Mallard” decoys.

  • Fixed an issue where Northern Pintail and Snow Goose decoys would make a water splash effect when deployed on land.

  • Only the host will be able to manage their own Game Feeder in Multiplayer.

  • The warning icon on Game Feeder should now display correctly after they are remotely refilled.

  • Fixed an issue where animals attracted to an inaccessible Game Feeder could behave inappropriately.

  • Beavers will no longer instantly destroy tents placed in a particular spot on Yukon.

  • We made it more difficult to accidentally dismantle the Bait Barrel.

Gameplay

  • Fixed a specific location on Alberta where Beavers could get stuck

  • An issue where clues would occasionally spawn above the ground at a weird angle has been fixed.

  • Fast-traveling in multiplayer should now spook animals as intended.

Missions

  • The “Second Home” Mission on New England Mountains will now progress properly even if you died during the bear encounter.

  • The “Beaver Fever” Mission on Alberta can no longer be completed by repeatedly picking up the same beaver wire over and over.

  • If you arrived at the “Snow Day” Mission from Alberta shortly after launch and got stuck, you

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Steam News / 8 December 2025

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