It Took Longer Than Expected But HUNT SHOWDOWN Finally Added A Tutorial

Typically, when a game is first released, or even in an early beta stage, it comes with a tutorial for players to get used to their game. Well, good news for the new Hunt: Showdown players - Crytek has finally added tutorials! To be fair, they always had a simplistic one, but they decided to dramatically improve the new player onboarding experience. There is some news for returning players as they also have added two Questlines with all-new rewards, a range of improvements, and bug fixes.

Details on the new tutorials:

Two new tutorials enable gamers to get up to speed with Hunt's unique bounty-hunting gameplay quickly and easily, with Doug Cockle from The Witcher franchise voicing veteran Hunter/tutorial guide John Victor. The Basic Tutorial explains Hunt's core mechanics, including controls, gunplay, monsters, and more. Upon first completion, players will receive a Tier 1 Hunter, as well as the rewards earned during the tutorial. Players can then go on to complete the Advanced Tutorial or access it separately later. In the Advanced Tutorial, Hunters will find a Clue to locate a Boss Target, then fight and banish it before extracting with their reward. Both tutorials allow players to hone their skills quickly before taking the fight to the bayou.

Details on the new Questlines:

Update 1.12 also adds two new Questlines—The Ward of the Reptilian (available until May 1, 2023) and Vengeance of the Skinned, which will follow soon after. Each Questline offers Hunters new activities and valuable rewards to earn across six acts, including unlocking new weapon variants, Legendary equipment, and more. For the first time, players can complete quests within Questlines together, meaning that other team members can now contribute to each other’s progress during a match. For example, if your quest is to "Kill enemy Hunters," your teammate’s kills will also count towards completing the quest.

Some more new details:

Update 1.12 adds a new Wildcard Contract option which, when selected, allows Hunters to join a queue of other players who wish to hunt in the bayou during the Night Time of Day. It also adds damage history to combat logs, as requested by members of the Hunt: Showdown community. Players can now see up to 90 seconds of activity before their demise to understand how they were killed and what they can do better next time, with detailed stats included. The update also adds new Solo-only conditional effects for specific Traits, to help level the playing field for those who dare to take on teams of Hunters alone. Audio, gameplay, and weapon improvements also arrive in the update, alongside various bug fixes.

All of these updates are now in effect on all platforms that Hunt: Showdown is available on, including PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.