Third Update for Way of the Hunter 2 Adds Wild Boar and Damage Fixes
The update addresses a core community complaint about bullet lethality while expanding the game's animal roster, a sign that the early-access title is iterating on feedback before a full launch.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
THQ Nordic released the third update for the open-world hunting sim Way of the Hunter 2, adding three new animals: the Rocky Mountain Pronghorn, Central European Wild Boar, and Southern Warthog. The patch also overhauls the damage system so large-caliber bullets deal realistic damage even when not hitting vital spots, and fixes numerous bugs including a crash after 2-3 hours of play.
The third update for Way of the Hunter 2, now in early access since March 26, adds three new species to the game's two maps: the Rocky Mountain Pronghorn and Central European Wild Boar in Neo-Lorensia, and the Southern Warthog in the Kilimaya Reserve. Each new animal comes with fresh campsite missions.
The headline change is a reworked damage system. Large-caliber bullets that miss vital organs now still inflict realistic damage, addressing a long-running issue where animals would survive shots that should be fatal. The patch also fixes a crash that occurred after two to three hours of play, an FPS drop near water in the Popobawa Vlei area, and a bug where female spotted hyenas displayed as male in the Claim Ownership screen. Mallard hunting behavior, territory density, and decoy effectiveness have also been improved.
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