This is an archive of patch notes originally posted on 24 Sep 2025.

Update 2.5 & Web of the Empress Now Live!

Posted by CRY_IM on 24 Sep 2025

Hunters,

Update 2.5 and the new Live Event, Web of the Empress, are here!

Face the terrifying Bileweavers, Corrupted creatures swarming the bayou with their nests in the brand-new 17th Compound. To aid your hunt, harness the power of Tarot Cards, a new Consumable that grants unique effects to twist the tide of battle.

Alongside the Event, Update 2.5 delivers numerous changes and a host of fixes to sharpen your hunt.

Step inside the Web of the Empress...if you dare!

Web of the Empress

Bileweavers

The Corruption has birthed new monsters: The Bileweavers, spider-like beings who hatch from eggs with venom ready in their fangs. While an individual Bileweaver is weak, they like to swarm together to overwhelm intruders. They're bent on defending their territory—not just their own massive nests, but also the small web-covered areas throughout the Incursion zones.

The Bileweaver is a new spider-like monster.
Individually, the Bileweaver is very weak, but they attack in groups, acting like a swarm.
Bileweavers are area defenders and can be found in the Bileweaver Nest and in small groups in other little web-covered locations.

Bileweaver Nest

The Bileweavers have created massive, web-covered nests. Hunters brave enough to enter and skilled enough to leave alive will find treasure hidden within.
Bileweaver nests contain:
- Exclusive Scarce Weapons
- 3 Tarot Cards
- Destiny’s Dial: A machine that gives randomized rewards (Traits, buffs, and more)
- Scarce and Burn Traits
- Restoration Kit
- Ammo Resupply Box
- 4-Shot Boon, XP and Dark Sight Boost envelopes
- A lootable hunter's corpse.

Tarot Cards

Get ready to experience the tools of The Witch, the journey of The Fool, and the power of The Empress. This update, we've introduced 12 Tarot Cards: single-use Consumables, each with a unique ability based on their traditional meaning. Use a card to gain its power...and sometimes, pay its price. It may be enough to tip the scales of fate.
The unique effect of each card is below:
- The World: Reveals all Boss Targets.
- The Moon: Grants 2 seconds of Dark Sight Boost
- The Garden: Fully heals and removes Bleeding, Burning, and Poison for you and your teammates.
- The Fool: Copies the last Tarot Card you used this Mission.
- The Tower: Kills Monsters and damages Targets within a 65m radius. Your Hunter catches on fire.
- The Magician: Places a Dark Sight Decoy at your location causes Heavy Bleeding on use.
  
  Dev Note: The Dark Sight Decoy looks like an enemy Hunter to other players observing it with Dark Sight Boost. The Decoy also triggers Instinct on enemy Hunters. The Decoy has a distinct audio effect and can be dispelled by interacting with it physically. Decoys dropped by you or your own team do not show up in Dark Sight Boost or trigger Instinct for you or your team.
- The Devil: Reduces the sway and spread (excluding shotguns) for weapons until your Hunter is downed, then destroys an additional Health Chunk.
- The Sun: Grants an increased Regeneration buff for 60 seconds.
- Judgement: Doubles time of all current buffs. Reduces your Hunter’s HP to 1.
- The Hanged Man: Allows you to spectate the nearest enemy Hunter for a limited time. The spectated Hunter hears a warning afterwards.
- The Empress: Grants the Catalyst Trait, the Necromancer Trait, and one random Burn or Scarce Trait.
  
  Dev Note: Traits are added in the order mentioned above and cannot exceed the Hunter’s maximum number of Traits. The Catalyst Trait can only be obtained via the Tarot Card “The Empress” or as a random reward from Destiny’s Dial.
- The Chariot: Swaps Locked and Unlocked Extraction Points for all teams (only in Bounty Hunt). Destroys 1 Health Chunk. This ability has a five-minute global cooldown and can’t be used during the last five minutes of the Mission.
Dev Note: Since there are quite a few new effects and abilities to learn, we have added a small quality of life feature for the Tarot Cards, where if you inspect them when equipped, a small hint pop-up will appear on the top right of the screen detailing the equipped Tarot Card’s effect. This feature can also be turned off via a setting in the menu.

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Tarot Cards can be acquired by:

Finding them in the world: 3 Tarot Cards are available in each Bileweaver Nest, and some have a chance to spawn at web-covered locations around the map.
Collecting Dark Tribute rewards: 2 Tarot Cards are earned at the first Dark Tribute stage, with 1 Tarot Card earned at each subsequent stage.
Looting them from dead Hunters: Any Tarot Cards carried by dead Hunters can be stolen when looting, so long as you have a free Consumable slot for them.

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Locked Extraction Points & Central Extraction Points

With Web of the Empress, we’re introducing an additional Extraction Point to the center of the map. This Extract Point is always locked by default, and must be unlocked with the Tarot Card “The Chariot” to become accessible. These Extracts can be convenient and allow for speedy getaways, but are in exposed locations. One other random Extraction Point is locked at game start.
The Tarot Card “The Chariot” swaps which Extraction Points are locked and unlocked. When used by a player, there will be a global cooldown on the card for five minutes. Players can still consume the card to make space in their inventory, but no extracts can be swapped while this cooldown is active. Players will receive a small status effect icon with a timer to denote the cooldown.

Battle Pass Reward Track

Page 1

Level 0 – Stormseer (Hunter) (Premium)
Level 1 – Splintered Jaw (Uppercut) (Premium)
Level 2 – Envenom (Vetterli 71) (Free)
Level 3 – Burning Web (Dynamite Stick) (Premium)
Level 4 – Vertebrae (Marathon) (Premium)
Level 5 – Coin of Umay (Charm) (Free)
Level 6 – Envenom: Bayonet (Vetterli 71 Bayonet) (Premium)
Level 7 – 100 Blood Bonds (Premium)
Level 8 – Spider Hand (Equipment Animation, Vetterli 71) (Free)
Level 9 – Black Silk (Mosin-Nagant) (Premium)

Page 2

Level 10 – Argent Widow (Conversion) (Premium)
Level 11 – Boom Flip (Equipment Animation, Dynamite Stick) (Premium)
Level 12 – Indecision's End (Centennial Shorty) (Free)
Level 13 – Hangman's Curse (Charm) (Premium)
Level 14 – Black Silk: Bayonet (Mosin-Nagant Bayonet) (Premium)
Level 15 – Envenom: Deadeye (Vetterli 71 Deadeye) (Free)
Level 16 – Short Drop (Choke Bombs) (Premium)
Level 17 – 100 Blood Bonds (Premium)
Level 18 – Splintered Jaw: Precision (Uppercut Precision) (Free)
Level 19 – The Hanged Man (Hunter) (Premium)

Page 3

Level 20 – Envenom: Marksman (Vetterli 71 Marksman) (Premium)
Level 21 – 100 Blood Bonds (Premium)
Level 22 – Black Silk: Sniper (Mosin-Nagant Sniper) (Free)
Level 23 – Avenger's Oath (Charm) (Premium)
Level 24 – Indecision's End: Shorty Silencer (Centennial Shorty Silencer) (Premium)
Level 25 – Not This Time (Equipment Animation, Conversion) (Free)
Level 26 – Splintered Jaw: Deadeye (Uppercut Deadeye) (Premium)
Level 27 – 100 Blood Bonds (Premium)
Level 28 – Waxed Burning Web (Waxed Dynamite Stick) (Free)
Level 29 – Argent Widow: Chain Pistol (Conversion Chain Pistol) (Premium)

Page 4

Level 30 – Indecision's End: Pointman (Centennial Pointman) (Premium)
Level 31 – 100 Blood Bonds (Free)
Level 32 – Envenom: Silencer (Vetterli 71 Silencer) (Premium)
Level 33 – Spick and Span (Equipment Animation, Mosin-Nagant) (Premium)
Level 34 – Vertebrae: Swift (Marathon Swift) (Free)
Level 35 – Envenom: Cyclone (Vetterli 71 Cyclone) (Premium)
Level 36 – Black Silk: Avtomat (Mosin-Nagant Avtomat) (Premium)
Level 37 – 100 Blood Bonds (Premium)
Level 38 – The Empress (Hunter) (Premium)
Bonus Level – Fear and Beauty (Charm) (Free)

Localization

Added localized language support for two more languages:
- Korean
- Traditional Chinese
We are excited to welcome new Hunters on board in their languages!

Gunplay

New Scarce Weapons

Added two new weapons only available in-Mission: the Winfield Wildland and the Caldwell Homestead 78. These weapons cannot be purchased for Hunt Dollars and may only be found in the Bileweaver Nests in Bounty Hunt.
- Homestead 78: a long-barrelled cousin of the Rival 78, this shotgun packs extra punch at medium range. Comparable to a double-barrel Romero 77.
- Wildland: this modified Centennial is a specialized hunting rifle that does increased damage, with a longer barrel and improved magazine capacity. In addition, it sports a swift reload mechanism.
Each Scarce Weapon belongs to separate weapon families than the base Rival and Centennial.

Auto Select Settings

Added new options for choosing how a Hunter selects equipment that they pick up.
- Weapons: when enabled, picked up Weapons will automatically be selected.
- Tools: when enabled, picked up Tools will automatically be selected. Also applies to thrown melee Tools and traps.
- Consumables: when enabled, picked up Consumables will automatically be selected.
- Equipment gained from looting Tool Boxes, Hunters, Beetles, etc. will not be affected by these settings and will never be auto-selected.

By default, all of these new settings are turned on. However, they can be adjusted based on preference, meaning the previous selected behaviors from before these changes are still possible if you are not comfortable with the changes.

Melee Adjustments

Melee-focused weapons, Tools, and variants with melee attachments have had their maximum reach slightly increased.
The hit detection method has also been improved, meaning that horizontal melee attacks will now hit more consistently.
- Previously, the detection method was akin to a thin line which followed the animation in order to detect a hit. This has now been improved to include some ‘thickness,’ meaning the detection better matches the weapon’s size.

These changes focus on melee attacks swipes, and for the most part does not affect stabs, buttstock hits or pistol whips etc.

Affected Weapons

All melee Tools (includes Throwing Knives, etc.)
All dedicated melee weapons
Certain variants with melee attachments (Riposte, Claw, etc.)

Ammo Scarcity

The following ammo types are now considered Scarce and are unavailable for purchase:
- Frag Arrows
- Crossbow Explosive Bolts
The following ammo types are still scarce:
- Maynard Sniper Dumdum
- Dolch 96 FMJ & Dumdum
- Centennial Dumdum
- Officer Dumdum

General

Mako balance adjustments:
- Reduced the Mako’s vertical recoil
- Adjusted the Mako’s shot animations and weapon switch speed to be more in line with other Long Ammo rifles
Vetterli Cyclone balance adjustments:
- Reduced Muzzle Velocity by 10%
- Slightly increased reload time again
  - With the changes to body damage multipliers, we revisited this change as it seems necessary to slow the reload down again.
Throwing in-world weapons has been rebalanced, making it feel more consistent and meaningful:
- All in-world weapons consistently kill Hunters who are hit
- Sledgehammers and Wood Axes will kill Armoreds and Immolators in one hit
- Pitchforks will kill Armoreds in one throw, while needing two hits for Immolators
- Shovels will kill Armoreds and Immolators in two hits

Gameplay

General

In-world weapons can now be thrown by default, no longer requiring the Assailant Trait
Throwing Tools that can be picked up will now be highlighted in Dark Sight by default
Weapons found in Weapon Boxes, Hunting Towers, Workbenches, and Saddle Bags now have a chance to spawn with pre-equipped Custom Ammo
In-world Tool Boxes now have a small chance to give:
- Regeneration Shots (Weak)
- Antidote, Regeneration, Stamina, Vitality, and Recovery Shots
- Poison Bombs
- Concertina Bombs
- Dark Dynamite Satchels
Lanterns that can be picked up can now be ignited when damaged by fire.
- Other damage that would ignite the turned off wall-mounted Lanterns also ignites Lanterns that can be picked up
- Note: This does not apply to Lanterns that are being carried.
In-World beetle cocoons will only grant a choke beetle
- Note: Stalker beetle and fire beetle are no longer obtainable from in-world beetle cocoons.
Beetles no longer spawn at walls.
- Developer Note: We are experimenting with this based on player feedback, but might revert this change in the next update again based on reception. It is important that players can always reliably find Choke Beetles, which work great for scouting and extinguishing downed team-mates, but if players want to use Beetles with offensive capabilities, we expect them to bring those into the mission.

New World Item

Powder Keg

New deployable found only in-Mission
Can be picked up and deployed on the ground
Acts like a smaller red barrel: damage will start a fuse, detonating it after a few seconds. Fire-based damage will instantly detonate Powder Kegs.

Traits

Blade Seer

Extends the range throwable projectiles can be seen to 75m

Witness

Removed healing from proximity to corpses
Reduced Upgrade Point cost from 5 to 4

Audio

Highlights

3D Audio

Slightly increased the volume of all 3D audio when using a 3rd party 3D audio solution such as Dolby Atmos, Windows Sonic, DTS or Tempest.

Dev Note: We noticed that audio readability was slightly less reliable when using 3rd party 3D audio solutions. After extensive measurements and testing, we found that all 3D sounds were a bit too quiet when compared to CrySptatial—we made some minor adjustments to compensate for this to unify the mix of the game for all 3D audio solutions.

Note that this change does not affect the sound of the game when using CrySpatial or when 3D audio is disabled. A reminder that Hunt: Showdown 1896 is mainly mixed for use with CrySpatial—we recommend turning it on with no other enhancements or 3D audio solutions enabled.

Hunter Footsteps

Made the volume of Hunter footstep sounds across all surface types slightly more consistent

Dev Note: We noticed that some of you struggle to accurately judge distances using audio. After an extensive investigation, we found that the volume of Hunter footsteps can vary quite a bit depending on the surface type a Hunter is walking on. We have improved the consistency of footstep volume across similar surface types.

This means that footsteps on metal roofs are still a lot louder than footsteps on other surface types. However, footsteps on coal, for example, will now be more consistent with footsteps on gravel. Running on wood will still be louder than running on fabric, but running on hollow wood is now closer in volume to running on solid wood. Most notably we increased the volume of sneak footsteps on some outlying surface types such as gravel and leaves. You will still be able to ambush other players, but you also get a fair chance to notice them when they ambush you—keep those ears open.

The change is pretty subtle and may be difficult to notice consciously, but we feel it has improved intuitive distance readability quite a bit. You would be surprised by the subtleties your ears will pick up!

General Updates

Added a specific sweetener sound when firing a shotgun with Slug ammunition
Enhanced the gunshot sound of the New Army to feel a bit more powerful and satisfying
Hunter footsteps and Fusees are now better audible while other loud sounds are playing

UI

Lobby + Home Screen Rework:

Dev Note: We’ve streamlined the Lobby experience and removed the old home screen—the Lobby is now your new home base.

All game modes are accessible from a single Lobby screen.
Switch between modes (Shooting Range, Bounty Clash, Bounty Hunt) using arrows or by selecting the game mode tile.
No need to reform parties when changing modes (for invited squads only).
Parties with random players cannot change game modes, since randoms queue for a specific mode.
Progression screens are now under a new Career tab in the main navigation.
Last Mission Stats and Team Details are viewable directly in the Lobby.
The Newsfeed has been relocated to the top-right corner.

Matchmaking for a 3rd Player:

Dev Note: In a long-requested feature, duos can now search for a random third teammate in trios.

In a duo party, set “Your Team” to Trios.
The matchmaking button will change to Find Teammate.
Solo players will now be matched with other solos or with a duo.

Gear Screen Improvements:

Dev Note: We’ve made equipping and managing loadouts smoother.

Traits are now embedded in the Gear screen—see your full loadout while selecting Traits.
Added shortcut to Clear All Traits (with confirmation pop-up).
Double-click always equips weapons (no longer opens Item Details).
Exiting weapon comparisons now only requires one Esc press.

Removal of Rarity System:

Dev Note: Based on your feedback, we’ve simplified cosmetic tiers.

All cosmetics are now either Legendary or Mythic.
Mythic items (orange background) are Event exclusives, with tags showing the Event they came from.
Common/Uncommon/Rare tags have been removed.
Sorting by rarity has been removed from filters.

Bundle UX Overhaul:

Dev Note: Bundle purchases are clearer and more transparent.

Individual cosmetics in a bundle are now clearly marked.
On purchase, you can choose to buy a single item or the full bundle.
The bundle preview shows all included items.
Only the bundle price is displayed to avoid confusion with individual pricing.

Updated Button Textures:

Dev Note: We’ve refreshed the UI to better match the game’s art style.

Most UI components, buttons, and backgrounds have a new look.
Recruitment buttons on the Active Roster screen now have unique artwork.

Battle Pass Screen Improvements

Dev Note: You no longer need to hunt down unlocked rewards.

Cosmetics and Hunters unlocked in the Battle Pass can now be applied or recruited directly from the Battle Pass progression screen.

NPCs

Navmesh Regeneration

Navmesh regeneration has been improved to guarantee correct navmesh on Missions with location variations (e.g. Bileweaver Nests).

Improved Butcher and Scrapbeak Boss Target Reachability

The Butcher and Scrapbeak can now reach and attack Hunters in most places where they were unexpectedly unreachable before.
Melee attacks have animation variations that are used on some of the new reached locations, depending on the attacker and target’s relative positions and surroundings. Attack damage remains the same.

Hunter Bots

Bots shoot more at monsters, giving away their position to players.
Bots are more effective at dealing with monsters, specifically Armored, Concertina Armored, and Water Devils.
Increased bot firing rates during player encounters. Despite shooting more often, their low accuracy keeps overall lethality unchanged.
Improved the bots’ behavior when in close range to use melee attacks more often.

Monsters Damage Handling

Reduced head multiplier damage for Armored and Concertina Armored NPCs

Brute

Added an idle behavior to Brute where it sometimes stops, bothered by some swarms insects while wandering around.

Meathead and Brute

The trait pool for drops from Meathead and Brute has been rebalanced. All traits have the same weight now, except for Scarce and Burn traits.

Grunt

Grunts have received a full rework that improves their stability and scalability. Some of the most noticeable improvements are:

Better spawning: Popping Grunts are less likely to happen, and strange animation transitions on spawning have been fixed.
Grunts move towards Hunters when they are shot and the hit impact is heard, despite shot origin sound taking priority if heard.
Grunts move slower in water.
Distractors (e.g. bell) now don’t fully take all attention; Grunts prioritize Hunters if they are in sight.
Grunt pathfinding has been refined to improve navigation. In certain scenarios, this makes Grunts take more direct routes toward players, reducing swarming behavior.

Audio

Fixed an issue where Rotjaw Traces could sound too loud and artificial
Added missing audio to the poison spit attack of the “Spider” Boss Target
Fixed an issue where the impact of a thrown Wood Axe would not play the correct CLANK impact sound
Reduced the ear-piercing frequencies of the Alert Trip wire when very close to it. Note that this change does not affect the loudness over distance or the readability of it
Fixed an issue where the bonfire in Fort Bolden would be muffled when viewing from certain angles
Fixed an issue where Armored and Grunt footsteps could be out of sync during certain animations

Fixed Issues From Previous Updates

Fixed multiple crashes and freezes affecting both client and server stability.
Fixed an issue that could cause crashes on the loading screen, followed by connection errors and infinite loading loops when attempting to reconnect.
Fixed an issue where achievements on Xbox would not unlock or track progress correctly. Affected actions included killing a Boss Target with melee, visiting Supply Points, extracting a Bounty Token, and others
Fixed an issue where completing a Challenge would reset it instead of marking it as completed.
Fixed an issue where the Death Cheat Trait would not save Hunters if they were downed instead of dead.
Fixed an issue where VOIP icons were not displayed in the Team Details screen.
Fixed various spots with missing proxies, areas that could cause hard or soft locks, and unintended accessible areas.
Fixed an issue where the Sparks rifle could reload two bullets at once with fast inputs.
Fixed an issue where the search button was missing on the Charms screen.
Fixed an issue where selecting ammo from the ammunition sidebar did not update the current equipment.
Fixed an issue where quitting the Shooting Range resulted in a black screen until the cancel button was pressed.
Fixed an issue where lightning effects in Dark Sight could appear with a delay or not at all until Dark Sight was closed and reopened.
Fixed an issue where swapping weapons with other players could result in a smaller crosshair.
Fixed an issue where, when returning from a Mission, the Lobby could be missing its 3D rendered background. This was first observed during the Harvest of Ghosts Event.
Fixed an issue where, after being killed a second time in a Mission while using the solo Necromancer Trait, players could observe seemingly dead players, including one with raised hands.
Fixed an issue where using a First Aid Kit would continue automatically if the player pressed the use button once while sprinting.
Fixed an issue where scrolling right in the Pause Menu could highlight invisible player profiles between the user’s own profiles.
Fixed an issue where a strand of hair on Dorothy Alice: Nightmare would morph and stretch when she moved.
Fixed an issue where the cape of The Scaled Warrior could clip into the leg when crouching.
Fixed a missing pickup sound for the Dark Dynamite Satchel.
Fixed an issue on Xbox where Soul Survivor Rifts would flash or flicker violently when approached within 5m in Dark Sight.
Fixed an issue where audio did not follow an entity after death and instead remained at the previous position.

Fixed Issues Reported by the Community

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to see enemy loadouts once a Mission was found.
Fixed an exploit that allowed instant healing by skipping the animation.
Fixed an exploit allowing players to multiply Consumables.
Fixed an exploit where Beetle gamma selection could be abused to see further.
Fixed an issue where the last surviving team could bypass the extraction countdown by eliminating themselves in the Extraction Zone.
Fixed an exploit that allowed duplicating ammo on the Bornheim under certain conditions.
Fixed an issue where enemy players could appear in solo teams during matchmaking.
Fixed an issue where changing a Skin or playing an Equipment Animation would reset active filters.
Fixed an issue where inaccurate proxies could block Shots and Throwables.
Fixed an issue where the Dorothy Alice bundle was purchased instead of the Silver Wing bundle when buying through the side panel in the bundle store carousel.
Fixed an issue where Water Devils at the Central Extraction Point could damage players through a boat.
Fixed an issue where parts of weapons could move independently during Lobby animations.
Fixed an issue where Vivox output device default setting could be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where Marian Lee’s coat/skirt could clip into the body.
Fixed an issue where opening the map while using Dark Sight would cancel Dark Sight.
Fixed an issue where canceling team search in Lobby could break team status.
Fixed an issue where light could leak through walls, revealing unintended player shadows.
Fixed an issue where the clothing on some Hunters stretched or popped into view at 100 FOV.
Fixed an issue where the “Revive” circle finished too early when the Hunter was dead.
Fixed an issue where Vetterli Cyclone had no firing pin impact on primer.

NPC issues

Fixed a rare bug where the Spider could become stuck and remain stationary during combat
Fixed an issue where the Spider would not melee attack except when in frenzy
Fixed an issue where the Spider could get stuck in the O'Donovan Stone compound
Fixed an issue where the Spider could walk through the wall in the Pearl Plantation compound
Fixed an issue where Scrapbeak would be able to leave the Boss Target Lair while in frenzy at the Windy Run compound
Fixed an issue where Rotjaw would not properly engage with a player who was revived
Fixed an issue where The Assassin would T-pose directly after banishment
Fixed an issue where Hellborn could get stuck in place and fail to spawn a Bounty Token upon death
Fixed an issue where the Brute would take less fire damage from Incendiary Ammo than other NPCs
Fixed an issue where the Sticky Bomb explosion would not make the Brute fall over
Fixed an issue where a Brute attack could still go through after it died
Fixed an issue where killing one Water Devil would not kill the whole swarm
Fixed an issue where Hunter Bots would ignore players after NPC combat was disrupted
Fixed an issue where Hunter Bots would prioritize stopping bleeding when being attacked by NPCs that cause bleeding
Fixed an issue where Hunter Bots would get stuck in decision-making loops
Fixed an issue where an Immolator would sometimes attack without a target in range
Fixed an issue where an Immolator could start attacking players with the Shadow Trait if alerted by sound
Fixed a navigation-related crash that could occur upon closing the game

UI Issues

Fixed an exploit where it was possible to see the loadout of enemy Hunters just as your Mission was found.
Fixed an issue where the discounted Skins of 4 different bundles were linked to the wrong items (From the Jaws of Defeat, Better Feared than Loved, Felis, and Swig of Fortune bundles).
Fixed an issue where the Death Screen's Damage History shows keyboard buttons while using controller.
Fixed an issue where user can apply the same Keyboard Binding to the Fly Down, VOIP Push To Talk/Mute, and Spectate Next Player.
Fixed an issue where toggling "VSync" does not automatically hide "Max FPS."
Fixed an issue where confirmation prompt was not shown when exiting the Mouse and Keyboard Bindings menu after changing a binding.
Fixed an issue where the text was not aligned properly for an item's Skin name in Item Details.
Fixed an issue where a User Profile menu fails to display the ready status of a teammate.
Fixed an issue where, upon doing the Basic Tutorial again, the incorrect tooltip message is shown in the top right corner.
Fixed an issue where the Trait tooltip states 'undefined' if player loads into screen with the cursor on the Trait.
Fixed an issue on the reward pop-up screen, where when the player clicks on “Equip and Modify” the Hunter, it navigates to a different Hunter.
Fixed an exploit where it was possible to circumvent Hunter gear lock by readying up while in the "Equip Item" menu.
Fixed an issue where console players could not “favorite” Hunters through the side panel.
Fixed an issue where dying in the Basic Tutorial from the Bear Trap will display Pledge Marks in the Death Screen.
Fixed an issue where dying in the Shooting Range will display Pledge Marks on the Death Screen.
Fixed an issue where the "Buy Blood Bonds" UI element has inconsistent placement in the Store.
Fixed an issue where the store still showed Charms under “New” filter even when there were no Charms listed.
Fixed an issue where the number pad’s Enter doesn't always work like the main Enter key.
Fixed an issue where Store lists do not have counters present.
Fixed an issue where newly purchased Hunters are not displayed in the Legendary Hunters screen with the “New” filter on.
Fixed an issue where no VOIP icons are shown in the Team Details screen.
Fixed an issue where ammunition icons are displayed for melee weapons in the equipment bar after switching.
Fixed an issue where, if the player switches the Preferred Main Monitor option to second monitor, Vsyncs limits fps the first monitor.
Fixed an issue where Hunter model sometimes disappears in the Soul Survivor Lobby.
Fixed an issue where the "Mission Timer Ran Out" pop-up appears three times in Summary Screen.
Fixed a Vivox issue where teammate voice chat can be heard in All Chat after switching Incoming Voice Chat to Enemies.
Fixed a Vivox issue where the output device's default setting might be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where used-up Tools were not properly greyed out in the Pause Menu paper doll.
Fixed an issue where the "Hide Player Names (Tab)" button was not working in the Death Screen.
Fixed an issue where the “Damage History” filters were not working.
Fixed an issue where the scrollbar of Weekly Challenges widget in the Lobby had visual issues.
Fixed an issue where, when the search bar is active in the Gear screen, right clicking on a weapon entry did not bring up the side panel.
Fixed an issue where ESC button is missing in the Lobby of the Shooting Range.
Fixed an issue where the “Contraband” option showed up inside Sort Options in all Progression Screens.
Fixed an issue where part of the cloak on Thaddeus Sumner’s icon extends beyond the frame on the Prestige Level Progression screen at Level 80.
Fixed an issue where the Equipment Animation for the Ammo Box option appears greyed out on the side panel.
Fixed an exploit where, when using the Pause Menu and scrolling to the right, the player is able to select invisible player profiles between their own profile.
Fixed a very rare crash on startup.
Fixed an issue where the initial price and discount percentage info are missing at the Discounted DLC page
Fixed a softlock where the “Back to Lobby” function is not working after visiting the “Read More” page content.

Rare crashes and freezes occur during gameplay and/or while loading into or out of a Mission.
No spatial audio is available on Xbox when using third-party audio devices.
In rare cases, multiple Grunts fail to surround the player.
Equipped Tools cannot be reassigned to another slot (equip sound plays, but item doesn’t move).
With the Pain Sense Trait, Poison, Burning, and Bleeding effects on Hunter Bots are not visible in Dark Sight.
Tarot Cards appear in low resolution until inspected, after which all instances of that card display in high resolution for the Mission.
Spots with player lock, missing proxies, or floating objects—keep reporting them!
Burning start sound plays when switching between enemy Hunters in spectator mode.
Throwing fused items near water may disable the fuse, but the Consumable still activates.
On the Mako 1895 Claw, the barrel and claw parts remain static during the Lobby animation.
After a client restart, the FOV setting resets to either 94 or 104.
Exiting the Mission through the escape screen immediately after loading causes the message "Please wait. Retrieving Mission bag information..." to appear for a while, after which the “Summary Information” screen reappears.

Update 2.5 & Web of the Empress Now Live!

Web of the Empress

Bileweavers

Bileweaver Nest

Tarot Cards

Locked Extraction Points & Central Extraction Points

Battle Pass Reward Track

Localization

Gunplay

New Scarce Weapons

Auto Select Settings

Melee Adjustments

Ammo Scarcity

General

Gameplay

General

New World Item

Powder Keg

Traits

Blade Seer

Witness

Meta

General

Bounty Clash

Basic Tutorial

Audio

Highlights

3D Audio

Hunter Footsteps

General Updates

UI

Lobby + Home Screen Rework:

Matchmaking for a 3rd Player:

Gear Screen Improvements:

Removal of Rarity System:

Bundle UX Overhaul:

Updated Button Textures:

Battle Pass Screen Improvements

NPCs

Navmesh Regeneration

Improved Butcher and Scrapbeak Boss Target Reachability

Hunter Bots

Monsters Damage Handling

Brute

Meathead and Brute

Grunt

Audio

Fixed Issues From Previous Updates

Fixed Issues Reported by the Community

NPC issues

UI Issues