Theale, UK - January 27, 2022 – Hunt: Showdown is getting its latest raft of updates as part of the 1.7.2 patch, which goes live for PC today, and on Thursday 3 February for consoles.
The mysterious Mr Orwell Chary – who first appeared in the recent Winter Solstice event – is making a return, offering players rewards in exchange for different amounts of Bloodline XP every day as part of the new Dark Tribute feature. Possible rewards include an exclusive Legendary Hunter – “Bad Hand” – and other Legendary items.
A host of new rewards are also being introduced for first-time daily extractions, including Hunter XP and Hunt Dollars, while Blood Bonds will be available for successful extractions five days in a row.
Legendary content being introduced with the patch includes the Flare Pistol “Death’s Beacon”, the Romero 77 Talon “Maelstrom”, the Winfield M1873 Musket Bayonet “Patre”, and the Bornheim No. 3 Match “Mockingbird”.
New weapon variants include a Scottfield Model 3 Spitfire, Scottfield Model 3 Precision, Scottfield Model 3 Swift, and a Berthier Mle 92 Deadeye. New custom Full Metal Jacket ammo is also being made available for Winfield and Winfield C variants.
Full details about patch 1.7.2 can be read here
Players can also celebrate the Lunar New Year with a dedicated Hunt: Showdown DLC, Azure Arsenal, being released on 1 February on Steam, and 8 February on consoles.
Welcome in the Year of the Tiger with three beautiful but deadly Legendary Weapon skins and one Legendary Tool:
- Sui’s Bane – Berthier Mle 1892
- Ascent – Romero 77 Handcannon
- The Seventh Sun – Dolch 96 Precision
- Yuchang – Heavy Knife
There will also be discounts on the base game and all the DLC's with an additional loyalty discount for owners through our selection of bundles until 3 February.
New screenshots of the DLC weapons can be found here.
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