We've been hard at work bringing quality of life improvements to the game, but also have brand-new content for you to try soon.

Experience life as a park ranger. In this scripted campaign, your priority will be to protect and preserve the natural world around you. With your dog by your side, roam a national park in Colorado and complete different missions: heal animals, collect samples, control invasive species and preserve the health of your environment.

'A Ranger's Life' DLC will be available on 25th March.*

*EDIT: Release date was originally 23rd March

Hello hunters, we’ve got an exciting update for Hunting Simulator 2 to tell you about today.

We know you’ve been waiting, and during these difficult times we thank you for your patience regarding certain issues with the game. The team have been working flat-out to bring you improvements, as well as more content and graphical updates. For the expert hunter, there’s even something new to find… more about that shortly, but first our patch notes.


-Improved tree shading
-Improved tree textures for some trees
-Improved lighting scenarios for all levels
-New lighting in walkable lodge menu, weapon room, bedroom, store menu.


-All binoculars are now able to spot animals
-When claiming an animal, you can now view a comparison with your trophy. A popup will also appear when selecting "Keep as trophy" to prevent accidental replacement
-Added ability to view trophy statistics inside the hunter's lodge (only animals you’ve hunted and selected as trophies AFTER the patch are eligible for stats)
-Added legendary animals to the game.
-Iron sights now properly play their animation
-Corrected size of grizzly bears. Collected trophies will automatically display the corrected size
-You can now switch targeted animal faster
-Improved weapon vibrations

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Our first major patch is here and available to download now. Most of the fixes include quality of life improvements, but we also had loads of great feedback from the community (especially those pesky rabbits!) and implemented improvements here too. The update should be around a 3GB download.

• Rabbits, hares and turkeys can now be hunted regardless of their sex.
  
• Player can get closer to rabbits without spooking them <<< Yes!
  
• Added auto-walk to game. New players have it bound by default to Dpad right/Keyboard Z. Existing players don't have it bound to prevent possible conflict with existing bindings, but can manually rebind it under Options > Controller/Keyboard Bindings
  
• Add functionality to erase all markers on map from selected animals
  
• Simple distance meter in the right corner of the screen, toggled on when they enter an appropriate range
  
• Shows where the last shot landed on a range target, similar to how the claim screen shows organ hits
  
• Enable fast-travel from the map menu, without having to be near a cabin or tent
  
• Add functionality to erase all markers on map from selected animals

• Added senses triangle, which can be enabled under Options > Interface

Based on Smell, Sight, and Sound it will give you a better indication of how aware the animal you are tracking is of you!

• Adjusted collision around lakeside Harghita County so player cannot get stuck behind rock
  
• Fixed bug where player could not equip a scope after equipping a Modern Sporting Rifle
  
• Fixed distant floating grass in Bandera Region and floating bushes in Roosevelt Forest
  
• Fixed scoping with smaller scopes being slightly off center
  
• Fixed scoping with xbolt series rifles not being centered
  
• Fixed scoping with Sika 85 Carbon Wolf rifle not being centered
  
• Fix grass growing through concrete in Shooting range
  
• Fix floating grass in Roosevelt Forest
  
• Fixed inconsistent spotting animals when using binoculars + range finder optics
  
• Fixed bug where spamming the Use button with Wind Powder, Scent Lure and Scent Killer items could consume multiple charges instantly
  
• Fix dog whisperer achievement, companion skill progress bars change color when maxed out
  
• Diameter of the crossbow bolt was incorrect. Additionally bumped damage slightly, now reliably one shots waterfowl
  
• Add custom red deer icon for Licenses
  
• Instant transition in Third person aiming
  
• Improved shadow casting for the shooting range
  
• Improved grass types for chihuahuan desert
  
• Bandera region adjusted ground material + beter dawn setting.
  
• Fixed bow aiming

• [German] Fixed age of animal not showing up, if animal is younger than a year.
  
• [English] Fixed small mismatch between voice-over and subtitle in tutorial
  
• [Brazilian] Fixed age of animal to read X ano(s) instead of ano(s) X
  
• [German only] Fixed age of animal not showing up properly when claiming animals

Thank you everyone for your patience during this difficult time in the world. The team are still dedicated to supporting this title, so please let us know your experience with this patch in the comments below.

Beretta is the oldest known firearms manufacturer in the world. Combining unmatched reliability and high performance, Beretta firearms are must-have shotguns in the gunrack of top hunters.

This weapons pack includes 7 authentic Beretta shotguns for hunting waterfowl and small game.

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Based on the superb 680 platform, with its unmistakable low, slim action and legendary, ultra-reliable mechanism, the 686 Silver Pigeon I is the most elegant, well-balanced and quick-to-shoulder, factory-made over-and-under shotgun in the world. It also features a more defined and lustrous floral engraving, which is further enhanced with images of grapes on the vine and the iconic Beretta Trident logo on both side of the action.
The 695 is a timeless end elegant over-and-under field gun, and it is the top of the range in the 690 platform. The engraving on this model is a particularly fine, deep relief scroll made with the most advanced 5 axis premium laser engraving technology, giving the gun a sumptuous feel. Discerning hunters who value aesthetics will love this firearm.
The A400 Upland is the very first semi-automatic shotgun featuring an innovative wood stock with the Kick-Off Plus technology, that reduces recoil up to 50%. The nickel-plated receiver is completed by an exquisite game scene engraving. The new design of the pistol grip and forend improves the gun comfort and enhances the overall look and slim new design. The A400 Upland is a great combination of the latest technologies with a classic look, for all the hunters that are looking for the best shooting experience.
The A400 Xtreme Plus is built to go wherever your hunt takes you. Engineered to be the softest-shooting, most reliable 3.5” waterfowl shotgun out there, and to withstand the toughest waterfowl environments. It has the best recoil reduction system in the world. This version comes in the very popular Real-tree Max 5 camo pattern. The new A400 Xtreme Plus shoots always, shoots everything and shoots even better!
This version of A400 Xtreme Plus comes in a modern style with a synthetic stock.
A variant of the A400 Xtreme PLUS designed for blending into environments where waterfowl live.
The A400 in a Mossy Oak camouflage version for optimal stealth while hunting.

We hope you have a wonderful time exploring the wild!

Owners of Hunting Simulator 1 can get up to 30% OFF Hunting Simulator 2 with our launch offers!

Save 10% with a Steam Launch discount
Save 10% on HS2 if you already have HS1 in your Steam Library
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With only 8 days to go until the PC release of Hunting Simulator 2 check out this review from IGN.

https://www.ign.com/articles/hunting-simulator-2-review

Slow-paced, relaxing, but with bursts of excitement, it's the best way to hunt without facing the weather..