Way of the Hunter

Way of the Hunter is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person hunting and open world game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store		Elite Edition also available.
GamersGate		Elite Edition also available.
		Elite Edition also available.
GOG.com		Elite Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Elite Edition also available.
Humble Store		Elite Edition also available.
Steam		Elite Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The game features DLCs.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Included with Elite Edition
Hunter's Pack	Included with Elite Edition

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\WayOfTheHunter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1288320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\WayOfTheHunter\Saved\SaveGames\Account_<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1288320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Enabled as of patch 1.18.

Video

In-game general video settings (1).

In-game general video settings (2).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- by default. Hor+ by small modification to config file.^[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Between 60° and 120°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		None, FXAA or Temporal. DLSS
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		Added in the v1.20 update in the Development branch.^[2]

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Disable chromatic aberration

Edit the engine.ini file^[3]
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\WayOfTheHunter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor`. Open `engine.ini`. Add the following to the configuration file: [SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 Save the changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Look and zoom sensitivity can be adjusted separately
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Look sensitivity for both horizontal and vertical. Separate options to adjust when zoomed
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Currently limited to master, music, voice-over and sound effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-8100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Intel Core i7 Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1288320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1288320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:User on 2022-08-16
You need to have hidden files and folders visible to access your AppData folder. Then:
1. Navigate to: "Users\yourUserName\AppData\Local\WayOfTheHunter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor" 2. Open "Engine.ini" in a text editor 3. Copy/paste the following lines to the end of the file: [/script/engine.localplayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
↑ Update 1.20 (Dev branch) - last accessed on 2022-11-29
↑ disable chromatic aberration :: Way of the Hunter General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1288320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1288320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Verified by User:User on 2022-08-16
You need to have hidden files and folders visible to access your AppData folder. Then:
1. Navigate to: "Users\yourUserName\AppData\Local\WayOfTheHunter\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor" 2. Open "Engine.ini" in a text editor 3. Copy/paste the following lines to the end of the file: [/script/engine.localplayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

[3] Update 1.20 (Dev branch) - last accessed on 2022-11-29

[4] sable chromatic aberration :: Way of the Hunter General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Nine Rocks Games
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 16, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Hunting, Open world
Art styles	Realistic