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Hunt: Showdown 1896 Key Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Engine | CryEngine 5.11 |
| Developer | Crytek |
| Publisher | Crytek |
| Release Date | August 15, 2024 (1896 Engine Upgrade) |
| Platforms | PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
| Camera | First-Person |
Hunt: Showdown 1896 System Requirements
1080p
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tune Recommended – High Preset, 1080p (60+ FPS Target)
1440p
tune Enthusiast – High Preset, 1440p (60+ FPS Target)
2160p
tune Ultra – Max Preset, 4K (60 FPS with DLSS/FSR)
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Core Requirements
- desktop_windowsOperating System: Windows 10 64 bit
A 64-bit operating system is strictly required by the upgraded CryEngine to efficiently manage memory allocation across the massive, seamless open maps.
- memoryDirectX: Version 12
DirectX 12 is officially mandated following the 1896 update, dropping older DX11 support to enable advanced draw calls, rendering techniques, and HDR implementations.
- save_altStorage Note: 75 GB available space (SSD strongly recommended)
The official spec explicitly notes that the game is "Best experienced with headphones and on a SSD drive." Mechanical HDDs will result in severely delayed match loading times.
settings_applications Optimization Notes:
Upscaling: Supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Using upscaling is highly recommended to maintain 60+ FPS on mid-range hardware during chaotic explosive encounters.
Key Settings: Global Illumination, Shadow Quality, and Object Detail severely impact GPU overhead. Lowering these can yield substantial framerate improvements.
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Map Size and Regions
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Post-Launch Content / DLC
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Skills & Upgrades Overview
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Game Editions
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Cross-Platform / Crossplay
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Top 5 Weapons (Subjective/Iconic)
'Mosin
Nagant M1891', a top-tier bolt-action long ammo rifle heavily favored for its penetration and long-range damage.
'Sparks LRR', a single
shot rifle that deals exactly 149 damage, leaving enemies with just 1 HP and forcing intense panic.
Rank #3
'Caldwell Conversion Uppercut', a massive revolver that fires long ammo, serving as a pocket-rifle for close-quarters loadouts.
'Romero 77', a dirt
cheap, single-barrel shotgun boasting the tightest spread and highest one-hit-kill range in the game.
Rank #5
'Bomb Lance', a terrifying melee weapon unique to Hunt's lore that fires explosive harpoons into monsters and players alike.
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Specific Game Elements
Explore in-depth equipment, cast, combat mechanics, and world collectibles documented for Hunt: Showdown 1896:
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Weapons
A terrifying, custom-built whaling lance equipped with a massive blade. It can fire an explosive harpoon that lodges into targets before detonating, making quick work of bosses.
A highly coveted, expensive bolt-action rifle. It fires long ammo, maintaining high damage over immense distances and easily penetrating thick wooden walls.
A devastating, single-shot breach-loading rifle. It deals exactly 149 damage to the upper chest, leaving the enemy with a sliver of health and forcing immediate panic and retreats.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Vehicles
Stationary horse-drawn carriages located at the edge of the map. Players must stand near them for 30 seconds to successfully extract with their bounty.
Stationary paddleboats found on the rivers. If an enemy player approaches while you are extracting, the boat's horn will blow loudly, warning you of the ambush.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Animals / Creatures
Role: Packs of vicious, decaying dogs that roam the wilderness. They are highly aggressive, deal severe bleeding damage, and are the bane of solo hunters navigating the woods.
Role: A highly volatile, burning zombie that sprints aggressively at players. If shot with a bullet or pierced, it violently explodes into flames, requiring players to use blunt melee weapons to kill it.
Role: Violent, writhing masses of aquatic parasites that infest the deep swamps. They deal massive damage to anyone attempting to quickly wade through deep water.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Characters
Wild Target Boss
A terrifying, massive, burning entity introduced in the 1896 update. It roams the open world of Mammon's Gulch, hurling fireballs and engaging hunters outside of traditional compounds.
Player Avatars
Ruthless, desperate mercenaries willing to inject themselves with dark serums to gain 'Dark Sight', allowing them to track monsters and survive the corruption.
Bounty Boss
A horrific, massive arachnid assembled from human corpses. It moves incredibly fast across walls and ceilings, spitting debilitating poison at hunters.
workspace_premium Top 3 Characters
'The Reaper', a terrifying, scythe
wielding hunter draped in black cloaks, iconic for edgy stealth loadouts.
Rank #2
'Lynch', a prominent, ruthless lore figure mentioned throughout weapon descriptions who recruits and manipulates other hunters.
Rank #3
'The Protegee' (Sophie Laurent), a recently introduced hunter whose innocent, beautiful exterior hides a violent, corrupted, and psychopathic killer mentored by Lynch.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Missions / Objectives
Objective: Locate and kill the boss (e.g., the Butcher or Assassin). Initiate the banishing ritual, which loudly alerts every player on the map, and prepare to defend the compound from incoming teams.
Objective: Grab the Bounty Tokens and run to one of the designated extraction zones at the edge of the map, fighting off any remaining hunters attempting to ambush you before the timer expires.
Objective: Move stealthily through the map using Dark Sight to locate three clues, avoiding sound traps (like crows or dogs) that will alert other players to your presence.
workspace_premium Top 3 Missions/Objectives
Rank #1
'The Investigation', where players stealthily navigate the map to locate three clues while avoiding setting off sound traps that alert other teams.
Rank #2
'The Banishment', defeating the boss (like the Scrapbeak or Rotjaw) and initiating a loud, percentage-based banishing ritual that alerts every player on the map to your exact location.
Rank #3
'The Extraction', taking the physical bounty tokens and running a deadly gauntlet to reach a stagecoach or steamboat at the edge of the map to escape.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Companions / Summons
Ability: The game allows for Duo and Trio matchmaking. Reviving downed teammates and coordinating flanking maneuvers is the absolute core of the PvP experience.
Ability: A consumable item that the player can throw and physically pilot in first-person to safely scout heavily defended boss lairs and ping enemy positions.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Collectibles
Location/Use: Dropped by the boss after the loud banishing phase. Picking it up grants 'Enhanced Dark Sight' to spot enemies, but also marks the carrier with a lightning bolt on the map for all other players to see.
Location/Use: Glowing, noisy supernatural rifts found in compounds. Players must interact with three of them to completely narrow down the map and reveal the boss lair.
Location/Use: Found in cash registers or looted from dead hunters. The primary economy currency used to re-equip your hunter with weapons and tools after a match.
workspace_premium Top 3 Collectibles
Rank #1
are 'Clues/Rifts', glowing blue supernatural scars in the world that players interact with using Dark Sight to narrow down the boss's location.
Rank #2
are 'Bounty Tokens', the ultimate prize dropped by defeated bosses, which grant players 5 seconds of 'Enhanced Dark Sight' to see enemy auras through walls.
are 'Hunt Dollars and Blood Bonds', the in
game currencies found in hidden cash registers and coin pouches, used to buy new weapons or premium cosmetics.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Armor
Focus/Stats: A crucial survival trait that prevents bleeding from escalating to severe levels, saving the player from rapidly bleeding out after being hit by flechette ammo or Hellhounds.
Focus/Stats: Hunters do not wear traditional armor. Survivability is dictated by Health Bars. Taking fire damage permanently burns these bars away, permanently lowering your maximum HP until you banish a boss to restore it.
Focus/Stats: A purchasable passive trait that reduces damage taken from blunt melee attacks by 25%, useful against Grunts and specific boss attacks.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Clothing / Appearance
Options: Premium, highly detailed outfits (like the Bone Doctor's skull mask or The Ironclad's heavy metal plating) purchased with Blood Bonds to showcase prestige and style.
Options: Brightly colored, clean shirts worn by novice hunters. They offer very poor camouflage, making new players easy targets in the dark bayou.
Options: Dark, ragged leather coats, ghillie-style ponchos, and mud-covered hats worn by veteran hunters, offering incredible camouflage in the dense bushes.
Hunt: Showdown 1896: Other Features & Info
- labelMultiplayer ModesThe game features two main modes. 'Bounty Hunt' is the flagship PvPvE mode where teams of 1, 2, or 3 players load into the map, hunt the boss, and fight other teams for the bounty tokens. 'Soul Survivor' (formerly Quickplay) is a pure solo, battle-royale-lite mode where players spawn with nothing, scavenge for weapons, and race to absorb the 'Wellspring' energy.The winner gets to keep their fully geared Hunter for use in Bounty Hunt, while everyone else permanently dies.
- labelUser InterfaceThe UI underwent a massive, somewhat controversial overhaul during the 1896 update to modernize the menu navigation for both PC and console players. In-game, the HUD is heavily minimalist.There is no mini-map; players must physically open a paper map to check their location or boss banishment zones.Health is segmented into distinct 'bars' (which can be permanently burned away by fire), and stamina dictates melee swings and sprinting.The most crucial UI element is the compass, used for calling out enemy bearings to teammates.
- labelSound and MusicHunt features arguably the best, most tactical audio design in the FPS genre.The proprietary binaural 3D audio system means players can pinpoint exactly where a twig snapped or a flock of crows was startled, even through walls.Every action, from switching weapons to aiming down sights, makes a distinct, locatable sound.The music, headlined by the iconic 'Humming Theme' (Rise Up Dead Man) by the Port Sulphur Band, perfectly encapsulates the dark, swampy, Southern Gothic dread.
- labelGraphics and VisualsPowered by CryEngine 5.11, the 1896 update brought a stunning visual overhaul.The implementation of DirectX 12, global illumination, and improved shaders makes the mud, water reflections, and dense fog look incredibly photorealistic.The character models for Legendary Hunters are deeply detailed, covered in grime, blood, and esoteric occult trinkets.Lighting is entirely dynamic, and night maps feature pitch-black darkness pierced only by the terrifying glow of flare guns or burning oil slicks.
- labelAccessibility FeaturesThe game offers standard accessibility tools, including adjustable Field of View (FOV) sliders, customizable crosshair positioning (centered or the classic 'lowered' crosshair), and comprehensive control remapping.It also features colorblind modes and customizable subtitle scaling.However, the game's extreme reliance on directional audio cues makes it incredibly difficult for deaf or hard-of-hearing players to compete at high skill brackets.
- labelStory and SettingThe game takes place in an alternate timeline during the late 19th century.A horrific, supernatural plague known as the 'Sculptor' has infected the Louisiana Bayou and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, mutating humans and animals into grotesque monsters.A clandestine organization known as the American Hunter's Association hires ruthless mercenaries and occultists to venture into these quarantine zones, track the massive apex predators (the Bosses), and banish them back to hell in exchange for lucrative bounties.The lore is incredibly deep, told through weapon descriptions, the 'Monstrorum' bestiary, and seasonal events.It portrays a grim, Weird West dystopia where rival hunters are just as likely to murder each other for a payout as they are to succumb to the corruption itself.
- labelTop 3 Mounts/CompanionsThere are no ridable mounts in Hunt, but players utilize companions and tools:looks_one Rank #1
are your 'Co
Op Teammates' (Duos or Trios), whose communication and covering fire are your only true lifeline.
looks_two Rank #2Rank #2
'Stalker Beetle', a pilotable, flying insect that players can throw and control in first-person to scout compounds, ping enemies, or detonate to cause minor poison/bleed damage.
looks_3 Rank #3are the 'Dying Horses' scattered around the map