Update 1.4 / 217135, platforms and dated branches
Update 1.4 / 217135, known issues, platform rollout limits, dated branches and save precautions.
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Equipment
How to buy, carry and equip ammo on Default 0.5.0
Default-branch ammo slots, free default ammunition, alternatives and equipment checks.
Hearth & Hunt Headquarters, trophies and the range
The expandable lodge introduced in 0.4.0 and what Elijah explains.
Shotgun choke and the pellet-spread display
Compare the documented 12-gauge and 20-gauge additions and use the shotgun harvest display.
Rifles, shotguns, optics and documented ammo compatibility
Compare confirmed chamberings, shotgun gauges, dated shop prices and a recorded Bergara loadout, with dated Default 0.5.0 ammo guidance.
Placed gear: Collect a visible marker or diagnose disappearing items
Separate misplaced, visible placed gear from tents and deployables missing from the map and Storage; check the 1.2 / 213891 fix.
Technical help
Empty rifles, wrong ammo labels and old-save fixes
Restore an empty rifle loadout on Default 0.5.0, read the ammo indicators and distinguish documented fixes from unresolved weapon issues.
PC requirements, settings and save precautions
PC requirements, save precautions and a historical demo-configuration workaround.
Hunting together
Two-player co-op and dated multiplayer fixes
Two-player co-op and fixes shipped on Default 0.5.0.
Reserves & wildlife
New Laurentia, Kilimaya and the Headquarters map
Reserve sizes, confirmed wildlife and the Headquarters area.
Use your dog to find signs and follow a blood trail
Choose Search or Track Blood, start from the shot area and diagnose an ended trail, quiet dog or co-op command failure.
Herd management, trophy stars and recent fixes
Population changes in 0.4.0 and trophy corrections in 0.4.1.
Animals by reserve: New Laurentia, Kilimaya and Headquarters
Find which reserve contains each of 28 source-confirmed species, including pronghorn, boar and warthog.
Finding animals: New Laurentia maps and scouting leads
Use community map filters, compare six dated scouting leads and record what your current save actually shows.
Missing animals and wrong need-zone times
Resolve the old Greater Kudu time-label conflict and compare documented changes to Mallard territories, animal signs and placed gear.