XBox One

Avast ye landlubbers! The Horzine team is happy to present to you the seasonal Perilous Plunder update! Prepare yourselves to board into the dark facilities of Desolation. Light it up and search for any clue about the Patriarch. Also, loot with caution and test yourselves in the combat training room or firing range. Alongside this, we have some new weapons to introduce to everyone. By courtesy of the Horzine Research Group, we finished development of the HRG Kaboomstick and the HRG Teslauncher. But that's not all, the Glock 18c and the space pirate favorite, the Blunderbuss, will now be available for purchase. Use them to slay any scurvy Zed you find out there. Now, rise the Jolly Roger and let the plundering begin!

Edited: Event Ends on 7 / 7/ 2020 Fixed to reflect the correct date that was set internally. We apologize for the confusion and any inconvenience over the incorrect date previously given.

New Additions and Highlights...

Mercs,

After extensive and continued study of bloat bile, the lab coats have managed to re-weaponize it in the form of proximity mine deployable via a Medic launcher device (they tell us you don’t want to be too close, just in case something goes wrong, but also assure us that there are beneficial properties for your team).



May we introduce you to the latest in Horzine medtech research. They call it the Mine Reconstructor. In the field, it can be charged up to deploy mines of different sizes which will increase the damage, radius, and healing properties (And don’t forget you can manually detonate for your teammates who may be down range). Get ready to belch some rounds downrange! You will of course understand that the source of the grenade material is classified.

While the Medics are laying a trap, someone needs to cover the backwards advance to safety, and go full Commando. This one is pretty simple, the...

Hello Mercs,

The lab coats have been at it again so we are happy to share some information about new Horzine Research Group (HRG) experiments we feel you’ll enjoy bringing into the field.

First up, the HRG Scorcher. The team has modified this baby to shoot flares out downrange with significant impact and a lingering burn. Other pros? Your target (or that wall you hit because you missed your target...) will keep everything around it lit up for easy target acquisition by you and your team!



Now for those looking for something a little more indirect you can try out the alt-fire which will have the flare break up in flight leaving a line of ground fire between you and the target. So get out there Firebugs, and blaze a trail!

The last thing the team has been working on comes from observing your fights with the Matriarch in the field and the weapons she has brought to bear against you. The lab coats weren’t about to...

Mercs,

It’s getting to be that time of year where the strange, weird, mysterious, and lets just through this out there, downright demonic seem to pop up... even more so than usual given your line of work.

Some of our surveillance drones around London have picked up just such an event, so we are sending you in to figure out what's happening, and more importantly, shut it down. The surveillance has picked up a cry from the streets close to some of your old haunts. Specifically the rail station formerly known as Kings Cross.



You won’t find any kids waving sticks at you on this visit, nor friendly pet shop boys waiting to sell you goods around the concourse. Things have taken a decidedly more hellish mark. And whatever world these portals lead you to, we want nothing to do with. But perhaps you can make use of some of the strangeness you will find yourself around for extra power... just remember, these sorts of...

EPIC GAME STORE: The DLC should automatically be added into your account and will unlock when you visit a grotto.

Console players will need to add the Free DLC in the store and then visit a grotto.
PS4 NA: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0115-CUSA14519_00-TGRSKN0000000000
PS4 EU: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0114-CUSA14538_00-TGRSKN0000000000
XBox: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/maneater-tiger-skin/9n01f7qn4hqv

Hello Mercs!

As part of our efforts to continuously improve your in-field experience, the techs have lined up some enhancements across perk abilities, interface and more!

First up is a re-work of the Medic 25 perk Zedative to make it a more compelling choice for the healing mercs out there. Zedative now does the following:

• During Zed time your perk weapons damage is increased 30%, and your kills generate a toxic explosion that damages Zeds and heal players.

For those not as familiar with the current live Zedative ability, this adds the healing ability to the toxic cloud generated on the ZED deaths. So those who like to live dangerously, life is about to get a little easier for your Medics who have been trying to keep you alive.

The Boss Stomp, a “high” risk and reward method of dealing massive amounts of damage. Currently this method of attack is usable due to the...

This update is currently
Epic Game Store: Live
PlayStation 4: Live (Build 1.05)
Xbox 1: Live (Build 1.0.8.0)

The changelog is as follows:

All Platforms

• Save Game
  • Added an error message if a save game has become corrupted and unusable (this message will show up in the main menu which the player will be returned to if the save is unusable. We are continuing to look into how this rare corruption can happen).
• Optimization and Stability
  • Fixed several stability issues across all platforms
• Landmark, Collectables, Story Progression & Environment
  • Fixed Queen of the Ocean not triggering due to unintended hidden objectives. Those objectives have been removed from the requirements.
  • Found and fixed another case where the player shark could revert to the Mother shark
  • Fixed a condition where the player objective had been completed but the reward item/evolution had not been granted (Example: shadow...

Hey sharks, we look like we have the following items addressed in the upcoming hotfix, which is finishing up Release Candidate testing (which means builds are being made for each platform and being tested on those platforms). We expect this update to start rolling out on June 25th, starting with PC and Xbox builds, with PS4 to follow (subject to change at any time).

The expected fixes (also subject to change at any time before the release of this update) include:

All Platforms

• Save Game
  • Added an error message if a save game has become corrupted and unusable (this message will show up in the main menu which the player will be returned to if the save is unusable. We are continuing to look into how this rare corruption can happen).
• Optimization and Stability
  • Fixed several stability issues across all platforms
• Landmark, Collectables, Story Progression & Environment
  • Fixed Queen of the Ocean not triggering due to...

New Summer 2020 Cosmetic Bundles and Discounts on Steam:

20% Discount

• Space Pirate Outfit Bundle $4.99 -> $3.99
• Space Pirate Full Gear Bundle $14.99 -> $11.99
• Perilous Plunder Weapon Bundle $14.99 -> $11.99
• Premium Summer Sideshow Ticket $2.49 -> $1.99

25% Discount

• Neon MKVI Weapon Skin Bundle Pack $7.99 -> $5.99
• Retro Neon Gear Cosmetic Bundle $7.99 -> $5.99
• Future Neon Gear Cosmetic Bundle $7.99 -> $5.99
• Single & Dual Glock 18C Weapon Bundle $9.99 -> $7.49
• Blunderbuss Weapon Bundle $9.99 -> $7.49

25% Discount across Bronze & Silver Bundle Tiers
17% Discount across Gold

($7.49, $14.99, $24.99)

• Premium Summer Sideshow Ticket Bundle

Previously Released Item Discounts:

40% Discount - $2.49 -> $1.49

1. Zed Killer USB Key
2. Stories of War USB Key
3. Cyberbone USB Key
4. Horzine Issue USB...

This update is currently
Epic Game Store: Live
PlayStation 4: Live (Build 1.04)
Xbox 1: Live (Build 1.0.7.0)

The changelog is as follows:

All Platforms

• Save Game
  • Added a backup save system where the game will keep two saves in a save slot incase one becomes unavailable so it can fallback to the previous
  • Added additional protection to keep save files from being overwritten
  • Added additional protection to the save system to keep saves from corrupting
• Optimization and Environmental
  • Optimized environmental buildings
  • Optimization done to the map menu
  • Optimization and Fixes done to particles that were impacting performance on all platforms
  • Fixed the large crashed tanker in the prologue having geometry with missing collision
  • Fixed a case where landmark audio cues would not play
  • Fixed bridge geometry in Fawtick Bayou where the player shark could become stuck
  • Fixed pontoon boat next to Flamingo Joe’s...

June 5th Update: This update has begun deployment: https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/index.php?threads/maneater-hotfix-is-live.2336010/

June 3rd Update: As I mentioned yesterday, we had to restart the process due to issues found in the last build. Due to this happening we also took the chance to incorporate some additional fixes that were waiting on a future update. The patch notes have been updated to reflect these additions.

June 2 UPDATE: During the testing of the build, issues popped up around the save system, which has required more work and additional testing to be done. We are currently aiming to have a new Relesase Candidate (what we would upload to the platforms) in test by later today or early tomorrow with a goal of getting this update out later this week still.

Hey sharks,

We look like we have the following items addressed in the upcoming hotfix, currently targeted for a release next week (the week of June 1st). Due to the...

Hey Sharks!

First of all, we want to thank all of you fin-atics for diving into the world of Maneater. We have been thrilled to see so many of you experience what we’ve created, and yes we hear you, many of you want more to bite on! Don’t worry, we are prototyping, and reading your suggestions on what sorts of DLC (or Downloadable Chum) we can send you via the waves of the internet and will be discussing those plans in the future.

That said, we know some of you are running into choppy waters, and want to assure you that we are working hard to address these issues as fast as we can. Currently our top priorities are the following items:

• Save game loss/corruption and progression issues
• Performance and crashes issues

And we are aiming to get an update out next week for PC, PS4 and Xbox One (updates may have some platform dependent timings) to address a majority of these. To help keep some of these issues from impacting you if you do find yourself...

Hey everyone,

We are so excited to see so many of you splashing around the gulf in Maneater, but we are aware some of you are being impacted by some issues which we know is not ideal. We want to let you know we are digging into these reports and the following is a non exhaustive list of top issues we are tracking and working on fixes for as soon as we can.

• Xbox One X Overheating - We are aware that some Xbox One X users hare having an overheat shut down/message and are working with Microsoft to address this issue. We are also aware that a set of PS4 players are reporting something similar and also are investigating.
• Progress Loss/Save Game Issues
  • We are investigating a now much more rare progression loss issue and are looking for player help in identifying points of commonality in what they have done prior to having it.
• PS4 Frame Loss - We are investigating reports that users are getting massive frame loss in...

Highlights

• Fix the tiger shark skin upgrade resetting when players would visit the grotto
• Broadcast is now enabled (console may have to be reset before this will apply)

PS4 Build 1.03
Xbox Build 1.0.5.0

Highlights

• Fixed several Landmarks not properly unlocking
• Fixed a rare case where the save file would be deleted on the PS4
• Fixed an AI issue where predators would stop chasing players with extended play time
• Found and fixed several causes of crashes
• Added Focus Threat ability

General

• Adjusted camera distance to shark for pup and teen
• Adjusted Bounty Hunter movement and targeting
• Added more details to the evolution upgrade menu
• Adjusted mix of game audio
• Tuned suspicion for humans on civilian boats
• Added more detail to some quest descriptions
• Added Game Tips to the right side of screen
• Added option in menu to disable and reset Game Hints.
• Reduced number of center screen pop ups for the tutorial by changing some to Game Tips.
• Added a bigger celebration UI for obtaining an evolution
• Added a bigger celebration for shark level up
• Added post game stats screen...

Enjoy as you wait for the game to coming out in just a few days!

Hello Mercs,

Last week we gave you intel on an old outpost that may have information on the Patriarch’s whereabouts. We won’t be sending you empty-handed. Horzine research and design has a few new additions for you to consider adding to your arsenal.


For the Demolitionists out there that are always asking “What else can we blow up, and how?”, we have the new HRG Kaboomstick. Fans of the HX25 Pistol will appreciate the increased pellets, double the magazine size. It has an alt-fire for even more boom when firing both barrels at once. Perfect for clearing away those pesky Zeds that have come in a little too close for your liking... and arming distance!


For the Berzerkers, a new ranged weapon. The HRG Teslauncher fires microwave rounds and has an alt-fire guaranteed to give mercs a shockingly good time. This assault rifle...

Mercs,

As part of our efforts to continuously improve your in-field experience, the techs have lined up some enhancements across your perk abilities, arsenal as well as UI!

Starting with the Seeker Six and Mac10, two weapons that were not getting much field usage. The Seeker Six projectiles are getting a larger explosive radius as well as a slight damage increase combined with a reduced arming distance. This will allow for better trash clearing and nearer explosions, with some risk. The weight is also being reduced to see if this helps it better fit into loadouts.

The Mac 10 is getting a price reduction, sliding it more into a tier between 2 and 3 to better match its current performance against other perk weaponry. This should make it a good choice for Firebugs and Swats looking to step up their firepower a little sooner. As part of this change, we will likely be doing some minor upgrades to its damage and incapacitation power as well.

The following Perk skills are also...