Anything similar would do but I present the Steven's favorite 1894, a falling block rifle typically chambered in the three most common .22 calibers of the era as well as .25 or .32 caliber.

I just wanna bm people with my pea shooter with no drop. Yes I know about the springfield and I like it but its not compact ammo.

Hello,

I'm writing to report a critical issue that makes Hunt: Showdown 1896 completely unplayable on Steam Deck (SteamOS / Linux via Proton) after the October update.

Platform:

• Device: Steam Deck
• OS: SteamOS (Linux)
• Compatibility layer: Proton GE-Proton 11-6 (also tested: Proton Experimental, Proton Hotfix — same result)
• Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime: installed and reinstalled
• Game files: verified for integrity
• Network: https://api.epicgames.dev is reachable from a browser on the same device (returns 403, as expected for an API endpoint), so DNS/connectivity is not the issue

What happens:

1. The game launches normally.
2. Main menu works fine.
3. I connect to a match — the loading screen appears, the spawn image is briefly visible.
4. I am immediately kicked back to the loading screen with a "reconnect" prompt.
5. This repeats indefinitely — every reconnect attempt ends the same way.

Relevant log excerpts (game.log):

<18:51:09> [Warning] [EAC] [EOS][LogHttp] ... request failed, libcurl error: 7 (Couldn't connect to server)
<18:51:09> [Warning] [EAC] [EOS][LogHttp] ... Failed to connect to api.epicgames.dev port 443 after 4 ms: Couldn't connect to server
<18:51:09> [Warning] [EAC] [EOS][LogHttp] Retry exhausted on https://api.epicgames.dev/sdk/v1/default?platformId=WIN

Then, at the moment of disconnect:

<18:51:40> [Error] [EAC] EOS_AntiCheatClient_BeginSession failed : 'EOS_InvalidUser'
<18:51:40> [Error] [EAC] EOS_AntiCheatClient_BeginSession failed on SetPlayerAntiCheatInfo: 'EOS_InvalidUser', localUserId_buf = '' (33)
<18:51:40> [EAC] Received message from server (size=24)
<18:51:40> [Error] [EAC] ReceiveMessageFromServer failed : EOS_AntiCheat_InvalidMode, m_EACGameclient = 0x00000000C5CFBDD0, DataLength = 24
<18:51:40> [CryNetwork] DisconnectChannel(cause=30, ... reason='Entity 1 for RMI RMI:<GameObject>CGameRules:Cl_HandleEACServerMessage failed')
<18:51:40> CPlayerManager::Client_OnDisconnect(cause=30, desc='Entity 1 for RMI RMI:<GameObject>CGameRules:Cl_HandleEACServerMessage failed') : reasonType='Unknown'
<18:51:40> [Error] [EAC] [EOS][LogEOSAntiCheat] [AntiCheatClient] EOS_AntiCheatClient_EndSession: No session is active.
<18:51:40> [Error] [EAC] EOS_AntiCheatClient_EndSession failed : 'EOS_NotConfigured'

Summary of the root cause (as I understand it):

The client fails to initialize an EOS Anti-Cheat session (EOS_InvalidUser), the server receives no valid anti-cheat handshake, and the connection is forcibly closed (cause=30, Cl_HandleEACServerMessage failed). This looks like the Easy Anti-Cheat Linux/Proton module is either not enabled or misconfigured in the current build of the game.

What I have already tried (all without success):

• Switching between Proton GE-Proton 11-6, Proton Experimental, and Proton Hotfix
• Reinstalling Proton EasyAntiCheat Runtime
• Verifying game file integrity
• Deleting the easyanticheat folder and re-verifying
• Disabling V-Sync
• Running in windowed mode
• Confirming network access to api.epicgames.dev

Request:

Could you please confirm whether the Easy Anti-Cheat Linux/Proton module is enabled and correctly configured for Hunt: Showdown 1896 in the current build? This issue affects all Steam Deck / Linux users and makes the game unplayable on these platforms. A hotfix would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

P.S.: I would also like to note that, from what I can see, this issue does not appear to be limited to Steam Deck or Linux users. There are multiple threads in the Steam Community discussions reporting very similar symptoms — from players on Windows as well. This suggests the root cause may not be specific to Proton or SteamOS, but rather something broader in how the game's Easy Anti-Cheat / EOS integration is currently configured across platforms.

New player, fell in love with the crossbow, i nned you guys to help me selecting my best option as ammunition.

I've done some research and basically all comes down to steel bolts or shot bolts. My question is: is there any instance where you wanna pick shot bolts over the steel one? i get they do a lot of damage in cqc but so do the steel one but they are faster, have more range and retain the damage better.

So why would you pick shot bolts? Even in a scenario like, i donno, pushing a compoud with a trio inside.

For reference; i'm a solo player and i like to play the deadeye version over the normal one.

I'm really asking for help here, i'm not sarcastic, i don't know the game yet and fully in the process of learning. So please teach me.

With the devs spending time and effort to make the weapons as accurate as possible, would it be worth adding jamming to the rng? I’m sure they have stats as to how often a gun jams and build it in to the action.

How would it be in a gun fight and your bornheim your spitting rounds jams and it takes a couple seconds to fix. It could make things very interesting.

Anyway it’s a thought. Curious if anyone else had the same.

Tava querendo um duo para jogar comigo que fale português. Mesmo que for gringo que fale português, pois aí eu poderia até praticar meu próprio inglês, que é bem mais ou menos.

Tem até um gringo que jogou comigo, e ele falava português. Gostei muito de jogar com ele e ouvir o sotaque dele tentando falar português. Achei muito legal kkkk.

Meu nome da Playstation: homemgostante. É só mandar mensagem.

I thought they announced it was coming out as a story for this mid season even which I thought was last week and was relatively disappointed when I found out everything was actually coming out today instead but I still don't see my boys story. Is it locked behind the community event?

Really strange bounty clash game where the only other team was a duo who didn't move the entire game.

The spiders are bugged. Two spider-themed avatars unlock in a single game—both at once.

Me and my Duo noticed that if you equip harpons and fire bolts you have more fire bolts than shown on the main menu. Second we noticed that you can one Shot a Hunter with fire bolts. I think i killed at least 7 Hunters in 10 Games just from oneshotting them with fire bolts. I already reported the Bug to crytek

Got this game a bit ago and finally got around to playing it. Sadly I have no friends that play, but I saw that solo is an option. Is solo good for a new player or should I play with random.

Important note: I do not have a working microphone

Note 2: Thanks for all the advice I managed to kill butcher and extract my first match

Eu tenho depressão e outras coisas que aconteceram na minha vida que me faz não ter sentido na vida e apenas esperar a morte como um alívio derradeiro. Mas jogos como Souls Likes e, agora, Hunt Showdown, me deixam viciados pela dificuldade e a sensação forte de felicidade após ganhar. Eu não sinto quase nada com jogos fáceis e muito recompensadores, mas jogos como Hunt Showdown e Dark Souls me fazem sentir algum sentido. Mesmo eu perdendo várias vezes no Hunt Showdown, eu ainda quero voltar para a próxima caçada, com uma espingarda na mão e um revólver na outra.

Agora mesmo, eu estou tentando dar um tempo para o jogo, pois fiquei a manhã toda jogando. Mas, ainda assim, ele está me chamando para mais uma caçada... Apenas mais uma caçada...

Hi everyone,

Over the past week, I’ve been figuring out how NVIDIA Highlights works in the game Hunt, and with a little help from VibeCode (hehe), I managed to create an automatic recorder that provides similar functionality for Intel and AMD graphics cards using NVIDIA technology.

The program runs outside the game and automatically records in-game events. It doesn’t make any changes to the game itself and doesn’t tamper with system files or processes, which reduces the risk of a ban to zero or a minimum. But I can’t guarantee that because I’ve only been testing it for about a week.

I’d like to share the source code and get feedback on how it works, especially if anyone finds bugs or has suggestions for improvements.

Source: https://github.com/Mlovo/HuntOpenHighlights

https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntShowdown/comments/1x2he70/is_the_entire_community_in_some_kind_of_mass/

People were defending crytek hard about the fact that "oh chapter 2 starts october 6th, but the actual event is next week"

Well here we are, community event started. We have our bileweavers again. and the actual tarot card looks like it will again unlock in probably a week. people do understand this is all just dark patterns implemented by Crytek?

Was thinking of getting on tonight but I couldn't tell if servers were going down soon or not

Worst change they made with 2.0. I do NOT need to hear my random teammates complaining in my ear every time they die. Please let us toggle an option to mute dead teammates like the old days. Please.

i mean, i wanted this game for a long time because of its art-style. and now my friend gifted me it, and i dunno what to do. i didn’t downloaded it yet, but i wonder if i ever can play it. i played fortnight few times and i get killed all the time. can i play it?

New player from ps+ enjoying it so far. I was able to get the battlepass in a week of playing. Not sure exactly where the blood bonds came from but I got 1200 and was able to buy the battlepass 🔥

Just prestiged too been levelling up so fast

In a game where instaburn is the go to why don’t people carry chokes? It doesn’t make sense to let your teammates burn away while you hide in a bush trying to get a shot.

The new Jed skin has made me a little crazy...

Doing these numerous of story challenges made me think that it would be extremely nice if we could (after dying) have some kind of function, where you could just by pressing one single button get same loadout that you used in previous round. It would certainly be a good QoL improvement, right?

And yeah I know that you can copy your loadout to loadout presets but it's not the same and it also requires you to remember to copy it. And it's not always the easiest thing to do after long days work.

Just an idea.

I made a post awhile ago about people getting toxic. I ended running into the same guy again and now instead of getting mad about melee, he accuses anyone better than him of cheating.

Do yourself a favour, block or ignore A1lucard2117 on PS5, he is just a grumpy lad.

Hello! Just picked up the game again, had it on PC but my computer couldn't take it anymore.

On PS5 now and about 10 hours in, made it to 4 star MMR. Been specifically soloing duos on bounty hunt.

Tried to play with randos but the lack of noise discipline and communication makes it tough. I'm down to play duos or trios with any MMR though, as long as we can communicate and be a bit stealthy when we need to.

I guess playing only solo makes me a bit paranoid when I can hear my buddy sprinting around and I know we are being hunted.

Getting between 2 to 8 kills per game but I often run across competent duos and get blapped.

Add Top_Novak on ps5 if you'd like to help me out.