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The Hunting Party Drops Into Predator: Hunting Grounds!

Dropping today is the December update for Predator: Hunting Grounds! And this time we have a whole trio of Predators releasing as The Hunting Party DLC Pack!

The update was announced this morning on the PlayStation Blog.

 The Hunting Party Drops Into Predator: Hunting Grounds!

The Hunting Party DLC Pack

The Hunting Party pack features the long fan requested Mr. Black, as well as Falconer, and ‘Captured’ (aka Classic or Crucified), all Predators from the third film, 2010’s ‘Predators’.

“The Hunting Party includes Falconer, Captured, and Mr. Black Predators. This fearsome trio is sure to raise heart rates in the jungle over the upcoming holiday break. (Note the Falconer and Mr. Black include the bodies only since the masks have already been released in-game.)*

These three members of the Yautja race have been roaming the world for some time. Mr. Black, also known as a super, or berserker, Predator, was identified by Isabelle Nissenbaum while stranded on the Game Preserve Planet, and was involved in the first known instance of Predator subspecies conflict. Falconer, also part of the breed of Super Predators, employs unorthodox tactics and masterful reconnaissance on the hunt, but has shown a willingness to face his enemy on an even field. And then there’s the Captured Predator, a prisoner and victim of the evident blood feud happening on the game reserve planet, he is rumored to have belonged to the same clan as the original Jungle Hunter. An unfortunate encounter with this group of super Predators led to this Yautja being held captive, with a tarnished mask.”

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The Captured Predator essentially gives those who missed the pre-order offer of Jungle Hunter a chance to recreate that Predator by applying the Jungle Hunter’s mask unlocked via field lockers onto the new Predator.

This update also includes the Exiled Predator’s hook weapon from the October update, a combo-altering skin for the War Club. The weapon skin is available for everyone via gameplay progression at Level 95.

Also part of this update is a new cosmetic option for Predator masks, metallic scarring:

 The Hunting Party Drops Into Predator: Hunting Grounds!

“we all know that Yautja are not invincible, and these new cosmetics show that they can definitely bleed. This update also contains the Predator Mask Scars cosmetics. We are pretty certain that the Predators wear their scars with pride. Now you can choose which war wounds to show off too.”

Releasing with this DLC offering is Patch 2.32 which includes various fixes including one for a visual issue which occurred when using the Predator’s heat vision on night maps.

Here are the full Patch Notes which were posted on the Illfonic Forum.

Patch Notes 2.32

Paid DLC

  • Hunting Party DLC Pack
    • New Playable Predator – Captured
    • New Playable Predator – Falconer
    • New Playable Predator – Mr. Black
      • Includes the unlockable “Mr. Black” Predator Mask

Free Update

  • Predator Weapon Skin – Hook (War Club) is now available at Level 95
  • New unlockable customization option for Predators – Scar
    • Now you can customize your Predator masks to show off your battle scars you’ve obtained from fighting the Fireteam!

General

  • Various crash fixes
  • Rearranged the Main Menu to prevent the Matchmaking text from overlapping over the Challenges
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes be unable to accept an invite to a private match or lobby
  • Fixed an issue where certain optional objectives would sometimes spawn under the map
  • Fixed an issue where the helicopter exfil ropes would spawn under the map in Backwater
  • Fixed an issue with the mission “Boat Tracking” in Backwater where the kill markers were not working as intended
  • Fixed a low ceiling in the Headquarters Night map that was preventing the Predator from leaping and accessing Predkour in certain areas
  • Fixed an issue where certain explosive barrels were not being cleaned up after exploding
  • Fixed an exploit spot in Airstrip (Night)

Fireteam

  • General
    • Fixed and issue where Fireteam players that switched weapons or used their gear after muddying up would immediately become more visible to the Predator

Predator

  • General
    • Adjusted the brightness when Vision Mode/Target Isolation in Night Maps
    • Added text to show the unlock level for Predator Trophies in the Customization Menu
    • Fixed an issue where custom key bindings could cause the Predator’s “Self Destruct” prompt to show the incorrect key binding while the Predator is downed
  • Weapons
    • Plasma Caster
      • Fixed an issue that occurred with the camera when repeatedly firing the Plasma Caster

In the blog, the roadmap for new content was also updated, and Illfonic made it certain that more content is to come in 2022:

 The Hunting Party Drops Into Predator: Hunting Grounds!
“All of us here at IllFonic want to wish you a wonderful holiday season! We hope to see you in the jungle over the break! And as we round the corner into 2022 and make our way to the 3rd Anniversary of Predator: Hunting Grounds we are honored to continue hunting next to you all! We have more coming in the New Year and cannot wait to share details in the future.”

Thanks to illfonic for all the great additions to Predator: Hunting Grounds this year, and we can’t wait to see what comes to the game next!

If you’d like to play as the Hunting Party, you can purchase the DLC pack on the PlayStation StoreEpic Games Store, and Steam.
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Comments: 2
  1. acrediblesource
    Playstation potatoes over at PHG Forums are having a hate boner on because they just stink at the game. go figure. But i dont blame them because right now over 75 percent of them can't even download the update.
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