THE HUNTER: CLASSIC

My Role: Game Designer
Nov 2019 – Feb 2021

Overview

theHunter: Classic, is a realistic hunting simulator developed by Expansive Worlds (Avalanche Studios Group). As a Game Designer my main responsibilities have been:

  • Design new animal species, weapons, equipment, and clothing.
  • Concept, supervision, and approval of 3D and 2D game assets.
  • Community management (announcements and interaction) as well as collecting players’ feedback to address existing issues and identify most wanted new content.

Major Features / Content Released

  • Designed three new animal species (Snow Goose, Puma, Axis Deer)
  • Designed a new shotgun (Maisto 12 GA Semi-Automatic Shotgun)
  • Designed the Daily Missions system, a new feature to improve players retention.
  • Designed the revamp of an existing species (Turkey, a game’s favorite)
  • Designed animal trophy-shot poses (new feature)
  • Designed improvements to the “tru-rack” antler’s system for two deer species (Sambar and Rusa deer), as well as the addition of the piebald fur variation for both species.
  • Designed a new clothing set, the Arctic Fox outfit, comprised of hat, jacket, pants, gloves, and boots.
  • Designed numerous new missions and competitions, with emphasis on integrating them into the existing game’s lore.
  • Improved UX and UI of the game’s website.

Achievements

During my time on the game, theHunter Classic has hit its all-time daily players record (2703 daily players), which, at the time of writing, is still unsurpassed.

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