Hunt: Showdown 1896 Update 2.9 — Blood Treatment (Sep. 2026). #crytek #gaming #hunthowdown

HUNT: SHOWDOWN 1896 — UPDATE 2.9: BLOOD TESTAMENT IS LIVE! 🩸 The Bayou has entered a new nightmare. Blood Testament is here with Update 2.9, bringing a new Blood Moon, new weapons, gameplay changes, Traits, hidden information changes, and major quality-of-life improvements. 🩸🌕 🌕 NEW BLOOD MOON TIME OF DAY The Blood Moon brings two phases: • 🔴 Intense Blood Moon — storms grow, monsters become more aggressive and attack faster • 🌑 Dark Blood Moon — clouds cover the moon, reducing visibility and returning monsters to normal behavior • The entire map is bathed in an eerie red glow 🔫 NEW WEAPON — BURGESS A new Size 3, foldable, slide-action long-barrel shotgun with a 6-round magazine. Variants: • Burgess • Burgess Bayonet • Burgess Trauma Available ammo includes Basic, Dragon Breath, Flechette, Penny Shot, and Slugs. 🩸 BLOOD TESTAMENT EVENT • New Community Event: Make Them Bleed • Blood Wells appear throughout the Bayou and Gulch • Interact with Blood Wells to sacrifice health and earn Event progress • New Burn Trait: Siphon • Community progression unlocks new gameplay changes and rewards 🔥 NEW TRAIT — SIPHON Loot a Scarce Trait from a dead enemy Hunter while leaving Siphon in its place. Siphon prioritizes Death Cheat whenever possible. 🔫 COMBAT & WEAPON CHANGES • New LeMat High Velocity ammunition • Hunting Bow one-hit kill range reduced • Hunting Bow reserve ammunition reduced • Terminus damage increased from 186 → 207 • Terminus spread reduced from 40 → 30 • Slug prices reduced across several weapons • LeMat and Officer ammo reserves reduced • Tool & Consumable prices adjusted • Heavy Knife melee hitbox improved 🎒 LOADOUT & HUNTER IMPROVEMENTS • Custom Loadouts can now save Traits • Equip up to 15 Traits in a Loadout • Trait costs use Hunt Dollars + Upgrade Points • Hunter Slots increased from 75 → 100 🗺️ HIDDEN INFORMATION CHANGES • Supply Points, Scout Towers, and Extraction Points are now hidden by default • Investigating a Clue reveals 2 Extraction Points • Scouting Maps can appear at Supply Points • Scout Towers still guarantee a Scouting Map • Spyglass can reveal hidden locations • Discovery radius increased to 75m 👹 MONSTER CHANGES During the Intense Blood Moon: • Monsters become more aggressive • Faster movement and attacks • Grunts, Armoreds and wet Firebreathers attack more frequently • Several monster attack animations are faster • Immolator navigation has been adjusted • Hellhounds are slower in water or with a mutilated leg 🎯 MATCHMAKING IMPROVEMENTS • New MMR Decay system for returning players • Smoother difficulty adjustment after taking a break • Improved New Player Modifier • New players get a more gradual matchmaking difficulty curve 🛡️ FAIR PLAY FOLLOW UP Players killed by confirmed cheaters can receive automatic Hunt Dollar reimbursement, while successful reports can trigger a notification when action is taken. 🔥 UPDATE 2.9 — BLOOD TESTAMENT A new moon rises over the Bayou. New weapons. New Traits. New threats. New ways to Hunt. The Blood Moon is rising. Are you ready? 🩸🌕 #HuntShowdown1896 #Update29 #BloodTestament #HuntUpdate #BloodMoon #Burgess #Crytek #HuntShowdown #FPSGaming #ExtractionShooter #GamingTikTok #FYP