What should I do first?
Finish all three Training Grounds chapters, then repeat the same hunting loop in New Laurentia: identify, approach, shoot, track, harvest and sell or taxidermize.
Beginner’s guideThe wilderness, understood
Way of the Hunter 2 Wiki
Know your quarry. Make the shot count. Practical guides to finding animals, managing herds and getting more from every trip into the wild.
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Prepare. Observe. Hunt.
Field essentials
Getting started
Beginner’s guide
Complete the Training Grounds, prepare compatible ammunition, track a wounded animal and choose what to do with your first harvest.
AnimalsFinding animals
Find animals using species filters and need-zone times, with a New Laurentia mule deer starting point and a Popobawa Vlei hippo route.
Hunting & herdsFitness & herd management
Read individual Fitness separately from habitat Fitness Potential, choose animals to cull or retain, and improve the zone without clearing a whole herd.
EquipmentChanging ammunition
Buy an alternative ammunition type, carry it in Storage and equip it to a compatible weapon. Includes backpack capacity and the red/green compatibility check.
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Before you head out
What is the maximum level?
The level cap is 35, with a skill point awarded every three levels. Once you reach the cap, you cannot gain more skill points by continuing to level up.
Max level & skill points