A month after Hunt: Showdown 1896 received its current-gen upgrade, Crytek has announced a reimagined Stillwater Bayou map, offering a more immersive and challenging environment for veterans and newcomers. Various enhancements have been made in the visuals, thanks to community feedback. Along with a graphical facelift, things such as the map readability to lighting and details across compounds have been overhauled, including new paths, windows, doors, and strategic access points which “encourage dynamic gameplay.”

In fact, Crytek has put together a before-and-after video, which you can check out below. Here’s a list of the changes and enhancements made to the Stillwater Bayou:

• Complete upgrade of Stillwater Bayou map using the power of upgraded CRYENGINE 5.11
• Extensive terrain improvements
• Enhanced lighting tech and global lighting improvements across the map and inside compounds
• High detail pass on all compounds, with significant upgrade to dressing and assets
• A complete rework of the swamp biome with improved vegetation and ground details
• Improved, more detailed water
• Shader improvements
• Better readability with improved color and tonal separation in key areas
• Fine-tuned and improved design of key areas such as Reynard Mill and Lumber, Blanchett Graves, Lockbay Docks, Stillwater Bend and Pitching Crematorium with new paths, windows, doors, access points

You can check out the full details with the latest patch notes.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is available for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. Previous owners of Hunt: Showdown on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One should automatically receive an upgrade to the new version at no additional cost on their current-gen counterpart, including all past purchases and progress. And check out Aaron’s take on the revamped game.