A new update to Predator: Hunting Grounds has been released, and with it comes a deadly new Predator variant. The latest is update 1.13, and it comes with two new pieces of content: The Samurai Predator and the Predator Katana. Of course, the update 1.13 patch notes also detail a handful of bug fixes and balance adjustments, including several new weapon changes. Find out more with the newest Predator: Hunting Grounds patch notes featured below.
Predator: Hunting Grounds | Update 1.13 Highlights
The most obvious change in Predator: Hunting Grounds update 1.13 is the addition of the Samurai Predator. This fearsome new Predator is a paid DLC variant that comes equipped with the Predator Katana, which seems like overkill for such a naturally talented hunter. But hey, we’re not complaining, especially since the game’s previous patch version 1.11 didn’t introduce any new content.
New digs aside, update 1.13 also includes a lot of different balance adjustments. There are a lot of new changes: Scouts can now carry more weight, the Shuffler perk allows players to crawl more quickly, and the Sixth Sense perk’s cost has increased. Fireteam adjustments also affect weapons: The 7EN and SAWZ-50 now hold less ammo, while the D34-D sees less hip-fire spread but greater grenade airtime. In case you missed it, these weapons received new skins from update version 1.10.
Similarly, the Predator side of the game also gets several balance adjustments: The Alpha Sickle does less damage, while the War Club now has a disorienting status effect and an unblockable final attack.
All of these balance adjustments lay on top of several bug fixes, most of which are relatively minor. Check out all the details with the full Predator: Hunting Grounds patch notes for update 1.13 featured below.
Predator: Hunting Grounds Patch Notes | Update 1.13
Paid DLC
- New playable character – Samurai Predator
- Early access to new Predator weapon – Predator Katana
General
- Mission select count down timer will now only start once all players are loaded into the lobby
- Added a pointer to the weapon wheel to make navigating the weapon wheel easier
- Added a limit to player inputs during minigames (such as breaking free from the Net Gun ensnare effect)
Fireteam
- General
- Increased downed crawl speed
- Fixed an issue where repeatedly jumping in rapid succession would cause some of the jumps to be shortened
- Fixed an issue where opening weapon lockers would cause some players in the match to experience a momentary dip in performance
- Fixed an issue where the Fireteam had a slight delay before they could start crawling after being downed
- Increased camera effects and feedback when taking large amounts of damage
- Classes
- Scout
- Increased maximum gear weight
- Scout
- Perks
- Shuffler
- Increased crawl speed
- Sixth Sense
- Increased perk cost
- Shuffler
- Weapons
- 7EN
- Reduced maximum ammo capacity
- D34-D
- Reduced hip-fire spread
- Reduced bounce and friction of timed grenades
- Reduced timed grenade trigger after hitting an object
- Increased timed grenade airtime
- SAWZ-50
- Reduced maximum ammo capacity
- S-R3D
- Fixed an issue where the player would not see their weapon if they switched to the S-R3D while crouching
- 7EN
Predator
- General
- Increased the slow percentage on targets hit by the Predator’s melee attacks
- Fixed an issue where the Predator would sometimes mount a nearby tree when trying to interact with a target
- Fixed an issue where the Predator, while eating a boar, was able to attempt to mount a nearby tree
- Fixed an issue where specific loadouts may cause the player to load in with incorrect weapons
- Weapons
- Alpha Sickle
- Lowered Damage
- Combi Stick
- Fixed an issue where Fireteam members may sometimes see the Combi Stick floating in the air instead of where the Combi Stick is actually located
- War Club
- Added a disorienting status effect
- Final attack in the War Club’s combo is now unparriable
- Smart Disc
- Fixed a bug that caused the Smart Disc HUD and FOV effects to remain on the screen if the Predator threw the Smart Disc as the game ended
- Fixed a bug where recalling the Smart Disc would hide the UI element that shows the Predator that they are cloaked until the Predator recloaks
- Alpha Sickle
