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Hunt: Showdown
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Hunt: Showdown is a multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published Crytek. The game was originally created by Crytek USA, who wished to create a spiritual successor to Darksiders—a video game series developed by their predecessor, Vigil Games—under the title Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age. After the initial announcement in June 2014, Crytek USA was shut down due to financial issues, and the development was brought to the Crytek headquarters. The game, under the new title Hunt: Showdown, was re-announced in May 2017. Hunt: Showdown was launched on Steam in early access on February 22, 2018, and was officially released on August 27, 2019.
The game is set in a supernatural late 19th century, where bounty hunters enter the Louisiana swampland to hunt down dangerous monsters and collect their bounty. The game is PvPvE, with players fighting AI monsters to claim bounties and also fighting each other to take over others' bounties.
The following guns are seen in the early access version Hunt: Showdown:
Handguns
Colt Open Top
The Colt Open Top revolver appears as the "Caldwell Conversion Pistol", with an octagonal barrel reminiscent of the earlier Colt 1851 Navy. It unlocks at Rank 22, offering slightly more accuracy and power than the other sidearms on offer, while still using very common "Compact" ammunition. There are two variants of the gun in-game, including the standard model and the "Chain Pistol" which uses a series of 17 chambers like the Treeby Chain Gun instead of a normal cylinder. On one hand, you have to reload all 17 from empty if you run out of ammo. On the other hand, you now have 17 rounds of Compact ammo to dump into targets.
Colt Walker Cartridge Conversion
The other variant of the "Caldwell Conversion Pistol" is quite a bit more interesting. The "Caldwell Conversion Uppercut" is a version with an elongated cylinder that allows the pistol to use "Long" rifle cartridges, greatly increasing it's damage at a cost of increased recoil. This stretched out revolver bears a resemblance to the Colt Walker.
Nagant M1895
The Russian Nagant M1895 appears in-game under it's real name, a rarity given the game's usage of pseudonyms for popular firearms. It's unlocked at Rank 1, loaded with "Compact" rounds. There are two basic models of the Nagant in-game, the normal SAO version and the DAO "Officer's Model" and four variants for each.
For the normal Nagant, there is the stock version alongside the "Precision" model. This version is a Nagant fitted with a shoulder stock similar to the Colt Army Special revolver. There is also the "Deadeye" which fits the Precision version with a small mid-range scope. And fittingly, there is a "Suppressed" model, fitted with a home-made suppressor on the end of the barrel.
The Officer's Model versions follow a slightly different path. Beyond the normal version, there is the "Brawler" which fits a large knuckle duster like appendage to the front of the trigger guard and grip for increased melee damage. Then there's the "M1895 Carbine" which, as the name suggests, converts the revolver into a carbine with a longer barrel and the shoulder stock of the "Precision" revolver. And if that wasn't enough, there's also an "Officer's Carbine Deadeye" as a confusing albeit potent short to mid-range sniper rifle.
Sharps Pepperbox
The Sharps Pepperbox appears as the "Quad Derringer", unlocked at Rank 66 and equipped as a tool rather than a legitimate firearm. Using it's own "Derringer" ammo type, this pistol has a small but simple niche. It's a gun for fast firing, low damage output.
Mauser C96
The German Mauser C96 appears as the "Dolch 96", unlocked at Rank 68 as the improved semi-auto pistol option over the latter mentioned "Bornheim" that boasts more damage and slight improvements on accuracy at a cost of being much more expensive and using "Special" ammo instead of the more plentiful "Compact". There's only one variant of the gun, fittingly the "Dolch 96 Precision" that fits the gun with the shoulder stock.
Bergmann 1896
The Bergmann 1896 was added to the game in Update 5.0 as the "Bornheim No. 3", unlocked at Rank 30 as a new and more interesting sidearm option. In comparison to the gate loader revolvers, it offers a clip loaded, fast firing albeit weak secondary option. It comes with two specific variants. The "Extended" fits the gun with a home-made extended magazine, bumping the capacity from 5 shots to 8. And if that wasn't enough, there's also a "Match" version with an elongated barrel and wire stock.
Of note is that the weapon is one of the few weapons capable of being affected by the "Bulletgrubber" trait, which recovers rounds ejected (when opening the action) in partial reloads.
Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*
The "Flare Pistol" is a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*, albeit with a somewhat strange hexagonal chamber profile rather than the real flare gun's round one. Gameplay-wise, it is classified as a "Tool" rather than a weapon, and is primarily used to provide illumination in dark areas (something which Hunt: Showdown certainly doesn't have a shortage of); it can still be used as one in an emergency, though its damage relies primarily on afterburn rather than initial impact damage.
Colt Single Action Army
An update added the Colt Single Action Army to H:S's arsenal, going by the name "Caldwell Pax" ("Pax" being Latin for "Peace", an allusion to the SAA's nickname of "Peacemaker"). A decent all-rounder, the SAA holds 6 rounds of "Medium" ammunition, and behaves rather like a somewhat tamer version of the cartridge-converted Colt Walker "Uppercut". As with the rest of the game's gate-loading revolvers, the player character incorrectly ignores the ejector rod when reloading.
The SAA has one variant to its name, the "Claw"; this has broken grip panels and a blade attached to the base of the grip, with its main advantage being stronger pistol-whipping.
LeMat 1861
Added in Update 6.0, the "LeMat Mark 2 Revolver" is a fictitious cartridge conversion of the LeMat 1861; a rather strange choice, given that actual cartridge-firing versions of the LeMat did actually exist. It is correctly depicted with a 9-round capacity plus an additional shotgun shell, with the lever on the hammer being appropriately moved up or down to fire pistol-caliber rounds (of the "Compact" variety; this presumably makes it a .36-caliber version, though with how vague the in-game calibers are one can't really be sure) or shotgun shells.
The cylinder is reloaded through a side-mounted gate (with there not even being an ejector rod for the player character to ignore this time around, though the cap-and-ball version's loading/ramming lever is still alive and well), and the shotgun is reloaded through a completely fictitious method wherein the player character grabs the barrel and breaks the weapon open, in a manner possibly inspired by the LeMat seen in the TV series Johnny Ringo; exactly why this method can't be used to reload the cylinder as well isn't clear, apart from the usual "balance reasons".
Rifles
Winchester Model 1873
The Winchester Model 1873 appears as the "Winfield M1873". It has a wide variety of variants - the "M1873C", which is lighter and easier to aim but has a 7 round mag tube, the "Aperture", which (as the name implies) uses a Vernier aperture sight, the "Swift", which is modified to accept a tube speedloader, the "Talon", which mounts blades on the stock for improved melee damage, the "M1873C Marksman", which attaches a scope to the aforementioned C variant, the "M1873C Silencer", which is fitted with an integral suppressor (and, again, a short 7-round tube), and the "Musket Bayonet", a long-barreled military "musket" model with a self-explanatory bayonet and a 17+1 capacity (as opposed to the normal versions' 15+1). An additional set of "Mare's Leg"-style sawn-off variants are available, occupying a "Medium" weapon slot instead of a "Large" one; the base version is the "Winfield M1873C Vandal" (featuring a 6+1 capacity, unlike the rifle-length C versions), with the two sub-variants being the improvised-bayonet-equipped, broken-stocked "Striker", and the short-range-scoped "Deadeye". All variants use "Compact" (i.e. smaller pistol-caliber) ammunition.
Winchester Model 1876
Added in Update 1.5, the Winchester Model 1876 appears as the "Winfield M1876 Centennial" (a reference to a marketing name of the real weapon, which was in turn a reference to the 100th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence). It has no alternative variants, and serves as a harder-hitting alternative to the 1873 above - it uses Medium ammo (rather than the 1873's Compact), with higher damage, penetration, and muzzle velocity, at the cost of, well, cost (substantially higher than any 1873 variant), along with a lower fire rate, and a 9+1 capacity.
Sharps 1874
The Sharps 1874 appears as the "Sparks LRR" (Long Range Rifle) chambered in .45-70. It has two variants - the "Sparks LRR Sniper", which uses a scope, and the "Sparks LRR Silencer", which is self-explanatory.
Vetterli M1869/71 Carbine
The Swiss Vetterli M1869/71 Carbine appears as the "Vetterli 71 Karabiner". The "Bayonet" variant adds a bayonet and the "Deadeye" variant adds a scope.
Mosin-Nagant M1891
The Mosin-Nagant M1891 appears under its real name. It appears to be mostly based on the 3rd configuration of the M1891 infantry rifle due to having a front sling swivel, an upper handguard, and an open blade front sight. It also has a rear sight similar to a M1891/30 and a curved pistol grip like the Finnish M39.
It has several variants - the self-explanatory "Bayonet", three cut-down "Obrez" variants, (one relatively standard, one with a melee-damage-increasing "Mace" (a steel cap on the end of the stock, rather reminiscent of many Flintlock Pistols), and one with the same drum magazine as the earlier-added "Avtomat") the "Sniper" variant, which adds the expected scope, and the "Avtomat" variant, which is an automatic conversion bearing some resemblance to the Huot Automatic Rifle that has a fifteen-round drum magazine (still loaded with stripper clips).
Double Rifle
A double rifle, possibly a Holland & Holland, appears as the "Nitro Express Rifle".
Lebel 1886
The Lebel 1886 was added to the game in Update 6.0 under its real name; it features a correct 10-round capacity, with 8 rounds in the magazine tube, one in the chamber, and one in the cartridge elevator. There are two additional varieties of Lebel: the "Talon" variant has an axe blade in the stock that boosts melee damage, and the "Marksman" variant has a scope.
Martini-Henry IC1
The somewhat obscure IC1 (Interchangeable Carbine Mark 1) variant of the Martini-Henry (so named due to its ability to swap between artillery and cavalry configurations) is added to Hunt in the 1.1.3 patch. It serves as an alternative to the Sharps, with the main tradeoff being a faster reload in exchange for a slower muzzle velocity and poorer long-range effectiveness.
Aside from the standard variant, there is a "Riposte" version with a bayonet (showing that the IC1 is in its artillery configuration, as the cavalry setup lacks a bayonet lug), and a "Deadeye" variant with a low-powered scope.
Springfield Model 1866
Also added in the 1.1.3 patch was a Springfield Model 1866, an early variant of the Trapdoor Springfield Rifle chambered in .50-70 Government (a fact which is mentioned directly in-game, where it uses generically-named "Medium" ammunition).
It has an impressive four additional variants; there is a scoped "Marksman" variant, a sawn-off "Compact" variant, and two variants thereof (one with an improvised bayonet called the "Striker", and one with a low-power scope called the "Deadeye"). The standard rifle is available at rank 0, thereby serving as the long-ranged option for new players (with the mid-range and close-range niches being filled by the Winchester and the "Romero", respectively).
Shotguns
Browning Auto-5
The Browning Auto-5 appears as the "Crown & King Auto-5".
Colt Model 1878
The Colt Model 1878 Coach Gun appears as the "Caldwell Rival 78". A sawn off version known as the "Handcannon" is also available.
Spencer 1882
The Spencer 1882 appears as the "Specter 1882". The shotgun has a capacity of 4+1, one less than reality, where its tube magazine holds 5 rounds. It has a shortened variant with a bayonet attached resembling a WWI era trench gun, and a sawed-off variant with a three-round magazine tube and a gripped metal pump handle.
Single Barreled Shotgun
A Single Barreled Shotgun appears as the "Romero 77" (possibly a reference to director George A. Romero). There are 3 variants available, including a sawn-off version called the "Handcannon", a full sized version with a large melee assembly on the stock called the "Talon", and a sawn off made into a makeshift hatchet which is fittingly dubbed the "Hatchet".
Winchester Model 1887
The Winchester Model 1887 was added in Update 1.5, named the "Winfield 1887 Terminus" (presumably a reference to its iconic appearance in Terminator 2: Judgement Day); it serves as a more expensive, slower-firing, harder-hitting alternative to the Spencer (the latter being explained by its chambering - 10 gauge, according to the markings on the barrel). Interestingly, it has a 6+1 capacity; while the nominal capacity of an 1887 is 5 rounds in the tube and one in the chamber, an additional round can be placed on the lifter; this detail is replicated in its in-game reload animation. A sawn-off, Medium-slot variant called the "Handcannon" is also available; aside from a cut-down stock and barrel, this also has a shorter 4-round magazine tube.
