Sharks,

We are happy to announce the latest update to Maneater is here and ready to make a splash! This update has optimization improvements to increase stability and performance on all platforms as well as additional checks to make sure players receive the proper rewards for completing objectives.

Stability and Performance

• Performance improvements made across the game.
  
• Fixed a performance loss issue that could occur during the Leviathan battle
  
• Performance adjustments with gore FX chunks not spawning all at once
  
• Performance improvements with PFX for seagulls, fish school, and squids
  
• Improved memory handling for increased stability

UI/UX

• Made adjustments to how in game menus load. More information is loaded when opening the menu, this should decrease the amount of time needed when switching between menu tabs
  
• Adjustments to UI elements to better fit UI text. This was resulting in some UI flickering
  
• Fixed an issue where pop ups on the Map menu would remain and display on re-entering the menu
  
• Fixed text alignment on “New Aged Reached” screen
  
• Fixed an issue with Failure To Communicate tooltips appearing when player reloads save file

Gameplay

• Fixed an improper check related to evolutions dropping that allowed a 1/32767 fail rate per drop
  
  • To help with this we added some retroactive unlocking that does require re-entering the map, Plover Island and Port Clovis, depending on where the drop is located
• Fixed an issue with registering all elements of objective completion when in non-English languages
  
• Fixed an issue where a blue anti-shark shield would appear at the origin on the map
  
• Fixed an issue where Scaly Pete’s boat would not appear after the base game was completed
  
• Fixed an issue where some of the lights were duplicated
  
• Fixed an issue where the Leviathan could stop fighting
  
• Fixed an issue where Failure To Communicate objectives would not spawn all boats
  
• Fixed an issue where if a helicopter was destroyed over land the health kit that would drop would fall through the terrain
  
• Fixed an issue where fins would not appear on certain wildlife
  
• Fixed an issue between Time Of Day and lights sometimes not matching up
  
• Fixed a blend issues with Shadow Body visual FX
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could stuck on a boat railing in Crawfish Bay
  
• Fixed an issue where the Chase Champion quest marker might not appear after fast travel
  
• Fixed an audio issue where there would no impact audio for damaging Scaly Pete’s boat in the second battle
  
• Fixed an issue where cutscene music would not resume if user pressed the Xbox home button and returned to the cutscene
  
• Fixed an issue during the Meet Pete cutscene with a shadow that would expand out
  
• Fixed an issue where torpedoes could go through parts of the Irradiated Bone Sperm Whale and Shadow Orca
  
• Fixed an issue that would allow the player to immediately break free from Leviathan’s thrash
  
• Fixed an issue where the player shark might not play the proper hit animation for subsequent hits
  
• Fixed an issue with fast traveling and unlocking collectibles in the region

Thank you for your continued support! As always, be sure to join the conversation at the official forums and let us know what you want to see next in the waters of Maneater or report any issues you may be experiencing.

Sharks,

We have just released a new hotfix to target several of the issues the community has encountered while playing Maneater.

• Fix for the "Keep Out!" gate in Fawtick Bayou being closed based on localization
  
• Expand out Entitlement changes across all platforms that were previously tested on one platform
  
• Fixed VO issue with the Shannon Sims bounty hunter intro
  
• Fix for progression blockers being affected by localization settings. Including around the Sonar or Later objective

The team is continuing to investigate and work on several remaining issues including issues around unlockables. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy the water!

Sharks,

We are happy to announce the latest update to Maneater is here and ready to make a splash! This update focuses on improving optimization to increase stability and performance on all platforms as well as additional checks to make sure players receive the proper rewards for completing objectives.

Memory optimizations and performance improvements

• Included changes for
  
  • Evolution menu screen
    
  • VFX optimizations around gore chunks
    
  • Nutrient UI
    
  • Apex Predators
    
  • Bounty Bosses
    
  • Tweaks to the NPC spawning system to ensure intended populations

Menu and UI

• Adjustments to cursor snapping to icons on the overhead map

Gameplay

• Further checks for unlocking achievement/trophies. Ensuring the player is properly rewarded with having those achievements/trophies unlocked
  
• Fixed an issue where Questers would “bounce off” the shark when grabbed and eaten
  
• Removed firefly FX that no longer matched with the Plover Island environment
  
• Fix for a crash that can occur during the Terranova battle.
  
  • Hotfix includes a fix to prevent the crash from occurring as well as fixing any save issues that were caused by the crash. Players will receive credit for the completion of the Terranova battle if they have reached a point that is past the battle's story point.

Art Changes

• Minor art changes to in game billboards
  
• Fixed an issue with wave height in the Fawtick Bayou region

Entitlement
We are actively looking into reports of players not having or losing ownership of Truth Quest. Unfortunately this is not something that we have been able to replicate completely in house, but we are still investigating and working with the community to resolve this problem. Thank you to those who have and continue to provide information to our community team on this topic.

Despite this we have been able to make some modifications for Hotfix 1(this update):

• Small improvements to entitlement for all platforms
  
  • There were modifications to general entitlement checks throughout the game

For those who have encountered this problem there are few items we can recommend to try, that have assisted other community members:

• Reinstalling the game
  
• Time. Some have reported that eventually the purchase “went through”. With no additional changes or downloads occurring

Thank you for your continued support! As always, be sure to join the conversation at the official forums and let us know what you want to see next in the waters of Maneater or report any issues you may be experiencing.

Sharks,

We are happy to announce the latest update to Maneater is almost here and ready to make a splash! This update will focus on improving optimization to increase stability and performance on all platforms as well as additional checks to make sure players receive the proper rewards for completing objectives. You'll find the Work In Progress changelog listed below:

Memory optimizations and performance improvements

• Included changes for
  
  • Evolution menu screen
    
  • VFX optimizations around gore chunks
    
  • Nutrient UI
    
  • Apex Predators
    
  • Bounty Bosses
    
  • Tweaks to the NPC spawning system to ensure intended populations

Menu and UI

• Adjustments to cursor snapping to icons on the overhead map

Gameplay

• Further checks for unlocking achievement/trophies. Ensuring the player is properly rewarded with having those achievements/trophies unlocked
  
• Fixed an issue where Questers would “bounce off” the shark when grabbed and eaten
  
• Removed firefly FX that no longer matched with the Plover Island environment
  
• Fix for a crash that can occur during the Terranova battle.
  
  • Hotfix includes a fix to prevent the crash from occurring as well as fixing any save issues that were caused by the crash. Players will receive credit for the completion of the Terranova battle if they have reached a point that is past the battle's story point.

Art Changes

• Minor art changes to in game billboards
  
• Fixed an issue with wave height in the Fawtick Bayou region

Entitlement
We are actively looking into reports of players not having or losing ownership of Truth Quest. Unfortunately this is not something that we have been able to replicate completely in house, but we are still investigating and working with the community to resolve this problem. Thank you to those who have and continue to provide information to our community team on this topic.

Thank you for your continued support! As always, be sure to join the conversation at the official forums and let us know what you want to see next in the waters of Maneater or report any issues you may be experiencing.

Following the dramatic conclusion in Maneater, the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist and journalist/narrator Trip Westhaven return in Maneater: Truth Quest, an all-new adventure that takes players to Plover Island off the coast of Port Clovis – and comes packed with new evolutions, challenges, wildlife, and more! Players will once again take control of the apex predator of the sea to Eat, Explore and Evolve their way to the top of the food chain. ​


“The long wait is finally over! Over a year ago we launched Maneater, and the community response has been fantastic,” said Sean McBride, Creative Director at Tripwire Interactive. “The team has been hard at work and Truth Quest is finally here! With it, we have tons of new challenges, an entirely new area to explore, lots and lots of new things to eat, and evolutions to unlock. Find out what Scaly Pete was referring to when the locals talked about 'Gub'ment Experiments' lurking the waters of Port Clovis. Bring a tin foil hat, because you are about to swim deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy and military coverups. Trip Westhaven is going to blow this whole thing wide open!”​


Maneater: Truth Quest Key Features Include: ​

• New Story
  
  • Play through a new full narrative, story-based expansion as Trip Westhaven (voiced by Chris Parnell; SNL, 30 Rock, Rick and Morty) is back to narrate, having now been relegated to the online video streaming platform “ViewTube.”
• New Evolutions
  
  • New Evolution Set
    
  • Maximum level cap increased to 40
    
  • Five new organ evolutions with one additional organ slot unlocked at level 35 (requires DLC ownership)
• New Wildlife
  
  • New “Uber” Apex Predator
    
  • Battle fierce wildlife, including evolved hunt creatures as you eat your way up the food chain to regain regional dominance.
• New Military Forces for Bounty Hunter System
  
  • Nicknamed “Site P,” the Plover Island Military complex hosts land forces will launch attacks from beaches and fortifications
    
  • Helicopters will hunt by air
    
  • Five new Bounty Bosses
    
  • New weapons and vehicles for military Bounty Hunters
• New Objective Types
  
  • Failure to Communicate: Tail-whip objects to destroy the target objective
    
  • Time Trial: Swim through the rings before time runs out!

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The full change log for today's update include:


Save File

• Modifications to save sequences during certain cinematics that permitted the player to revert to the start of the game if the game was exited during specific portions of the cinematic
  
• Implemented a system to check players progress and grant trophies/achievements. This will help unlock some trophies/achievements that did not unlock properly

Performance

• Memory and performance changes for a more consistent playthrough

UI/UX

• Improved reminders on when the player can upgrade Evolutions
  
• Cleaned up notifications when upgrading evolution tiers
  
• Adjustments to how quickly cursor will snap to and stick to icons in the overhead map
  
• Added functionality to the overhead map to hide and unhide completed objective icons
  
• Added functionality to collapse list of completed objectives
  
• Fixed an issue with the saving in progress icon could become stuck on the screen on the Xbox One
  
• Modifications to the size of subtitle text

General Bugs

• Fixed issue for divers to potentially float after being hit with a dodge attack
  
• Fixed several localization issues across the game
  
• Fixed some spelling errors in the game
  
• Fixed issues with Bio-electric stun VFX was not playing on creatures unless the bio-electric body was equipped
  
• Fixed issue where a diver might not chase player shark after being tail whipped
  
• Fixed some clipping during the Personal Project cutscene
  
• Fixed an issue where the player could not unpause the game if the game was paused while loading
  
• Fixed issues with audio and cinematics becoming desynced due to pausing
  
• Fixed some issues where wildlife could be propelled great distances
  
• Fixed an issue where grates in Golden Shore would not disappear when completed

Maneater Truth Quest DLC is paid DLC content that will release on August 31, 2021. All users will need to update their Maneater game in order to access Truth Quest DLC content. All players must own the Maneater base game, have the most recent update, and have completed the base game in order to start the Maneater Truth Quest storyline.

Starring the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist and investigative journalist/narrator Trip Westhaven, Maneater: Truth Quest will take players down the rabbit hole of dark secrets and conspiracies surrounding Port Clovis and the Naval Wildlife Organization (NWO). The original stories of animals growing bone like armor, emitting flesh-eating toxins, or using electricity as a weapon were simply just old fisherman's tales. That is until conspiracy theorists everywhere pointed to the original Maneater as solid proof of a Government coverup. Trip Westhaven, driven the brink of madness, fires up his ViewTube channel “Truth Quest”, to take his followers, the “Questers” into deep waters in an effort to uncover the dark secrets behind this whale of a tale.

Chris Parnell (Saturday Night Live, Rick and Morty, Archer), reprises his role as investigative journalist Trip Westhaven in today’s new Maneater: Truth Quest “Site P” trailer, further exploring the dark conspiracies players will uncover in their underwater journey.

Maneater: Truth Quest DLC takes players to a brand-new island off the coast of Port Clovis – and comes packed with new evolutions, challenges, wildlife, and more! Players will once again take control of the apex predator of the sea to Eat, Explore and Evolve their way to the top of the food chain. Those interested in testing the water can also look forward to a free pilot episode, showcasing some of the new objectives players can sink their teeth into while uncovering the mysteries that lie below. This pilot episode features approximately 10-15 minutes of gameplay and is intended to provide a small taste of what’s to come with the full version of Maneater: Truth Quest.

New features and content include:

New Evolutions

• New Evolution Set
  
• Maximum level cap increased to 40
  
• Five new organ evolutions with one additional organ slot unlocked at level 35 (requires DLC ownership)

New Wildlife

• New “Uber” Apex Predator
  
• New evolved hunt creatures

New Military Forces for Bounty Hunter System

• Military land forces will launch attacks from beaches and fortifications
  
• Helicopters will hunt by air
  
• Five new Bounty Bosses
  
• New weapons and vehicles for military Bounty Hunters

New Objective Types

• Failure to Communicate: Tail-whip objects to destroy the target objective
  
• Time Trial: Swim through the rings before time runs out!

The Maneater: Truth Quest DLC will require the base game, Maneater, to play -- and will be available for $14.99 / €14.99 / £12.99 MSRP with an ESRB rating of M for Mature, PEGI 18 rating, and USK 16 rating.

There hasn't been a better time to dive into the waters of Port Clovis!

Join us as we play Maneater and chat with the community

Maneater, the award-winning action-RPG where you play as a shark (aka shARkPG), is expanding its hunting grounds and is launching on May 25, 2021 on Steam. Soon, players can eat, explore, and evolve their way to the top of the food chain on their gaming platform of choice as the ultimate apex predator of the seas – a terrifying shark!

Maneater is a single player, open-world action-RPG (ShARkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small bull shark pup you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world encountering diverse enemies — both human and wildlife. Find the right resources and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to tailor the shark to their play style. This is fortunate, because to get revenge on the cruel fisherman that dismembered you will take evolving into a massive shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Explore. Evolve.

Maneater Key Features Include:

• Eat: Feed on humans, consume nutrients, and find rare shark loot to evolve past what nature intended.
  
• Explore the Gulf: Explore seven large regions, including bayous of the gulf coast, resort beaches, industrial docks, the open ocean and more. Experience a living world with a full day/night cycle.
  
• Evolve Into a Legend: Unlock and equip various Evolutions that improve and enhance your shark as you progress through the campaign.
  
• Unique Story: Play through a full narrative, story-based campaign narrated by Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) and set against the backdrop of a reality TV show.
  
• Diverse, Compelling Combat: Battle fierce wildlife including other apex predators or fight against various types of human hunters ranging from town drunks all the way up to the Coast Guard.
  
• Includes the Tiger Shark Evolution: The Tiger Shark is often called the 'garbage disposal of the sea.' Appropriately enough, this evolution allows you to digest nearly anything, increasing your ability to gain vital nutrients from all varieties of prey.