FEATURED VIDEOS
Slough Creek Trailer
Slough Creek is released for PC and Mac as Early Access! 12/30/20 https://youtu.be/2PJF8CMzVUo
Multiplayer Released! (v1.0.5)
Multiplayer truly is the reason that WolfQuest has survived since the very first release in 2007 and we are thrilled to finally bring it back in Anniversary Edition. We are still calling it a "beta" since we have more bug fixes, refinements, and improvements -- but now it's a beta for everyone to play. (9/18/20)
WolfQuest 3: Amethyst Trailer
Amethyst Mountain trailer (5/9/19)
Public Beta Testing!
Public beta available on Steam (12/28/19)
Fighting Tips and Tactics (JayPlays)
JayPlays shares fighting tips and tactics needed to survive in WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition. Knowing when and how to fight (or flee) means understanding the risks and rewards when you encounter competitors – grizzly bears, coyotes, foxes, cougars, and, of course, other wolves. (1/4/2020)
Hunting Tips and Tactics (JayPlays)
JayPlays demonstrates how to find a herd, identify a vulnerable member, deal damage with risky bite-holds, and when hunting calves, avoid the dangerous hooves of the mother, and more. (11/28/19)
WolfQuest, Graphics Cards, and You
How your graphics card affects performance and quality (6/27/19)
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TRAILERS & RELEASE INFO
Slough Creek Soundtrack!
We've added all the new music from Slough Creek to the WolfQuest Soundtrack and Music Extras. That’s 17 new tracks (45 minutes) of new music by Ben Woolman and Tim Buzza. The soundtrack is now 80 tracks, over two and a half hours of original music. (1/7/21)
Slough Creek Trailer
Slough Creek is released for PC and Mac as Early Access! 12/30/20
Slough Creek Release Date!
Slough Creek will release December 30, 2020. (12/20/20)
Slow Creek
It may seem slow, but we are actually making great progress on Slough Creek. Why we don't have release dates. (10/29/20)
Multiplayer Released! (v1.0.5)
Multiplayer truly is the reason that WolfQuest has survived since the very first release in 2007 and we are thrilled to finally bring it back in Anniversary Edition. We are still calling it a "beta" since we have more bug fixes, refinements, and improvements -- but now it's a beta for everyone to play. (9/18/20)
Multiplayer Public Beta is Almost Here!
We are on the verge of releasing multiplayer into public beta! 8/27/20
Game Goods
WolfQuest merchandise now available on Redbubble! (3/19/20)
Lost & Found
Classic Lost River map released! (3/12/20)
Sweet Dreams
FREE wolf dreams wallpaper for your computer or phone screen! (12/21/19)
Soundtrack Released for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Nearly two hours of music, and we will be adding more tracks as we continue to develop the game! (12/10/19)
WolfQuest 3: Amethyst Trailer
Amethyst Mountain trailer (5/9/19)
Assorted News
Assorted news (8/15/19)
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition: Patches and Next Steps
Patches and next steps (7/29/19)
Looking Forward, Looking Back
One week to release Early Access for Mac/PC and ... history of WQ link. (7/18/19)
Early Access Release Date
July 25, 2019: Releasing Amethyst Mountain for PC/Mac on Steam and itch.io, as Early Access. That will be followed by multiplayer and Slough Creek some months later, then followed by the mobile versions. We’ll then resume development of the next episode, Tower Fall. (6/20/19)
100 New Things Coming to WolfQuest 3: Anniversary Edition
A list of 100 new features and improvements! (5/23/19)
Why Why Why?
Release update and bloopers (12/27/18)
Beary Bad News
Release update and grizzly bears (sow & cubs) (12/6/18)
The Story So Far
Recap and updated release and early access info (8/16/2018)
When When When?
Original release date with updates (12/28/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr0H0D9X5Kk
Announcing WolfQuest 3: Anniversary Edition
Original announcement trailer (8/4/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plnOGea7Abk
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UPDATES, PATCHES, & BETAS (VIDEOS)
See details and notes about all the updates, patches and betas here:
PATCHES & UPDATES: WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Slough Creek Release: The Day After
The day after Slough Creek release, some patches. (12/31/20)
Some New Stuff (Including public beta 1.0.5e)
New features for Slough Creek! New pup merch! (12/10/20)
WolfQuest 150
Today marks the 150th devblog video! Here's a semi-random selection of clips. (8/20/20)
v1.0.2c Public Beta
New beta ready for testing! See link above for details (2/13/20)
Water Smarts: v1.0.2b public beta testing
New beta ready for testing! New animal AI behaviors around water. (1/16/20)
WolfQuest: AE v1.0.2 released!
New and improved NPC pathfinding and obstacle avoidance, and controller support plus many smaller improvements and plenty of bugfixes. (1/10/20)
Public Beta Testing!
Public beta available on Steam (12/28/19)
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WOLVES
Ambassador Wolf Coats
Five new wolf coats are coming to WolfQuest based on some of the past and present ambassador wolves at the International Wolf Center. (12/17/20)
Squeaks & Tweaks
A new Squeak wolf vocalization and some tweaks to Slough Creek. (12/3/20)
Parenting Tools
More ways for the player to communicate a few essential things to their mate and to their pups. (11/5/20)
Pupdate: Behind the Genes
WolfQuest genetics system for pup coat colors and tints, personality, and stats. (9/3/20)
The Very Hungry Pups
Sneak peek at hungry pups and Look IK. (6/4/20)
Hard Rock Ballet
Refining the wolf movement on the cliffs of Amethyst Mountain (3/7/19)
Stand Out from the Pack
Wolf customization options (9/27/18)
Multitasking on the Move
Emote while moving (animation mixing) (9/13/18)
Shave and a Haircut
New fur shader (7/26/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrjXHEw6kU
Playful Pups
New wolf pup models and animations (7/5/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpLVAHvxHI
Eye of the Beholder
New eye shader (6/7/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EpcPZOUhgA
What's Your Favorite Howl?
New howls (5/3/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGwUwoWTLxk
Genes Behind the Scenes
New genetics system (4/19/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV-Dd_ror8g
By Pupular Demand
New pup models (2/8/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QYGQ2GCPmY
Let it Snow!
Wolves sleeping (in new positions!) in the snow (12/14/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnhyMDggOM
Putting on the Fur
New fur shader :a tech demo of the new fur for WolfQuest (7/14/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDTdWCmJ00
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ANIMALS
Happy Thanksgiving 2020
Today is Thanksgiving for those of us in the U.S., so we thought we’d give the pups a bison feast, at one of my favorite spots in the real Slough Creek. (11/26/20)
Grizzly Grab & Go
Grizzly bear attacks at the den and how to defend pups. (10/15/20
Hide and Snack
Newborn elk calves hidden in the springtime grass in Slough Creek. (10/1/20)
The Cougar Snacks Back
New ambush behaviors for the cougars. (6/18/20)
Eagle Takeout
New headcam controls to deal with eagles. (6/11/20)
Big Bad Bull Bison
New animal! Small groups of elderly bull bison. (5/21/20) https://youtu.be/98uOe4FyMig
The Story of Floppy
Floppy the Moose: A feature! Not a bug. (3/26/20) https://youtu.be/35XlTdxTtXc
NPCs Do the Darndest Things
New NPC animal behaviors and new golden eagles. (10/25/19)
Carcass Camera Trap
More realistic animal behaviors at carcasses (6/13/19)
Meet the Prey
New/improved prey! Elk, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, snowshoe hares, beavers (6/6/19)
Battling Bulls
Bull elk fighting behaviors (5/30/19)
Meet the Competition
New cougar model! And bear, coyotes, stranger wolves, and fox (4/11/19)
Beary Bad News
Release update and grizzly bears (sow & cubs) (12/6/18)
Peaceable Kingdom (for a Day)
Thanksgiving! The animals (11/22/18)
Stot If You Got It
Mule deer hunting (11/15/18)
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
New hare model (10/25/18)
Growlin' Grizzly
New grizzly bear model and sounds (4/26/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQEMwSOFU9o
Vote for a New Animal!
New toad and vote for new animal (2/15/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQ1ant2y0c
Busy as Beavers
New beavers (1/4/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V05ULMft_7o
Hooves of Hurt
Elk defense (10/20/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwnoJbHX70
It's a Whole New Herd
New elk adults and calves (9/8/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYdpU0wyNA
Kicking it Up a Notch
Elk rear kick (8/25/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpuSyPv4gC8
A Mule Deer Family
Mule deer adults and fawns (6/30/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymbpLazRLM0
Summertime Snack
Mule deer fawn (6/16/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbA50-qLobw
New Menu Item: Mule Deer!
Mule deer stotting (6/9/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5de6lLuTq8
Picnic in the Grass
Newborn ungulates (5/17/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mODxbCb4EAY
Happy Thanksgiving from WolfQuest!
Wolves with new elk carcass (11/24/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfyatjL05Sc
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GAMEPLAY
The Big Picture
Master plan for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition, from what’s already available in the Amethyst Mountain episode, to what’s currently in development in Slough Creek episode, to our future expansion plans with the Tower Fall episode. (9/10/20)
Bison and Stats and Tweaks, Oh My!
Substantial game update, version 1.0.4, including old bull bison, stats, hunting tweaks 7/23/20
Eagle Takeout
New headcam controls to deal with eagles. (6/11/20)
Name the Lost River Packs! (and updates)
Lost River pack names, bugfixes, plus a new physics and collision system (4/16/20) https://youtu.be/d2h1mFgcDM4
P Marks the Spot
New territory marking system (2/27/20)
Fighting Tips and Tactics (JayPlays)
JayPlays shares fighting tips and tactics needed to survive in WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition. Knowing when and how to fight (or flee) means understanding the risks and rewards when you encounter competitors – grizzly bears, coyotes, foxes, cougars, and, of course, other wolves. (1/4/2020)
Hunting Tips and Tactics (JayPlays)
JayPlays demonstrates how to find a herd, identify a vulnerable member, deal damage with risky bite-holds, and when hunting calves, avoid the dangerous hooves of the mother, and more. (11/28/19)
Hunting for the Hardcore
Crafting the hardest difficulty level. (7/11/19)
Candid Camera
Photo mode lets you freeze action to take cool screenshots (4/18/19)
Passing the Smell Test
Optimizing the new floating and ground scent system (4/4/19)
Herd Any Good Names?
Help us name the elk herds! Elk density and herds in Yellowstone and WolfQuest (1/31/19)
I Do... Do You?
Find a mate mission walkthrough (1/24/19)
Beta Testing WolfQuest 3 (JayPlays)
Guest JayPlays talks about beta testing (1/17/19)
You're Getting Veery Sleeeepy...
Wolf physiology system and HUD (1/10/19)
Fight or Flight
Stranger wolves and the fight or flight meter (1/3/19)
Stranger Danger
NPC (stranger) wolves and packs (12/13/18)
Spawning Food and Foe
Configuring animal spawning (11/8/18)
Energetic Elk
Balancing elk energy and exhaustion (11/1/18)
Bite Club 2: The Elk Kicks Back
Refining the elk hunt and bites (10/11/18)
Bite Club
Refining the wolf fight (10/5/18)
Playing Dead
Player poll about death consequences (9/20/18)
I'm the Boss...or Not
Wolf fighting (8/30/2018)
Good Mate Hunting
Mate hunting (8/23/2018)
You Had Me at Playbow
New courtship gameplay (8/9/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zKz_MSyaQ
Emote Yourself
New emotes for your wolf 8/2/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envkYw5FJc4
The Better to Smell You With
New scent view system 6/28/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDeyLmNOS2M
For Better or For Worse
Mate AI and personality (6/14/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRQsAh1ENKc
Herding Calves
New elk calf behaviors (5/31/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgXWceqaVdw
Feeling Territorial
New territory system (3/29/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD-O75-jVKU
Hungry (Sometimes) Like the Wolf
New hunger model (3/22/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dilzt2DG4P4
Design Challenge! The First 15 Minutes
Suggestions for start of game (3/1/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHs9MGKaYHI
Cleverer Coyotes
New coyote AI (2/22/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6aEloi7xD0
Moveable Feasts
Picking up food chunks (1/11/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erRzNsQHHfc
Flock Around the Clock
New global animal movement system (12/1/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spG2xAEVyj0
Mission Simpossible
Suggestions for secondary quests (11/17/2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1miy4LZ6mHY
Vote! Fate of the Mate
Vote on mate death (11/10/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKPNRrFj50
Ride of the Wapiti
New elk herding mechanics (10/13/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTLFyRGfkY
Where the Wild Elk Are
New elk spawning systems (9/1/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIz9tKv90S4
I Smell Elk!
New scent gameplay (7/21/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM_O986pXPw
By Popular Demand...Hydration!
Ability to drink water (6/3/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fXNbG5gEPU
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MULTIPLAYER
Multiplayer Released! (v1.0.5)
Multiplayer truly is the reason that WolfQuest has survived since the very first release in 2007 and we are thrilled to finally bring it back in Anniversary Edition. We are still calling it a "beta" since we have more bug fixes, refinements, and improvements -- but now it's a beta for everyone to play. (9/18/20)
Multiplayer Public Beta is Almost Here!
We are on the verge of releasing multiplayer into public beta! 8/27/20
New Game Accounts
How the make a new account in WQ:AE. Yes, you can keep your 2.7 username. 8/13/20
Multiplayer A Medley of Multiplayer Matters
A myriad of multiplayer improvements. 8/6/20
We Came, We Peed, We Conquered
Territorial acquisition and maintenance in multiplayer. (7/16/20)
Multiplayer Mayhem
Testing and tweaking multiplayer: balancing the elk hunt, new color-blindess-friendly pack territory colors, and refining the wolf fights. (7/9/20)
Sleeping Beauties
New multiplayer sleep mode syncs players. (6/25/20)
Multiplayer Momentum
Dev team multiplayer testing: snippets from a 75-minute session (5/14/20)
Multiplayer Test Session
Dave, Tommi, Mikko & Andrei test multiplayer. (4/9/20) https://youtu.be/OwohGJ1MjgM
New Tricks for the Pack: Improving Multiplayer Functionality
Multiplayer suggestions (1/25/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o17JEpzcQuE
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ENVIRONMENT
Happy Howlidays from WolfQuest!
Happy howlidays and a merry new year from all of us at WolfQuest! We appreciate everyone’s support and patience over the past four years. (12/24/20)
Rendezvous Rock
A boulder marking the center of your rendezvous site. (11/19/20)
Slough Creek...Bit By Bit
Slow, steady progress on our feature list and some are revisions based on feedback from our private beta testers, who have been playing the game intensively for several weeks now. (11/12/20)
Happy Howloween!
Halloween decorations in both games! (10/22/20)
Make a Hole!
Creating "under a tree" dens – the last of three types of dens in Slough Creek (10/8/20)
Nice Ice
Creating new 3D models of ices floes and chunks for early spring in Slough Creek (9/24/20)
Boulderriffic!
Everybody gets a boulder! (5/28/20)
Stop and Smell the Arnica
Tweaking wildflower models to include in Slough Creek to add some nice spring color (5/7/20)
Swamping Slough Creek
Spring changes in the Slough Creek environment: the lingering presence of snow on north-facing slopes in April, and the floods that often fill the meadows with water in May (4/30/20)
Creeking Along
Creating an unnamed creek that feeds into McBride Lake above First Meadow (4/23/20)
Hard Rock Den
Creating a rock den in Slough Creek. (4/2/20)
Marching Along
Winter is coming to WolfQuest! (3/5/20)
A Game for All Seasons
Seasons and some changes you will experience as time passes. (2/20/20)
Slough Creek Rocks!
Improving the beautiful granite outcrops that make Slough Creek so distinctive. (2/6/20)
A Den of One's Own
A first look at the first type of dens: basically a hole in the ground.(1/30/20)
A Peek at Slough Creek
A quick look at WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition’s next map/episode Slough Creek, now in development. (1/23/20)
I'm Dreaming of a White Cliff Rock...
Snow accumulates on cliffs! Today’s video shows that new shader in action. (12/13/19)
WolfQuest Patch Notes - v1.0.1a
Lots of fixes and new aspen trees! (11/1/19)
Cliff Face Lift
Improved cliff terrain (9/20/19)
Shadow Play
Better shadows to the horizon! (7/4/19)
The Music of Sound
Creating the soundscape (5/2/19)
Really Old Trees
New models of the petrified tree forest in Amethyst Mountain (4/25/19)
Weathering Heights
Weather effects (3/28/19)
Music and Elk Herds and Trees, Oh my!
New music, the new elk herd names, and whitebark pines. (3/21/19)
The Long and Winding Lamar
Creating the Lamar River (2/28/19)
I've Been Working on the River
Making improved rivers and creeks (2/14/19)
Running Through the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Dynamic weather system snow effects and holiday greeting (12/20/18)
Into the Woods
New forests (11/29/18)
Our Douglas-firs are Tree-mendous
New Douglas-Fir tree models (9/6/2018)
Render in the Grass
New grass and sagebrush (6/21/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBMV_q00yKQ
At World's End
Creating the world beyond the map (5/24/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keDDSjmUYJg
Cliff Notes
Creating cliff terrain and bighorn preview (4/12/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUawoSEtaY
Texturing the Terrain
Creating realistic ground textures on the terrain (3/8/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnW_ZO0GESM
Roughing Up the Terrain
Using new tools to create more detailed terrains (11/3/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_PIVvLP-wQ
Take Me to the River?
Drinking from the Lamar River (10/27/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcZgzQmuOpA
Mapmaking
Creating new and bigger maps (7/28/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht2GLhxSwps
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MUSIC
Slough Creek Soundtrack!
We've added all the new music from Slough Creek to the WolfQuest Soundtrack and Music Extras. That’s 17 new tracks (45 minutes) of new music by Ben Woolman and Tim Buzza. The soundtrack is now 80 tracks, over two and a half hours of original music. (1/7/21)
Soundtrack Released for WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition
Nearly two hours of music and we will be adding more tracks as we continue to develop the game! (12/10/19)
Music and Elk Herds and Trees, Oh my!
New music, the new elk herd names, and whitebark pines. (3/21/19)
Play That Wolfy Music
Implementing adaptive music (10/18/18)
A Little Elk Music
New elk hunt music (7/19/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGUgk2POLk
Tune Up
Adaptive music intro (2/1/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0PT4EerQA
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TECHNICAL
Public Beta Testing!
Public beta available on Steam (12/28/19)
November Progress Report
What Dave, Tommi, Mikko, Andrei, and Susan are working on (rocks, wayfinding, multiplayer, controller support, audio & new dreams) 11/21/19)
Raising Hills in Slough Creek
Crafting realistic granite hills around Slough Creek using Unity tools. (11/14/19)
New Beginnings
No WolfQuest 2.7 wolf import as planned. (7/21/19)
WolfQuest, Graphics Cards, and You
How your graphics card affects performance and quality (6/27/19)
Zeno's WolfQuest
Technical tweaks and Zeno's paradox (2/21/19)
Honing Performance
Optimizing the game (2/7/19)
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RESEARCH TRIPS
WolfQuest Returns to Yellowstone: Slough Creek
August 2019 research trip to Slough Creek (11/8/19)
WolfQuest Returns to Yellowstone: Amethyst Mountain
Another WolfQuest research trip! (9/13/19)
WolfQuest Goes to Yellowstone (Part One)
Introduction to Yellowstone 2017 research trip (9/30/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5yomdmN-dk
Verisimilitude
Pictures from Yelllowstone 2017 research trip (10/6/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_rtJp6WgX4
WolfQuest Goes to Yellowstone: Amethyst Mountain
Hiking across Lamar Valley and up Specimen Ridge on the 2017 research trip (12/7/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu4apywl6nY
WolfQuest Goes to the International Wolf Center (2018)
Research trip to International Wolf Center (3/15/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOLTsnPsJOI
WolfQuest Goes to Yellowstone: Slough Creek
Hiking through Slough Creek on the 2017 research trip (4/5/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LUK_37Ce2U
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HISTORY of WOLFQUEST
Wildest Dreams: The Story of WolfQuest (Chapter 1)
History of WolfQuest, now over a decade old! (12/21/2017)
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ENTERTAINING BUGS
The Bugs Board
How bug reporting works. Watch Dave on work the bugs board. 7/30/20 https://youtu.be/scn10dgI0Vo
The Bug-Eyed Wolf and Other Bugs
More entertaining bugs. 7/2/20
Some Things That Are Not Coming to WolfQuest 3
Trees, sliding elk, sleeping with the elk, more trees...(5/16/19)
Looking for Trouble
Testing and looking for bugs (3/14/19)
Why Why Why?
Release update and bloopers (12/27/18)
How to Bite an Elk
New biting mechanics in development (7/12/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KntTJjeI3vw
May Q&A
Wolf bugs with inverse kinematics (5/10/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiSP_zC_X0
A Very Limber Wolf
Wolf bugs with inverse kinematics (1/18/2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWJjS9NnrIA
Knocking it Out of the Park
Elk collision bug (9/15/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3DQaaHSmc
New Hunting Moves
Elk biting bug (8/11/2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGTYLlTBBro
Multiplayer Released! (v1.0.5)
Multiplayer truly is the reason that WolfQuest has survived since the very first release in 2007 and we are thrilled to finally bring it back in Anniversary Edition. We are still calling it a "beta" since we have more bug fixes, refinements, and improvements -- but now it's a beta for everyone to play. (9/18/20)
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