Get MORE KILLS with this OP Weapon in Hunt: Showdown

[@HuntShowdownLab]

Great format, and video. I love the commentary with all your clips. Fantastic video, great first video.

[@HuntCraft24]

Much appreciated! 😍 Thank you.

[@osterhai]

crossbow was the first weapon i played and will forever be my favorite (and best) weapon even after 1600 hours

[@HuntCraft24]

haha, it's an awesome weapon for sure 😍

[@Sovreign071]

Not often I'm recommended the first video of a new channel! Looking forward to seeing more!

[@HuntCraft24]

Awesome! Thank you! 😍

[@maxtugger1859]

Wait is this your only video? Awesome video, it’s great personally I like it when someone talks you through their thoughts as they hunt.

[@nou8830]

I saw some dislike for the shotbolt so i'm gonna do a counterpoint, you can collateral with it, wallbang is more useful for those trying to counter the crossbow by hiding behind cover, and oneshots if it hits your body. Stomach shots kill and i've never had it fail me. Edit: taking both normal bolts and shotbolts covers utility and pvp

[@comet_fodderyt]

This is basically my main loadout. Lately, I've been leaving off the pistol with fanning and just using a melee weapon. The crossbow is so good, I rarely ever use my secondary. I actually lead with the explosive bolts, though. Once you know how to use them, they are absolutely devastating.

[@HuntCraft24]

indeed they are! 😁

[@ieajackson5518]

YEESSS! sabre and crossbow, medieval loadout. HELL YEAH!

[@vladimir__proso__]

1) The flight range of a bullet depends on the caliber. 300-350-500 meters. 2) One more nuance. On a crossbow, the sight from the hip and from the front sight differ in height. 3) 25:26 ping + lag servers Hunt + bullet speed = miss 4) 27:15 ping + lag servers Hunt P.S. Very nice voice))))GJ

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you 😍

[@magmageddon]

Very very nice first vid, and I really like your channel art and logo, keep up the good work :D

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you so much! 😍

[@SynystarYT]

Very solid editing work man. Good video 🤘Lookin forward to what's to come! I love bows

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you, appreciate it 😊

[@SynystarYT]

@@HuntCraft24 No problem man that’s some good work for real. If you don’t mind me asking, what editing software did you use?

[@HuntCraft24]

Davinci Resolve and a little bit of Photoshop

[@SynystarYT]

@@HuntCraft24 Resolve is the one I’m switching over to

[@HuntCraft24]

it's awesome, just the free version even is more than enough :) good luck

[@Nothwarren]

Amazing vidéo. You've made so much work and we can see it ! GG ! Keep going !

[@NORTYtf2]

Great video, really like the commentary explaining your thought process during the plays! Cant wait for more fire hunt videos

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you very much 😍

[@TRak598]

Since Shotbolt's only real advantage over Explosive Bolts is the muzzle velocity (both drop hard and the penetration from the Shotbolt is nearly useless), I tend to go half Explosive, half normal. Normal Bolts allow me to hold angles more easily and silently kill AI with virtually infinite ammo (you never know where a bolt came from unless you are right in front of the shooter or if you get hit) while Explosive Bolts just go kablooie and are just as good as Shotbolts at corridor encounters, if not better. A single ammo box doubles my total Explosive Bolt count (10 if equipped on first ammo slot) and covers spamming regular Bolts on enemies without recovering any. (Bulwark is recommended in order to avoid taking too much collateral damage when shooting Explosive Bolts at CQB.) My secondary of choice is the Uppercut; Ooga booga big damage and has six bullets to it. The Trueshot is great for Dum dum usage, but not really much competitive as a Crossbow secondary when it comes to any other ammo type because you either have to give up on muzzle velocity (FMJ) or not have a range increase (normal ammo or HV). (Say goodbye to penetration in any part of your loadout when using Dum Dum for the Trueshot, though.)

[@HuntCraft24]

Good points 😉

[@nickmclean4004]

A few notes since this video dropped: A) Nice vid, nice style, great showcase B) Reg bolts are awesome, for stealth, ammo, bosses, pve and pvp. Since the new poison nerf to Immo-bois, it's also nice to know that reg bolts can OSK on headshot, and I believe both special bolts OSK as well (I hope the poison nerf gets reworked/reverted, as Silent Sparks poison was awesome to eliminate Immos from quite a range) C) Uppercut/Mat are getting dmg nerfs to >125! So instead I like to run secondaries with melee attachments, as Immos can be taken out with bolt or stock, and I free up my tool slot. Pax Claw is awesome, and 2-slots have fun options

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you 😇 ya, normal bolts are cool but for me if i'm gonna use them, it feels like i can replace the crossbow with a bow and have quicker reload and a smaller weapon! ya the uppercut dmg nerf is pretty sad 🙁

[@nickmclean4004]

@@HuntCraft24 fair. I like the stronger rotations on the crossbow, but the "stand your ground" nature of the bow is also super fun I'm also biased cuz I got a 50 m headshot on regular bolts, with a 60 m LeMat headshot follow-up on the teammate. That was years ago and the high is real haha. And every successful wall bang with shotbolt, so l run both of them The nerf is rough but it'll be interesting to see the variety

[@PFVictor]

I was about to watch all your other guides and then I realized this is the only one. We need more videos and you need more subs. It's criminal how good this is! As for the crossbow...I've recently been trying it out and I enjoy it a lot so this video gave me a lot of nice tips. Keep it up.

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you so much, appreciate the kind words 😍 i'm working on more stuff 😉

[@alexbird7501]

'Little Timmy jumping and dancing and eating a shot bolt to the face'. Amazing ;) Great content man, really good video format and flow of content delivery.

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you very much, appreciate it 😍

[@alexbird7501]

Tried this loadout last night - it really is super effective. 1 game, 9 kills solo. All involved using the Officer with dum dum, and as they go to stop the bleeding, hit them with the crossbow explosive bolt splash damage. @@HuntCraft24

[@HuntCraft24]

Happy to hear that!! 😀

[@ReignierAvon]

"If there's one thing campers love, it's necroing their teammates, whether it's a good idea or not." I feel so called out right now, LOL.

[@HuntCraft24]

Hahaha! Don’t do it!!! 😂

[@marcococcia2250]

The shotbolt is strong but I prefer the normal bolt. With the shotbolt you can oneshot at any range but how many times you use it over 30m (the oneshot range of the normal bolt)? The real strenght of the shotbolt is that it kills if you hit the lower torso and, if the angle is correct, it can kill even when you hit the arms. And the penetration, even if it's not the best. All great things but I prefer the normal bolt 'cause it's completely silent, you can retrieve the bolts, heavy bleed if they don't die, more ammunition (very useful in a long fight), super fast and silent for the pve, the bolt travels faster and drops less (with the shotbolt you have to adjust a fair bit even at 20m if they are running). Obviously I'm not taking into account the explosive bolt, it's so different that it's like talking of another weapon.

[@HuntCraft24]

all good points bro, thanks for your comment 😍

[@en09]

What setting do you have that changed lighting for you inside buildings? I can see it get much brighter at >11:44 . I always struggle seeing people inside, this would help lots! Thanks!

[@HuntCraft24]

it's meant to be dark, you can't change it. i changed it in the video editing software so that it's easier to watch 😄

[@devynmohnacky4652]

I just watched this entire video and never even realised i was watching a small channel. Then as i was about to click off i saw the low sub count and was shocked. Keep up the amazing quality bro

[@HuntCraft24]

That's first kind of you to say, thank you very much 😍

[@nvoitek]

Great video, easy subscribe!, I would love to see more with different loadouts. My personal favorite is winne cent with dum dum plus short crossbow with choke and poison bolts :)

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you very much, appreciate your comment 😍 maybe i'll get to making that video at some point 😀

[@Lord-cuban]

Well done video after I watched it. Keep this up. I love the voice over.

[@HuntCraft24]

Appreciate it, Thank you! 😍

[@toxicparamite]

Well spoken, informative, great gameplay clips that demonstrate pros and cons.

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you very much 😍

[@jd7292]

great commentary and walkthrough on crossbow !

[@HuntCraft24]

glad you enjoyed it, thank you 😍

[@lil.catalinhq]

Very cool video, well played and I’m hoping to see you in the next ones

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you so much, appreciate it 😍

[@Yummeosbada]

I used to bring in shotbolts but arrows are just better. They can one shot to the chest and cause bleeding. I either run them down with my secondary while they’re stopping bleed, or chuck a grenade at them. They either stop the bleed and die or run and die from bleed.

[@HuntCraft24]

i don't disagree, but if i'm gonna use normal arrows, i think the bow does a better job, just as silent, just as deadly, and it's a medium slot, and no punishing reload. probably gonna make a video about the bow too 😉

[@Yummeosbada]

@@HuntCraft24 I like the hunting bow as well, but it’s not as good imo. The bow requires you to pull back the string and shoot it, or hold it and walk super slow. With the crossbow you can run and hipfire people pretty easily while dodging shots. I killed 6 people last night in Pelican Prison with the crossbow arrows. Crossbow over any shotgun for sure. Just takes time to get used to.

[@HuntCraft24]

fine!! i'll make that video then 😃

[@brandonsnyder9950]

​@@Yummeosbada I'm not saying this to be rude, but they're actually called bolts. Bows use arrows, while crossbows use bolts. They are similar, but very distinct. You may have already known this and just got confused, but I thought I'd let you know just in case. Have a great day, buddy!

[@nickmclean4004]

​@@HuntCraft24 2 sides of the same coin, imo. Crossbow reloads on movement, so it feels similar to a Martini or something. Hunting Bow needs time to prep, and is better for holding corners with the tighter hipfire. Hunting Bow can be spammed tho, if you can risk being exposed and can manage the variable drop Crossbow has a more effective OSK range, with the greater dmg and consistent bleed

[@tuffrabit]

I main explosive bolt crossbow with 4 ammo boxes. I can confirm from experience, almost nobody runs Bulwark. I can also confirm that few people expect or handle well the AOE.

[@HuntCraft24]

True Story! 😄😆

[@tuffrabit]

I can't compete with meta rifle against meta rifle in 5/6 star lobbies. I'm old, my eyes are bad, and my hands are slow. But those same 6 star players who main long ammo tend to have no idea what to do with all the explosions and density of fire that 4 ammo boxes affords. I'm honestly surprised I don't see more of it. Almost nobody runs this.

[@HuntCraft24]

ya i don't see it that often, i think i take bulwark too often just for paranoia and i never run into it that much 😄

[@tuffrabit]

@@HuntCraft24 I only take Bulwark in case I need to shoot a bolt at my feet because some weeb with a katana is running at me shouting anime lines over voice chat

[@tutorialchief]

so how would you rate the different ammo variations or more recommend, do you even use stand arrows?

[@HuntCraft24]

Well, if I’m gonna use normal bolts on a crossbow, what would make it better than a bow? I tend to run both shot bolts and explosive. Can’t exactly rate them as they serve different purposes 😉

[@tutorialchief]

@@HuntCraft24 ok thanks for fast reply, so how do you decide which of both you take in a Situation when both one hit kill on the body?

[@HuntCraft24]

Well shot bolts have better range. Explosive do kill to body but thats not the primary use. They’re more for explosive harassment. Say if a player is behind cover or in a building or running and you want to finish them off etc.

[@tutorialchief]

@@HuntCraft24 thanks, will try and play a bit the next days in the shooting range

[@kn-nt6pq]

Great first video. Appreciate the lengthy intro with the details regarding the weapon capabilities and loadout options; while most might be old news to a vet like me, these intros are often glossed over and I often find I can learn a new trick or idea from them just the same when they're expanded upon. I usually don't stick around for gameplay videos, as many of the more notable Hunt streamers will simply append relevant gameplay to the end of their loadout intro and let it speak for itself; I much prefer the regular updates and commentary regarding mindset and thought process while reviewing the gameplay, something you've done here for its entirety. Lastly, I liked the inclusion of some of the limitations and strange 'why didn't that hit?' sort of replays; it can get a bit tiresome to see the same successes over and over. If instead viewers can see some of the shortcomings and limitations of a given loadout, it makes the whole video a bit more realistic and practical for those looking to try a new kit. Well done throughout.

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you so much, it's good to hear it worked, i intended for it to be this way. I have no shortage of footage for shortcomings 😄 🙈

[@yefremjr]

22:35 honestly expected attempted wallbang there, not sure it would work though

[@HuntCraft24]

Doubt it. I also didn’t want to alert them i think.

[@bethepandaz101]

If you click the yellow + at the top of screen(Like next to Roster) you can mark read on all your notifications and spare some of us the pain of seeing them.

[@HuntCraft24]

lol but what if i miss out on something that i never know the game wanted to tell me? 😆

[@tarziq]

More people should try Xbow shotbolt + fragbow.

[@HuntCraft24]

Noooo that’s a trolling loadout 😂😂 I’ll try it 😉

[@zemc77]

My experience with the crossbow is armshots. Lots and lots of armshots.

[@HuntCraft24]

It does happen often 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@notemirplays1392]

Amazing content man, keep it up!

[@metomanz]

Loved the video mate, not going to lie only clicked it as the thumbnail saying "no aim" tilted me a lot as a crossbow main in Hunt lol. Great video

[@HuntCraft24]

Hahaa, well let’s say easy aim. Or doesn’t need to be so accurate aim 😁 just for the explosives that is 😉

[@twelve535]

it got better towards the end, but i don't think you need to explain every detail suck as opening doors or an enemy placing traps right in front of you

[@1nnerconflict]

what site did you use for the map and distance, at 23:44?

[@HuntCraft24]

Really nice and useful website. huntplayers.com/map

[@EMitkus]

Just curious, why do you pretty often in this video use 3 big health bars, instead of the usual 1 big 4 small?

[@HuntCraft24]

i personally hate small bars, the only benefit in my opinion is more revives if you're solo, and when you get revived you lose a 25 instead of 50, but i don't like going into a game planning around dying. If i die, i suck! 😄 otherwise small chunks interrupt health regen, so a couple of grunts hitting you will force you to heal yourself, a dumdum hit, bees, armored, a burn that you didn't stop early, all those things happen too often and they annoy me too much, so i got into the habit of preferring big bars all the way.

[@taylerdarlas1589]

Good job keep it up

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you 😍

[@forumdemon]

Great video! 👍

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you! 👍

[@tele4137]

I run bulwark as a mandatory perk because of six star explosive spam and expo crossbow

[@HuntCraft24]

I had a period when I picked it way more because of that too 🙈

[@Eric-fs9yw]

11:49 how do you change the light inside? its very clear and not dark.

[@HuntCraft24]

you can't in the game, that's just a filter in the video editing software

[@Eric-fs9yw]

@@HuntCraft24 aaah okay thank you , i have to try now that crossbow

[@HuntCraft24]

all you can do in the game is increase your gamma in graphics settings.

[@JorgeLTE]

Excellent editing!

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you very much 😍

[@beardedhoser]

Great video here!!!

[@HuntCraft24]

Thanks 😍

[@Yummeosbada]

Shhhh, no one needs to know about the best close range weapon in the game but me lol.

[@HuntCraft24]

alright i'll make the video private 😄

[@Dorwulf1]

Everyone watching all of u sub to this man!

[@HuntCraft24]

😍 thanks bro, appreciate it, likewise 😉

[@motorjuan012]

Great content, following Hunter!

[@HuntCraft24]

Awesome! Thank you! 😍

[@Cl0wn1234]

Dude, since day one xbow is my fav weapon. I have more respect vs a shotbolt than a nitro xD But, ur Shotbolt clips(11 to 15), except one, would be all kills with normal bolt too. cheers

[@HuntCraft24]

Ya true. Shot bolts are an extended range normal bolts traded off for the bleed in a way 😄

[@Cl0wn1234]

@@HuntCraft24hehe ye, sometimes i could not belive what ppl survive with the normal bolts, like a 8m shot in the arm... do u think there should be more bolts per ammotype? I never play shot-and explosive bolt together because i afraid of beeing out of ammo.

[@HuntCraft24]

Ya it’s a drawback for sure. But if ur careful u can manage with what u have.

[@jaybali7526]

Quality. Easy sub

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you so much 😍

[@ChrisCookie]

nice commentary. very good video

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you 😍

[@guilhermebreder6474]

i wonder why springfield insteed shorty?

[@HuntCraft24]

i'm too used to the springfield, and i cannot stand the shorty, i hate the recoil on it too.

[@brotherzero]

Good stuff, have a sub

[@HuntCraft24]

thank you very much, appreciate it 😍

[@barrilfantasma]

Video top de mais!

[@nightmarsha11]

good job 👏

[@HuntCraft24]

Thanks 😁

[@oecrophy]

:D nice work.

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you 😊

[@joshuaking4483]

I used the explosive bow an i hit people point blank sometimes and they live? How is that possible put me off using them

[@HuntCraft24]

Do you mean explosive bolts in crossbow? Or frags in bow? If it’s explosive bolts then they probably have bulwark

[@joshuaking4483]

@@HuntCraft24 crossbow like your using

[@HuntCraft24]

Must be bulwark then 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joshuaking4483]

@@HuntCraft24 appriciate the reply

[@notalan1160]

Surprised there aren't any dislikes for Headsman lmao

[@HuntCraft24]

😆oh crap! busted 😰

[@Timz32]

The problem is tge reload time. The perl Bolt thrower should be a basic kit on the crossbow. I garantee more people will play it without 6 sec reload time.

[@HuntCraft24]

ya it's obviously an intended design limitation coz otherwise it will be too OP, it's also very cheap, you have to be punished somehow for using it or else it will be META and we'll find ourselves in a call of duty meta hell 😆

[@theartofcompetition5965]

i cant do it... action economy is just terrible

[@6Thompson9]

all fun until you get into a ranged fight

[@HuntCraft24]

You can still lob some explosive a good distance! 😄

[@blueberry4209]

Pure explosive crossbow is one of the best things in the entire game for 1 reason: fun

[@HuntCraft24]

100%!!!! but it takes 1 fool to have bulwark 😡 to make you uninstall the game 😆

[@SiegfriedTheCatfish]

in 3 Star lobbys everything is easy

[@HuntCraft24]

Thank you 😊