Learn to Play theHunter Classic in 30 Minutes! | Beginner's Guide

New to theHunter Classic and looking for a place to start? This guide looks at all the important information to set you off on the right track for a successful hunt!
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[@therongonuibros]

Lessgooo I love your vids keep up the good work. Please pin me❤❤❤

[@AcielGamingTech]

Exactly what I need to show my friend who just joined the game. This guide is perfect for newcomers.

[@TruHunter]

Great video! Gives nostalgia a lot, also you should of mentioned the trap shoot in the lodge to help with flying pheasants!

[@Flintergaming]

I’ll write that down for part 2!

[@LegendarySpringRolll]

@@Flintergaming my 2 favourite classic content creators!

[@TruHunter]

@@LegendarySpringRolll Flinter do be the GOAT though💪🏻

[@Roxonn243]

​@@LegendarySpringRolll same😂

[@Traxxas184]

@@Flintergamingit may also be beneficial this early for newbies to know about the different camo and it’s a effect as well as scent eliminator

[@sleepygopher9728]

For new players is especially recommended to get and learn how to use a bow/crossbow as early as possible. And best order of weapons to buy is then: 1.Snakebite bow 2. 300 bolt rifle 3. 44 revolver since those are used in multiple missions and can make quick return in investment. It is no coincidence then that Classic Starter Weapon Bundle has all 3 of those + pump shotgun and 3-9x scope that fits 300 and 243 for 1969em$ if u wanna skip the early grind.

[@IttyBittyDeer]

300 then snake bite In my opinion as an older player, lots of calls needed to hunt everything up close range 👍especially when dallsheep etc is one of the better beginner packs.

[@bleepblo]

​Would argue bow is better first allows for them to kill more animals and effectively use towers/stands Also there gonna have to learn how to sneak up on most animals

[@ChloeS25]

Oh thank god for this. I needed this so bad. I tried Classic after COTW, and even after the tutorial, I was so confused. My missions must've been turned off because I wasn't getting any money, and I kept thinking everything was pay to play. I'm still a diehard COTW fan, over Classic, just cause I find it so much easier and I'm more used to it... but I may give Classic another try now.

[@winnerscreed6767]

Heyyy Flinter, Thank you so much for choosing to do this. Even if I don't play the game I will be able to follow what is going on in yours streams much better now.

[@grimreaper17150]

Hey since you have 400 hr in the game what button is ot to go into the menu while your hunting?

[@Ethan-rs8vh]

im coming from the hunter call of the wild and wanted another game to play I'm so thankful you made this video!

[@Spiezyy]

Thank you so much, this actually helped a lot, i was trying to find any tips for this game but every video is old and kinda boring, i watch your videos for quite a while now and im so happy that exactly you made this video (sorry if there is any bad in my english, Its not my main language)

[@Flintergaming]

Your English is great! And I’m glad it helped!!

[@xcorzox1566]

I wish I had this tutorial five years ago hahaha, good tutorial for people starting out

[@breannathompson9094]

One of my best purchases first was the BOW. Any bow you can afford with in game credits. I also accept all available missions as i hunt, so picking up any tracks or harvesting any decent animal i see will count toward my easier quests.

[@vengeance6775]

thank you this helped me with getting my first mule buck in 4 minutes of walking

[@oedragon]

Thanks for making a new one of these. There are a bunch of beginner guides out there but most are dated and not particularly helpful anymore. It's nice to have a new video to refer people to. I'm sure you'll get a hundred other ideas for a part 2 video, but I would start introducing folks to the different items that can be bought. Explain camo, the small benefit it offers, how it only works on certain parts of certain maps, species specific camo, etc. Explain the option to buy other callers, recommend they buy callers for their favorite species or callers that work for multiple species, avoid waterfowl or locator calls early on because they're not very useful. Explain how the bows work, the benefits of them, how you can learn to pick off a whole herd silently. Explain stands, particularly tree stands, how to place them, that you could leave them on the map or carry them but it uses up a lot of inventory space. Introduce the carrying capacity upgrade that will let them carry more. Mention the unlimited ammo upgrade, how paying for it can support the game but probably more helpfully to a new player is that you don't need to spend your gm$ on ammo, you can use your gm$ for other purchases then. Etc etc. You've touched on the important basics here for sure. Perhaps make this a mini-series with each episode focusing on a different aspect for new players.

[@Flintergaming]

Im going back through the comments here trying to decide what to do for the next classic video. I had planned on taking a step away from the beginner guide for a week to do a normal hunt, then maybe going back the week after that. BUT I just wanted to say, you’ve listed probably 5 or 6 of the biggest topics I wanted to hit in part 2, plus some other important stuff! I’ll be referencing this comment when I work on that video! Thanks for watching, and thanks for the input 😁

[@oedragon]

@@Flintergaming Awesome, I'm just glad to know you plan to do additional videos for beginners! I didn't mention tents either, that's another good topic to touch on eventually. Let them know some species take a bit of walking to get to (ibex, bighorn, ptarmigans especially) so tents create spawn points in areas closer to your target animals. Tents can also make missions that spawn a specific animal easier if you place the tent near the target animal's spawn coordinates. Also, once they have additional carrying capacity, they can carry a tent on them at all times to have a mobile inventory if they wish. All good stuff to know! I look forward to watching your next beginner video.

[@Charlo_04]

I start to play yesterday and i have 1.5k hours on call of the wild but men i prefer the classic so much more!

[@Muppetworth]

I've been looking forward to this. Thank you Flinter!

[@birdbutnotfurry]

better than all the in game tutorials combined (yes I did them all) definitely subscribing.

[@willarledge4248]

I have 400 hr in classic and LOVE IT! keep on rockin on!

[@hungryoldman]

I saw this video and i hunted a deer 😊 thanks man i realized all i needed was just skill

[@andrewbeattie9504]

Great content as always Flint!

[@mvl666_darkrio]

12:58 It does have to do with tracking skill I believe. If you don't have a certain tracking level, all blood looks the same.

[@Flintergaming]

That’s so interesting. It definitely wasn’t this way 12 years ago (actually more) when I started 🤯🤯

[@The-second-president]

I love ur guides for classic! ❤❤❤. I would love more 😊

[@AmazingPizza647]

Although the game is ancient, this was a much needed video!

[@Flintergaming]

You’re ancient! 🤐🤐

[@AmazingPizza647]

@@Flintergaming Who you talking to? Me or Kyla?

[@josargor8179]

spent over an hour running around chasing tracks. i'll give this video a try

[@Hornet_Gaming]

As a new player this really helps a ton so thanks!

[@BigboyRandy-gv5ky]

got this game a while ago and i am exited to start really playing it

[@rolenmac8279]

If only they would add it to consoles

[@Lyrix56]

@@Twitchisatrickif only pc’s weren’t so expensive. Your acting like their 20 bucks

[@Twitchisatrick]

@@Lyrix56 . Consoles ain't cheap either. My 300$ PC that I bought used was able to play all the triple A titles. I eventually upgrade the parts in it though

[@cheesecrackers522]

@@Twitchisatrick I've a PC, still play most games on console

[@mrwonderfilled]

@@TwitchisatrickI’ve got a nice pc, still play console 75% of the time.

[@kennywilmes5345]

I remember watching a stream a few years back and someone from EW said they can't transfer classic to console for whatever reason.

[@thanhpham7285]

I think you forget to mention that we can press space to stabilize aiming

[@ZuNk]

Man do i hope this game gets a remaster someday, Don't get me wrong its a beauty as it is. But with better rendering and graphics this game would be so perfect, could do without the microtransactions tho and maybe a more balanced price on stuff. I hoenstly love that you have to level up skills for each animal and gun, some may find it tedious, but to me it feels realistic and its nice having more to work towards.

[@MYśLiWY1987]

b efore i hunted i was looking for my fav gun and searched for .300 alr without your tutorial ;) and for my 3-9x scope

[@Masonjar94]

Thank you I’ve been hoping for this

[@wintermoose6882]

In my 4k hours of playing the game I never notice those 3 dots on the top of hunter mate, learn something new everyday lol

[@user-ks4oy8xj4b]

I just started classic 2 days ago and today got my first kill it was a dilute mule deer doe but sadly i had no money to tax it

[@IrusuuX]

its so funny. i came across this game today and just got recommended this.

[@Flintergaming]

Perfect! 😂 hope it helps!

[@jant6865]

Thanks for the tutorial i just downloaded the game today

[@Andy_cotw]

Hey flinter!! Love the content 😊

[@Flintergaming]

Thank you!

[@michaelbateman4994]

good tips nice one flinter

[@Sir_oohi_ohio]

this is one overpowered guide

[@TheBrick1110]

thank you, this has helped so much. :)

[@TheUltimateDestroyer]

Thanks for the good guide

[@CoreySalemmeginger]

3:16 are the deer at the top of the hill in the room with us??

[@bradsmith1919]

I just shot the smallest male fallow deer I've ever seen in cotw, a level 1 chocolate with a score of 63.63, weighing 132.2. Didn't think they could get that small. Its only a spike

[@siddatroid137]

Could you cover camouflage and the best time to start entering comps in part 2 please

[@Flintergaming]

Absolutely!

[@danlespoir]

I played this game in the past on my laptop with a mx110 GPU and it was OK but when animals are over 120M its hard to aim so Having a Good GPU , something like the 1650 GDDR6 the games if way better and a consistant 80fps to 120fps , surprised how I can juts open the game at 5am and then look at the time and its 9am like it was juts 2h LOL this game is the definition of Its to much fun Time feels slow

[@UchihA1Strikes]

Good job 🎉

[@xnatejasonxgamer4151]

I’ve been sleeping on this game. It feels closest to real life hunting

[@kennywilmes5345]

It's a lot more realistic than COTW.

[@mrfreeze3788]

This would’ve been incredibly helpful 8 months ago before I spent 50 bucks on em because I didn’t know how to earn gm lol

[@joshuarausch5526]

Hey flinter can we get a video like this but for way of the hunter?

[@LarsReinhardt007]

I played for one hour, and aside from the free deer they gave me, I never saw another animal. What, I never saw another animal. The GPS tells you to go into the water. So useless.

[@SiHitammm12]

Skill issue💀 Get better dude💀

[@kingmoran1502]

Skill issue😭🙏

[@808fishman8]

You cant just sprint around dude

[@StormofBytes]

Realy? I shot 5 other dear, ran into boars (one sleeping) and saw a bob cat in my first hour...

[@kapteinmurray3674]

Now that we've got a beginners guide...beginner series?

[@Flintergaming]

Maybe 👀

[@matejgolias9408]

how can i make game for full screen

[@chacerideout5069]

I played like half a year ago and was dumb I bought a elk call (worth it) turkey call (horrible) and elk trophy poses (horrible) and taxed a very tiny elk and now im broke (and deleted a trophy shot of a piebald bull) that I shot

[@vonlogan1]

Anyone have the problem where the red domes disappear? I'll see them, then suddenly I can walk for 20 minutes and never see another one. Sometimes I'll have my device chime meaning Ive walked over some tracks but there isn't a dome visible. I've tried playing with the settings, not sure what is the problem.

[@Codpro1121]

Could you please do a graphics video you would be the first one because no one has posted one

[@Alicesupremacists04]

Can someone tell me how to count typical point. And please explain it to me like I'm a newborn cuz I have 0 experience in hunting

[@Jacob69.69.]

Why are my graphics so bad but I have everything on high and max and I could not find a single deer only rabbits and I heard calls but I think my graphics sucked and they would not render maybe?

[@WeeDougnut7706]

Good with a guide. But how do you get good grafic?

[@_TheGuy]

how to equip huntermate?

[@Yeet-mp6ci]

First deer I took down was from 45 meters and was a hit to the lower neck. Is that good? (I’m still new lmao)

[@saushaseus353]

how do you un lock arorashors on way of the hunter

[@vojtapazderka7955]

.300 Bolt Action Rifle is not good in start best in start is 9.3x74 R

[@oi4a963]

How you hold your breathing?

[@Charles-oe4kj]

A good way to grind money is to go after bison super easy to hunt all you need is the right gun and ammo

[@Flintergaming]

Bison with a snakebite is a good idea!

[@Charles-oe4kj]

@@Flintergaming personally i went with the .405 lever action

[@trongvo9762]

I just got 2k money, then saw a 10 pointer mule deer so shot it and taxidermize it, now i got 200 left only, what should i do😅

[@ninjaznations2206]

is there any setting that makes easier to see animals?

[@Nikos_Kar]

9.3x74r I think is a better first rifle than 300

[@sleepygopher9728]

It is a very nice gun though it is not used in missions so can set new players back 10k which can be a lot of grind.I fell into that trap and regretted buying it early. Thing is that most gm$ u earn from missions and consider harvested animals as a bonus.

[@ItzBatman13]

How do you make it go fullscreen

[@LandorPandor]

My first whitetail in this game scored 172 or somewhere around that. It was very big, but is that huuuge or just like an average diamond in cotw?

[@mvl666_darkrio]

It's a little over average. Go by the CSS(Cross-species Scoring) more than the score if you're unsure, around 60CSS is usually average.

[@Enigmatic..]

Just in case anyone is interested, this game is now free on steam.

[@umnewpfft4623]

thanks t my first buck thanks to you

[@umnewpfft4623]

it sold for 50 gms lol

[@michalhrnko]

I did everything i signed in but i didn't get the gun he equips at the start that he got for free. How do i get it?

[@LetsSeeYourKungFu]

I'm a staunch opponent of sport hunting...but this game is pretty dope 😂

[@user-th8ww5qw2b]

Can someone tell me why my game isn't using my graphics card

[@colepriceguitar1153]

Do you know if they’re still developing the game?

[@theboys2885]

How to get fullscreen

[@Ast_gamingTuta]

What's the sign ! on the map

[@Ast_gamingTuta]

I got an account and I do not have a tutorial

[@umnewpfft2]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I KILLED A 205 MULE DEER BUCK THANKS TO YOU (10 prong btw)

[@BlackStage-w4l]

HELLO. MY NAME IS VASILIS. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THIS PARTICULAR GAME FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. I STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS. I NEVER ATTEMPTED TO DO MISSIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNDERSTANDABLE. THE MONEY HE GIVES YOU FOR EACH ANIMAL IS SO LITTLE THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. I MEAN HOW ALL OF MY FRIENDS WE PLAY HAVE PAID NORMAL MONEY TO HAVE GUNS CARS AND DOGS. IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT GAME. I WONDER WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO COLLECT MONEY FROM MISSIONS. IN ORDER TO DO A MISSION WITH A SPECIFIC ANIMAL YOU NEED YOU NEED A WHOLE DAY EVEN IF YOU SUCCEED.

[@user-ms5od6ov1y]

How do u claim animals

[@ziwalker2954]

no more events for specific animals? i mean those quests where you compete with others

[@vidbobanec8384]

Any new updates comming?

[@PhilipGusaas]

What level can you tell if it’s a male or female

[@optimprime69]

hello i am new and i dont know how to move items from storage to inventory, can someone help please?

[@sleepygopher9728]

You have to load into map and be near a lodge to access the inventory.

[@lukaghviniashvili]

i am playing the hunter classic for 2 years and i didnt know that huntermate is not accurate.

[@user-mj1vw9lg8i]

How to save my game?

[@jesse6779]

how do you see so many bucks? I've only seen 1 and heard 2 in my hours of playing, see a bunch of females tho

[@emilulm6285]

I have one question 🤯 So I’m a beginner at this game but I really don’t know how to crawl in the game can anyone help 🤔 Btw I’m on laptop 💻 Thanks a lot

[@Flintergaming]

way late to this, sorry about that! You just press ctrl twice to prone, then shift twice to stand back up

[@BlackStage-w4l]

IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IN THE COMMENTS SOME TRICKS TO COLLECT A LOT OF MONEY QUICK AND EASY AND WHICH AREA HAS THE MOST ANIMALS SO WE DON'T LOOK

[@RamanNoodles01]

wHaT’s ThE gAmE?

[@sebastianbucur7507]

i think that guy was me .

[@pajoxq_4255]

THERE was no animal for mé 😢

[@LandorPandor]

Hey

[@claygowitzka793]

Hi

[@drayreign0391]

Tldr: grind missions a lot or treat the game like destiny 2

[@Flintergaming]

That or drop like $50 and get a bunch of gear and call it a day 😂😂

[@drayreign0391]

@@Flintergaming that's what I meant by play it like d2, it is sadly atm a transaction simulator

[@MachoManAndySavage125]

@@drayreign0391for me it was worth spending the money. I spent like $100-$150 over the course of 5 years ($10 here and there really adds up), but I have a ton of cool shit and enjoy playing it when I do. Just played for the first time in 3 years the other day.

[@josipbukovac4734]

If somebody needs help with weapon specific missions I can help out.

[@claygowitzka793]

Otis🔛🔝

[@MegaTombs]

Dude, I don't care if the gun looks like a Turd as long as it kills the target. lol

[@JudeM22]

How many maps are there?

[@Flintergaming]

I believe 12 total

[@JudeM22]

Ok thank you 🙏

[@Tommy-tr6bl]

Do you think it will be added to console?

[@Jayreek]

is it free

[@chengkeven3247]

no

[@lev2727]

Just make sure you never waste real money on this game, because they developers are constantly screwing players by reducing spawn rates, lower male rates, and longer spook ranges. They don't want you to play for free, they want your money, and they'll make it hard for you to earn in-game currency. Missions will help to get some money, but it's still going to be major grind, and a lot of people don't want to do missions the whole flippin' time. I repeat, do not spend REAL money on this game!