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New Items Coming to Doc's Outfitters
Monday, 18th May 2009
This week we have exciting news for all those that have been enjoying Doc's Outfitters, but who have been asking for a few more items! Later this week we'll be adding two exceptionally useful items.
First up is the .44 Rem Mag revolver. Not only is this more powerful than the .357, it's also the only firearm that can be used to hunt all the species found in the EHR. So whether you're after a turkey or an elk, you'd be a fool to head out on a hunt without one of these at your side.
The second new item is the 3-9x 40mm rifle scope and has already proven to be a huge hit with our experts during testing. This scope has three distinct magnifications ensuring that it is both more versatile and more powerful than the existing rifle scope. It is designed to fit the exiting .243 and .270 rifles that are already available (and also the .300 that we're putting the finishing touches to).
So whether it's the .44 or the zoom scope you've got your eye on, make sure you check out Doc's Outfitters later in the week.
New Elk video
We've also added a new video showing the mighty Roosevelt Elk strolling round the EHR. Be sure to visit the video page if you're wondering what this most magnificent of EHR residents looks like.
New 'In Development'
Finally there's an update on the In Development page with some new details on the forthcoming journal changes and competition system.
Happy Hunting
TheHunter Team
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In Development
Journal Changes and the Competition System
Monday, 18th May 2009
Two of the features we're busy working on at the moment are some key changes to the way that journals work, and the all new competition system.
One thing we know players love to do is write journal entries detailing their exploits in the EHR. However at the moment the system doesn't make it entirely convenient for you to catch up with everything that your friends have been writing. This is about to change however as we're putting the finishing touches to a rework of the journal system.
These changes include adding a page that summarises all your own entries rather than having to browse them one by one, but also a new page showing all of the new journal entries from your friends. In practice then you can log in and go to this one page and get an overview of what your friends have been up to, and that includes the likes of Doc and Honeybee (and they love to give out help and advice via their journals).
Doc, Honeybee and our other experts love the way these changes make the journal so much more accessible. You can expect to be hearing a lot more from them once this system goes live.
The other key new system is our Competition page. With the introduction of this there will be even more reasons to get out there and hunt. Competitions will have specific parameters both in terms of what species you have to hunt, what firearm you can hunt with and who is eligible to enter, but also and perhaps most critically, what you can win! Some competitions may just run for a weekend, others for a week, but there will always be something running that you can join in with.
All competitions reward a trophy, so winners can expect to see themselves receiving a fine trophy from one of the EHR experts. For prize competitions you can win anything from em$ to items to memberships, and we have some really exciting competitions planned for the future.
Oh happy day!
