TheHunter/Getting Started

Creating an account
Here is a step by step guide on how to create an account on the web site. This must be done before you can download the game and start playing.
 * 1) Go to: http://www.thehunter.com/
 * 2) Click the Sign Up button located on the left hand side of the screen.
 * 3) Follow the instructions and fill in the details to create an account.
 * 4) Clicking Submit will trigger an activation email, sent to the email address you’ve used to Sign Up. When it arrives, click on the link inside and log on with your password and email address.
 * 5) At this point, you can select an avatar from the thousands available that you wish to use in game.
 * 6) Use the nickname box to input a nickname for your avatar.
 * 7) Full character names are generated randomly, clicking the shuffle button generates new names. Shuffle through until you find one you like.
 * 8) Clicking Submit creates the character. You will then be taken to your ‘My Page’ from here you navigate around the site. We suggest you take some time to get used to the features available on the web site.

Downloading and Installing EmoteLauncher
Once you are happy with the web site its time to download the EmoteLauncher. This is a little application that downloads and automatically updates the main game. Here is a step by step guide on how to download and install the EmoteLauncher:

IMPORTANT: You must be logged in to the web site to download the emote launcher

''Please Note: The EmoteLauncher will also install a program called vcredist, this is a required element but you may already have it installed (as many games use it). If this is the case just choose to repair the application and it will be installed over the top of your previous vcredist (this will not cause any other applications to stop working it will just make sure you have the complete install of vcredist).''
 * 1) When logged in to the web site, navigate to ‘The Hunt’ page (click The Hunt in the main menu bar).
 * 2) Click on ‘Install the Game’ on the right hand side of the page next to the ‘Go Hunting’ button.
 * 3) You will be taken to another page. Here you must click on ‘Install the Emote Launcher Application.
 * 4) Save the EmoteLauncherSetup.exe to a location on your computer (remember where this location is)
 * 5) Once downloaded, run the EmoteLauncherSetup.exe
 * 6) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Emote Launcher
 * 7) Follow the on-screen instructions to install DirectX (This will install specific elements of DirectX that are used by TheHunter. Please make sure this is installed even if you already have DirectX9.0c or DirectX10 installed’)

Downloading and installing the 3D Client
Once you have the EmoteLauncher Installed the last step before you can start playing the game is to download the 3D client.

IMPORTANT: You must be logged in to the web site and have EmoteLauncher installed to download the 3D client The 3D client is now installed. It is worth noting that you can close the window at any time if you wish and the EmoteLauncher will minimize to the system tray. You can re-open the Emote Launcher and check the status of your download by double clicking on the EmoteLauncher icon in the system tray.
 * 1) In the Web site navigate to ‘The Hunt’ page, by clicking on The Hunt in the menu bar.
 * 2) Click on Go Hunting on the right hand side of the page.
 * 3) This will launch the EmoteLauncher, which will pop up a window showing you that it is downloading the game and giving you an estimated download time. A nice feature of the EmoteLauncher is that it knows how much of the game you have downloaded and which files you still need so do not worry if you have to stop the download at any time you can simply pick up from where you left of by clicking on Go Hunting again.
 * 4) Once the game has finished downloading you can close the window.