🦌︴help-and-tips

[half helm]

yep

[last hemlock]

help my game keeps crashing on start up

[flat pumice]

[last hemlock]

any ideas why this is happening?

[short dragon]

Have you tried relog on steam?

[pure shard]

when hunting in multiplayer and aiming at the same group of animals, how do you know whos kill is whos prior to claiming it, while xp is gained and i think maybe even cash, the harvest opportunity is lost right if one person claims its voided for all others?

[last hemlock]

@short dragon i have done that 10 times the game has crashed around 30 times

[short dragon]

hmm

[last hemlock]

Yep

[short dragon]

Does it show any error or just instant crash?

[last hemlock]

Crash then the send crash report

[olive shoal]

Best time to hunt geese at?

[last hemlock]

@short dragon apairently one of my critical files yeeted its self and that is what broke my game

p.s i know i cant spell

[short dragon]

RIP

[carmine shuttle]

Around 7-10am Cosmic

[olive shoal]

you can ping me btw

Best way to level up handgun score?

[carmine shuttle]

I just grinded out the .357 on Hirsch until I got polymers. Moved onto blacktail from there.

Its a lot quicker if you have dlc, tho. Using the .22 on ducks/geese or skipping the .357 in favor of the .45 or any other pistol available can help.

Just kill anything you can, just like with the rifles for rifle scores

[olive shoal]

got it

[carmine shuttle]

If you're quick enough, you can take out that thicc turkey in your pfp. 1000 xp, easy

[last hemlock]

how do you track better

i was chasing a boar for like 20 minutes

fresh droppings my ass

i killed a lynx while i was tracking it

cuz it was taking so long

[short dragon]

When that happens, just go for another tbh I do the same

[last hemlock]

yeah but it's so fucking boring tracking an animal and having to do it all over again

[short dragon]

Go for heart or spine shot 🤷‍♂️

[fair timber]

don't go for spine

[last hemlock]

do u think i can just land a heart shot after running for 30 minutes

[short dragon]

Hm

[fair timber]

The spine is not a vital organ to my knowledge, so i would say your better off aiming for the lungs, heart and or (if you have too) liver.

@last hemlock Also just don't run.

You won't have to worry then.

[last hemlock]

then explain how i track animals

[fair timber]

Running = Animals spooking further which = more tracking.

[short dragon]

Well, how you shoot boar and it doesn't even drop automatically?

At least should drop a few meters away not like 10km

[fair timber]

he's probably aiming for the intestines or legs. Aim more far forwards so you can hit the lungs or heart.

[last hemlock]

i aim for the face

and they just

don't care

[fair timber]

no no no

You can not hit the skulls of animals, that is a trophy organ that if damaged ruins the animals score.

Aim for the lungs or heart. It's an easy shot and brings animals down in under seconds if you are using the right weapon.

[last hemlock]

say why do you run like you're mordbidly obese in this game

[fair timber]

It's because it's suppose to encourage you to walk and stalk your animals. Running isn't a good way to get around.

It spooks animals.

[short dragon]

Tbh, devs should work on the movement in COTW, a peaceful walk makes 200% noise

[fair timber]

Well just don't wear backpacks, that's really the only way to not spook everything.

[last hemlock]

they should tweak how animals don't care about the slug in their body

[fair timber]

Well they do care, if you hit them in the lungs.

And also what animals are you targeting using slugs? Which slugs are you using?

[last hemlock]

16 gauge

if they don't care about the 9.3x74r in their body already

speaking of not caring

i shot a deer with a 9.3x74r and you would not believe it

it actually died

[short dragon]

lol

[fair timber]

Well where are you aiming?

Like i have said before, the skull is not a vital organ and will ruin the animal.

[last hemlock]

front of the animal

it was running because of a warning call

which i still don't know why they do

[fair timber]

Nahh dude, you have to wait for a broadside shot.

[last hemlock]

i passed all the harvest checks and i get a trophy score of

0

cool tbh

[short dragon]

The only time I aim on front of the animal is for heart and it's while bow hunting nothing else

[fair timber]

Well most females always score 0

@last hemlock Are you on pc? Cause you seem like your gonna need some help.

Since it seems you know nothing about this game.

[last hemlock]

pc

i shot a few brains

[short dragon]

ew

[fair timber]

Do not aim for the brain.

[last hemlock]

i thought that they would die

if a high speed projectile got into their skull

guess not

[fair timber]

The brain is not a good shot.

It ruins the trophy organ (the skull)

[short dragon]

I've seen a lot of animals even on brain hit, they still run like hell

[fair timber]

Imma host a server @last hemlock Name is Charliedakat885

[last hemlock]

no need

[fair timber]

Imma teach you shit

Cause you really need it.

[short dragon]

kekw

[last hemlock]

i just wanna shoot innocent animals

[fair timber]

That's not the point of the game being honest. It's about collecting diamonds and rares.

That's why there's levels.

Each animal has a different level set for diamond and such.

[last hemlock]

what does that even do

if u get a diamond or rare

[fair timber]

Well you mount it in your lodge.

[short dragon]

Tbh, nothing it's just for flex @last hemlock

[fair timber]

That's basically it.

https://thehuntercotw.fandom.com/wiki/Rating#:~:text=Bronze - Kill Score between 400,Diamond - Kill Score > 950

That's a little guide i use to use for the levels

But i know em all now.

[last hemlock]

SO USELESS

caps

[fair timber]

what is useless?

[last hemlock]

flexing

[fair timber]

well I like just filling up my lodges, it's a fun thing to do.

[last hemlock]

i've visited the archery range in the steppe

still dosen't make the mission compelte

what a good and functional game with crystal clear directions

nvm

[vernal crater]

How do you guys go about grinding need zones?

[wise flame]

Do you mean how do we herd manage within a need zone?

[vernal crater]

I meant getting lots of need zones to a specific area

Example a lake

[last hemlock]

can u place waypoints by pressing a key and it appears where u look

like not on map

i'd like to know how far i am away from an animal before it BOLTS

[vernal crater]

When you spot an animal and you zoom in it appears as an icon in the map and you can use that as a reference

[last hemlock]

pogers

with binos or

[vernal crater]

Any

You can even use scope if you want

[short dragon]

Then why the heck I can't spot them with my scope

[vernal crater]

It is a skill

3rd tier ambusher

Maybe you havent unlocked it yet

[short dragon]

Yup, thanks anyway

[last hemlock]

leveling up takes ages

[short dragon]

I'm still lvl24

[last hemlock]

11 here

[short dragon]

But since it was taking ages to lvlup, I just started a new account lol

[vernal crater]

Just do quests

@shrewd hare i have a queation can you please scroll up

[shrewd hare]

Leveling might seem it takes ages at first but it ramps up nicely with better gear you unlock. As CarbyPatty said, do missions while hunting and it adds up fast 🙂

Ok let me scroll up

How to grind need zones? There are couple ways. You can 1. run around and spot animals in zones / find them around. I'd suggest go around waters for drink zones since those are easiest to find. or 2. open up a multiplayer session and when players find zones while you are the host, those zones are added to your single player map too. But other players can also overhunt and delete zones so that can be a bit risky if you do it with randoms. Having friends to help you on that will help.

[vernal crater]

Thanks. Is the wiki correct that all animals have need zone times or is it random? I have need zone times that do not match with the wiki's

[short dragon]

Yes they do, but the time might not be correct

[shrewd hare]

Yes, all animals do have zones. Haven't checked the wiki so don't know if they are up to date.

[ivory wraith]

I thought there were a herd of bears riding moose coming through this forest

Nope, just two rabbits.

[dark mango]

sfx are still unbalanced and sometimes I think even buggy

[ivory wraith]

Is there some trick to the Andersson .22LR? I am missing very close shots, something seems off?

[dark mango]

you have the classic giant rabbits, and the other day in yukon the ONLY thing I could hear was my own footsteps, sounded earie

[ivory wraith]

It seems like it shoots a lot higher than the sight

I tried all 3 zeroings

yea, I can kind of tell a hooved' animal, a rabbit, and a bear now

and then a coyote because the steps are so sparse usually

a rabbit sounds like a freight train

Bears tend to take a quick jolt at once

Yea, the footsteps seem like they get too loud too quickly, and then they arent exactly centered on the animal

It could be my headset, but I dont think so

[ivory wraith]

Does anyone know if anything other than the actual scope counts for Beatty #9

Im assuming and hoping the red dot does

[ivory wraith]

What is the best way to hunt a map? Should I shoot everything I see in an area, should I only shoot high trophy males, etc?

I guess I should specify best way to cultivate diamonds on the map

[short dragon]

Shooting everything you see it's only if you're desperate for credits

Otherwise, shoot hgh trophy males only

[ivory wraith]

Will a female of an animal only ever spawn a female of that species or something?

[short dragon]

No, there's always male

[ivory wraith]

I'm more asking why do you not shoot the females?

If you shot everything, wouldnt that up the odds that something diamond spawns on the map

[short dragon]

No point in shooting them, just for credits

[ivory wraith]

I guess I am making an assumption that the population of animals holds constant, and that killing 1 spawns one somewhere else

[prime stirrup]

Shoot every male is my philosophy

[short dragon]

Like, I spent 4 hours looking for high trophy Elks, and didn't shoot any of them I saw, till I see a Albino Elk in there, females are jsut credits farm

[prime stirrup]

If it’s a herd with multiple males, shoot the biggest one first and save the rest for other shots

[ivory wraith]

Im more wondering about the spawn mechanics

Are all say.. bronzes blocking a potential diamond spawn

[short dragon]

Doesn't matter how many you shoot down

[ivory wraith]

Or does it not work like that

[prime stirrup]

Nope, if you shoot an animal with a a trophy score 2 things can happen when it respawns, it has a chance of it respawning bigger, and it has a chance of it respawning smaller

[short dragon]

Damn, while I was talking here a lvl4 elk waiting right in front of me

[prime stirrup]

So if you shoot a bronze male, it has a chance at respawning as a silver, shoot the silver, has a chance at respawning as a gold, and so on

[ivory wraith]

So, trophy scoring animals and non trophy scoring animals dont share the same spawner?

aka a female and male moose wouldn't occupy the same spawn slot

[prime stirrup]

I’m not sure what you mean by “spawn slot”

[ivory wraith]

Well, there has to be some population threshold right?

Or else eventually you would see no game or the entire map would be covered

[prime stirrup]

Right

[ivory wraith]

So, when you shoot something, something else has to come in

[prime stirrup]

Oh yeah

[ivory wraith]

Thats what I am calling a spawn slot

[prime stirrup]

So yeah, there will be an equal number of males and females on your map because of respawns

A female can’t respawn as a male

And a male can’t respawn as a female

[ivory wraith]

Ok, cool thanks

[prime stirrup]

Np

[ivory wraith]

So, I assume you keep the females because A. They cant respawn as anything diamond and B. They could still preserve the Need zone?

[prime stirrup]

You’re exactly right

[ivory wraith]

Cool, starting to make sense thx

[prime stirrup]

Now obviously if the female has a rare fur color, you shoot it

[short dragon]

Like me, every time I see a lvl2 with a fur color bang

[ivory wraith]

Are all species females non trophy scoring? What about say.. a coyote? That goes by weight, right?

[prime stirrup]

Right

[ivory wraith]

So, the males and females are the same, or is one sex actually heavier

[prime stirrup]

Some females have trophy scores but naturally are always smaller

[ivory wraith]

Are there any species where the females are bigger?

[prime stirrup]

Yes, one that I know of

Gemsbok has bigger females I’m pretty sure

[ivory wraith]

Ok, need to jot that one down somewhere. Im working through the maps in introduction order.. kind of

[shrewd hare]

Hares too

[prime stirrup]

Oh yeah forgot about those

Thanks ormy

[ivory wraith]

I did Layton first, but I know Hirchfelden was technically first

[prime stirrup]

You made a good choice, hirsh isn’t that great

Especially for beginners

[ivory wraith]

I have two missions left on Layton, both involving a 44 magnum to continue.. but I needed a change of scenery

The handguns arent as fun as the Bow, Rifle, or Shotgun

In that order for me

I cringe when I get a handgun quest haha

[prime stirrup]

Yeah I agree, BUT handguns are well worth it on the fun scale once you get the bigger ones

From what I’ve heard, the .454 rhino is stupid powerful

[ivory wraith]

I have the .22LR Andersson?

I feel like something is wrong when I put the Exact sight on it

[prime stirrup]

.22LR is primarily for ducks and rabbits

Hmm

[ivory wraith]

It shoots to the right of where I am

[prime stirrup]

I don’t have any trouble using the sights so sorry can’t help you there

[ivory wraith]

So, if I put the red dot to the left, just touching where I want it

It lands

[prime stirrup]

I’d recommend you try it out some more at the shooting range

It’s near the starting outpost on an island

In Hirshfelden

[ivory wraith]

I did, at the archery range. Thats where I figured out that it was shooting right

[prime stirrup]

Hmm

Yeah that’s weird

[ivory wraith]

Its better without any sight, so I just keep it that way

I was just trying to get the handgun score up for the 44

[prime stirrup]

Just gotta stay at the grind and for the love of everything nice don’t use the .357

[ivory wraith]

Boy, I can already see these mountains in Hirshfelden are going to be my bane

Yea, I started using that colt 45

I went ahead and got everything but the Smoking Barrels DLC when it was on sale, still trying some guns out

[prime stirrup]

Have you tried the M1 yet? I heard it’s a great rifle

[ivory wraith]

Its what I am testing now, it covers the spread of animals in this area well

Gonna be hard to top the compound bow with the hi tech sight though

My favorite so far

With the penetration perk, things just.. die

[prime stirrup]

Yeah bows are great in this game

I’ve used the crossbow and compound so far, gonna give the recurve a try soon

[ivory wraith]

I didnt give the crossbow a fair shake, haha

I tried to use it on a mission I had to kill from a ground blind

..hit the bottom of the railing infront of me

and put that back in storage haha

[prime stirrup]

Happens to me all the time with every gun lmao

The reason I don’t use blinds much anymore

[ivory wraith]

I also tried to shoot through the crack in the door.. only to realize that crack isnt really there haha

[prime stirrup]

You said you have most the dlc right? Give tripods a go, they’re like better blinds, and you don’t have to worry about railing

Tree stands too

[ivory wraith]

Tripods seemed so good, that I didnt really want to use them yet haha

It was almost fish in a barrel when I set one up on a lake in layton

[prime stirrup]

Pretty much, but it’s great for diamond grinding

[ivory wraith]

I think I have only seen an 8 bear, and then 4's in the non predators. No diamond potentials yet

[prime stirrup]

Level 4 can actually make diamond on certain animals

[ivory wraith]

Yea, someone explained that to me the other day, with the TruRac system

[prime stirrup]

I have a 4 moose that scored well into diamond

[ivory wraith]

But mine didnt make the cut

One was EXTREMELY close

[prime stirrup]

Yeah it’s definitely rarer to make diamond, just keep at it

Worst case scenario, it’s not a diamond and it respawns

[ivory wraith]

I guess its better than seeing one and.. missing haha

Though maybe not, since you know where it exists on your map

[prime stirrup]

Right

That’s one thing I love about this game

The animals are permanent until death, you don’t have to worry about them despawning just because you missed

(With exception to certain bugs and glitches)

[short dragon]

Imagine despawn when you're about to shoot hmmm reminds me something

[ivory wraith]

I've only had 2 or 3 animals disappear after I downed them, body, blood trails, and footprints. All just gone

[prime stirrup]

adios

[ivory wraith]

But I did run into crashing issues and missing caches, which checking the local files fixed

[short dragon]

non topic I just missed vital organ hit on lvl5 elk

[ivory wraith]

Will it be hard to find again within the same day?

[prime stirrup]

What gun did you use? If it was a flesh hit with no bones, and it’s not too big caliber, you might be able to get a 2nd shot

[ivory wraith]

I was trying to track a heavy bear, I noticed the footprint appeared way less regularly

and with huge gaps

[prime stirrup]

From what I can tell big animals can leave less tracks so it’s more important you hit a good shot

[short dragon]

I used the 7mm, aiming for the heart cuz it was literally free hit but I missed it, so he is just bleeding out slowly

[prime stirrup]

If you hurry you should have another chance to bop it

[short dragon]

Nvm, a giant elk literally 10m away and I hit "flesh wound"

Done for today

[ivory wraith]

Oh man, maybe I should take the less falling damage just for this zone..

these cliffs..

[flat pumice]

yea getting too close isn't great

[ivory wraith]

Are fallow deer calls really quiet?

Are they just grunting or something?

[flat pumice]

oh maybe the audio doesnt play

happens sometimes

they should do a sort of grunt

[gloomy marlin]

any tips on hunting deer with buckshot?

i suppose you just place hunting blind near a need zone and wait

[flat pumice]

yea either hide in a bush or a tripod and call them close

and probably just give em 2 shots as quick as you can, just to be sure

[prime stirrup]

Spot and stalk is also an option

More difficult but feels cooler

[vestal silo]

my layton map is fucking dogshit for whitetail

how do i fix this?

i change the time to whitetail drink time and at most find three zones if that, and i run all the way through roonache into that split in the river

i just wanna grind for a diamond or rare whitetail buck 😦

[woven bramble]

Start from the top end of the map instead

[vestal silo]

ive done that

several times

[woven bramble]

If I start from the outpost in willepeg I find quite a bit

[short dragon]

Railroad have most of the,

them*

[vestal silo]

wdym

do they just hang out near the railroaf

[short dragon]

On balmort railroad

[vestal silo]

fuck

im retarded

[short dragon]

lol

[vestal silo]

so should i just run the railroad?

[short dragon]

Or jsut spam call near the Roonache Outpost right next to the resting zone of the black bear

Nah, go walking and stop every few steps to call

Done it during night time btw

[vestal silo]

ok

[hard geode]

Whats diamond weight for pronghorn

[vestal silo]

can someone help me with vurhonga?

i just need the drink times of lions, cape buffalo, and any other speicies yall know of, i wanna start hunting that map

[wise flame]

@vestal silo pinned to this very channel is a-a-ron's spreadsheet which has all the information you've requested.

[vestal silo]

ok

[wise flame]

Honestly, it's well worth taking a look at, the information on it is staggering. I prefer his newer "sorted by reserve" sheet.

[ivory wraith]

Is hunting pressure applied from where you shot, where the animal was originally hit, or where it went down at?

[flat pumice]

the spot where it was first hit

[ivory wraith]

What if you shoot it and it doesn't die, then you find it later and hit it? From the second hit?

[flat pumice]

afaik, it'll still show up in the first spot

[ivory wraith]

Interesting, thanks

And how many kills before it wipes need zones (without blinds/stands)

[flat pumice]

not really sure about that

[midnight marsh]

2 i think

but not exactly if its true

[gloomy marlin]

hmmm that seems too little

[flat pumice]

yea its more than 2

it might be different per animal im not sure

3 or 4

[prime stirrup]

I’d say 2 kills is a good number to stop

Any more than 2 and you risk deletion, plus it’ll take forever to clear up pressure if you don’t have a tripod

[midnight marsh]

depends on map as for hirschfelden just go get some geese all pressure deleted in 20 mminutes

[prime stirrup]

I think geese on my map are invisible

I’ve heard them get really close and I’ve seen their shadow on a sunny day but I’ve never seen one

[flat pumice]

you can clearly spot them usually so probly something wrong with yours yea

[gloomy marlin]

so if you delete a need zone, a new one appears?

[amber edge]

But elsewhere

[flat pumice]

basically when you turn an area into a mass grave, the animals move over a bit

[amber edge]

Ye

[last hemlock]

Has anyone else been killing several of level 3 moose

I barely see any level 4s

[flat pumice]

yea one time i got a 4 it was a diamond so who knows

[prime stirrup]

Yeah level 2 and 3 moose are very frequent

Level 4 not so much, but I have a diamond and it’s a 4 so yeah. Never seen a level 5 before

[delicate zodiac]

I've seen a 5 once

[obtuse berry]

Lvl 5s are not that rare

But 4s make diamond more often atm apperantly

[last hemlock]

Yea I got a level 4 and a 5 diamond moose been for but that was like 2 months ago

[amber edge]

I've never seen a lvl 5 kudu

Or maybe once

Idk

[delicate zodiac]

I've seen decent level 4's

Saw a level 5 springbok once

He memed me .1 off

[last hemlock]

Oof

[obtuse berry]

You guys are doing something wrong for sure

Im not sure what exactly it is tho

[prime stirrup]

I’ve seen a bunch of big estimate level 4 kudu and spring bok, all have made just a couple points off diamond

[last hemlock]

I’ve killed 2 diamond kudu but that was original score 954 and 962

[ivory wraith]

I just saw in a video it's 4 to clear

And then 16 or so from a stand/blind, since I guess you get 1/4th the pressure?

[slim peak]

I’ve gotten a lvl 5 moose but turned out to just be a troll

in Yukon

[bleak mirage]

That happened with a lion to me yesterday dark brown level 9 troll

[teal breach]

What are the best rifles for distance?

[prime stirrup]

7mm keeps power at range for medium-big game

[teal breach]

How's the 30-06 and 243

On CC rn

[brave temple]

Where can I post a recording of a really strange yet funny bug? xD

nvm. guess it's too powerful??? :/

[slim peak]

@teal breach I have never gotten the 30-06 before or tired it, but i can tell you hands down, the 7mm Magnum is all you need

But, it does come with the cost of only being able to have one shell in the magazine at a time

[ivory wraith]

We talked about shooting the males in herding animals to preserve the need zones. What about non-herding animals?

Like bears and coyotes on Layton

[wise flame]

Exactly the same principle, shoot the mid to high level male animals

[ivory wraith]

Purely for the respawn? Their need zones will still disappear, since they are solitary, right?

[wise flame]

Yeah it's purely for the respawn and their need zone will disappear if they're solitary.

[ivory wraith]

Thanks moggy

[cosmic totem]

new player here. addicted to the game now. can you please confirm the sound bar and how many meters they represent? 1 white bar equals? 1 red is? and at what range do animals start to hear you? thanks!

[main grotto]

@cosmic totem from what I understand it isn't so easy. Several animals have different modifiers to their senses (Some have excellent eyesight, others have better smell etc), and also environmental modifiers like rain. I feel like it takes a lot of time getting used to things. I was too impatient at the start and constantly got animals running off again when I tracked them, but that's how you learn. If you want to find out what spooked them, in the codex profile you see how many animals you spooked by what. Look at the current numbers before you start stalking, and if it runs off, compare to current numbers.

Usually, I go upright (but almost never run) up to 100m to a stationary animal at a needzone, then crouch fast, crouch and finally latest 50m in, I go prone. But it depends and it's a learning curve. Observe and improve

[prime stirrup]

If you can, I recommend that you get the skill that lets you spot an animal and see its behavior as soon as possible

It’s a really helpful skill for knowing when to crouch or when to crawl

[main grotto]

Is it? I always thought that you should be able to see this visually wether the animal eats or freezes and looks to you etc..?

Plus, it only helps if you see the animal. Oftentimes, I get warning calls before even seeing the animal I'm tracking XD

That's the most difficult thing, judging how fast to track. Too slow and it's getting away from you, too fast and it spooks. And those dropping ages aren't useful at all. I had "old" droppings and find the animal 100m further, slowly walking or stopped at a needzone I didn't yet know.

Question about needzones, sometimes I find walking tracks of an animal and detect a needzone really far away. How does this happen, and can it be forced somehow? How do you guys go about scouting a new map or area for needzones?

[flat pumice]

much easier to just sorta walk in the direction of the tracks and wait for a warning call

and yea the need zone dot may appear a little ways away

[olive shoal]

Which 12g shotgun is better?

[flat pumice]

idk. pump action can be fun, but the 2 shots is usually plenty anway. the Grankin shotgun you get from Medved missions has some boosted stats.

[olive shoal]

does it?

thought it was just a recolor

[teal breach]

I find pump action more useful because of the capacity

[teal breach]

What are the best places ik YV and CC for wolves

[foggy dust]

is there a way to get a lodge without buying DLC?

[fair timber]

no

[foggy dust]

[teal breach]

Wait for a sale. DLC gets dirt cheap.

How I got CC and SRP

[wind wraith]

I'm trying to hunt coyotes in cheelah for the mission, but no matter where I go I can never find any even when I use the caller

[grand raven]

Coyotes can be daunting. Try placing a few tent in the area and fast travel between them.

[wind wraith]

I'll give that a try, although it'll take a while since I don't have enough money for a tent

[pseudo sun]

What's a good rifle for Cape buffalo?

[fair timber]

the 300 i would say

[pseudo sun]

Ok Ty, been using the 7mm

[wind wraith]

Is the mn1890 an good rifle overall?

[idle needle]

Ive heard a guy on youtube say Weapon Pack 2 is worth it just for that Mosin Nagant (MN1890)

[wise flame]

The MN was the daddy of rifles pre 2.0. It hasn't got any worse, rather a lot of other rifles are now more useful.

[idle needle]

ooh

well eventually Ill buy pretty much every piece of DLC but for now Im just using my .243 and .270 with hyperion scope (should I put a hyperion on the 243 as well?)

[wise flame]

Sure, put it on and see if you like it. Once you've bought it, you can fit it on as many rifles as you like

[flat pumice]

i don't think there's a better scope in the game than the hyperion anyway tbh

[wise flame]

And I know a lot of players agree. Personally I prefer the Argus and it's stronger zoom

[ivory wraith]

I still use the hyperion, even when I own the Argus. I keep the Argus in my bag if I would have a very long shot

The thicker edges of the Argus scope distract me

[idle needle]

right, can always switch anyways

[main grotto]

Anyone else uses the ranger perk instead of zeroing, especially for use with the 3-aimdot Crossbow scope, or maybe the non-rangefinder bow scopes?

[flat pumice]

no, i can't live without my zeroing

i think it shouldn't be an active perk

it's so much more useful than the other ones, the rest don't get used at all ever

[main grotto]

I don't fully see that reason when it comes to the crossbow. I can understand it if you're into longrange rifle shots

[flat pumice]

well with the crossbow you could do without, it's true, but i'm not gonna switch back and forth

also when i range the crossbow to 50m and aim with the lowest dot i can get pretty good shots at 100m

[main grotto]

My idea is that with the spotting skill and ranger, you don't even need a bino anymore. Just use the weapon scope, spot and range included 😄

[flat pumice]

sure yea

i don't like the scopes for spotting but nothing wrong with it

[main grotto]

I feel like 100m is too far for the xbow.. but I intend to go to the range to get used to 70m shots with 420 and 600gr bolts and try if I can manage to not spook the rest of the herd.

I don't like the need to constantly switch between items.. bino, weapon - no good shot yet - now the animal moves, new range - bino..

[flat pumice]

well i think without the perk it's ranged for 30m right? so you wouldn't have good aim on 100m targets

[main grotto]

With 420gr its 30-50-70 yes

with 600gr it's 25-35-50 ish

[flat pumice]

i was getting jackals at 100m with the 300gr bolt it was great

[main grotto]

Would have to find out what range the black line under the lowest dot would be

[flat pumice]

there's many ways to play the game, that's for sure

[main grotto]

yep

But as I already stated, I do feel the bows have less usage in this game compared to classic, as the spook range doesn't feel that much of a difference and isn't so relevant because of needzone-magic-magnet 😄

[flat pumice]

i dunno about that, i think the bows are great, but i havent really played classic

[main grotto]

In classic from what I remember (it's been years), you spook an animal, you can track it for miles.

I just love the fact of not producing a loud bang and the challenge of sneaking close in. But I gotta learn a lot more and improve, so far as soon as I saw something high skill, I usually just took the .243 or in case of my first and only diamond so far - the .22lr (rabbit lol)

That wasn't intended, I just saw some rabbits a bit down range and got the 22 with me

Boom diamond 😄

[flat pumice]

lol

guess 22 is your lucky number

[fluid lagoon]

Hi everybody, probably it is a recurring question, but I would like to understand how viable is an ambusher build with the lookout special (that I think has more sense in a stalker tree). I think of a tactic that involves tents close to drink areas + stands and medium-short range weapons. Someone wants to share his experience so far?

[main grotto]

You are aware that the skill is not about tree stands or tripods or even in-game hunting stands, but purely for the lookout towers from where you explore the map?

IMO it's not viable

[fluid lagoon]

that's why I said that the lookout special was more interesting in a stalker perspective, giving you points to scout. I was thinking that while the ambusher plays more the waiting game, it would be useful for him to get some areas in case he wasted too much a respawn zone.

To be fair, I am doing a bit of research about the ambusher way of life, and I find different points of views but very few technical, like the value of scents or the strength of callers.

[last hemlock]

Wtf is an ambushes build, a lookout special, a stalker tree? Am I in the wrong server

[prime stirrup]

Just get the good perks on both sides

[main grotto]

Skills, not perks

@last hemlock There are two skill trees in the game, one is called Stalker the other is called Ambusher

[flat pumice]

builds lol

just put points into what seems useful, you can change it later

[terse lagoon]

Can someone tell me where to find Ronda Ibex

[prime stirrup]

@terse lagoon they spawn in the northeastern part of the map

There’s like 3-4 lakes specifically that they like

[prime stirrup]

Does a 89-115 estimate Ronda ibex have good chances of making diamond

[teal breach]

no

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11-CnYBRgjFTNvNNVaZ5qkyyf_xN7beh6clfjckTH2Ic/edit#gid=1830201084

[prime stirrup]

It says Ronda requires 126

But they require 107

The answer is still no, but I think that chart needs to be looked at

[last hemlock]

Yeah it’s broken

Join flinters server, that charts are 100% accurate

[prime stirrup]

I’m on it, but didn’t think of that lol

Thanks

[last hemlock]

@main grotto I never use the bottom skill tree, besides like one thing. The top skill tree is the best

[prime stirrup]

Flinders minimum diamond requirement also says its 126

But on the harvest screen, it’s clearly stated that it’s 107

Must’ve been 126 in the past

[main grotto]

@last hemlock I think it can be debated for several things. One, if you're actually hunting form a stand, many of the stalker stuff don't really apply, and things like better callers can ge really interesting. Two, the spotting skills and being able to spot with the weapon scope instead of only the binos sound useful to me, but otherwise I kinda agree and my build is heavy on Stalker skills.

[prime stirrup]

I’m gonna guess that minimum estimate is 94-120, because 89-115 was 5 points off

[last hemlock]

You have to spend lots of points to get the scope-spotting, and I think we can all agree that’s universally necessary

[dark mango]

each of both "pure builds" would be inefficient, I think there is a consensus the best strategy highly focuses on stalker but with a few key ambusher skills

you won't kill many diamonds by waiting for them in a ground blind

[last hemlock]

A mix of both is best but I like stalker a bit more

Hunting from a stand isn’t great in cotw unless you have the zone of a max lvl

[pseudo sun]

Any tips for finding red deer in cuatro colinas

[shrewd hare]

I have 13 spot guide for reds there if you want to take a look 🙂 https://youtu.be/qVmoKNq53eo

[pseudo sun]

Tyvm my dude

[shrewd hare]

Happy hunting! 🙂

[pseudo sun]

gonna try spot 3, 0: hopefully i get lucky

[main grotto]

For anyone interested, I did some testing for the "Ranger" Perk in the Handgun tree, on short ranges, and I'm really disappointed by it. Seems like errors add up to almost 20% on lower ranges. At 50m, I had ranges indicated between "51m-67m" up to "42m - 56m" - That's 5m difference and clearly doesn't allow a good shot with a bow. On 18m, I had indications

So very very sadly, it confirms the Meta that pretty much all Youtubers here suggest: Zeroing. We have a total of 9! active skills or perks to choose. But only 1 is really useful. Real pity.

[flat pumice]

Yup. Zeroing is pretty essential and the other perks are lame as hell

[rigid cargo]

I’m familiar with there being issues with multiplayer. But Can anyone tell me why I can host MP no problem, people come and go no problem. But I can’t ever use the ‘join’ option, I can only create. Sometimes I’d like to prowl someone else’s maps lol.

[dark mango]

might have to do with port forwarding, your isp or whatever random issue with the game

[strange mountain]

Check if you are not behind NAT 3

[ivory wraith]

Happened to me when I d/c'd during a storm. I now backup my game folder. I downloaded the tool to help me do it, pinned in steam forums

Im not sure if you could rename the local files and hope steam cloud downloads it?

I think that would be your only hope, but someone else might know another way

For crashes, try verifying the integrity of the game files

Right click on steam, properties, local files, Verify Integrity

That helped me when I had some issues with crashing and the caches didnt appear

well if it was 2 years, you might be able to get an old save

because they changed how saves work

and changed where they were

so you could still have your last save from the old system?

idk, you would have to google where they were

They were in the same location, one under COTW (the new location), and the old was the game spelled out or something

Yea, it kept my mission progress, and harvests and such

but I lost cash and levels

when it happened to me

and any guns I had bought

How is the Vasquez noise radius compared to the bow?

You are taking it better than I would, haha

[prime stirrup]

Killing a lot of stuff and doing missions helps

I think geese are your best bet

Or buffalo

[ivory wraith]

I just finished all the missions in Layton and was about 41 when I finished. The quests arent bad for the most part, but I also enjoy hunting coyotes at night, so... Some of the blind kill ones annoyed me.

[woven bramble]

Any tips on mule deer hunting on parque

[last hemlock]

8-12:30 is their drink time, and they can be found on most lakes

[rigid cargo]

Mule I have good luck near the lake in Junto Al Lago, I usually set up a tripod on the East coat so I can cover the whole area. This is one of my go-to spots for Mule deer, Puma, and Buffalo. Also the lake closest to Bosque Muerto outpost, there’s an area to the north? That is full of dead trees you can see really well. I set up a tripod depending on wind and find mule deer, puma, and buffalo.

Also Depending on wind direction, I will start at one of these outposts and just make my way to the other. I see plenty of buffalo and mule deer. The coast closest to the lookout tower where the water cuts into the land is a great spot. I’ve got a couple diamond ducks here too.

[shrewd hare]

@wintry basin #📜︴rules

[wintry basin]

@shrewd hare Mods discussion is banned here? What the hell?

[shrewd hare]

Yea. They are not officially supported.

[rigid cargo]

Ope

[blazing void]

Any tips on turkey hunting? I bought 5 decoys and got the callers but they aint really coming, should I put em at feed zones or doesnt it matter?

[rigid cargo]

Console life over here 👈

[flat pumice]

keep calling and be very patient, they take forever to waddle over lol

[wintry basin]

Tried to shoot a turkey with a handgun yesterday. Didn't work out. Haha

[vestal silo]

when is coyote drink time

or do they even have a drink time

theres this mission on layton thats a pain in the dick and i wanna get it over w

ping me if you have an answer im playing cotw so i wont check for a bit

[prime stirrup]

Uh how do I get the .22LR pistol? I have the weapon pack so I have the rifle but I have no option to get the pistol for some reason

[remote monolith]

22LR pistol comes in weapon pack 3 i think

[prime stirrup]

I’m sad

[rigid cargo]

Why sad

[flat pumice]

be more happy

[rigid cargo]

Feel the happy

[main grotto]

Any idea why an animal creates such a track? Down to the map border, then east, I aborted tracking then.

• It was not spooked or fleeing, most tracks were walking, some trotting.
• The hunting pressure area was done after the track existed.

[stuck crown]

Hey, where can I find more diamond roe deer

[flat pumice]

probly nowhere

[echo shadow]

Does hitting female animals replace male animals?

[rigid cargo]

I’ve had level 6 female bears.. either that’s normal or they’ve respawned to be higher ?

[prime stirrup]

Hey what’s the fur colors like on Iberian wolves?

Is ogro mission specific?

Is pristine rare?

What about winter?

Is fantasma and sombra also mission specific or can they be found elsewhere?

Is grey common?

[flat pumice]

ogro fantasma and sombra are all misson spawns yea

i never heard of pristine before

[rigid cargo]

I’ve found a few egg white

[main grotto]

Omg, the 7mm feels like cheating. Just got 3 lion from 180m distance, eeasy

No idea why they didn't spook though.

[flat pumice]

they dont spook they just get mad

[main grotto]

Well they just walked around their area for a bit and went back to drinking. But they didn't go further than 30m

[crisp gyro]

anyone know how to setup private MP or what sort of friends you have to be? Steam friends dont seem to work and IDK how you would find/join a private, Cheers

feel free to ping me

[flat pumice]

idk never had trouble with joining on steam

[crisp gyro]

Join through steam right?

Just found that out, like join game. IDK why I didnt think of that

[main grotto]

Yep.. it's buggy

[pine otter]

Anyone know the percentage of this spawning it wasn’t a reaspawn I got Yukon today

I really want to know how rare this really is I have never seen anyone else get one

[silk vale]

I'd say it is quite rare. I have seen Diamond-Albinos and Diamond-Melanistics. But i have never seen a Diamond-Leucistic before.

I have two Questions.

#1 How many different Fur types are there for Geese?

#2 Are there only the Missions with Allan Bradley on Silver Ridge Peaks? Or are there some with Remmi Warren and some other Guys which i can't see?

[obtuse berry]

Common, grey, brown hybrid, bald leu, light grey leu and mela should be 6

I might be forgetting some tho cause im crazy tired

[bitter swift]

all of the plains bison rares have a 0.22% chance of spawning

for some reason they were a little lazy with the numbers

[pine otter]

Thanks

[prime stirrup]

Hold on

What’s the probability of getting 5 plains bison rares in like 3 days then I wonder

[shrewd hare]

@ancient stirrup #📜︴rules

[ancient stirrup]

@shrewd hare Alright 🤦

[proper sable]

i think its just luck. plains bison i seen thousands and shot lots of them i only seen one level 5 and that was a troll diamond.

plain bison rares aint that rare or dont seem that rare

diamond rare must be pretty rare that is a great trophy. congrats !

[main grotto]

WTF, I shoot a blacktail with the .357 revolver. 2x vital hit. Bleed rate: Low and it runs off?

[flat pumice]

too smol caliber

to drop it

[main grotto]

Weird, it passes integrity up to class 6 and can't drop a class 4 animal?

And I mean Ok not instadrop, but so it doesn't run a marathon before dropping

[flat pumice]

it happens

.44 doesnt have that problem tho

[prime stirrup]

Yeah .357 is yucky

[rigid cargo]

I don’t use handguns

I used the rhino for a while when I unlocked it, but I think I had some missions?

[prime stirrup]

I’m grinding for the .454 rhino rn, looks fun

[rigid cargo]

Some people really like it

I have legit been staring at this deer for 30 mins... longest resting zone ever

[prime stirrup]

But first it’s small steps so I’m trying to get the poly tip bullets for the .44

Or not poly tip but high pen

[rigid cargo]

Yeah I think most people like the rhino with the better bullets too. Which is probably why it disappointed me a little, but I quit using it before I got them lol

[prime stirrup]

Would you recommend I use to pen-favoring bullets with the .357 or just go with the low pen bullets on the .44

[rigid cargo]

Uhhhhh

I guess it depends on what you’re going for?

I’m not the one to answer that lol.

[prime stirrup]

Oh alright

[carmine shuttle]

I preferred the higher pen on the .357 oofie, but that's just me.

[prime stirrup]

I wonder what animal would work best for farming pistol score

Can’t hunt geese or buffalo so my 2 best options are gone

[main grotto]

I'm trying hare (with the .22lr DLC pistol) and jackals (with the 357) on the plateau in Vurhonga

[prime stirrup]

What DLC is the .22LR pistol from again?

I thought it was weapon pack 1 but I can’t seem to find it

[main grotto]

Steam search for call of the wild .22lr

I think it's 2

[carmine shuttle]

Wp3?

Not 2

[main grotto]

Then it's 3

1 is the one with the xbow I had before

[carmine shuttle]

Just looked it up. The .44 gives you a broader range of animals to choose from with the new animal system, but I used to choose the .357 any day before they changed it.

[main grotto]

Turtle as I posted above, I was quite surprised how bad the 357 (hollow point) was against blacktails. Lung hit only very low bleeding and ran forever

Bad not back

[carmine shuttle]

Wp2 comes with the .22lr rifle, but I never got the pistol, so no clue.

[main grotto]

Nope the 22lr rifle is in the Goose hunting pack

So it has to be WP3

[carmine shuttle]

Is the hollow point the higher pen or expansion round? Havent messed with pistols in months

[main grotto]

Expansion

[carmine shuttle]

.22 rifle? nope, I never bought the goose dlc but I still have the rifle

I think it came with wp1?

I got mixed up.

[main grotto]

I'm checking on steam

Ok you're right it's in WP1

[carmine shuttle]

I hated the expansion rounds, IoI. They only worked for fox and roe, and other small game. The high pen rounds are decent for blacktail tho, but they weren't enough for whitetail unless you had a clear heart shot

[main grotto]

And the pistol, with the eckers .30-06 and the .45 air rifle are in WP3

[carmine shuttle]

Hm.. just remembered, you might have better luck with the .45colt Oofie, unless you want to opt for the .22 pistol.

Yeah, I never got that dlc IoI I skipped all the ones that came after it even tho I'm tempted to get the m1. Still hoping for more classic weapons one day

[last hemlock]

Who said you cant hunt geese?

You can still nail them with the other handguns hehe

[prime stirrup]

Not if you want to pass the harvest check

[main grotto]

Yeah, I tried geese for levelling rifles with the .22 but find it so boring, sometimes you wait forever for the next flock, one time I didn't get but single geese for over a real life hour then aborted

[last hemlock]

Ouch

[main grotto]

If it would be like I remember classic with the mallard in the Bajou, that was awesome lol

But I find I have to wait way too long for geese for it to be fun to grind

So I find handgun levelling to be a real pain

[last hemlock]

Jackrabbits, Blacktail, Ducks, Roe deer are all pretty easy enough to level up on.

Just try neck/brain on blacktail though.

[main grotto]

Rabbits can be a pain to even find, and then you just kill 1 and often the others don't come back

And no idea why, I seem to have some aiming/zeroing issues. On the range it's easy, zeroed to 50m, everything from 10-50m is right on the money. I do the same against a rabbit sitting still - and I hit the dirt under it.

lol the game just proved that complaining a bit mostly helps. Whitetail male with 357, single lung - all checks passed.

That was the expansion rounds, not pen

One question there, the quick kill.. is that a thing of the past and for certain missions only? Because now it's just important that you hit a vital organ with 1-2 rounds

[flat pumice]

quick kill is technically still a part of the scoring, some factor in xp and cash

but losing quick kill doesn't ruin the medal anymore which is a great improvement

[main grotto]

rIGHT THX

[torn obsidian]

Does anyone else’s “soft feet” like not work, i tried resetting my skill tree and I still make a lot of noise when walking I’ll have one red bar, while other people with the same skill will only have while noise

White*

[quiet elbow]

Hello! Tell me how to pass the quest Out of comfort zone on the map Silver Peaks

[carmine shuttle]

Best advice for grinding diamonds/rares? Atm I'm taking out the highest lvl males at certain need zones, but idk how far that'll get me.

@torn obsidian soft feet seems to be working fine for me, even with backpacks on. Could be a bug in your game

[gloomy marlin]

i see youtuberes having every single corner of their map uncovered, do they just run around uncovering everything or is there another way?

[flat pumice]

you can drive around with the atv, and using the lookout towers clears up areas

[gloomy marlin]

it would be cool if you got all the lookout towers of a map that the whole map uncovers

[flat pumice]

its not hard to do

[gloomy marlin]

ye i suppose ur right

[main grotto]

Takes a sh*tton of time though, especially to clear up all the green question marks

[gloomy marlin]

eh who cares about the lore

[main grotto]

100XP lol

[teal breach]

Best places for herds of caribou? Doing the mission where u gotta take pics of variants

[prime stirrup]

That lake right next to the outpost in crimson plains has caribou drinking

And if you arrive early enough there will be a nice side dish of bison. Got a melanistic female bison from a herd drinking at that lake

There’s also usually some herds drinking in the swamps all around trapper’s peak

One more spot that has a lot of caribou for me is the lake to the right of the lookout tower of the crimson plains on the map

[teal breach]

Thx. Got the mission

Also, is it true that MP has better trophies?

[short dragon]

Sometimes it has, sometimes it doesn't

But it's better for respawns

[prime stirrup]

MP is a gamble

Even if it does have better trophies, just know that it has way more game breaking bugs

Like you might shoot an animal but it won’t let you claim it

[teal breach]

I heard MP is pretty shit. Idk why this game still has so many bugs but I don't wanna shittalk the devs

[last hemlock]

It's the fancy shmancy engine probably

[desert dust]

so for the mission in parque, yearbook photos, i took probably 200 pictures of a herd of red deer, and no notification it counted

there was blackbuck in the frame too,

need a pic of blackbuck red deer axis and mule

[last hemlock]

sometimes the photo missions are really finicky and it wants you to take photos in a very specific order

[desert dust]

well the black buck is listed first

so maybe, but i ended up getting within 60 meters before standing up and running at the herd, blackbuck too just clicking

[teal breach]

If the engine is the problem, reevaluate it

[last hemlock]

If it is the engine then that's quite the undertaking, especially for a purpose-made custom engine like this. Combined with the small dev team something like that would completely fuck up whatever workflow they've got going and likely delay any future projects from releasing for a few months to even past a year if the problems are bad enough. Honestly for a game as buggy as this I can only imagine what the in-code dev notes look like.

[fair timber]

what's the best spot for red deer on val?

[last hemlock]

River

:)

[fair timber]

thanks

[last hemlock]

Np bro

[teal breach]

I wish this game had more manpower and resources behind it to make it truly great

[idle needle]

so the 7mm is a definite upgrade to the .270 (that was luckily free for me), right? Afterwards the 338 is the next goal I suppose? Combined with the best scope

[flat pumice]

yea yea

7mm is very useful

[idle needle]

I waited until I could get the Poly tips tho

how much of an upgrade is the 338 over the 7mm?

[shrewd hare]

7mm is for animals 4-9 and 338 7-9. 7mm is more versatile but loses on the biggest animals but it can still take them down with a proper lung shot.

[idle needle]

so the 338 is more of a competitor with the .300 than with the 7mm

if you count DLC weapons in that as well

[flat pumice]

yes

[proper sable]

7mm is the best gun in the game and the 338 you use for the big stuff

[pine otter]

7mm is not the best gun

It is the most versatile

[last hemlock]

Which makes it the best gun...

[prime stirrup]

7mm is indisputably ONE OF the best guns. I personally use it over every other rifle rn. But I still think it lacks that power for those really tough animals, therefore people have the right to argue against it being the best

[pine otter]

It’s the most versatile rifle

[last hemlock]

Ok?

That makes it the best

Imo

[pine otter]

7mm is not very good at taking class 9 animals

[prime stirrup]

Technically the bows are the most versatile

[last hemlock]

Best gun doesn’t=most powerful gun

[pine otter]

That why I changed it to most versatile rifle

And yes the bows are the best 600 grains can go through a buffalo

[last hemlock]

Dude, just because something is powerful doesn’t make it the best lol

[prime stirrup]

Well here’s this, the 7mm on its own is probably the best rifle, but for an entire loadout, you can be quite a bit more efficient at killing by having a few different guns with more narrow class of ranges. Like you can use the .300 in combination with the m1 to have better stopping power than the 7mm

[pine otter]

I could say the 22. Is the best if something powerful doesn’t make it the best

[last hemlock]

What is the best gun in your opinion

No you couldn’t lol

[pine otter]

6.5 can brain shot something from 400m

[last hemlock]

Ok?

[pine otter]

But it’s not the best

[last hemlock]

I don’t understand what you’re trying to point out here

[prime stirrup]

The one time I make a decent argument it gets completely ignored 😔

[last hemlock]

Yours was decent

I prefer the eckers and 7mm over the m1 but you were right

[pine otter]

The only thing that makes me use the 7mm is when I am hunting wildebeest

[last hemlock]

What is the best gun in your opinion

[pine otter]

I don’t know

[last hemlock]

🤦‍♂️

[pine otter]

The drilling shotgun

[last hemlock]

Bruh

[pine otter]

It can cover every class

😂

[last hemlock]

Fair enough

But it has terrible range

Versatility+Usability is what makes a gun the best

That’s why the 7mm is the best

[pine otter]

The rifle part is good till 150m

[shrewd hare]

Atv is clearly the best weapon in the game. It kills you 100% every time!

[prime stirrup]

For me it’s versatility+range+ killing power

Yes Ormy you’re right

[last hemlock]

Ye

Forgot range

[pine otter]

Thanks Ormy for putting my super rare in there

[idle needle]

damn I sparked a whole discussion haha

should probably refrain from asking between the Eckers and the M1 🙂

[last hemlock]

Eckers ftw

[prime stirrup]

Neither use a bow

[idle needle]

im first gonna go easy on myself and level rifle stuff as much as possible

[pine otter]

M1 is good for whitetail management

[last hemlock]

I can easily kill 4 deer in a herd with the eckers due to its low recoil

[pine otter]

True

[idle needle]

what is the highest deer species you can do with a Mosin?

fallow?

[last hemlock]

No you can go way higher

[idle needle]

Whitetail even?

[pine otter]

I think red deer

[last hemlock]

It’s class 3-7

[idle needle]

Ah so a Mosin and a 7mm/.338 would be a good combo

[last hemlock]

The 30-06 is better tho

[pine otter]

300 30-06 243 22

[last hemlock]

Eckers>7mm>Mosin>M1>6.5>270

[pine otter]

Or

338 30-06 243 22

I think that need to bring the 6.5 down an animal class

And the 22 up one

And buff the 22 penetration

[last hemlock]

22 is fine

[pine otter]

But in real life I use them on coyotes

Or make a DLC with a 22 mag

[last hemlock]

In real life I use a 300 on whitetail but that doesn’t mean in game it should be classed for whitetail

[pine otter]

Buff shotguns range

[last hemlock]

To what?

[pine otter]

80 60 20

Or to 100 60 20

[last hemlock]

Yds or meters

[pine otter]

Meters

[last hemlock]

Slugs can be zeroed for 150m

Birdshot would never be used at 100

Too unrealistic

[pine otter]

The only think shotguns are good for is hunting goose

The 22 is better

[last hemlock]

A duck rework would be better than a shotgun rework

[pine otter]

What about buckshot

[last hemlock]

I don’t know anyone that uses buckshot at 100m irl

[pine otter]

It is bad cause I think you still need vital hit

[last hemlock]

Irl When I hunt the farthest I’ll shoot with buckshot is 50 yards on deer

[pine otter]

I think the ammo needs a buff not the shotguns

[last hemlock]

What ammo needs a buff?

[pine otter]

Buckshot

[last hemlock]

Why? Lmao

If anything slugs need a bit of a buff

[pine otter]

10 gauge slugs are good

[flat pumice]

'but in real life'

[teal breach]

yes

[barren badger]

Can players that join your server destroy your zones?

[barren badger]

@pine spruce I know about need zones

[zealous shard]

Is there like an excel sheet or something with all the max weights and trophy scores?

[last hemlock]

@zealous shard if you join flinters discord it has everything for every map, that’s how I get my info. Flinters a YouTuber if you don’t know

[signal gyro]

@zealous shard There's also the one pinned in this channel.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bK_Ij_ivIQbmQvz0uH7ubLEODWnZ5YoEfkB21icBRxE/edit#gid=464618492

[zealous shard]

I got what I needed, thanks guys

[signal gyro]

👍

[last hemlock]

That’s flinters ^

[signal gyro]

Maybe it's shared there too but it's pinned to this channel, no need to join another server to access it. 🙂

[last hemlock]

actually flinters is updated and organized by map, and I can’t access some of them from mobile

[zealous shard]

From experience, anyone have theories over diamonds being spawned into multiple maps, same area and all?

[last hemlock]

Nah it’s map by map fs

[zealous shard]

Animals might vary but I've killed 4 diamond mallards, same lake, same spot on lake, 4 different multiplayer maps

[last hemlock]

That’s called a hotspot

[old flame]

imo cotw is very Arcady

[signal gyro]

Ok, but what does that have to do with help-and-tips?

[teal breach]

My big tip is to scan around waterholes

[desert dust]

i'm in flinters discord and don't see anything like that

[last hemlock]

It has the same spreadsheet in cotw spreadsheets

[proper sable]

thats a nice simple helper as well

[desert dust]

that's great

i saved that

[idle needle]

how much skill points and how much perk points are assignable if youre at level 60?

[signal gyro]

22 each

[idle needle]

cool thanks, Wiki said nothing of the sort

also doesnt mention level cap

[signal gyro]

You get a point every level, from level 2-37, it alternates between skill and perk points, with skill at 2, perk at 3, skill at 4, perk at 5, etc.

Once you hit 37, you get a point every three levels, with the next one being a perk point at 40, skill at 43, etc., to the max level cap of 60, for a grand total of 22 skill points and 22 perk points.

[idle needle]

right, I just maxed my rifle perk tree

was curious what combination of perks I could take after this

[gilded dew]

Does anyone know of a spreadsheet that functions as a diamond checklist aswell? Dont really like these picture type ones?

[untold grove]

wow buddy i have just the right thing for you check it out ! here is a guide on steam 😄
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2172501355

[gilded dew]

wow thank you wink wink this is just what ive been looking for its almost like we scripted it 🙂

[untold grove]

no problem

😄

[signal gyro]

So you asked for something you made? Weird flex...

[idle needle]

is the red dot sight still plagued with that atrocious big red dot?

[woven bramble]

Yes. But realistically you shouldn’t be taking super long shots with the red dot

[gloomy marlin]

is there a way to increase animal render distance? because mine seems to be stuck at about 400 m

[last hemlock]

i have no idea im having the same "problem"

[signal gyro]

No, the render distance is right around 435m and you can't change it.

[oak glacier]

I have owned the game for a while on ps4 a few months ago I bought all the DLC but havent really dived into the game yet any tips for a newcomer?

[desert dust]

any advice for finding where an animals feed zone might be? if i have the drink and rest zones

[worldly stirrup]

I've found them by following their tracks, or by catching them using them with binoculars from a good vantage point. (Also caveat that I am a noob)

[desert dust]

yea i can follow tracks, and i may end up doing that.

i just need a specific zone, from midnight to like 3

[last hemlock]

Does anyone know diamond weight estimate for lynx???

[worldly stirrup]

does use of the headlamp at night increase your visibility to animals?

[cloud kettle]

Quick question, if I start a server and someone discovers a need zone, will it save to my local save game?

does use of the headlamp at night increase your visibility to animals?
@worldly stirrup
From what I've experienced, nope!

[dull cipher]

Any need zones discovered in mp are saved to the hosts map

[cloud kettle]

Thank you :D

[rose sky]

What happens if you shoot an infected animal then die befor you can retrieve the animal ?

I shot a bison that was infected then died right after

[woven bramble]

Infected?

[rose sky]

It’s a mission where bison are infected with a disease and you have to harvest them to keep a healthy population

[fair timber]

I was thinking zombie bison or something, lmao, I don't do missions normally so that's why i didn't get it

[main grotto]

@rose sky The "infected" is just a storyline. The animals are normal and are harvestable. When you die from an attack or something, you can just walk over again and harvest it.

[unreal oriole]

put it in the wrong chat, this will help

[last hemlock]

A spreadsheet in a exe file? Really? lol how dumb do you think people are.

[rigid cargo]

I’ve never even found a Good One lol

[flat pumice]

lol

[amber edge]

Lost a lvl 5 kudu on a zone with like 7 feedzones, any tips?

[flat pumice]

err

keep ur eyes peeled?

[amber edge]

F me

Gotta find him all over again

[spring gorge]

what are some wolf hotspots around yukon

[teal breach]

Southwest Yukon

[woven bramble]

What bow is the best? Excluding the crossbow and the longbow? Is the recurve worth a crap even if you can aim it?

[gloomy marlin]

if i zero for 300m and the target is 350m how high should i aim

in other words how many meters is the space from the center dot to the one below it?

[cerulean lance]

Anybody know how to fix the "theHunterCotW_F" error? I just switched over to PC and rebought the game for it. It let me play one time, then crashes on launch ever since

[ivory wraith]

Try running an integrity check for the local files?

[cerulean lance]

Yeap tried that, all comes back good. Ive uninstalled and reinstalled 4 times now. Same crash every time

Ive got a ticket in with support but I figured Id see if anybody else had this issue before and fixed it, or ever heard of it and had an idea

[ivory wraith]

Someone suggested checking the windows event log

[cerulean lance]

I took a look at it, but honestly idk how to read it

[ivory wraith]

Other person said something about their Nvidia drivers, but it was 2017

[glossy zodiac]

@cerulean lance reset ur computer

it worked for me

Btw does anyone know if you can buy ammo is single players cause idk how to

[desert dust]

anyone got some wild boar spots on colinas, like what areas do they feed in?

@spring gorge you can find wolves in the burned out forest too, between there and coppertop lake, just look around and follow tracks, can usually se them far off too

[dry rampart]

best map for reed canda goose

[glossy zodiac]

I got 4 bucks which one is the most worth it?

[flat pumice]

weapon pack 2 or 3 imo

i'd say tents because they're so useful, but more guns is just more funner

[teal breach]

The ATV's are super useful for opening outposts

[terse lagoon]

is there unlockable rifle mission on yukon?

[worldly stirrup]

Three hours late but I would totally say drop that 4 bucks on tents also. 4 more fast travel points for you

Tell me if this will work: A) Walk up to jackrabbit feeding spot and jackrabbits skedaddle. B) place down tall lifeguard chair and sit down. C) Wait for rabbits to come back assuming they do not look up. D) shoot rabbits

[worldly stirrup]

Yeah I was sure placing the stand would spook them so I just walked up standing and plopped it down. 3.5 in game hours sitting in my tennis umpire chair and no rabbits here yet, but I am sitting it out in the interests of science. Plus this is a feeding zone in a half hour. I figured I'd set the chair up well before that time

[worldly stirrup]

Blacktail buck gave me a clean double lung shot at 90 yards and ruined the experiment

[woven bramble]

Anyone have tips for hunting mule deer on parque? I want a diamond before I leave for basic

[eager bay]

Is call of the wild pay to win or do you get enough money and stuff from playing the game

[amber edge]

is there unlockable rifle mission on yukon?
@terse lagoon when you get the DLC you can get the rifle

[woven bramble]

@eager bay I don’t think there is a way to “win” but you can get money in the game pretty quick and won’t have any issue with getting guns or ammo. But some of the “cooler” guns are in the DLCs

[eager bay]

Makes sense. I just don’t want to go and spend countless hours hunting for a vary little pay or vary little rewards.

[flat pumice]

lol

u hunt more just to hunt

if you get something nice its nice

[eager bay]

Is Layton Lake District a dlc

[desert dust]

no

[simple quest]

What’s a good early game load out for Layton lake that can handle most game

I have all of the weapon packs

And tents

[amber edge]

If I play multiplayer is there a chance my population gets swapped or reseted after a host leaves?

[zealous shard]

@simple quest 30-06 can kill everything except mallards, rabbits, and coyotes.

[zealous shard]

wtf is class 9 on layton.

[desert dust]

nothing

moose is an 8

the gun class systems is wonky as hell. but i mean i get it, just some of the guns don't make sense

30-06 should be just as good on big game as a 7mm magnum, the 9.3x74 is larger than a .338 but holds integrity on smaller game

the .270 is a popular deer and coyote rifle. but is unsuitable for roe deer and coyte in game

[zealous shard]

that's what I was thinking, like did he not read the question above..

[upper holly]

If I don't collect an animal I hit, will the same animal be reborn?

[upper holly]

how can I renew the animal population?

[desert dust]

kill and harvest the males

[keen cedar]

If I don't collect an animal I hit, will the same animal be reborn?
@upper holly yes

[upper holly]

thanks very very very thanks

[worldly stirrup]

one thing I'm not sure I fully understand is the meaning of this stat - easy, very easy, minor, etc. I assume this is reflective of whether the animal might be silver, gold, diamond, but not sure I know how to interpret it exactly.

I'm guessing that at least it tells me how perceptive the animal would be of scent, sound, sight, etc.

And I assume I'm not going to find a diamond that is Very Easy

[loud cedar]

a 2 on a 5-medium scale would be a silver, a 3, would have a chance for gold, a 4 would be a gold and sometimes have a chance of diamond, and a 5 would be most likely a diamond

[worldly stirrup]

Ah okay that's quite helpful ty

[loud cedar]

np

on a 3 scale, a 1 would be a silver, a 2 would be a gold or diamond, and a 3 would most likely be diamond but may be gold

[worldly stirrup]

three point scale applicable to tier 1s?

[loud cedar]

?

huh

[worldly stirrup]

sorry I've been playing 2 weeks still a nub. I mean ducks, turkeys, rabbits

[loud cedar]

oh

yeah those are on a 3 scale

as are whitetail

[worldly stirrup]

kk. Wouldn't have thought that for even the lower class deer good to know

[teal breach]

Is there a need zone map for CC

[fading ledge]

Need zones are different for everyone

[teal breach]

Trying to find a wolf need zone in Colina Rota for a mission

[last hemlock]

Well I can say that wolves are mostly to the south of CC but I can't help you find a needzone

[flat pumice]

colina rota is the whole south region

[last hemlock]

well there you are

[flat pumice]

👍

[last hemlock]

best option is just to walk around the lakes either early morning or late evening

pretty much before the game considers it day

or after*

[flat pumice]

how to be good at COTW: walk around lakes

[sage gate]

Pretty much

[teal breach]

Seems about right

[ember kite]

Hey, i have a question what's the best dlc weapon pack?

[woven bramble]

Depends what you hunt

[teal breach]

I spotted a wolf need zone in Colina Rota but the mission isn't registering as completed

[prime stirrup]

@ember kite a lot of people like smoking barrels if you’re medium-big game oriented. Weapon pack 1 is also really good

Smoking barrels gives you the M1, Muzzloader, and something else while weapon pack 1 gives you the crossbow, recurve bow, and the .22LR rifle

[ember kite]

@prime stirrup oh okay I'm very new to the game so

[prime stirrup]

Ok

So does anyone know why my ibex zones were deleted and then replaced with mouflon zones?

I didn’t let my pressure stack or anything, it’s just like the ibex left and the mouflon suddenly moved in

I’ve had the same issue with jackrabbits deleting my whitetail zones

[ember kite]

@oofie#5979 is weapon 2 pack good too?

@prime stirrup

[last hemlock]

Weapon pack 1 is by far the best, smoking barrels and pack three are tied for second imo @ember kite

[ember kite]

@last hemlock thank you for the answer

[night violet]

I clicked new game thinking it will just restart the map. But it get rid of all my progress, I have spent hours in this game. How can I get it back, please @ me so I see your answer

[fleet knot]

Don't know what it is but I just can't seem to be able to sneak but stay near animals. For example, tracking and distance is my biggest issue right now. For tracking, I'm either too slow to catch up to the animal or too loud because I'm trying to catch up to the animal. For distance, when I'm trying to sneak up on something in general it'll spot me when I can't even tell where it is by sound - I've had movement sound the same for when an animal is right on me and when it's far away, so I can't really tell what sound is from what distance. Is it easy to overestimate how close I am to an animal when I hear it moving? Any general tips on this?

Sorry for the long text, but I'm really struggling with tracking and stealth in this game.

[desert dust]

don't worry about catching up so much, the animal will likely get some where and then stop for awhile

[shrewd hare]

Good rule of a thumb is when you track an animal, you want to follow them to their zone or get close enough so you can call them in. You can pretty easily walk 150-160m from an animal, crouch to 60-70m and then go prone and crawl the rest of the way. If you can hear an animal, try find a bush where you can fully hide yourself in. Preferably crawl there to avoid being seen or heard. If that's not possible, stay prone.

[desert dust]

^^^

[shrewd hare]

Oh and keep an eye on the wind. That will screw you over even if you are perfectly hidden.

And there are two speeds you can move and these go for crouch and prone too. If you "run" while crouching, you can move slight faster but it will make a bit more noise. When going through bushes you want to go slower to avoid making too much noise.

[fleet knot]

I've noticed that some animals back track to where they came from, is that the case with all animals in this game?

@shrewd hare Is there like a specific distance I'm being heard from say when I'm on 1 white bar, 2 white bar, 3 white bar for the sound meter?

Because I think that's what I'm messing up on the most.

I keep thinking im far enough but it seems I'm not.

[shrewd hare]

Not sure if there are any distances for that. They will just show you how loud you are. Soft feet skill from stalker tree will help you with that.

I have a stalk bow hunt guide where I explain and show how to get close to the animals if you're interested 🙂

[fleet knot]

Sure that’ll actually help me be honest

I can’t even get close enough with a rifle haha. But I guess that’s normal for a level 16?

[shrewd hare]

https://youtu.be/x_7xebgwVtA

You can use the same for rifles. You just don't need to get as close 😄

[fleet knot]

Yeah fair, but even then I’ll be over a field and still spook 😂

Is there any way to tell how close an animal is by sound?

It all kinda sounds the same to me unless they’re like a few meters infront of me

I’m using headset too idk how

[shrewd hare]

If you can hear them walking, they are at least within 40 meters.

It was around 35-40m you start hearing their footsteps. Some animals are quieter.

[fleet knot]

Oh.. that kinda puts things in perspective 😂

I’ve been fast crouching when I hear footsteps

F

2 bars

[shrewd hare]

Yea they will hear you pretty fast 😄

But for a beginner it's not too big of a deal really. Try spot animals from zones and by water so you get a clear view to them.

[fleet knot]

I figure most who sprint right by animals in video’s use the skill that makes them quieter?

Lol

[shrewd hare]

Yea, it's one of the best skills in the game.

[fleet knot]

Probably why I scare some off a lot 😅

It seems like in videos people could be as close as I usually am and never scare off haha

Luckily I can get it next level so yay

[idle needle]

if you're tracking an animal the 'walk', 'trot' or 'run' combined with the age of droppings can give you an indication of how far away the animal is, but even very old droppings could mean that the animal is just 30 meters ahead and just grazing at a need zone

so never run when tracking, always walk or crouch-sprint

if a mission requires me to down animals from a hunting stand, do hunting blinds (my own) and tripods count as well?

[rigid cargo]

@idle needle the wording of the mission usually specifies hunting Stand or hunting Structure/ground blind. In my experience, tripod does not count.

[idle needle]

so tripods might not count but hunting blinds should be synonymous with the hunting structures you can buy at the fixed spots?

[rigid cargo]

No

It will specify which type you need in the mission description. Some require the ground blind, others require the tall stand

[idle needle]

ah like that