🦡︴cotw-scotland

[pine lily]

shaped like a cheddar wedge

jokes aside tho why do they look so cool

[lone forge]

Polar bear, pearys caribou, both legal eiders, scoters, muskoxen, Arctic wolves, Arctic hare, snow goose, oldsquaw

That would be sweet

[weak smelt]

Yeah in game musk deer look horrible compared to irl

[lone forge]

Talking like northern Nunavut

[weak smelt]

Tbf they do share the same model with roe deer

[long spade]

OK so, my number one reason roe deer need a remodel to siberian roe deer

Is this

[inland kite]

And maybe out where all the non accessible areas like the water for example, we could have some bowhead/belugas/narwhals just doing their own thing for IMMERSION

[lone forge]

Yeah

[lone forge]

Also like seals/walruses etc

[lone forge]

I mean it would be realistic to hunt them as that's done they're but I think that would be very very hard with the current game mechanics

[long spade]

Iirc they said they have fixed the birds landing like a hundred yards away from the decoys right?

I hope they add a slider for how loud the flock is too

[lone forge]

Yeah that would make a lot of people less annoyed about birds

Me personally Idc because I'm nearly deaf anyway und don't play any games with sound

[long spade]

We need sliders for flocks and the atv, it's just too loud

[stray basalt]

I want it to be a combination of The Yukon Territoy, NWT, and Nunavut

[lone forge]

Ik

[stray basalt]

So we can get Dall sheep, Muskox, seals, bison, and seabirds all on one map.

[lone forge]

I personally think they should specifically focus on the high Arctic to fit it into one map and really put in all the features

[lone forge]

How far north does fall sheep go

Not very

[lone forge]

I see that

I just believe it's just to much for ew to pull of without letting out some important features

[stray basalt]

I think they can pull it off

Look at vurhonga lol

[pine lily]

they live in the far northern extents of the Northwest Territory and Arctic Alaska

[lone forge]

If they can I'd welcome that

[lone forge]

I looked it up

[stray basalt]

The Northwest Territories are pretty damn far north

[lone forge]

I live at the same latitude but I got a neat thing called the gulf stream going on

[brisk mauve]

Also something that would be interesting

Musk ox would not be a class 9

There only 800lbs

(Lions and tigers are excluded from this list because they meant be dangerous game and the games caliber systems means they have to be a class 9 not be hunted by 270 or 6.5 which irl would end you not the animal in question)

Polar bears would class 9 because they can grow to be 2000lbs

[weak smelt]

Still a class 9

[stray basalt]

Muskox definitely aren’t a class 9

That’s a low class 8

[glossy garnet]

360 kg is def not class 9 I think people overestimate how big they think a musk oxen actually is

[stray basalt]

The only thing that could maybe make them class 9 is the shot placement and fur.

But that’s a stretch

[glossy garnet]

Yeah like fur is not really bullet resistant

[pine lily]

thick layer of blubbery fat can also absorb bullet energy

[glossy garnet]

I think it’s cause musk oxen look like cattle but since you have to go really out of ur way irl to see one no one realised how much smaller they are

[pine lily]

to my knowledge nothing less than .30 cal bore is permitted

and hotter .30-06 loads and up are recommended

including .300 WM and .338 WM

so there's def an argument for class 7 or 8; but 9 is still sketchy

[stray basalt]

Which should be 5-8 and 6-9 respectively

[weak smelt]

I thought muskox was like bison size tbf

[stray basalt]

And bison should be…

Drum roll please

Class 8

[pine lily]

well I mean depends on definition of size

[stray basalt]

At maximum

[weak smelt]

Muskox being made class 8 seems like the perfect time for bison to be made class 8

[pine lily]

very similar in shoulder height

but bison are just broader and heavier in every way

[glossy garnet]

Really there arnt many more animals that could be added to the game that would be class 9

Like you would have gaur elephants hippos rhinos

Polar bears

[pine lily]

honestly those should all be class 10

9's options are still pretty broad tho

polar bear

walrus

[glossy garnet]

I guess seals and crocs if we get more

[pine lily]

eland

[stray basalt]

Scrub bull, Eland, Kodiaks, P-Bears, Walrus are the ones I can think of

[glossy garnet]

I don’t see seals getting added tho

[pine lily]

both species of eland actually

[weak smelt]

Are there any more big predators like lions and tigers that they would add

[glossy garnet]

That’s true

[stray basalt]

Seals would be class 4

[pine lily]

there's like 14 more cows and antelope at least

[stray basalt]

People take them with .22-250 frequently

[glossy garnet]

I mean seals in the broad terms like walruses

And other large ones

I think ringed seals r big idk tho

[stray basalt]

I don’t even correlate them tbh

[stray basalt]

I’d like to know your reasoning

[weak smelt]

Walruses could basically just be a arctic version of crocs tbh

Just put them on rest zones on the coast

[languid wedge]

The main reason I could see musk ox being 9 is aggression really

[stray basalt]

I don’t think it would be much more than moose

[glossy garnet]

I think it would be strange in a few ways. First in the trophy lodge I think they would look very out of place on the mounts. Second I don’t know how they could do them very well like I thought the crocs where a stretch already and they are alright but from what I understand about seal hunting is that people hunt them in boats in the ocean and we don’t have boats

[languid wedge]

Should be around banteng

[glossy garnet]

Most of the cows would be different breeds of the same species tho I’m more talking about fully new species

[weak smelt]

And muskox don't have crazy thick rib cages like buffalo that would put them in class 9

[stray basalt]

Perfect time to add boats

[languid wedge]

Long range from land would fit nicely

[glossy garnet]

One thing about musk ox’s is that the amount of hair they have also makes them look way bigger than they are

[pine lily]

anoa

saola

tamaraw

kouprey

gaur

[glossy garnet]

People don’t hunt those though

[weak smelt]

How would they not work with mounts?

[pine lily]

people also do not hunt snow leopards and tigers but we have them in game

[glossy garnet]

Also these guys are probably extinct

[pine lily]

and the German european bison herds are still to small to be hunted but we have them on Hirschfelden

[weak smelt]

Speaking of which they need remodels

[glossy garnet]

Imagine a seal on one of the big flat grassy mounts or on the wall. It would look very weird

We need better mounts for them to look good

[weak smelt]

Ok that's a problem with tons of animals

[glossy garnet]

Like some rocky beach thing

[glossy garnet]

Yes but it would be way worse with seals

[languid wedge]

Yeah but the mission line explains that

[glossy garnet]

They are literally a sea creature

[stray basalt]

Maybe they are gearing up to add an Arctic lodge…

Perhaps we’ve made enough noise

[weak smelt]

Sounds like EW needs to make another lodge and give us a rework...

[pine lily]

case and point

[weak smelt]

A lot like https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1263571000629530726

[glossy garnet]

I think they just need customisable mount terrains

[pine lily]

the gameplay loop can exist separate of the in-game story/canon

like the tigers you kill to make the trail safe for that one secondary mission on Sundar

for gameplay you shoot them

[weak smelt]

But who plays the story line...

[pine lily]

for story purposes and in the game's canon as described by that story

[glossy garnet]

💰

[pine lily]

you just walk along the trail being loud

and scare them off

and as far as the story is concerned there's 1, maybe 2 snow leopards on all of sundar and they are about as protected as a sitting US president but gameplay lets us kill them

we can bring in all sorts of cool unique stuff under this standard

opens up for like 4 more reserves in south and central asia due to all the lowland and mountain species we can hunt due to that divorce between gameplay and story/canon

[glossy garnet]

I just want the deadliest game dlc

It’s a battle Royale set in a map of your choice

You are pitted against other hunters

You have to painstakingly track them down over countless kilometres and take them down

lol

Imagine how bad that would be

[pine lily]

bad as in annoying and horrifically boring? almost unthinkable

[glossy garnet]

Yeah not just that but this game having pvp would be so dumb

[languid wedge]

The people that enjoys the game

[pine lily]

fr

you know what reserve I really want

above Canadian Arctic or Africa 2.0

[glossy garnet]

Mars

[languid wedge]

South America?

[pine lily]

I want Mongolian-Russian border in the Altai range

I want goddamn Mongolian Argali

[midnight moon]

Only elite players

[pine lily]

with 76 inch long horns

rams that weigh 600+ lbs

[languid wedge]

As long as we get horses please

[pine lily]

PLEASE

give horses

could also have altai ibex and saiga

bactrian camel

some returning faces like tibetan fox

[midnight moon]

Honses*

[pine lily]

hell there's a population of snow leopards in the altai

could be a second map for them

[stray basalt]

I wouldn’t mind not getting Bactrian Camel

[pine lily]

and there's all kinds of upland game, especially grouse and partridge that live in the region

[stray basalt]

Saiga I’d love though

[glossy garnet]

I want them to add holiday variants of animals

Like Rudolph’s and Easter bunnies

[pine lily]

also, Maral

aka Central Asiatic Elk

altai and gobi ibex would both be a thing

3rd map for grey wolves (hell maybe a remodel... please a remodel)

[stray basalt]

Combination g1

[pine lily]

add the argali to that with saiga

a couple of hare species and some upland birds

[glossy garnet]

It’s weird that we have Iberian wolves then the Eurasian great wolves or medved are also called grey wolves

Idk what the Alaskan subspecies is called

[stray basalt]

Northwestern

[shadow prism]

wolf

[pine lily]

yeah and all the greys are based off northwesterns

which are the largest extant subgroup

with up to 103kg individuals being recorded

[shadow prism]

That’s the size of a mature deer……

[pine lily]

yep

[shadow prism]

imagine that trying to eat you

[stray basalt]

Multiple

[pine lily]

this isnt some byegone record from like 1902 either

it was a male taken during legal season in alberta

in 2012

[shadow prism]

oh…

[pine lily]

those bastards are as big as ever

[shadow prism]

yeah I’ll stay away from them

[pine lily]

and given that extraordinarily large wolves were hunted preferentially during the last century

[stray basalt]

Or

Hear me out

[pine lily]

I wouldnt be surprised if bigger existed in the past

[stray basalt]

Bring a…

.300BLK

[shadow prism]

300 win mag play

[stray basalt]

for some reason

[shadow prism]

No

I like girls

[stray basalt]

Watch the weapon pack trailer already

[shadow prism]

I did…

[stray basalt]

Watch it again

[shadow prism]

It should NOT be up to class 6😭

[stray basalt]

Frame by frame

[shadow prism]

Ik what ur saying they shoot a wolf w it

[stray basalt]

Wolves should not be in class 6

[pine lily]

its also 3-6 instead of 2-6

which is odd

given that its like

[shadow prism]

brotha ewww

[pine lily]

one of the most popular coyote and bobcat cartridges in the US

[shadow prism]

Literally no use for it then

[stray basalt]

And it’s not even the single shot

[shadow prism]

Exactly

Like cmon guys have some taste

[pine lily]

imo, shouldve been 2-5

[stray basalt]

💯💯💯

[pine lily]

oh hey a CVA scout

[shadow prism]

Agreed

[shadow prism]

Oh hey I’ve had cva blow up on me before

Muzzleloader tho so diff

[stray basalt]

Ah yeah

That aughta do it

[pine lily]

im wondering if their muzzies have bad QC or something

vecause as far as Ive heard their centerfires are great

they're basically match rifles

[stray basalt]

Smallest caliber you’d take a polar bear with?

[pine lily]

since the barrels are machined, turned, bored, and finished by Bergara

[stray basalt]

Personally .30-30 or 20 slugs

[shadow prism]

Their newer muzzleloaders are following the bergara train now

[pine lily]

its a 1,200+ lb bear up to 2000+ lbs so im gonna just not take chances and say absolute minimum I'd use is a .30-06 loaded as hot as itll go with 220 soft points lmao

[shadow prism]

Their cva wolves are pretty junk imo tho both I’ve had combined because they had diff parts not worky or go boom

I have a Frankenstein muzzleloader now

[pine lily]

I'd prefer to take my uncle's .416 weatherby because 6,500 ft-lbs of muzzle energy is nice against the largest terrestrial predator on earth

[pine lily]

the Frankenloader

[stray basalt]

Haven’t you heard

Polar bears are wearing 36inch thick armor now

And it’s angled

[pine lily]

there's no kill like overkill liam

[weak smelt]

Tbf .30-06 is like one of the only caliber you're allowed to use

[pine lily]

and if continental grizzly bears can survive .338 Win long enough to maul a man to death then a bear twice that size can do the same

i have no doubt the smaller/less powerful cartridges could do it

I just doubt they could do it before the bear starts chewing on my face

[shadow prism]

I’d take minimum my win mag

[shadow prism]

And 400+ yards away preferably

[pine lily]

also quick tangent back to central asia

I present

a Maral

[shadow prism]

Pwetty

[pine lily]

its literally asiatic steppe elk

like unironically

north american elk are descended from them

[stray basalt]

Unironically in their native environment

[pine lily]

cause these things were in alaska 14k years ago when the laurentide ice sheet receded

[shadow prism]

Looks like a cross of red stag and elk

[pine lily]

and then they just sorta went everywhere

[stray basalt]

So…

[pine lily]

basically yeah

[stray basalt]

Every elk ever

[shadow prism]

Nuh uh

[pine lily]

in fact these, other asiatic elk species, and red deer can crossbreed

and have done so in overlapping areas

its rare now cause the market hunting days badly reduced their range

but it does happen

[shadow prism]

I wanna shoot one

[pine lily]

same

[shadow prism]

That goes for a lottt of things tho sooo

[stray basalt]

It’s like the second most expensive way to elk hunting lol

[pine lily]

also

[shadow prism]

I’ll keep meh Rockies

[pine lily]

this is why I want Argali

[shadow prism]

Oooo

[pine lily]

and why its my IRL top bucket list hunt

[shadow prism]

He’s pretty

Looks like a Dall sheep

[pine lily]

the bases reach 20+ inches around, each

and each horn can exceed 6 feet in length

counting curl, of course

[shadow prism]

Big Dall sheep

[stray basalt]

I like reading Hunter accounts of Muskox hunts

[pine lily]

and the rams are commonly about 4.5-5 ft at the shoulder and 480-600lbs

[stray basalt]

Commonly called “the worst way to spend your money”

[pine lily]

some exceedings large rams have approached 800lbs

[shadow prism]

Dayum

[pine lily]

its the largest sheep on earth

[stray basalt]

And the hunt their are most regretful of

[shadow prism]

So an elk

[stray basalt]

Because it sucks so bad

[pine lily]

basically yes

[stray basalt]

Sheep

[shadow prism]

But in sheep form

[pine lily]

adult rams are realistically only threatened by two things

technically three

a pack of very large, hungry wolves

an adult brown bear

and a dude with a rifle

[shadow prism]

A shelk

[pine lily]

an eleep

[warm nexus]

You forgot starvation and wolverines.

[stray basalt]

Old age, their owns exploding their own skull

Because of the weight

[pine lily]

starvation's a constant as is injury from their own headgear

wolverines dont exist in Mongolia tmk

[warm nexus]

Ah, I was thinking of the ones they've got in Canada.

[stray basalt]

Very tiny population

[shadow prism]

And ain’t fighting 600lbs of shelk

[warm nexus]

I've seen videos of wolverines taking on moose. It's wild.

[stray basalt]

If they aren’t already extinct

[pine lily]

plus wolverines need extremely deep snow to take on larger prey

[shadow prism]

Ah cold badgers

[warm nexus]

Nah, they get up on the neck and go round and round like a weasel, just tearing stuff up.

[pine lily]

helps exhaust them and get better traction at sensitive or vulnerable areas

its why most of the caribou they take are during winter and other heavy snow seasons

because they dont risk getting stomped for it

at least not as much

they have been documented hunting mule deer in the summer though

which is impressive

[shadow prism]

Have a pillow to be stomped into instead of dirt

[shadow prism]

Deer can be slightly acoustic sometimes tbf

[pine lily]

another argali example

[shadow prism]

Is that a bergara b-14 hunter I smell

[stray basalt]

Urban deers are some of the stupidest “creature’s” I’ve ever seen.

[pine lily]

they also share a postcode with this

the altai ibex

[stray basalt]

Zero life preservation instincts

[shadow prism]

Just eat

No think

[pine lily]

and also gobi ibex

[shadow prism]

Some animals you just have to wonder how their still alive

[warm nexus]

I don't hunt IRL, but I almost harvested two deer with my car in the past month, and I also rode my horse to within about 20 feet of a pair during deer hunting season.

[shadow prism]

The key is 45mph

[pine lily]

another argument for mongolia is sand grouse

[shadow prism]

pretty

[stray basalt]

Altai Snowcock

[pine lily]

also other small game like marmots

[shadow prism]

I am a surgeon

[pine lily]

really we can have a few repeats from other reserves like wolves and tibetan fox then throw down a gauntlet of new stuff

[shadow prism]

I want new guns

[warm nexus]

Not going to happen, but it would be really cool if they had a way for people to add their own animals and maps as plugins.

[stray basalt]

The Greatest Pursuit Predator

The wind howled across the tundra, a shrieking, biting gust that seemed to tear at everything it touched. The hunter’s breath came in sharp bursts, his chest heaving beneath the weight of the cold. Every step felt heavier, more labored, as though the very earth was trying to swallow him whole. His eyes darted over the barren, white landscape, but there was nothing. Nothing but the endless stretch of snow, and the ever-present sense of being watched.

He had known it was coming. At first, it had just been a feeling, a tickle at the back of his mind. But then the tracks had appeared, massive and deliberate, leading him across the desolate expanse. Deep impressions in the snow, too perfect, too recent. Something dangerous.

And then he’d seen it. The looming shape zigzagging over the horizon, its silhouette cutting through the pale sky. The bear. Watching him. Waiting for the right moment.

Now, the moment had arrived.

The hunter ran harder, his legs screaming in protest. His rifle swayed at his side, almost forgotten as his mind raced to make sense of the situation. He could feel it behind him. Closer now, every step heavy and purposeful. A thud of snow, a scraping of claws against ice. The bear was toying with him. The hunter’s breath caught as he glanced over his shoulder, the distant figure of the beast looming just out of reach.

The bear didn’t move. It didn’t rush him. It simply stood, watching, its dark eyes burning with an unsettling intelligence. Its breath steamed in the air, its body radiating power. And still, it waited for the hunters final mistake.

The hunter’s mind screamed for him to act. His hands fumbled, weak from the cold pulling the bolt back in a panic, He jammed it forward, desperation flooding his senses. He could hear the bear moving, its steps slow and deliberate. Every inch it closed in felt like an eternity.

His finger tightened on the trigger.

Click.

[shadow prism]

Not these weird guns the community chooses tho

[stray basalt]

Am I cooking?

[shadow prism]

I can’t read

[stray basalt]

Learn English

[shadow prism]

Sí

[pine lily]

oui

[warm nexus]

Honestly, I'd like an AK. They are the preferred hunting gun of most of the world, especially in communities that hunt for food.

[stray basalt]

eajal

[shadow prism]

W

[stray basalt]

I wouldn’t mind a vespr

Or VSS

[shadow prism]

I want 6.8 western, 25-06, 17hmr

[stray basalt]

Thanks

[shadow prism]

6.8 would be 5-9, 25-06 2-6, 17 hmr 1-3

[stray basalt]

5-9

[shadow prism]

Yup

[stray basalt]

But completely avoids whitetail

[shadow prism]

Yes

I forget the 7mm is 4-9 so yeah I’d say 4-9 would work

[stray basalt]

And ibex

As an up and coming whitetail + ibex caliber

Nice one

Really well thought out

[shadow prism]

It competes side by side with 300 wins believe is or not🤷

Whitetail and ibex need to be bumped to class 5 imo

[stray basalt]

In what world

[shadow prism]

And same with fallow

And the 223 should be 2-5 since the 300 blackout can be 3-6

[pine lily]

imo both 2-5

[shadow prism]

Yea I agree

[pine lily]

even though I would never in my life shoot at a mule deer with either

cause thats a dumb thing to do

but for gameplay's sake

[shadow prism]

I’d trust the 223 over the 300 blackout all day

[pine lily]

like it's feasible but its a hell of a gamble either way

.243 is the legal minimum in most places for a reason

[shadow prism]

Yup

And a 243 should legally be too small for elk

[stray basalt]

We cannot skip over this

[pine lily]

nah I think they can stay class 4

[shadow prism]

We won’t

[stray basalt]

In what world will I be catching you alive hunting cape buffalo with a 6.8 Western?

0

None

Not one

[shadow prism]

6.8 western is a 270 on crack and lemme explain why

[warm nexus]

You also have to consider gameplay. People who bought just the base game need to be able to hunt the Rocky Mountain Elk.

Without putting 60 hours of game time in to level up enough to buy a heavy gun.

[stray basalt]

.270 comes free

[shadow prism]

So a 6.8 western shoots up to 3100-3200 fps with reloads factory it varies but around 2800-2900 while 7prc shoots around 2700 factory and around 3100 with reloads but the think is somehow and I can’t explain this it hits so damn hard and shoots flatter then my 300 win

[warm nexus]

Ah, I only used the .270 for that coyote mission, and figured it was small? Or am I thinking of something else?

[shadow prism]

My dad has a 6.8 western I have a 300 win the 6.8 shoots barely flatter but it’s flatter then my win mag while killing elk as fast if not faster then my 300 with the same shot placement

[warm nexus]

I mainly use the .243 for small deer and the 30-06 for heavy deer, and I forget my heavy gun of choice now.

[shadow prism]

it’s 4-8

[warm nexus]

Then I like the 10-ga for birds.

[shadow prism]

Now I know why the 6.8 shoots slightly flatter and it’s because he has a 1-8 twist rate compared to my 1-10 and he has a 26 inch barrel and mines 24 but what’s saying if they implemented a 6.8 or couldn’t have the advantages like that

[abstract lodge]

so i just found out why respawns are slow

[pine lily]

elaborate

[abstract lodge]

theres a 15 min timer on respawns kill the animal claim it it will then take 15 mins irl time on the map to respawn

[pine lily]

roughly correct yeah

they actually respawn instantly but are given a random amount of time before they render; during the timer they're invisible

[abstract lodge]

i got curious just spent a night testing stuff

[shadow prism]

With a 5 min yt vid you coulda found out too but whatever your into

[pine lily]

yeah 15mins is the average time but it can be as low as 5 before respawns are visible

[abstract lodge]

took me 30 mins why testing various other things at same time

[lone forge]

I hunt them a ton well mostly snow leopard

[lone forge]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1241417134832222319

[lone forge]

Possible species list, my personal dream list for a Mongolia map

[dim saffron]

Mongolian Gazelle (Procapra gutturosa)

[lone forge]

Corsac fox also

I wanted to keep it at 19 species because that's the max we have on a map in-game

I think such a map would consist of 4 biomes Steppe, dessert, mountains and forest

[bleak ether]

Here I am uploading an image of the variety of coat colors for the German Shorthaired Pointer. Cool! I don't know how many of these varieties will be in COTW.

[jovial spade]

Maybe get rid of camel and marmot for fox and gazelle

[kind lava]

These are the types of hair I think the new dog will have.

[bleak ether]

Comparison of three dog breeds that we will have in COTW

[proper wedge]

What's smew? Nothin' what's smew with you? Hahaha

[lone forge]

Ah dann cool bird

[bleak ether]

Some are less common

[stray basalt]

.22-250 does a number on them!

[bleak ether]

Silver/Ring-necked Cross Pheasant (left) Silver Pheasant (right) Beautiful! Will it be a Great One?

Cross Fox in COTW, please 🙏🏻

[glass hull]

will the new map be entirely small game or will there be a few big game animals like rev

[stray basalt]

We don’t know

But it’s leaning more towards entirely small game

[raven spire]

I’m excited to see the new pointers what do they do? Do they do the same thing as the bloodhound

[stray basalt]

… point

and do the other things they said they’ll be able to do

[glass hull]

the can hold birds like pheasants still then when you tell them to flush they will

[rare pasture]

Why can’t I call springhorn or bison with my electronic caller

[fading gorge]

Some of those dog designs if implemented I might mistake my dog for a piebald lol

[stray basalt]

Because springbok don’t react to callers

And neither do bison

[glossy garnet]

I just want them to show off the new multimounts

[stuck tapir]

Springbok do have a caller. I'm guessing they mean pronghorn

[stray basalt]

DAMN

||THE G1 PHEASANT LOOKS MAGNIFICENT|||

[fossil mantle]

I'm tempted to hunt for one and I don't even grind lol

[cinder orchid]

I love the Citrine one, it looks like a Phoenix

[fossil mantle]

The obsidian one is my favorite

Although there's not a bad looking bird in that bunch

[vale grotto]

New pheasant g1s been shown by EW.

[cinder orchid]

#📢︴game-news message

I just want to say that the look absolutely awesome, I'm so hyped

[vale grotto]

Yer I posted it in #🦌︴great-ones before I saw them in there.

[fossil mantle]

I was already hyped before I saw this, it's only served to make me more excited 😄

[cinder orchid]

The naming scheme also makes sense, these Great Ones will be pristine and rare like these gem stones

Just awesome

[hushed topaz]

What happened to letting the players find out 😭

They look gorgeous though holy

[stray basalt]

It’s concept art

We still don’t know what they look like ingame

[hushed topaz]

I saw it on Instagram before I saw it on Discord mb

[stray basalt]

Not to mention hackers will know within 5 minutes

[dreamy goblet]

Sadly.

[vale grotto]

Its concept art also we will probs have to find the fox

[hushed topaz]

They didn't clarify it was concept art on instagram so I misinterpreted it

[dreamy goblet]

Ngl though, Sapphire and Emerald look dope on the Concept Art

[dreamy goblet]

There is a large banner in the middle saying Phesant Great One Concept Art though?

[hushed topaz]

Not in the post on instagram

[stray basalt]

Alright, which one of y’all was this.

[hushed topaz]

Huh

[stark storm]

Do we know if we are getting any previews on stream tomorrow,

[cinder orchid]

We're most definitely getting some

Probably the dog and the guns

I don't think Jaxy will have enough time to show off Salzweisen Park too

[stark storm]

My fingers are crossed for a little walk around the map or showing off what these big guns can do

[stray basalt]

There’s only one big gun in the whole pack lol

[potent jungle]

what are the 2 new gos?

[fierce bay]

red fox and phesant

[dusk creek]

The dog is honestly way more important

[brave idol]

100%

[dusk creek]

Makes small game hunting actually consistent

The fact you can just, track almost anything is insane

Specifically for the multiplayer

The dog is insanely good in concept on multiplayer

[brave idol]

and you can train it to retrieve/track blood is great!

[dusk creek]

Probably track blood honestly

[brave idol]

im all about retrieve. never needed bloodhound

[stray basalt]

Gadwall.

[torn quest]

Yes

[stray basalt]

Why are we randomly sending this?

[torn quest]

Already send ?

[stray basalt]

Multiple times

[torn quest]

Sorry

[plucky forge]

i lov those new pheasants g1s

[lilac needle]

they showed them off?

[potent jungle]

oh ok thx

[midnight moon]

#📢︴game-news if you haven't seen

[stray basalt]

All good

[bleak ether]

More varieties of pheasant plumage

I do not have the green pheasant, but I have the melanistic or blue pheasant. Key: The color of eyes

[analog sorrel]

cant wait to see what GO foxes r gonna look like

[rich ivy]

Will they release Red Fox G1 today

[dusky wolf]

Also I’m pretty sure some of the great one pheasants are based off of hybrids which tbh we need more of

[bleak ether]

What nostalgia!

[midnight moon]

Obsidian pheasant looks pretty sick

[dusky wolf]

Albeit they don’t exactly look like great ones imo they look like new rare plumage types

[stray basalt]

Rare fur types where their entire body shape is different

[dreamy goblet]

TBH the Citrine one looks like a Phoenix very noice

[lean quarry]

Citrine and obsidian look sick

[stray basalt]

?

[brisk mauve]

Now the fox

[hot rose]

I could not agree more.

[brisk mauve]

We just gotta wait

[hot rose]

The pheasant great one variations look like they just gave them Power Rangers colors. The other species have variants with actual variation, like the moose with four antlers or the black bear with the scars from a snare trap. I can only hope the final product has some more to it because there are some amazing birds out there.

At least hunting for them will be fun. The coders did a lovely job with the pheasants for Rancho Del Arroyo's release.

[bleak ether]

Some are cross distinct species

[stray basalt]

Why are we acting like great ones are a realistic concept?

[hushed topaz]

Great ones are meant to be unrealistic and fantastical

[vivid cosmos]

GOs are basically Cryprids

And I love that idea actually

[marble rock]

When will the red fox G1 models/art be revealed

Btw does anyone here play on Xbox

[pine lily]

yeah I dont know why people dont get that lmao

look at the moose racks

its physically impossble for them to get the quad paddle rack IRL

the genetics for antler development dont allow for that many main beams

[vivid cosmos]

Diamonds are Record Breaking animals, at least in the original concept of diamonds, therefore GOs are crazy unrealistic, not only the GO bear is a glaciar bear, in the real world thounsand of those exist, but one that has a skull pattern, its supposed to be crazy and amazing. Another example is the GO whitetail, not only its a nontypical its as big as a farm deer in a wild situation again. There must be a million nontyps in the real world but not that size in a wild Enviroment

[pine lily]

also shoutout to the impetulent fetus doing the emoji spam

[stray basalt]

Really got us with the pride flag

He’s big mad

[pine lily]

too cowardly to even type lmao

[vivid cosmos]

yeah he should really voice his opinions, he's very scared of getting absolutely roasted

[stray basalt]

Got big feelings

Need a timeout?

Or what about a nap

[flat wharf]

😂 yall having a blessed day?

[pine lily]

its monday of Thanksgiving week and im on campus cause my university wont do a full week break

kill me

we dont get a fall break either so its just hardline running from labor day to now 💀

[flat wharf]

Thats wild why they not giving yall a full week?

[pine lily]

because university administration says so

the profs despise it too

most of them actually cancel monday/tuesday class

[flat wharf]

😂 im sure the profs love that

[pine lily]

because they also think this is stupid

afaik they were outvoted by general faculty and staff

[flat wharf]

😂 turning profs into alcholics

[pine lily]

cause like 10 years ago there was a motion to give students a full week for thanksgiving

[night trench]

That orange one is golden pheasant tho

[pine lily]

and then also a mid semester break

like a 4 day weekend in october

and now we have niether cause that got voted down by impetulent morons

we get labor day

[flat wharf]

Thats wild what state is this in?

[pine lily]

and then no breaks until thanksgiving week

[pine lily]

Colorado; my university is only one of four in the state without a full thanksgiving week break and without a fall break

the vast majority of the others have both

cause yknow

they arent trying to run students and profs into the damn ground

[stray basalt]

Like half of those are being added

[night trench]

No i meant golden pheasant is a different species

[stray basalt]

As if we are ever getting a map with golden pheasants

Irish elk and fallow deer are different species

[night trench]

What?

[stray basalt]

Eucladoceros and moose aren’t even related

And here we are

[night trench]

No i meant that its a different species and not a color morph of normal pheasant

[stray basalt]

Yeah

And neither are Irish elk

Or Eucladoceros

All not the same species of what certain combinations were based on

[night trench]

What is your point?

[stray basalt]

Because G1’s are cryptids

They aren’t realistic

[pine lily]

hes basically saying whatever looks cool can get thrown into the pot

cause G1s are fantasy creatures basically

[vivid cosmos]

yeah, they are supposed to be an advanced type of rare

[night trench]

He could be simple like that

But he gotta be a smartass

[pine lily]

he's liam he doesnt do simple

[pine lily]

yeh thats just who he is lmao

[stray basalt]

They don’t need to follow any bounds because they aren’t real

I’ve never seen a bright yellow moose

With the rack of a long extinct deer species

[night trench]

We get your point

[stray basalt]

It just took you awhile to get it

[night trench]

Bc you didn’t have a clear point

[bleak ether]

This shouldn't be like this. We want realistic trophy-animals

[hushed topaz]

Who's we

The G1s being unrealistic is fine to me. It's literally the point

[torn comet]

id prefer if the G1s were kept realistic but they showed more grit on them, scars etc. i know some G1s have that but that they could focus on that more rather than turning them into an irish elk

[vivid cosmos]

none of them are realistic tho, all of them are beyond massive for the species standards

[hushed topaz]

The only "realistic" one is maybe the scarred tahr and that's still pushing it

[long spade]

G1s take a ton of time and resources, particularly from modelers and artists. Entire updates are built around implementing them and making sure they are the star of the show

So. . .

[bleak ether]

The unrealistic, extint or fantasy Great One animals are overshadowing the realistic Diamond animals.

[long spade]

Imagine how freaking amazing every animal in the game could look if they weren't so busy making G1s. With EW focusing most of their efforts on pleasing the people who grind for hours at a time they're missing tins of opportunities to fix bugs improve gameplay, and getting reworks to animals that seriously need it

[bleak ether]

Well, I prefer they spend their time and resources creating more species, as we request here.

[long spade]

Like how red deer have had work done five or six times but roe deer haven't been done once. Red fox are getting a retouch with this update but the coyotes still look as skinny and scrawny as foxes when they should weigh double

[bleak ether]

Poor coyote!

[long spade]

G1s aren't making the game interesting, for most players who will never see them they just take away from what could be a better experience and more fun

[bleak ether]

I love those drawings and the realistic variety in red fox fur. Credit: beckykidus https://www.deviantart.com/beckykidus/art/Complete-chart-Color-variants-of-red-foxes-1009894090

[dusky wolf]

I prefer the grounded ones because they don’t look like something out of a fantasy game

[hushed topaz]

There are no grounded ones 😭

They either look farm raised or right outta a fantasy world

[dusky wolf]

Farm raised is grounded imo

Given the plausibility of one escaping

[long spade]

These are coyotes, not rares, but color variations that are common east of the Mississippi River

[midnight moon]

Stunning

[torn comet]

coyotes need a fix, stunning animals but in cotw? not so much..,,

[midnight moon]

The lions 💀

[long spade]

A coyote/ dog hybrid, two or three generations removed

[analog sorrel]

😦

[long spade]

Less than 2%domestic DNA but the trait for "Irish markings" is a recessive gene that can be dormant for generations and still appear. Apparently white colors in an animals coat can hang on in bloodlines that haven't been altered in several generations

[hushed topaz]

The white around the neck almost looks a piebald in game

[long spade]

Yeah, it's pretty much exactly that. The difference is that it's a stronger trait in the east thanks to crossbreeding between coyotes and dogs. Pretty much, domestic dog genes favor white colors and those genes strengthen the genetics of piebalds in coyotes making the white color more viable

[dreamy goblet]

Foxes are such beautiful animals

And theres sooo many Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) subspecies its insane

And you get a lot of hunting chances for em cause they have no natural predators in europe essentially anymore (same with Deer etc but still)

Except for the occasional Wolf and or Bear sometimes if you're lucky.

[bleak ether]

The predators are golden eagle, eagle-owl, wolf, lynx and raccoon dog (only fox cubs)

[plucky forge]

Hello

Someone know when devs will get early acess

[bleak ether]

I wonder what percentage of players have obtained the Great One so far.

[plucky forge]

Which great one

[stray basalt]

Goat

[plucky forge]

@bleak ether theres no feral goat g1

[hollow tundra]

my guess is 20 - 30%

[delicate patio]

They should add a visual aid for zeroing

for people that dont want the hud but want zeroing

[weak smelt]

There is a goat g1...

[iron drum]

Thar?

[weak smelt]

Yes

[brave temple]

Dream if they would do this

[plucky forge]

Yea i lov feral goats

[torn comet]

imagine feral goat g1

[molten mortar]

i'd say much lower

just my hunch tho

[dim saffron]

Yes they do

Wheeze caller

Pronghorn do not however

[stray basalt]

That was 9 hours ago

Lol

[dim saffron]

Catching up !

😂😂

[dim saffron]

That’s a neat looking hybrid

Just sad it’s in a trap

Like poor thing, who knows how long he or she was there

Obviously, since it’s an hybrid between domestic and wild, removal is ideal

[warm nexus]

I'm all for hunting ethically, but IMO, trapping is never ethical. Even if there is a problem animal, there are other ways. Heck, even a live trap with an alert for you to go kill it is better than that.

I guess one exception I would make is trapping to eat in a survival scenario.

But those are usually different traps, not the steel jaw ones.

[plain locust]

U must live in Eastern US. They're a good bit here.

[stray basalt]

Cage traps are also ethical

Actually

Most traps in the modern day are ethical b

ecause it’s the law

[warm nexus]

Cage traps don't cause physical harm, but they do really stress the animals out. I'm not opposed to live trapping, but if you aren't planning to keep the animal alive, you shouldn't leave it for hours either.

But yeah, most traps are pretty reasonable.

[stray basalt]

24hrs maximum

8 if it’s summer

[warm nexus]

I'd say anything over 2 isn't good, but I'm not going to make a fuss about 24.

Realistically, if you check it morning and night, after the main activity times, they aren't going to be in that long.

[stray basalt]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1310836281626066944

[dreamy goblet]

Mhm. But most of these are so rare nowadays (or regional) that they arent really a threat (except to the cubs) so eh.

[torn quest]

Many players do not hunt great one because they find the farm so unrealistic

[jovial jolt]

Or we’re too lazy to 🤣

[bleak ether]

Not following best hunting practices such as herd management, minimizing hunting pressure, ensuring fast mobility between hotspots, keeping track of historical data on animals harvested in specific areas, and other related factors ultimately depends on the amount of free time each person has.

[iron drum]

Luck also has a good amount of factor in it

When I g1 grind, I don't use herd management exactly, as that's not how I really want to play, but I just shoot the highest level animals there.

[jovial jolt]

My idea of a G1 grind is running around and shooting at anything that moves

[night trench]

WHat time is the stream?

[torn quest]

Yes but i talk about the realism of grinding
In real life if you have 3 deers kill them they don't come back bigger

[bleak ether]

For me, the definition of grind is ambiguous

[bleak ether]

I would call this a 'reset' of the habitat in this area with new random specimens, which is part of the game's mechanics, and this makes it harder to access the biggest trophies. This makes us reflect that, with grinding over and over again in the same spot in an easy and repetitive way, we are at a disadvantage in terms of the possibility of getting the big trophies. I assure you that you don't need to kill 100 black bears to get the first diamond black bear on the map. I say this because I got a diamond black bear after, at most, 5. I got it without grinding. My idea of grinding is not the herd management that I do in COTW. In COTW, you play in animal levels; if you maintain the level of an animal, you progress and big trophies will appear gradually with statistical weighting. Track information is power and it is very useful to me.

[frigid mountain]

anyone know what time the strean is today?

[amber kiln]

Just under 3 hours from now

[lone forge]

18:00 usually

[frigid mountain]

what time zone is that?

[rich ivy]

CET maybe

[frigid mountain]

maybe but that would be half hour ago 🤷‍♂️

[rich ivy]

That's better than two and a half hours

[frigid mountain]

lol

[long spade]

I'm hoping there's time to explain the reserve and show off the weapon pack, not just how the dog hunts for you now

[rich ivy]

I just want to see g1

[limpid dock]

Just time travellll

[shadow loom]

Stream will go live at 7pm CET, so in about 2h

And if you want a closer look at Salzwiesen Park, I think you won't be disappointed

[amber kiln]

I can’t wait to watch the vod later. Excited to get a look at the park and what kind of bird hunting it has

[rich ivy]

thk, is important to me，Because it's 2:00 am

I have to stay up late to see the Salzwiesen Park

At least you told me the exact time

[amber kiln]

If you want to sleep you can always watch the vod. They always put the stream up to rewatch around 10 mins after stream

[rich ivy]

i know ,I want to know the information as soon as possible 😸

[amber kiln]

5 am ain’t that bad tho, a couple months ago I would stay up till 6/7am playing cotw 😅

[rich ivy]

me too

But my partners may not be able to wait that late

Some people need to work or go to school

[dim saffron]

Yeah, gonna be in a laboratory for the entire stream

[amber kiln]

I’m at work for the entire stream🥲

[rich ivy]

Sounds cool

I also want to do this

[lone forge]

Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Scandinavia, Italy etc

[dreamy goblet]

Central European Time essentially^^

[kind lava]

@agile mortar , when is today's live stream?

[winged sun]

1hr

[kind lava]

?

[winged sun]

?

1hr from now

not hard to understand🙂‍↔️

[kind lava]

wasn't it usually at 18:00 CEST?

[winged sun]

you can believe what you’d like

7pm CET is what they said which is in 50mins

[steep zinc]

Uh huh?

[hollow saffron]

all they asked was if it usually was at 18:00 calm down

[steep zinc]

You couldve worded that a little nicer🤭

[hollow saffron]

@kind lava

[torn comet]

content creators get access to the new reserve on the 29th

[hollow saffron]

thought they get it today just can’t make content with it until 29th

[torn comet]

yes that

rip g1 spoiled

[hollow saffron]

post it i mean

[steep zinc]

Wdym

How is it spoiled?

Besides the pheasant

[torn comet]

its not im just jealous

[winged sun]

calm down? no one’s upset except you… sorry I worded it like and hurt your feelings💀

[steep zinc]

Im crying rn

[hollow saffron]

ig you hurt my feelings

a clown emoji😱

[wicked mulch]

Is there a stream today?

[hollow saffron]

yea in about 30 mins i believe

[steep zinc]

When stream today

@winged sun

[winged sun]

…

[steep zinc]

Idk times

[winged sun]

it legit says in 2hrs

[hollow saffron]

@winged sun when’s the stream

[winged sun]

30mins now

[hollow saffron]

how many seconds is that

[winged sun]

look it up urself kid

[hollow saffron]

yourself*

[steep zinc]

Hey im not kid

[winged sun]

why yall so petty😂

that’s crazy

hop off

[hollow saffron]

i can’t i’m waiting for the stream

i like croissants too

[agile mortar]

20 min folks! hope to see you all in here!

[winged sun]

sweet can’t wait!!

[dreamy goblet]

Small Game Enjoyers UNITE!

[brave temple]

Sweettttt

[limber cliff]

Salzwiesen Species List

• Greylag
• Tundra Bean
• Ringneck Pheasant
• Black Grouse
• Euro Rabbit
• Raccoon
• Raccoon Dog
• Red Fox
• Goldeneye
• Eurasian Teal
• Mallard
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Tufted Duck
• Gadwall
• Ferruginous

[lucid parcel]

hm how big is that map?

[frigid mountain]

yoo no lookout towers and only one outpost

i fw that

[frigid mountain]

i thought 1/2 but it looks smaller

[lucid parcel]

that sucks i dont wanna walk half an hour just to go where i want to hunt tbh

[frigid mountain]

i mean you can place tents

[hushed topaz]

Tents

[signal drift]

that’s tiny, i love it

[frigid mountain]

^

[lone forge]

Greylag goose
Tundra bean goose
Ring necked pheasant
European rabbit
Common racoon
Racoon dog
Eurasian teal
Mallard
Eurasian widgeon
Gadwall
Ferruginous duck
Common goldeye
Black grouse

[frigid mountain]

oh wait

[lone forge]

I think I missed a cupple

[frigid mountain]

forget what i said lol

[lucid parcel]

idk i have no real perspective on that

[frigid mountain]

they'res look out towers and outposts

[lone forge]

Thank you!

[stray basalt]

The map is literally tiny

[limber cliff]

Mini-map FR

[lucid parcel]

How tiny is it ?

[stray basalt]

Most of it is ocean

[lucid parcel]

true

[cinder orchid]

New scope models?
Because the Helios and Hyperion definitely don't look like that right now

[torpid flame]

Because is like Revontuli

[signal drift]

so correct me if i’m wrong but they said same population as a normal map just condensed?

[stray basalt]

Without all the stuff that made Revontuli great

[frigid mountain]

thats what ive heard

[stray basalt]

And unique

[regal ferry]

A tiny map with cranked bird populations?

[signal drift]

thinking this is gonna be great for grinding as long as the coast isn’t loaded with fox

[regal ferry]

That sounds like heaven

[frigid mountain]

fr

[signal drift]

but the pheasant grinding should be really good

[hushed topaz]

Sounds amazing to me. Gonna be constantly blasting birds

[stray basalt]

That would be sweet

[torpid flame]

I'm litlle disapointed

[regal ferry]

I'm super hyped

Looks like home

[hushed topaz]

Those open fields man 🙏

[torn comet]

pog

[cinder orchid]

I literally wanted that since the update came out

Just awesome

[lucid parcel]

Oh it has outposts thats great

[torn comet]

1

but sleeping nice

[stray basalt]

Yeah

[torn comet]

nvm confused with lookout points

[stray basalt]

The contrast between the Odin and other scopes was crazy

[torpid flame]

Biggest zoom than others

[limber cliff]

He won't show the GO's in stream - but he's showing us the pheasant concept art that we have seen already

[hushed topaz]

Citrine and obsidian pheasants look gorgeous man

[frigid mountain]

fr^

[limber cliff]

I'm in love with the naming convention of these ones

[hushed topaz]

I wonder what naming theme they'll have for the fox

[limber cliff]

Like, precious gemstones
really leans into the "value" of a GO compared to the average pheasant

[frigid mountain]

fox lookin flufffy

[torn comet]

that fox looked fluffy

[wicked mulch]

The yellow signs are wrong for a german map I think. Those are american streetsigns 🤔

[limber cliff]

fruffy for SURE

[vale grotto]

Pop reset for pheasant and Fox

[torn comet]

they have yellow signs in schleswig

[wicked mulch]

Ah nice to know

[wicked mulch]

I thought they should be like that

[lucid parcel]

I def like what i have seen so far

[plucky forge]

im not good at english ? will he show us new great ones in this lvie?

live

[stray basalt]

No

Nyet

[frigid mountain]

im bouta ground any g1 pheasant i get

[long spade]

He's not showing anything yet, it's all about birds we haven't even seen

[hushed topaz]

He said he isn't gonna spawn anything

[vale grotto]

Jaxy said its not a hunting stream its a map stream and dog stream.

[stray basalt]

I just wanna see the ammo stats😭

[long spade]

He also said he would show the rifles and fire them a few times

[hushed topaz]

He will, just wait. He said he's gonna start with the clay range when he gets to the outpost

[frigid mountain]

im totally skeet shooting with a bow

[long spade]

45 minutes into a stream that's usually and hour long? Doubtful

[vale grotto]

It might be longer, you don't know. Recently they haven't been 1 hour.

[hushed topaz]

Usually doesn't mean always, yeah

He wanted to find a pheasant to show the dog working

[limber cliff]

NEWWW MULTIMOUNTS

[hushed topaz]

NEW MULTIMOUNTS YEAHHHH

[pine lily]

WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[long spade]

So far I've learned the new reserve has no animals I care for but I have to buy it if I want the shotgun, the weapon pack is no use there at all, the dogs I never use have been updates, and he says the .375 is strong.

[pliant iris]

Waaaa Waaaa

[hushed topaz]

It's so cute I love it

[limber cliff]

NEW DOG FUR VARIATIONS

[limpid dock]

Wait, its all liver?

[hushed topaz]

Clay range time

[scarlet bluff]

yeah

and they don't have docked tails which looks odd lol

[limber cliff]

I mean, tbh, docked tails are not as common here in EU afaik.

It's truly unnecessary tmk

[lucid parcel]

I hope the price is atleast half than a normal tbh

[stray basalt]

I think docked tails look weird on pointers

[hushed topaz]

The .300blk sounds really good holy

[frigid mountain]

new scope models?

[hushed topaz]

I love that sound

[amber kiln]

I prefer non docked tails so I’m happy, docking dog tails are stupid imo

[hushed topaz]

Normal tails are so much better looking

[limber cliff]

Only reason there should be docked tails is if there is an injury so severe it needs it, imo.

[limpid dock]

Yeah

It's like plastic surgery to an animal that cant consent to it

[frigid mountain]

.450 irons are UGLY

[hushed topaz]

Sheesh the .450 sounds nice but the irons are horrendous

[hot rose]

It does have a similar color palette, but it doesn't really look like one, or much like a hybrid for that matter.

[dusk creek]

America moment

[frigid mountain]

MORE BAD IRONS 😭

[hushed topaz]

WHAT ARE THE IRONS

[limber cliff]

hm.. On one hand, agreed - old map prices would be fine imo.
The price increase for big maps (11€) is fine because cost of living is increased so much since games inception - so a smaller map consequentally would cost less - but old map value (8€) seems fair I think.

[stray basalt]

.450 sounds like it slapssss

[hushed topaz]

The .375 sounds SO GOOD

[stray basalt]

Express sights

[torn comet]

i like the iron sights 🤷‍♂️

[stray basalt]

They look great

[hot rose]

Yeah, they're meant to be fantastical, which is why they could make these designs so much more exciting.

[hushed topaz]

They're growing on me the more I look at em

[amber kiln]

Well yeah that’s an exception, I meant just docking them to dock them like is so common

[lucid parcel]

im hoping for 6 but 8 is more realistic

[hot rose]

They did a great job at making the new weapons sound powerful.

[stray basalt]

Not enough bass on the .375 tbh

But it’s fine

[torn comet]

love the sight on this new shotgun

[limber cliff]

Yeah. Six would be sweet (and probably WILL be about 6 on launch if the price is 8 regularly, because launch discount yk??)

But Man.. I hope he tells us how much it will be at least by end of stream haha

[hushed topaz]

New shotgun looks smooth

[hot rose]

I'd agree.

[amber kiln]

I can’t watch rn, but does it sound like the 375 from woth? Or is it better/worse

[dusk creek]

Do they show great ones on streams like today or would that be thursday

[stray basalt]

I never bought woth’s pack with the .375 in it

[amber kiln]

Rip

[hushed topaz]

They aren't gonna show the new G1s

[limber cliff]

No GO this time, only the concept art

[dusk creek]

😭

[stray basalt]

But the .450 certainly sounds heavier

[torn comet]

the content creators will show what the G1 looks like on the 29th, as they are allowed to post content then

[scarlet bluff]

i think some of the working dogs should have their tails docked if they're gonna be worked

[limber cliff]

Hm.

[hushed topaz]

Doesn't really make a difference. Plenty of working dogs out there with normal tails that work just fine

[scarlet bluff]

yes the dog can work fine with the tail

[hushed topaz]

The mini gamemodes for the range look like so much fun

[hot rose]

Did they touch on whether or not the new map would have the same 8-player count as regular servers?

[limber cliff]

I can understand it as a aesthetic preference - but I personally am just not one who is into removing body parts of my animals.
I feel the same for declawing cats - though I guess that would be worse

[lucid parcel]

The map looks really open which is great

[hushed topaz]

That's actually a really solid question but they haven't mentioned it

[scarlet bluff]

i don't think it should be done for aesthetic reasons but i think certain dogs can definitely benefit from it more than others

i guess shorthairs don't really need their tails docked as english pointers exist

[lucid parcel]

pls brownbear multimounts

[hushed topaz]

Really happy about more multimounts. Probably more bird multimounts if I had to guess

[lucid parcel]

Yes prob for ducks ig

[limber cliff]

I hope

We need so many more mount styles

[hot rose]

Isn't that the last bear species without multimounts?

[lucid parcel]

I think so

[long spade]

I don't think I'm gonna get the new map, shotgun or not

[pliant iris]

Who asked tho

Buddy thinks the whole word gonna collapse

[limber cliff]

Uncalled for

[stray basalt]

You look like Daniel Larsson

[hushed topaz]

As a bird hunter I'm definitely getting the map. New shotgun will be really nice to have as well

[stray basalt]

Not bad, certainly not the best

[hushed topaz]

Needs a lil more thump

[pliant iris]

Unsure how you would know that but appreciate the kind words

[warm nexus]

I already knew I wasn't going to get it (I can't stand the bird-hunting mechanics), but some people will love it.

[stray basalt]

I agree.
You can FEEL the thump the Eckers holds! I wish the .375 had the same

[rough tree]

the new duck call be like https://youtu.be/-khHhU00d1Q?si=c98mAS_60SDklJmB

[long spade]

He's blocked just ignore him

[hushed topaz]

It's a catered experience, so not everyone will like it. But that's part of the point

[warm nexus]

I hate how you can't see the things ever unless they are right on top of you. Might be my system, but I can see ducks like a quarter mile away or more IRL, and I can't see them in-game unless they are literally 50 feet away.

[hushed topaz]

The .308 bolt has a nice thump to it as well

[limber cliff]

bruh.

[stray basalt]

The Olsson has been my main for a long time now

[long spade]

I do agree with jaxy, the .375's sights aren't great

[pliant iris]

Don't like anything in this update why don't they just add everything I WANT

[rough tree]

I really like how the park looks, I was unsure at first but I might get it for a dedicated duck hunting map

[stray basalt]

I think they could’ve been a tad more open, but I’d have to see for myself ingame.

[hushed topaz]

The marsh looks like it'll be incredible for ducks and geese

[hot rose]

Yeah, the ironsights this round aren't too great.

[rough tree]

I do wish the .375 had more of a punch to it with the sounds, but I don't hate it. those irons though :(

the .300 BLK sounds really cool though I won't lie

[hushed topaz]

The .375 sounds really nice, but a bit more thump would really help

[stray basalt]

100%

[hushed topaz]

Sounded so good it caught me off guard honestly

[stray basalt]

The .450 has more punch to it lol

[rough tree]

for real lol, it sounds so crisp

[long spade]

I fel like the .375's sights are like the .300's they kinda blend

[hushed topaz]

Can't wait to see Flinter immediately test the .375 on a moose lol

[rough tree]

I'm excited to go out and use it on moose and water buffaloes

[stray basalt]

I’m running straight to medved or Yukon

[hushed topaz]

Moose are like the "big game weapon tester 3000"

[stray basalt]

Bears are getting destroyed

[hushed topaz]

I'm gonna take it for cape buffalo and lions

Probably test it on a tiger if I can hear the tiger in time

[long spade]

Yeah, moose are tougher than bison so it makes sense

[stray basalt]

Did he ever get around to ammo stats? The stream is barely loading

[long spade]

Nope

[hushed topaz]

He didn't go to specific ammo stats

[stray basalt]

Damn

[rough tree]

Me getting ready for another 2 hour cape buffalo hunt bc I insist on treating it like real life where you need to get really close

[hushed topaz]

FELT

[rough tree]

I haven't recovered from that hunt yesterday yet lol

[scarlet bluff]

so what are we thinking the best map will be for grinding red fox on now?

[stray basalt]

It makes the experience so much better

[stray basalt]

9.3

[hushed topaz]

I remember my first diamond cape buffalo I chased him for like an hour and a half

[long spade]

EC probably, it's way more open

[scarlet bluff]

i feel like the new map might have too much water to cover for a good fox grind

i know it's 1/3rd of the size of a normal map

[rough tree]

t w o h o u r s for this goober, and he was only at slightly above minimum diamond :(

[amber kiln]

I’ll probably grind the new map just for the fact of crocs on ec

[scarlet bluff]

just has so much water on it because the wetlands

[stray basalt]

I still need one of those

[hushed topaz]

At least he came with a funny story? Lol

[rough tree]

I actually wanted to get even closer (within roughly 40 meters like people do irl iirc) but that wasn't gonna happen with the terrain and where he was lol

[stray basalt]

That’s why you make the crocs go extinct first

[amber kiln]

That’s why they come back 😞

[hushed topaz]

Send them back with the dinosaurs

[amber kiln]

They’re immune to extinction

[hushed topaz]

Closest I got to a cape was 30 meters because his back was turned lol. Made him turn around and sent a .470 round into his chest

[long spade]

I do like the .450, not great sights but it's looks awesome. I think it was based on a Ruger Hawkeye African

[rough tree]

the closest I've ever had was under 10 meters bc one charged me lol

rare case of a surprise buffalo charge that actually scared me

[hushed topaz]

I've shot one from 4 meters because it charged and scared the crap outta me

[scarlet bluff]

i feel like the irons were different when we first seen it but they probably weren't finished modeling it i guess

i remember them looking a lot cleaner and more open

[long spade]

Think they were more like the Olsson and Malmer, those sights are great

[hushed topaz]

(Terrible hearing moment)

[long spade]

I have one bull from 2 meters, it walked up to me while I was bow hunting kudu and just stared at me

[hushed topaz]

I've had lions do that but they murder me shortly after

[hot rose]

Bow hunting buffalo at night is great fun; I once shot one from some 5 yards on Vurhonga.

[long spade]

I was so mad tho, he body blocked a diamond kudu

[hushed topaz]

Buddy said no

😭

[rich ivy]

see nothing

[hushed topaz]

Can't imagine what the .375 is gonna do to a black bear lol

Weakest class 7 animal imo

[long spade]

As long as it breaks moose armor it's my favorite

[hushed topaz]

Agreed

[hot rose]

Personally, the .300 still hasn't been surpassed at that.

[kind lava]

Salzwiesen Park

• Red Fox ( class 2 ) --> Great One
• Raccoon Dog ( class 2 )
• Common Raccon ( class 2 )
• European Rabbit ( class 1 )
• Black Grouse ( class 1 )
• Ring-Necked Pheasant ( class 1 ) --> Great One
• Eurasian Wigeon ( class 1 )
• Goldeneye ( class 1 )
• Mallard ( class 1 )
• Tufted Duck ( class 1 )
• Eurasian Teal ( class 1 )
• Gadwall ( class 1 ) --> New
• Ferruginous Duck ( class 1 ) --> New
• Greylag Goose ( class 1 )
• Tundra Bean Goose ( class 1 )

15 Species

[long spade]

Yeah, it's good but I'll be happy to have something to switch too

[fierce bay]

where did the 5. mammal have gone

[hushed topaz]

.338 does good on moose too but it isn't significant enough for me to use the .338 over the .300

[hot rose]

Good point, the .375 looks fun, and there's no fun in using the same weapon 24/7. (hey that rhymes)

[dense grail]

did they talk about the new great ones at all?

[scarlet bluff]

they're leaving it up to us to find the fox variations

[dense grail]

ok cool, thanks