🦡︴cotw-scotland

[meager oxide]

I don't think it's going to be south Sweden (south of Jönköping).

Central (South boundary: Jönköping, North boundary: Östersund) is in my opinion most likely.

[tropic spruce]

Can I ask something? I see some people saying that maybe a new great one will arrive with the new map, is there a specific reason for that?

[potent bane]

It looks like South though, more than central and especially not north.

[meager oxide]

Capitalization.

[meager oxide]

I will admit that my own personal preferences likely have affected my judgment in the question.

But I still feel like a northern map is not entirely ruled out.

[potent bane]

Yeah I don't want either a Swedish or a NA map but it doesn't seem like it's gonna be something else. Hoping for Sweden cause I'm tired of NA.

[meager oxide]

Yeah, Sweden would be preferable to NA in my view. We already have enough reserves in that region.

[potent bane]

Indeed

[wind ridge]

There is also the possibility that it will be a seasonal update and we will have some maps with changed climates and waterfowl on them

[sinful vale]

Sweden > another NA map

[real forum]

Canada bro

[midnight moon]

Merica>

[real forum]

Look at the tree my guy

It’s 100% Canada

[midnight moon]

Only sith deal in absolutes

Cause Star Wars day

[meager oxide]

This is an underrated meme

[midnight moon]

I’m glad you got it

[meager oxide]

Revenge of the Fifth, am I right?

[midnight moon]

Lol yeah

[potent bane]

Which one

[real forum]

In the leaks

[potent bane]

Which tree

[midnight moon]

What leaks

Ima assuming your talking about these pics

[potent bane]

You said tree as in singular

What tree are we talking about?

[midnight moon]

I don’t know

[potent bane]

Because the forests looks like the ones in Canada, but they're also identical to Sweden.

[sinful vale]

FYI China also has mixed Aspen forests

[potent bane]

Do they have mallards?

[sinful vale]

Yep

They do

[potent bane]

🤔

I mean

Hopefully

[sinful vale]

Bad pic but China has mixed aspen forests

[potent bane]

It's China then

[sinful vale]

And mallards

[potent bane]

I don't think it is but we can hope

[sinful vale]

Literally what ive been saying mixed aspen forests and mallard are USELESS to pinpoint

Basically half of europe has mixed aspen with mallards Asia has that, and so does NA

And all regions have mountains

[potent bane]

Yeah

There's many possibilities

Idk how people can already be set on Canada

[sinful vale]

So all we can do is wait for a 2nd fucking animal to be revealed

[uneven bloom]

yeah this one's vague enough to be frustrating imo

[wind ridge]

the clues are vague so we take into consideration other circumstantial factors

[sinful vale]

"But it have boat and NA trees, look water omg mallard wow has to be Canada cuz NA is the only place in the world" is literally what this looks like setting on Canada and Canada only

[midnight moon]

I just don’t even know what the clues are- is it the 4 pics? And that’s it? It’s just weird that they were attached to the community update pings with nothing said about them

[potent bane]

🤡

Mmm yes Canada trees

My favourite

[sinful vale]

Like I feel people dont know how many places in the world look the same

[midnight moon]

Yeah but why do China when you can do Canada- you make more money that way

[potent bane]

Because NA has way too many maps

We need new animals

[midnight moon]

If they were just trying to have diverse locations the game would be ALOT different

[sinful vale]

Maybe bc NA already has like 60% of the maps

[midnight moon]

And all the maps are ass, make more I say

[potent bane]

Not more NA

[midnight moon]

No one asked for rancho or MAP

[midnight moon]

More NA

[midnight moon]

I don’t think it has to do with this at all. At least for me it was the automatic connection to the waterfowl rework and where that kind of hunting is popular. The duck pic kind of confirmed that.

And SRP is mid

[potent bane]

First, something new, then more NA

[midnight moon]

Make a good NA, then move on

[potent bane]

3 out of the last 4 maps have been NA

[uneven bloom]

The four pics in the pins are the clues, yes.

[midnight moon]

Beyond that. I’m sold on Sweden only because of the 5 year anniversary. It’s the only thing that ties it (and more) all together.

[sinful vale]

The NA maps are good except for rancho, no need for more

[potent bane]

Yeah that makes sense

[potent bane]

I like whitetail hunting on rancho

[sinful vale]

Fair but besides that its not that good

[potent bane]

Yeah true

[sinful vale]

Its like NA hirsch but worse

[wind ridge]

was taken into account:
-Importance of the place for hunting (Why this place and not another?)
-That can contain wetlands (to contain the waterfowl rework)
-It's the anniversary of the game, maybe the map is in the country of the studio.
-The similarity of the landscapes with those shown in the images.
-The location within the game of the objects contained within the images.

[potent bane]

We need some Asia, some Africa and maybe some Australia as well before ggoingg back to NA

Oop

[wind ridge]

We "want", no "Need"

[meager oxide]

So glad I am not the only one annoyed by the constant incessant use of the word "need" in these discussions.

[potent bane]

No, need. There's so many new species to add. If they'd add another NA map 50% would be reused animals and then some reskins.

[sinful vale]

The only need is to wait for a 2nd animal

To be revealed

Otherwise its all loose ends

[wind ridge]

nature loves reskins, that's why there are different species xD

[midnight moon]

Wormchild there is a sting of posts I made a while back about why I don’t think we are getting one of these highly anticipated maps. And hopefully help people think differently and make it more accepted they haven’t come yet. I’ll see if I can find it for you.

[potent bane]

Is it about the "Don't have time for a completely new map because waterfowl rework"

[midnight moon]

No we do NEED unless u want the game to die

[potent bane]

Yuh

[midnight moon]

It starts here.

[midnight moon]

Except they’re not

[potent bane]

There's hunters all over the world, not just NA

[midnight moon]

Aint no way u think SRP is bad

[vapid garden]

The devs aren't going to stop working on the game after this dlc lmfao

an NA map isn't the end of the world

[midnight moon]

But the money is in NA, and a majority population

[midnight moon]

The map is over crowded, unrealistic, and it’s just not fun to hunt

[potent bane]

Yeah I know all that already

[meager oxide]

Tbh this shouldn't dictate content creation.

[midnight moon]

Stop the cap 💀

[midnight moon]

But it does, because, ya know, the game needs money

Ur the only one with that opinion

[vapid garden]

It's basically a fact that all of the highly anticipated maps are coming at some point

[sinful vale]

The NA maps are good like what

[midnight moon]

Then I’ll die defending it

[sinful vale]

If you find the NA maps boring

Go bowhunting

Bowhunting makes all maps more fun

[midnight moon]

Bow hunting in cotw is also trash

[mighty dove]

I can’t believe my godson SRP is getting this kind of treatment

[potent bane]

Well then the rest of the world will get tired and stop playing and they'll lose the money from all the non Americans.

[midnight moon]

Yukon and srp are 2 of the best maps in game under parque and vurhonga

[vapid garden]

then perish

[meager oxide]

Yeah, of course, but that doesn't make it any more proper.

[midnight moon]

I 100% agree with this

[midnight moon]

Cotw can live just fine on America alone

[midnight moon]

Fr

[midnight moon]

Well money is money, wether it’s “proper” or not

I essentially live in SRP, so I’m highly critical to say the least

[potent bane]

That's not what a game company should work for, it should be about reaching the biggest base possible

[midnight moon]

Which is America

Biggest singular base

[potent bane]

Which is the entire world

[meager oxide]

Know what, I'mma duck outta here before we reach the ad hominem-stages of this discussion

Peace

[vapid garden]

ok bye

[potent bane]

Yeah I'm getting a headache from this

[sinful vale]

I love all the maps except for te awaroa and Savannah but my pc cant run Savannah 💀 so thats why ngl

[potent bane]

Valid

[midnight moon]

Te awaroa is the WORST map

And I will die there

[potent bane]

Just don't buy it then

[midnight moon]

I regret it every waking moment

[sinful vale]

Favourite map all time id say is probably Yukon or MAP

Although I enjoy Hirsch a lot too especially for bowhunting

[potent bane]

Yeah I love Yukon, but also Hirsch since it's similar to where I live

[vapid garden]

te awaroa worst map cuz no tahr 😭

[potent bane]

Pffft

[midnight moon]

Yukon is okay, you just don’t get an Alaskan experience (which is the essence and problems of cotw trying recreate Alaska) with an arcade like cotw

[wind ridge]

#🦌︴general #731056417808711695

[potent bane]

And it's impossible to hunt in the woods with all the vegetation

[midnight moon]

We’re talking about clues

[potent bane]

The possibility of it being something else than a NA map

[midnight moon]

Exists

[vapid garden]

chad bow map

[potent bane]

Tru

I just run and gun mostly though

[midnight moon]

I can tell

[potent bane]

Mainly on hirsch

[sinful vale]

Run and gun on hirsch

Excuse me

[potent bane]

The fields

[sinful vale]

Perish

[potent bane]

Pffft

[mighty dove]

😭

[potent bane]

Also vurhonga

[mighty dove]

This chat is wild tonight

[potent bane]

Yuh

[midnight moon]

I have that affect

[potent bane]

Hoping the December reserve will be Africa

[sinful vale]

Got heated by me complaining about NA centered thinking 💀

[midnight moon]

I’ve been hoping that since SRP

[potent bane]

Yeah me too but we keep getting NA

[midnight moon]

Just make a good NA map and I’ll be happy

[vapid garden]

Hoping for India personally

[midnight moon]

I should say make another one

Because Layton is good

[wind ridge]

Many complaints, but here we do not design or choose the maps, we only interpret clues, the result of this will not influence in any way the content already ready to be delivered 🙄

[potent bane]

India would be super cool as well, we have no Asian maps

[vapid garden]

Just have better opinions

ez

[potent bane]

We're aware

[mighty dove]

Considering how many complaints there are (and non-complaints) about wanting a map outside of NA, I hope they go that route

[wind ridge]

Hunt is ilegal in China and India

[midnight moon]

But so many people want a Canadian map

Just cause you don’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there

[potent bane]

There have been since rancho and missisippsisisip

[mighty dove]

I never said there wasn’t

[midnight moon]

Rancho still pisses me off

I don’t know why they wasted energy on that map

Especially if they already had MAP in my mind

[potent bane]

I'm gonna head to bed, have fun discussing the clues

Goodnight

[midnight moon]

Night

[wind ridge]

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most important hunting places in NA

[midnight moon]

It’s not

[vapid garden]

Then another NA map with indian animals 😎

[midnight moon]

It really isn’t

Sonoran is mid

[wind ridge]

There is a saying that when the hunting season ends in the USA, everyone goes to Mexico.

[midnight moon]

That’s not a thing 💀

Maybe for the millionaires that can buy tags down there, and that’s IF the cartel doesn’t mess you up down there

[mighty dove]

I think either way no matter what map comes out, people are going to be displeased. It’s the matter of what will get a majority of the community to give positive feedback instead of negative

[midnight moon]

It probably won’t even be a majority

Just the biggest piece of the pie

[vapid garden]

Tbh they're not going to stop supporting the game anytime soon

People will get what they want eventually

If not then I guess go play hunting simulator 🤪

or the asset flip hunting game that people are excited for, for some reason

[acoustic elbow]

which game?

Way Of The Hunter?

[vapid garden]

ultimate hunting

[feral summit]

something they should add to hunt more easily would be the call for cotui quail and ring-necked pheasants that if there are such calls

[verbal lichen]

so, anything new today?

[acoustic elbow]

pheasant callers exist

only to locate them

[wind ridge]

just this, although it is only a similarity, it is not the same place as in the photo but the design and color of the tower is the same XD
#🦡︴cotw-scotland message

[verbal lichen]

so it might be NA

[stiff leaf]

More speculation today?

[open crag]

They don’t, while they do actually exist they are pretty much a gimmick. Pheasants don’t reply to calls IRL.

Has there been any hints suggesting that we will be getting waterfowl in Mississippi Acres with the rework? Kinda weird to have a bayou reserve with zero waterfowl.

[uneven bloom]

There's been a lot of explaining on why it's incredibly difficult for them to add animals to older maps.

[open crag]

True, a shame we couldn’t get the rework a little earlier then.

[harsh bridge]

Instead of callers just put flusher dogs in the game that quarter in front of you and flushes small game. They naturally retrieve too. So we'll have a dog that does something useful

[open crag]

^this

[harsh bridge]

I use my spaniel for duck hunting irl as well. So we get a duck dog and an upland dog just like people want

[shut glacier]

Yep exactly. I'm not a fan cause on Any reserve that a person hunts because they love a certain species,that given species will shrink in population in order to add something new.

I also have to say I'm not sure about this new concept of geese having need zones. That means theyre only in specific spots at specific times making it less realistic. Brings the hunt to having to "grind" a species. I like how they are now. General areas where they may be. 1 day maybe only 2-3 flocks come in. The next day same spot and time you may have 10-12 gaggles arrive. More realistic. IMO anyways

But thats always the debate. Do we want a realistic hunt with no need zones or an arcade style where you just grind a species to death.

[uneven bloom]

If you want the former, try Classic.

[lunar crag]

We want realism

irl people hunt feeding areas more than drinking areas

that's what I believe

[vapid garden]

The whole drink zone meta is the worst part about cotw for me

[vapid garden]

A good balance of both is always nice, which is what I hope they did with the waterfowl rework

[midnight moon]

The challenge with making it more similar to real hunting is the species being persistent. I mean you can hunt cotw extremely realistically. I’ve done it. No drink zones. Scout travel lanes and times. Setup and wait. It’s really fun. You just are less likely to get really big trophies quickly.

[vapid garden]

Problem with that is most feed zones last like an hour

except on SRP

[lunar crag]

Why do whitetailed deer need 4 hours to hydrate

drink zones should at MAX be 15 minutes

[midnight moon]

My typical way of playing cotw…and I mainly grind WT when I play…is to arcade a grind with a rifle just to get respawns. Then when I scout a big one i only hunt archery and go through a typical hunting cycle with it. I find it fun.

[vapid garden]

SRP is the best map in terms of animal distribution and it's really weird they haven't done that at all for any of the other maps, even the new ones

[lunar crag]

Ill eat a 10 pound largemouth bass

if I ever catch one

[midnight moon]

True but that’s where scouting and setting up comes in. Just like a real hunt. Figure out when they will be there and scout lanes and all the fun stuff.

[vapid garden]

In a real hunt animals don't sit around a lake for two hours and stand there while you take pot shots at them lol

[midnight moon]

I haven’t played classic but everyone tells me it’s much more simulation. My worry about classic is it’s not persistent at all so once you start a scout and hunt you have to finish it or start all over

[lunar crag]

And they dont take up 4 hours to drink water

[midnight moon]

Well obviously they don’t.

[lunar crag]

but in cotw they do

[vapid garden]

I think drink zone farming should still be an option but it would be nice if most maps were set up like srp

[midnight moon]

But that’s where I grind. I don’t want to kill 1 or 2 a day just to pure sim hunt. You’d get a diamond once a year. Lol

[vapid garden]

long feeding times and short drinking times with a few different resting times

[midnight moon]

To turn cotw into sim you’d have to get rid of full persistence.

[vapid garden]

Which is why I'm concerned with geese having needzones now

[lunar crag]

Well, I'd like to be proud of myself every single animal I kill

[lunar crag]

Oh fuck no

please

No

No

NO

They need to make them more realistic, like not flying slowly and not taking such sharp turns

[vapid garden]

you can still grind drink zones on srp

but animals also aren't glued to lakes on srp

[mighty dove]

I am quite sad that they are going that route for Geese

[vapid garden]

Well it kinda depends on how it works

like geese still land to feed in classic

[mighty dove]

I enjoy sitting in my tripod and leisurely grinding them. This change is not my favorite

[lunar crag]

Cotw devs adding needzones to every single little detail in the game

[vapid garden]

but if they set up geese like any other animal then it's a problem

[lunar crag]

yeah

they should remove needzones from ducks

[vapid garden]

That'd be nice but they won't

I mean people complained that you have to shoot pheasants in the air and you can't shoot them on the ground so the community would riot

[lunar crag]

Make the community riot more = enjoyment for us realism enjoyers

[tawdry wing]

I'm all good with criticising the developers for questionable decisions but mockery in general should be kept to a minimum.

[lunar crag]

I understand

I'm just joking around a bit here in there

I'm not hating the devs

but this whole needzone thing is annoying

[midnight moon]

To play devils advocate, and I don’t waterfowl hunt so sorry if I’m way off. But don’t ducks and geese hunts work on a time of day and drive system? Like…don’t people drive geese off lakes and have to hunt super early to get them in migration?

I’m talking irl btw.

[tawdry wing]

Alright np, I'm just throwing it out because your tone doesn't appear to transmit well over the internet.

[midnight moon]

What if the need zone isn’t drink eat rest but more like burrow for rabbits?

[uneven bloom]

I think the saying "don't like, don't play" applies here...

It's not going to be a game for everyone in the end.

[harsh mist]

100% agreed...classic is out there to be played If someone like it better

Best thing about COTW is that animals are persistent

In my view ofc

[tawdry wing]

This would be a sensible saying if there were alternatives. Which they are coming, but not currently.

Thus people will complain: They have nowhere else to go.

[vapid garden]

No but more than one option should be available on more than one map lmao

SRP is the only map you can reliably hunt feed zones on

[uneven bloom]

Acres seems pretty solid with feed zones.

[vapid garden]

And it's inconsistent with the rest of the maps

[uneven bloom]

and Hirsch is as well, if you know where to look.

[midnight moon]

I thought Mexico was good with feed zones too?

It was when it launched at least. Maybe not for WT but for the other species.

I hate typing on my phone.

[vapid garden]

3 of the species on that map don't even have drink zones

So ye

But yeah for some reason they decided to change the needzones for SRP and then decided to not do the same thing for any other map 🤨

[midnight moon]

Yea I hear your frustration. I feel it too sometimes. I like sim hunting. It’s way more satisfying for me at least. The game may not explicitly offer it but I put rules on myself for a more realistic experience and I really enjoy it.

[vapid garden]

It's not really about sim hunting if I wanted that I would play classic

[midnight moon]

I’m not really one to like sitting lake side and shooting 2-3 animals at once. I do it for respawns but I never really get the satisfaction from it. But cotw can be a semi realistic experience if you make it one.

[vapid garden]

but with most of the maps a lot of the time entire areas on the map are completely empty because animals are glued to water and have to drink for 4 hours

[midnight moon]

I LOVE shooting travel lanes. It gets my heart pumping when I scout a big trophy and hope it travels down my selected lane.

It’s so fun hunting between zones. For me anyways.

[vapid garden]

Especially on the older maps where all of the animals have equal rest, feed, and drink times

[stiff leaf]

I want cotw as it is right now + no need zone gamemode where all animals just roam and occasionally stop to drink, feed and rest

[vapid garden]

I just hope they bring the rest of the maps and any upcoming maps in line with SRP

[midnight moon]

Anyway…clues channel. We should probably move to one of the others.

We’ve already buried clues conversations.

[vapid garden]

There's not exactly anything to miss on that front but yes

[marble herald]

I was thinking about them adding boats to Mississippi and them not having icons. Thst seemed so strange to me, it wouldn't take much time at all for them to just add an icon to the map.

What if they didn't do that because they built a set of two icons, one for taxi cab boats to go from a to b and another for drivable boats.

Maybe they didn't release the icons because they were worried we'd figure it out 🤔

[bold meteor]

Do y'all think there is going to be a new clue in the cu screenshot this Friday?

[midnight moon]

Maybe

Is tomorrow the classic stream?

[bold meteor]

Yeah

[midnight moon]

I just talk so much about cotw cause there isn’t a hyper realistic hunting game out there- classic into goes so far, and there are nuances to the issue like cotw looking good

Okay, I heard jaxy mention a Thursday stream but I wasn't sure if it was for cotw or classic

[peak cedar]

Thursday is always classic

[midnight moon]

Okay

[midnight moon]

Cabela's dangerous hunts

Can't get more realistic then that

I’ve had my fair share of crappy Cabelas hunting games

And also a few really good ones I forgot the name of - like on a disk for the computer and were still open world and stuff

Lol

I was obsessed with Cabelas Dangerous hunts 2013 when I was younger

[bold meteor]

My favorite cabela's game was cabela's outdoor adventures (2009)

[verbal lichen]

YES

finally someone who knows that game even existed

[bold meteor]

I still have outdoor adventures but i don't have a xbox 360 that works 😦

[verbal lichen]

I still play it from time to time on my ps3

[bold meteor]

The one cabela's game i didn't have but i wish i got was cabela's african safaris

[wind ridge]

::Update::
Reasons why the clues refer to Canada:

1. Canada is one of the most important waterfowl migration destinations on the continent, since the Waterfowl Rework is confirmed to be a more than convenient destination if we take into account the migratory flyways.

2. Submerged vegetation on one side of the dock also indicates that the map will feature wetlands, common ground in many Canadian hunting areas, the wooden platform that is at the beginning of the dock they confirm it, we see the same in the wet areas of the Layton River and in the Center of Yukon, also in Mississippi.

3. The trees in all the images are the same as those of Yukon and Layton whit yellow color, different from reddish colors and mixed forest of Hirsch, also the observation tower is the same as SRP.
   All NA map items…

4. The next GO could be Moose and Canada has excellent records of this specie.
   https://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/big-game/moose/2012/02/top-40-biggest-moose-ever-taken/

If they had wanted to simulate a Eurasian landscape, they would have used Hirsch and Taiga materials, instead of the NA ones seen in the images..

[mighty dove]

Did you put this much thought into your science fair projects?

[quaint lintel]

He might end up being right lol

[mighty dove]

I never said he was wrong

I’m just impressed

[midnight moon]

lmao

[bold meteor]

You put a lot of thought into this, i like your determination of trying to figure this out

[lucid orchid]

Well then that was a lot that he typed up there. Sheesh lol

[low citrus]

If Rexio is wrong I’m buying a lottery ticket

Dude is determined to prove its Canada

[wind ridge]

I'm trying to put the pieces together xD

[low citrus]

Whether it’s Sweden or Canada, I’ll be happy either way

[lucid orchid]

Nah you’ve got a really good point there. You’re right on top of it at this point Rexio

[midnight moon]

So which do you think it is

[wind ridge]

me too, The new waterfowl system will be a big step in expanding the game's hunting modes

[midnight moon]

They've been hyping this up for 6 months so It better be good

[low citrus]

It’s definitely one of, if not the biggest update COTW has ever had

[lucid orchid]

Considering that there wasn’t much mentioned yesterday in the stream, besides Jaxy saying that no one hasn’t gotten the first clue right yet. There will for sure be another clue hopefully dropped in the CU post that points us in the right direction. There’s guaranteed that this will be a Great addition to the game for sure. Not to mention the fact that they’ve been rambling about the waterfowl rework for months

[low citrus]

A new map, waterfowl rework and hints are also pointing to a new great one

[lucid orchid]

This will definitely be a game changer if that’s where all of this will lead up to

[low citrus]

Imagine they drop a second great one without any announcements whatsoever and extremely vaguely suggest there’s a second one

The community would collectively shit themselves

[limber cliff]

Honestly this is my dream. Multi GO release

Imagine the chaos

evil cackle

[low citrus]

Plus a pop reset for every single map

Sheer chaos

I really wouldn’t mind that

In fact I’m hoping for it

[midnight moon]

Ngl Im most excited for new multi mounts

[low citrus]

YES

IMO we need a male + female multi mount for every species in the game, so that you can display your female rares without taking the space a male rare/Diamond could be in

Plus we need a wildebeest multi mount with like 4-5 individuals

[lucid orchid]

Hmmmm… 🤔 I’m not sure if they would drop two GOs in this massive update and addition, but who knows the option is out there. Think about it. If they did GOs, then it would possibly be like this. If Canada: GO Moose and Elk or maybe Mallard lol. If Sweden, then GO Moose and Mallard

• Two GOs

[low citrus]

One can dream

[midnight moon]

A feral goat multimount would be cool

Trophy lodge rework> new map

[low citrus]

Mhm

[lucid orchid]

True

[midnight moon]

Ooh what about a multi mount with a whitetail buck and a quail perched on the antlers

Imagine capes, euro mounts, better shoulder mounts, way way way more multi mounts

Capes would be amazing for rares

If they did that I would actually play so much

[midnight moon]

That would be sick

[low citrus]

I want the option to build my own multi mounts. For example, one of a predator sneaking up on a mid-sized herbivore; one might put in a lion and a gemsbok to put in their Africa room/lodge, one might put in a moose and a grizzly bear for a more North American centered lodge, or one that makes a bobcat stalk up on a Cape buffalo because they want to make it ridiculous

I would pay for something like that

[lucid orchid]

I wanted to add on about the multi mount comment with the wildebeests you mentioned Oligator. What if you had a Lion or lionesses chasing about 4-5 wildebeests in a multi mount? That would take up at least half of a room, but it would cost a little more

[low citrus]

A lion chasing 2-3 wildebeest could easily fit on an XXL platform

[midnight moon]

Just more mutlimounts

I put dozens and dozens if not hundreds to get my ibex diamond grand slam

[lucid orchid]

I’m still working on getting a diamond ibex grand slam

[midnight moon]

Mine was hard

SESI and becites I was unlucky with

Ronda I had at my first lake

[lucid orchid]

But yeah it would be cool to add more multi mount to the game.

[minor stirrup]

Some of the best new clue discussions I've seen yet....

[lucid orchid]

Beceites have been easy for me. However the Gredos and Ronda are giving me a run for my money

[lucid orchid]

Everyone that has been chatting on here has been getting off topic every now and then. This is what happens when we don’t get new clues 😂

[minor stirrup]

Oh my bad...didn't know I was in #🦝︴off-topic

[mighty dove]

Okay then, contribute to the clues channel

[minor stirrup]

Just did

[shut glacier]

Yep. Exactly. Next phase to follow is were all sitting here waiting then the community starts cannibalizing eachother arguing as to what the new content should be. Happens everytime. Lol

[mighty dove]

I see nothing of importance

[minor stirrup]

That's because of the rambling

[mighty dove]

No one’s rambling now so you have the mic

What would you like to say?

[minor stirrup]

Seems you have it

[mighty dove]

Waiting for you

[minor stirrup]

Thanks

[mighty dove]

Nothing else? Okay 👍🏼

Anyways

[minor stirrup]

Anywho...yes. new map, migratory rework, and possible GO added. That's what the clues feel like

[mighty dove]

That’s what been said multiple times

[minor stirrup]

Exactly

[mighty dove]

Thank you for your contribution

[minor stirrup]

Well I try....

How about this...they delete lodges, maps, and great ones so people can wish in another hand

[jovial whale]

sounds like rambling

[minor stirrup]

Technically that is too ^

[mighty dove]

Delete the game entirely

We still wouldn’t figure out clue #1

[midnight moon]

They already deleted my lodge once

Rip all my stuff

Stupid freaking whitetail great ones

[minor stirrup]

2 more and you have the trifecta

[quaint lintel]

I think the point of that clue (being the first) was just for us to realize it's not Hirshchfelden or Layton but the new map, as simple as that, they just teased the upcoming that way

[midnight moon]

My SRP map got wiped

[mighty dove]

WT are either your favorite or the bane of your existence. There is no in between

[midnight moon]

Along with Yukon and a few others

And I deleted COTW

Boom

Trifecta

[mighty dove]

It still haunts me at night

[midnight moon]

Yes

[minor stirrup]

I fell in the trap.....I think it's Africa 2.o

[mighty dove]

My sleep paralysis demon is that screenshot

[midnight moon]

No

[midnight moon]

Cope

[quaint lintel]

XD

[minor stirrup]

This has to be a map with multiple migratory species with the rework

[quaint lintel]

Wait, did we figure out the exact meaning of the other 3?! since we're focused on 1st rn

[mighty dove]

I’ve got it

1. Death 2) Pestilence 3) Destruction 4) Famine

😌

[midnight moon]

What yall expecting a GO mallard to be 😭💀 that makes no sense

[tawdry wing]

GO jackrabbits with roe racks of course

[quaint lintel]

I'd assume he'll have some gorgeous feathers (maybe few golden) and be larger in size then regular mallard

[glacial flame]

What about both? 👀

[glacial flame]

Irl tagged or banded birds are highly prized among waterfowl hunters- from everything I’ve heard and seen. So a banded bird would make more than enough sense

Maybe with some extra touches like faded feathers etc

[velvet dove]

Im personally leaning towards GO elk - just a feeling

[vast kayak]

I cant find the other 3 images. I did try google but only get results for the first image.
Is there a link or TLDR to the other images?

[uneven bloom]

They're in the pins.

[vast kayak]

The duck/tower one looks like layton maybe?

[low citrus]

Noticed something

Looks like a vehicle

[vast kayak]

how???

[dusk ledge]

xD

[low citrus]

I dont know I was looking through the screenshots

Could be just one of those white flecks and a distortion in the image

Idk but it’s fun to speculate

[vast kayak]

Ahh oki

[oblique kelp]

anyone else get a update today? might of been a ingame clue

[split agate]

I doubt that. As you know, there are 2 species of elk in the game, and neither is on more than one map. A GO would have to be either Rocky Mountain or Roosevelt. If (and I don't believe it at all) a new map was "Canada," and had an elk species on it, you would have at most 2 maps with that GO; I cannot see them doubling up both elk species on one map or making a generic "Elk" GO for both. Moose, on the other hand, are on 3 maps already, and if Canada or Sweden is the new map, then 4. This would be much better from EW's side, I would imagine, as it would encourage players to play on (and buy) all those maps; elk of either variety just doesn't do that.

[half bison]

Wait what?

[split agate]

On PC (Steam) I did not get one.

[oblique kelp]

steam said there was a update

said 2 of 2 was complete

darth slone got it also

[jade thicket]

think it was a steam issue

[split agate]

Steam sometimes has mini "updates" that Steam itself gives out for whatever reason, but have nothing to do with the actual game code.

[oblique kelp]

ah ok, never seen that happen b4

[dawn berry]

If the new map is sweden it's going to be so fun grabbing the 6.5 to hunt with (for an immersive gameplay) xD

[hidden quest]

and clue wise, EW can put them in the game without an update

[split agate]

I think it has to do with links moving around in the store or something internal like that, but I a not really sure. I have a few old games that get 45k "updates" almost daily

[dawn berry]

Ye a lot of games get small patches like every day

probably just some steam thingy

[delicate wagon]

i got one but that was just the steam cloud thingy

[kindred iron]

Rolling seasons on the orginal 2 maps maybe. Like they do in the Forza Horizon games. It dose look class.

[midnight moon]

So anything new

[kindred iron]

4 photos, all look like from the original two maps. However the lighting, the position of the sun, the coloration of trees, green grass in some but not others. Yup i'm convinced. Very much looking forward to it.

4 photos = 4 seasons. Like in forza horizon 4 and 5. Maybe season will change each week .

[kindred iron]

Every time i hunt in Hirschfelden i think, these bales should be taken in before it rains ( thinking farming simulalor 22 with changing seasons) recently i noticed some bales have now been placed together or removed from a field.....meaning someone has gone to effort to remove the bales during harvest season before winter. Winter is coming! Also notice Jacksons recent streams are in Hirsch or Layton, same as the photos.

Look at Yukon valley how cool that waa when the snow came. So they have tested this and know exactly how to implement it and seas ons has been asked for since 2017

[vale whale]

IMO I’m after new species really don’t care about where or what maps looks like but it makes sense cuz u never see anyone in the community saying I wanna play layton in winter yet jaxy ask how we would feel about having older maps in different seasons. layton In winter would be kool if they could create whitetail deer rut and have bucks fighting and chasing doe just adding snow isn’t gonna do anything for me

[kindred iron]

Yup it makes sense. I mean a base game where they expect players to play continually and not all can afford the dlcs. Do the rolling seasons like some of the other big games and that will attact alot of newer players and also make the base maps continually fresh and alive.

Yeah deers losing antlers in winter is realistic and may well be upcomimg

[jade thicket]

maybe tomorrow we will get another clue or teaser

normally how it happens

[tiny quiver]

Yea I hope

[midnight moon]

Keep the guesses coming! But just FYI the only screenshot that has not been confirmed to not currently be a location in game is the Facebook mallard screenshot. Everything has been confirmed as not being found in game.

Doesn’t mean it’s not a possible rework of existing maps, but the screenshots are not from Layton or hirsch as they currently exist in game.

[kindred iron]

Thanks for the heads up

[wind ridge]

The problem is that we don't know what the images really mean, so far the possibilities are:
1_ These are screenshots of the new map..
2_It is a map elaborated in a port to simulate an irl location...
3_It is a map made in a port to show an existing map with a different season of the year...
4_It is the new extension of an existing map...

for options 1 and 2 we have the theories of Canada and Sweden

[kindred iron]

True. If it is new dlc then probally a new map because changing the existing maps isnt new dlc

[wind ridge]

As for option 3 and 4, I begin to believe that the images show SRP with a change in season, the trees are also the same but the color of the leaves has changed

[kindred iron]

I agree. Or could it be they are adding ray tracing and dolby vision or something. The lighting in the photos seemed significant

Notice also that Jaxy specifically said it is now the clue season. Emphasis on season.

[uneven bloom]

Doubtful. Older consoles would brick themselves.

[jade thicket]

well we do know that when content is coming it is sorta clue season just before so not sure if thats something. could be

i keep thinking about the mallard image and that maybe just a red herring or...its just showing a mallard rework

these have been tough clues

[kindred iron]

Sure true but maybe the new dlc is you can buy the upgraded version .

[limber cliff]

I’d feel terrible for the amount of crashes

[kindred iron]

The crashes on the new consoles are all down to memory leaks i believe. Its not unique to this game, thats a common problem with any older game on the new consoles.

[midnight moon]

EW would totally make you pay for RTX

[kindred iron]

Sure that's fair enough but if they did then its keeping up that other ultimate hunting or whatever its called coming out soon

[warm basin]

Nah they havnt made anyone pay for graphical changes or settings in the past

[kindred iron]

Quite common these days for there to a standard version of a game or a paid for optimised version.

[wind ridge]

I hope tomorrow we will have that new image that clarifies everything 🤦‍♂️

[midnight moon]

Yeah ultimate hunting will be on UE5

Release date is December/November this year

[wind ridge]

#🦡︴cotw-scotland message
now my second option is that this is an extension of SRP with another season, separate from the main map only accessible for duck season 🤦‍♂️
possibly also for other maps

[wind ridge]

was developed in UE4

[wind ridge]

even the distribution of the trees is the same, only the fall color changes in some trees

[kindred iron]

Yeah id have to agree with you thats a good shout

[midnight moon]

But it will be UE5

[uneven bloom]

#🦝︴off-topic for other-game discussion please

[midnight moon]

Has this been announced?

Oops. Sorry. Didn’t see your message before I sent that Lyra.

[sour perch]

In the top clue image, there is a figure that when zoomed in looks like a red deer stag, or some sort of other bigger animal

[wind ridge]

I'll just leave this here just in case, I'm bored and I investigated the possibility that I mentioned above...
Just another chance....

Not only the watchtower, but also all the trees also match those of SRP, even the distribution of the trees in the center of the map is similar to the images
https://csfs.colostate.edu/colorado-trees/colorados-major-tree-species/#:~:text=Colorado's major tree species include,subalpine fir and white fir.
"Mallards are the most popular duck to hunt in Colorado"
https://coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2016/10/05/the-ducks-are-coming-colorado-hunters-can-expect-a-good-waterfowl-season/#:~:text=Mallards are the most popular duck to hunt in Colorado.

Duck hunting season in the rocky mountains is in the fall/winter, which matches the color of the leaves of the trees in the images.
JB said that the upcoming features were delayed until now because they wanted to make them right, seasons are a long-requested topic, just like the waterfowl rework...
looking at all this in perspective, having a Duck Season in addictions to some maps can be a real option...
Not an extension to the main map, but a small portion of the map added to the side, only accessible for duck season...

[sour perch]

Here too

Dot on the left not right

[round pine]

Idk what it is tbh. Cant really tell

[sour perch]

Yes but definitly standing and is a figure

[sour perch]

This one i mean

[plain yoke]

Confirmed by Jaxy no clues in game ... If this was a change of seasons update then you would be able to find these locations on an existing map

This is a new map probably Canada maybe Sweden

[mighty dove]

We have to remember this upcoming Tuesday update is not about the map

The fact that it has been such a wild ride trying to figure out what the clues are says a lot. It’s not as easy like last time and we actually had to put thought into this round

Like yeah there was a lot of off-topic going on but it doesn’t change that there have been a ton of conversation and leads too

When you have that many conversations going on with that many people it’s only logical that the channel is going to steer in very different directions at some point

[wind ridge]

the exact place is not, but the trees and plants are the same as NA maps, and the tower has the SRP design
#🦡︴cotw-scotland message

It's just another possibility, since they talked about it so much and since several things coincide with those of SRP, I decided to investigate a little

[round pine]

I would also say srp is one of the most liked maps from what I’ve seen

[wind ridge]

Also the promotional image of Tuesday's devstream was from SRP XD

[oblique kelp]

hope its not srp in a different season, the 1 hour drink times ruin that map imo. also why would they even redo a map in a diff season when we still have a bunch of maps for other regions they can put out. if it was srp reskined people will be pissed

[hidden quest]

I think the 1 hour drink zones are good, I’d love if they made all drink zones 1 hour, they force you to hunt instead of… whatever the hecc the other things are lmao

[gentle shale]

any news? beard told during stream more things were coming this week , but i suppose it will be with the community update tomorrow ?

[limber cliff]

Likely

Nothing massive as of yet; just the pinned photos

[gentle shale]

k thx

[limber cliff]

Lots of speculation

[plain yoke]

agreed drink zones should be shorter .... this would also simulate that animals can and will drink from all kinds of water sources not just big lakes or rivers as depicted in the game. Small creeks and feeder streams that provide better cover are the normal best choices for drinking

[clever parrot]

🤨

you see this too right?!

[vapid garden]

srp is one of the most loved maps why would people be pissed

[oblique kelp]

6 months just for a reskin

[vapid garden]

🤷‍♂️ A lot of people say they want seasons on the maps we already have so

I don't think community feedback would be generally bad if that turns out to be the case

[oblique kelp]

imo they should keep giving us maps in different regions every 6 months and maybe start adding seasons to the preexisting maps between the releases

[vapid garden]

I don't personally think we're getting seasons but I wouldn't see it as a bad thing

[oblique kelp]

half the animals dont show up in that 1 hour, can you imagine 1 hour on layton for wt? they already dont come in till a few in game hours past the satrt

[oblique kelp]

ya im all for it but not as a main release

[hidden quest]

well that’s an issue that would need to be addressed then

[oblique kelp]

the wt have been broken for years, doubt it would be fixed if they reduced the zone times

[wind ridge]

there are a couple of hundred people on steam complaining that there are no animals to be found, imagine they reduce the time they are drinking and stay in the lakes 😅

[clever parrot]

i think its hard to not stumble over animals in this game. no matter which direction you run, eventually you hear a call or see one standing there infront of you.

[mighty dove]

If they reduce zone times, animals would be traveling more than they would be staying in one area. Not sure if I would like that

They need to make it even out so animals are not resting/drinking/eating for hours on end but also not traveling so much that they never stop

[vapid garden]

I would like it if they travelled around the map more but they also trot 24/7

and most of the animals' trot speed is as fast or faster than your sprint

But there's a lot of things that would benefit from animals actually moving around the map, feeders would actually be useful if they were to add them, treestands would be more viable, parts of the map wouldn't be entirely empty etc etc

Like with the waterfowl rework, it would be neat if you could create your own need zones by using decoys

[mighty dove]

Feeders have been requested before and could work, but it would be quite the change

[vapid garden]

Well the thing is they would be completely useless as the game is now unfortunately and I'm not sure if they'd be willing to change that

[mighty dove]

Yeah

[hidden quest]

they shouldn’t reduce all zone times, only drink zones, and then the other zones should obviously be longer. But they probably won’t since the amount of complaining will probably be too much

[mighty dove]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[plain yoke]

most of those people that cant find anything it's because they are running through the woods or driving ATV's on the roads

there are already feeders in the game ... they are called feed zones ... If they let players setup their own feed zones I'm not sure how that would impact the games as is ....

[hidden quest]

they’d find a way to balance it properly

[coarse lintel]

I would like a traveling time where the animals just walk around

[wind ridge]

it wouldn't work since the animal AI creates their own need zones, they would just go to the ones they created and ignore the feeders

[hidden quest]

I think feeders could definitely work

[mighty dove]

I think so too

[plain yoke]

The game also has scents which can kind of be seen as bait or attractant. Granted it's short range and short duration but basicly does the same thing as a feeder

[hidden quest]

the range depends, I wouldn’t call it short range personally

[vapid garden]

I literally said they would be useless as the game is now 🙂

[hidden quest]

the duration is pretty decent too imo

although it could definitely be longer

[vapid garden]

If they added them as is it would still just be easier to go to a lake and clear it out rather than having to set up a feeder and stuff

[hidden quest]

but some people don’t always want to go the easiest way all the time

[vapid garden]

Which makes me wonder how hunting ducks without decoys is gonna change since all of the decoys are dlc 🤔

I hope they make it so you have to shoot ducks in the air like the pheasants

[hidden quest]

same

[vapid garden]

kinda weird that pheasants and quail are the only birds that have that rn

[tame storm]

Even if that all gets changed, I wonder if Turkey will be ground score only (I've never heard of flushing turkey to shoot them from the sky)

[vapid garden]

Classic doesn't have that so I doubt cotw would

[hidden quest]

or at least some kind of indication that you’ve shot it on the ground/water or a benefit to shoot them in the air

[tame storm]

true that

[vapid garden]

Yeah the benefit is you get the medal

like the pheasants

but it would just make sense to add it with the duck rework

so if they don't add it then, then they probably never will

[hidden quest]

I was thinking that if they didn’t make it affect the medal they could have some other kind of benefit, like more money and xp or something like that

[vapid garden]

They could do that but the way it works for the other birds is fine

if it ain't broke don't fix it

[hidden quest]

yes, absolutely. But I know that some people will complain about not being able to plink them off the water with the .22

[vapid garden]

Not for turkeys for ducks

[vapid garden]

People whined about the pheasants too and they never changed it

[hidden quest]

but then again, people will always complain about something so I guess sometimes they should just ignore the complaining

[vapid garden]

If people can't shoot them out of the air then maybe it just isn't for them 🤷‍♂️

[tame storm]

Yeah, turkey hunting isn't suppose to be easy, they are super hard to hunt

[gentle shale]

when in doubt -> dinosaurs, can't go wrong with dinosaurs that would be a nice feature

[tame storm]

^^

[gentle shale]

or what about animal population control on maps you decide what species you want to see

like geese on layton or ducks on colinas

[vapid garden]

Wish mississippi had ducks 😢

[tame storm]

Would be an amazing addition

[unkempt condor]

That wouldn't benefit the players without duck and cover or a .22

[vapid garden]

If you press X the ducks fly

[unkempt condor]

But people can't shoot them

They usually are 100m on the water

Bird shot cant zero that far

[vapid garden]

and then you press left click to shoot the ducks when they fly

[unkempt condor]

But people who don't have dlc couldn't shoot them in the air unless they are super skilled

[vapid garden]

All you'd have to do is sneak up to the water and shoot them with a shotgun

The thing people without .22s do currently

[unkempt condor]

Take this lake for example, it is easy to shoot a duck in the water with a shotgun, much harder when they are required to spook and fly to get a medal, the yellow is the player, the red is the duck, the red dashes is where the ducks flee

[vapid garden]

The ducks are getting completely reworked 🙂

So that information isn't relevant

[unkempt condor]

We don't know what the new features are 🙂

[vapid garden]

They even hinted at the ducks being able to land on the ground

Sooo

[midnight moon]

How much you wanna bet they fall through the map (upon release) 💀

[unkempt condor]

New map dlc

They probably will

[stark rose]

I bet my life

[oblique kelp]

Or land under water

[midnight moon]

Yea lmao

[lusty orbit]

I assume tomorrow well get another screenshot?

[jade thicket]

we may get something on thehunter official social media. fingers crossed

[night grotto]

Probably adding seasons to the maps. I've been waiting on drop tines on the bucks/elks

[dry valve]

I would love that!

[midnight moon]

man that feature coming is impossible to guess.

seasons would be awesome. non typs would be cool too.

my only thought on both of those is...its a crazy amount of work to implement either. definitely still a possibility...but it basically means a redesign of the truracks or maps they choose to add seasons to.

boats have been asked for a ton. Jaxy did say its not related to the coming dlc...so im suspicious this means boats are not the feature.

100% pure guess...but if i had to spin the roulette wheel id probably land on either trophy photos or dogs able to push/claim waterfowl.

[sinful vale]

Id love a trophy system for pictures, id never shoot an animal again 💀

Well maybe to get a GO for a picture ofc

[midnight moon]

Oh, this is a cool thought. i was thinking more about selfies with your downed trophies like in classic.

[sinful vale]

Ohhh

[sinful vale]

Yea no thatd be sick too, but Id love if therell be some content for people that love to capture wildlife instead of shoot

[peak cedar]

yeah they've been saying "why do you assume its a new map" a lot this time around

[lunar crag]

good

They should make each animal a seperate "class" like in classic

So more guns can take on more variety.

[valid mural]

What is the current status with the clues?

[uneven bloom]

Hoping for another one tomorrow.

[quaint lintel]

We might get a teaser on Tuesday 👀🤞🏻

[valid mural]

👀

this or my finals
i know what i gotta choose

[uneven bloom]

Nothing's been confirmed about a teaser btw

[quaint lintel]

Choose your finals xD

[uneven bloom]

just that another feature that's coming with the update is going to be touched on

[quaint lintel]

"Might" 👀🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[uneven bloom]

I honestly think it's still far too soon for a teaser

Two/three weeks from now, maybe

[quaint lintel]

Yea, maybe the Tuesday after next Tuesday, but Jaxy said he's gonna show something this Tuesday, so if not the teaser, we'll see something fs

[stark rose]

Hope we get some good useful news tomorrow, I hope COTW gets ducks right, but I'm sure they can do a good job 👍.

[valid mural]

what feature?

[uneven bloom]

A new one.

[jaunty tundra]

The New map is definitely somewhere on Earth

[quasi holly]

alright im bored when are they gonna do a reveal

[quasi holly]

im calling mars

so we can finally shoot the tiny little bacteria if there even is any life on mars

[verbal lichen]

soo

anything new today speculations wise

[uneven bloom]

🥲

[sharp jewel]

has any new clues come out since yesterday

[uneven bloom]

Nope

[sharp jewel]

ok thnxs

[midnight moon]

Sounds lame af, banded birds arent even that rare irl

[glacial flame]

They’re still pretty highly prized

I’ve heard it spoken about a ton

I’d personally make it either a banded hybrid or a banded bird with faded feathers like I said

Like this but on a mallard could look dope

[stiff leaf]

what does banded mean

i know nothing when it comes to this stuff

[glacial flame]

Can be leucistic or progressive greying depending

[stiff leaf]

ah k

[glacial flame]

That 2nd one is progressive greying apparently

[glacial flame]

Like with a ring

Hang on I’ll get a pic

@stiff leaf

See the leg rings?

[stiff leaf]

yea

[glacial flame]

Yeah that’s a banded or ringed bird

I was talking about the pics of the feather abnormalities previously ^

[stiff leaf]

gotcha

always learnin new stuff

[uneven bloom]

I remember an old bird-hunting game I played a ton had banded birds

it was always neat getting one

on that note, should we ever get canvasback ducks, I will have VENGEANCE

[glacial flame]

Yeah for sure would be cool!

[uneven bloom]

because that game is also why I'm against any sort of point-based limit system

[stiff leaf]

kwak

[uneven bloom]

that game had a set limit of 1000 points per hunt, and canvasback ducks were worth 500 each

[glacial flame]

👀

[uneven bloom]

they also looked quite a lot like redhead ducks, which weren't worth as much

[stiff leaf]

oof

i can see that frustration

[uneven bloom]

so it was always pain realizing I had to restart the hunt

Bird Hunter 2003...I think the disc is lurking in a bin somewhere in the basement

[jade thicket]

i used to have a pet one of these and a jackdaw 😁

[glacial flame]

Sooo cool!!! I’m super jealous!!!

[jade thicket]

they are very clever

[lunar crag]

honestly it's quite realistic

[tawdry wing]

There was an unscheduled 17.1 gigs cotw update on my steam downloads.
When I tried to download it didn't do anything.
So I restarted steam and it vanished.

[night grotto]

You all talking about birds....The Collared-dove is in Switzerland. And Mallard is the must common duck. Also have over 74 railway companies. Which allot of this is said in there clues. Also said some of you all was spot on with the hints about the clues.

[bold meteor]

So do y’all think we can expect something in tomorrow’s cu?

[odd gull]

i keep on hearing what sounds like a roar near a lake at srp and its not a animal in game mabye its a clue nvm it sounds like the gator clue

[soft lava]

That’s the gator clue

[analog jetty]

Yeah, I wish they'd get rid of that clue now. It's disconcerting to hear an alligator in Colorado.

[wind ridge]

It is possible since the other images were delivered in the same way

[jaunty tundra]

The entire time I thought u meant tags on birds from where they were released....

Oh wait

Nvm I was partially right

[tawdry nebula]

There will be community update today, right?

[sly reef]

has anyone guessed that the new map will be based on duck mountain provincial park in Manitoba?

[hidden quest]

yes

[jade thicket]

most likely we might get another clue or tease or community news update today. role on 5pm 😁

[mighty dove]

I forget that you are on a completely different time zone than me

It’s just starting to be 8 am here

[jade thicket]

roughly 3 and a half hrs from now yeah im in uk

[quasi holly]

when are they gonna release the trailer im bored

[atomic gazelle]

I think the picture are alluding to a appalachian map cause i have see very similar scenery

[candid cliff]

When does the cu come out

[mighty dove]

Possibly but I think most are believing it to be either Canada or Sweden

[warm basin]

Canada oh Canada

[limber cliff]

Are you in the US? Because about 11-11:30ish I think

[warm basin]

I just relized today is the community update

[quasi crater]

Chimney Rock Canada

[warm basin]

Oop

[plain yoke]

Hoping we will get the duck rework here in may before the new map in June

[tawdry nebula]

I was going to say May 1, but since the hints came early we might get the trailer early too

[radiant osprey]

Don't count on it. Two large downloads would not make people happy.

[mighty dove]

If one of those downloads included a full rework for ducks I don’t think people would complain that much

Many are waiting for them to be fixed

And besides, people are never happy so that’s not a good reason lol

[midnight moon]

I dont think anything will come out before map release simply because any file that is adjusted in the game either for the dlc or any of the incoming changes like the rework and new feature - they need to be redownloaded. I would expect EW to only want to push once if for no other reason but to limit potential bugs.

[plain yoke]

Would make sense for them to break them up .... that way they can deal with duck bugs separate from new map bugs

[midnight moon]

lol mike..complete opposite ends of the spectrum, you and i.

[plain yoke]

dont think just the DL itself will cause bugs ... yeah it does take time but that's all ... But if you have devs trying to fix issues with ducks at the same time there are issues with the new map it could be overloaded ....

[plain yoke]

On this one yeah ....

[kindred iron]

It costs a lot more cash to release things seperately. Any updates won't come until the new dlc dose.

[plain yoke]

that would be the only thing ... if steam and consoles charge extra for each update

[acoustic elbow]

👀

[kindred iron]

Yeah the do Mike about 50k a pop extra

[midnight moon]

yea i dunno about the cost...i guess youre right that steam probably charges something to push an update. as someone who does development (not videogame) and pushes updates...id do whatever it took to only push once. that way i can test my build of all the updates coming and preaddress areas before release. once i push an update...if something breaks on the 2nd update its tough to know what the root cause is...makes isolating more difficult.

[acoustic elbow]

that isn't yukon or medved right?

[uneven bloom]

Medved

[acoustic elbow]

sad

[storm sphinx]

tuesday,im waiting

[lost socket]

Medved love?

[plain yoke]

👀

[lost socket]

Lol

[lusty orbit]

Is that Medved or the new map but with snow?

[storm sphinx]

medved

[warm mesa]

Looks like Medved to me… what a curveball… or completely unrelated…

[muted lion]

Hey guys I’ve been gone a while can someone update me on the clues

And what they could mean

[umbral rampart]

could it be seasons on medved?

[kindred iron]

As a rule EW generally do 2 major updates per year and 1 or 2 minor ones. Very rare to see a seperate patch, its usually always dlc with update and fixes.

[floral blaze]

I've also been off for a few days, what's new?

[warm mesa]

Moose are on Medved…

[tacit minnow]

Megs just said Tuesday would be showing off a long waited feature. What features have been asked for a long time?

[acoustic elbow]

loadouts

[sinful vale]

SNOWW

[warm mesa]

Non typicals

[floral blaze]

People have been whining about next gen frame rates forever.

[acoustic elbow]

trophy shots

[tawdry nebula]

Loadouts or filters?

[soft lava]

Waterfowl rework

[tacit minnow]

Filters on the map?

[kindred iron]

I still think the new feature will be rolling seasons but will have to wait n see.

[tawdry nebula]

Nop

[soft lava]

Yes

[tacit minnow]

That is what I think, but is it a long awaited feature?

[quaint lintel]

New map, maybe somewhere in Russia? Maybe taiga?

XD

[muted lion]

I think we are getting lightsabers and get to have Jedi battles with the deer

[kindred iron]

Yes apparently it is. It was first requested way back in 2017

[lusty orbit]

I feel like that would be too much work for something that would probably be free content

[tawdry nebula]

She said surprise, we already know that there rework

[barren bobcat]

or sweden or finland

[warm mesa]

Anyone see tracks centre right bottom…?

[keen crest]

new map--central Canada with moose as a great one and snow geese

[soft lava]

Yeah, they are moose

[tacit minnow]

Seasons would be nice as I don't like the snow maps

[kindred iron]

Not sure. I mean they experimented with it in Yukon with the falling snow ect. So they are capable of doing it.

[midnight moon]

Deer with lightsaber antlers? 👀

[quaint lintel]

All seriousness... as I said before, I'm almost 100% sure we're getting the teaser for the new map on Tuesday, that's what they mean be "2) Surprise"

[lusty stream]

Are those moose tracks?

[warm mesa]

Look like moose maybe?

[soft lava]

Yes

[tacit minnow]

I expect moose great one

[midnight moon]

100% we are getting trophy shots

[midnight moon]

“Long wanted feature”

[warm mesa]

That’s the ones

[tawdry nebula]

Hope so

[lusty orbit]

I mean making snow fall and changing the entire season seams worlds apart to me

[coral folio]

I think that we gonna have a new map called Gourd Lake in Colorado 🤔

[midnight moon]

This is definitely Medved tho

[craggy plover]

could it be reindeer/caribou tracks?

[quaint lintel]

Reindeer confirmed!

Finally we're getting Reindeer xD

[umbral rampart]

true they'd have to do something with trees losing leaves

[warm mesa]

An additional species in Medved is long requested… but not what I’d call a “feature”

[radiant osprey]

How would Sweden look different?

[kindred iron]

I did some research into long awaited features and rolling seasons has been high up there since the begining of our great game. The picture clues look like they are about time and seasons to me.

[muted lion]

Polar bears

[midnight moon]

Not much but this is definitely not the same map as the clues

[quaint lintel]

They're more in Arctic territories not Taiga

[coral folio]

I think that we gonna have a new map called Gourd Lake in Colorado thinking

[lusty orbit]

They'd have to redesign and repaint the entire map tho

[midnight moon]

Oh god, let's just call the hunt now and do a reveal.

Let this end with Lightsaber Antlers, please! 🤣

My vote: either trophy shots or seasons. Would kill for seasons but that’s definitely unlikely

[warm mesa]

Unfortunately they look like nothing like them 😅

[kindred iron]

Its basically changing the lighting and the meshes, its been done recently in several other big games and is always pooular... forza horizon 4 n 5, farming simulator 22 and a few others

[quaint lintel]

You're a year late buddy 😄

[whole harness]

Maybe it's seasonal changes?

[radiant osprey]

Can't be Russia. No one is going hunting in Russia, virtual or not, except Ukrainians.

[soft lava]

Oof

[lusty stream]

Maybe a photo mode

[craggy plover]

@radiant osprey lol

[muted lion]

Canada?

[jade thicket]

not sure what the pic means moose are on medved maybe a nod to great one moose

[lusty orbit]

Idk, but i still don't think thats it

[tacit minnow]

Couldn't find a deer with a lightsaber, will you settle for a bear?
https://i.gifer.com/8L.gif

[quaint lintel]

I know you can't confirm it rn because it's a surprise, but I know we're getting the teaser for the new map on Tuesday, it's about time.

[tacit minnow]

Seasonal change is likely since they did say environmental in a post

[muted lion]

Bro that bear could solo prime vader

[kindred iron]

Sure i dont know either. Just have to wait n see. But i think the new feature is something we have not had before so i dont think new animal or map or weapon im thinking a cometely new feature

[radiant osprey]

moose are in sweden too

[muted lion]

Artic map would be awesome but by the sounds of it it’s not that

[warped mortar]

I would be very surprised if the awaited feature isn’t trophy shot. People has been moaning for it for years and years (including me)

[kindred iron]

Imagine how amazing those first 2 maps would be in different seasons!

[sinful vale]

Thats moose tracks no?

[quaint lintel]

🎶 ThAt oNe ThEre wAs a VioLaTioN 🎶

[tacit minnow]

What is trophy shot?

[inner phoenix]

Yes

[sinful vale]

Is that the new map or medved?

[muted lion]

Dakota?

[empty shuttle]

hmmmm is it just me or this looks a lot like layton but winter 🤨

[acoustic elbow]

taking a photo with the animal you killed

[inner phoenix]

Ya I was thinking that

[tawdry nebula]

Like the ones in #491900799270780929

[soft lava]

Are you serious

[quaint lintel]

IT'S JUST TRACKS THAT HAPPENED TO BE IN THAT PICTURE, TRACKS, JUST TRACKS, NOTHING BUT JUST RANDOM TRACKS!

[craggy plover]

they might give us great one moose on tuesday, I mean it was moose tracks and people defenetly have wanted a great one moose for a while

[inner phoenix]

True

[west bramble]

Sure -- look like Layton by winter

[sinful vale]

Tracks that could lead to a next animal if its the new map

[tacit minnow]

And Jaxy was focused on moose

[warm mesa]

Who’s gonna be first to scrutinise Layton and Medved vegetation

[muted lion]

The great one moose rack will have the wing span of a plane

[dry valve]

Can meggles accidentally hit the wrong button and play the reveal trailer today! Lol

[wintry frost]

Just catching up, GO Moose would be awesome. I wasn't sure if I had it in me to grind for another GO after red deer, but I love hunting moose on Layton

[dawn berry]

on the last stream it seemed kinda obvious that they were teasing great one moose by the reaction when it was mentioned

[storm sphinx]

MAYBE

[quaint lintel]

I'm pretty sure it's just some random tracks that happened to be on the photo

[storm sphinx]

but i want a new GO

[wintry frost]

You can't take Jaxy's reactions to heart 😄 He reacts to everything!

[muted lion]

So when’s the trailer coming out?

[quaint lintel]

MOOSE

[storm sphinx]

YES

[dry valve]

Tuesday

[wintry frost]

Maybe

[quaint lintel]

But those are Reindeer tracks pretty sure

[tacit minnow]

I think there will definitely be a paid content as they do need to keep the lights on as JB states often

[dawn berry]

well yeah i guess

[tawdry nebula]

tbh, I want TruSpingbok before everything

[soft lava]

Reindeer and Moose tracks are similar

[sinful vale]

If its a new map its not just some random tracks

[wintry frost]

I kinda thought they were identical.

[plain yoke]

Then let you hang it in the trophy Lodge .... 😎

[muted lion]

What if it’s bambis dad

[quaint lintel]

That's medved

[soft lava]

Well then he’s gonna die

[muted lion]

Just like his mom

[sinful vale]

Ah okay

[soft lava]

Rip

[dry valve]

Definitely not I believe new map different seasons like Yukon!

It tagged the wrong person

[muted lion]

Is Yukon in Alaska?

[acoustic elbow]

yes

[dry valve]

Yes

[lusty orbit]

the map yes

[tacit minnow]

I hope it's filtering POIs by animal. Would really help when grinding

[lusty orbit]

but yukon is both in alaska and canada irl

[soft lava]

I think the Yukon in the game is more around in Canada

[lusty orbit]

i hope its a filter or a way to sort animals in the trophy manager

[dawn berry]

I mean on the map it's literally located in alaska and on the wiki it says alaska as well

[radiant osprey]

The character talks about his daughter in college in Anchorage

[wintry frost]

I'd have to look it up, but I'm pretty sure the descriptions in game specifically say Alaska

[lusty orbit]

if i remember correctly in the yukon trailer it says alaska

[crude coyote]

The new map its Where ? And if you know Why animal there are ?

P’s

Pls

[radiant osprey]

some of the signs if you read them refer to alaskan government entities

[carmine blade]

There are moose tracks in the picture. GO MOOSE?

[wintry frost]

Gosh, I hope so!

[inner phoenix]

Yup

[gray flume]

I need the other GO first

Lol

[inner phoenix]

I hope so too

[tacit minnow]

Still trying for my whitetail go on Layton.

[carmine blade]

Would be amazing

[soft lava]

Wrong chat

[onyx rune]

Wonder if the new map will have the same Yukon snow mechanic

[quaint lintel]

So it's not gonna be something random, it's gonna be something we've been requesting for a long time! What was every single thing that we've been requesting (as a feature)?? Let's figure out which one it is!

[limber cliff]

Moose or reindeer? Both are in map

[crude coyote]

Its good animals , Lmao

[lusty orbit]

i don't think its a GO, they are still kinda new

[tacit minnow]

Lots of wrong chats here

[soft lava]

Good point

[onyx rune]

long requested.... wolves on medved?

[wintry frost]

lol, that list is FAR too long

[carmine blade]

If it’s reindeer it could just mean a reindeer re-work

[vague parcel]

Or anything new on Medved 🤣

[wintry frost]

I'm crossing fingers for loudouts, but there hasnt' really been anything pointing to that

[quaint lintel]

We got any examples?

[limber cliff]

I feel like it’s been discussed that adding stuff to preexisting maps is difficulty 11

[crude coyote]

Wolves ? Oh White Wolves ? , Or Snow Wolves , I dont know the names Lmao

[limber cliff]

I’m not positive

But I think I’ve read it a few times

[lusty orbit]

it's a feature so it can't be anything like a new animal for medved

[soft lava]

Eurasian Wolf

[onyx rune]

it could be anything

[low citrus]

I know people have been wanting trophy shots and seasons

[worthy flame]

Moose or reindeer

[crude coyote]

Hmm yes Or White Wolf LOL

[soft lava]

Yes

[quaint lintel]

TROPHY SHOTS LIKE IN CLASSIC!

[low citrus]

Yeah

I’m hoping

[lusty orbit]

anything that is a feature yes

[quaint lintel]

new feature

That's what they're gonna show

[dawn berry]

eurasian wolf is a sub-species of grey wolf

[soft lava]

Really, how did you figure that out

[crude coyote]

Yes i see this on google Thx .

[tacit minnow]

Did we ever figure out the clue from the 1st? Picture?

[onyx rune]

whatever they mean by "feature"

[lusty orbit]

anything new on twitter or instagram?

[quaint lintel]

My prediction for the next stream:
• Trophy shots like in Classic - New Feature Showcase.
• New map Teaser - The Surprise.

[dawn berry]

Werent they just gonna rework the red dot scopes so they're actually usable? lol

[low citrus]

Nah there’s a lot more happening

[crude coyote]

Trophy Loges Moved Taiga ? Snow Theme ?

[midnight moon]

Rideable moose mounts.

[lusty orbit]

wouldn't be much of a surprise since most people expect a new map in a month or so

[midnight moon]

Feature I’d assume it seasons.

[quaint lintel]

I know, but I'm 90% sure that's gonna be it

[low citrus]

The true Canadian experience

[soft lava]

That and maple syrup

[tacit minnow]

If done right, it could be great. I'd hope for dead vegetation and foliage only on evergreens

[midnight moon]

Yeah

[limber cliff]

Ig has this:

[wintry frost]

I don't think I'd be super excited about seasons on maps unless it affected animal behavior, too... but that's just me, I think a lot of people would be excited about it

[wintry frost]

Crop kept in those moose tracks!

[onyx rune]

Interesting!

[midnight moon]

Well yea, duh. Dog biscuits make our dogs track, and maple syrup makes our moose mounts move.

[quaint lintel]

Hmm, same photo zoomed more towards the tracks ... maybe there is something about them after all

[limber cliff]

Zoomed in further for y’all

[lusty orbit]

they are definitely moose tracks

raindeer ones are more rounded

[quaint lintel]

Those are Moose or Reindeer tracks fs

[onyx rune]

On a potential Sweden/Scandinavian map, there should be both moose and reindeer... would be nice to see the reindeer racks fixed

[wintry frost]

If we're talking GO, moose makes more sense for several reasons: widely requested, is on one of the maps that comes with the base game, and is on more than one map. Unless they made Reindeer/Caribou GO the same models, it'd be weird to pick a GO this early that's on only one map

[vague parcel]

Seasons sounds cool, but we still have floating rocks and vegetation on some of the oldest maps. Are really we expecting 2-3 full retexturing of all the terrains and objects on all maps?

[strong fern]

First is moose second is reindeer

[wintry frost]

Very nice, definitely moose tracks

[quaint lintel]

So they ARE different

[tacit minnow]

I don't think so

[wintry frost]

I never looked close enough to see they were different, lol

[quaint lintel]

So yea, those are MOOSE TRACKS on the pic fs

Hope it does hint to a GO

[lusty orbit]

What if its different moose subspecies?

[drowsy cape]

What on earth is that...inbetween the trees...or am I just seeing thing because I am looking to hard for clues

[wintry frost]

Hmm, I think you're seeing things

[quaint lintel]

Snow not rendered I think

[dawn berry]

Like what?

[tacit minnow]

We all see things in game that aren't there

[drowsy cape]

Thats true

[lusty orbit]

like how we have rme and roosevelt elk, but just moose

[strong fern]

That is looking like some weird antelope

[onyx rune]

Technically, all the moose in game belong to different subspecies on each map, so I don't think they'd differentiate

[wintry frost]

Are there major differences between the moose subspecies? I can't imagine it'd be very impactful

[dawn berry]

I highly doubt they'd do that since it would mean replacing all moose on the maps you can hunt them on with their respective sub-species

[quaint lintel]

So Moose is gonna get a GO and be on 4 maps in 2 months - Yukon, Medved, Layton and Sweden

[onyx rune]

I hope so

[wintry frost]

Well, we can't say confirmed, but here's hoping!

[lusty orbit]

idk what it is, but i don't think its a new GO or seasons

[quaint lintel]

I just hope the Moose GO will be more into the size matter not fabled looking matter

[wintry frost]

Maybe it will truly be a surprise 😄

[onyx rune]

yeah, it could honestly be anything

[wintry frost]

Oh my god, yes... imagine a bull moose with a bigger model, that would be so awesome

[lusty orbit]

i think its somethink they havent teased at all

[limber cliff]

Maybe a velvet mega rack 😏