#Animals spooking and fleeing 250+ metres away whilst crouch walking, since last update.

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fresh harbor
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~~This issue seems to have started this week since the new update on 10 Oct 2023. I'm crouch walking, always upwind with no back pack and I'm spooking animals from 280+ metres away. Before, I could normally run up to them about 200 metres and in some instances up to 150 metres.

Affected species discovered:
Axis deer
Fallow deer
Kangeroos
Feral goats
Edit: **... I've been on a few maps now and this seems to be affecting ALL animals on ALL maps. **

Can I please get a response to this so that I at least know the team are aware of the issue. Video will be posted later.
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This issue is now resolved as it was being caused by another problem in the game. See here:
#1165225825013084170 message

fresh harbor
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Animals spooking and fleeing 250+ metres away whilst crouch walking, since last update.

river plover
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Hello @fresh harbor,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We'd love to investigate further to ensure a smooth gaming experience for you. Please contact us with the details of the issue at this link: https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

We will look into it and assist you accordingly.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us improve the game.

fresh harbor
rapid mist
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@fresh harbor I have this "issue" on maps where there are active predators, such as wolves and lions. In that case, I don't think this is an issue, instead it is their behavior to the predator's presence. The one thing that looks like an issue in that case is that all packs of wolves stay in the fleeing state and you cannot get closer than ~150m without them automatic fleeing again, where they never go to the "nervous" state or calm again.

fresh harbor
# rapid mist <@1103420947437977702> I have this "issue" on maps where there are active predat...

Hi. Thanks for your note. The spooking was happening on all maps and on maps and areas where there are no predators.
I think I may have found the problem though or part of it. The cosmetics screen sometimes freezes (which I need to report) and I need to do a force quit which loses all recent progress and sometimes takes me back to when I had a large backpack on (when moving tents etc). The character screen seems to also be buggy and will reset and sometimes add the backpack spontaneously. If I crash for any reason, it is not immediately obvious to me that my character has reset or changed, as I never play in 3rd person and use mostly preset loadouts.
So going forward, it's something that I just need to be aware of and check when I log back into the game for the first time, at the beginning of that session. I'm really hoping that this is a workable resolution because I really do not want to have to install the game again and risk losing progress like some other players have. 🤞

chrome bronze
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How did you solve this problem?

fresh harbor
chrome bronze
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Im not wearing any backpack but I customized my weapons and tent. Should I remove cosmetics on them?

fresh harbor
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Is your issue with the cosmetics screen or spooking?

chrome bronze
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My issue is with spooking. Animals are spooking from 75-250 meters away and warning calls while I was crouching and proning

fresh harbor
# chrome bronze My issue is with spooking. Animals are spooking from 75-250 meters away and warn...

Ok, so cosmetics won't have anything to do with it. That is an unrelated issue. I wear a small fanny pack and can crouch up to an animal about 70-100 metres, and sometimes much closer, depending on species. Walk up to 120 and sometimes closer, and run up to 180-250 and sometimes closer. I seem to get even closer to them at night.
If you are downwind, you should be able to crawl (prone) up to 15-60 metres depending on species, undetected.

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... if you are not wearing a medium or large backpack.
If you're spooking much farther away than the distances above, perhaps clear your cache or contact support with a ticket.

chrome bronze
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Thank you for answer, I think re-installing the game solved problem.

ashen pollen
chrome bronze