Needed Content in COTW

[celest niche]

I've made a list of content that I think is needed in the game and I think EW should listen to us and add it.

New Reserves & New Parks:

• Northwest Territories Reserve
• Kodiak Island Reserve
• France Reserve
• Sweden Reserve
• Tajikistan Reserve
• Mongolia Reserve
• Turkey Reserve
• South Africa Reserve
• Namibia Reserve

New types of transport:

• Park Ranger (4x4)

New Trophy Lodges:

• Trophy Lodge in Emerald Coast.
• Trophy Lodge in Yukon Valley.
• Trophy Lodge in Askiy Ridge.

Game Mechanics:

• New scopes POV.
• Photo mode

New Weapons:

• Bolt Action Rifles:

  • .416 Rigby ( class 8-10 )
  • .340 Weatherby Magnum ( class 7-9 )
  • 9.3x62mm Mauser ( class 6-9 )
  • .350 Remington Magnum ( class 5-9 )
  • .400 Legend ( class 4-7 )
  • .7mm-08 Remington ( class 3-6 )
  • .350 Legend ( class 2-6 )
  • .224 Valkyrie ( class 2-4 )

• Lever Action Rifles:

  • .405 Winchester ( class 6-9 )
  • .17 HMR ( class 1-2 )

• Break Action Rifles:

  • .700 Nitro Express ( class 9-10 )
  • 9.3x74R ( class 5-9 )
  • .30 R ( class 3-7 )

• Classic Bolt Action Rifles:

  • 8x57 Mauser ( class 3-7 )

• Shotguns:

  • Cal. 28 Break ( class 1-6 )

• Trail Cams:

  • With this new element, the time of the zones would no longer appear in the HUD legends

• New Scopes:

  • Spotting Scope
  • Thermal Scope
  • Day & Night Scope

• Beacon Deluxe Diving Ducks Caller:

  • Ferruginous Duck, Tufted Duck, Harlequin Duck and Goldeneye

• New Elite 2 Tent Variant:

  • Elite 2 Tent - Winter Camo

• Two New Ground Blind Variants:

  • Incognito Deluxe Ground Blind - Arctic Winter Camo
  • Incognito Deluxe Ground Blind - Winter Forest Camo

• New Waterfowl Blind Variant:

  • Incognito Deluxe Waterfowl Blind - Arctic Winter

[mint oar]

nice overview

[bitter mica]

Hello TheEnty05!

Thank you for sharing your suggestions! Your list brings some great ideas to the table that would really enhance the experience. A photo mode would be an awesome addition, allowing players to capture and showcase their hunting moments in more creative ways. Non-typical antlers would definitely be a fun feature for hunters looking to track truly unique trophies, and adding bait sites and feeders for different species like pigs, goats, and bears would surely expand hunting strategies.

The inclusion of trail cameras would be fantastic for scouting and observing wildlife patterns. Also, introducing new callers for specific ducks like the Ferruginous Duck, Goldeneye, and Tufted Duck would really elevate hunting for waterfowl enthusiasts.

I’ll pass this feedback along to the rest of the team! If you have more ideas to share, please feel free to reach out via our support portal: https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.

[cinder patio]

Non typicals are already a thing called g1s and the 3 ducks you named can be attracted by the red caller that you can also use for mallard

[celest niche]

The g1 is true, but those 3 ducks should have a separate caller, it is unreal that they are attracted to the mallard duck caller

[cinder patio]

I agree, may be something like a diver call? I mean even if ducks sound very different they get attracted by the sounds and decoys of species of similar feeding habit, for example mallard getting attracted by geese, widgeons and teals by mallard decoys or mergansers and goldeneye over scaup decoys

[celest niche]

Yeah yeah, is a great

[worn charm]

https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1272745200112107522

[unreal kelp]

Actually a lot of ducks can be called with one call. In the upper Mississippi River Valley the only reason we use 2 call is cause teal aren’t attracted to and mallard or wood duck call

[rich salmon]

Feeders and cameras are essentially useless, you already know the location and schedule of the animal based on their zones, really no need for this.

[celest niche]

That happens in the case of the camera but not the feeders, you place the feeders in the place where you want the animals to go, but for the camera to be useful you could remove the schedule for each habitat (they would be the same schedules but not the I would put it on the habitat icon) and not knowing the schedule would be good for us.

[rich salmon]

if a deer has a consistant feed zone, its not gonna leave to come to your bait

[celest niche]

but the trick is that the bait is better than natural food and the idea would be to replace the eating habit of that animal with the feeder, which would be the herd closest to the feeder.

[rich salmon]

yeah as someone involved with wildlife this isnt how it works

[unreal kelp]

Since your involved with wildlife do you find the game realistic with set feed times and drink zones

[rich salmon]

never said it was, but why change the entire game system just to add a useless feature

[unreal kelp]

I’m sorry just wanted to know

[jaunty cedar]

👍

[wet sky]

COTW https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1244279229902884895

[cinder patio]

Can I get the og screenshot to place my own I dont wanna boot up game rn

[celest niche]

ye

[abstract turret]

hi I had a little suggestion : It would be nice to have more things to spend money on because at level 60 you end up with 500k and a million.
I don't know what we can add to spend more money in the game

[deep linden]

Get me feeders and I'd spend a ton of in-game cash setting up the perfect Black Bear outfitting operation...🤣 Same with Feral/Wild Hogs. Hunting deer over feeders wouldn't be the most fun for me, but those other two species would be a blast to bait!

[deep linden]

Yep, I was on vacation this weekend when this popped up, but caught the gist when I got home. This is actually why I'm mentioning it. Would be a really exciting addition to several maps.

[deep linden]

A few questions on the bait stations:

1.) What sort of attraction radius would it have? It needs to be limited IMO, but have a far greater radius than any caller or scent. Maybe 700-800 yard radius?

2.) How long would the bait last? It would be a pain if we're constantly refreshing it as often as we're currently spraying attractant scent. Maybe two in-game days? Maybe less if it's getting a lot of activity?

3.) How many bait sites should be allowed per map? My thinking is no more than six. We don't need as many as we do tents and stands, but we should definitely be able to put up multiple so it isn't like the electronic caller that limits it to one per person per map.

I'd like a semblance of realism so it isn't a bigger pain/labor than what it's worth.

Another function that would be nice, but would really only apply to feeders rather than bait barrels, would be the ability to turn them on and off. The ability to limit them to daytime use only would be awesome!

[celest niche]

1) I think the attraction radius would be between 800 and 1,000 meters.

2) I think the optimal bait duration would be 1 real-life day (24 hours), and it would take 1 real-life hour to take effect once the bait is placed.

3) I think a maximum of 3 would be fine.

• My idea would be to attract a herd within the feeding radius.
  • Pig feeding station: 2 herds maximum per feeding station.
  • Bear feeding station: 10 individuals per feeding station.
  • Wild goat feeding station: 2 herds maximum per feeding station.

Ex: If there are 3 herds of wild boar within that radius, it would attract only one or two herd, but the closest herd of the 3 would have priority. The herd would then spend about 3 hours of the game at the feeding station, until the bait runs out. However, if two herds come together, the bait would be consumed twice as quickly, reducing its duration.

[deep linden]

I would also hope that animal mechanics would be updated to feature them actually interacting with (feeding on the bait and/or bears climbing into and digging out bait from barrels) the bait station. If they're just stationary and staring off into the distance, it's not the same.