Animals no longer age

[ronnys1988]

I don't understand why some animals don't age. I've been watching a group of wolves for a while now. I always go to sleep in the hut for several days. Usually around 5-10 days. Then I go check again and all the animals are still the same age. If you've slept for 20 days and still nothing changes, that's strange. In the beginning it worked for them to age a bit, but not anymore. It also worked with other animal species to always sleep. How many days is a wolf at each age?

[Razamanaz]

You can't just sleep your time away to age animals. You have to play a certain amount each day for it to count. I'm not sure anyone knows what amount that is but my guess is around a couple real time hours.

[DC2Dixon]

You cant just sleep again and again, that exploit was patched by the devs.

You need to actually play for X amount of time per in game day, otherwise skipping time wont age animals.

The amount of time is unknown, some say 5 mins is enough, others 15-20 mins.

I tend to hunt 13 hours a day in game so my animals age slowly. The maps are big enough to hunt many different areas though. If you are always hunting the same spots, it will seem like animals never really age. 3 in game days is a year, it can seem slow but I love that aspect of the game tbh.

[6Taylor4]

Sleeping gets you full ammo, not much else.

[ronnys1988]

Oh dear, then it only ever counted where I ran to look. I could have saved myself the trouble of sleeping. Then it should work if I let the game run in the background.

What does that mean? So play for 20 minutes and then sleep?
I thought 3 days was 1 year. Then you would have to play the game 3x24 hours or not? In the example of a wolf, does that mean he would have to live 27 days in the game to be fully grown?

1 real minute is about 5 minutes in the game, which corresponds to 4.5 hours for a day in the game. Then 30 days in the game are 135 hours in real terms. Should I let the game run for 135 hours?

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by ronnys1988:

Oh dear, then it only ever counted where I ran to look. I could have saved myself the trouble of sleeping. Then it should work if I let the game run in the background.

What does that mean? So play for 20 minutes and then sleep?
I thought 3 days was 1 year. Then you would have to play the game 3x24 hours or not? In the example of a wolf, does that mean he would have to live 27 days in the game to be fully grown?

1 real minute is about 5 minutes in the game, which corresponds to 4.5 hours for a day in the game. Then 30 days in the game are 135 hours in real terms. Should I let the game run for 135 hours?

I have seen youtube videos of people testing the ageing and they say 20 mins is plenty. It could be far less but its better to wait that little longer IMO. Rest then play for at least a hour in game (15 mins in the day and I believe 10 at night) then rest again if you want to age animals quicker.

I believe so yes, animals do last a long time, that is why I try and hunt the whole of the map. Keeps things fresh and animals get a chance to age. If you focus on the same areas, in time most animals will all be similar age. By hunting all over the map, it gives more variety to the ageing of animals in the long run.

Like I said I think its 15 minutes to 1 hour in game during daylight hours. At night I think its shorter and 10 mins is 1 hour. Not sure on when the time changes but 07:00-19:00 would be my best guess.

[ronnys1988]

That's all well and good. But that doesn't explain how the mechanism really works.

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by ronnys1988:

That's all well and good. But that doesn't explain how the mechanism really works.

How does it not explain things for you?

You need to play X amount of mins real time for skipping time to advance a day in game. Many say a hour in game (15 real mins during daylight hours) is enough to be able to skip time and it advances.

Recently I have started documenting what day I am on all maps. I am now able to know on day 3 6 9 etc its the last day of the year. The following day I check up on animals I am watching grow. So far its working exactly as it should, granted I play full game days but many don't. They still say a hour in game time per day is enough.

Do you really need to know exactly how long you need to play? It was patched to stop people being able to advance time again and again to age animals very quick. It was seen as a exploit.

[ArisFuser]

As it happens in life, I guess, the joy is in the process, not in the end result. Instant gratification kills anything worthwhile. Playing this game (or any other , actually) without barely any meaningful experience or journey into it, it´s kinda pointless. My 2 cents, anyway.
Just go , hunt have fun, and enjoy the accasional 5 star for what it should be, an exception and a nice surprise. There is always that influence you make in herd management but fun is what happens WHILE you manage the herd to try and get a nice trophy. If I am not enjoying the hunt that particular day and I find myself rushing, I try to stop and go to sleep, ... in real life ;)
I am more than happy that the community hasn´t found a way to "cheat" the engine.

[dbond1]

Mystery is necessary. We want artistry, not paint by numbers. So I don't want to know exactly how it all works, whether it be aging, or how various approaches work in regards to stealth and that sort of thing. Like if we knew that 4 seconds of stopping drained the spook meter it would all lose some of that mystery that makes the game more compelling. I hope the devs never spill the beans.

[ZZredragon]

did some tests, seems 15 min for one day and 3 days for one year is correct.

i'm not sure but maybe the time counter add ; i.e. if you play 45 min be4 sleep it will pass a full year. soemone should test that

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by ZZ redragon:

did some tests, seems 15 min for one day and 3 days for one year is correct.

i'm not sure but maybe the time counter add ; i.e. if you play 45 min be4 sleep it will pass a full year. soemone should test that

I play full in game days and it still works the same. 3 days is still a year no matter how long you play.

[ZZredragon]

Originally posted by DC2Dixon:

Originally posted by ZZ redragon:

did some tests, seems 15 min for one day and 3 days for one year is correct.

i'm not sure but maybe the time counter add ; i.e. if you play 45 min be4 sleep it will pass a full year. soemone should test that

I play full in game days and it still works the same. 3 days is still a year no matter how long you play.

ok thx for the info :)

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by ZZ redragon:

Originally posted by DC2Dixon:

I play full in game days and it still works the same. 3 days is still a year no matter how long you play.

ok thx for the info :)

Not sure how it works if you don't skip the night. Would assume it is still the same?