Bows

[Andi]

Is it just me or are the bow shots hellish loud?

[sneakybass]

They are very loud its kind of broken. Im sure they will have it patched at some point..

[Andaramir]

So far I like the bows, but is it just me or are the nocking arrow animations off?

[Andi]

Originally posted by Andaramir:

So far I like the bows, but is it just me or are the nocking arrow animations off?

It's ok if you're up but the hand animation is off when you're in crouched position, yes.

[Andi]

Originally posted by sneakybass:

They are very loud its kind of broken. Im sure they will have it patched at some point..

I like them too. The bows are great.
The sound needs some tweaking to the lower tho.
Hope you're doing well sneaky.

[sneakybass]

Originally posted by Andi:

Originally posted by sneakybass:

They are very loud its kind of broken. Im sure they will have it patched at some point..

I like them too. The bows are great.
The sound needs some tweaking to the lower tho.
Hope you're doing well sneaky.

Thanks Andi won't be doing any competition or ever for a while lol Its just a mess . Still have major surgery in a week or two and then rehab....

[Dexter-BR]

The bows are noisy for the player, but in the game itself, they are silent. This can be observed by using bait to attract two or more animals; you can practically clear the herd, and the other animals won't hear.

[JPSGT40]

Originally posted by Caolho:

The bows are noisy for the player, but in the game itself, they are silent.

No, they are not silent. The have a significant "spook radius".

Originally posted by Caolho:

This can be observed by using bait to attract two or more animals

There is no bait in this game.

[Onyx]

I like bows and crossbows in general, but at the moment they are just ... well..
My experience with the bow is mixed. Once I had two animals just a few meters apart, I was able to drop both with the bow without spooking any.
Other day and time, same situation, drop one animal and the other one immediately spooked.

I would say the bow and crossbow are both capable of spooking but with much lower radius and if you can hit an animal apart from the herd it´s more unlikely to alert the others.
As of the sound itself it seems okayish, a bowstring snaps when the bow is fired.

On the other hand you can argue about the shooting distances. Should be more for both and I wonder why the crossbow shoots only 50 meters while the bow reaches the 75, from the aiming perspective. Did not use them without sights. Usually it should be vice versa, since crossbows have more pounds but yeah.. 8)
I would also prefer more aiming options for both, those we have now are limiting pretty much.

[Herr Morlock]

Originally posted by Caolho:

The bows are noisy for the player, but in the game itself, they are silent. This can be observed by using bait to attract two or more animals; you can practically clear the herd, and the other animals won't hear.

This is a bit unpredictable. Although I can confirm that, in most cases (when there are at least some meters between the shot animals), the rest of the herd gets not spooked, if you lure some of them away from them and shot them one by one. But there has been an occasion, where the animal I shot instantly dropped death (or at least, it seemed so), but the rest of the herd spooked.

[ozz]

Originally posted by Andi:

Is it just me or are the bow shots hellish loud?

they sound about the same as in reallife not bigg diff

[GamE_V_o]

bows and crossbows do not work well in this game, the damage is not the corresponding to these weapons... it seems that the standard damage in the game does not work either. At the moment it is better to hunt with a rifle in this game.

[sneakybass]

Originally posted by ozz:

Originally posted by Andi:

Is it just me or are the bow shots hellish loud?

they sound about the same as in reallife not bigg diff

Originally posted by GamE_V_o:

bows and crossbows do not work well in this game, the damage is not the corresponding to these weapons... it seems that the standard damage in the game does not work either. At the moment it is better to hunt with a rifle in this game.

Bows seem very powerfull not having a problem killing animals...

[StuTheMoose]

Originally posted by sneakybass:

Bows seem very powerfull not having a problem killing animals...

They seem quite overpowered to me. There sure isn't any problem getting kills with it.

Hope you're doing ok. Best of luck with your rehab.

[sneakybass]

Originally posted by heavensarewild:

Sneakybass ! Hope you`re doing well, and great to hear you`ve been able to enjoy some bow hunting !

Thanks Heavensarewild i just had to get that bow, will have surgery in two more weeks to help stop chances of a stroke in the future. My thinking still is kind of a mess. Not very good doing mathematics but getting better using a key board is kind of tough still...its funny i can still drive a car but certain things are harder to learn.I could end up loosing my licence in a year when i do my written or being tested.

[hudat]

i always have a bow with me. in the last 3 days i've been out and about exclusively with a bow and crossbow. i can tell you they're not too loud. then they'd scare away animals.

but i can shoot animals right out of the middle of a group from 30m without scaring another animal. no other weapon is capable of doing that.