Silent strike doesn't pop up.

[Luthien]

I've played Zero Dawn, I'm familiar with Horizon's quirks. "Do it the way we intended or it won't work" development style. But even at level 21 I've already experienced enough problems with Silent Strike attacks to ask 'whats up with it?'.

For example, I arrive at an enemy outpost, grappled up to a tower unnoticed, and I was crouched behind a bad guy with his back to me. I could have tapped him on the shoulder, but no silent strike toggle comes up. This has happened so much already, and I've put some points into stealth, regardless of whether that affects Silent strike not. It wasn't a boss or elite, just a nobody several levels lower than me.

Is there something I'm missing or is this a design flaw?

[Holografix]

it's a skill. you have to unlock it.

[Luthien]

Originally posted by Holografix:

it's a skill. you have to unlock it.

Can you be more specific to the exact skill needed? I'm more than halfway through the infiltrator tier and all I see are abilities to add silent strike damage, nothing to unlock strikes against various enemies.

Edit: In addition, as I said there have been times I couldn't strike an enemy from cover like a burrower, its a matter of the pop-up not happening when it should when in stealth.

[Holografix]

Originally posted by Luthien:

Originally posted by Holografix:

it's a skill. you have to unlock it.

Can you be more specific to the exact skill needed? I'm more than halfway through the infiltrator tier and all I see are abilities to add silent strike damage, nothing to unlock strikes against various enemies.

sorry, i thought you meant Silent Strike Gain. you don't have to unlock it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aH3ul63Xo8

[Luthien]

That's okay, just wondering why Silent Strike's aren't popping up when they should, hoping someone might have an answer or if it's just a design flaw. I'm sure I'm not the only one wanting to silent strike and then just swinging the weapon normally giving my position away.

[Holografix]

Originally posted by Luthien:

That's okay, just wondering why Silent Strike's aren't popping up when they should, hoping someone might have an answer or if it's just a design flaw. I'm sure I'm not the only one wanting to silent strike and then just swinging the weapon normally giving my position away.

no worries. hope u find someone with a solution.

[Luthien]

Doubt it. Its a carried flaw from the first game. Hiding the bushes, machine paths by, you're close enough to touch it, no SS option comes up; or the option pops up and you hit attack but instead of silent strike Aloy just swings her weapon for a regular light attack.

[Thornok]

might be the angle

there seems to be no skill any more for hanging on an edge or a ladder

[Holografix]

Originally posted by Luthien:

Doubt it. Its a carried flaw from the first game. Hiding the bushes, machine paths by, you're close enough to touch it, no SS option comes up; or the option pops up and you hit attack but instead of silent strike Aloy just swings her weapon for a regular light attack.

honestly, HFW movement/fighting is about button timing. could be the issue with Silent Strike too, where you have to be lined up properly. when i'm sneaking around, i don't have an issue getting the prompt and Silent Striking enemies.

also, you can't silent strike when the 'awareness' circle is orange or red.

[GlowWorm]

I remember that HZD was very sensitive to small differences in height or angle between Aloy and the target. My personal experience is that HFW is more tolerant, and I haven't had any problems in HFW getting the prompt to appear for Silent Strike.

If possible, I would like to hear more detail from the OP about whether they ever see Silent Strike work, or if it never ever works for them. Because I am puzzled by the assertion that it doesn't work, and I ... I want to help.

[zplosion]

I found HZD was much more tolerant here and HFW is annoying af and arbitrary. Difficulty level doesn't seem a factor.

[Noelemahc]

I find that it pops up more eagerly when crouched, but even when it DOES pop up, you click that attack button and WHOOSH, no Silent Strike, just an inefficient poke of a basic attack that gets easily deflected by the guy's armor. And that's that, I'm suddenly in loud combat mode, the guy I wanted to kill isn't dead and I have to fight out of this somehow.

[joridiculous]

Silent Strike is inconsistent in this game. And it also "turn off" far to often right when you hit button.

[Hydra_360ci]

I doubt you're doing anything wrong.

A guess would be that your Frame rates are too high. I'd try turing on Vsycn and see if that reduces it.