Deer Despawning

[Khan, Binary of None]

I'm really starting to get irritated, in single player I'm out hunting for Deer and they're extremely rare as is on Hard Survival, but if you look away, for any reason. The deer just flat out despawns entirely. It doesn't run off, it's just gone for good. This is seriously frustrating, why is this a thing?

[Fatal Infarct]

I started a new game on peaceful just to see as I'm brand new to the game. First started game on Normal and tons of deer. On the new peaceful game however, not a single one anywhere. They don't exist!!

[nobbers]

Originally posted by FatalInfarct:

I started a new game on peaceful just to see as I'm brand new to the game. First started game on Normal and tons of deer. On the new peaceful game however, not a single one anywhere. They don't exist!!

I can confirm, post update(s) and on peaceful mode that deer are spawning. South end of the peninsula by the big anchor there is a sacred tree up on the hill. Was always a deer hotspot, and appears it still is. I had three show up after only a minute or so.

[Khan, Binary of None]

The spawn fine in multiplayer, and they do spawn in Hard Survival which is what I'm playing. But I'm more talking about the fact that if I take my eyes off of them for a second they just flat out despawn entirely.

[nobbers]

Originally posted by Duo Vandal:

The spawn fine in multiplayer, and they do spawn in Hard Survival which is what I'm playing. But I'm more talking about the fact that if I take my eyes off of them for a second they just flat out despawn entirely.

Ya, that's really weird. I don't have a Hard survival on the go, but when I went in on normal (catching the jist of what you had posted initially), I chased them a bit to make sure they didn't despawn 'on the run', turned my back on them a couple of times so they were out of sight, but could not get the behavoir you state.

Would seem like a very strange thing if Hard Survival is an intricate piece of the issue...... but lord knows.
MP........ I've found a number of strange issues with regards to things disappearing or not being visible to another player, but that's like objects placed on houseboats etc., which it seems peeps have been reporting for ages,

[Drop Bear]

I am having the same issue. What sucks the most is that I put 2 arrows into the deer and start following it, then *poof* it vanishes right in front of my eyes. Makes it very hard to gather deer skins. I am playing Multiplayer on peaceful.

[phoenix_death12]

Originally posted by dbordon:

I am having the same issue. What sucks the most is that I put 2 arrows into the deer and start following it, then *poof* it vanishes right in front of my eyes. Makes it very hard to gather deer skins. I am playing Multiplayer on peaceful.

use spear, takes only one hit

[phoenix_death12]

Originally posted by Duo Vandal:

I'm really starting to get irritated, in single player I'm out hunting for Deer and they're extremely rare as is on Hard Survival, but if you look away, for any reason. The deer just flat out despawns entirely. It doesn't run off, it's just gone for good. This is seriously frustrating, why is this a thing?

yeah it's definitely a shame

[284]

Deer?!
Try getting raccoons or boar!
Spent 5 night's looking for them,, other times I'll see them within 5 minutes of play.
Racoon's only comes out at night at certain places.

The same for boar but they are there also during daylight.
Most of the times there's 2 in a area.
It seems that once killed they don't respawn for a few days.

Deer! They are easy....

[Kittenpox]

having the same issue - I'm just wasting arrows as the deer decides to stop existing while I'm chasing it.

[284]

Use modern arrows.
You only need two to kill deer, and only one to kill boar.
(Modern bow doesn't do more damage)

With the katana Sneek towards the deer (slowly)
Spare your stamina.
Strike when you're close and keep hitting it!

Use a fire arrow, the deer run's of but will die with one hit!


It takes 4 game days for the animals to respawn.
Sleeping makes the days go faster!

[jswarpaint]

Originally posted by 284:

Deer?!
Try getting raccoons or boar!
Spent 5 night's looking for them,, other times I'll see them within 5 minutes of play.
Racoon's only comes out at night at certain places.

The same for boar but they are there also during daylight.
Most of the times there's 2 in a area.
It seems that once killed they don't respawn for a few days.

Deer! They are easy....

This dude hit the nail on the head after having searched the internet to determine where exactly boar spawn only two seem to spawn in each shown internet spawn and I want a bunch of them for a warm suit AND a rock bag ...

so the thing to do is you must learn all the other spawn locations and or save the game after you kill two of them bet out of the game come back in and Wham they should spawn two more.

Regarding deer I ONLY hunt them with a spear .. never an upgraded spear a regular spear ... one shot one kill ..

but ya have to figure out how to aim also there is a method to minimize chasing them ...

HOW TO AIM - applies to anytime using a spear have nothing in your left hand use the pointing finger to aim the spear goes .... flies high and to the right so if you are aiming at a deer broadside and its head is going to the RIGHT of you .. its broadside ok ... you will aim at its back ankle under its butt

if it is facing away from you aim left and low you will actually be aiming at the ground left and low of the deer.

MINIMIZE CHASING THEM - When they are so far away that they are out of accuratte spear range do not move behind them make a wide circle flanking move keeping them in sight and get broadside of them then take the shot ..

On harder level every animals runs for days ...

[284]

There's two boar spawn locations

2 boar on the Westside near a cannibal village.
There's a waterfall, it's close to the snow line.

4 boar on the East side near a orange tent ⛺ just above the snow line.
You need 9 boarskins in total. (or was it 10?)

Anyway you can only kill 6 boar in one go, then wait 4 game days to respawn.
Sleep to make the days go faster 😴

[w-I-z-DO-m]

if you really knew all the spawns, you can kill 10 in one go if you play below hard survival difficulty, 5 on hard survival, so theres 5 spawn location

[284]

Originally posted by w-I-z-DO-m:

if you really knew all the spawns, you can kill 10 in one go if you play below hard survival difficulty, 5 on hard survival, so theres 5 spawn location

I played this game a lot and only found them around these locations.
I know that the boar near the orange tent ⛺ go a lot more to the west of that area.

Where's your so called locations?

[jswarpaint]

This link has been invaluable in finding boar and raccoons ... The pond location for raccoons here always produces the best thing being ya only need one..

https://theforestmap.com/

under the "Animals" part of this map click on racoons and boar .. it shows you where they spawn.

Notice how raccoon locations are basically all over the map .. this seems overly optimistic at times I can hear their call only because I have headphones but rarely see them. The pond location at the eastern side of the map has been best for me .. All the boar locations work.

For boar after you kill two in each location its best to move to the next one ... usually