Seriously: What is with enemy health?

[DearFellowTraveler]

The fact that I get one- or two-tapped without armor but enemies can withstand half a mag is just insane. I want to feel vulnerable, and I'm all for dying that easily IF enemies are just as fragile. It's just ridiculous to have some random scav be able to tank 10 rifle shots to the chest. I'm not a great player by any means (obviously), but I know my accuracy isn't anywhere near that bad. Hope this gets addressed in a future patch.

[Jegedillo]

Enemies are a mixed bag right now. I’ve heard it’s a lot better than it was in alpha but it will definitely take some more tweaking to get completely right. Give it a few more weeks and it will probably get sorted out.

[Jegedillo]

I’ve had enemies die in 1-2 and I’ve had some survive 10+

[All You Need Is Love]

You need to hit vitals. Or they can eat the whole mag but bleed out really soon :D it is suprrisingly complex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxNQyd5ozs0

[DearFellowTraveler]

Originally posted by All You Need Is Love:

You need to hit vitals. Or they can eat the whole mag but bleed out really soon :D it is suprrisingly complex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxNQyd5ozs0

This is helpful! Thank you!

[Jegedillo]

Originally posted by DearFellowTraveler:

Originally posted by All You Need Is Love:

You need to hit vitals. Or they can eat the whole mag but bleed out really soon :D it is suprrisingly complex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxNQyd5ozs0

This is helpful! Thank you!

Just remember, the damage model is there but the game also isn't a 100% polished experience. If you're hitting vitals and they aren't dying don't freak out and hate the game like some people are doing. It'll get there.
My biggest tip for an enemy that you're having a hard time killing whether it's due to not being able to hit a vital area, or just because the game is wonky right now, is to break contact, and either flank or just leave the area.

[Chaoslian]

I have to say, they should rethink this whole "you need to hit vitals" thing.
Do 2-3 bullets in the unprotected chest or the stomach kill you instantly? Probably not. Are you standing and fighting back after that happened? I don't think so.

Also there seems to be a problem with hit detection / damage calculation. Yesterday i pumped 15 shots buckshot in a single AI without armor on a distance of maybe 10m. I saw that i hit him, because he flinched for each shot.

[Jegedillo]

Originally posted by Chaoslian:

I have to say, they should rethink this whole "you need to hit vitals" thing.
Do 2-3 bullets in the unprotected chest or the stomach kill you instantly? Probably not. Are you standing and fighting back after that happened? I don't think so.

Also there seems to be a problem with hit detection / damage calculation. Yesterday i pumped 15 shots buckshot in a single AI without armor on a distance of maybe 10m. I saw that i hit him, because he flinched for each shot.

People in combat can 100% take a shot in the chest or stomach and keep fighting. People shot in vital areas can even keep fighting after taking those hits until they pass out or die. Humans are capable of taking trauma fairly well. As far as the shotgun goes that's just the game being wonky. It will eventually get fixed.

[Deadpixel]

Also, if you are having issues with hit registration it could very well be the server/connection. Make sure you select the proper server region for where you live (it defaults to East Asia), otherwise you can also try to return to base, log off and change to another close region to see if those are more stable. This is an issue the devs have addressed they are aware of and actively working on resolving.

[ChildoftheKoRn]

Proper headshots work quickly, body shots absorb. All about that armor pen.

[Professor Goat]

smdfh first game to finally introduce realistic ballistics and vitals and yall cry about it. ooh no, i have to aim for vitals in a milsim.. we literally have arma, tarkov and dayz if you want simplified hitboxes.

my throat shots actually hit throats, rather than doing hp damage to the health pool of the enemies chest.. and yall are crying about it smdfh

[Pestilence]

I one-shot enemies all the time. I use semi-auto for the most part, and 1 tap enemies regularly. Sometimes it definitely takes more though.

[¦½¦ Maikyriax]

Yeah the wonkiness is an understatement. I emptied 3 mags on one enemy before he went down. Pretty much ruined my run.

[Dankenobi1]

Originally posted by DearFellowTraveler:

The fact that I get one- or two-tapped without armor but enemies can withstand half a mag is just insane. I want to feel vulnerable, and I'm all for dying that easily IF enemies are just as fragile. It's just ridiculous to have some random scav be able to tank 10 rifle shots to the chest. I'm not a great player by any means (obviously), but I know my accuracy isn't anywhere near that bad. Hope this gets addressed in a future patch.

it usually depends on where you shoot them and with what type of ammo, if you shoot them with sp in the chest when they have a vest they wont go down that quickly compared to fmj or if you shoot an unarmoured spot with hollow point