How do you kill bears on survival difficulty?

[FullAutoAttack]

So I made it to day 15 before running into a bear.

Despite having scrap iron armor it killed me in seconds.

I onlyhad blunderbuss, bow and spiked club on me so it may not have been possible.

Do they run faster than players?

[rincewind]

I don't know if they got an speed boost in higher difficulties, but I killed a bear that sneaked behind me while exploring the grasslands running backwards like crazy and shooting the bow.
Took me a while, and lots of headshots, but worked.
Of course, I got hit a few times. And maybe in higher difficulties that would make you very dead instead of wounded...

Anyways, I'm still wondering how the hell a enormous bear sneaked behind me.

[AnnieO]

Always keep running when attacking a bear because they do run pretty fast. Think about it, you have 2 legs but they have 4 with massive claws... you can run around them but make sure you have some beer or coffee on you for stamina as that makes a difference when hitting your target.

[FullAutoAttack]

Beer and coffee? i don't think I've ever used either of these items.

[THARN]

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

Beer and coffee? i don't think I've ever used either of these items.

yep- you wont lose stamina-while under the influence...

[MonkeyEmperor]

very Carefully

[AnnieO]

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

Beer and coffee? i don't think I've ever used either of these items.

It keeps your stamina up while attacking or even while running. You can fight forever with both of those items...

[Hazard Pay]

In soviet Russia, the bear hunts you!

[CptnHarlock]

I just killed a bear on day 2, with bow and arrow and spikes. And much much care. Very important to not keep attacking the bear.

IF YOU DONT HAVE STAMINA BOOSTING DRINKS: Fire of 2-3 shots then run untill bear drops aggro. They drop aggro pretty fast. Crouch and wait for your stamina to be replenished. Repeat.

NEVER let the bear get close enough to melee you. You are toast then.

If you have spikes put some on the ground and run around or jump over them to get the bear to run into them.

[FullAutoAttack]

I thought that bear never stop the chase?

Also I think spike and run attacks are an exploit so I don't use it.

[Hal Ramersby]

day 15 and a blunderbuss? Ouch. I'd go loot some.

[CptnHarlock]

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

I thought that bear never stop the chase?

Also I think spike and run attacks are an exploit so I don't use it.

If you look at the xmls you will see for how long they chase you. The chase is always time limited or you would not survive your first encounter with anything. Attacking the entity chasing you resets the chase timer.

Exploit is when you use something (mostly a bug) in a way that it wasn't supposed to be used in order to benefit you in a by the developers not intended way. Spikes are used so that mindless beasts should step on them. If they were supposed to bea aware of them and avoid them there would be no use of the spikes. So it's a technique, not an exploit. IMHO.

If you don't want to use that technique then the answer to your question "how do i kill bears in survival dificulty" is: Avoid them, level up, get a good weapon, kill.

[Ragequit Inc.]

Publicado originalmente por CptnHarlock:

I just killed a bear on day 2, with bow and arrow and spikes. And much much care. Very important to not keep attacking the bear.

IF YOU DONT HAVE STAMINA BOOSTING DRINKS: Fire of 2-3 shots then run untill bear drops aggro. They drop aggro pretty fast. Crouch and wait for your stamina to be replenished. Repeat.

NEVER let the bear get close enough to melee you. You are toast then.

If you have spikes put some on the ground and run around or jump over them to get the bear to run into them.

Hm, in my game I've noticed the bears actually lose aggro even if I keep shooting them (until I shoot it again after that). Obviously a bug, but just thought I'd point it out.

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

I thought that bear never stop the chase?

Zombie-bears don't, regulars do.

[CptnHarlock]

Publicado originalmente por Ragequit Inc.:

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

I thought that bear never stop the chase?

Zombie-bears don't, regulars do.

True. Hadn't read the zombieBear part and i see now they don't have "param2" which is the "give up time". I've only met about 3 zombiebears and was already geared up so didn't have to run and never noticed they lacked a "give up time".

[BananaJoe]

Publicado originalmente por CptnHarlock:

Publicado originalmente por FullAutoAttack:

I thought that bear never stop the chase?

Also I think spike and run attacks are an exploit so I don't use it.

If you look at the xmls you will see for how long they chase you. The chase is always time limited or you would not survive your first encounter with anything. Attacking the entity chasing you resets the chase timer.

Exploit is when you use something (mostly a bug) in a way that it wasn't supposed to be used in order to benefit you in a by the developers not intended way. Spikes are used so that mindless beasts should step on them. If they were supposed to bea aware of them and avoid them there would be no use of the spikes. So it's a technique, not an exploit. IMHO.

If you don't want to use that technique then the answer to your question "how do i kill bears in survival dificulty" is: Avoid them, level up, get a good weapon, kill.

good point! I'll also try to use the spikes for killing a bear.

[Neme]

Publicado originalmente por rincewind:

I don't know if they got an speed boost in higher difficulties, but I killed a bear that sneaked behind me while exploring the grasslands running backwards like crazy and shooting the bow.
Took me a while, and lots of headshots, but worked.
Of course, I got hit a few times. And maybe in higher difficulties that would make you very dead instead of wounded...

Anyways, I'm still wondering how the hell a enormous bear sneaked behind me. :ralphhurt:

Thats what I do but with a Xbow.. But I will also try and get on top of one of those large stone baulders. If I can get on top of one of those.. I just sneak attack the bear for the extra damage while it is attacking the baulder :)

I don't even both with melee since normaly 1-2 hits from the bear and your stun locked then dead 1-2 hits later lol