Kill shot?

[RedNex]

So whats the deal? I shoot a deer from a stand with my bow, it hits, they shrug it off like it never happens, dont even run just start walking again with an arrow sticking out of it. And as far as the Samba and Rusa...OMG Lung Heart hits and they fall down from the shot, get back up and run off accros the map magically healed after bleeding for the first 10 tracks. What gives?

[RedNex]

Just an add on: Its happening so much now...its making the game really stupid and unenjoyable.

[Maj.Tryhard]

I haven't seen either of these things happen, but if you put an arrow into an animal, it WILL die. Arrows seem to have something of a continuous bleed effect. If you follow the track, you'll find the corpse eventually.

I do lots of hunting with my longbow, so I make lots of questionable hits, but they always die eventually. Almost always before I find them.

[RedNex]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1521498489


https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/960846733356196545/3A3EC1F0631474A73C9D66FCB8CDE07B51FD053C/

[RedNex]

here a reindeer is a pincushion with like 10 arrows... then he just disappeared right in front of me...he would not die

[Maj.Tryhard]

And that caribou was still alive?

That's gotta be a serious game glitch. Have you validated your file cache?

I've never seen anything like this before.

[RedNex]

yup all validated....he would not die no matter how many times i shot him...then...POOF he disapeared right in front of me...and this was after shoting him in the heart with a 7mm rifle that he dropped, got back up and ran about 100 meters. Like I said this has been happening alot lately. worst with the samba and rusa deer

[Maj.Tryhard]

Hmm. That's very strange. Could it be connection problems? I don't know how TheHunter works with the live server, but this is all very strange to me. I've never seen anything like it before.

I had a hard time finding sambar and rusa stags(apparently, they're not called bucks, to my surprise,) but I took mine with the .243. I had great difficulty even finding them, without the appropriate calls or camo, but once I took the shot, they went down as most deer would.

This is clearly some sort of error, either on server or player-side. No animal should survive that many arrows, much less a vital hit with a 7mm.

Have you contacted support?

[RedNex]

im going to send this picture to support.

[Kw4life]

what antivirus are you using? looks like something is interrupting the communication with the server. Make sure thehunter is on your allowed list in your antivirus

[DanthemanBoone]

7mm is just not up to dealing to Sambhur. Even inside 50 metres you will get a lot of single lung hits that will run for bloody miles. If you hit the shoulder blade the problem becomes even worse.
The 30R or the 45/70 will give you double lung on Sambhur way out past 200 metres and drop them on the spot. 45/70 lever being slightly better, fits the biggest scope and it is permitted for Pigs, Banteng, and Bison as well.

http://thehunter.wikia.com/wiki/.45-70_Government_Lever_Action_Rifle_(Laminated_Wood)

But my choice for Piccabeen is the 30 R, as I dont usually hunt Buffs or Banteng, but I pair it with a crossbow just in case.
If I do take the 45/70 to piccabeen I also pair it with a crossbow, 30R 0r 7mm, because its not permitted for Rusa.

There has long been a problem of animals occasionally ignoring a shot, if the first dosnt work you can expect the subsequent shots to have little or no effect either. Tends to happen mostly in Multi player sessions along wih dead animals becoming invisible or not allowing you to confirm the kill. Goes way back to when Multi player was first introduced.

[Maj.Tryhard]

The only problem I had with sambar was being constantly attacked by buffalo while I was stalking them. I usually only play single player though, so I'm sure that makes communicating with the server much easier.

Though I do, obviously, need to amend my previous post. I could have sworn I used the .243, cause that's what I use 90% of the time for the free ammo. Clearly that's not possible. That would mean I used either my Enfield or, more likely my Mauser. Sorry for the erroneous claim. I'm surprised nobody called me out on it.

[DanthemanBoone]

Im thinkin you Guys may not be aware that the "heart/lungs" blood trail does not nessecarily mean you have a heart shot. It means you have hit either heart or lungs. Heart shots will drop on the spot as also usually happens with double lung shots, but a single lung shot can run for a long way before it dies. There is no demarkation between heart, double lung or singe lung in the bood trail advisory, "heart/lungs'.

[Maj.Tryhard]

Originally posted by DanthemanBoone:

Im thinkin you Guys may not be aware that the "heart/lungs" blood trail does not nessecarily mean you have a heart shot. It means you have hit either heart or lungs. Heart shots will drop on the spot as also usually happens with double lung shots, but a single lung shot can run for a long way before it dies. There is no demarkation between heart, double lung or singe lung in the bood trail advisory, "heart/lungs'.

Is a heart shot always an instakill? I would understand why they would program that, but that's not the way it really works.

The first whitetail I bagged (irl) ran about 20 feet, stopped, and looked around before it dropped dead on the spot. At first, I thought I'd missed. I was using a youth model .243 firing rounds with the green 'ballistic tip.' (I've always wondered how much of a difference that little piece of plastic could make. Seems pointless.) When we field dressed it, we saw I'd pierced the heart. Only lasted a couple seconds at most, but still, adrenaline is some crazy ♥♥♥♥. It's always stuck with me how it looked back just before it collapsed. Sadly poetic, really.

[DanthemanBoone]

You sure that kill was in theHunter and not in call of the wild?

Ps sorry I missed the IRL. Yeah in Rl a heart shot can still run, mostly if the animal has seen or smelt you and is already hyped up with adrenalin. But in game you are rewarded with an instant kill for good shot placement.

[Maj.Tryhard]

Originally posted by DanthemanBoone:

You sure that kill was in theHunter and not in call of the wild?

That kill was in reality. I don't have COTW, I've just been eyeing it hungrily for a long time. Why? Does COTW have a more complex bleeding system?