Animal random events

[wolfe]

Would be good to see animal random events similar to what we already have with vehicles, like a heard of buffalo or deer running across the road or even road kill with vultures flying off or lynx running off from it

[ttower]

This game is rated 3+, so they wouldnt add roadkill or anything, but the idea of animals in the distance, or the roadside would be nice.

[tox]

I've seen horses and cows on farms.

[Nimir-Raj]

Originally posted by Grimisto:

I've seen horses and cows on farms.

behind walls and fences where you can't run over them.

[Catratio]

They could still add deer or coyotes and just keep them in the fields behind invisible walls since you can't drive out there anyway.

Or if they do cross the road make them cross far enough in the distance that you can't possibly reach them in time, you just see them in the headlights far enough away.

[JohnnyBoythePilot]

SCS is adding some wildlife like deer on the side of the road in the upcoming Oregon DLC. Although you can't run them over and they don't cross the road. It would be neat if someone made a mod that has wildlife random events (deer crossing the highway) so PETA can't get mad at SCS since they didn't create the feature. No blood needs to be added, just give the deer a hit box and if you hit it you get damage. Probably harder to implement but maybe make it where if you have a moose/bull bar on your truck it minimizes the damage.

[Asigion]

I like the idea of native wildlife in the game as long as they were not shown as road kill or able to be hit. I think it would add a nice touch to the game to spot an animal other than just horses or cows. If they are part of the fauna of particular states why not.

[JohnnyBoythePilot]

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

I like the idea of native wildlife in the game as long as they were not shown as road kill or able to be hit. I think it would add a nice touch to the game to spot an animal other than just horses or cows. If they are part of the fauna of particular states why not.

That's pretty much what they are adding in Oregon, deer on the side of the road on more rural roads. But I think it would be neat to have a modder create random events where you have deer crossing the road or sitting on the side of the road. No blood needs to be added, just have the deer topple over similar to how Jazzycat's motorcycles topple over when you collide into them. And you obviously would take damage from the hit. I mean just seeing them on the side of the road would be enough but I think an animal crossing random event would be a nice touch as that's a very real threat to truck drivers especially at night on rural roads.

[Trainfan2015]

how about a hurd of cows on the road

[JohnnyBoythePilot]

Originally posted by Trainfan2015:

how about a hurd of cows on the road

Ripperonies

[wolfe]

The hit box, thats a good idea, same as the road workers stood on the side of the road, you hit them your truck takes damage

[JohnnyBoythePilot]

Originally posted by wolfe:

The hit box, thats a good idea, same as the road workers stood on the side of the road, you hit them your truck takes damage

I've seen a mod that changes/adds to the random events, so I think the only hard part with creating a deer-crossing or wildlife random event would be creating the model and the animation. Idk how to do it but if I knew I'd love to create a mod like that.

[wolfe]

Originally posted by JohnnyBoythePilot:

Originally posted by wolfe:

The hit box, thats a good idea, same as the road workers stood on the side of the road, you hit them your truck takes damage

I've seen a mod that changes/adds to the random events, so I think the only hard part with creating a deer-crossing or wildlife random event would be creating the model and the animation. Idk how to do it but if I knew I'd love to create a mod like that.

Would be great to bring the world to life abit more, shame they cant approach someone like the hunter and use there animals somehow, shame game companys cant share resources more

[WadcoRemy]

Originally posted by Trainfan2015:

how about a hurd of cows on the road

I haven't seen it in the base game, but if you have VivaMexico and Mexico Extremo maps installed, there's cows in the road to deal with. They don't walk around but they are animated. (Heads and tails moving around.) I hit one, but it was just like hitting an x'd off road, dead stop but no damage to tractor or cow. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1434500407 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1415084826 An accident with a curious UFO flying around checking out the scene. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1434500334 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1434500031

[baddog993]

Wild Animals are ok but I dont think the game should allow them to be killed or hurt. I dont want to kill a cow or any othe animal in the game. Yuck. Even without the blood part. I have in real life run into animals and its not a pleasant experience I want in this game.

[Twelvefield]

Originally posted by baddog993:

Wild Animals are ok but I dont think the game should allow them to be killed or hurt. I dont want to kill a cow or any othe animal in the game. Yuck. Even without the blood part. I have in real life run into animals and its not a pleasant experience I want in this game.

I agree with this. There are other more truck-based improvements I'd rather see before animals become a priority. I'd like to see wildlife out in the parts where they can't get hit, but it's not something I think would make the game much better given the frame rate hit. I already have to squint like Squinty McSquintlock just to read the tiny roadsigns, an animal would be a distraction when it's important to concentrate on the road.