Shots to kill moose and bear

[MSS47]

Hi fellow long darkers,

So far in survival mode, the minimum number of bullets I've shot to bring down a moose was 3 and a bear 2.

Anyone else brought down the beasts with less bullets?

[jswilliams]

All of this is speculation:

Every part of animal has a crit% that will drop it D.R.T. Like head is 50%, ass is 5% maybe. Skill ups your crit%

Bullets and arrows that do non-crit damage have a chance to cause bleeding. May vary by animal and hit location. Skill decreases bleeding time.

Last, non-crit hits do damage. Raw Damage is increased by skill. Do enough damage with enough hits= D.R.T. Bears in particular used to heal if you went thru a transition.

Also last, it is possible that crits are not 1-shot, but up damage instead but sometimes the resulting damage is so high that D.R.T. takes place.

[MSS47]

Originally posted by jswilliams:

All of this is speculation:

Every part of animal has a crit% that will drop it D.R.T. Like head is 50%, ass is 5% maybe. Skill ups your crit%

Bullets and arrows that do non-crit damage have a chance to cause bleeding. May vary by animal and hit location. Skill decreases bleeding time.

Last, non-crit hits do damage. Raw Damage is increased by skill. Do enough damage with enough hits= D.R.T. Bears in particular used to heal if you went thru a transition.

Also last, it is possible that crits are not 1-shot, but up damage instead but sometimes the resulting damage is so high that D.R.T. takes place.

Bro.. you deserve a PhD..

[MSS47]

Those one-shot bear kills are pretty satisfying when you think about it.. one single bullet gave you 30 kg of meat! Damn son, guess you would want to kiss that bullet

[MrWolf]

Originally posted by Revontulet:

Originally posted by jswilliams:

Bears in particular used to heal if you went thru a transition.

Has this changed? Can I shoot a bear and go inside now while he runs around for 4 hours??!!!!

Please tell me this is so!!!

Nope, it's still a bug. I tried it with a bear in Coastal Highway just the other day. Shot an arrow into the bear then ducked into a car as the bear charged. When I entered the car, the bear returned to walking around normally. I did it twice, eventually the bear wandered off, and I later found my two arrows on the ground in the area where the bear had been when I got in the car.

[MSS47]

Originally posted by Revontulet:

How about zero bullets?

This was just yesterday...

One shot, from the Trappers Cabin door.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1487539587

Hit him right above the left shoulder. Instant kill!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1487538033


Looks like I hit him in the lung, according to this chart:

https://i.pinimg.com/474x/3d/0b/36/3d0b36df7ac6e79e7b5dfcdf862263a4--archery-hunting-hunting-guns.jpg

And, of course, that's exactly where I was aiming.....*cough.....*cough

Good one hahaha

[jswilliams]

Originally posted by MrWolf:

Originally posted by Revontulet:

Has this changed? Can I shoot a bear and go inside now while he runs around for 4 hours??!!!!

Please tell me this is so!!!

Nope, it's still a bug. I tried it with a bear in Coastal Highway just the other day. Shot an arrow into the bear then ducked into a car as the bear charged. When I entered the car, the bear returned to walking around normally. I did it twice, eventually the bear wandered off, and I later found my two arrows on the ground in the area where the bear had been when I got in the car.

I think that bear you just didn't bleed it. Cars afaik have never been widely reported as resettting a bear's bleeding. Got to look for that red splatter on the ground where you hit it.

Resets are caused by entering a transition structure like a cabin/house/building.