BEAR !!! Said the crows...

[jayess65]

That oh-so distinct cawwing of the crows that tell you there's a bear in the vicinity can send shivers down the spine...

But... do any other bird calls/noises have any significance ? The woodpecker, for instance ? Or that owl-ey sounding bird ?

Personally, I have been able to determine anything from these avians...

[jswilliams]

Yknow someone did post their observations about wildlife noises in a thread, but iirc it wasn't the main topic of the thread. Search might be difficult to turn it up.

[I'll be the one]

Originally posted by jayess65:

That oh-so distinct cawwing of the crows that tell you there's a bear in the vicinity can send shivers down the spine...

But... do any other bird calls/noises have any significance ? The woodpecker, for instance ? Or that owl-ey sounding bird ?

Personally, I have been able to determine anything from these avians...

I usually take it that we have clear weather for an hour or so.

[jayess65]

Now I think about it, I think I saw the post that js refers to... something like woodpeckers mean multiple wolves in the immediate vicinity... or something...

[Lenny Rat]

Originally posted by jayess65:

Now I think about it, I think I saw the post that js refers to... something like woodpeckers mean multiple wolves in the immediate vicinity... or something...

Yep...just count the number of woodpecker holes to determine the exact number of wolves.

And drop a corresponding number of sticks which will give you the direction from which the wolves will come.

And then...oh ♥♥♥♥...gurgle...gag...

[iheartmyocd]

99.9% of the ambient wildlife noises in this game are specifically designed to jump the crap out of you for no reason, which will lure you into a false sense of security so you miss the 0.01% that tells you there's something nearby that is about to kill you. <--- bit of a joke, BUT reading audio cues is problably the single most contributing factor to long term survival... and failing to read them one of the biggest contributors to a horrible death. "You gotta learn to listen to the trees, hoss." (Thunderheart - 1992).

[Alaqella]

Originally posted by Lenny Rat:

Originally posted by jayess65:

Now I think about it, I think I saw the post that js refers to... something like woodpeckers mean multiple wolves in the immediate vicinity... or something...

Yep...just count the number of woodpecker holes to determine the exact number of wolves.

And drop a corresponding number of sticks which will give you the direction from which the wolves will come.

And then...oh ♥♥♥♥...gurgle...gag...

That sounds like you are making a sacrificial ritual there

[len186]

I'm astounded when I see posts like 'what sort of music do you like to listen to'. None at all I'm too afraid I'll miss the gruff of a bear.

[Lenny Rat]

Originally posted by Alaqella:

Originally posted by Lenny Rat:

Yep...just count the number of woodpecker holes to determine the exact number of wolves.

And drop a corresponding number of sticks which will give you the direction from which the wolves will come.

And then...oh ♥♥♥♥...gurgle...gag...

That sounds like you are making a sacrificial ritual there

Yes, but unfortunately it is the player that gets sacrificed when they are listening to birds instead of paws on the snow or the chuffing of Yogi!

[Jet Mystery Torpedo]

I don't think I've heard the woodpecker (or at least not concisely). I've heard the owl a few times but I feel like it doesn’t have much meaning to it. Only crows, variation of crow’s regular calls and snapping twigs have been useful to me.

[MissB77]

Can't remember where I heard/read Raph say it, a podcast maybe? But That there was more to the sounds in the game than people had figured out yet... Maybe a question for the Milton Mailbag at Hinterland forums... ?

[jayess65]

Originally posted by Jet Mystery Torpeado:

I don't think I've heard the woodpecker

Really ? I think I have a nesting pair, with kids, right outside my door... I hear them constantly... and I look up thinking "what are you trying to tell me, Mr & Mrs Woodpecker... what ????"