Mooses don't afraid of a campfires anymore?

[H34VY_R41N]

Just got stomped by the campfire... Was it changed recently?

[IFIYGD]

We still don't have a changelog from the Ep. 4 update, so maybe?

Good to know not to count on lighting a fire working to stop them now.

[MadBone12]

I didn't even know moose were afraid of fire. Does this mean you can hunt one while standing next to a fire?

[H34VY_R41N]

Originally posted by MadBone12:

I didn't even know moose were afraid of fire. Does this mean you can hunt one while standing next to a fire?

You could sometime before. Now you can't.
The question is: if this is by design, how on Earth I can kill it on Loper and not be smashed to bits?

[H34VY_R41N]

Alright, I thought maybe it's because I hurt them and they go mad thus ignoring fire. So I had to try just to lit the fire and provoke them with only offensive gestures and was destroyed again. Oh well, now it's time to re-think the hunt strategy.
EDIT: Blue flare doesn't work as well. Don't have a distress pistol atm, so can't test it.

[marejov83]

I didn't know they were scared of fires. My usual tactic is find some high place (rock) and plan my escape to some lower ledge where moose can't get me.. and repeat..

[H34VY_R41N]

Originally posted by marejov83:

I didn't know they were scared of fires. My usual tactic is find some high place (rock) and plan my escape to some lower ledge where moose can't get me.. and repeat..

Yeah, this tactics usually works, but this one is in PV... And I MUST hunt it down, becase I already ate all the wolves around.

[marejov83]

Originally posted by H34VY R41N:

Originally posted by marejov83:

I didn't know they were scared of fires. My usual tactic is find some high place (rock) and plan my escape to some lower ledge where moose can't get me.. and repeat..

Yeah, this tactics usually works, but this one is in PV... And I MUST hunt it down, becase I already ate all the wolves around.

Good luck

[H34VY_R41N]

Thanks! I managed to kill it. It took a lot of kiting and fuel resources. And when I finally took it down and set a fire guess what happened. A blizzard!

[DsnowMan]

Originally posted by H34VY R41N:

Just got stomped by the campfire... Was it changed recently?

It was changed over a year ago, in the "Errant Pilgrim" (Bleak Inlet) update. Moose are no longer afraid of fires, but bears are (at least, I've heard bears are, haven't personally tested that)

[marejov83]

Originally posted by H34VY R41N:

Thanks! I managed to kill it. It took a lot of kiting and fuel resources. And when I finally took it down and set a fire guess what happened. A blizzard!

Classic TLD.

[IFIYGD]

Wow. I totally missed that change.
Good thing I haven't had to try to use fire to deter a moose in basically forever. Not really an issue in Stalker Mode, but I can definitely see how this would be an issue for a Loper caught unawares.

[H34VY_R41N]

Now I feel myself stupid. I mean, I remember changing in bear behavior, but somehow missed the moose's part. How come I didn't hunt a moose for 1.5 year? I can assume I just was lucky and killed it with oneshot.... Idk

[IFIYGD]

Nah, you aren't stupid, Rain.
You just became complacent.
We all do after we play this game for a long time, and get used to doing things a certain way.

Now I am curious if shooting a moose in the butt with an arrow is still an almost guaranteed one-shot... It's been a while since I actively hunted Moosen.

[mr_bman]

They put a randomness to it so you might still get attacked even if you have a campfire going against any animal. They made campfires more like how torches work. Which isn't something you can count on all the time. You'll encounter a more aggressive animal or one that gets scared easier. Like for example just the other day I had a scaredy-cat bear that would run every time he seen me. If you have a weapon out or start aiming at them they'll charge at you from a greater distance. So if they get into that mode they're going to ignore a campfire. You can scare them off now though even if they're charging at you - before you couldn't ever scare them off once they were charging.