Attacked by a wolf after drawing the map.

[Landorien]

I play TLD on and off. Is this a new thing?

I started a new game in ML and made my way to CH to find better clothing and more supplies. I was at the Log Sort, halfway between the trailer and the road. I even looked around to make sure the area was clear and there were no wolves. I took out a piece of charcoal and drew the area. Right when the circle animation was done there was a wolf 4 feet in front of me. No time to react or anything. Took me by surprise and scared the hell out of me cause I really wasn't expecting this.

How long does it take to draw the map? Is it 10 mins? 30 mins? The game doesn't really say.

[Trackur]

Once upon a time animals would sit still while you performed some kind of time consuming act.. After the last update they no longer due that. You used to be able to shoot a bear then wait 4 hours and he would be dead in the spot you shot him.
Drawing a map is only 10 min or so but you now have to watch your ass when you do any kind of time consuming activity.. Which makes sense to a point, I personally would stop drawing a map if a wolf was in my face.

[Landorien]

Originally posted by trackur:

I personally would stop drawing a map if a wolf was in my face.

As I said I play on and off and it's been a while since I played. I guess I was used to the old system that you described. But I did draw part of the map in ML with no issues so I got comfortable, too much maybe. Take out the charcoal, click, sit back and wait. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Helen Keller]

Originally posted by Landorien:

Take out the charcoal, click, sit back and wait. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I was wondering the same thing. I hadn't played since June, and I'm an off-and-on player as well.

Good to know I wasn't just lucky before.

[PowerOn]

CH Log Sort is wolf territory.

[Diveyoc]

There must have been one close enough but you just didn't see it.

You can carry some stones. Crouch and throw a stone in a direction where you might not have good visibility and wait to see if a wolf comes to check out the noise. If nothing comes running, you should be in the clear.

You could also just crouch before you use the charcoal, less chance of a wolf seeing you in the process as they need to get very close.

Also, if you are carrying any stink, guts or meat...make sure to drop these on the ground before charcoal mapping.

[JiffyPopKids]

I think the mapping action takes 15 in-game minutes. You can check this by starting a fire and getting it to 1 hour 15 mins minutes. watch the fire and as soon as it gets down to one hour, click charcoal in the same second it changes. When you are done mapping, make sure your character is looking at the fire as soon as you are out of the circle menu thing. as soon as you are done, click a screenshot. If you are fast enough, just read how long is on the fire. this will tell you how long it takes to map, using simple math.

But yeah, IIRC it takes 15 minutes. I have not tested it since the mapping feature came out.

[wiarumas]

I also noticed this. Thought it was clear. Started mapping. Saw a shadow of a creature bounce around and come right up to me. Finished mapping and it was a friggin bear. There goes the ear muffs.

[JiffyPopKids]

Originally posted by wiarumas:

I also noticed this. Thought it was clear. Started mapping. Saw a shadow of a creature bounce around and come right up to me. Finished mapping and it was a friggin bear. There goes the ear muffs.

Heh, never had a bear sneak up on me like that, but I assume that would suck pretty bad.