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Pumpkin Witch has The Long Dark

Jun 19, 2015 @ 12:00pm

When a flock of crows fly off in a direction what does it mean?

I often see flocks of crows fly off and sometimes where afterwards i found a kill is this coincidence or is it just a added graphics for game atmosphere ?

Thank you!

Last edited by Pumpkin Witch; Jun 20, 2015 @ 7:00pm

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CthulhuCowlick has The Long Dark

Jun 19, 2015 @ 12:45pm

IT MEANS RUN FOREST FUN!!!!! No I kid. You will find flocks of crows circling above something dead. I always found it increasingly helpful to follow crows when I was building my bow and arrows since the arrows need their feathers.

BushMaster has The Long Dark

Jun 19, 2015 @ 1:01pm

i read somewhere that they are indeed either flying toward a nearby corpse or away from an incoming storm...

Pumpkin Witch has The Long Dark

Jun 19, 2015 @ 1:16pm

Originally posted by BushMaster:
i read somewhere that they are indeed either flying toward a nearby corpse or away from an incoming storm...

Oh cool thanks for your reply!

BushMaster has The Long Dark

Jun 19, 2015 @ 1:25pm

no problem...huge fan of that particular immersion feature so i thought id shed some light

TheQuietFront has The Long Dark

Jun 20, 2015 @ 6:50am

They are there to take your soul to the next life; it's just a matter of time.

Last edited by TheQuietFront; Jun 20, 2015 @ 6:50am

JErosion

Jun 20, 2015 @ 8:46am

it means they left the oven on and they are rushign back home to turn it off, Also I have seen bird fly into a hill and disappear so who knows where they were going

Bomoo

Jun 20, 2015 @ 8:52am

Originally posted by BushMaster:
i read somewhere that they are indeed either flying toward a nearby corpse or away from an incoming storm...

Ah, interesting. I'll see if I can verify this next time I do a serious attempt.

e n e m y

Jun 20, 2015 @ 9:22am

they should implement hunting crows,that way we won't have to go corpse hunting to get feathers.

Psycho

Jul 25, 2015 @ 2:42pm

Not so sure about the storm they are escaping. Never could really verify if a storm fallow this event or how long after. I'll try to fallow them next time.

Last edited by Psycho; Jul 25, 2015 @ 2:43pm

cfett199

Jul 25, 2015 @ 3:48pm

I have never seen a flock of crows flying towards a corpse to then adopt a holding pattern. In all my experience, they just appear circling over a corpse or carcass in relatively clear weather. Whenever a group of crows are just flying in a given direction, it almost always precedes a change for the worse in weather, as well as if their cries suddenly drops off but one is still in the vicinity of the corpse/carcass.

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canis39

Jul 25, 2015 @ 5:13pm

Am I correct that crows now circle animal kills as well as human corpses? (The pre-programmed animal kills, like the one near Trapper's -- not the animals that die after the game starts).

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cfett199

Jul 25, 2015 @ 5:15pm

Originally posted by canis39:
Am I correct that crows now circle animal kills as well as human corpses? (The pre-programmed animal kills, like the one near Trapper's -- not the animals that die after the game starts).

Yes they will circle the pre ravaged animal carcasses

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Bavarian Raven has The Long Dark

Jul 25, 2015 @ 5:28pm

It would be cool if you (or a wolf) killed a deer/wolf/bear etc, if crows headed towards the kill. :)
Also, why crows and not ravens? Ravens are the common birds of "the deep woods" in the P.N.W.

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