Bear Cave

[Goblin]

I'm at that point where I'm trapped in the cave trying to retreive the spear, and I'm at the last section where the spear is within sight snd I just have to get to it, and I am so frustrated. Am I missing some secret here, or is this just impossible to beat? I've tried going every location on this map and no matter where I go when, the bear is circling the spot I'm in. At one point I waited in a a hole for a good ten minutes just watching his path back and forth in front of my spot. When I was sure I'd gotten it right and made my move he instantly broke the path he'd been following that whole time to turn on the spot. Literally anytime I move from one spot to antoher, whether he saw me or not, he moves his path to pacing right in front of me and when I try to make a move e's on me in seconds because he doesn't keep to a pattern. Is it supposed to be so stupidly impossible, or did I break something?

[Nanc]

This is the youtube video that helped me get the bear:
https://youtu.be/TIYh_ZUH-Qk
(vid credit to Trane067) Good Luck ! :) Nanc

[Trezure]

Can't finish the game because of this scene unless the devs change it??? I have tried and failed so many times that at this point the game is no longer fun, just pure frustration.. Why cant't you save after getting spear??? After hitting bear once.can't get bearings because of injuries and it attacks again and kills me every time. After doing all the quests that lead up to this part of the story it is very dissappointing.

[max]

I retrieved the all the radio parts (and lost the spear in the process). then began returning to the old man (without the spear), and was abducted by the bear. In this bear cave, my map still tells me that the spear is where I lost it. Does this mean I am essentially screwed? and unable to obtain the spear because I made the mistake of leaving it?

[FireFighter]

can not attack the bear with spear

[hinterland_community]

With the STEADFAST RANGER update, we've streamlined aspects of the Bear Cave encounter in Episode Two. You might want to give it another try! See the full update video and release notes for all the details.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/1618392223375658386

[Eilanyan]

Yeah I'm playing the "streamlined" version on lowest difficulty and finding it to be a very frustrating waste of time. I've seen the stupid unskippable death cutscene so many many times (also saw it many times during the forced spear fights near objectives). Awkward stealth + button mashing isn't what I expected given that's not the rest of the game :/ Reminds me of the original ep 2bear fight where got permalocked inside trapper house cause a) rifle is insanely inaccurate b) even a hit did nothing so that version was also dropped in disgust and frustration.

[Coldheart2236]

Originally posted by Eilanyan:

Yeah I'm playing the "streamlined" version on lowest difficulty and finding it to be a very frustrating waste of time. I've seen the stupid unskippable death cutscene so many many times (also saw it many times during the forced spear fights near objectives). Awkward stealth + button mashing isn't what I expected given that's not the rest of the game :/ Reminds me of the original ep 2bear fight where got permalocked inside trapper house cause a) rifle is insanely inaccurate b) even a hit did nothing so that version was also dropped in disgust and frustration.

I'm playing on medium difficulty and while it took me a few attempts, the Old Bear finale isn't actually all that difficult. What exactly are you struggling with?

[Včelí medvídek]

Originally posted by Eilanyan:

Yeah I'm playing the "streamlined" version on lowest difficulty and finding it to be a very frustrating waste of time. I've seen the stupid unskippable death cutscene so many many times (also saw it many times during the forced spear fights near objectives). Awkward stealth + button mashing isn't what I expected given that's not the rest of the game :/ Reminds me of the original ep 2bear fight where got permalocked inside trapper house cause a) rifle is insanely inaccurate b) even a hit did nothing so that version was also dropped in disgust and frustration.

Its OT now but there was not big deal with bear before redux. Yes he hit you outside cabin - it was design (and as you could save "best" was jsut get naked and let him damage you and flee - than return back and sleep and heal up.

After it was jsut about track him and hit few times (myself killed him on some 3rd spot of 6 while pretty new to game without extra knowledge or skill with rifle).

Tbh I liked it much better than redux version - like I see the work done here but those spear and hiding scenes are somehow not fiting to game for me (and even though fixing radio is more reasonable now the way how Jeremiah ban player from his cabin forever filling his pockets with 60kg of stf stored in is plain stupid...)

But its not particularly hard/frustrating/time consuming either. The video above contains everything needed, took me just few random attempts myself.

[the last light that remains]

i'am not a very skilled gamer and i died lots of times in this effin cave, but the one thing that annoys me is the fact that i couldn't intterupt my death scene

[Coldheart2236]

Originally posted by the last light that remains:

i'am not a very skilled gamer and i died lots of times in this effin cave, but the one thing that annoys me is the fact that i couldn't intterupt my death scene

The few times the bear got me before I managed to get past his section, I was pressing Alt+F4 to quit the game, then re-launching it which seemed quicker than letting the cutscene run and then reload the checkpoint again. It did get a bit tiring, I admit.

[Mavrah]

The one-shot death from the Old Bear was a bad choice. Also, pre-Redux, we only had to hit him once per encounter and avoid or otherwise survive his retribution to eventually kill him. Move on, try again at next location.
Now we have to survive two encounters where we do the exact same struggle three times in a row(which is stupid) to do the exact same thing after a stealth mini-game that goes on for far too long. Actually, it isn't stealth, it's an old game exploit where animals can't attack the player when crouched. Will finally gets fed up with this crap and stabs the dumb bear to death out of boredom. The entirety of Luminance Fugue needs redone.
A good fix would be to have an encounter where we shoot the bear then use the spear to defend oneself in the struggle when he charges. In Mystery Lake we could use the terrain to our advantage, shooting the bear where he can't see or attack us. Other options preferable to this Redux garbage might involve devising and building some sort of mechanical trap or environmental trap to slow him down or disable him. Maybe integrate Aurora-powered devices or thin ice into the confrontation.

[koobiluphi]

Any tips? I've started the game completely over again on easiest mode and I'm still stuck in this cave. Any move I take gets me mauled.

[Lt. Heinz Becker]

My idea on the whole bear mission thing. Instead of a spear, why not a foot trap? Jeremiah tells us about a trap at the old hunting lodge at Broken Railroad. We travel there, go through all the bear cut scenes, retrieve the trap and head back to Jeremiah.

Then he precedes to tell you the location of the cave at Mystery Lake, but first you must harvest a deer to bait the bear. You do all that, go to the cave and set the trap up. While your setting up the trap, the bear proceeds to attack you and drag you into the cave.

Stream line the bear cave. Instead of fetching a spear, just use your rifle. Have it in the same location as the spear would be. One shot the bear and complete. At least with the rifle, you could take cover as the bear is walking around the room until you have a clean shot. Don't insta-kill the player if you get mauled, but have condition extremely low, below 5% if attacked.

After the bear is dealt with and you stagger back to Jeremiah, he patches you up, and have a rest day. Then the whole radio tower mission with the parts is after that, go back to Jeremiah, radio doesn't work, and then you leave him again when he tells you head to the dam.

[Qiripa]

Originally posted by hinterland_community:

With the STEADFAST RANGER update, we've streamlined aspects of the Bear Cave encounter in Episode Two. You might want to give it another try! See the full update video and release notes for all the details.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/1618392223375658386

There is an obvious bug in the final cave Bear Fight. I have no problem mounting the spear and starting the fight. I had no problem in the other bear encounters. The problem in the bear cave is that the double clicking of the fight DOES NOT WORK. It's an obvious bug. Please fix it.

[actionretro]

Originally posted by hinterland_community:

With the STEADFAST RANGER update, we've streamlined aspects of the Bear Cave encounter in Episode Two. You might want to give it another try! See the full update video and release notes for all the details.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/305620/announcements/detail/1618392223375658386

For the love of all that is good in the world LET US SKIP THE BEAR ANIMATION!