Anyone else having trouble with finding cattails post update?

[Mattias6689]

So I don't know if this is pure bad luck or if this is a bug rising out of todays update, but I'm noticing a rather stark contrast in cattail availability since the patch. I've been playing survival mode from the start, trying to finish the campaign that way and the loot balance seemed pretty fair, if challenging. Then I updated the game today around 12:45, and I haven't seen a cattail outside of the starting area since. I made it 5 miles down river, no cattails. This is infuriatingly frustrating, as cattails are one of the most important commodities in the game. No cattails, no tinder and no cord. No cord, no traps tools or anything else. Not to mention they are essential to craft water filters, basic clothing and a slew of other items. I'm going to play a few more runs just to make sure, but if this keeps up I'm just going to refund the game (just bought today, like I said no problems before the update), its unplayable without this item. If it ISN'T a glitch, than I'd really like to see some sort of scarcity fail safe in the game, there's no reason why I should have to struggle to get a whole 5 miles down river just to starve because I can't trap food or forage areas with dangerous creatures that are unkillable without traps or bows. Maybe add some flexibility in crafting options? like maybe adding more junk clothing in bins or perhaps skeletons so we can salvage rags, and then use maybe 2 or 3 rags to braid some cloth rope or something. Loving this game so far though, hate to have to give it up.

[TMF_Forrest]

Thanks for the note... cattails are uniquely susceptible to RNG since they need water locations to spawn. We'll see if anything changed regarding loot spawn frequency behind the scenes, but I don't think it did. It's certianly not an intentional tuning change.

[Bladehelm]

I am new to the game and just assumed that sometimes they're just scarce. It DOES seem like there should be more earlier in the game but I did at least a couple playthroughs where I only found them on the starting island and never again.

[Mattias6689]

Just played two more runs, the cattail drought has ended lol. looks like some exceptionally poor luck on my part, though I did notice several watery areas that were strangely empty of the things. Sorry for the false alarm, though perhaps some other routes to obtaining cord would still be nice? maybe some otherwise "wasteful' recipes for a varity of items in such cases of similar kinds scarcity would be an interesting touch.

[Rhedd]

Continuing a previous game, all three islands I've been to post-patch have had TONS of cattails.

[Decibal]

I'm having this same thing happen, in my first/only playthrough. It may just be RNG after all, but I like the rags -> cords idea.

[Red Rocket.TTV]

Late to the party :P The only thing growing in my water is dandelions... I dont think I will last much longer :P

[nashiem]

I have 70 cattails I cant find enough saplings. I get like maybe 2 per zone, I dont make enough to build traps???

[Mattias6689]

Seems like random bias strikes now and then. It would be cool to see some secondary recipes for some of these things in case of scarcity. Like some not exactly favorable and inefficient means of getting essential ingredients that still offer you options in a pinch.

[bibbothefirst]

I've played a new game twice and I've only found cattails in the starting area and one other location. It is really frustrating to not be able to craft basic traps to capture even small game. I'll start another game eventually and hopefully my luck will be better

[UnclePat]

I've found it to be a crap shoot as well, but not insurmountable. Perhaps an alternate, more costly way to build cord (2 fishing lines?) to prevent "knife lag".

[Red Rocket.TTV]

My luck changed now that im much further down the river. Well, sort of. Seems every island has 3 wolves for me to deal with, but at least they have 40 cattails on them too!