So uh....yetis.

[Bignastycupcake]

I'm playing in the new caves on my singleplayer world, I'm testing out to see what it takes to beat these caves, so I'm spawning in my gear that I have on my server, because my server isn't up as of right now, and I came across a yeti in the snow cave. Um, what does it take to beat these guys? I saw it took nearly 15 hits with a mastercraft sword, and it was a lower leveled one (112?) And a longneck doesn't seem like it's much good, takes too long to reload. I'm thinking either a shot gun, a fabricated sniper rifle, or a rocket launcher. I feel like the rocket launcher is really the only way to kill one without getting killed by one yourself.

[Spazegamer]

Bring a wolf. If they even fit inside I haven't played this game in a month.

[CrspyToast]

Originally posted by Spazegamer:

Bring a wolf. If they even fit inside I haven't played this game in a month.

nothing fits inside besides dimos and smaller

[Spazegamer]

Originally posted by CrspyToast:

Originally posted by Spazegamer:

Bring a wolf. If they even fit inside I haven't played this game in a month.

nothing fits inside besides dimos and smaller

Welp, use an assault rifle then. Or an ascendent compound bow with metal arrows.

[Bignastycupcake]

Originally posted by Spazegamer:

Originally posted by CrspyToast:

nothing fits inside besides dimos and smaller

Welp, use an assault rifle then. Or an ascendent compound bow with metal arrows.

it'd have to be the compound bow, or if you have an ascendant assault rifle, you better bring some ammo lol. i was just playing around with them again, and it seems like it takes 3 rockets to kill a 100+, can't imagine what it takes to kill a 500

[jacob99]

i tried it and its impossible to beat in single player without god mode because of the shear level and amount of them, also they take so much damage to kill. these caves are horribly balanced for sp or even mp unless you have 20 plus people going in.

[Arya]

Worth mentioning, Rockets are overrated as weapons. Their splash damage is useful, but they get a serious debuff against living targets. Just as guns get a debuff against dinosaurs, so do rockets - they don't do anywhere near the damage they do to buildings.

What you want is a Shotgun or Compound Bow. The Compound Bow's metal arrows ignore Armour Value which makes it extremely lethal against tougher enemies - like Gigas and Rex. The Shotgun meanwhile does immense damage on headshots, and it's probably the most situationally appropriate weapon aswell.

If you're on Primitive, well then you're just SOL for the moment.

[jacob99]

Originally posted by Not Lucien:

Worth mentioning, Rockets are powerful but don't do a whole bunch against flesh.

What you want is a Shotgun or Compound Bow. The Compound Bow's metal arrows ignore Armour Value which makes it extremely lethal against tougher enemies - like Gigas and Rex. The Shotgun meanwhile does immense damage on headshots, and it's probably the most situationally appropriate weapon aswell.

If you're on Primitive, well then you're just SOL for the moment.

oh god primitive, i would be beyond amazed if a guy on primitve could solo it

[Arya]

OK, quick armaments lesson.

Weapons don't do a fixed damage per shot. Instead they have a Base Damage, and depending on what they hit that's modified up or down.

GUNS.

Guns get a bonus against Humans and Flyers. Against everything else they're debuffed for basic vetinary and ballistics reasons. Two key exceptions apply: the Longneck Rifle and Shotgun are so powerful that the debuff doesn't really matter - they're still practical choices for hunting. The other guns leave a lot to be desired.

BOWS

Bows are hunting weapons first and foremost, since they're primarily effective against animals. All animals have a degree of Armour Rating, which Metal Arrows ignore - this makes them extremely deadly against larger animals and those with shells. A good Compound Bow is arguably better than an Assault Rifle for hunting. For a whole string of reasons.

EXPLOSIVES

Are for demolition and not much else. Heavily bonused against Structures and heavily debuffed against everything else. They can kill, and the splash damage is useful - but they're not ideal for use in combat.

Final note: High velocity rifle rounds aren't effective against large animals. You don't hunt big game like Rhinos or Elephants with an M4 Carbine: you use a shotgun or a high-powered hunting rifle. That's why the Pistols and Assault Rifle are debuffed against beasts.

[Gorebane44]

bring in the vast army of compys... all 300 of them^_^

[Bignastycupcake]

Originally posted by Not Lucien:

Worth mentioning, Rockets are overrated as weapons. Their splash damage is useful, but they get a serious debuff against living targets. Just as guns get a debuff against dinosaurs, so do rockets - they don't do anywhere near the damage they do to buildings.

What you want is a Shotgun or Compound Bow. The Compound Bow's metal arrows ignore Armour Value which makes it extremely lethal against tougher enemies - like Gigas and Rex. The Shotgun meanwhile does immense damage on headshots, and it's probably the most situationally appropriate weapon aswell.

If you're on Primitive, well then you're just SOL for the moment.

so it'd probably be best to bring an ascendant/mastercraft compound bow or shotgun. compound bow with at least 200 arrows, and shotgun with at least 100 ammo, these two for a particular reason for bow for long range, and shotgun in case you miss something and you might die. not bad, i'll have to give it a try.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Bignastycupcake:

so it'd probably be best to bring an ascendant/mastercraft compound bow or shotgun. compound bow with at least 200 arrows, and shotgun with at least 100 ammo, these two for a particular reason for bow for long range, and shotgun in case you miss something and you might die. not bad, i'll have to give it a try.

Agreed. Compound Bows take a little getting used to, but they're very accurate to a long range and have a respectable rate of fire. They're my preffered hunting weapon - I'm like Jennifer Lawrence only better looking.

Jokes aside, Metal Arrows are extremely durable. I recommend only bringing 50 - my hunting trips last about an hour, and I usually return with the full 20 I left with. They've got atleast a 70% chance to survive.

[Diablerie]

Originally posted by jacob99:

i tried it and its impossible to beat in single player without god mode because of the shear level and amount of them, also they take so much damage to kill. these caves are horribly balanced for sp or even mp unless you have 20 plus people going in.

It is if you play on official, you'd need a full team of people to fight through the caves if you don't have good mastercraft or above weapons and armor. If you have the gear, you can go through safely by yourself if you're careful or with a couple tribe mates, Ascendant compound bow seems just adequate to take those yetis out quickly.

[jacob99]

btw the yetis base health at level one is 2000 and they spawn at level 160-300 in the snow cave so ya

[Arya]

Originally posted by jacob99:

btw the yetis base health at level one is 2000 and they spawn at level 160-300 in the snow cave so ya

So what? I've killed Rexes that had a lot more health than that. Killed them while on foot -everybody has.

You've only lost when you stop trying. So an attitude of "lol game is impossible GG devs" is both self-defeating and probably holding you back more than the Yetis are.

[jacob99]

Originally posted by Not Lucien:

Originally posted by jacob99:

btw the yetis base health at level one is 2000 and they spawn at level 160-300 in the snow cave so ya

So what? I've killed Rexes that had a lot more health than that. Killed them while on foot -everybody has.

You've only lost when you stop trying. So an attitude of "lol game is impossible GG devs" is both self-defeating and probably holding you back more than the Yetis are.

at level 1 they have 2k thats means the level the spawn at , aorund 300, they will have 15k + health, health and damage rise with level you know.