Archery, pigs and chickens

[Etxxu]

Hi!!

I will start over and in my last save I train archery with chickens, but I am not sure if really worked, so I would like to ask if pigs gives more archery exp than chickens or the same.

Thank you so much!

[Ernasty]

sheep for sure work and there are isolated spawns all over the place

[DargonBlak]

Sheep is what i use - just be careful becuz killing sheep is illegal.

Once you have made it to Rattay, Hunting (rabbits, deer, boar) works well also, and you can sell the meat to the Apothecary, the Huntsman, and the Merchants.

The Apothecary and Huntsman resell nightly, so they will have more money the following day to buy more meat.

[wjpower2003]

The sheep herd up by the Skalitz combat practice area respawn and are good for increasing archery, hunting and melee weapon skills as well as stamina and strength but if you do kill those sheep, make sure you don't do it near the hedge line downhill as there are farmers working that field who will report you if they see you.

If you want to improve archery in Skalitz before leaving then you need to knockout or kill a guard in order to get a bow and some arrows and you need to make sure you recover them from the sheep as these arrows are finite.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by Ernasty:

sheep for sure work and there are isolated spawns all over the place

That's why I chose chickens, but the progressing seamos veeeery slow

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

Sheep is what i use - just be careful becuz killing sheep is illegal.

Once you have made it to Rattay, Hunting (rabbits, deer, boar) works well also, and you can sell the meat to the Apothecary, the Huntsman, and the Merchants.

The Apothecary and Huntsman resell nightly, so they will have more money the following day to buy more meat.

I am planning that just for the "feel" of hunt with this archery system haha, but deers keep surviving to my "drunk-way" archery

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

The sheep herd up by the Skalitz combat practice area respawn and are good for increasing archery, hunting and melee weapon skills as well as stamina and strength but if you do kill those sheep, make sure you don't do it near the hedge line downhill as there are farmers working that field who will report you if they see you.

If you want to improve archery in Skalitz before leaving then you need to knockout or kill a guard in order to get a bow and some arrows and you need to make sure you recover them from the sheep as these arrows are finite.

I stole one in a guard tower near the church haha

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Originally posted by Ernasty:

sheep for sure work and there are isolated spawns all over the place

That's why I chose chickens, but the progressing seamos veeeery slow

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

Sheep is what i use - just be careful becuz killing sheep is illegal.

Once you have made it to Rattay, Hunting (rabbits, deer, boar) works well also, and you can sell the meat to the Apothecary, the Huntsman, and the Merchants.

The Apothecary and Huntsman resell nightly, so they will have more money the following day to buy more meat.

I am planning that just for the "feel" of hunt with this archery system haha, but deers keep surviving to my "drunk-way" archery

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

The sheep herd up by the Skalitz combat practice area respawn and are good for increasing archery, hunting and melee weapon skills as well as stamina and strength but if you do kill those sheep, make sure you don't do it near the hedge line downhill as there are farmers working that field who will report you if they see you.

If you want to improve archery in Skalitz before leaving then you need to knockout or kill a guard in order to get a bow and some arrows and you need to make sure you recover them from the sheep as these arrows are finite.

I stealed one in a guard tower near the church haha

What church is that?

[MacSuibhne]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

What church is that?

That's what I was wondering. I think he must mean the church in Rattay near the Alchemist's shop. There is no church in Skalitz.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

Originally posted by Etxxu:

That's why I chose chickens, but the progressing seamos veeeery slow


I am planning that just for the "feel" of hunt with this archery system haha, but deers keep surviving to my "drunk-way" archery


I stealed one in a guard tower near the church haha

What church is that?

Rattay, near Nightingale, there are two bows, a barrel with arrows and two yellow shields
Or maybe close the taverns? Idk, I was wandering

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

What church is that?

Rattay, near Nightingale, there are two bows, a barrel with arrows and two yellow shields
Or maybe close the taverns? Idk, I was wandering

In Talmberg, before getting to Rattay, there are multiple bows in the various chests in the Guard tower where you are suppose to get the armor - and there are many long distance arrows in the barrels

some folks dont know about the bows in the Talmberg guard tower becuz they read ahead and simply jumped from the castle bridge (total shame).

For shooting arrows, there is a side-to-side sway, based on skill, and a droop, based on bow strength.

The "damage" is based on the Bow Strength and the Arrow Type - and deer do take 2-3 shots to kill in the early game.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Rattay, near Nightingale, there are two bows, a barrel with arrows and two yellow shields
Or maybe close the taverns? Idk, I was wandering

In Talmberg, before getting to Rattay, there are multiple bows in the various chests in the Guard tower where you are suppose to get the armor - and there are many long distance arrows in the barrels

some folks dont know about the bows in the Talmberg guard tower becuz they read ahead and simply jumped from the castle bridge (total shame).

For shooting arrows, there is a side-to-side sway, based on skill, and a droop, based on bow strength.

The "damage" is based on the Bow Strength and the Arrow Type - and deer do take 2-3 shots to kill in the early game.

I scape disguised as a guard, lockpicking one chest, but I didn't see any bow... In this new save I will search for them

[GrannYgraine]

Don't shoot chicken. Punch them, yes, but shooting them get you nothing. If you're leveling up shoot sheep, cows and pigs. These are all farm animals. I go to the inn in Sasau and kill the cows and pigs just north of the inn. They re-spawn and are easy kills. Sheep are also great but they run away whereas cows don't.
Cows and pigs will walk away but come right back. Each kill will get you 14 xp. I loot the meat, cook it, and sell it to the innkeeper. A few days at the inn and I'll be at level 10 in no time.
I do this at night using nighthawk potion since I can't use a torch and shoot at the same time. Watch out for passers-by. They will call the guards. You can level up all your weapons here.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Don't shoot chicken. Punch them, yes, but shooting them get you nothing. If you're leveling up shoot sheep, cows and pigs. These are all farm animals. I go to the inn in Sasau and kill the cows and pigs just north of the inn. They re-spawn and are easy kills. Sheep are also great but they run away whereas cows don't.
Cows and pigs will walk away but come right back. Each kill will get you 14 xp. I loot the meat, cook it, and sell it to the innkeeper. A few days at the inn and I'll be at level 10 in no time.
I do this at night using nighthawk potion since I can't use a torch and shoot at the same time. Watch out for passers-by. They will call the guards. You can level up all your weapons here.

Really? I spent all my fancy stolen arrows on chickens... I Will shoot pigs and cows, then, thanks!!

Do you need to learn to read to make potions? When is a good moment to learn to read? I want to learn as soon as possible, but Im not going to the escribe just in case there are some strong enemies on the road (my character sucks yet)

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Don't shoot chicken. Punch them, yes, but shooting them get you nothing. If you're leveling up shoot sheep, cows and pigs. These are all farm animals. I go to the inn in Sasau and kill the cows and pigs just north of the inn. They re-spawn and are easy kills. Sheep are also great but they run away whereas cows don't.
Cows and pigs will walk away but come right back. Each kill will get you 14 xp. I loot the meat, cook it, and sell it to the innkeeper. A few days at the inn and I'll be at level 10 in no time.
I do this at night using nighthawk potion since I can't use a torch and shoot at the same time. Watch out for passers-by. They will call the guards. You can level up all your weapons here.

Really? I spent all my fancy stolen arrows on chickens... I Will shoot pigs and cows, then, thanks!!

Do you need to learn to read to make potions? When is a good moment to learn to read? I want to learn as soon as possible, but Im not going to the escribe just in case there are some strong enemies on the road (my character sucks yet)

Oh yeah I forgot about punching chickens to death to increase hand-to-hand skill. I think they respawn as well but make sure you punch them out of sight from other people as it's also a crime.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Really? I spent all my fancy stolen arrows on chickens... I Will shoot pigs and cows, then, thanks!!

Do you need to learn to read to make potions? When is a good moment to learn to read? I want to learn as soon as possible, but Im not going to the escribe just in case there are some strong enemies on the road (my character sucks yet)

Oh yeah I forgot about punching chickens to death to increase hand-to-hand skill. I think they respawn as well but make sure you punch them out of sight from other people as it's also a crime.

Yeah, first time I shot a chicken citizens start to attack me haha

I didn't though about punch chickens, thanks haha

[CalicoJack]

why not play the contests?
imo they are more fun.
that way you dont risk getting into trouble.
and at the same time you really learn to aim better and you earn some groschen.

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by CalicoJack:

why not play the contests?
imo they are more fun.
that way you dont risk getting into trouble.
and at the same time you really learn to aim better and you earn some groschen.

We were talking more about increasing certain combat skills in Skalitz during the prologue playing as Henry so that he hits the ground running when he leaves the prologue. It's only possible to play archery contests in Skalitz as Theresa.