Animals taking insane amount of time/distance to die

[Rut1077]

I've hunted big game in real life for about 20 years now with both bow and rifle. I love everything about this game except the insane unrealistic difficulty in killing an animal. It doesn't matter which caliber of rifle or bow I use it seems like even with a perfectly placed shot I am tracking the animal foreverrrrrr. Its crazy to me. I can be 10 yards away from a deer pull out a 45-70 and blast it and watch just run and run like nothing happened. Come on am I doing something wrong here? These animals should maybe be running 40 yards tops with these shots before dying.

[Malker]

Originally posted by Snake:

It's not you, it's the game's artificial difficulty, to make it more "gamey".

You complain much don‘t you.

[Malker]

Originally posted by Snake:

I would when I put two 7mm bullets in a moose's upper front body and it runs for 15 minutes, then drops to the 0%-25% health range and never dies.

I shoot the game broadside since I know this happens. Game got it‘s flaws, sure. But it‘s neither unplayable nor unenjoyable like the reading of your constant moaning suggests. Sorry to speak plainly but I find it kind of unnerving.

[Malker]

Originally posted by Snake:

Forgive my audacity! I did not know it was unusual to get ticked off when a quarter of every session you play is ruined / nullified by some bug(s).

But hey, check it out, I made a new post about ANOTHER case where I missed another animal because of another easy-to-fix bug!

If it‘s so easy to fix, send an application and help them out, you even earn money on that. Win-win.

[RamMack]

Originally posted by Rut:

I've hunted big game in real life for about 20 years now with both bow and rifle. I love everything about this game except the insane unrealistic difficulty in killing an animal. It doesn't matter which caliber of rifle or bow I use it seems like even with a perfectly placed shot I am tracking the animal foreverrrrrr. Its crazy to me. I can be 10 yards away from a deer pull out a 45-70 and blast it and watch just run and run like nothing happened. Come on am I doing something wrong here? These animals should maybe be running 40 yards tops with these shots before dying.

Are you using the poly tipped ammo? 40 yrs IRL hunting here, it seems they reward spine shots.

[sizequeen74]

Shot placement recognition seems to be worse since the last patch. I use the .338 on literally everything now because I'm really tired of having to try and penetrate what seems to be several layers of kevlar each and every animal is wearing.

A large portion of my shots are just flesh wounds. I fully understand that it happens and the more often you shoot things (I shoot more animals in 30 minutes of playing this game than I do of a full season irl unless I go after ducks and geese) you increase your chances of bad shot placement, however it seems to be absurdly high for me right now. It was already a bit high to begin with but since the patch (in my experience) I shoot more animals poorly now than I don't, by a large margin.

[Sunshine]

Originally posted by Snake:

It's not you, it's the game's artificial difficulty, to make it more "gamey".

You just read my mind.
I started playing three days ago and I HATE the gameyness of this "simulation".

The weapons feel like they shoot underloaded ammo, it's pathetic.
This has to change, really!

[Rut1077]

Well I am happy to see its not me then. I still do enjoy the game even with these frustrations so its not stopping me from playing at least :) Now lets hope my deer dies nice and quick for me in real life next Saturday!

[D.Cub3d]

I don't have this issue very often so long as I'm hitting what I'm trying to. Id like to see some screenshots of where people are hitting. Saying you put 2 7mm in their front upper torso is about as vague as it gets, and shot placement is key. Some animals are wildly too tough though and makes penetrating through them unrealistically hard.

Make sure you're using the polymer tip ammo, shooting from paat 100m rapidly loses penetration power, hitting spines is tricky if you try for them, I see people complain about them but is be willing to bet they are hitting the shoulder bone and causing the shot to not hit the spine. Lots of stuff gets in the way of the organs (it's why that stuffs there), but I do think it needs a little toning down for some animals (mostly the large game where they seem to be made out of titanium covered in Kevlar at times). I've been even having a lot of success with instant killing with my Over Under, though it's still really bad with its spread. But even just a single pellets touches a deers lung and I seem to get near instant kills with it.

[Leadmagnet]

Originally posted by Snake:

I would when I put two 7mm bullets in a moose's upper front body and it runs for 15 minutes, then drops to the 0%-25% health range and never dies.

Idle curiosity, how high on the chest? I've dropped a couple with heart shots using a 270 poly tip. I was shooting lower on the chest and not upper though and was pretty close. They also were not instant drops but managed a few feet from where they were originally before they went down.

[naspa]

Yes, we all know it. It is annoying. If you do not hit an animal well and specially if you are using a smaller calliber than is considered the maximal ethical, than you risk long chases. It is all in the game.

For instance, I prefer to hit the moose lured close by, in the neck with the Rhino pistol. Most of the times they drop on the spot. Sometimes -either they move or I took a risk shooting from a bad angle- I miss the neck/spine.
All I can advise you. Do not run after it. Continue your hunt or quest and keep an eye on the map.
Usually the spot of impact will colour purple after some time, than you know you need to harvest it. And when you did not run after it, you will be surprised to find the body near by (most of the animals move in circles)..
And even if it will not even die in the meantime, some of the animals will come back to you still alive later on in your game and you can take a second shot.
And if it does not die at all, it is maybe not right for a real hunter, but closing the game will not influence your score.

[wim1234]

Originally posted by Snake:

It's literally so simple that anyone with access to the source code can fix it if they have the first idea about programming.

so when is your hunting game coiming out??? without any bugs?
soo easy to stand at the side and complain.
a clever gamer plays it so the bugs doesnt effect him.

[RamMack]

Originally posted by Snake:

A clever gamer does his research and doesn't buy buggy ♥♥♥♥.

Wow, that was a smart response.

[Sunshine]

Stop breaking each others balls. Snake does have a point about the general state of the game.
He is a paying customer, he can criticize this game as much as he wants.
The "do it yourself then!" argument is and always was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, so just stop committing this phallacy, it is nonsense.

[Malker]

Originally posted by Lethargo:

Stop breaking each others balls. Snake does have a point about the general state of the game.
He is a paying customer, he can criticize this game as much as he wants.
The "do it yourself then!" argument is and always was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, so just stop committing this phallacy, it is nonsense.

But spamming the forums doesn‘t help either. There is a bug and support forum where everyone can post without a blatant behavior. Complaining as he does is just attention whoring.

[303db]

Originally posted by Snake:

I would when I put two 7mm bullets in a moose's upper front body and it runs for 15 minutes, then drops to the 0%-25% health range and never dies.

7mm, I feel, is not ideal for moose, I use a 338 rifle or 454 pistol and if you do use 7mm you need a very good, close shot. Secondly, the best part to aim for on a moose is either middle of the neck (which is also hard with its fat neck to know where the bone is) or the hump behind its head - thoracic spine - I downed 3 male and 6 female moose yesterday with a 454 pistol and they died instantly with spine hits.

It can feel sometimes that shot placement can be off due to bugs, and it feels frustrating at times, but it could just as easily be bad shot placement - each time i've been convinced it's bugs, when i've tracked and harvested animals and checked the shot and it has been bad placement.
Also, if the animal is not still or presenting itself for a good shot, let it go - i've been making myself follow this rule lately and it's helped me no end as i'm not tracking shot animals and waisting time - I will say that tracking needs some work and is indeed bugged, but that's a different topic.