Sneak Simulator

[MacFearless]

Is there more to the game? Idk, I've walked around for hours, maybe I'm too impatient for this? If that's the case, I'm not complaining... it is hunting after all. Just wondering if there's a point at which I don't go hours tracking the same trail and never actually catch up with the animal? Am I missing something or should I curb my desire to play this game because of my understanding that I'm just not that patient?

[Mr. Ed]

Following tracks in hopes that you will "catch up" to the animal that made them can be a surefire time waster. Patience is a valuable thing to have in this game but not a requirement. Just to get you started down the right path here are a few tips to help you better understand the game.

All animals in this game follow designated pathways so where you see them today at 1000 a. m. you might well see them tomorrow around the same time.

All animals need food, water and a place to rest. The places where the do those things in this game are called "Need Zones". You have probably seen some glowing weedy looking things or circular patches filled up with hoof prints scattered about here and there. When you examine them you will learn which type of need zone you have discovered and at what time frame the animals are most likely to be using them. Water sources are your friend. More need zones are located in proximity to lakes, ponds and rivers than anywhere else in this game, no matter what reserve you hunt in. You should check out those areas and look for the weeds/round areas full of tracks.

Once you've found a need zone you can set up a tent which will allow you to fast travel back to that area shortly before the time frame shown starts and have better success harvesting animals.
Find several of those zones and depending upon the time frames posted you may be able to begin to hop from one zone to another killing animals at each one. There are tents/blinds/tree stands and tripods available (through DLCs) to assist you in your harvesting efforts.

Monitor your HUD to see how much noise you are making and how visible you are to the animals. If you are making 3 white bars of noise or even one red bar then then animals 50-100 meters away can detect and avoid you.

When I enter a reserve for the first time I don't actually do much hunting. I focus on opening up Outposts. Touch the flagpole at those and you can fast travel to those locations in the future. That's day one. On day 2 I focus on checking out the water sources nearest those outposts and look for need zones. I take a tent with me and start setting those up near some of the need zones I find. Now setting up a tent (as well as fast traveling to one) makes quite a bit of noise so I set the tent up 80-150 meters away from the zone I intend to kill animals at. It's okay if you want to set one up closer than that but that's something you will have to learn on your own. It's what works best for me and I don't like to spend hours and hours wandering around.

[EIRIKR]

It can be frustrating but it can be equally or more rewarding also.

[Hanuman]

Play LL, I swear it has double the animal population than other reserves. Parque Fernando I sometimes wonder if I'm in a hiking simulator. Every animal can be found around one of the lakes, the rest is wasteland.

[dan0812]

I don't get this either. I sit and look around and occasionally (like after 20 minutes) there is an animal way off in the distance but then it goes off in the other direction and I never see it again.

Other than that I just see tracks and droppings and they are very scarce.

All I can do is follow them slowly and quietly but I am in a low down position on level ground so all I see is grass and branches on the screen. How am I ever supposed to see the animal if there's no clear view of anything? They would always hear me before I get close.

Occasionally I detect a sound and I press 'E' to track it and then nothing happens at all.

I get that you're supposed to take your time and be patient but in the first hour of the game I feel like the makers should have actually put something there to get you going.

Even if I stand still and survey an area with binoculars there's absolutely nothing which forces me to start moving around which is going to frighten off the animals (if they even exist!) long before I could get to them.

If I was actually seeing something and scaring it off that would make sense to me. But apart from the first deer they drop in front of you at the start, I haven't been anywhere near anything.

[Mr. Ed]

Animal populations are the same on all maps (plus or minius 10%) thus sayeth the devs in the past.

[Hovenberg]

Originally posted by MacFearless:

Is there more to the game? Idk, I've walked around for hours, maybe I'm too impatient for this? If that's the case, I'm not complaining... it is hunting after all. Just wondering if there's a point at which I don't go hours tracking the same trail and never actually catch up with the animal? Am I missing something or should I curb my desire to play this game because of my understanding that I'm just not that patient?

Just go early in the morning around lakes. When you run you spook animals up to 200meters away, keep that in mind. Hunting is easier the better your view. Hunting in a forest can be tedious.

[Jazman2k]

Originally posted by MacFearless:

Is there more to the game? Idk, I've walked around for hours, maybe I'm too impatient for this? If that's the case, I'm not complaining... it is hunting after all. Just wondering if there's a point at which I don't go hours tracking the same trail and never actually catch up with the animal? Am I missing something or should I curb my desire to play this game because of my understanding that I'm just not that patient?

Sneak, use lures, stay downwind. Yes, this game is not very fast paced. Sometimes it feels like that animals have super senses as they can detect me even behind hills and wind is going to another direction.

I just had a great moment. I was in a bush next to a lake. Used deer lure. Waited for a moment and innocent deer was coming towards the sound...I waited, waited...come bit closer! There!

A one hit kill! It was my first one hit kill. Usually I just wound "enemies" and then I have to run and follow the blood trails, but this was direct hit in the middle of the neck.

But yes, this game can get bit tedious. I am still unsure if I should buy this or not. Time really flies when playing this. Right now just 2 hours passed just like that!

I though "well, maybe I hunt a deer or two". I got 2 rabbits, one black bear and 1 moose and 3 deers.

But I am already starting to get slightly bored. I mean, it's not like there is a deep storyline or anything in this game. And I have never hunted in my life so I don't have such "love" for it as people who hunt.

I am already starting to feel like "what's the point?" to should I kill animals just to unlock new weapons or level up? For cash? I mean...there is not much to achieve. I can understand those who try to get the biggest catch or something, but again, I don't have such love for hunting so I don't personally don't get anything out of it if I catch 10kg bigger animal than before or try to collect all the trophies.

But I do enjoy walking around and try to catch the prey and the graphics are simply gorgeous. But I really think there is not much to do for me in this game after all.

A good story mode would be fun. Getting back to town, talking with people, go have waffels and pancake in a nearby diner. Dramatic events. Etc. etc.

[Machin Shin]

You need to learn when you need to sneak and when not, you need to learn how much noise you make at what soil, you need to learn how any species react to noise and wind and how good the see you

you need to adjust your path to that.... just follow straight with maybe the wrong wind and to much noise will not work often.

Better is to search for animals in need zones or go in front of them and wait.

This game needs some patience and also knowledge you get from playing.

Also, LVLs and skill in noise reduction and camo helps very much.

And just one Rule.. if the wind is wrong , forget it...to go further this way.. as higher a Animal is in LVL as better it senses so you will never catch a 8 and 9 if the wind goes wrong for example

[El Dandy]

1. Decide which animal you wish to hunt
2. Find out when it drinks by using one of the many online guides
3. Adjust the time by resting
4. Travel to a suitable body of water and use you binoculars
5. Become Death, The Destroyer Of Reserves And Grand Harvester Of Antlers For The Antler Throne


It's really that easy.

[EIRIKR]

Originally posted by Jazman2k:

I am already starting to feel like "what's the point?" to should I kill animals just to unlock new weapons or level up? For cash? I mean...there is not much to achieve. I can understand those who try to get the biggest catch or something, but again, I don't have such love for hunting so I don't personally don't get anything out of it if I catch 10kg bigger animal than before or try to collect all the trophies.

But I do enjoy walking around and try to catch the prey and the graphics are simply gorgeous. But I really think there is not much to do for me in this game after all.

A good story mode would be fun. Getting back to town, talking with people, go have waffels and pancake in a nearby diner. Dramatic events. Etc. etc.

Ya, but I mean if getting to the bigger game and weapons don't appeal to you then this probably isn't your game. It's give and take. More developed story mode would be cool, but these existing story missions are pretty engaging and there is always multiplayer.