Diamond's

[sidewinder u.s.n. ret.]

I always play this game in single player. I don't see any diamond's or very few at the most. Is easier to get a diamond on Multiplayer

[Striker]

According to the development team there might be a handful of diamonds (or less) on a map at any given time in SP mode. I have not seen a comment from the devs about how many there are in Multiplayer mode but based upon player comments in the past it seems likely that there are more than a handful on a MP map.

[yogisgoat]

You should realize that people like Flinter or ZaggiDK hop from server to server and only look for diamonds. You also don't see all the unproductive hours because they're edited out.

[Mr. Ed]

Yeah, the camera gets turned on AFTER they know where the animal is or at least in close proximity to a particular spot. Their job is to build excitement, not show us the hours of drudgery they've put in.

[Karl]

Probably a little easier, but i've gotten a fair few diamonds so far. Just keep hunting and they'll spawn sooner or later

[lahoward]

Ive gotten one diamond in 230+ kills but as I learn the game a bit more I think my chances will increase. The strategy guide for the great one should apply for diamonds generation as well.

[sidewinder u.s.n. ret.]

I've got over 1500 hours in the game ans I've only seen three diamond's to this point. I've had them all mounted.

[Pinger]

Its about the number of different animals you see in a session, if you only play for an hour and check a couple of need zones then you only get a chance to see a low number. The more you see the higher the RNG.

On my current play through I got a Diamond about 10mins from the start of a new game on LL and I am currently working my way through reserves ticking off achievements. I have seen more but at range/with wrong weapons so left them alone for now. I can go back and find them eventually. But Diamonds are work, got to clear the males so they have the chance to become one, then find them once spawned.

[James]

Diamonds should be very very rare. So yes, I think the balance is right for SP. For MP, I guess it is defined differently.

[The Eagle]

I have better than 2000 hrs and 18 diamonds, but I will tell you that most of them are gotten by luck. You just have to keep plugging along and they will come. I also always play single player

[bairms15]

I've played 143 hours and have 7 diamonds out of about 900 harvests. Three of them were intentional grinding, 2 geese and a fallow. Got a diamond bison hunting caribou, a blacktail hunting whitetail, a harlequin duck hunting caribou, and a beceite ibex as my first kill on Cuatro Colinas. Grinding will pretty much guarantee diamonds eventually spawn, could be many hundreds of kills later, but in my experience, as others have stated in this thread, is that exploring the map is a good idea too.

The reasoning for multiplayer maybe being better for producing diamonds is that say you have three favorite spots for hunting fallow deer. Spot #1 has a need zone for a herd of 6, two of which are male, spot #2 has a herd of 5 with one male, and spot #3 has a herd with 10 animals, 2 of which are male. Each time you run those zones lets say you only kill one at each zone, your next run you'll only get 3 new animals as respawns. If you're in multiplayer and you go to those same need zones, you have completely different herds. So say you theoretically have the same size herds with the same male/female ratio, you'll see 5 new animals each time you hop servers instead of the 3 in your own single player game.

[MAGE]

got over 1000 hours in game. you need to kill all the males you can. when they respawn they may be diamonds. regardless how many hours you hunt per day, have a strategy. scouting/stalking best way to get more animals and better chance of diamonds. keep wind in face or to the side . hunt one are at a time. check all tracks. Also you can hunt water during need zone times of animals you want to hunt. I do a drink zone grind starting from lower right side of map and work my way around. change times in outpost and tents. not only will you see animals your after but also other species as well. Since they updated layton whitetails there are less diamond bucks. africa lion males are usually diamonds . getting diamonds is fun and so is bagging a great one, but dont get caught up in diamond hunting, just enjoy the game. Then when you do get one its a better trophy

[sidewinder u.s.n. ret.]

I generally harvest mostly makes, The mission I am on requires me to harvest a diamond animal. I also walk quite a bit to locate need zones in all area's of the map.

[Morthe1st]

I think diamonds also spook very easily and sense you from a mile away. My advice is if you see a diamond, check the time of day and come back there again after some time. I got my rocky mountain elk that way. Took a lot of time and patience. I've also gotten more lucky after I slowed down my pace.

[The Eagle]

Try using a tripod and some patients, also do not set up to close to the need and water zones. Patients may sometimes be the main factor that gets you a diamond.

[sidewinder u.s.n. ret.]

I always use a tripod, I usually find out which direction they are traveling and place at least 100 to 150 yards from the need zone depending on the visual area that I can see, ie trees and such that are in my way