What am I missing I just own the base game without dlcs

[Gonsnakex]

I just bought it for 5 euros with this steam offer. What am i missing with these dlcs that is important?

[Pinger]

Tents / tripods and geese/duck decoys[once they fix Geese/Ducks spawning that is] and the reserves you want to hunt on, some have new weapons attached like New Zealand has the 303. Those help a lot, rest are personal choice as far as the weapons dlc's are concerned

[Jundiá]

the first two maps are cool, but the other maps make the game more enjoyable, i really think it worth

[batteran]

The Taiga and Savanah map DLC are the most "exotics" maps, for a good change of taste (and weather!) Good and fun missions storylines, too.

The ATV and Hound DLC for quality of life features are pretty good too.

[rbnzdave]

tents allow you to have a shop on your body, so you can get access to more ammo or sleep whenever.
i live in nz so the te arawa or whatever5 is called is areally nice one in my opinion, but bascially just dump the whole dlc pile in your cart. its a good deal and will provide you with a lot of options without padlocks on them.

[jjs82xx]

Two points:
1. You can enjoy the base game without any DLCs. Hirsh and Layton maps are each HUGE maps. Either one, alone, would make the game a good buy. And you can eventually unlock weapons which will allow you to harvest all game on those reserves.
2. Once you ask about DLCs, you've opened a can of worms. Seems everyone has an opinion on this, and there seems to be as many opinions as there are players.

Keeping in line with point #2, I will tell you ~my~ preferences: In roughly decreasing order of importance to ~me~ (and the order of importance to me has changed over time).

1. Tripods hide you from animals (sight only, not scent or noise), protect you from attack, give you a great view of prey over ground clutter, and reduce hunting pressure.

2. Tents are a combination of a custom fast travel point and a magic bag of holding. Tents allow you to fast travel to YOUR selected destinations; and, are like carrying a camp, hospital, store, and storage bin with you. Can't carry that 350 pounds of stuff you want to take along on the trail? Just stuff it all in the tent, and it is only 6 pounds on your back. (It was hard to put tents second [instead of first], but tripods are just that good.)

The above two DLCs are, for me, the "must have" DLCs. But I prefer ambush hunting. Many others have no use for a tripod or tree stand.

3. The Wild Goose pack. That's just me. Others may say "ducks," or forget the birds altogether. But, for me, hunting geese from tripods in certain Hirshfelden fields, with the 20 gauge (comes with the DLC), a goose caller, and decoys, is FUN, and is almost as fast and easy as printing in-game cash: Twenty birds per day (and I'm told I am really bad at it), almost $1,000 per bird; you do the math.

4. The high-tech hunting pack: The night-vision binoculars feel almost like cheating. Just croaked three boar, today, from a tripod, which would have been tough to spot without the night goggles.

5. The Yukon DLC gives you access to the Canning .300 rifle; which, for big game, is superior to the venerable 7 mm in almost every way imaginable.

6. The Verhonga Savannah is a nice exotic change of pace from the other maps, and has Cape Buffalo (and lions) who will hunt you down and kill you (if you are not in your tripod or tree stand). This is the only DLC I bought because I wanted to hunt on the DLC's reserve. The others I bought for a weapon or such. Oh, Verhonga Savannah does give you access to a really huge rifle, which I do not use. I prefer my buffalo skewered on an arrow; and the Canning .300 has proven itself quite capable of killing lions. I'm sure even the 7 mm would work.

7. The ATV allows you to quickly unlock campsites (fast travel points) on new maps. (NOT useful for hunting, as it scares away everything within about 300 meters. Also, the ATV will NOT keep Cape Buffalo from hunting you down and killing you.)

8. Weapon Pack one gives you (amongst other things) the .22 rifle, which is the only powder rifle (not air rifle or shotgun) with ammo appropriate for Class 1 game (e.g., rabbits, ducks, geese).

9. Cuatro Colinas DLC gives you yet another game reserve, and gives access to the Martensen 6.5 mm; which some folks just rave over, but I am not yet convinced (slowly warming up to it, I guess).

10. Parque Fernando is yet another reserve, generally not well favored by players, but gives access to a purpose-built archery practice range. (Hirshfelden, in the base game, has a rifle range.)

I own way more reserves than I can hunt. I've spent maybe 90% of my 317 hours of game time in the base game reserves of Hirsh and Layton; and maybe another 7% in Verhonga Savannah. I only got the other DLCs because I wanted access to a certain weapon (Yukon for the .300 and C.C. for the 6.5 mm) or access to the archery range (P.F.).

[mrcipolla]

Newer player here, have all DLC's just because of the massive sale.

In all of my playtime,I've only spent it in the bottom portion of the base game's original map, lol. No advice on maps.

Honestly, have not really felt the need to touch DLC guns (many are free). I like to progress and purchase weapons- but honestly, the base game weapons are just fine. DLC weapons feel more like a collector/customization thing (a few variants of the same gun(s)).

ATV is a must-have, personally. I rarely use it, but when I really DO need to just get from A to B, (to scout spots, to set tents, etc.), it is a lifesaver. Just don't use it for activly hunting lol.

Have not touched the dog or felt the need too. Personally, I'm waiting for all of the bugs I read about to be fixed.

The maps? Have not touched yet. But They are probably worth it lol