A Mythic Animal Is Only Gold?

[Galliard2]

I shot a mythic (8 lvl) bear with clean vital hit and it was only a gold. What do diamond animals take? I am assuming mythic or legendary ratings don't guarantee a diamond ranking. The bear was a good score to be sure but not sure if under a 22 trophy rating is a diamond. It was a high 21.

[PicSoul]

I'm not sure what type of bear you are referring to but regardless, this should help.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kTG69dqpeYEnmcWYBI_Ez_4Fd8jc44g5WOJ3I_bLPig/edit#gid=414347241

[Selig]

I shot two mythical black bears last night and they were both gold as well. I've only just started playing the game so I don't know what the mythical means but it's the only ones I've seen so far. Most animals I've hunted show either Trivial or Very Easy when I spot them.... Whatever that means.

[briansaxton]

Each species has a different range of "levels." Almost exclusively, an animal has to be in the top level for that species to score as diamond. Very rarely, a top level animal will score as gold (these are generally called "trolls"), or a second-to-the-top level will score as diamond. This is especially true of animals covered by the TruRACS system which randomizes some aspects of the antlers' shape and size.

Most predatory species (like bears, lions, pumas, coyotes, wolves, etc.) go to level 9 "legendary" as the top level. Cape buffalo, water buffalo, and red deer go to level 9 as well. Many of the larger, antlered/horned animals (like mule deer, moose, elk, bison, sheep, goats, etc.) only go to level 5 "medium." Whitetail only go to level 3 "very easy." Many of the class 1 animals can score diamond at level 2 "minor" or 3 "very easy," but geese have to be level 5 "medium." As you play, you'll learn which species top out at which levels, and how rare the top levels are. For example, it seems (in my experience at least) that cape buffalo and water buffalo have a higher chance of spawning at the top level than many other species. Also, geese and ducks seem to provide more diamonds than normal.

[Selig]

Oh ok, that's good to know. So the two Black Bears I hunted last night could have been diamond, but their top level is Legendary. Thank you for explaining that. I've been a little curious about that but haven't cared too much since I'm only level 7 and just trying to level and make money.

[Mr. Ed]

It's not unusual for a max level animal to turn out to be a troll. It varies by species but IMO the odds of a non max level animal (for example a level 8 Black Bear, Puma or Red Deer) scoring high enough to be a diamond falls into the "highly unlikely" category. On the other hand a Lvl 3 duck or a 5-Medium goose or ibex have a very good chance of being one. For most species the devs created more max level animals that are not diamonds than they did those that are. It's still possible for an animal one level lower than max for its' species to be a diamond. In this game ya just never know for sure if you've bagged a diamond or not until the harvest screen pops up.

[briansaxton]

Originally posted by Mr. Ed:

For most species the devs created more max level animals that are not diamonds than they did those that are.

Everyone's experience may vary, of course, but of all the max level animals I've shot, 80 were diamonds and only 4 were trolls. In all that time, though, I've only had 5 turn out to be "surprise" diamonds (not max level).

[JtDarth]

Interesting everyone seems to forget that things like the integrity and trophy requirements can drop the score enough to turn a diamond into a gold, too, last I checked.