Bow not hitting at crosshair within effective range.

[Ripz]

Trying to do the first main mission where you need to use a bow (on an animal thats already elusive af). I been practising on all sorts of class appropriate animals. I'm using the starter bow with effective range 20m. Every single time i sneak up on an animal <20m, aim directly at it, and shoot, the arrow lands nowhere close to where im aiming. 7/10 times so far it's missed the animal entirely.

I tried practicing on a tree to see wtf is going on, and it seems the horizontal is fine, but the vertical is all ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up. I know the arrows supposed to fall and be effected by the wind beyond effective range, but im well within effective range, and it seems the arrow is landing HIGHER than where im aiming.

Is there something im missing here? Is something bugged? Or is the crosshair the bow comes with just completely useless and a lie?

[Recel]

With bows, the arrows go up first before falling. I can't remember what their base zeroing is without the perk (I think 40m maybe? ), but when you are close to an animal aim below where you want to hit.

If you have the High Tech Weapons pack the bow sight that comes with it makes bow hunting much, much, muuuuch easier, since it will calculate for you where the arrows go so you just have to adjust for the wind.
If you don't than the zeroing skill from the rifle perks can really help with figuring out where your arrows will actually go.
Apart from that you should go to a shooting range and play around with it to get a better feel on how much the arrows "rise" initially.

[Pinger]

Do you have Parque Fernando reserve? It has a bow range at the first outpost you go to you can practice at

[Ripz]

well thats ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dumb

i tried the rangefinder sight that was free, arrow still landing like almost a whole foot above the crosshair. why in the hell is it like this?? i was looking forward to bow hunting, but this SUCKS, ima have to put a peice of tape on my monitor now or something. its not even realistic like whats the point of this hitting above target bs?? what they couldnt figure out how to only add bullet drop after effective range so they offset the shot to compensate lol?


and yeah i have that reserve, just havent checked out other reserves yet.

[Pinger]

Only one range finder sight, you have to use the Tracer arrows with it or its not accurate. You aim at a target and hit the Use key then aim with the dot that appears.

But there are normal sights with posts for set ranges, maximum of 5 posts. You just have to go to that range and find which post relates to what range.

[bunny de fluff]

When you point the red dot of the range finder at something, you need to press E, then a green dot will appear, shoot at that green dot.

[bunny de fluff]

Do not sneak up to animals. Call them to you with callers instead. Prone on a big stone while calling so you can see clearly. What animal were you trying to hunt?

[Shizanketsuga]

It sounds like you are misunderstanding what "effective range" means. There is no relation between the effective and the zeroing range. The effective range is the range at wich the projectile will still have the maximum amount of kinetic energy, i.e. cause full damage. That said, bows are plenty lethal even at much farther distances.

Although for many rifles the ammo's effective range is also the standard zeroing distance the same does not apply to all weapons. For bows the effective range is 20m but the standard zeroing distance is 40m.
So, unless you have the perk that lets you switch between zeroing distances you have to manually compensate or your aim will be off. And as bunny said above, the rangefinder sight doesn't automatically adjust your bow either. You need to use it (E) and aim via the green dot, not the red dot.

[Leadmagnet]

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

Do not sneak up to animals. Call them to you with callers instead. Prone on a big stone while calling so you can see clearly. What animal were you trying to hunt?

Except there are clipping issues with some of the stones so they aren't always reliable to shoot prone from.

[Geronimo]

If a player wants realistic ballistics, than understanding arrow trajectory is going to be as critical to success as is bullet trajectory.

And any Bowhunter knows that, at close range and depending on bow strength and arrow type, an arrow will first climb from the bow for some 25 yards before it begins to start it's downward trajectory.

And practicing with any weapon to dial in your scopes, and your skill, is crucial to setting up your scopes, or to know where to sight-aim and become adept at judging distances, and considering basic animal sizes at various distances. This is where that practice range in Fernando has an advantage.

For those who opt for the zeroing point perk, you should know that this over-rides realistic ballistic mechanics, and should not be compared to the 'dialing in' reference used in when practicing realistic shooting.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Leadmagnet:

Originally posted by bunny de fluff:

Do not sneak up to animals. Call them to you with callers instead. Prone on a big stone while calling so you can see clearly. What animal were you trying to hunt?

Except there are clipping issues with some of the stones so they aren't always reliable to shoot prone from.

My thoughts as well. I learned the hard way that hit boxes interfere with your shot whether shooting into one, for example between two close trees, or, shooting from within a hitbox, as when laying prone on a rock.

Sometimes rising up before taking the shot can help, but the fact is that given the height map dynamics of terrain, combined with hitbox uncertainties, the hunter can never count on a sure hit from a rock, behind a tree, etc. Those hitboxes should always be a pre-thought before pulling that trigger.

[bossbill1]

I do quite a bit of bow hunting with the CB70, what I have found is that as soon as I can hear an animals footsteps it is within range.
I usually let it get a bit closer and take direct aim at it, Doing it this way I very rarley miss.
Most of the time I do this by using a caller and getting the animal to come to me but have done it by sneaking up on them, You can usually hear their feet shuffling when in range.

Edit......I only ever use the single pin bright sight.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by bossbill1:

I do quite a bit of bow hunting with the CB70, what I have found is that as soon as I can hear an animals footsteps it is within range.
I usually let it get a bit closer and take direct aim at it, Doing it this way I very rarley miss.
Most of the time I do this by using a caller and getting the animal to come to me but have done it by sneaking up on them, You can usually hear their feet shuffling when in range.

Edit......I only ever use the single pin bright sight.

Same here. I've tried the three pin, and it's okay, but you've got to know what each pin's range is. So by same token you must know where to aim the single pin for specific distances. Just as you must learn where to hold your rifle sight to accommodate various ranges.

I'm not sure that animals are always in bow range when you can hear their footsteps though. That extra ten to twenty yards can make a huge difference.

[Tom Reidar]

No answer from Generic White Guy so he probably did not use the E (use) key and feel stupid. The CB 65 is probably one of my most accurate veapons in the game.

[Sparky862]

Originally posted by Generic White Guy:

well thats ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dumb

i tried the rangefinder sight that was free, arrow still landing like almost a whole foot above the crosshair. why in the hell is it like this?? i was looking forward to bow hunting, but this SUCKS, ima have to put a peice of tape on my monitor now or something. its not even realistic like whats the point of this hitting above target bs?? what they couldnt figure out how to only add bullet drop after effective range so they offset the shot to compensate lol?


and yeah i have that reserve, just havent checked out other reserves yet.

What sights are you using? 3 pin?

Top pin is for close range (10m-30m)
Middle pin is for medium range (30m-40m)
Bottom pin is for long range (40m+)