Tracking Distance

[dalgo]

Do others find that the tracking distance given in the kill stats is wildly inaccurate?

For instance, my last kill was a moose that virtually dropped on the spot. At a guess he would have made maybe two metres at the most, but the tracking distance was given as 296.45 m.

[James]

I have not reflected on the tracking distance, but it seems it also includes the "tracking" before you drop it?

[The Sarge]

The whole game is inaccurate, but you get used to it eventually. It is just a game after all.

[astreamuser]

This is probably a common misconception. Tracking starts when you spot an animal with binos or highlight a track. It has nothing to do with how fast the animal drops. Shoot and harvest an animal without doing any of those things. Tracking distance will be 0.

[Geronimo]

Don't think so guys, nice try though!!!

Tracking distance reflects the distance player will travel from the first track you tag of that specific animal after it has been shot.

So if you go to the 'first hit' blood spill where the animal was shot, the indication in harvest screen will indicate the distance between that hit spill and how far the player has travelled to get to the carcass.

The distance continues to be calculated as the player travels irregardless of time or pathway. And if you tag that animals sign at some point following that original hit, the game starts it's calculation from that point on.

I got an elk yesterday that I didn't harvest right away, as I did some other hunting and tracking after I shot it. When I finally collected the Elk it showed tracking distance of 3 miles or so. And I hadn't gone more than 500 yards from the outpost.

It simply recorded all the extra walking I did from the time I first clicked on one of its footprints or signs until I collected it, irregardless of how many other harvests I did in between.

I'm not sure if time travel or fast travel affect that.

[dalgo]

Thanks Geronimo.

I shot my Moose from 46 metres, saw it drop, and walked straight to it. As you can see it didn't go very far,

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197998393909/screenshots/


Off Topic - what is the best way to display screenshots in a post. In this case I used a link to my entire screenshot library which I then edited to a single post! Obviously not the best method.