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I'd recommend the Seasoned Hunter Bundle. Has two DLC reserves, tents and blinds, ATV and modern rifle pack among other things.
Good Luck & Have Fun
Then i bought it on this account during a sale with almost every dlc and i am loving it ever since. Got like 100 hours atm but i still play it
Don't know how good/realistic RDR hunting is but i would reccomend that you watch some beginner guides/tutorials on youtube and decide after. I watched like 2 hours worth of guides before picking it up on this account (and it really helped. The game is a little overwhelming at the beginning but you get into it pretty fast) :D
What helped the most for getting into it is another map dlc. Most people recommend Silver Ridge Peaks as first map and while i think its a great beginner map i would recommend Cuatro Colinas before SRP. Especially for beginners
CC feels way better in my opinion (was my 2nd map after SRP). The map is overall a lot more "open" not as many thick forest and other view obscuring obstacles. Another big plus are all those Roe Deer in CC. Before reaching my first outpost (usually you visit one within the first 5 minutes of playing a new map) i harvested around 10 deers because they are literally everywhere and pretty easy to kill. The only "downside" to CC i can think off are the wolves. Getting attacked by a pack at earlier levels usually means you will get k.o. but since there is no penality and it adds some intense moment i dont really concider it a downside.
Ahh another tipp for you i completly forgot because i own all maps. Those maps i mentioned (Silver Ridge Peaks and Cuatro Colinas) you dont even need to buy them to play on those. As long as someone is playing open mutliplayer on one of those maps you can just join and play them (and every other map) without owning them. The only thing you need to consider when playing with others is that you should keep your distance to other players.
Overall i would say if you can handle the "slow" gameplay and a little stuggeling for the first few levels its a really great game + its pretty cheap on key selling sites. You can get it for less than 5 bucks. So its totally worth it
Hope to see you hunting soon :P
@Graf Schaaf , those 2 DLC maps you mentioned , can I go there anytime from the start or do I have to be a certain level before I can go to DLC maps ?
As long as someone playing on open multiplayer you can join right away. There is no tutorial or level restricton for maps
When you spend hours without seeing any game and not know what you're doing right or wrong it can be frustrating.
Have a read of this thread I started asking for tips and there is some good advice.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/518790/discussions/9/3837676019935460374/
If you are patient and walk around slowly you will find game. Just realise that at first with the .243 and hollow point bullets that you won't have much chance of taking down big moose and elk unless you get a really good shot.
As you level up and get polymer ammo, better sights, more powerful rifles and the "soft feet" perks you'll definitely have more fun as you'll be able to move around quieter and take down bigger game easier and from further away.
One thing that may save you some time and which took me a while to realise is that when you kill an animal there will appear a purple smudge on the map. If the purple smudge doesn't appear then you haven't killed it and may not want to spend the time tracking it forever.
Nope. I am finding it very frustrating. Walked around for hours and don't even see an animal.
I also have couple of guns that I don't even know what ammo to get for it as the game doesn't even tell you what size ammo a gun uses.
I haven't tried this yet. Can you give me an example of a gun for which you are unsure about ammunition?
Solokhin MN1890 Assembly Line rifle
Using the "STORE" as wiki.
1. Go to "STORE" (top left)
2. Select desired rifle "SOLOKHIN MN1890 ASSEMBLY LINE"
3. Click on "COMPATIBLE ITEMS" (lower right)
A list of items that can be used for that rifle, including ammo types, will be shown.
You can also via "AMMO" go via "COMPATIBLE ITEMS" to see what guns can use that ammo.
As a hunter you use ammo type as starting point. Here's a "workflow" that might help beginners:
1. What animal do I want to hunt? What class is it (1-9)? Look it up under "CODEX" and "WILDLIFE".
2. What ammo type is suitable for that class (STORE)
4. What weapon uses that ammo?
5. Buy the ammo (if you have that compatible gun)
6. REMEMBER: Transfer gun and ammo from LOCKER to your INVENTORY under STORAGE (via ACCESS CACHE).
7. EQUIP your guns and ammo via INVENTORY (+ everything else you need) assigning them to hotkeys 1-0.
It takes a bit to get used to, knowing the difference between the STORE, STORAGE and INVENTORY. Think of it this way:
STORE = Buy new stuff! You will frequently need to buy ammo here.
STORAGE = This is your "cabin" where you keep all your stuff, the "LOCKER"
INVENTORY = This is your backpack that you take with you on the hunt
As with the CODEX, the INVENTORY is always accessible via ESC key (or whatever you have assigned) and it allows you to shuffle your stuff around, basically going through your trip backpack. The STORE and STORAGE is only accessible via ACCESS CACHE, i.e. outpost cabins or tents.
Once you have that sorted out in your mind, you will probably want to make "loadouts" that suits particular maps and animal species so you are covered for as many species (i.e. classes) as possible. This is when you find the "SAVE LOADOUT" very convenient. Good luck!
Thank you
1. Finding a spot between cover (like a wooded area) and water (usually a river or lake) during dusk (5-8 PM or so) or dawn (4-7 AM or so), then using binoculars to spot those that are farther than 150 meters away
Basically, the animals spend all day and night going to and from their feeding or resting spots in a secluded area to a drinking hole, and it's way easier to hunt them out in the open near a water source than to try to catch them in transit in a heavily wooded area
2. Meticulously unlock all the outposts in the map with walking around/driving forever, highlighting any animal tracks and need zones you locate along the way (keep the above in mind). Try following the edge of a waterway to the next likely outpost area. Then, once you've unlocked fast travel for the whole reserve, you should have a decent amount of intelligence about where and when animals will be. If you're more into traditional or historic hunting then this should be your option, waiting in these areas in ambush.
If you want to shortcut this whole thing and have the DLCs, there are tons of areas now where you can just go fowling, just setting up any blind or stand at all, calling in ducks or geese, and then blasting em with a shotgun like it's an open world Duck Hunt.
+1
Bags gives sound advice here.
New players most often complain about tracking blood trails to their kills and traveling long distances without seeing animals.
So avoid shooting larger animals until you gain some experience and skill, and do some research on following a blood trail in this game. There are some tips that will be extremely helpful in reducing the typical associated problems.
Also, because your first weapons may not have much penetrating power, you should only be taking broadside shots within 150 yards.
Regarding actually finding animals, you really have to set your mind to becoming acutely observant. And asking yourself all the pertinent questions involved in your observations. Scouting and learning the behaviors of a species will be essential in successfully hunting them.
This isn't a walk in the park shooting at tame squirrels and rabbits that are used to living near humans, although I suspect that's how most people actually try to play it, hense most of the typical complaints.
This is the wilderness where animals are skittish and their senses are always heightened.
So just walking through an area you will leave your scent behind, and make sounds that are unusual to animals. Each of which can spook animals away that you won't even know we're there in the first place.
Look at it this way... If you want to hunt, than be prepared to actually hunt. If you just want to play around, than you're going to have chance encounters, but you will also create most of your own problems.