2 Diamonds on the ENTIRE map

[Bot 2.0]

Yeah brah i have a red deer diamond and a diamond bird in the ENTIRE te awora is this normaly?

[dbond1]

It';s RNG, so really, anything is normal. I have maps with 20+ and one with zero.

[Carstein83]

In my estimation, there are 2-4 starting diamonds on each map since the reset of the Revontuli update. So yes, that´s average.

[Woodyplank]

The devs were asked how many diamonds could be on a map (regardless of species) and the answer was "probably a handful or less at any given time". That was a couple years ago but it seems to still be that way on my maps. It's not unlike Forest Gumps box of chocolates. "You never know what your'e going to get" when you start a new game.

[creep_]

Got my first after about 300 hours. Totally unexpected. Fallow deer of all things. Never really pushed for them but I like it that way. It was rumoured that Silver Ridge has an exceptionally high number of diamonds but I never had one there. Not a fan of the map after all so not that many hous played.

[dbond1]

In my game, it is Revontuli and Mississippi that each have over twenty at the mo. But the next player might have one or none on those maps.

[sneakybass]

I think It helps to kill more animals ,i think your odds go up some also just ask the people who spawn out of tents every fifteen minutes they have there lodges full up already hunting this way. .

[BAG-One]

How do you find out how many diamonds are on a map?

[dbond1]

mods not allowed, deleted

[Haddock_Dundee]

mods ???? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Soltyk]

Originally posted by Haddock:

mods ???? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Not a mod.

[VictoriaHuntress]

Originally posted by BAG-One:

How do you find out how many diamonds are on a map?

Short of being able to read the contents of the game's data files, you can't - that's the point.
The initial animal population's demographics, including locations of need zones, is all based on random sampling of probability distributions, and it is unique for each new game instance. You have to get out and hunt for them on your maps.

[dbond1]

I posted the link to the thing that cannot be named but deleted it since there's a sticky saying don't do it.

It's as if you'd need a utility that scans the population file. If it existed. And if it did, don't talk about it.

But if it existed would it be a mod? Or a utility? Are utilities allowed?

[VictoriaHuntress]

Originally posted by dbond1:

I posted the link to the thing that cannot be named but deleted it since there's a sticky saying don't do it.

It's as if you'd need a utility that scans the population file. If it existed. And if it did, don't talk about it.

But if it existed would it be a mod? Or a utility? Are utilities allowed?

Technically, I'd say it was still a cheat, in the sense that it would give you an unfair advantage over players who play the game on its own terms. It's also cheating yourself - players who legitimately 'beat the game on its own terms' can enjoy the achievement and the personal satisfaction of having developed the patience and persistence to win honestly.


Cadet James T. Kirk may have modded the Kobiyashi Maru Test, but in that alternate timeline caused by the temporal incursion of a Romulan mining vessel (as we learn in ST:Discovery:Season3:Terra Firma), the then Lt. Spock told him he missed the true point of the test.

[dbond1]

Win? What are the conditions?

At what point have I won Call of the Wild?

Knowing there are 3 diamond whitetails on Revontuli or whatever does not give me an advantage over anyone since I am not playing against anyone. I prefer to have this info. Cheat seems a stretch, but the fact remains I can use it all I want and others can maintain their competitive integrity by not using it. Seems about right.

[VictoriaHuntress]

Originally posted by dbond1:

Win? What are the conditions?

At what point have I won Call of the Wild?

Knowing there are 3 diamond whitetails on Revontuli or whatever does not give me an advantage over anyone since I am not playing against anyone. I prefer to have this info. Cheat seems a stretch, but the fact remains I can use it all I want and others can maintain their competitive integrity by not using it. Seems about right.

It's just my personal opinion, and not binding on anyone else.

Yes, perhaps 'win' was not the right word - 'be successful in hunting(the most valuable trophies)' seems more appropriate in the context of this game.
But, let me ask you, how would you use the information on a map's population demographics if you did have it?