Has anybody shot a diamond Mule Deer on PARQUE since the TruRACs?

[Dutch]

I've been asking a lot of these kinds of questions lately because while people are getting diamonds on SRP, I'm a little unsure about Parque. Level 4s are almost never gold anymore, I've seen a couple 5s which were super far from diamond, and now I'm shooting animals that are scoring above their max estimates...

Am I wasting my time trying to get a diamond Mule on Parque for the mission right now? I know a lot of people THINK they're fixed, but has anyone actually killed a diamond Mule Deer on PARQUE FERNANDO SPECIFICALLY since the update?

[TheRedTsunami]

I have shot at least 15 level 5 mule deer on Parque since the update. No diamonds as of yet. Had some that were like 289 but just cant seem to get to 314 or better. I have the same problem with blackbuck as well. I have been able to locate all the other diamonds.

[Dutch]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

Level 5 Mule Deer are nearly always coming back as Silver or Gold when I harvest them. So I'm tending to ignore them for now and focus instead on the Level 6 & 7, which seem to be the Diamond ones. I guess the update and introduction of TruRac Mule Deer messed with the spawns and trophy ratings, as always seems to be the case when they introduce a new TrucRac animal, where the Rack Score and the Animal Weight seem to be in combat with each other.

Any chance you could take a screenshot of your Parque map and mark off the bodies of water where you DON'T find any mule deer? I want to make sure I'm not missing any areas.

[Dutch]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

Level 5 Mule Deer are nearly always coming back as Silver or Gold when I harvest them. So I'm tending to ignore them for now and focus instead on the Level 6 & 7, which seem to be the Diamond ones. I guess the update and introduction of TruRac Mule Deer messed with the spawns and trophy ratings, as always seems to be the case when they introduce a new TrucRac animal, where the Rack Score and the Animal Weight seem to be in combat with each other.

Also have you seen a 6 or 7 yourself so far?

[RedTide249]

Publicado originalmente por Dutch:

Publicado originalmente por fishonshawn84:

Got my one and only hideous monster dimaond trurack muley on parque the other day. Worst looking buck I've ever seen.

What level was it? 5 or a bugged one at 6 or 7?

It was a 6. I made a post about it on here titled diamond trurack muley or something like that. Probably on page 2 or 3 by now. It was the worst looking deer I've ever seen.

[Nite69]

Publicado originalmente por CaptainNebulous:

Publicado originalmente por Dutch:

So basically just shoot every male I see and pray? With extra emphasis on higher level males?

Imo it's probably best for your enjoyment to just not worry about it and shoot whatever you feel like. Just try not to kill the need zones with hunting pressure too much or else you'll end up getting slower respawns once you lose too many need zones.

they respawn at need zones? I thought it was just the map edges that happens.

[Dutch]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

Not only have I seen level 6 & 7 Mule Deer, I have harvested a couple, including this fine specimen:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2201035602

Even though I realize each map is different, can I ask where you found it?

Publicado originalmente por fishonshawn84:

Publicado originalmente por Dutch:

What level was it? 5 or a bugged one at 6 or 7?

It was a 6. I made a post about it on here titled diamond trurack muley or something like that. Probably on page 2 or 3 by now. It was the worst looking deer I've ever seen.

You as well?

[Dutch]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

Not only have I seen level 6 & 7 Mule Deer, I have harvested a couple, including this fine specimen:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2201035602

Actually better than where did you shoot it, what was your method? Did you just keep checking drink zones and shooting the largest male until you eventually got a respawn? Or did you check areas you previously hadn't visited?

[Carstein83]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

I've had a lot of Level 5 & 7 Diamond Mule Deer on Parque Fernando. Funny thing is I'm also finding lots of Diamonds of everything else too, since the update. Got Red Deer, Puma, Buffalo etc. In fact I never really spent much time playing Parque Fernando until after the last update, and whatever that update did behind the scenes, it's fixed the population issues I had with the map where I never saw animals and also seems to me plenty of good level animals to shoot. I'm going to keep farming this map until the next update, when they'll probably nerf it and ruin the fun.

That´s probably true. Yesterday and today I shot two diamond pumas within 24 hours on PF. I don´t believe that this was just luck.

[Nightwalker]

Some folks have all the luck...and then complain about it. Go figure?

[Dutch]

Publicado originalmente por cwattyeso:

Well I literally only loaded the Parque Fernando map up this week following the last update, which is the first time I've loaded the map on my current character profile, so my Population File was only generated from the data after the last update. Probably explains why many of my Mule Deers are Level 6 & 7 with very few lower level ones.

I have literally then only covered the ground required to progress a few missions through the main questline, as when starting on any reserve the first thing I do is smash through the missions for the easy XP and Money Rewards. However on my way to the mission waypoints I have kept my eyes and my scope peeled and basically been checking every male animal I've spotted. Anything when scoped that is coming up at High Level is getting shot and harvested. Very simple. So my map may not be much use to anyone, as I haven't been finding need zones, I've not been camping drink zones, I've just literally been walking, shooting and harvesting what I see and getting lucky on the results.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2201772544

Gotcha...well at the very least it looks like you're not finding them at different spots than me, so I guess it's just a matter of getting a respawn.