attacking animals

[InfectedViking]

i have a hard time attacking since i cant hear that sound, got sound to 0.. is there any other tips not to die to every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ animal ? :P

[RCMidas]

There is a flash of light around the edges of the screen which accompanies that sound. When you see it, wait a half second and release the key/button. Plus the more you do this and the more you upgrade your reflexes, the easier this will get. Start of the game this is one of the least forgiving parts.

[InfectedViking]

thnak you so much! :)

[Leigh]

Quite honestly I hope someone can mod in a more noticeable indicator at some point. I'm getting older and not only my reflexes aren't all that, my hearing isn't great either.

Apart from the occasional faceplant into the ground from about 40 feet up the combat in this title is the only element that I am having issue with.

On the plus side, it legitimately creates fear whenever I get tangled with something, but also it is certain death if that tiger (not the special one) decides to enter my current settlement; the sort of partial cave under a rock outcrop. Had it rip through most of my clan the other night, as I had only arrived at that second camp after evolving, and had nothing set up.

I've seen videos in which you can at least wrestle the damn thing which will eventually scare it off, but even having all other sound at zero, and playing on the pad, both the sound and vibration seem near nonexistent at the moment you are meant to hold/release buttons.

So I hope that someday some wonderful mod maker creates a little helper light, or alternate sound, or something; something a bit more easier to make out and react to. Otherwise the humanity in my save files will be subservient to our panthera-evolved overlords.

[Addamz]

Good indicator that your clan members are under attack is on the clan circle bottom right. If one of the dots has a flashy red bar across it they are under attack, or have been attacked and are bleeding. Either way you need to go help them.

As for fighting On joypad hold forward, hold A, when the screen flashes give a 1/2 second pause then release A. Even a miss-hit, or dodge-hit will stick make the creature run.

At that point as it's scampering away scream if you have it, regardless. Big massive clan intimidate, aside from giving it a bit more scare, it will get everyone of you clan to follow you, and has a winder range than clan call, then get everyone of your clan up a cliff, on some outcropping, even stood in the middle of a river aslong as it's not a raging current. Make them stay and go get heal up stuff with 2 of your clan.

So foward and A held down, release A on flash = counter attack.
and Back with A held down, release A on flash = dodge, but you will have to keep dodging.

[Prometheus_Unbound]

To be fair, i have excellent hearing and even i have trouble hearing the prompt.

[Caduryn]

Originally posted by Prometheus_Unbound:

To be fair, i have excellent hearing and even i have trouble hearing the prompt.

Then you dont have "excellent" hearing or your sound settings are off

[Strelokest]

I wonder if people having trouble have minimal UI turned on. On full UI, you get an obvious green flash along the edge of the screen alongside a loud sound. My problem with the combat now is that it's too dang easy and I only evolved once.

[Cinek89]

Fighting is not hard when you training. Check on You Tube. After that my fight skill is better when i known how its work.
On PC press Space and W buttom and hold until you heard something like bell and release Space BUT HOLD W) if you attacking. dodge is the same rule but ASD buttoms.

[Nefai]

Originally posted by Strelokest:

I wonder if people having trouble have minimal UI turned on. On full UI, you get an obvious green flash along the edge of the screen alongside a loud sound. My problem with the combat now is that it's too dang easy and I only evolved once.

Even with no HUD you get the purple flash and the sound.

[DAN-di-WARhol]

Originally posted by CinekPL89:

Fighting is not hard when you training. Check on You Tube. After that my fight skill is better when i known how its work.
On PC press Space and W buttom and hold until you heard something like bell and release Space BUT HOLD W) if you attacking. dodge is the same rule but ASD buttoms.

What?!?! And that is easy?

What's wrong with attacking with a single button press? Tigers are maiming me! 10 monkeys lost so far to them.

[Shane]

upon release the game didnt even have the visual prompts, it was such a large complaint upon release one was added. the problem is in battle scenarios even the visual prompt gets missed

[Cougarific]

Originally posted by DAN-di-WARhol:

What's wrong with attacking with a single button press?

You're saying that you're finding it difficult to adapt to the game's mechanics and wish that it was easier?

[Ichinin]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

Originally posted by DAN-di-WARhol:

What's wrong with attacking with a single button press?

You're saying that you're finding it difficult to adapt to the game's mechanics and wish that it was easier?

How about not being a prick? This game is way hard on purpose and does not explain basic concepts at all to be deliberately hard. If this was CS, it steam games forums would be on fire and people would be outside Valves offices with pitchforks.

[Ichinin]

So how do i even attack something? I approach a boar near, initiate the combat, hold down space and then what? I hear something about pressing a direction button (attack or dodge) then release? Does not work, i've been attacking that damn boar to train combat a couple of times now and nothing works. Is combat an aquired ingame skill or something?

[DAN-di-WARhol]

I do it with a sharpened stick (dead branch, exchange hands, alter, release the alter button when you hear a sound and the screen turns green).

Attacking is much the same. You can do it with or without a weapon (but with a weapon it is more effective). When the predator pounces, hold space (as prompted), face the camera towards the enemy, hold W (or A, S, D for an effective dodge to preserve your stick), and release space when you hear the (faint) sound or when the screen flashes.

Be prepared to have to do it multiple times with boars and lions. Practice on small snakes first. You can kill them in one hit and get rid of the venom by drinking (clean) water.

Once you do it the first time, it does get easier, but you are right. The game never shows you how.