Need some help figuring something out regarding tranq bombs and shock traps

[robotfly]

I am a huge fan of shock traps in mhw they are my go too when it comes to capturing, but for some reason as of late ive been having to capture creatures twice in order to tranq them
goes like this
1. lay down first trap, attempt tranq with no success
2. immediatly lay down second trap and guide creature into it
3. Instant ko

its really stragne and im not sure if its just cause im in High rank or somthing
and no its not because he wasnt weak enough
A. he had the skull icon
B. he was limping back to his nest
(most recent one was a high rank pukie puki, but so far ive seen this with anjenath and diablo)

[Shimbochin]

this sounds frustrating maybe it's a rare bug

[Zefar]

When the monster drops TWO red ammo type for your hand launcher. You can put down the trap and use 2 Tranq bombs to capture him.

This works for all monsters that are not Elder dragons. Elder Dragons can't be caught.

All though the Fish monster Juarydos and similar type drops more and more often. So then you have to rely on him limping or when he has a Death skull above his head.

To see these you need to take up a lot of footprints and what not from the monster.

[robotfly]

Originally posted by Zefar:

When the monster drops TWO red ammo type for your hand launcher. You can put down the trap and use 2 Tranq bombs to capture him.

This works for all monsters that are not Elder dragons. Elder Dragons can't be caught.

All though the Fish monster Juarydos and similar type drops more and more often. So then you have to rely on him limping or when he has a Death skull above his head.

To see these you need to take up a lot of footprints and what not from the monster.

now i appreciate the quick reply but i dont think this is it, cause like i said i didnt even need to use more bombs after the first set of two, i just had to put him in a second trap (pitfall in this case)

[Super Cosmic Space Magnet]

Might be patronising suggestions coming but its important to rule them out before we go to 'this is a bug':

1: Limping and the skull are not always certainties of the monster being capturable (though they are good indicators). As far as I know the only way to have a 100% capture rate is to wait until they go back to sleep after limping home.
2: Did you use two Tranq Bombs after the first trap, or just one?
3: Was the Monster still in the Shock Trap while you were tranqing? If they wriggle free of the trap before the second bombs activates then it would make sense for it to immediately be caught once it landed in the Pitfall.
4: Were you using a weapon that added a damage over time effect, like poison? I've no idea how that would influence tranq bombs if at all but I'm just curious.

[Stationary Traveller]

Tranq bombs last for a minute. You laid the first trap while the monster wasn't in capture range yet, so once you did more damage and he got caught in the second trap he got caught instantly.
In fact it's always better to use tranqs before traps unless you think the monster will move from where you are.

[robotfly]

ok so since noone here is understanding that the creature WAS capturable
i just did caped a Tobi using a pitfall trap FIRST and it worked on the first go, so i think its more i was just short of the shocktraps duration not necessarily i did more damage cause the only damage i did between the first two traps with the pukie was a single redpit to lure it over to me

[ArtificialQT]

inb4 that one redpit was the last bit of damage needed to push it past the threshhold

[Stationary Traveller]

So you probably didn't use the 2nd tranq in time before the trap effect ran out.

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by robotfly:

Originally posted by Zefar:

When the monster drops TWO red ammo type for your hand launcher. You can put down the trap and use 2 Tranq bombs to capture him.

This works for all monsters that are not Elder dragons. Elder Dragons can't be caught.

All though the Fish monster Juarydos and similar type drops more and more often. So then you have to rely on him limping or when he has a Death skull above his head.

To see these you need to take up a lot of footprints and what not from the monster.

now i appreciate the quick reply but i dont think this is it, cause like i said i didnt even need to use more bombs after the first set of two, i just had to put him in a second trap (pitfall in this case)

again, if it's not working you're missing one of the items in zefar's post.

i've been capturing monsters fine with a single trap. Without watching a replay of you attempting a capture, I couldn't tell you what you're doing wrong.

my guess is you don't get the second bomb out fast enough. try to use your bombs before laying the trap.

[Apothecaryᴿˣ]

If you don't mind, I would try to hit the monster with the 2 tranq bombs (or hell, all 8 just to be sure) first and then trap, then come back and share the results.

To reduce the number of variables:
- Make sure the monster is limping, skull icon, or naturally sleeping
- Wait till the monster stops moving and use all 8 tranq bombs
- Trap after tranq

If this is a successful cap, then it might not be so much as an issue in needing a second trap, but that you're taking too long to tranq. But if it's not successful, then there might be a problem.