Post by boomdawg on Feb 13, 2011 22:54:27 GMT -5
As Excerpted from the guide/walkthrough section written by catherinecompton.
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"HUNTING FOR BEGINNERS:
All Epic Prey take 5 shots,
Buffalo take 3 shots,
Bears/Coyotes take 2,
squirrels/rabbits take 1
To successfully hunt:
BEARS (100lbs) / COYOTE (25lbs)- shoot them as they appear on screen. Take 5 steps in a 90 degree angle from where it is coming, when you've reloaded, shoot it again. Walk over to pick up the meat.
BUFFALO (100 lbs)- shoot the first shot as it appears on the screen, take 5 steps in a 90 degree angle from where it is coming. Once reloaded, shoot the second shot, and try to move another 5 steps 90 degrees from where it is now coming. If you get hit, it's okay, just keep your aim on the buffalo. Once you hear the click of the reload, fire the third shot. Walk over and pick up the meat.
SQUIRRELS (5lbs) / RABBITS (10 lbs)- wait until these are closer to you, and stop moving. Shoot. Walk over and pick up the meat.
EPIC PREY - When you're in the hunting screen, you see little red arrows warning you of approaching prey. With the Epics, not only do you get the warning arrow, you also get the words "Epic Prey" flashing by the arrow, to warn you that it's not just any animal on its way. When the animal pops out, it should be at least 1 1/2 times the size of normal prey.
For the most part, the "shoot, then dodge at 90 degrees" is going to be your best chance.
You're most likely to see the Epic Bison/Buffalo in a stampede. Otherwise, in normal hunts - I've been on the trail 11 completions, and only seen one epic rabbit, and one epic bear, in all of those trips, so the Epic Prey animals are fairly rare."
When you complete your first trip to Oregon it is highly advisable to buy the repeater rifle. This rifle will make buffalo and all epic prey in 2 hits and everything else in 1. The reload rate is fast enough that corpses won't turn to meat fast enough and you can double fire instead of walking to the target.
I would also suggest that you buy the iron plate. The benefits of this are 2 fold. One, it greatly increases your chance of fighting off bandits. Two, it greatly improves your chances of surviving hunts if you suffer a good bit of lag (see known issues for tips on how to deal with hunting lag).
fbtot.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=guides&action=display&thread=16
"HUNTING FOR BEGINNERS:
All Epic Prey take 5 shots,
Buffalo take 3 shots,
Bears/Coyotes take 2,
squirrels/rabbits take 1
To successfully hunt:
BEARS (100lbs) / COYOTE (25lbs)- shoot them as they appear on screen. Take 5 steps in a 90 degree angle from where it is coming, when you've reloaded, shoot it again. Walk over to pick up the meat.
BUFFALO (100 lbs)- shoot the first shot as it appears on the screen, take 5 steps in a 90 degree angle from where it is coming. Once reloaded, shoot the second shot, and try to move another 5 steps 90 degrees from where it is now coming. If you get hit, it's okay, just keep your aim on the buffalo. Once you hear the click of the reload, fire the third shot. Walk over and pick up the meat.
SQUIRRELS (5lbs) / RABBITS (10 lbs)- wait until these are closer to you, and stop moving. Shoot. Walk over and pick up the meat.
EPIC PREY - When you're in the hunting screen, you see little red arrows warning you of approaching prey. With the Epics, not only do you get the warning arrow, you also get the words "Epic Prey" flashing by the arrow, to warn you that it's not just any animal on its way. When the animal pops out, it should be at least 1 1/2 times the size of normal prey.
For the most part, the "shoot, then dodge at 90 degrees" is going to be your best chance.
You're most likely to see the Epic Bison/Buffalo in a stampede. Otherwise, in normal hunts - I've been on the trail 11 completions, and only seen one epic rabbit, and one epic bear, in all of those trips, so the Epic Prey animals are fairly rare."
When you complete your first trip to Oregon it is highly advisable to buy the repeater rifle. This rifle will make buffalo and all epic prey in 2 hits and everything else in 1. The reload rate is fast enough that corpses won't turn to meat fast enough and you can double fire instead of walking to the target.
I would also suggest that you buy the iron plate. The benefits of this are 2 fold. One, it greatly increases your chance of fighting off bandits. Two, it greatly improves your chances of surviving hunts if you suffer a good bit of lag (see known issues for tips on how to deal with hunting lag).