Where is the aurora in survival mode?

[mystifeid]

12 hours ago, Scyzara said:

They're not really green, their fur is just reflecting the aurora light a bit.

Try killing one. Then look at it the next day. It would be cool if green wolf pelts gave the wolf skin coat some sort of buff.

[Scyzara]

10 minutes ago, mystifeid said:

Try killing one. Then look at it the next day. It would be cool if green wolf pelts gave the wolf skin coat some sort of buff.

Lol, do they really stay green if you kill them during an aurora? I never kill wolves if I can avoid it, so I haven't noticed this color change yet. Neither have I seen a green living wolf during the daytime yet, btw. Thanks for telling me, I'll check it out.^^

PS: I just realized bears also glow greenish during auroras - I'll try to kill one during an aurora night and check the fur the next morning. xD

[The Wanderer]

On ‎2017‎-‎08‎-‎11 at 7:40 PM, McArsekicker said:

Has anyone seen the aurora on Xbox? I think it's bugged. 

I've yet to see it, but the Xbox has only received 2 patch builds. By the time Xbox catches up to the PCs in a couple weeks it should be glorious.

[mystifeid]

12 hours ago, Scyzara said:

Lol, do they really stay green if you kill them during an aurora?

After the kill...

And the next day...

Had to run after this one. That's the worst thing about the wolfskin coat. Maybe that could be the buff for one made from green hides - a coat that doesn't scare wolves. Unfortunately though, the harvested hides revert to their normal color.

[Fuarian]

On 8/11/2017 at 9:29 AM, LucidFugue said:

Also playing interloper. Have had 2 aurora events in four nights. It's a great boon when you can suddenly mend clothes at night. 

WHAT? I haven't seen it once on Stalker...

[LucidFugue]

Have had about 4 interloper starts in the past week. It is very frequent on Interloper. Maybe 3 out of 4 nights on average, though it doesn't necessarily last all night long. 

It's nasty - wolf detection range is double or more. You have to start spotfires and manoeuvre them until you can scare them in the opposite direction to where you are going. Otherwise they'll revert from scared to stalking you once more. Nights with an aurora are clear, weather-wise. But it's not a good tradeoff. I'd prefer to be indoors and avoid travelling, but on Interloper mid-afternoon through to early night is typically the best time to travel. An early-night aurora suddenly cuts that travel down to a small sliver of usable daylight. 

[MarrowStone]

For me, the aurora happens wayyy too often, hopefully they find a happy meduim so it stays a special event, like every full moon.

[Prestermatt]

17 minutes ago, MarrowStone said:

For me, the aurora happens wayyy too often, hopefully they find a happy meduim so it stays a special event, like every full moon.

Yeah, it seems like it's just about every night for me.  Fun, though!

[Carbon]

 That mystical, otherworldly drone can end anytime though. The first time was cool, but it gets old quickly.

[RossBondReturns]

I dunno I really enjoy it.

Though maybe if they can bring it down to 2 times a week it might be better.

I just love seeing them and watching them...oh and hearing them.

[JAFO]

4 hours ago, Carbon said:

That mystical, otherworldly drone can end anytime though.

Interestingly, it's based on the actual radio noises generated by the Aurora Borealis.. amped up and added to.

[TLD Survivalist]

Wow so the flashlight is only useful for when the aurora is happening which is currently bugged, good to know, now i can just drop this and practically forget about it lol.. Its been fun getting back into everything since the full release

[Simone Else]

do we need to start a new game or something because I'm at 42 days and not 1 time for me.  

[Frosty]

On Friday, August 18, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Simone Else said:

do we need to start a new game or something because I'm at 42 days and not 1 time for me.  

I had this bug in Survival as well pre patch 1.08 on ps4 without realizing it until I restarted another game. I thought the Aurora was exclusive to story mode until I got fried walking inside Carter Dam on my first night  Try to loot the Dam during the daytime and get out before dusk you will get trapped and or die in there 

Now on my present game they occur every night when the weather is clear enough. I am not advising you start a new game  but it is a possibility that your present file is corrupted if it was created before 1.08

Edit - Anyone else hearing classical music from the radio  during the Aurora or have I been hit with cabin fever 

[WanderingPalm]

I never saw the Aurora in my old Survival game on PS4, but after the 1.11 update, I started a new Survival game (voyageur) and it's happened every night for me, too. Seems like they replaced the "never in Survival" bug with an "always in Survival" bug...

[Simone Else]

im playing on the pc version and now 55 days still not happening, ah well

[Ohbal]

Same here, day 20 something on Voyager (PC, game started with the latest patch) and no Aurora...  

[Hackfleisch]

I also play on PC, since about a week (probably a patch) I've been getting them almost every night. I heard a strange noise, saw lights flickering, it creeped me out. Then I remembered this isn't a horror game so it must've been interference from an Aurora. Ran outside and it was beautiful, but every night is a bit much, it should be more special imo.

Holy crap, I only just realized that the radios also work during auroras! After weeks of living in silence it's a nice surprise to hear a bit of music.

[McArsekicker]

On Xbox and have not seen the aurora. 

[Frosty]

On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 8:58 AM, Hackfleisch said:

Holy crap, I only just realized that the radios also work during auroras! After weeks of living in silence it's a nice surprise to hear a bit of music.

Ya it's a nice touch, it startled me a bit when I discovered it entering a house to retrieve some gear I had left behind. I sometimes hit the radio during looting so it was a fluke how it all happened