v.01, v.02 - Invisible Birds Flying (Fixed in v0.03)

[Bill Tarling]

Forgot to mention this one from v0.1 (and still present in v0.2)...

I can see the flying bird shadows, but can't see any sign of them when I look in the air.

However, in Console Panel Debug Mode, using FLY option, you can actually see the flying birds.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Can you tell me where you find this? It sounds location specific. I imagine the birds might be stuck in geo somewhere, and/or in the trees.

[indianajonas]

I have found a location where the birds are faster than their own shadows.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Keep in mind the angle of the sun has an impact on where shadows are cast.

[Bill Tarling]

It's been at every location I pass through where I see bird shadows flying across the ground [Clearcut corner turning towards the logger camp from start of the game if you take the long way there, and by the train tracks when traveling from the logger camp].

I see the shadows of flying birds, but can never see any when I look up in the air. I've step way backwards (so I'm in the complete clear) and looked for them, even according to shadow directions.

When I used Console Debug and tried the FLY view option, that was the first time I saw there actually were bird graphics flying in the air -- I was at the train track intersection at that time]. Until then, I though the coding and graphics simply hadn't been added yet.

The only signs of wildlife I've seen have been the wolves and deer.

I figure eventually I'll come across a Cumberland Bear when I round a tree... or a squirrel which might make a good snack if I can catch/trap it *lol*

[Raphael van Lierop]

There are never bird shadows without birds, I can promise you that. We may need to modify some of the altitudes but between shadows and sound, you're getting the intended cue which is "there's a corpse here!".

[logang]

Maybe the birds are too high up and are being affected by draw distance.

[Guest Alan Lawrance]

We turn off a flock when they are more than 200 meters from the camera, but that would disable the shadows and audio too.

Next time you see this, find the sun, and use that to deduce their direction given their shadow.

Also note that birds will disperse based on various conditions. You won't see them around at night, during blizzards, high winds, etc.

[Bill Tarling]

Not sure if something has now changed in the version, but all the birds have suddenly appeared where expected

Even cooler -- sprained ankle and now the screen bobs when trying to walk or run -- love it!!! Really makes it feel sprained now

[Bill Tarling]

If it's working for everybody else, this can probably be moved to the "Fixed" topic area now.

Now I'm see the flocks throughout the game (v0.03) -- and even hearing them [hadn't mentioned that I didn't hear them before]... Now I find when traveling I'm listening for signs of birds (low of supplies, so I'm actually hoping to find dead people -- even though they're all men with non-survival bears so far)... another person's misfortune is my survival gain.

[Guest Alan Lawrance]

Moving to Fixed.

[Raphael van Lierop]

Yup -- that was always the intention. Hearing the crows would draw you closer, seeing them flying overheard would help you zero in on the corpse. A handy resource -- either a human (with potential for loot), or a deer corpse (with potential for food).

Glad it's working for you now, Bill.