Tracking deer instead of spawn points

[Greavette]

I think tracking deer would be a much more realistic way to find venison. Presently, I just go to the different spawn points and chase the deer into a wolf and then shoot. If I was LUCKY enough to find deer tracks, it would give me something to do / look forward to...I would feel like a true hunter!

Thoughts? Other ideas?

[The_Hawk35]

I agree that the wild life should leave tracks. I note that mine will stay visible for days in clear weather. Yet I can shoot a wolf and the bright red stains will disappear in an hour in the same clear weather.

[Lux]

It would be nice if all animals left tracks everywhere they went and they were persistent at least until a blizzard erased them. Particularly using the Video menu Ultra preset. They do implement decal limits for lower graphics hardware unfortunately but it would be really cool if tracks were left by every animal everywhere they went.

It would also add a very authentic feel outdoors being able to see tracks going to and fro. Would help break up the white forest floor monotony.

It may be something that will make it in during Beta. They could just have it currently at a "safe" limit for testing and various system configurations/VRAM amounts.

It would be nice to get a confirmation from someone that this feature is planned or what is going to occur later in the dev cycle with it though. This is a must have feature IMO.

[Bill Tarling]

In much earlier versions, the wolves, deer, and rabbits did leave tracks. Perhaps the devs just have them turned off for now, or are reworking them for additional wildlife to activate later.

[Lux]

Was not aware of that since I was late to the party, .183 being the first version I've played.

Sounds very encouraging though! Let's cross our fingers.