What factors effect arrow wear?

[Blizzard Walker]

In the last 20 game days I have hunted only twice, in each instances hunting bear.  Both bears were downed with two arrows.  Before hunting my two lowest condition arrows were at at 73% and 70% condition.  After killing the first bear the two arrows used were down to 46% and 43% condition.  After the second bear was killed the same arrows were down to 19% and 16% condition. Condition dropped by 27% each time.  Assuming I hunt the bear again when it respawns both arrows will break.  

The bow I was using was at 95% to 100% condition.

Is four shots per arrow before breaking typical in your experience?  I am wondering if arrow wear somehow relates to what you are hunting (deer vs wolf vs bear vs moose)

[Master_Arne]

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I dont have accurate,  number but according to my Looper file, you get 4 shots with an arrow. The last shot will break the arrow, but kill a wolf.

 

Edited November 17, 2021 by Master_Arne
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[Pencil]

As for the animals, I am not sure, but I do know that missed shots can vary how much the arrow is damaged. Hitting rock or ice will take off more condition than hitting snow. 

4 shots per arrow sounds about right. That's what I usually get out of mine. I've heard somewhere that higher condition arrows have a better chance of critical hits than an arrow that is about to break too. 

[hozz1235]

23 hours ago, Pencil said:

I've heard somewhere that higher condition arrows have a better chance of critical hits than an arrow that is about to break too. 

Seems to make sense, but how would we ever confirm that?  You'd need to know the logic and RNG in the code.

[Jolan]

I can attest that arrow condition can be affected by shooting them into snow, trees, rocks, llamas, the occasional building.....When I actually hit an animal I think I'm getting an average of 4 shots per arrow.  The biggest drop I've seen is a loss of 25% condition.  Who knew rocks were that hard?

[Leeanda]

7 hours ago, Jolan said:

I can attest that arrow condition can be affected by shooting them into snow, trees, rocks, llamas, the occasional building.....When I actually hit an animal I think I'm getting an average of 4 shots per arrow.  The biggest drop I've seen is a loss of 25% condition.  Who knew rocks were that hard?

Llama's?  Where did you find one of them?😁

[Jolan]

21 hours ago, Leeanda said:

Llama's?  Where did you find one of them?😁

Well.... it was a deer in a totally absurd place up a cliff, so llama 😁

 

[Leeanda]

1 hour ago, Jolan said:

Well.... it was a deer in a totally absurd place up a cliff, so llama 😁

 

Lol 😁

[Blizzard Walker]

Thanks for the response.  A new strategy for myself if to set aside low condition arrows likely to break the next time they are shot.  Instead I will put them back in inventory to use for prey more likely to run off with my arrows - wolves mostly and sometimes bear.

[hozz1235]

On 11/20/2021 at 12:15 PM, Blizzard Walker said:

Thanks for the response.  A new strategy for myself if to set aside low condition arrows likely to break the next time they are shot.  Instead I will put them back in inventory to use for prey more likely to run off with my arrows - wolves mostly and sometimes bear.

There are plenty of resources to make arrows so, IMHO,  I wouldn't worry about that level of micro-management.