Glflegolas Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Hello folks, In my latest playthrough, I shot the flaregun at a charging bear during the aurora. Didn't hit him and got mauled. Is this normal or bug? Generally bears flee from the sound of the flaregun shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyInPleasantValley Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I have been mauled by beers that were hit with the flare and died. Not sure what makes them flee versus charge. I have also shot them with the rifle, and had them continue to charge and also to flee, shrug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb1978 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Similar thing happened to me. Fortunately I was wearing my 102% protection getup so it was more an annoyance than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuldirongaze Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 hours ago, Glflegolas said: Hello folks, In my latest playthrough, I shot the flaregun at a charging bear during the aurora. Didn't hit him and got mauled. Is this normal or bug? Generally bears flee from the sound of the flaregun shot. The key word is: Aurora. Bears and Wolves don't flee with fire or flares during an Aurora. I believe the flashlight high beam can do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Ive had a few not run away from the flare gun like they used to. They just either ignore it completely or just stop ,turn and stare at me. These are ordinary bears though but there's definitely something off with them post update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glflegolas Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 I know normal flares don't work on wolves during the aurora, and that they never work on bears. I thought the flaregun scared everything every time though... Looks like I will be wearing the ballistic vest when I'm searching for supply caches during the Aurora from now on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 The flashlight and standing under streetlamps work on aurora wolves but no idea about bears.. good luck ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanna Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Standing under streetlamps? Didn't know that! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 "The one exception is bears during the Aurora, who may continue their charge even after shooting the distress pistol." https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Distress_Pistol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 22 minutes ago, xanna said: Standing under streetlamps? Didn't know that! Thanks! They'll still surround you though if they can so better to pick them off 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glflegolas Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 2:10 PM, hozz1235 said: "The one exception is bears during the Aurora, who may continue their charge even after shooting the distress pistol." https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Distress_Pistol Umm... I added that. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 15 hours ago, Glflegolas said: Umm... I added that. LOL ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glflegolas Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 maybe this was added to balance out the fact that flaregun shells are much easier to find nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I think there's some bug with this.. I've shot at both bear and moose since the update ,and even though I missed,just, they both tend to ignore it temporarily (maybe 10-15 seconds) then turn and flee. In fact one bear just carried on walking toward it and only turned once it was almost on top of it. Then it just spun round and walked slowly off . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpUpAway95 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, Leeanda said: I think there's some bug with this.. I've shot at both bear and moose since the update ,and even though I missed,just, they both tend to ignore it temporarily (maybe 10-15 seconds) then turn and flee. In fact one bear just carried on walking toward it and only turned once it was almost on top of it. Then it just spun round and walked slowly off . It's always been somewhat variable. Firstly, detection range settings plays a big role. These may have shifted with the update (unsure at this point). I've always also suspect that line of sight and wind direction also factor in, but that it's not exceptionally reliable. I've had bears shot from the same distance on the same point on the maps behave differently (i.e. I've been attacked by some and others have fled even when I've used the same settings). There really isn't a reliable way for me to test for "consistencies" though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 minute ago, UpUpAway95 said: It's always been somewhat variable. Firstly, detection range settings plays a big role. These may have shifted with the update (unsure at this point). I've always also suspect that line of sight and wind direction also factor in, but that it's not exceptionally reliable. I've had bears shot from the same distance on the same point on the maps behave differently (i.e. I've been attacked by some and others have fled even when I've used the same settings). There really isn't a reliable way for me to test for "consistencies" though. It's always been pretty much ok with me.. the bear I previously mentioned ,the flare was shot a few metres in front of it. I was actually trying to scare the bear and a wolf at the same time as they were very close. The wolf scarpered but the bear completed ignored it. It was like it walked into a wall rather than noticed it.. that's never happened with me before. I know they can be a bit unpredictable but that just seemed very off to me.. I have the same settings for fear etc now as I did pre update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpUpAway95 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, Leeanda said: It's always been pretty much ok with me.. the bear I previously mentioned ,the flare was shot a few metres in front of it. I was actually trying to scare the bear and a wolf at the same time as they were very close. The wolf scarpered but the bear completed ignored it. It was like it walked into a wall rather than noticed it.. that's never happened with me before. I know they can be a bit unpredictable but that just seemed very off to me.. I have the same settings for fear etc now as I did pre update. Some settings have likely been shifted... they seem to frequently try to tweak animal AI with each update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, UpUpAway95 said: Some settings have likely been shifted... they seem to frequently try to tweak animal AI with each update. Maybe . But I've only noticed bears changing since the update. Overall they've been a bit buggy for a while pre update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) check out the first few minutes of this ...buggy is not the word😁 That is just one example ,and I've had a few like that too. Edited April 18, 2023 by Leeanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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