September Dev Diary

[Mistral]

Maybe there will be a Halloween Miracle. Gift from the Great Pumpkin. We only have to believe.

Edited October 27, 2023 by Mistral

[Smellyfries]

3 hours ago, Mistral said:

Maybe there will be a Halloween Miracle. Gift from the Great Pumpkin. We only have to believe.

I'd be happy with even a simple repeat of a previous 4DON. Sadly, I started playing the game when 4DON started to die off, and besides the Escape The Darkwalker event, I've only experienced 1 unique 4DON. 

It's a bit of a long shot, but maybe one day they could add Custom Difficulty settings to create your own version of 4DON, that would be neat.

[Mistral]

On 10/27/2023 at 2:22 PM, AdamvR said:

Looking back I found that except for the summer, there has been a dev diary every month.
Only 3 days left, so...🤞🤞🤞

Still almost full day left...!

[thekillergreece]

On 10/31/2023 at 10:33 AM, Mistral said:

Still almost full day left...!

This month then.

[Leeanda]

Anyone seen the hrv crashed plane?  It doesn't seem to be there on my newer run..plus the ptarmigans seem to be bulletproof,at least against the revolver..

[ManicManiac]

5 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

plus the ptarmigans seem to be bulletproof,at least against the revolver..

😬 

[Leeanda]

8 minutes ago, ManicManiac said:

😬 

I wouldn't normally mind but I've got stalker weather on and the bear hides are still curing 😁

[hozz1235]

1 hour ago, Abenico said:

I wanted to shoot them today, luckily I read this before wasting ammo hahah I missed last 3 and I really need that down of theirs 😄

Fire hardened arrows = cheap and don't scare the fowl off.

[Leeanda]

6 minutes ago, hozz1235 said:

Fire hardened arrows = cheap and don't scare the fowl off.

Until you have to stand up, 

[AdamvR]

22 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

Until you have to stand up, 

No, they really don't.
I have been shooting at them with the fire-hardened arrows, and even 2-3 very near misses seem not to wake them from their slumber. I have so much down, I do not really need more, primarily I was shooting them for practice and getting that Level5 Archery...
They are tiny and white and hiding in the grass usually - I would not waste the revolver rounds on them. I found that you have to aim a lot lower, than you'd expect with the FH arrow, and the wind seems to influence it a lot more, than the normal one.

Edited November 1, 2023 by AdamvR

[Leeanda]

8 minutes ago, AdamvR said:

No, they really don't.
I have been shooting at them with the fire-hardened arrows, and even 2-3 very near misses seem not to wake them from their slumber. I have so much down, I do not really need more, primarily I was shooting them for practice and getting that Level5 Archery...

Really?  The second I get up to shoot they scarper....

I don't have that on my main run because I was already level 5 before they were introduced.

[hozz1235]

28 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

Until you have to stand up, 

then don't stand up

[Leeanda]

Just now, hozz1235 said:

then don't stand up

Lol..  that's why I was trying the revolver but even at two foot away in the chest they still miss and off they fly..😁

[hozz1235]

4 minutes ago, Leeanda said:

Lol..  that's why I was trying the revolver but even at two foot away in the chest they still miss and off they fly..😁

why aren't you using FHA?  Level 5 archery, crouch, and you easily take out the whole flock.

[Leeanda]

6 minutes ago, hozz1235 said:

why aren't you using FHA?  Level 5 archery, crouch, and you easily take out the whole flock.

It's a new side run,I'm only level 1 still..

[hozz1235]

1 minute ago, Leeanda said:

It's a new side run,I'm only level 1 still..

ahh...that makes it more challenging!  You can still use FHA, just from farther away.

[AdamvR]

2 minutes ago, hozz1235 said:

just from farther away.

exactly. I do not stand up, because I am nearing them while standing (not crouching). probably that's why they are so tiny and missable:D

[Leeanda]

3 minutes ago, hozz1235 said:

ahh...that makes it more challenging!  You can still use FHA, just from farther away.

I can't see the pesky things from further away😁

[Leeanda]

I finally got two birds,with the bow..  they're still bulletproof though,including the rifle..  I was about two foot away from it and aimed right at it's chest...bang..and off it flew..

 

 

On a side note...has anyone else really not had the missing crashed plane in hrv? I didn't think they could vanish..

 

 

 

[hozz1235]

On 11/1/2023 at 6:47 PM, Abenico said:

I will stick to the rocks

I haven't tried rocks - do they scare them away?

[hozz1235]

Yeah, lol, I guess it's a moot point since you have to run up to grab while it's still stunned, which chases the others away. 

Why I still like FHA - IMO - the best way to harvest the whole flock.

[AdamvR]

42 minutes ago, hozz1235 said:

I haven't tried rocks - do they scare them away?

I've just tried it yesterday, because of reading about it:)
If you hit them directly with a rock, they are like rabbits, you need to run and break their necks.
The rest of the flock will fly away.
If your stone jumps on the snow before hitting them, all fly away... only direct hits count.
(rabbits can also be stunned with jumping stones)
FHA are waay better i think..., once you have access to them...

Edited November 3, 2023 by AdamvR

[Mistral]

While waiting for something to happen, here are the past release dates for the "December region updates" since those became a permanent thing post-HRV. (Yes, I'm basically now treating this next DLC patch as another region update too)

Bleak Inlet - December 9, 2019
Ash Canyon - December 7, 2020
Blackrock (Survival version) - December 7, 2021
Forsaken Airfield - December 5, 2022

It's probably a safe bet that we'll get something in 4 weeks time then.

Edited November 6, 2023 by Mistral

[theshire159]

Any news one when the next update is dropping?