Pisces0314

Well, that is weird.

6 hours ago, ajb1978 said:

I just tested this--shot the bear that wanders the ice near Misanthrope's (I shot him in the butt to avoid an instant kill), then went inside Misanthropes and passed 5 hours.  Went back outside, bear was still wandering around, although I did spot several drops of blood, indicating he was still injured.  Shot him in the butt again, went back inside Misanthropes, slept the night.  Came out in the morning, bear was gone.

So I'm not entirely certain of the specific mechanics of this, but yes going indoors is still counterproductive in terms of bleed-out time.  I don't have enough information to be certain, but it seems that bleed-out occurs whether you are indoors or outdoors, but if the bear actually dies while you're indoors, it is removed from the game instead of dropping dead on the ground for you to harvest.

Edit: I just shot another bear in the butt, this time the one between the Coastal Townsite and Abandoned Lookout.  I passed time and slept indoors, and my "bears killed" count did not increase.  I exited the house, and boom, the bears killed count increased by 1.  I found him on the ice, 10% frozen. I then ran off to the last bear kill, and found him respawned already.

So....results are highly variable it seems.  I still haven't nailed down the exact mechanics, but now it seems that sometimes passing time indoors makes you lose your bear and he respawns a day later, and other times the bear dies on the ice and is waiting for you to eat.  I...I just don't know. Personally, for future bear hunts, I will play it safe and tail the beast outdoors.  Going indoors is just too much of a risk right now.

Thanks for your information. I'll try this strategy.

This happened to me two times so far. I shot a bear with my hunting rifle near Quonset Garage. The "rifle skill" icon popped up. So I am sure I did hit him. I entered a vehicle immediately after shooting him so as to prevent being mauled. I waited a while for him to wander away. Then, I got out of the vehicle to check if there was blood trail. Yes, there was. Then I entered Quonset Garage and slept for a whole night (at least 10 hours). Next morning, I found him still wandering around his den. Obviously, he didn't bleed out. Now, I am confused. I searched wiki and the longest possible time for a bear to bleed out is just 8 hours. Is this a bug?

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