Really ticked off

[Rhiannon]

For the first time with this game. but has any one noticed that now the boars take off running after a couple of shots and even at a run you cannot catch them? Well guess what everyone doesnt have fing mines and melee equiptment! For the last few days I havent been able to get any skins or anything because the animals take off running are halfway across the map before you can even get out of the boat...and EVEN if you are on land it takes off running, and you cant even chase it down. It's fking rediculous. Is this a bug or intentional? Because this is really imbalancing and first the first time in 2 months has given me pause with the game+

[Jevon]

Click the little blue peace button in the top right corner after they run, and after a short while they will stop running directly away from you.
Ofcourse you still have to chase them as far as until they stop, and they might move off after that. But that is your best bet anyway.

[Wisp]

You've gotten to a point where animals know they will lose to you. So now you have to punch them hard enough so they die before they run

[warrri]

Dont see your problem dude.
Boars are slow (something between walk and run), you should be able to run for a minute, even on forest tiles. Even foxes cant run away because they are as fast as you.
Only bears can actually run away because they have sprint speed, even in the forest.

[loftar]

Because this is really imbalancing

I, for one, thought it was really imbalancing that people could just sit around in boats pounding arrow after arrow in an animal that is too stupid to realize that it's going to die; especially so with the bears. The change I introduced is that animals that cannot find a way to hit back at their attacker will run away much faster. Fight them honestly, and they probably won't be running away. ;)

As for "mines and melee equipment", there shouldn't really be a large problem with taking on animals using leather armor and a stone axe (or your bare hands) -- that's how I fight them with my alt who does not have any mines or melee equipment.

Of course, it is very arguable that archery should work completely differently from how it does currently. It is likewise arguable that you don't normally go around wrestling animals with your bare hands when hunting for meat; at least not in the real world. Those are real issues that we'll get around to sooner or later.

[warrri]

Because this is really imbalancing

I, for one, thought it was really imbalancing that people could just sit around in boats pounding arrow after arrow in an animal that is too stupid to realize that it's going to die; especially so with the bears. The change I introduced is that animals that cannot find a way to hit back at their attacker will run away much faster. Fight them honestly, and they probably won't be running away.

Bless your intention, but you achieved quite the opposite. Bears that dont land a single hit(archery from boat for example) will bug and not run away, while bears which you fought "legit" run like cowards.

[loftar]

Bears that dont land a single hit(archery from boat for example) will bug and not run away, while bears which you fought "legit" run like cowards.

Really? It worked perfectly well when I tested both scenarios. Mind you, animals that don't land any hits on you while fighting you hand-to-hand will still run away after a while, but that should just be exactly as it was previously.

[warrri]

This bug was mentioned many times already.
If you fight a bear legit, and he hits you but doesnt do dmg he will run away, if he does a good amount of dmg he wont. He will also run away when he attacks you all the time but doesnt hit because your unarmed or melee is way too high and you dodge/block every attack.
When you fight a bear while he cant hit you at all (you in a trap waiting for animation then stab him while he waits) he wont run away. Same for archery from a boat.

OH, you made the change in the last 8 hours? Last time i killed bears was indeed like 12 hours ago, i didnt read andything about a change, nevermind me then, ill try it out.

[loftar]

When you fight a bear while he cant hit you at all (you in a trap waiting for animation then stab him while he waits) he wont run away. Same for archery from a boat.

Did you try in the last 8 hours or so since the change was made?

[warrri]

After reading your post im still not sure which scenario you mean, personally im only interested in bear, so:

Scenario one: Bears cant reach you, they dont attack you at all: they enrage and dont run.
Scenario two: Bears can reach you, attack you al the time, but dont hit you because you dodge/block, or do 0dmg with their attacks: They run after a while
Scenario three: Bears can reach you, attack you and do several dmg: they enrage and dont run.

It was like this yesterday, what exactly did you change?