theHunter Call of the Wild - Vualez #6

Tweet

More Coyote hunting. This time we will:

• Harvest 2 coyotes with a .357 magnum revolver

I continued in the same region as Vualez #5, to the north of the Cheelah Hiking Village. North of the outpost there.

First thing first, be sure to buy and equip a .357 magnum revolver, a sight for it and ammo.

Also, as we have completed the Vualez #5, we already have the Jackrabbit Predator Caller. It will come in use this time as well.

I headed north-west towards the hunting stand and found tracks from Coyotes there. Followed up into the hills and found a large group of Coyotes there. Took aim and shoot a few of them, thinking damn this was easy.

After harvesting the first one that was a clear hit (the other shots were more chancing) I started to follow the footprints and blood on the ground from the second coyote and spent about an hour following a trail that went back towards itself and just was too complicated to follow through. Really frustrating.

Next day I went on a tour to other regions on the map trying to find Coyotes, no luck at all. Only a few deer.

Back at the outpost in Cheelah Hunting Village, I went back to the hunting stand and was called out by a coyote almost immediately. It got spooked as the wind was directly towards it but at least I got a trail to follow.

Using the Jackrabbit Predator Caller and following the trail crouched I finally got called at again and then I could crawl to a rock and get better perspective of the area and spot the Coyote and take a shot.

After running to it and harvesting it the mission was completed. 4 hours real time.

Tip: be sure to be closer then 50 meters to the target before taking the shot, its a revolver mission, not a rifle one : )

Hope this helps someone out there!
To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

theHunter Call of the Wild - Vualez #5

Tweet

It is time for the next Vualez mission, this time number 5.
We have to:

• Travel to Cheelah Hiking Village
• Use the Predator "Jackrabbit" Caller
• Harvest 2 Coyotes

The video above with its ~15 minutes is condensed from 9 hours of footage. 

First part is easy, just get to the Cheelah Hiking Village, I decided to take the lookout tower to start with and then move to the Hunting Lodge so that I had a spawn point closely (I don't own the DLCs)

While moving around, use the Jackrabbit caller like once or twice a minute so that eventual Coyotes will get interested.

The first Coyote was found after I took down one Blacktail Deer, then I suddenly found the Coyote footprints and used the Predator caller again to get it interested. Once identifier it was just a well-placed shot and one of two Coyotes were bagged within one hour of getting the mission.

The second one turned out to be a problem. Over 3 days I sneaked around the area and sat in cover and used the caller during the morning hours, afternoon hours and during night time with no luck. 

Tip: Move slowly if you have to, make sure the sound meter is at zero. And make sure you move crouched. Don't run around. (even if that works from time to time as well). But for the long run, be stealthy. The Coyotes are good at spotting you and keeping their distance.

After no sign of a Coyote for 8 real world hours I decided to move around a bit, very slowly and using the caller during the night time in the game and from nowhere I got a mating call back. Used the Jackrabbit Predator Caller once. Crawled slowly backward to get a better view of the landscape and tried to spot the Coyote with the binoculars. After a little while it appeared a bit to the left of the call and I managed to get my scope to 75 meter and place a shot at it. 

Mission completed.

Another tip: Coyotes will try to circle you when you call them. So they will not come straight for you, keep your eyes open and pan the whole area to spot it.

I might do some other missions in between before continuing the Vualez story arch..

Damn I don't know why I play this game. : )

To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

theHunter Call of the Wild - Vualez #4

Tweet

More Coyotes

• Travel to Cheelah Lake
• Harvest a coyote and earn an Integrity Bonus of 100%

So integrity is key here, meaning you need to choose a caliber that works for Coyotes. I ran with the Ranger .243 for this mission.

But yeah, back to Cheelah Lake. That dry hole that never has anything that you are looking for. 

I ran around the lake for some time until I decided to shoot a Blacktail Deer, and suddenly the Coyote called its Warning and I was able to coax it out by using the Jackrabbit Predator Caller.

Done.

To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

theHunter Call of the Wild - Jäger #4

Tweet

Mission at hand:

• Take a picture of a Fallow Deer within 50m

For me I managed to complete this one while trying to do another photo mission. It just happened to popup Completed Jäger#4. So a little luck sometimes.

But the strategy, find Fallow Deer tracks. Move crouched until you either find them or find some droppings. If the dropping is Old or Very Old you can just start running until you find the next dropping.

Once you find the Fallow Deer, identify it with binoculars, place a way-point on the map for distance measurements and move close in a prone position crawl with the wind in your face and when in range just get up to crouched position and snap a picture or two.

To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

theHunter Call of the Wild - Jäger - Saving Sommer's Cornfields

Tweet

Hunting Fallow Deer is the mission at hand and the area is the Petershain Cornfields.

The area is quite big and the game hints that you should get a Antler Rattler to make the mission easier.
I did hunted and harvested the first Fallow Deer without an Antler Rattler and the second with one and to be honest, I did not find it helpful at all in this mission. The area is just too big and open fields.

The tactic that worked for me was to enter the area from the East and slowly move through the area while crouched and look through the binoculars every now and then.

Once I spotted a Fallow Deer, I tried to get closer by crawling (prone position). Use the map markers to figure out the distance. Once you are at range for a shot, just take it and then follow the Fallow Deer until you find it and harvest it. It is OK if the animal leaves the Petershain Cornfields once you hit with the first shot. All that matters is that the first shot is within the Petershain Cornfields area.

Large area, and the Fallow Deer are never at where you think so be prepared to be in the area for some time. Think it took me 3 hours to complete over 2 days..

To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

theHunter Call of the Wild - Jäger - A picture for her book

Tweet

The mission this time is to photograph a Fallow Deer in the Rathenfeldt area.
Sounds simple right?
And it should be.

Just walk around until you find some tracks and start to follow them, don't run or walk but walk in a crouched position. This way it is less likely that the Fallow Deer will see or hear you and thus a higher probability that you will succeed in getting close.

Once you spot a Fallow Deer at a distance, get into prone position and crawl closer. Usually the photo missions in this game need you to be quite close by before you take the photo.
So crawl towards the animal, make sure that the wind is in your face so that the Fallow Deer doesn't notice your scent.

Once you are closer, equip the camera and get up to a crouched position to take the photo. For me, the mission completed on the first picture but I know that the game is quite buggy around photo missions so take a few if it doesn't complete directly.
If the animal notices you and runs away, just follow in a crouched position and repeat the crawl and photo bit. But maybe get a little closer this time!

To all of my posts about theHunter Call of the wild

Replay: Alice: Madness Returns

Tweet

Back in 2011 I bought the game Alice: Madness Returns and played it through all the way until the last boss (I think). But after a few dozen failed attempts I kind of just quit trying.
It was the perfect game all the way until that point where the difficulty peaked a tad too much.
Now a few weeks ago my better half tested if the game was backward compatible with the Xbox One, and to our surprise it was. So she has been playing it through while I've been watching.

So does the game still work? Yes it does and here is why!

• It is lovely in a strange way, it is Alice after all
• It is looooong and well designed.. Very well designed.
• A lot of puzzles that are fun to solve
• For us it was a totally new game, no memories of the first time, it has been some years after all.

So if you haven't played it through yet (or even if you have) happen to find it in a used games or bargain bin, don't hesitate. Buy it and play it through on your Xbox One.

And yeah, she beat the last boss on the first attempt... !