Hunting AI animals in Ecos La Brea: Mastering Stealth and Tracking
While seemingly simpler than hunting player characters, tracking down AI animals in Ecos La Brea requires a strategic approach. Success hinges on mastering stealth and understanding animal behavior. Here's a guide to help you become a proficient AI hunter:
The Importance of Stealth:
Your primary tool is your sense of smell. Activate your scent function (the scent button) to locate nearby AI animals, indicated by animal icons on your screen. Crouching activates a meter that reflects your proximity and movement. This meter fills up as you move, and a full meter triggers the AI to flee.
Movement and Wind Direction:
Your movement speed directly impacts the fill rate of the proximity meter. Sprinting fills it rapidly, running significantly affects it, trotting less so, and walking is the slowest option. Approach cautiously, walking as you near your target. Wind direction is crucial. Downwind approaches increase the risk of spooking the animal, while upwind provides the best chance of a stealthy approach; crosswind is a middle ground.
Interpreting the Question Mark:
A question mark occasionally appears above the animal icon. Movement while the question mark is visible accelerates the meter's fill rate. Remain stationary until the question mark disappears to maintain stealth.
The Chase and Capture:
The proximity meter will likely fill before you reach the AI. Be prepared to sprint once the animal flees. AI animals move erratically, so practice is key. Open fields minimize obstacles and improve your chances of a successful chase. To capture the animal, get extremely close to initiate a bite. Once captured, drop and consume your prey, repeating the hunting process as needed.
