Hunting AI animals in Ecos La Brea can be challenging, despite their seemingly docile nature. Mastering stealth is key. Here's how to successfully track and capture them:
Stealth is Paramount: Use your scent ability (press the scent button) to locate nearby AI animals, indicated by animal icons. A meter appears when you crouch, showing how close you can get before the animal flees. This meter fills faster with faster movement.
Movement Matters: Your movement speed directly impacts the fill rate of the spook meter. Walking is the slowest, trotting is faster, running is faster still, and sprinting fills the meter almost instantly. Approach slowly, walking as you get closer.
Wind Direction: Coming from upwind is ideal; downwind will spook the animal much faster, with crosswind offering a middle ground.
The Question Mark: A question mark occasionally appears above the animal icon. If it's visible, the spook meter fills rapidly. Remain still until the question mark disappears before moving again.
The Chase: The meter will likely fill before you reach the AI. Be ready to sprint once it runs. AI movement is unpredictable, so open fields with minimal obstacles offer the best hunting grounds.
Capture and Consumption: Get very close to the AI to initiate the bite. Once captured, drop and eat your prey, repeating the process until satiated.