How to Hunt AI in Ecos La Brea

Hunting AI animals in Ecos La Brea presents a unique challenge. While they might seem easier targets than player characters, their elusive nature requires a strategic approach. Here's a guide to successful AI hunting:

Mastering Stealth: The Key to Success

The cornerstone of successful AI hunting is stealth. Utilize your in-game scent tracking. Press the scent button to reveal nearby animals as icons. Crucially, observe the spook meter that appears while crouching. This meter indicates how close you are to startling the AI.

Movement and Wind Direction: Optimizing Your Approach

Your movement speed directly impacts the spook meter. Sprinting fills it rapidly, running significantly affects it, trotting less so, and walking is the slowest and most stealthy option. Approach cautiously, walking as you near your target.

Wind direction is equally vital. Downwind approaches increase the risk of spooking the AI. Crosswind offers a moderate risk, while upwind provides the best stealth advantage.

Interpreting the Question Mark:

A question mark appearing above the animal icon signals increased detection risk. Halt your movement until the question mark disappears before proceeding. Ignoring this will accelerate the meter's filling rate.

The Chase and the Kill:

Expect the AI to flee once the meter fills. Be ready to sprint; their speed is considerable, but sprinting should allow you to catch up. AI movement is unpredictable, so practice makes perfect. Open fields with minimal obstacles improve your chances of a successful chase.

To secure your prey, get extremely close to initiate the bite. After the kill, drop and consume the animal. Repeat this hunting cycle until satiated.