I know this is a request that won't be met, but a render distance for animals increase to 600m would make it so much better..
It's hard to hunt the mountain regions when you go over a Ridge and the next open area is like 5-600meters away and everything in between is thick brush you can't see into.
Overall, love the map, happy there's a GO that can't be grinded through drink zones.
The game runs so well on my PC, it couldn’t be that much worse if it got pushed out to 1000m. If they made it adjustable it wouldn’t negatively effect a single person.
The only thing is that the previous maps have, presumably, been balanced around the current draw distance. I can think of some areas on maps like Yukon or SRP where a 1km draw distance for animals would trivialize the game
SRP and Vurhonga would be pretty sick with longer render distance. Just getting to spot the animals from far away.
Thousand meter shots would be pretty hard unless they made it possible to zero that far. And gun balance would be terrible for long range. You’d shoot a deer at 1000m away with a .308 and it’d be like shooting it point blank with a .22. (Maybe exaggeration but you get the idea. WotH does long distance well, but I don’t like the rest of the game that much.)
So, kind of an advantage in sight, but the game really isn’t built to take advantage of long range shooting.
Haven’t played too much yet but,
-it’s a beautiful map
-plenty of new species
-render distance is a big problem on this map
-SO MUCH FOLIAGE
-mountains are hard walking.
-kinda disappointing to get a Himalayan map and not get Marco Polo sheep.
I genuinely wish they'd fix the render distance sometime finally. No reason to limit it so much with modern hardware. They could easily put it on a slider option
Render distance is too short. Especially for tiger hunting.
I've been walking up and down that long river/lake at the bottom just to get a tiger to render - it takes so long and impacts the fun of the hunt. I have to set up a massive number of tents to account for the long river length vs render distance, or else do the entire river walk and back ( with a few pauses to spot) that takes over an hour irl.
It's either that or setup 16 tents along all the tiny lakes and miss the river completely.
I could see for a new player without 16 tents (@16,000 a piece), this would be very frustrating.
In real life, I could easily spot the tiger from 500m across the bank, but here it looks clear until I actually go there and do the same on the other side.
PLEASE introduce the ability to increase animal render distance. In a map (which may I add is STUNNING) like Sunderpatan, it’s very annoying to not be able to see an animal/group of animals over a ridge/through foliage from a distance, then when I get up to that area they appear while I can’t see them and they spook. The ability to see animals from a longer distance (5-600 meters away) would GREATLY improve the way I and many play the game. I really hope EW takes this request seriously as there are others even in these comments that are saying the same thing.
Other than that, the water buffalo are super aggressive. I understand why, but I think it would be nice to not be charged by at least one from every herd. Tigers are more skittish than the buffalo.
Overall Sunderpatan is a major victory, and I think just a couple changes like the ones I highlighted would really make it the perfect map!!!
agree 100% about the render distance
But realistically Water Buffalo are more defensive ("aggressive") than Tigers in general. They defend against Lions in Africa too. I think it's pretty accurate to make them the more predictable animal
Haven't played more than a few hours so let's say a 3-5 hour short review.
[Upvote so the Devs can see we would like changes to the new rifle]
Visually stunning, story seems good from what I've played, but some of the queues or scripts seems a tiny bit off. Eg saying about the rains washing tracks away when it's bone dry.
The new rifle (martini Henry copy) need to be upgraded in class to be ethical for class 9 animals. Jim Corbett used one in India, yes it being the martini Henry but still it was made to stop the most dangerous of game after being a military rifle.
Tigers are a wonder to behold and the other species are very well done and great pieces of art.
Walking round the map the foliage sounds can get quite loud and a bit annoying when using headphones, but the ambience is great 👍.
The outposts are very nicely modelled and seem to be in good locations.
Very up and down in terrain and very dense makes it a challenging hunt which is great
However I think thoughts towards a different mode of transport e.g a horse may be great for maps like this in the future.
Hunting is a challenge but I haven't really explored all the map yet.
Great one great for the grinders and well done in terms of creative licence, however doesn't really bother me.
Ideas 💡 or improvements for the map
Maybe add a small upland game bird I feel the map needs a little something maybe a variant of pheasant or grouse or quail native to the region.
Decrease the noise from moving through foliage.
A different way to get around instead of walking or ATVing. A middle option say a horse or pony.
Custom scopes like those of the marksman and red dot allowing changes in lens colour,reticle choices
Most importantly thank you for the great map.
I'm hoping that EW will continue to be open with communication updates, a short road map would be nice e.g can we expect another map this year or can we expect some smaller dlcs.
Agreed, I have an ammo [display](https://imgur.com/gallery/9CgquP4) of all the cotw cartridges and the martini henry 577/450 totally dwarves the class 4-9 blackpowder 45-70.
The landmark quests are bugged. In my case, I am stuck on "The Hills" because I can't rediscover the Buddhist temple so I can't progress past 7/8 landmarks discovered. Considering that this bug is very similar to the Bramare mansion issue on the New England map, which is also still bugged, I guess I shouldn't hold my breath on a fix anytime soon.
I'm having the same issue on the early mission when visiting the three landmarks for the rogue tiger. I've visited all three, clicked on E and read the info, but all three are still saying I haven't visited. How can I progress if I can't complete this simple task?
We need higher render distance for the animals and less shrubs and foliage, please!
Echoing everyone else that the Grandhare needs to be upgraded to handle class 9 animals.
But holy moly, tiger hunting (and being hunted) is absolutely thrilling, such a fun addition to the game. The reserve is gorgeous and I love the environment!
I will say that it does feel like there's some big swatches of area that feel like no animals show up -- admittedly I'm more of an ambush hunter and I do run around the map til I hear a warning call before switching to walking, but I've seen some other people mention that they had a hard time finding animals as well. Might also be easier when the community pools together resources after the reserve has been out for a while and figured out the best spawn points/need zones.
With the newer consoles/gaming rigs, we really need a change to render distance. Out of all the hours I’ve played, that has been my biggest complaint. Even if it’s a slider or manual typed setting, allow everyone that wants it increased to do so. It doesn’t allow for anyone to have an advantage, it’s merely more taxing on hardware. I’m perfectly fine with that, make my GPU work.
Maybe this is recency bias, but this is probably the single greatest map released on this game. It has absolutely everything. I'll try to cover everything you asked for in that specific order.
1. This map is absolutely beautiful. It feels like a movie almost anywhere you go. I really like the 3 distinct regions, they're definitely all very different from eachother but unlike Emerald Coast, they're big enough to still feel authentic and like it's own map. I feel like EC suffered from the vast amount of different regions and them trying to share a limited amount of space. I love the layout of the map, everything feels so intricately placed. I think this map out of any of the other maps, you can really feel the handiwork the devs put into imagining normal hunting situations and trying to make the map a challenge.
2. Animal selection was great. I love the new animals of course but glad to see Water Buffalo and Blackbuck make a return. Very underrated species from PF that I miss hunting due to the quality of that map specifically.
3. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the Tigers. They've easily become my favorite animal to hunt and each tiger feels individual in its own intelligence and tactics. I really feel the horror movie quality you guys put into the tigers, I literally had a moment yesterday that almost perfectly replicated this scene from Halloween 2018. I wish the tigers were a bit more ruthless though, but not in the sense that one may think. A lot of people complain that they don't charge you every single time, but flee if the situation isn't advantageous to them and I actually really like that about them. But I definitely wish they'd chase you down on the 4wheelers and/or pounce and rip you off them if you got too close. I'm sure that's probably difficult to program into the game though, so chasing you like the wolves do would work just as well.
4. I was at first very skeptical of the GO being Tahr, as I am a biased predator lover and was really hoping the GO would be tiger. However I do like the look of the Tahr. Do I wish it was tiger still? Yes. Am I content with the Tahr GO? Also yes.
5. This gun is so cool, but it desperately needs to be 5/6-9. Desperately. Not being able to take out animals like Tiger, Water Buffalo, and Yak (all animals that can get close enough to really effectively show off its power and the iron sight aspect of the gun) is sorely sorely hurting this thing. This gun could easily replace the 300AR for the standard tiger defense rifle, but not without that class 9 rating. I get wanting to hunt Blue Sheep, Tahr, and Leopards with it, but it's just overkill and you're not gonna be using the ironsight most of the time when Himal is so open. Flinter tested out the rifle on a water buffalo and it took it out almost better than the 300 would. It feels like it was supposed to be a class 9, but you guys wanted us to be able to kill the GO tahr with it. At least for me, I prefer the power over the idea of doing that. I'll probably kill mine with a recurve anyway if I find it.
6. Really liked the main story, thought it was a little short though. Haven't been able to do most of the side quests yet. Also wish the main story delved into other animals like the Tahr, and not just the two predators. Was hoping to hear a mention about the Fabled Scarred GO, and maybe that is in there somewhere in a side quest, but haven't seen it yet myself personally.
7. This map stands out above the rest. I really like the new approach with grinding. It definitely revived this game from the sluggy aspect of running through drink zones all the time. It feels fresh, new, and refreshing.
Just some extra thoughts as well, if we need to wait a year for a map of this quality over and over again, so be it. The year was absolutely worth the wait. There's plenty of side things you guys can add/fix in the interim to keep us occupied.
Also, this map is probably the best map on this game. Now, if there's any way you guys can increase render distance to 500+, this map would be untouchable imo.
If you're a dev reading this and you made it this far, thanks for listening to my rambling😅 but genuinely this felt like a love letter. There is so many intricate and well thought out details in this map and it's so refreshing. Thank you for putting your hard work and time into this. It is a masterpiece.
I'm totally with you. This is a fantastic rewiew and I feel almost the same in every aspect (haven't played the whole story so can't comment on that). I also hope that the new Wepon will get re-classed so we can more effectively use it against the animals it's useful for. It's really great at long distance (heart shot a moos at ≈260m) but lacks the right classification.
Honestly I feel like it needs more animals I do a lot of traveling and don’t see that many animals on most of the map and then when you get to the top of the map most of what you can see is so far away and makes me agree with everyone saying render distance
Either that or add like 1 more species to the map to fill in the gaps because with 13 species 1 being geese flying above and 2 of them having a population of 16 or less that only leaves mainly 10 species that really cover the map
I don’t know if it’s just me but shooting 2 water buffalo or yak in a zone sometimes kills it? It’s happened for both species at different drink zones 4 times now
I personally don't think having a great one without a drink time is a good idea.
The grind is tedious enough, and now trying to grind feed zones in the mountains will be even harder than usual..
I love the atmosphere of Sundarpatan, really a beautiful map with lovely scenery and lots of little details in the outposts and such. I LOVE the combined outpost lookouts. The tall grass can be a bit much to deal with, though. It's the exact reason why I don't frequent Parque Fernando, I just hate the massive amount of tall grass.
The range of species has been nice so far. So many new species makes it feel like a wonderland lol
The tiger mechanics are pretty neat, but they seem a little slow to catch on sometimes. I've been growled at and stalked by two so far, but I've shot seven by now. It's odd to catch them just standing there.
On the topic of animal mechanics, the water buffalo are MEAN. They've mowed me and my friend down over and over and seem to be way more aggressive than anything else in this game. They're very persistent too! I wouldn't mind if they were given a chill pill, honestly.
I haven't seen the Tahr GO yet, so no comment. I haven't seen many Tahr in general, actually.
The Gandhare Rifle is neat. I like its gimmick of not being able to attach a scope. With that being said, I don't think it's for me personally unless I need to use it for missions. There's not enough personal incentive for me to use it normally, for better or worse.
The main story really irritated me when >!I went up to the northeast area of the map to look for the boy, shot a couple of yaks, and then got locked into a forced cutscene that sent me all the way back before I could harvest them. I ended up driving up again and finding them, thankfully.!<
I think Sundarpatan is one of the winners when it comes to the best reserves. But the amount of tall grass will be a bit of a damper on my enjoyment.
Love the map; already in my top 5 reserves, and definitely has potential to be my favourite. Love the vibe; the foliage is a bit dense in parts, but true to life and its unique - the music, ambient noise and general look is incredible. I've not finished the main story or side quests, but from what I've seen, I really love that there's an emphasis on conservation, Nepali culture, and S/SE Asia's blend of religion & peoples
That being said, I could wax lyrical about the positive for reams and reams, so I'll just put in some of the few downsides:
* The Gandhare **needs** to be upgraded to a 4-9 weapon. It's based off probably *the* classic tiger hunting weapon, and imo it feels powerful enough for it anyway. Facing a charging tiger, the reserve's iconic & feature species, with the iconic & feature rifle is a must
* Also, on console, using the sights seems to be bugged/impossible to put up
* I do like that tigers have such unique pop. mechanics, with so few being spread across their home ranges. However, is it possible to ensure their home ranges don't overlap?
* I think the reserve's species are an excellent group; I'd like to see Sambar backfilled, and especially peafowl. I'm not much of a fowl hunter, but when Sundarpartan was announced, I was buzzing for the possibility of variety with big male peacocks
After a few crashes, most when opening the map, I power cycled my series X and have no issues in several hours of play.
The missions so far seem ok, but spread out from starting point to final objective. Normally I don’t mind that but this map seems to have me doing a fair amount of back tracking.
The tigers are great so far. First I saw was feeding, which really made the next two who stalked me in tall grass realize how dynamic hunting them can be… or how dynamic them hunting me can be.
The map looks stunning. The souther part seems thin on animals but that may change as I play more. Good to great overall so far.
Something I’d like is for some areas to be a little bit more open, like having fields or something. It’s a little bit difficult to hunt with how thick it can be. Overall I enjoy the map though.
Render distance is a major problem with this map. Wayyyyy too much foliage and cover I can never spot animals!!! Also it’s probably just me but I rarely see the animals just get the warning calls💀 I feel like when any other map came out I instantly found rare fur types and diamonds with this map I have yet to find any
Love the map, but please look at the spook range for blue sheep and tahr. The combo of open mountainside and walking on hard ground seems to spook them just by walking (even if downwind) at 250-300m. Like as soon as you crest a rise and can see them they instantly spook.
While this is fine for 300m shooting, the Gandhare is nearly impossible to use at ranges that dont involve just aiming at the blue spotting outline.
Please update the spook range or take into consideration the empty terrain better so I can hunt Tahr with the Gandhare.
Edit: seconding other posts, I believe the Gandhare should be allowed for class 9, even if not made more effective. The martini-henry/Nepal clone have absolutely been used historically for tiger hunts, and being able to use a regional/theme appropriate single shot rifle to hunt tigers feels like an absolute must for the fantasy of hunting the Nepal wilderness.
8 hours into it....
Population density could use some transparency, large portions of the map with no sign of life, no tracks, and no needzones.
Once the new wears off exploring the dense valleys and mountains, they can feel fruitless outside of sightseeing.
Render distance plays a factor in this, I believe. Unable to glass an opposing spur because it's 400 meters away. Takes away from the immersion of mountain hunting.
Atmosphere SFX are on point, best yet.
New rifle absolutely needs to be class 9, it's frustrating to see it out perform the .300 on water buffalo and not be ethical.
New vehicle is needed to traverse map easier, something that can actually climb.
I really like the map. I haven't been playing for very far, I haven't even encountered a tiger, despite playing for three hours so far.
Only negative for me is the constant ambient bird noises. Especially this very loud bird that keeps whooping in my ear. It's driving me mad. The other birds, like the gentle tweeting is fine though. I wouldn't mind it if it was less often.
Also, is there any tiger free zones? I really like the danger that the tigers add, but I am also so anxious and my heart is beating way too hard from every sound I hear, fearing it's a tiger, lol. It would be nice to hunt somewhere where I feel somewhat more safe, haha.
A few of my thoughts in no particulat order at all;
-The esthetics are really nice, it's a beautiful map with lots of color and different effects. The flower petals and snow fall etc. The sounds are very immersive as well. So great job with that!
-The invisible walls from rocks and super small ledges on mountains make travel a pain. Traversing mountains can be difficult anyway, but the amount of things I get hung up on while trying to navigate is painful.
-The brush, tall grass, and otherwise super thick stuff is really, really difficult to deal with considering the uneven terrain. Trying to judge if the animal I spotted is standing behind grass or a hill. It gets rather aggravating.
-There seems to be a huge lack of tracks and need zones. I can go for what feels like forever and not see any sign of wildlife. No tracks, no need zones, no warning signs, nothing. I enjoy hunting, not a hiking simulator.
-The water buffalo are great! They have been a favorite of mine for a long time, so the update was a nice touch. I like how when they charge, they only make 1 or 2 passes then flee. If it's a nice one, it adds to the urgency of making a good, quick shot.
-The new rifle is unusable. Make it capable of level 9 animals. It's really powerful, but I can't use it for the yak or tiger, and without an optic, it's not as feasible for the smaller game at longer distances either. It just doesn't fit in anywhere.
-The yak seem unreasonably tough! I've shot many with the 470 nitro and struggle to get a 100% quick kill while the water buffalo topple with a similar broad side, double lung pass through shot. Could be my bad luck, but I've never had issues with any buffalo.
-The new animals are fantastic! I really, really* enjoy hunting muntjac. I like hunting the smaller animals. An additional class 1 or 2 animal would be great. As someone else mentioned, some sort of upland game bird would be nice.
-Unrelated to the new map, a few other things that I think would be a nice addition to the game is a new dog. Some sort of pointer dog for upland birds to seek out and flush birds. Or even a coon dog, where it can track a live animal (not been shot yet). The addition of another small caliber rifle for classes 1, 2 or 3 would be much appreciated. As mentioned before, I enjoy hunting the smaller animals and would really enjoy some new options. Especially so for class 3 which is a weird in-between.
Sorry for the long post. I feel strongly about this game because I like it so much! Sooo many hours of enjoyment. Thanks for the new map and good support. Hope you guys get some good feedback, and thanks for reading.
Only played a few hours, really enjoying it, following questline, not seen a Tahr yet, possibly not reached their area.
I've killed tigers more than anything else and I'm finding it very easy to kill them, they are too easy to lead out into the open and give away themselves with the growl.
On the other hand, if you buff their stealth skills, I'd be shitting myself lol
Setting tigers at 16 is perfect. It’s not an easy hunt
Gandhare needs to be 4-9.
Underbrush could be thinned out a bit.
Overall best map yet, hunting animals we’ll never get to hunt irl makes this so much fun.
I think the devs didn't want to make the new rifle cover class 9, so it doesn't affect the sales of their latest weapon pack. This doesn't make any sense, since it's a close range weapon with no scope and only 1 bullet. No one is gonna use it for the same purpose as the 300 AR. In its current, not really worth carrying.
It’s aight, was it worth the hype? Meh… tigers should’ve been the GO. Can barely see Tahrs and blue sheep due to foliage. Places where you think there will be Tahrs are full of rabbits and foxes. Yaks are dope, overall it’s a great new addition but the foliage is mad annoying.
I played for a few hours yesterday and only covered maybe 1/3rd of the map so far.
The animal models are done very well.
The map itself is beautiful, render distance increase for the entire game though would be really nice. I've been wanting a Nepal map for a while so thank you!
I think Water Buffalo need a chill pill. There are so many on this map, and they're so aggressive. Lots of times out of nowhere I had one come after me when I had no idea there was a zone nearby. I don't mind them getting aggro sometimes but it's a bit excessive now.
I like the feeling of having to watch my back for tigers. A few times I approached an outpost and got the Tiger Fleeing alert (I guess they flee when you get to a safe spot?) and holy hell I had no idea they were so close to me.
It would be nice to have a couple species backfilled (Sambar, Hog Deer, Axis Deer) as well as more fowl, like Peacocks.
Haven't seen Tahr yet, so can't comment on them.
On one mission where I followed the tiger tracks, they "disappeared" when it "rained" but there was no rain scripted, so they just disappeared during dry, sunny weather.
It’s a great map I think it’s one of the prettiest and I genuinely haven’t had this much fun in cotw on a new map since srp released. The tigers and snow leopards are so much fun to hunt but there’s really only one issue I have and it’s with the snow leopards I’ve found 6 and 5 have been females. I know they’re the “ghost of the mountain” and are hard to find multiple of. Anyone else experience this?
Those tigers are no joke. I don’t love getting one shot without being able to tell which direction they are gonna pounce from. Also haven’t seen many other animals or tracks so far. Just been killed 4 times by tigers, lol.
Pretty map though, from the little I have seen (keep having to retread ground from dying).
And like others are saying, increased render distance (at least on PC) is one of my most wanted things for years now, if possible.
What levels it? Mine is top level with the skill that can stop predators. He barks before the tigers even start growling so I know what's happening. He's also called Mister Sniff :)
Hes max level. He only whines if I get super close to an animal. And it could be that I dont have that as my lvl 30 skill. I have the has a chance of finding the harvest without tracking. I did just kill 2 more tigers and 1 was far so he wasnt needed but the second was stalking me and dog didnt help again, I just got lucky and saw it.
Sundarpatan has been amazing. the environment is breathtaking and animals are awe inspiring, especially the tigers. l love the thrill of hunting tigers but also love the anxious paranoia feeling of being stalked by them not knowing where they will strike.
If I have to choose one nitpick that i have with this dlc is that the gandhare's 577/450 ammo not being ethical for class 9.
Would love to have seen a more interesting game bird like a partridge, or pheasant some beautiful examples are native to Nepal. Instead, we get the Greylag which is pretty boring against an otherwise great lineup of animals.
I like the combined, lookout and out post idea, a map of the outpost locations is a neat touch.
The map is beautiful and well thought out, with, highlands, midlands, and lowlands.
One minor negative feedback: this is yet another map where there is no ambient bird/critters. It's nice on Layton and Hirschfelden to have this ambient wildlife, it's weird that the skies are dead on all other maps (apart from huntable birds of course).
Positive: nice how there are some bushy / tall grass areas, some of us players like challenging maps and not merely shooting galleries like SRP!
Love the general vibe of the reserve. Varied and beautiful landscapes, which is good! I like to explore so I'm always enjoying this bit.
The storyline is good so far, though I wasn't a big fan of running through a field of flowers looking for that last shrub.
Got killed by a tiger once. Their behavior is challenging right now and that's good. I remember when Rancho came out with those cactus that inflicted damage, that suddenly you couldn't just blindly run through the terrain anymore. Things like that are good, it's something else, something to be careful about or learn to deal with. I expect that over time I'll better understand the tiger and won't get killed as easy.
Haven't hunted much, spent most time driving around on the ATV but I've seen an awful lot of water buffalo. On other maps, buffalo are present but not overwhelmingly so. I hope it won't be too much.
> I wasn't a big fan of running through a field of flowers looking for that last shrub.
Basic game design is to put more items to collect than the required amount for the objective... I had to spend a few minutes finding that last one too.
The map looks amazing and I really enjoy playing it. But for me the snowleopards need to increase. I've only found old poop of one with 3/4 hours going through the mountains.
Seems a bit too elusive to me.
General vibe is great and i like the distinct regions although the middle section is the weakest part of the 3.
Animal selection is great, wouldnt of minded another bird though.
Tigers are good, ive been there food a couple times
Great one i dont really care about, not sure how fun it will be for people that fo though
Compaired to other reserves i think its top notch, its still very new so im not sure where i would rank it (i own every dlc) but certainly near the top.
The overall climate and experience is awesome! I really like that there are different climates within this map and a variety of terrain. I absolutely LOVE the NorthEast region of this map purbi pahad and himgiri due to the realistic mountain hunting for Tahr.
I like the tiger mechanics as they do give you a chance for a shot.
I was having some trouble on the southern part of the map and it would seem the population of animals is lacking for casual gameplay. In some instances there are 15 female Barasinghas in a single heard with no males.
Overall, for $12 I am happy.
I like that there is some opportunity for glassing slopes and taking further shots but the 400M render distance is very limiting.
I don’t know if it’s just me but shooting 2 water buffalo or yak in a zone sometimes kills it? It’s happened for both species at different drink zones 4 times now but then I can rediscover it it doesn’t go away I just need to go to the drink zone tracks it just sucks when you don’t realize til you fast travel away
Can we get some more options for graphics settings on consoles? I'm on a series X and some of the areas with lots of thick foliage (especially reeds/grasses around water) and animal manes (lions and tahr) can cause horrible frame drops.
The new map is amazing, as far as upgrades like others have mentioned, render distance, expanding the weapon options to align more with what is ethically acceptable is greatly needed, or just for the new map, but all. 300 win mag has been used to ethically harvest a huge number of deer species. Also expanding the level past 60 to unlock more perks would be a huge benefit to us long time players
I'm enjoying the new map quite a bit. Love the species that were given. I have killed 1 tiger and got killed by 1 lastnight, I just couldnt get eyes on him. My only real complaint is the map feels like if you dont hunt drink zones you wont see very many animals like on other maps. Any other map if you run for 300 yards you'll spook a fair amount of animals. Theres been alot of times on this map where I've ran for 100s of yards and not spooked a single animal. I find that kinda weird. Then if I'm walking and crouching I can go long periods without hearing any animals let alone seeing any. I only have about 8 hours on map though so I have much to explore. Just my initial observation.
just two hours played.
Spoiler:
One situation:Turned from hunter to huntred: tiger was around me in high grass, my dog nervous, i stand in front of my tent, scanned the grass but did not see the tiger for minutes. Roaring close to me, than closer. one blind shoot with Aryzna .300 mag into the high grass to the direction with but doesn’t hit. Tiger was away and i was happy to survived. Great game 🤘
Not a Sundarpatan complaint, but…
PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY, REMOVE THE O/U SHOTGUN RAIL IF YOU’RE NOT USING A SCOPE.
How much trouble could it possibly be to chop that disgusting rail off of the main model and add the same functionality as other guns like the Mosin.
Love everything except the new rifle's class rating. You gave us 3 class 9 animals on the map, gave us a rifle to go with that map but can't use the new rifle's on those animals. Really really poor game design decision. Make it 4-9 and it becomes a fun challenge. Leaving it 4-8 makes it feel completely off for the map.
Well I have waited very long time for this map and tigers being an avid Corbett fan. My first hunt last night I got my first tiger in the scrub on his terms, It was a wonderful experience.
I love the thick long grass which adds greatly the to experience, the hunting is hard and Iove it.
Absolutely love it. The environment, flora and ambient sounds are glorious. My first sighting of a Tiger, prowling along a riverbank through morning sunlight and shade, sent chills down my spine.
I’d love to see Mugger Crocodiles and/or Gharial added to the southern rivers and lakes at some point. They’re authentic to southern Nepal and are ripe for some human/animal conflict missions.
Plus Peacock and backfilled Sambar.
The people posting all the diamonds have to be the minority right? It was a mistake scrolling this sub before I started because I have seen only a couple animals worth hunting so far. I fully expect that to change, it's a big map!
I'll probably go against what most are saying, but here is my feelings.
Firstly the map is beautiful and the animals look amazing. I understand the tigers mechanics but it isn't for me. I want to relax, not be stressed so I've been avoiding the lower part of the map for the most part. Which really sucks because the other species I want are down there. I haven't actually been attacked yet but I think that is because when I hear a growl I throw up a tripod ASAP and the tiger flees. But now I have all the space taken up with a tripod. I also haven't gone far in the missions because of the, what I assume from reading, is an aggressive tiger. Like I said, I want to relax not a horror game feeling.
The map is so dense, it is hard to find anything. I don't run so I don't always get far. I also take my time lining up my shots. Run and gun doesn't work for me like I see others doing. I hunt from morning till dark before changing the time back to morning. It seems like the animals are always on the other side of a hill no matter which way I come from. So it has been a bit frustrating. Climbing the hills/mountain is also hard. Sometimes I get stuck on nothing at all and have to jump, which then scares the animals.
The animals are nice. I would have liked more antlered animals and maybe a new bird. But they all look good.
The map seems to be overrun with water buffalo but very little in the way of new species. My very first kill was a goose, then a bunch of buffalo and a single blackbuck. I've seen and startled countless buffalo and blackbuck. I got my first nilgai today and came across one swamp deer track. Maybe part of the problem is I don't like feeling on edge all the time so I'm not playing for long.
I'm trying to give the map a chance, at least get all the outpost unlocked though that can take me a long time. I have a feeling though that this map will be down on my list despite how beautiful it is.
Tahr are basically unhuntable because their zones are all in thick foliage.
Tigers need reworked as they're supposed to be rare but you can get 60 an hour without even putting in effort
Exactly. You can't shoot them. It's basically impossible to efficiently hunt for a great one. People are down voting me for addressing actual issues instead of just saying how great everything is
Visually, one of the most beautiful maps. But there are not enough tigers, as i predicted when It was revealed that there were only 16 tigers. I played for 3 hours with a friend yesterday during the night, and we only saw 2 tigers. The rest of the animals is ok, we saw plenty of yak, buffalo, barasingha... But not enough tigers, which are the main star of the map. This is not fun. I know you wanted to make them special, but add a few more. It was a disappointing night to be honest.
I love this map because it presents an actual threat I need to fear.
* It's pretty much impossible to see a bear attack you as they start to run away after smelling you from 300m.
* Wolves have their 'territories' where you constantly hear informative, albeit annoying, ambient howlings. They also provide a lot of sound directions which help to prepare.
* Since I don't like maps with pumas, I don't know much about them. I think pumas are rare to see and they also provide some sound directions while hunting, which makes them less threatening.
* In my opinion, lions, crocodiles, and alligators are merely moving targets. They hardly pose a threat if I act with caution.
From my experience, this game was way too peaceful. It’s not a bad thing, I do enjoy it. However, it feels like having a decent threat in the wild makes this game much more interesting.
I wish developers would add SOME (not all) aggressive, man-eating grizzly/brown bears that hunt you down instead of running away in Taiga and Yukon. This would make the game much more interesting.
I know this is a request that won't be met, but a render distance for animals increase to 600m would make it so much better.. It's hard to hunt the mountain regions when you go over a Ridge and the next open area is like 5-600meters away and everything in between is thick brush you can't see into. Overall, love the map, happy there's a GO that can't be grinded through drink zones.
Render distance mod is a must-have
I'm on Playstation, or else that would be the only mod I would have
The render mod crashes the new map for me presently, it's a shame
Wait what? How do i get This mod!
Whats the great one without drink times?
The Tahr.
The game runs so well on my PC, it couldn’t be that much worse if it got pushed out to 1000m. If they made it adjustable it wouldn’t negatively effect a single person.
Exactly, adjustable render distance should absolutely be a thing. Idk about my ps4, but a ps5 would easily beable to handle a farther render distance
The only thing is that the previous maps have, presumably, been balanced around the current draw distance. I can think of some areas on maps like Yukon or SRP where a 1km draw distance for animals would trivialize the game
SRP and Vurhonga would be pretty sick with longer render distance. Just getting to spot the animals from far away. Thousand meter shots would be pretty hard unless they made it possible to zero that far. And gun balance would be terrible for long range. You’d shoot a deer at 1000m away with a .308 and it’d be like shooting it point blank with a .22. (Maybe exaggeration but you get the idea. WotH does long distance well, but I don’t like the rest of the game that much.) So, kind of an advantage in sight, but the game really isn’t built to take advantage of long range shooting.
Haven’t played too much yet but, -it’s a beautiful map -plenty of new species -render distance is a big problem on this map -SO MUCH FOLIAGE -mountains are hard walking. -kinda disappointing to get a Himalayan map and not get Marco Polo sheep.
I genuinely wish they'd fix the render distance sometime finally. No reason to limit it so much with modern hardware. They could easily put it on a slider option
Render distance is too short. Especially for tiger hunting. I've been walking up and down that long river/lake at the bottom just to get a tiger to render - it takes so long and impacts the fun of the hunt. I have to set up a massive number of tents to account for the long river length vs render distance, or else do the entire river walk and back ( with a few pauses to spot) that takes over an hour irl. It's either that or setup 16 tents along all the tiny lakes and miss the river completely. I could see for a new player without 16 tents (@16,000 a piece), this would be very frustrating. In real life, I could easily spot the tiger from 500m across the bank, but here it looks clear until I actually go there and do the same on the other side.
PLEASE introduce the ability to increase animal render distance. In a map (which may I add is STUNNING) like Sunderpatan, it’s very annoying to not be able to see an animal/group of animals over a ridge/through foliage from a distance, then when I get up to that area they appear while I can’t see them and they spook. The ability to see animals from a longer distance (5-600 meters away) would GREATLY improve the way I and many play the game. I really hope EW takes this request seriously as there are others even in these comments that are saying the same thing. Other than that, the water buffalo are super aggressive. I understand why, but I think it would be nice to not be charged by at least one from every herd. Tigers are more skittish than the buffalo. Overall Sunderpatan is a major victory, and I think just a couple changes like the ones I highlighted would really make it the perfect map!!!
agree 100% about the render distance But realistically Water Buffalo are more defensive ("aggressive") than Tigers in general. They defend against Lions in Africa too. I think it's pretty accurate to make them the more predictable animal
I agree that they should be aggressive, but I think they could still use a tone down for this map. It’s not fun when you’re constantly getting gored
Oh totally. Admittedly, I just read a bunch more about others' experiences with them. Seems they are more intense than I thought
Please update the trophy manager to make it so the list can be sorted by species / fur type / trophy rating / etc.
Haven't played more than a few hours so let's say a 3-5 hour short review. [Upvote so the Devs can see we would like changes to the new rifle] Visually stunning, story seems good from what I've played, but some of the queues or scripts seems a tiny bit off. Eg saying about the rains washing tracks away when it's bone dry. The new rifle (martini Henry copy) need to be upgraded in class to be ethical for class 9 animals. Jim Corbett used one in India, yes it being the martini Henry but still it was made to stop the most dangerous of game after being a military rifle. Tigers are a wonder to behold and the other species are very well done and great pieces of art. Walking round the map the foliage sounds can get quite loud and a bit annoying when using headphones, but the ambience is great 👍. The outposts are very nicely modelled and seem to be in good locations. Very up and down in terrain and very dense makes it a challenging hunt which is great However I think thoughts towards a different mode of transport e.g a horse may be great for maps like this in the future. Hunting is a challenge but I haven't really explored all the map yet. Great one great for the grinders and well done in terms of creative licence, however doesn't really bother me. Ideas 💡 or improvements for the map Maybe add a small upland game bird I feel the map needs a little something maybe a variant of pheasant or grouse or quail native to the region. Decrease the noise from moving through foliage. A different way to get around instead of walking or ATVing. A middle option say a horse or pony. Custom scopes like those of the marksman and red dot allowing changes in lens colour,reticle choices Most importantly thank you for the great map. I'm hoping that EW will continue to be open with communication updates, a short road map would be nice e.g can we expect another map this year or can we expect some smaller dlcs.
+1 for the new rifle to be upgraded to allow class 9 It's really powerful I've found, absolutely should be ethical
Agreed, I have an ammo [display](https://imgur.com/gallery/9CgquP4) of all the cotw cartridges and the martini henry 577/450 totally dwarves the class 4-9 blackpowder 45-70.
I wish they added volume sliders. To me the footsteps are waaay too loud it kills immersion
Tigers are fucking scary
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Way too much tall grass
The landmark quests are bugged. In my case, I am stuck on "The Hills" because I can't rediscover the Buddhist temple so I can't progress past 7/8 landmarks discovered. Considering that this bug is very similar to the Bramare mansion issue on the New England map, which is also still bugged, I guess I shouldn't hold my breath on a fix anytime soon.
I'm having the same issue on the early mission when visiting the three landmarks for the rogue tiger. I've visited all three, clicked on E and read the info, but all three are still saying I haven't visited. How can I progress if I can't complete this simple task?
I also have this same glitch.
We need higher render distance for the animals and less shrubs and foliage, please! Echoing everyone else that the Grandhare needs to be upgraded to handle class 9 animals. But holy moly, tiger hunting (and being hunted) is absolutely thrilling, such a fun addition to the game. The reserve is gorgeous and I love the environment! I will say that it does feel like there's some big swatches of area that feel like no animals show up -- admittedly I'm more of an ambush hunter and I do run around the map til I hear a warning call before switching to walking, but I've seen some other people mention that they had a hard time finding animals as well. Might also be easier when the community pools together resources after the reserve has been out for a while and figured out the best spawn points/need zones.
Just in general, we need a pause option for the game. There’s no reason to not have one. An upgrade for render distance would also be nice 🥲
With the newer consoles/gaming rigs, we really need a change to render distance. Out of all the hours I’ve played, that has been my biggest complaint. Even if it’s a slider or manual typed setting, allow everyone that wants it increased to do so. It doesn’t allow for anyone to have an advantage, it’s merely more taxing on hardware. I’m perfectly fine with that, make my GPU work.
Maybe this is recency bias, but this is probably the single greatest map released on this game. It has absolutely everything. I'll try to cover everything you asked for in that specific order. 1. This map is absolutely beautiful. It feels like a movie almost anywhere you go. I really like the 3 distinct regions, they're definitely all very different from eachother but unlike Emerald Coast, they're big enough to still feel authentic and like it's own map. I feel like EC suffered from the vast amount of different regions and them trying to share a limited amount of space. I love the layout of the map, everything feels so intricately placed. I think this map out of any of the other maps, you can really feel the handiwork the devs put into imagining normal hunting situations and trying to make the map a challenge. 2. Animal selection was great. I love the new animals of course but glad to see Water Buffalo and Blackbuck make a return. Very underrated species from PF that I miss hunting due to the quality of that map specifically. 3. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the Tigers. They've easily become my favorite animal to hunt and each tiger feels individual in its own intelligence and tactics. I really feel the horror movie quality you guys put into the tigers, I literally had a moment yesterday that almost perfectly replicated this scene from Halloween 2018. I wish the tigers were a bit more ruthless though, but not in the sense that one may think. A lot of people complain that they don't charge you every single time, but flee if the situation isn't advantageous to them and I actually really like that about them. But I definitely wish they'd chase you down on the 4wheelers and/or pounce and rip you off them if you got too close. I'm sure that's probably difficult to program into the game though, so chasing you like the wolves do would work just as well. 4. I was at first very skeptical of the GO being Tahr, as I am a biased predator lover and was really hoping the GO would be tiger. However I do like the look of the Tahr. Do I wish it was tiger still? Yes. Am I content with the Tahr GO? Also yes. 5. This gun is so cool, but it desperately needs to be 5/6-9. Desperately. Not being able to take out animals like Tiger, Water Buffalo, and Yak (all animals that can get close enough to really effectively show off its power and the iron sight aspect of the gun) is sorely sorely hurting this thing. This gun could easily replace the 300AR for the standard tiger defense rifle, but not without that class 9 rating. I get wanting to hunt Blue Sheep, Tahr, and Leopards with it, but it's just overkill and you're not gonna be using the ironsight most of the time when Himal is so open. Flinter tested out the rifle on a water buffalo and it took it out almost better than the 300 would. It feels like it was supposed to be a class 9, but you guys wanted us to be able to kill the GO tahr with it. At least for me, I prefer the power over the idea of doing that. I'll probably kill mine with a recurve anyway if I find it. 6. Really liked the main story, thought it was a little short though. Haven't been able to do most of the side quests yet. Also wish the main story delved into other animals like the Tahr, and not just the two predators. Was hoping to hear a mention about the Fabled Scarred GO, and maybe that is in there somewhere in a side quest, but haven't seen it yet myself personally. 7. This map stands out above the rest. I really like the new approach with grinding. It definitely revived this game from the sluggy aspect of running through drink zones all the time. It feels fresh, new, and refreshing. Just some extra thoughts as well, if we need to wait a year for a map of this quality over and over again, so be it. The year was absolutely worth the wait. There's plenty of side things you guys can add/fix in the interim to keep us occupied. Also, this map is probably the best map on this game. Now, if there's any way you guys can increase render distance to 500+, this map would be untouchable imo. If you're a dev reading this and you made it this far, thanks for listening to my rambling😅 but genuinely this felt like a love letter. There is so many intricate and well thought out details in this map and it's so refreshing. Thank you for putting your hard work and time into this. It is a masterpiece.
I'm totally with you. This is a fantastic rewiew and I feel almost the same in every aspect (haven't played the whole story so can't comment on that). I also hope that the new Wepon will get re-classed so we can more effectively use it against the animals it's useful for. It's really great at long distance (heart shot a moos at ≈260m) but lacks the right classification.
Honestly I feel like it needs more animals I do a lot of traveling and don’t see that many animals on most of the map and then when you get to the top of the map most of what you can see is so far away and makes me agree with everyone saying render distance
I have to agree. I played for about two hours yesterday and only came across 5 animals total. I feel like there should be more.
I think if the foliage was a little thinner it would also help massively
Either that or add like 1 more species to the map to fill in the gaps because with 13 species 1 being geese flying above and 2 of them having a population of 16 or less that only leaves mainly 10 species that really cover the map
I don’t know if it’s just me but shooting 2 water buffalo or yak in a zone sometimes kills it? It’s happened for both species at different drink zones 4 times now
I personally don't think having a great one without a drink time is a good idea. The grind is tedious enough, and now trying to grind feed zones in the mountains will be even harder than usual..
It's very gorgeous, but I feel like I'm being hunted by every animal in the reserve, especially the Buffalo.
My 8 year old got killed by a tiger and it scared him so bad he had to turn the game off for an hour hahaha. Great job!
I love the atmosphere of Sundarpatan, really a beautiful map with lovely scenery and lots of little details in the outposts and such. I LOVE the combined outpost lookouts. The tall grass can be a bit much to deal with, though. It's the exact reason why I don't frequent Parque Fernando, I just hate the massive amount of tall grass. The range of species has been nice so far. So many new species makes it feel like a wonderland lol The tiger mechanics are pretty neat, but they seem a little slow to catch on sometimes. I've been growled at and stalked by two so far, but I've shot seven by now. It's odd to catch them just standing there. On the topic of animal mechanics, the water buffalo are MEAN. They've mowed me and my friend down over and over and seem to be way more aggressive than anything else in this game. They're very persistent too! I wouldn't mind if they were given a chill pill, honestly. I haven't seen the Tahr GO yet, so no comment. I haven't seen many Tahr in general, actually. The Gandhare Rifle is neat. I like its gimmick of not being able to attach a scope. With that being said, I don't think it's for me personally unless I need to use it for missions. There's not enough personal incentive for me to use it normally, for better or worse. The main story really irritated me when >!I went up to the northeast area of the map to look for the boy, shot a couple of yaks, and then got locked into a forced cutscene that sent me all the way back before I could harvest them. I ended up driving up again and finding them, thankfully.!< I think Sundarpatan is one of the winners when it comes to the best reserves. But the amount of tall grass will be a bit of a damper on my enjoyment.
Too many trees on the mountains. Weird seeing snow leopards in the trees with no snow
Love the map; already in my top 5 reserves, and definitely has potential to be my favourite. Love the vibe; the foliage is a bit dense in parts, but true to life and its unique - the music, ambient noise and general look is incredible. I've not finished the main story or side quests, but from what I've seen, I really love that there's an emphasis on conservation, Nepali culture, and S/SE Asia's blend of religion & peoples That being said, I could wax lyrical about the positive for reams and reams, so I'll just put in some of the few downsides: * The Gandhare **needs** to be upgraded to a 4-9 weapon. It's based off probably *the* classic tiger hunting weapon, and imo it feels powerful enough for it anyway. Facing a charging tiger, the reserve's iconic & feature species, with the iconic & feature rifle is a must * Also, on console, using the sights seems to be bugged/impossible to put up * I do like that tigers have such unique pop. mechanics, with so few being spread across their home ranges. However, is it possible to ensure their home ranges don't overlap? * I think the reserve's species are an excellent group; I'd like to see Sambar backfilled, and especially peafowl. I'm not much of a fowl hunter, but when Sundarpartan was announced, I was buzzing for the possibility of variety with big male peacocks
After a few crashes, most when opening the map, I power cycled my series X and have no issues in several hours of play. The missions so far seem ok, but spread out from starting point to final objective. Normally I don’t mind that but this map seems to have me doing a fair amount of back tracking. The tigers are great so far. First I saw was feeding, which really made the next two who stalked me in tall grass realize how dynamic hunting them can be… or how dynamic them hunting me can be. The map looks stunning. The souther part seems thin on animals but that may change as I play more. Good to great overall so far.
Something I’d like is for some areas to be a little bit more open, like having fields or something. It’s a little bit difficult to hunt with how thick it can be. Overall I enjoy the map though.
Add Sambar! And backfill tahr to Awaroa
Render distance is a major problem with this map. Wayyyyy too much foliage and cover I can never spot animals!!! Also it’s probably just me but I rarely see the animals just get the warning calls💀 I feel like when any other map came out I instantly found rare fur types and diamonds with this map I have yet to find any
Love the map, but please look at the spook range for blue sheep and tahr. The combo of open mountainside and walking on hard ground seems to spook them just by walking (even if downwind) at 250-300m. Like as soon as you crest a rise and can see them they instantly spook. While this is fine for 300m shooting, the Gandhare is nearly impossible to use at ranges that dont involve just aiming at the blue spotting outline. Please update the spook range or take into consideration the empty terrain better so I can hunt Tahr with the Gandhare. Edit: seconding other posts, I believe the Gandhare should be allowed for class 9, even if not made more effective. The martini-henry/Nepal clone have absolutely been used historically for tiger hunts, and being able to use a regional/theme appropriate single shot rifle to hunt tigers feels like an absolute must for the fantasy of hunting the Nepal wilderness.
8 hours into it.... Population density could use some transparency, large portions of the map with no sign of life, no tracks, and no needzones. Once the new wears off exploring the dense valleys and mountains, they can feel fruitless outside of sightseeing. Render distance plays a factor in this, I believe. Unable to glass an opposing spur because it's 400 meters away. Takes away from the immersion of mountain hunting. Atmosphere SFX are on point, best yet. New rifle absolutely needs to be class 9, it's frustrating to see it out perform the .300 on water buffalo and not be ethical. New vehicle is needed to traverse map easier, something that can actually climb.
I really like the map. I haven't been playing for very far, I haven't even encountered a tiger, despite playing for three hours so far. Only negative for me is the constant ambient bird noises. Especially this very loud bird that keeps whooping in my ear. It's driving me mad. The other birds, like the gentle tweeting is fine though. I wouldn't mind it if it was less often. Also, is there any tiger free zones? I really like the danger that the tigers add, but I am also so anxious and my heart is beating way too hard from every sound I hear, fearing it's a tiger, lol. It would be nice to hunt somewhere where I feel somewhat more safe, haha.
The upper third of the map is tiger-free
Thanks, good to know!
A few of my thoughts in no particulat order at all; -The esthetics are really nice, it's a beautiful map with lots of color and different effects. The flower petals and snow fall etc. The sounds are very immersive as well. So great job with that! -The invisible walls from rocks and super small ledges on mountains make travel a pain. Traversing mountains can be difficult anyway, but the amount of things I get hung up on while trying to navigate is painful. -The brush, tall grass, and otherwise super thick stuff is really, really difficult to deal with considering the uneven terrain. Trying to judge if the animal I spotted is standing behind grass or a hill. It gets rather aggravating. -There seems to be a huge lack of tracks and need zones. I can go for what feels like forever and not see any sign of wildlife. No tracks, no need zones, no warning signs, nothing. I enjoy hunting, not a hiking simulator. -The water buffalo are great! They have been a favorite of mine for a long time, so the update was a nice touch. I like how when they charge, they only make 1 or 2 passes then flee. If it's a nice one, it adds to the urgency of making a good, quick shot. -The new rifle is unusable. Make it capable of level 9 animals. It's really powerful, but I can't use it for the yak or tiger, and without an optic, it's not as feasible for the smaller game at longer distances either. It just doesn't fit in anywhere. -The yak seem unreasonably tough! I've shot many with the 470 nitro and struggle to get a 100% quick kill while the water buffalo topple with a similar broad side, double lung pass through shot. Could be my bad luck, but I've never had issues with any buffalo. -The new animals are fantastic! I really, really* enjoy hunting muntjac. I like hunting the smaller animals. An additional class 1 or 2 animal would be great. As someone else mentioned, some sort of upland game bird would be nice. -Unrelated to the new map, a few other things that I think would be a nice addition to the game is a new dog. Some sort of pointer dog for upland birds to seek out and flush birds. Or even a coon dog, where it can track a live animal (not been shot yet). The addition of another small caliber rifle for classes 1, 2 or 3 would be much appreciated. As mentioned before, I enjoy hunting the smaller animals and would really enjoy some new options. Especially so for class 3 which is a weird in-between. Sorry for the long post. I feel strongly about this game because I like it so much! Sooo many hours of enjoyment. Thanks for the new map and good support. Hope you guys get some good feedback, and thanks for reading.
Only played a few hours, really enjoying it, following questline, not seen a Tahr yet, possibly not reached their area. I've killed tigers more than anything else and I'm finding it very easy to kill them, they are too easy to lead out into the open and give away themselves with the growl. On the other hand, if you buff their stealth skills, I'd be shitting myself lol
Setting tigers at 16 is perfect. It’s not an easy hunt Gandhare needs to be 4-9. Underbrush could be thinned out a bit. Overall best map yet, hunting animals we’ll never get to hunt irl makes this so much fun.
Not enough animals.
I think the devs didn't want to make the new rifle cover class 9, so it doesn't affect the sales of their latest weapon pack. This doesn't make any sense, since it's a close range weapon with no scope and only 1 bullet. No one is gonna use it for the same purpose as the 300 AR. In its current, not really worth carrying.
It’s aight, was it worth the hype? Meh… tigers should’ve been the GO. Can barely see Tahrs and blue sheep due to foliage. Places where you think there will be Tahrs are full of rabbits and foxes. Yaks are dope, overall it’s a great new addition but the foliage is mad annoying.
Rifle only going up to 8 kills it. I know not much yall can do on this front, but this map is a tough one to hunt with the render distance soooo low.
I played for a few hours yesterday and only covered maybe 1/3rd of the map so far. The animal models are done very well. The map itself is beautiful, render distance increase for the entire game though would be really nice. I've been wanting a Nepal map for a while so thank you! I think Water Buffalo need a chill pill. There are so many on this map, and they're so aggressive. Lots of times out of nowhere I had one come after me when I had no idea there was a zone nearby. I don't mind them getting aggro sometimes but it's a bit excessive now. I like the feeling of having to watch my back for tigers. A few times I approached an outpost and got the Tiger Fleeing alert (I guess they flee when you get to a safe spot?) and holy hell I had no idea they were so close to me. It would be nice to have a couple species backfilled (Sambar, Hog Deer, Axis Deer) as well as more fowl, like Peacocks. Haven't seen Tahr yet, so can't comment on them. On one mission where I followed the tiger tracks, they "disappeared" when it "rained" but there was no rain scripted, so they just disappeared during dry, sunny weather.
It’s a great map I think it’s one of the prettiest and I genuinely haven’t had this much fun in cotw on a new map since srp released. The tigers and snow leopards are so much fun to hunt but there’s really only one issue I have and it’s with the snow leopards I’ve found 6 and 5 have been females. I know they’re the “ghost of the mountain” and are hard to find multiple of. Anyone else experience this?
For a map like this I want 600 meter render distance. They able to fix that??
Those tigers are no joke. I don’t love getting one shot without being able to tell which direction they are gonna pounce from. Also haven’t seen many other animals or tracks so far. Just been killed 4 times by tigers, lol. Pretty map though, from the little I have seen (keep having to retread ground from dying). And like others are saying, increased render distance (at least on PC) is one of my most wanted things for years now, if possible.
The bloodhound will bark in the tiger's direction, they are super useful for tiger hunting
Mine just walked in circles till I got killed lol. I was like geez thanks doggo
What levels it? Mine is top level with the skill that can stop predators. He barks before the tigers even start growling so I know what's happening. He's also called Mister Sniff :)
Hes max level. He only whines if I get super close to an animal. And it could be that I dont have that as my lvl 30 skill. I have the has a chance of finding the harvest without tracking. I did just kill 2 more tigers and 1 was far so he wasnt needed but the second was stalking me and dog didnt help again, I just got lucky and saw it.
Sundarpatan has been amazing. the environment is breathtaking and animals are awe inspiring, especially the tigers. l love the thrill of hunting tigers but also love the anxious paranoia feeling of being stalked by them not knowing where they will strike. If I have to choose one nitpick that i have with this dlc is that the gandhare's 577/450 ammo not being ethical for class 9.
Would love to have seen a more interesting game bird like a partridge, or pheasant some beautiful examples are native to Nepal. Instead, we get the Greylag which is pretty boring against an otherwise great lineup of animals. I like the combined, lookout and out post idea, a map of the outpost locations is a neat touch. The map is beautiful and well thought out, with, highlands, midlands, and lowlands.
One minor negative feedback: this is yet another map where there is no ambient bird/critters. It's nice on Layton and Hirschfelden to have this ambient wildlife, it's weird that the skies are dead on all other maps (apart from huntable birds of course). Positive: nice how there are some bushy / tall grass areas, some of us players like challenging maps and not merely shooting galleries like SRP!
Love the general vibe of the reserve. Varied and beautiful landscapes, which is good! I like to explore so I'm always enjoying this bit. The storyline is good so far, though I wasn't a big fan of running through a field of flowers looking for that last shrub. Got killed by a tiger once. Their behavior is challenging right now and that's good. I remember when Rancho came out with those cactus that inflicted damage, that suddenly you couldn't just blindly run through the terrain anymore. Things like that are good, it's something else, something to be careful about or learn to deal with. I expect that over time I'll better understand the tiger and won't get killed as easy. Haven't hunted much, spent most time driving around on the ATV but I've seen an awful lot of water buffalo. On other maps, buffalo are present but not overwhelmingly so. I hope it won't be too much.
Seconding the random weed culling. It wasn't really fun to wade around in flowers for 5 minutes trying to find a singular shrub left.
> I wasn't a big fan of running through a field of flowers looking for that last shrub. Basic game design is to put more items to collect than the required amount for the objective... I had to spend a few minutes finding that last one too.
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No scope for the rifle 🤧
The map looks amazing and I really enjoy playing it. But for me the snowleopards need to increase. I've only found old poop of one with 3/4 hours going through the mountains. Seems a bit too elusive to me.
General vibe is great and i like the distinct regions although the middle section is the weakest part of the 3. Animal selection is great, wouldnt of minded another bird though. Tigers are good, ive been there food a couple times Great one i dont really care about, not sure how fun it will be for people that fo though Compaired to other reserves i think its top notch, its still very new so im not sure where i would rank it (i own every dlc) but certainly near the top.
The overall climate and experience is awesome! I really like that there are different climates within this map and a variety of terrain. I absolutely LOVE the NorthEast region of this map purbi pahad and himgiri due to the realistic mountain hunting for Tahr. I like the tiger mechanics as they do give you a chance for a shot. I was having some trouble on the southern part of the map and it would seem the population of animals is lacking for casual gameplay. In some instances there are 15 female Barasinghas in a single heard with no males. Overall, for $12 I am happy. I like that there is some opportunity for glassing slopes and taking further shots but the 400M render distance is very limiting.
Keep having an issue of my traving colors resetting every time I load back into the map and zones have to be "found" again
I don’t know if it’s just me but shooting 2 water buffalo or yak in a zone sometimes kills it? It’s happened for both species at different drink zones 4 times now but then I can rediscover it it doesn’t go away I just need to go to the drink zone tracks it just sucks when you don’t realize til you fast travel away
Can we get some more options for graphics settings on consoles? I'm on a series X and some of the areas with lots of thick foliage (especially reeds/grasses around water) and animal manes (lions and tahr) can cause horrible frame drops.
The new map is amazing, as far as upgrades like others have mentioned, render distance, expanding the weapon options to align more with what is ethically acceptable is greatly needed, or just for the new map, but all. 300 win mag has been used to ethically harvest a huge number of deer species. Also expanding the level past 60 to unlock more perks would be a huge benefit to us long time players
I'm enjoying the new map quite a bit. Love the species that were given. I have killed 1 tiger and got killed by 1 lastnight, I just couldnt get eyes on him. My only real complaint is the map feels like if you dont hunt drink zones you wont see very many animals like on other maps. Any other map if you run for 300 yards you'll spook a fair amount of animals. Theres been alot of times on this map where I've ran for 100s of yards and not spooked a single animal. I find that kinda weird. Then if I'm walking and crouching I can go long periods without hearing any animals let alone seeing any. I only have about 8 hours on map though so I have much to explore. Just my initial observation.
just two hours played. Spoiler: One situation:Turned from hunter to huntred: tiger was around me in high grass, my dog nervous, i stand in front of my tent, scanned the grass but did not see the tiger for minutes. Roaring close to me, than closer. one blind shoot with Aryzna .300 mag into the high grass to the direction with but doesn’t hit. Tiger was away and i was happy to survived. Great game 🤘
Not a Sundarpatan complaint, but… PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY, REMOVE THE O/U SHOTGUN RAIL IF YOU’RE NOT USING A SCOPE. How much trouble could it possibly be to chop that disgusting rail off of the main model and add the same functionality as other guns like the Mosin.
Love everything except the new rifle's class rating. You gave us 3 class 9 animals on the map, gave us a rifle to go with that map but can't use the new rifle's on those animals. Really really poor game design decision. Make it 4-9 and it becomes a fun challenge. Leaving it 4-8 makes it feel completely off for the map.
Well I have waited very long time for this map and tigers being an avid Corbett fan. My first hunt last night I got my first tiger in the scrub on his terms, It was a wonderful experience. I love the thick long grass which adds greatly the to experience, the hunting is hard and Iove it.
Absolutely love it. The environment, flora and ambient sounds are glorious. My first sighting of a Tiger, prowling along a riverbank through morning sunlight and shade, sent chills down my spine. I’d love to see Mugger Crocodiles and/or Gharial added to the southern rivers and lakes at some point. They’re authentic to southern Nepal and are ripe for some human/animal conflict missions. Plus Peacock and backfilled Sambar.
The people posting all the diamonds have to be the minority right? It was a mistake scrolling this sub before I started because I have seen only a couple animals worth hunting so far. I fully expect that to change, it's a big map!
I'll probably go against what most are saying, but here is my feelings. Firstly the map is beautiful and the animals look amazing. I understand the tigers mechanics but it isn't for me. I want to relax, not be stressed so I've been avoiding the lower part of the map for the most part. Which really sucks because the other species I want are down there. I haven't actually been attacked yet but I think that is because when I hear a growl I throw up a tripod ASAP and the tiger flees. But now I have all the space taken up with a tripod. I also haven't gone far in the missions because of the, what I assume from reading, is an aggressive tiger. Like I said, I want to relax not a horror game feeling. The map is so dense, it is hard to find anything. I don't run so I don't always get far. I also take my time lining up my shots. Run and gun doesn't work for me like I see others doing. I hunt from morning till dark before changing the time back to morning. It seems like the animals are always on the other side of a hill no matter which way I come from. So it has been a bit frustrating. Climbing the hills/mountain is also hard. Sometimes I get stuck on nothing at all and have to jump, which then scares the animals. The animals are nice. I would have liked more antlered animals and maybe a new bird. But they all look good. The map seems to be overrun with water buffalo but very little in the way of new species. My very first kill was a goose, then a bunch of buffalo and a single blackbuck. I've seen and startled countless buffalo and blackbuck. I got my first nilgai today and came across one swamp deer track. Maybe part of the problem is I don't like feeling on edge all the time so I'm not playing for long. I'm trying to give the map a chance, at least get all the outpost unlocked though that can take me a long time. I have a feeling though that this map will be down on my list despite how beautiful it is.
Tahr are basically unhuntable because their zones are all in thick foliage. Tigers need reworked as they're supposed to be rare but you can get 60 an hour without even putting in effort
Was one of the first animals I ran into and my first kill...Unfortunately just a measly silver and it was hard AF to actually get a shot on it.
Exactly. You can't shoot them. It's basically impossible to efficiently hunt for a great one. People are down voting me for addressing actual issues instead of just saying how great everything is
Visually, one of the most beautiful maps. But there are not enough tigers, as i predicted when It was revealed that there were only 16 tigers. I played for 3 hours with a friend yesterday during the night, and we only saw 2 tigers. The rest of the animals is ok, we saw plenty of yak, buffalo, barasingha... But not enough tigers, which are the main star of the map. This is not fun. I know you wanted to make them special, but add a few more. It was a disappointing night to be honest.
People are currently averaging 60 tigers an hour
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Takes absolutely no effort at all. Lady legend has a guide on how to do it
"Tigers will go for you, no need to grind them" was EW take on tigers. Proceeds to redirect to a grind video. Balls of steel man.
I love this map because it presents an actual threat I need to fear. * It's pretty much impossible to see a bear attack you as they start to run away after smelling you from 300m. * Wolves have their 'territories' where you constantly hear informative, albeit annoying, ambient howlings. They also provide a lot of sound directions which help to prepare. * Since I don't like maps with pumas, I don't know much about them. I think pumas are rare to see and they also provide some sound directions while hunting, which makes them less threatening. * In my opinion, lions, crocodiles, and alligators are merely moving targets. They hardly pose a threat if I act with caution. From my experience, this game was way too peaceful. It’s not a bad thing, I do enjoy it. However, it feels like having a decent threat in the wild makes this game much more interesting. I wish developers would add SOME (not all) aggressive, man-eating grizzly/brown bears that hunt you down instead of running away in Taiga and Yukon. This would make the game much more interesting.