[quote=“botherations, post:16, topic:9321”][quote=“Pandromidal, post:13, topic:9321”]I did some testing. The response of the moose can vary. They will ignore you as long as you stay far enough away. However if you get too close they might track you or turn hostile. Once they get into melee with you on a default character (8 in stats, no skill, no traits) you aren’t going to win by melee combat. Not even close. However you can win. You can consistently win. You just have to be creative.
The trick to them early game is:
Moose are afraid of fire. They will run from it. They fear it. So, light a fire under their ass. Light a fire between you and them and walk away. Fire is humanities’s weapon against the wild*.
If you stick with the game long enough you will learn strategies that will allow you to defeat even some of the most powerful enemies. Get creative. Have fun.[/quote]
I’ve done all that! I light fires underneath them, they just move out of the way and keep attacking me. They hardly run from it. I’ve been playing for about a year now, I don’t think this is a ‘I’m a noob’ problem.[/quote]
If your pain level goes high enough you are dead meat no matter what you do. Other than that, is seams like you should in theory always be able to defend yourself against a moose using some basic supplies like (e.g. skewers and a lighter), at least that’s been my experience. RNG can be cruel, but if it’s systematic maybe there’s something you can tweak about your character stats or early game ritual that will make the difference.
If it’s really bothering you, I’ve been playing a lot of lab challenge characters. I assure you that there is no moose underground in labs. … If you dont’ like that option you could hack the json file … you could even try to submit a PR (democracy hell yea!).
