Ideas for Future Updates

[noir_187]

the new hellroaring mountain map leads outside of yellowstone park

why not make the anniversary edition of lost river accessible by passing hellroaring mountain’s northern border?
it would be an awesome way to tie together all the dlc maps and make the full package if wolfquest one cohesive experience.
i loved lost rivers atmosphere when i played the trial map.
i hated that i cannot travel between maps when i choose it like with the yellowstone maps.
it is the reason i did not buy lost river today and chose hellroaring mountain instead.

i would really like to see this change:
hares are too easy to kill. it is not very realistic the way they are regarded in the game as a quick, easy snack.
hares are extremely fast.
in real life, it nearly always takes two or three wolves at least to kill one. they try to corner it.

straight up running a hare down should be impossible.

i’ve seen a group of about four wolves split a hare together, as they could not find any other food.
realistically,
hares should be light but not easy game. they are much faster
and often escape. they should require smart chasing and coordination with a hunting partner, then yield about three to four small bites. maybe yield as much as a meat chunk?
i like the idea of working with my mate to catch one and sharing it.

there is still a need for prey that occupies the niche hares currently do.
hares are not a realistic candidate. i would like to suggest using montane voles and yellow bellied marmots.
wolves prey on these animals in real life. they do not favor them because they are small and voles only provide a morsel for one. marmots are a little more.

they are not fast at all like rabbits. a wolf can outrun one quite effortlessly.
they rely on slipping away into cover and burrows.

i’d also like to see adult wolves be able to snag the creatures pups can too!
i think it would be a cute, fun touch.

also, stranger wolf territoriality is too extreme. wolves are not inclined to run miles and miles, viciously attacking and persistently trying to kill even intruder wolves under most circumstances.

i think there should be a radius around the rival packs dens.
they should be more or less aggressive depending on how close you are to the den.

if you are on the outskirts
they should not be running you down, trying to kill you and your mate even after you all have made it past their borders.

i think there also should be yield acknowledgment by npc wolves.
it is very frustrating and often upsetting when you do not want to fight the npc wolves but they are relentlessly trying to kill you and your mate.
i had a mate for my wolf in my current playthrough whom i loved very much for her. i had mate permadeath on to start with in case he would die tragically after they had pups.
i had to turn it off during the encounter i had tonight because losing him to this insane ai was too upsetting.

i think they should be more responsive to the players actions, and sensitive to your proximity to den/borders.

it is defensiveness.
my thoughts are this:
close to the den they should behave not unlike how they currently do.
they are willing to kill you.
if you won’t leave, they will try to do it.

they will chase you away. they’ll chase you and will attack you up to a certain point
if you aren’t fighting back, they will stop attacking you but they will continue chasing you. using submissive emotes should help but it shouldn’t be necessary.

aggression wears down the father you go away from their densite.
nearer to the borders, especially if the hexes are weaker, they still should not tolerate your presence but they should be more cautious of jumping immediately to fight.
i think they should have a “tolerance” meter
well
they technically do now.

if you’re not deep in the territory and are behaving peacefully (walking, resting; hunting they should try to stop you), they should confront you and pressure you to leave by using hostile emotes.
they’ll react accordingly to your responses.
hostile/defensive emotes from the player will cause the strangers aggression meter to rise
depending on the wolves boldness and status, it will continue emoting or even jump straight to attacking then.

if you leave peacefully
they should trail you
but if you insist on proceeding further into their territory
they will confront you.

in the wild, every last fight a wolf here into might mean its death.
in disputes, wolves intend to drive away. they are not set on killing. they want to be safe. they want the threat gone.

they will warn first unless it is urgent, like their pups are being threatened.

right now, npcs are too kill thirsty.
i’d like to see them be a bit more cautious as well as the opportunity for more social engagements with other wolves.

speaking of social engagements, i would love to see dispersal wolves try to court the player! especially males trying to get the attention of females.
i noticed some seem to start with more interest
maybe they already want to get to know you better and they want to convince you to give them a chance.

i had an encounter in the game where one female dispersal drove my wolf away from a male dispersal.
i loved this!
it is very realistic.
i would like to see more things like this.
i had the thought when my wolf was approached by a group of male dispersals that there should be competition between them.

all of them came to her. all of them were interested in becoming her mate. she will only choose one of them. they all want it to be them.

rival dispersals of the same sex will attack you readily. especially males vs males, it seems like.

i think as you are socializing with the group, tension should rise between them as the dispersals interest rises.
the more interested they are, the more they should want to keep other males/females away from you.

it would lead to some very fun scenes i imagine, haha!

i also thought as i was raising pups in my other save that it would be great if walking together with your pups and mate would raise affinity.
canines in real life view walking as a social activity. they feel closer to their pack as they walk together as a pack.

i imagine it would be leisurely walking together at a certain proximity to each other.
sitting closely together too.
being close in general is a way all animals bond, by simply sharing presence.

the game recognizes this already when pups are sick.
i would love it if sharing presence built relationships too.

i also like the idea of playing games with our pups and mate.
things like chasing each other
or playing keep away, with mates and pups now able to try to take things from our player character. (can start tug, too)

games would be initiated a lot like how canines really do.
mates and pups could play bow and run off
they’ll often stop a few yards from you and look expectantly with a wagging tail

you can run at them and they’ll run away, which will raise affinity once when the game starts.

play fights with your mate and pups could be fun too.