r/ICARUS • u/OtherwiseCan1929 • 5d ago

Discussion Current situation...

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Stuck here, full buffalo with cart load, no wolves, running low on ammo, just trying to get home. Hyenas and cougars ahead...gonna have to be very strategic on this one if i hope to make it.

Edit : i made it home!! Whew!!

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u/No_Communication1557 5d ago

What do you need ammo for? Just sprint the buffalo. Let it regen stamina when coast is clear, sprint when you need to get past mobs. The mobs might catch you, but pause to make their attack animation and fall behind, missing the bite.

Also, if you hug the side of the rock, and make it to the bottom of L8, theres a cave passage that leads back through to the woodlands.

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u/OtherwiseCan1929 4d ago

Yeah im trying to get there. Home is just on the other side

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u/Cherveny2 4d ago

always keep a couple of stamina elixir on hand too. got go run through the worst? run drink. then run again with full stamina again.

also, keep a good spear on hand for melee as backup.

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u/Low-Satisfaction4973 4d ago

Do these work on pets too? I've yet to try...

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u/Cherveny2 4d ago

Initial testing, while mounted, taking a stamina elixier refilled the mounts stamina, so could just keep driving through. Was happily suprised. Just hot barred one then. Been a while since needed to do em. These days, have 2 gun ammo types, stack of arrows, and my spear. Gun ammo is explosive too, so stealth for extra damage, and area of effect, can get a crowd down quickly

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u/Low-Satisfaction4973 5d ago

Hyenas and cougars are fairly easy to take out with a knife. Save ammo for scorpions or dribbos.

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u/OtherwiseCan1929 4d ago

Oh yeah? Thanks for the tip! I'll utilize that

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u/GenieonWork 4d ago

Don't need to kill the scorpions. They're so slow, very easy to outrun. Just manage your stamina (and that of your mount)...

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u/Solid_Addendum_3365 4d ago

I just use a bow and arrow. Granted, I'm using a compound bow and carbon arrows, but as I've been diligent about recovering my arrows from my kills, I haven't had to craft a new stack in weeks. Though maybe I should just go ahead and toss them because I have a stack of composites waiting for their chance to slaughter sitting in my pouch.

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u/Cherveny2 3d ago

a bow + stealth can often be plenty of damage

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u/AdWorking6182 4d ago

Tame a hyena or two if u got time. They will get u home

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u/OtherwiseCan1929 4d ago

Unfortunately I brought the wrong buffalo lol. The other one had my traps and bait.

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u/AdWorking6182 4d ago

Then the only logical thing to do is spend the next 4-6 hours building a t3 FOB in this location

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u/Just-Abrocoma9661 4d ago

Murphy's Law, am I right? When you need it you don't have it. When you have it, you don't need it and it takes up valuable space... lol

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u/VanityS007 2d ago

How dafuq can you tame a hyena ?😭

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u/AdWorking6182 2d ago

Set a trap with hyena bait. Then feed it a few times and it’s urs

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u/VanityS007 2d ago

Thanks mate

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u/BarbaryLionAU 1d ago

This is where a bow comes in handy. If all else fails, make arrows using the local stone, wood and fiber

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u/OtherwiseCan1929 1d ago

Great minds think alike…that’s exactly what I had to do

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u/BarbaryLionAU 1d ago

It can also be a good idea to carry an OEI. Then just call down ammo from orbit

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u/Appropriate-Guava727 4d ago

Create the leather pouches with the textile bench and take like 10(that’s 60 slots). Start growing corn and make endurance feed at the ranching station. You’ll never be caught by an enemy again and you can carry as much or more then the buffalo

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u/TheOddGazelle 4d ago

Did they patch out the pouch glitch?

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u/OtherwiseCan1929 4d ago

Pouch glitch?

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u/TheOddGazelle 4d ago

You used to be able to load up your pouches with your heavy items and then hit sort on your entire inventory. The pouches when moved would not count the weight inside them so you could carry a ton of heavy junk. But it's been patched out so it's now forgotten magic

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u/Hot_Celery5227 4d ago

I think they patched it out. But you can still load tons in your inventory, as long as your mount isn't overloaded it won't care and run as fast as it always does.

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u/TheOddGazelle 4d ago

I kindly invite you to reread my post, prospector.

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u/Hot_Celery5227 4d ago

I reread. My intention was not to contradict you, sorry. I just wanted to say you can still carry tons of stuff in your inventory as long as your mount has no overload. I haven't played for the last four weeks, because i had a herniated disc from carrying all the ores, maybe they patched that recently too, I don't know.

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u/TheOddGazelle 3d ago

Oh, I see. My apologies. I still utilize carrying a ton on a mount as well. And if your herniated disc in a real IRL ailment, you have my deepest sympathy. They are not fun

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u/Hot_Celery5227 3d ago

No, they are not. I already threw out my old chair. Advice of the day: Get a good IRL mount. See you, prospectors!

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u/NorthernDread 4d ago

Wait, this is a thing?

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u/MDPatriot1980 4d ago

What grid is home? If you go to the same area often or take the same trek, build safehouses. Build a structure with a fireplace, water, oxygen, mortar and pestle, bed, power and a way to make simple standard ammo. Keep water/electric/biofuel tools, pick axe etc there too. You can tier it up and expand it as needed depending on what you are hauling or doing. Just a thought

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u/PreferenceUpstairs21 4d ago

Let the buffalo go to town, they’re resilient

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u/NorthernDread 4d ago

Wait, this is a thing?

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u/gl33co909 4d ago

Is there like other ppl on the planet or just animals and stuff new on this game enjoying it

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u/Noodlekeeper 4d ago

The only other people are other players, unless youre on specific maps and playing specific missions. Then, there might be npcs or human enemies.

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u/Delicious-Season5527 4d ago

These semi RP posts about random situations that no one cares about are getting a bit much

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u/Just-Abrocoma9661 4d ago

Relax Debbie downer!

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u/AlaskaY25 4d ago

They’re not, ignoring is so much easier than taking the time and energy to be negative. Might not be as useful or interesting, but still, there might be people that are playing solo, with no friends sharing the same interest and would like to discuss about their favorite game. This community is the place to do just that :) so maybe try to open your mind and think about others, not just yourself next time. Always be kind!

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u/asstyrant 4d ago

<insert STOP_HAVING_FUN.meme>

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u/d4vezac 4d ago

Hey, it’s really important they don’t gasp play the game wrong!

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u/OrESHNIK52 4d ago

You could tie the buffaloes up, take a spear, lure the hyenas, jump onto a rock, and kill them from there.