Gun strength

[ungkor]

I just emptied a full clip into a wolves face, and it killed me.   9mm pistol.   Early game.

 

I don't really care what level of damage that weapons do as you level, but it feels unrealistic to have a pistol like a 'glock' and not be able to kill a wolf. 

 

Maybe guns should be more rare, and actually do the damage that you would expect them to do?   It just kinda ruins immersion to have a pistol with a full clip and you can't kill a wolf. 

[Misamor]

Tbh I think this is more of a "wolf" problem than a "gun" problem. I remember encountering a wolf in the early days (like day 5-10) in Alpha 19. 1st wolf of the playthrough : 3 lvl 5 blenderbuss shots from me, and a full pistol mag from my friend were needed to kill it. Even ferals don't need as much damage at that point.

Edited January 6, 2022 by Misamor
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[RipClaw]

Did the wolf have glowing eyes by chance and was a little bigger ?  If that was the case, then it was a direwolf. It has 750 HP, just like a bear. A normal wolf has in comparison only 200 HP.

[Misamor]

It could have been yeah, can't say for sure... It was like a week ago and I don't have that much playtime 😁

Edited January 6, 2022 by Misamor
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[PoloPoPo]

39 minutes ago, ungkor said:

I just emptied a full clip into a wolves face, and it killed me.   9mm pistol.   Early game.

Surely it was a direwolf then. Only thing you should do at early game when encountering them is RUN AWAY and pray that you have enough stamina to reach the next garage, house, rock or whatever.

[Darthjake]

Yeah, early game dire wolves are no joke, even marginally perked into stealth skills I cannot kill a dire wolf even with a crossbow bolt to the face, at that point it's hop on a rock and play the pokey pokey with a spear.

[Ramethzer0]

That sounds like a Dire Wolf, for sure.  Regular wolves are not that tough.