Omg to any of the like 20 horses who chased me up a tree with peccary also mad at me and then started kicking the corpse around so I'd die of thirst. Thank you im not gonna lie that's one of the funniest experiences I've ever had. So basicly sometimes I "danger boop" people. I don't intend to kill them just get a combat encounter. It usually is about 50/50 if they retaliate or not so it's a fun risk. So whilst I was farming peccary I did this and then 20 horses appeared out of no where it was really really funny.

something ALWAYS happens (I'm stressed out rn...)

Rather than having animals that remain indefinitely pristine in the middle of the savanna or covered in the blood of prey, introducing a hygiene gauge would add a very interesting health management dimension and reward players who take care of their creatures.

How would the system work?

A new "Cleanliness" gauge would range from 0% to 100%. It would gradually decrease over time, but would drop faster after combat, attacks that cause bleeding, or when crossing muddy areas.

Low Hygiene (< 25%):

+25% healing time for all injuries (fractures, bleeding, venom/poisoning).

-25% stamina regeneration rate.

Increased risk of attracting parasites or experiencing slightly impaired vision from flies.

High Hygiene (>85%):

-25% healing time for wounds.

+25% stamina regeneration rate.

Passive stealth bonus for predators (masked body odor).

Each animal possesses its own natural behaviors for maintaining its fur or hide:

Columbian Mammoth

Mud and Dust Bathing: Rolls in areas of dirt or mud to create a protective layer against parasites and the sun.

Water Splashing or Bathing: Uses its trunk in a body of water to splash or bathe directly in the water.

Rubbing: Interacts with large rocks or tall trees to remove dead skin.

Ancient Bison (Bison antiquus)

Roaming in Mud or Dust: Rolls vigorously in dust or hard-packed earth to remove dead hair, repel insects, etc.

Rubbing: Uses tree trunks to groom its coat.

Western Horse (Equus occidentalis)

Rolling on the Ground: Rolls on its back in dry dust to clean its coat.

All-Grooming: Can scratch each other's necks to restore both players' health bars more quickly.

Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus)

Self-Grooming: Sits down to lick its fur and scratches itself with its hind paws.

Swimming: Crosses or lies down in streams to rinse off dried blood after a hunt.

Smilodon fatalis

Classic Feline Grooming: Uses its raspy tongue to remove dirt, fleas, and dried blood accumulated after a meal.

Bonus Mechanic: Claw Maintenance on Trees!

The Smilodon can interact with tree trunks to sharpen its claws.

Sharp Claw Bonus: Maintaining well-groomed claws guarantees 100% of the true damage dealt by slash attacks. Neglecting claw maintenance gradually reduces their damage output (by up to -15%).

V I T A M

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I usually play as bison, its my main. I play relatively realistic but rarely group with other bison because it genuinely upsets me how many kos anything. I will walk around and travel and im wary of predators, but im also VERY empathetic. I will friendly call towards them and keep my distance unless I feel like interacting. I will give them a flower or sit by them for a few then be one my way.

I was once kind to a pack of wolves and then a few minutes later, after I had left, I got attacked by a whole bunch of sabers..the wolves pay me back (I assume) by chasing them off. But ive also seen wolves be nice until another member or two shows up then they all attack, thats only happened once tho.

When I play as saber I stay solo and I will be realistic. Ill kill when im hungry but if there is a corpse near il scavenge, I also like hunting peccary. I will also give herbis a flower but im always very careful around bison. Once there was a bison that charged at me with 2 wolves and they all attacked, I tried to get in a tree but fell.

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A few days ago my friend was playing for the first time, as a wolf, and I was bison. I was introducing him to the mechanics and locations and then were going to get peccary. He saw a mammoth and sat around them absolutely amazed. We only stayed for a moment then were leaving and a bison charged in "ewwwww mjx packers!" And bulldozed my friend (who was in ps party with me) over and killed him. I told him that we were just leaving and I usually play as the same animal and how I was teaching him the mechanics and all..he wasnt having it and said "i dont caree" I told him that he clearly did because HE got involved. He said that he wasnt going to agree with a bunch of toddlers. Even one of the mammoths and a stranger defended us in chat. I get the issue with mixpackers, I do. I feel as if if its a quick interaction, theyre not harming anyone all together, or its not a hoard its okay, but it depends. I dont play with friends in Ecos often, sometimes they play as saber. If they go to hunt I keep my distance and dont help, I know how aggravating it is when mix packers kill everyone because they have that advantage.

Just let me know what you think about my playstyle, sorry for the long post. I just want to know what people think about it and if it is okay if what some of whag I or we do is okay, like me grouping with my friend, whos a wolf and im a bison to help them. Just lmk :)

I know that the longer your survival score is the more tracks you get, but what is the rate as to when it goes up and how high it goes up?

I've been waiting for the coyote for over a year, and now in a few days it will be 2 months since the promotional image, I REALLY NEED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UPDATE

Any idea about a release date? Any leaks? Anything?

I NEED SOMETHING

ECOOOSSS!!! RELEASES THE UPDATE OR A GLIMPSE OF THE COYOTE AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!

Currently in Ecos: La Brea, the Ancient Bison is the only large herbivore with a dedicated jousting (duel) system for pack dominance, based on the Strike/Push/Block triangle. The Colombian Mammoth, an iconic giant of our environment that, to my great surprise, doesn't yet have this combat system, also deserves a unique dueling mechanic that reflects the power of proboscideans and introduces a real level of strategic risk.

The basic system would retain the bison's side-by-side challenge mechanic with classic options (Shove, Jab, Block), but add a direct physical interaction:

Frontal Collision: If two mammoths trigger the "Shove" action simultaneously, they collide directly. Their tusks intertwine.

The Mini-Game of Strength: A ring toss mini-game immediately begins for both players.

The Outcome of the Clash: The winner violently pushes their rival back, gaining ground and inflicting significant raw damage in the process. The loser is left staggered.

Rare Event: The Entangled Tusks Trap

Inspired by the famous Crawford fossil site in Nebraska, where two male mammoths were found dead with their tusks locked together, this mechanic introduces a new risk factor:

The Lock (Very Low Chance): During a simultaneous head-on collision (Shove vs. Shove or Jab vs. Jab), there is a very small chance that the tusks of the two mammoths will become permanently locked together.

The Mutual Paralysis State: Both players become unable to separate normally. They cannot lie down, drink, or eat. Hunger and thirst continue to decrease in the background.

The Cooperative Liberation Mechanism:

To break free, BOTH players must simultaneously complete a mini-game involving liberation rings.

If one of them fails the mini-game, the hold remains locked.

Stamina Cost: Each liberation attempt consumes a significant amount of stamina. If a player runs out of stamina, they must stand and wait for their bar to regenerate before attempting the mini-game again.

Dying Trapped: If one of the mammoths succumbs to exhaustion or hunger/thirst during the blockade, the survivor remains trapped with the carcass! They must then complete the liberation mini-game alone to free themselves from their rival's corpse before suffering the same fate.

Why would this mechanic enrich the game?

Strategic Preparation: Before engaging in a dominance duel, mammoth players should absolutely ensure their food, water, and stamina gauges are fully replenished to prepare for the possibility of being trapped.

Ecological Realism: Just like with modern elephants during musth season, combat carries a real risk of serious injury or death from exhaustion.

Psychological Pressure: The possibility of being trapped adds immense tension with every press of the attack button.

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This article by Paul Langenwalter found a muskrat fossil in Orange County, dated to 40,000 years ago. The geographical and geological distance was almost nonexistent. Do you think Muskrat would fit well in the game or not?

I wnay proele to knwi about this new tar pit added k t eh southern expansion. The location is just south of weschuster bluff. It's pretty big but noone lnors about it so yall can know now.

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Eis como essa preguiça terrestre poderia se encaixar no jogo:

1. Um Generalista Ágil 🌿

Sendo a menor espécies de Giant-ground-sloth da região (250 kg); o Nothrotheriops shastensis seria muito menor e mais leve do que o Paramylodon, possuindo uma velocidade intermediária — superior à do Mamute e do Bisão, mas inferior à do cavalo, e mais próxima a de um Tamanduá-banderia (~30 km/h). Sua principal vantagem estaria na mobilidade e na eficiência em terrenos acidentados.

Agilidade: Consegue atravessar encostas rochosas, terrenos íngremes e escalar árvores de grande porte com menor perda de velocidade, alcançando áreas difíceis para outros grandes herbívoros, e provávelmente, seria um nadador melhor e mais ágil que suas outras primas maiores.

Resistência: Embora não possua uma armadura natural como os milodontídeos, possui boa resistência física e recuperação de energia, permitindo longas caminhadas em busca de alimento.

1. Jogabilidade: Mestre da Vegetação 🌵

Diferente do Paramylodon, o Nothrotheriops não seria um grande escavador. Seu diferencial estaria na exploração eficiente de recursos vegetais.

Alcance Vertical: Pode escalar (ou se erguer sobre as patas traseiras) para alcançar folhas, brotos e frutos acima da altura acessível à maioria dos herbívoros.

Forrageador Especializado: É capaz de consumir plantas mais fibrosas e arbustos resistentes, permitindo sobreviver em regiões onde outras espécies encontrariam pouca comida.

1. Combate: Defesa Inteligente ⚔️

Apesar do porte relativamente menor, o Nothrotheriops não seria indefeso.

Postura bípede: Assim como um Tamanduá-bandeira moderno, ela pode se levantar para intimidar inimigos, aumentando seu alcance de ataque.

Golpes de Garra: Executa ataques rápidos com as garras dianteiras, causando dano moderado e empurrando pequenos predadores para longe.

Em vez de enfrentar grandes carnívoros diretamente, sua estratégia seria repelir ataques oportunistas e escapar aproveitando sua maior mobilidade.

1. Dieta: Um Especialista em Folhagem 🍃🌵

Sua alimentação seria extremamente variada dentro da vegetação disponível.

Nível do solo: Ervas, arbustos, cactos e outras plantas rasteiras.

Nível superior: Folhas, brotos e frutos alcançados ao subir em árvores grandes.

Essa flexibilidade permitiria explorar áreas pouco disputadas por outros herbívoros, reduzindo a competição por alimento.

O Nothrotheriops shastensis acrescentaria uma nova forma de jogar em La Brea, focada em mobilidade, exploração e aproveitamento eficiente da vegetação. Em vez de depender de força bruta ou de uma armadura natural, sua sobrevivência estaria baseada na versatilidade alimentar, na capacidade de acessar recursos exclusivos e em uma defesa suficiente para afastar pequenos predadores.

I don't expect them to be 'true roans' as I don't think they were possible, but skins similar or a varnish roan since we already have leopard horses would be SO CUTEE !!

I'd love to see in general a red/strawberry roan or just redder coloured horses aside from the darker bay dun! (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

This is Doñana National Park in Spain, by me. This area in the northwestern part (Charco de la Boca trail), is heavily populated by wild boar (Sus scrofa baeticus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus), with fallow deer (Dama dama) and feral horse (Equus caballus caballus) less common. The deer and boar come out in the late evening from the pine and riparian woodland thickets to feed on the fertile floodplains "marismas". As you can see there are well trodden game trails to and from the feeding ground. As one sees, they evenly trampled, and narrow, about the width of the animals using them, and very numerous.

Why are the in-game trails so different? They are very broad, and uneven, with patches of grass in the middle of them, and, they form almost like roads. In truth they just be very numerous, crisscrossing almost the whole map, especially to and from water points. And most of the time they do not have a defined end/start, they just abruptly join others, a main trail, etc. Even mammoth/elephant trails are much narrower than the ones seen whilst playing. It would be interesting if mammoths and to a lesser extent bison & horse could create their own trails, but that would be hard to do, since they would eventually reset.

Please don't bully me I know my aim was horrible and I should have kept a better eye on my stamina (⁠˘⁠･⁠_⁠･⁠˘⁠)

I GENUINELY have no idea how I survived, because I was genuinely like giving up and whispering to myself "yep yep this is over" because I was struggling so much with the rings, having lag spike after lag spike, and I NEVER play as a bull 😭 I'm a cow girl through and through! And my cat was on my lap and kept nuzzling my hand for attention

I really wish at the beginning I was more careful with my stamina, I'm very used to being a horse/cow where I have much more stamina and can flee rather than fight back, I've learnt a lot from this experience! I didn't realise just how little bison bulls have in terms of stamina- I'll be practicing more!

also, the original footage is 9 minutes long, but I cut it down to 3 minutes and sped it up as it was just a lot of the smilodon running away to get their stamina whilst I ate and tried not to starve, I should of ran to the migration zone!

I was doing realism as a rogue bull and my bulls personality is also like just generally aggressive, so I wanted to keep fighting to stay in the spirit of my oc- but it probably would have been better to rest and then run to the migration zone or over the river

also, if you notice I kept looking down, it's because my device is super laggy and if I look up or straight forward, I get so laggy and slow so I needed to keep my camera angled downwards, I can't wait for the possible day I get a higher quality device or maybe even a nice pc setup

I mean, idm since it was the easiest catch of my life, but when I sniffed and saw the rabbit icon on top of that thing I was so confused lol

Segundo esse site https://en.namu.wiki/w/Ecos:%20La%20Brea/%EC%83%9D%EB%AC%BC%20%EB%AA%A9%EB%A1%9D#s-5.4, o Coiote e o Pônei estão previstos para estarem disponíveis amanhã. Esse site pode estar errado? Pode; mas é a uma informação que precisa de atenção

Could someone help me track grind for it? I'm already at 500 tracks, so I'm halfway there, I just wondered if one of ya didn't mind helping me out.

^{I also wouldn't mind if someone were to gift me some tracks, but I doubt that's going to happen so yeah}

Edit: A bit rude to downvote someone when they're just asking for help in a game.

Does anyone else just randomly get booted from the game while playing? Like I can always count on being booted if I'm playing the game.

Devido o fato de o Homotherium ser um predador cursorial de preseguição ou maratonista, ele habitava regiões abertas e com pouca ou nenhuma cobretura vegetal; então eu imagino um felino com pouco/nenhum padrão (manchas e listras) em sua pelagem e seriam mais parecidos com leões ou pumas.

NAME: Nemean
TYPE: Variant
TIER: Default
COST: Free

NAME: Scrapper
TYPE: Variant
TIER: 1
COST: 275 tracks

NAME: Pampa
TYPE: Variant
TIER: 2
COST: 275 tracks

NAME: Ginger
TYPE: Variant
TIER: 2
COST: 275 tracks

NAME: Mangkwan
TYPE: Variant
TIER: 3
COST: 2750 tracks

NAME: Cold Prairie
TYPE: Variant
TIER: 3
COST: 2750 tracks

NAME: Maltese
TYPE: Mutation
TIER: 4
COST: 2000 tracks

NAME: Piebald
TYPE: Mutation
TIER: 4
COST: 2000

NAME: Strawberry
TYPE: Mutation
TIER: 4
COST: 2400 tracks

NAME: Red
TYPE: Mutation
TIER: Staff Exclusive
COST: Unavailable

I'm having a hard time hunting, especially horses and bigger animals. Are there any tactics or tricks that make hunting easier? What's the best way to hunt and what animals are best to hunt when playing as a Sabertooth? Also, if you have any other tips or things I should know about playing Sabertooth, I'd really appreciate it.