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Wolf
Wolves roam in packs and usually keep clear of you. A pack that commits will bite as you swing and grab your arms or legs. Shoot them, or stun the pack with a smoke bomb and finish them up close.
- Threat
- Low
- Type
- Animal
Appears in
- Driven To ExtinctionCaptain Kouri asks you to help track Vasquez, a Militia soldier who went AWOL. You start at a cabin and follow his trail through snowy woods with Kouri.
- Keeping SouvenirsDiamond Lake has a bounty on Anderson, a killer tied to the deserter Vasquez. You track him from Mazama Village and bring back proof that he is dead.
- Don't Get CaughtSkizzo takes you across the border into Ripper territory to steal det cord, the explosive cord Lost Lake needs to seal the caves. Most of the job is on foot, deep in land the Rippers watch.
Good to know
- They are shy and often avoid you.
- A howl comes right before they attack.
- They lunge, grab an arm or leg, or snap at you when you get close.
- Melee is risky, since they bite you while you swing.
- A smoke bomb makes them vomit and stagger, which opens them up to melee.
- Escape Artist lets you kill a wolf right after breaking its grab.
- Wolves also fight Freakers and other animals.
- Wolf meat sells at camp kitchens for credits and trust.
- Infected wolves are Runners, which are far faster.
How it behaves
Wolves wander looking for food and tend to back off from you. Once they decide to attack, they howl and come in as a pack. They jump at you, latch onto a limb, or snap at you from close range.
How to beat it
Shoot them before they close in. If the pack gets near, throw a smoke bomb and finish them with melee while they are sick. They are a bit harder to fight than Swarmers, mainly because they punish slow melee swings.
Where you meet it
Wolves show up early and stay common. Skizzo's Don't Get Caught and Kouri's Driven To Extinction both ask you to clear a pack. In the Diamond Lake bounty Keeping Souvenirs, you find that a pack has already wiped out your target's gang.
More animals
- Animal
Bear
Bears are big, tough animals that charge, bite and claw for heavy damage. You meet the first one while escorting Lisa in Lots of Sick People. After that they can turn up anywhere, so carry a strong rifle or a throwable.
- Animal
Crier
Criers are infected ravens that nest in trees and on power-line transformers in the south. They dive in erratic lines and keep coming from their nests, so destroy the nests before you waste ammo on the birds.
- Animal
Crows
Crows are ordinary birds found all over the map, and they never attack you. They matter for two reasons: their meat sells at camp kitchens, and a flock overhead often means Freakers or a Horde are close.
- Animal
Deer
Deer are harmless game animals that run when they notice you. Hunt them for meat to sell at camp kitchens, and Copeland walks you through tracking and gutting one early in the game.