New pumas are fantastic! So here is my idea of Puma mission pack that could glorify these cats in the best traditions of game characters that you all know already.
Your feedback is really appreciated!
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New times create new issues. Due to reduced road traffic, graceful and deadly pumas made their way to EHR, threatening visitors and local residents. Doc tries to involve an expert but something goes wrong, and who except you could save the situation?
1. Loud meow from a hill
Doc here. We have an emergency. A family of campers was attacked by a predator near the Brimstone mine in Timbergold Trails last night, who killed and stole their dog that slept outside the tent. They’ve shown me the tracks of what they think was a wolf, but, psssss…. They don’t realize that those are tracks of a feline, not a canine.
So we have a problem. I’m afraid that a puma family made their way to EHR, and this totally changes the gameplay for us, especially if the news spreads out. So, for god sake, go and check the trails while I try to contact our expert Natalya. She doesn’t pick up my calls…
- Visit Brimstone in Timbergold Trails
- Identify a call of a Puma in the same hunt
2. Cat herds or hard cats?
Holy tails… So this happened, we have hungry pumas littering our lands. Look, Natalya answered my call, she’s recovering after coronavirus so can’t come. I’m driving to a tavern to get some ginger ale with cheese… Yes, one big cheese from the Department of Natural Resources, hoping he’d be able to advise. Meanwhile we need to know how serious this disaster is. Do we have crowds of hungry cats roaring around? Hurry up, I’m not going to be late for my ale.
- Identify any clue of Puma
- Identify any clue of another Puma in the same hunt
3. Hiding news
That big boss from DNR said he’s interested… To get a hide. Otherwise he’d forbid our annual Mule archery tournament due to the danger that these cats introduce. It was my worst idea to let him know.
Go out and save our annual contest! And do it with a single bullet, he won’t accept a strainer.
- Harvest a Puma with one shot from any ethical rifle
4. Quiet paws
Hello, here is Monica! A puma visited my backyard last night, opened the fridge and stole lots of frozen venison!
I know she’s still nearby, and my customers are in danger! More, even if they hear about that, they won’t come at all. Please, please, go and do everything quietly! No loud ammo, no howling of wounded beast, and I pay cash.
- Harvest a Puma with 100% harvest value using any bow or a crossbow
5. Lovely cats for a connoisseur
Hi Hunter, remember Max the Taxidermist? There are some rumors flying around, so… I have an order of a family pair of stuffed pumas, and at least one should be dark red. Hmm… That dude said ‘What a nice girl’ when he saw a huge male bobcat that I stuffed for another customer, so I bet he won’t notice if we cheat a bit - just bring two of any gender, one or both dark red.
I haven't worked with pumas yet, so take your time hunting for the second one while I stuff the firstcomer. I say no need to do this in one hunt. And listen, keep distance with them, I want you to come back alive.
- Harvest Dark Red Puma from 120 m (approx. 394 ft) or more
- Harvest another Puma from 120 m (approx. 394 ft) or more
6. That’s all corona’s antics
Meow, hunter. Sorry for my hoarse voice, I’m Natalya, you should remember how you helped me with bobcats and lynxes. Yes, I feel better now and will help you… [cough] remotely of course.
I have no doubts that all this is caused by the lockdown. Less cars on highways, cats cross roads bravely, and here they are in EHR. [cough] Too much ‘r’ in one sentence for my purr throat.
First, I need some meawsurements and samples. Go and gather them for me. Then bring them to my cabin, put them near the door, ring and ride away - I’m still not healthy and don’t want to cough on you.
- Id footprints of Puma to the South from Brimstone
- Id footprints of Puma to the North from Brimstone but to the South from Ol’ Reynolds’ Lost Nugget
- Id footprints of Puma to the North from Ol’ Reynolds’ Lost Nugget
- Id droppings of Puma
- Harvest Puma with a single shot through heart and/or lungs, no other vital organs should be hit
7. They shouldn’t kill that wolves
Nothing strange, hunter. I told Doc when he performed that wolfocide last year that we should have a higher population of predators here. Nope, he devastated two thirds of wolves, and it was only a question of time that another predator came to feast on young elks.
So elks. Go check if pumas hunt them. Even better if you could see a puma eating or chasing a prey. Our elk and bighorn population might be in serious danger, and I am aware about the wellness of wolves too.
By the way I feel much better now, you hear, I do not ever cough.
- ‘Harvest’ a carcass of Rocky Mountain Elk in Timbergold Trails
- Spot a Rocky Mountain Elk in the same hunt
- Spot a Bighorn Sheep in the same hunt
- Spot a Puma in the same hunt
- Spot a Grey Wolf in the same hunt
- Harvest a Puma in the same hunt when the animal is idle
8. Say ‘Cheese’!
So you say that you’ve found a dead elk that was killed by a puma, not a wolf? Specific bits on neck area, long scratches… All as I expected, meow.
Yes, I love cats. And I’d never agree to mass kill them like Doc and his friends did with wolves a year ago. But we’d have to control the population of any invasive species. Fifty, maybe sixty cats and no more. With all my sorrow I believe we’d start selling licenses to puma hunters.
And I told Doc that we shouldn’t make a secret of this anymore. Nope, we’ll advertise puma hunting, so we could sell those licenses for a better price. And we’d need some good photos for a new brochure. Ah yes, and I never liked old Doc’s photo of a wolf in that brochure so make a better one.
- Make a photo of walking Puma with Compact Digital Camera from under 25 m
- Make a photo of running Puma with Compact Digital Camera from under 35 m
- Make a photo of Grey Wolf with Compact Digital Camera from under 25 m
9. No time to dig for a T-Puma, let’s glue it up
Nice photos, hunter! Doc has ordered purrinting of our annual brochure already. Now, we need more showpieces to attract visitors. You know I have two passions - cats and… Ancient cats. I have a pair of nice tusks from a real saber-toothed tiger, now I want to show everyone a saber-toothed Puma! Stuffed, of course.
These tusks are big, so I need a big carrier. And please do not let the purr kitten suffer.
- Harvest male Puma weighing 92 kg or more with 100% harvest value
10. Cold revenge
Doc here. I came to Monica’s bar last evening, and guess? There was no ginger ale on the menu. Someone told me to try her new ‘Golden Puma’ ale, I did and… Felt no difference. This trot knows how to make money.
Look. I tracked that first Puma who ate the campers’ dog. The animal has a defect of one claw so that wasn’t too hard. It’s male, he loiters the area around Porcupine Ridge. I want him to be nailed for all my lost nerves. And when I say nailed I mean good old arrows.
- Visit Porcupine Ridge in Timbergold Trails
- Harvest male Puma with any recurve bow or a longbow in the same hunt
11. Verweile doch!
Hello there, Vera Herzschlag calling. I’m filming a clip where a hunter is attacked by a Puma. I want you for this role, and do not ask questions. I know you’re dreaming to sign autographs too.
You have a barrel, I have a camera. Puma runs, you fall and fire, clouds of smoke… Hurry up, I have a flight back to Burbank next morning.
- Harvest attacking puma with any muzzleloader or a muzzleloader pistol
Final message
Great job, hunter! Pumas are a part of the Timbergold Trails ecosystem now, whether we want that or not. Keep their population under control but do not run mad on that, the time will establish a balance of species itself.