Hunters (AI)

Introduction
Hunters are NPC's in Subsistence that will build bases near a player's Base Command Unit and attack on sight, or attack a player's base periodically and after being attacked. Their behavior can be modified from the main menu.

Behavior
• AI Hunters only start to appear after you place your first Base Command Unit, starting with only a campfire, followed by a foundation on which they will begin to build their base. Base locations are randomly placed near your base at a comfortable but not negligible distance.

• Initially, Hunters will spawn as 1 per base location, and grow to a maximum of 4 per location in single player mode. The maximum number of bases Hunters can have are 3 in single player mode.

• Initially Hunters have a passive style, only doing as much as chopping trees and roaming around their base's perimeter, while stopping to crouch every few moments. Once a location is attacked, Hunters from that location will periodically raid the player's base approximately once every three days.

• Bears and wolves will attack AI Hunters, and vice versa. If a predator kills a hunter and the player steals their stuff, this will trigger a revenge attack.

• They aren't affected by the weather (may not be accurate after the last update).

• They don't raid inside your base nor steal your loot when you die.

• AI Hunter base components and equipment can be broken, you can shoot it or break it with grenades or molotovs and they have loot stored in a storage crate which you can steal. You can also use an axe or pick axe, but this is tedious, as axes only do one damage per swing, and pick axes do 2. Breaking a hunter BCU requires a base cracker.

• Hunter base loot dynamically updates based on the hunter presence (a heavy hunter presence working a base will yield more loot). Loot does not respawn instantly, but over time.

• You can't gain access to their BCU, or open their doors and windows, but you can use their equipment. This can be helpful, but remember they respawn at night.

• You can't build inside their base before destroying their BCU.

• Hunters do destroy base parts you make on their house.

• Hunters rebuild their house if you break it.

• You are not able to deconstruct buildables placed by hunters.

• Animals will not attack hunter bases.

* It is possible to stay inside after entering and you kill all hunters. The hunters respawn as usual, and re-build. They will attack you, if you are in or around their baseUnfortunately, this trick appears to be almost fruitless, as loot respawns over time, but it can be useful to use their power and mass to do certain things such as refine ore or use the crafting bench. If this trick is used, be sure to take adequate supplies.


 * There are rouge hunters camp spread throughout the map. usually with 3 hunters max

Combat
• AI Hunters have 100 health

• They have unlimited ammo, but do reload.

• Even if you don't shoot but they see you, they will chase you and when they are close enough they will pull out their guns and shoot you.

• If you shoot first they will all run zig zag until they are close enough and then they start engaging.

• When fighting they don't stand still all the time. They use bushes and trees as a cover.

• Use this to your advantage by placing claymores in cover areas near your base. If you shoot them while you are inside your house they will not flee.

• AI Hunters drop a loot bag when killed.

• Rifles will instantly kill a hunter with a head shot if he isn't wearing a helmet. If he is wearing a helmet, he may survive. Revolvers may also do this, but I'm basing that on my bear-hunting experience.

• Bows are also very good against them. Even a normal arrow can kill with a head shot. Premium arrows, if you have any to spare, seem to do roughly as much damage as the revolver.

• Always try to have high ground against them.

• Use big rocks, trees and base structures as a cover.

• A useful strategy is to build out into the water. Hunters are still dangerous in the water, but are a lot easier to shoot while swimming, especially if they're travelling to a BCU.

Reference
Survival Guide - Tips and facts you may not know, by b4rt, edited by Malfiros.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=794524519