The Legendary Animals Thread

[AdamNortonUK]

8 minutes ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

So, basically 3 Harriet missions and 4 freeroam LAs to go, right?

Yup, well 2 species of LAs to go, but the release order should cover the next 5 weeks, it's possible we may get the Panthers all in one go on the 20th October due to the Halloween content being available from the 27th October, which is why I've put 20/27th for sighting mission for the 3rd Panther.

If I put two and two together a while back when the Naturalist update was released, I could have provided everyone with the full list so we'd know when each LA would have been released, but I just skipped over it at the time as didn't think it was the actual order when I saw it back in July / August, should have checked the newswire posts back then to see that they matched exactly, I dropped the ball this time but at least for the next update if they lay it out the same hopefully I can spoil the release order of some drip fed content heh.

[CowboyTyke]

12 hours ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

So, basically 3 Harriet missions and 4 freeroam LAs to go, right?

 

Indeed.

 

@AdamNortonUK I'd have expected the bear sighting before the moose free roams, but I think your list is very likely. It's also possible that they may delay the panthers until after Halloween, we'll have to see if they stick to their schedule.

[AdamNortonUK]

43 minutes ago, CowboyTyke said:

 

Indeed.

 

@AdamNortonUK I'd have expected the bear sighting before the moose free roams, but I think your list is very likely. It's also possible that they may delay the panthers until after Halloween, we'll have to see if they stick to their schedule.

Even if they do appear later than Halloween, which is doubtful since there is 5 weeks left of drip fed content and 5 Legendary Animals in total which leads up to October 27th which is day the content for Halloween should be available, the order should be the order I've stated, this is because the data in the game files match up exactly to the newswire which you can see from the code.

Also even without the code below, they've not released all 3 types of Legendary Animals all at once (except for the Rams and starting Naturalist content) or in back to back weeks, and you can see where they have released the free roam LAs for a two week period then sighting missions for two week period.

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1.   Legendary Moose 1 : Snowflake Moose
     Legendary Moose 2 : Knight Moose
    
2.   Legendary Bear 3 : Golden Spirit Bear
    
3.   Legendary Moose 3 : Ruddy Moose
    
4.   Legendary Panther 1 : Nightwalker Panther
     Legendary Panther 2 : Ghost Panther
    
5.   Legendary Panther 3 : Iwakta Panther

The Panthers should lead into the Halloween content, I mean the names of them are a giveaway of sorts... so all the Legendary Animals should have been released by the time the Halloween content is available, this is will most likely a two week event for PVP mode for designed for Halloween only and soon as that ends there is no more new content until at least December at the earliest...

I could be wrong and they could surprise us with an update, however the current Outlaw Pass 3 benefits end on November 30th so Rockstar isn't likely to add anything else to the game before then since they haven't previously added anything new before Outlaw Pass coupons ends.

Edited September 27, 2020 by AdamNortonUK

[CowboyTyke]

@AdamNortonUK I agree odds are very high that what you outlined is likely to happen, thanks for the Outlaw Pass coupon reminder, I've got lots left to use and I'd totally forgotten I had them, looks like I'll be getting some more wardrobe junk

[aFinn]

Legendary Knight Moose and Knight Coat from Gus

 

 

 

Legendary Snowflake Moose and Snowflake Coat from Gus

 

 

[ALifeOfMisery]

Legendary Snowflake Moose. 01:40, public lobby, 5 players.

 

[Non Funkable Token]

 

 

 

This garment is actually impressive lol

[ALifeOfMisery]

1 hour ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

 

This garment is actually impressive lol

I can't get over how much the antlers have been shrunken

[Non Funkable Token]

7 minutes ago, ALifeOfMisery said:

I can't get over how much the antlers have been shrunken

Yep, impossible to overlook, sadly. But still worth the hassle.

[Big TIme McGill]

With the release of the two Moose today, I have five question marks left in my Field Guide for Legendary Animals.  I know the Panthers will cover three of those question marks, so what is the other species that hasn't been released yet?

[CowboyTyke]

1 hour ago, Big TIme McGill said:

With the release of the two Moose today, I have five question marks left in my Field Guide for Legendary Animals.  I know the Panthers will cover three of those question marks, so what is the other species that hasn't been released yet?

 

Free Roam Panthers x2

Harriet Bear mission

Harriet Moose mission (although she's a total moose and I'd happily shoot her)

Harriet Panther mission

 

That's the 5.

[aaron2997]

With the pattern they're going, I could see the panthers next week. Though I think they've gotta be holding those for until Halloween.

[AdamNortonUK]

38 minutes ago, aaron2997 said:

With the pattern they're going, I could see the panthers next week. Though I think they've gotta be holding those for until Halloween.

Panthers are the last Legendaries to be released. Next week it should be a Harriet Sighting mission for the 3rd Legendary Bear, followed by the 3rd Legendary Moose the following week.

 

I posted the order of release in an earlier post

[Non Funkable Token]

Any tip to spawn the Mud Runner F Buck? Seems to be especially reluctant to spawn. Have tried at daytime, night time, clear weather, rain, fog, and nada.

 

PS Didn't encounter the other buck within the prior 72 hours. Didn't encounter any LA soon before in any of the times I've been looking for the MRB, in fact.  

Edited October 1, 2020 by Mirror Park Resident

[Shotgun-Pauley]

anyone please have any tips are tracks to get the Legendary Knight Moose to spawn guys , i got lucky on day 1 with the snowflake moose but its now Thursday night over here in london uk and i still have not got the knight moose , over near the waterfall the gang hideout always spawns are the bootlegging camp and over near Doverhill where the Electric Light Bulb is it spawn there but a escort always spawns there so because there is a lot going on over that area it just seems like i need a other method that is why am asking u guys do u guys have any tips are even a exploit to make it spawn ?

[Non Funkable Token]

After another fail at hunting the MRB, moved to the Midnight Paw coyote area and BOOM, the yellow "?" appears on the radar within 10 seconds. 

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[CowboyTyke]

4 hours ago, Shotgun-Pauley said:

anyone please have any tips are tracks to get the Legendary Knight Moose to spawn guys , i got lucky on day 1 with the snowflake moose but its now Thursday night over here in london uk and i still have not got the knight moose , over near the waterfall the gang hideout always spawns are the bootlegging camp and over near Doverhill where the Electric Light Bulb is it spawn there but a escort always spawns there so because there is a lot going on over that area it just seems like i need a other method that is why am asking u guys do u guys have any tips are even a exploit to make it spawn ?

 

72 RL hour cooldown on species (moose in this case), assuming you got the Snowflake at 15:00 on the 29th 72 hours would be 15:00 2nd Oct so that's a significant factor. I've tried very hard to get LA's to spawn inside the 72 hour species cooldown and failed.

I have found that if there are any other random events on your radar such as moonshiner, escort/ambush, hideout etc then they most definitely do block LA spawns. In fact clearing one is frequently (in my observations) immediately followed by the LA spawn, past the 72 hour cooldown of course.

 

1 hour ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

After another fail at hunting the MRB, moved to the Midnight Paw coyote area and BOOM, the yellow "?" appears on the radar within 10 seconds. 

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I've always found the Mud Runner Buck east of Flatneck Station and south of where it says The Heartlands on the map. I've found it repeatedly as long as I've cleared any other random events in the spawn area, that includes the defence of the wagons that often appears near the tree with hanging bottles or the annoying woman with the dead horse that's often an ambush by the road near the tree line.

 

The jeanproke map (here: https://jeanropke.github.io/RDR2CollectorsMap/) has extremely reliable spawn points for each LA. Obviously if you've had any other Buck LA in the last 72 RL hours the cooldown applies.

Edited October 2, 2020 by CowboyTyke

[StandardDonkey]

4 hours ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

Any tip to spawn the Mud Runner F Buck?

  The last time I got it, I got the "?" while inside my camp, (as soon as i spawned in) by twin stack pass by the broken down oil well. Got the Tatanka the same way

  Basically,  stop looking for it 

 

Edit: My camp was by the oil well, not the "?"

Edited October 2, 2020 by StandardDonkey

[zedshifter67]

12 hours ago, CowboyTyke said:

 

72 RL hour cooldown on species (moose in this case), assuming you got the Snowflake at 15:00 on the 29th 72 hours would be 15:00 2nd Oct so that's a significant factor. I've tried very hard to get LA's to spawn inside the 72 hour species cooldown and failed.

I have found that if there are any other random events on your radar such as moonshiner, escort/ambush, hideout etc then they most definitely do block LA spawns. In fact clearing one is frequently (in my observations) immediately followed by the LA spawn, past the 72 hour cooldown of course.

I completely agree with this. That's exactly what I'm observing too.

Respecting the 72 h cooldown for species and 1 h cooldown between LA spawns it's very easy to get the LA you want. Spawns seem almost forced respecting those two restrictions: once the Teca Gator spawned at noon with cloudy weather. Hints tell it's a night creature and comes out with stormy weather. So, following weather conditions is not so important.

 

Spawns of a specific species between the 72 h species cooldown can occur but are very rare. 

 

The time is neither in-game time, nor playing time - it's real time (as Cowboy Tyke correctly says). So all you need is patience.

 

I made myself a list so I don't bother looking needlessly for a specific LA. Otherwise it can get very frustrating. 

 

Edit: In addition to the spawning area to be clear of other random events (again, as Cowboy Tyke mentions), it's safe to close any open treasure and collector maps (even if they show locations outside the LA spawning area). But maybe they don't interfere with the LA spawns - just an observation.

Edited October 2, 2020 by zedshifter67

[Non Funkable Token]

13 hours ago, StandardDonkey said:

  The last time I got it, I got the "?" while inside my camp, (as soon as i spawned in) by twin stack pass by the broken down oil well. Got the Tatanka the same way

  Basically,  stop looking for it 

 

Edit: My camp was by the oil well, not the "?"

Moved my camp to Heartlands and bingo! After spawning at camp several times, It spawned a little west of Flatneck Station. Thanks

 

[ALifeOfMisery]

Legendary Knight Moose. 11:00, public lobby, 4 players.

Only the Panthers left now boahs... In 2.5 weeks time. Sigh.

[xmchristopherx]

So this has probably already been answered, but can you come across the same legendary more than twice? For example I killed two of the same bear. Sampled one and skinned one. 

[Non Funkable Token]

1 hour ago, xmchristopherx said:

So this has probably already been answered, but can you come across the same legendary more than twice? For example I killed two of the same bear. Sampled one and skinned one. 

You can. They spawn as many times as the game wants. But remember the 72 hour (real time) cooldown on legendary animals of the same specie (not just the same legendary animals). If you encounter a legendary bear now, you won't encounter any legendary bear until after the 72h have passed.

Edited October 4, 2020 by Mirror Park Resident

[CowboyTyke]

1 hour ago, Mirror Park Resident said:

You can. They spawn as many times as the game wants. But remember the 72 hour (real time) cooldown on legendary animals of the same specie (not just the same legendary animals). If you encounter a legendary bear now, you won't encounter any legendary bear until after the 72h have passed.

 

Indeed. the 72 RL hour cooldown on species is the only meaningful limit on finding a specific LA repeatedly, no matter how hard I've tried to disprove it, the 72 RL hour cooldown is real (at least for me). It is possible to find it in less time, but only if someone else spawns it.

 

I've just killed the Wakpa boar for the 6th time, I've sampled it several times as well. I've killed and sampled every free roam LA on multiple occasions, apart from the Bears and Moose as there haven't been enough 72 hour periods yet.

Edited October 4, 2020 by CowboyTyke

[zedshifter67]

It seems ...

... doing one of Harriet's missions for a LA of a particular species triggers the 72-h cooldown period for its two free roam counterparts.

 

Can someone confirm this?

 

Edited October 5, 2020 by zedshifter67

[CowboyTyke]

2 hours ago, zedshifter67 said:

It seems ...

... doing one of Harriet's missions for a LA of a particular species triggers the 72-h cooldown period for its two free roam counterparts.

 

Can someone confirm this?

 

 

It definitely does set off the 72 hour cooldown on that species if you do a Harriet mission.

 

My testing conclusions are on page 5 of this thread.

[zedshifter67]

3 hours ago, CowboyTyke said:

 

It definitely does set off the 72 hour cooldown on that species if you do a Harriet mission.

 

My testing conclusions are on page 5 of this thread.

Thanks for your answer  ... and your testing work.

[CowboyTyke]

39 minutes ago, zedshifter67 said:

Thanks for your answer  ... and your testing work.

 

You're welcome, it was in my own self interest (and that of my friend who first suggested there was a cooldown) as it was clear there was some kind of mechanic at play. After recording the encounters for a while a pattern emerged a hypothesis and conclusions drawn. It saved a hell of a lot of annoying running round pointlessly once we realised it wasn't randomised. I have done a fair bit of annoying, pointless running around to try and disprove it too, but worth it.

Like everyone I think the 72 RL hour cooldown by species on free roam spawns sucks, but at least knowing about it makes the LA's more fun.

[Wunderlicht20]

had anyone the Location for the panthers

[CowboyTyke]

1 hour ago, Wunderlicht20 said:

had anyone the Location for the panthers

 

Not in the game yet, when they're released they will be on the jeanproke map which has been totally reliable for me.

 

@AdamNortonUK posted a very likely list which puts the free roam Panthers release on the 20th of October.