21 November - Hunting Skill!

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21 November 2006 - HUNTER SKILL!

Like a seasoned Hunter, skulking behind trees and keeping unseen, the Hunter skill has waited for the right moment and pounced. That's right – after many months of patient tracking - the Hunter skill is upon us!
Those stealthy and bold enough to become a master of the Hunter skill should begin at Yanille or Nardah. Marked by animal-skin icons on the minimap, two Hunter shops have taken up premises, selling the wares necessary to begin. A quick browse and shop for bird snares, teasing sticks and magical imp boxes, amongst others, will put you in fine stead for the adventures ahead! Who knows, you may even encounter Leon, an amateur inventor who has found a bow-dacious use for animal bones...
Ready to hunt and laden with animal traps, you will now be looking for somewhere to start your training. The Hunter skill comes with three brand new and vast areas, all denoted by the animal paw icon on the minimap. A quick scurry past the ogres of Gu'Tanoth and over the Feldip Hills will lead to the Feldip Jungle, teeming with explosive chinchompas, spined larupia and various other beasties. A trek past Rellekka, toward Trollweiss Mountain, will reveal the fearsome sabretooth kyatt and cohorts, while the grounds north of the Gnome Stronghold, now connected to the Piscatoris Fishing Colony, will open up - amongst others - Matthias's magnificent falconry area!
Phew! This lengthy list does not even include the Hunter area near Uzer, nor the graahk stomping grounds round Cairn Isle, or the salamander and lizard trapping areas scattered throughout the world. See the Knowledge Base article for an extensive list of where you can test your abilities.
The Hunter skill brings with it not only new areas, but new experiences. Watch your falcon swoop after dashing kebbits. Jump over pits as you lure unwitting sabretooth kyatts into them. Scour the plains for butterflies with a net and jar in tow. Master the patient, yet rewarding, technique of animal tracking. These diverse abilities will be available to you as your Hunter skill develops.
As any esteemed Hunter will tell you, the thrill of the chase is also about the reward, and a career of hunting will provide you with so many. Arm yourself with the chinchompa, an explosive rodent that can be thrown long distances! Aid your battle-weary friends with stat-boosting butterflies! Load your swamp lizard and toast enemies with its flame-throwing abilities! Collect or sell the furs of your catches, possibly even making them into weight-reducing capes, gloves for Thieving or full camouflage gear! Oh, and don't forget the imp-in-a-box, who will reluctantly help you when called upon... So go hunt, stalk your prey stealthily and feel the call of the wild...

[Dan]

Yay bout time it was out :p

[Ir1337?]

Too slow ^_^

[---MAD---]

yeah its very slow skill, no action - not how hunting was thought to be :p.

[Dan]

I likes it pretty good so far

[User Name]

this skill is sick

huntin should be banned!!!!!

thanks for news anyway

[Ekalb]

Huntings ok, it's pretty close to what I expected.
I like the new creatures though and the imp that can bank stuff.

Hunting birds is a bit fun, it's a shame if your not a patient person.

Tommorow im going to fully go all guns blazing at it! I hope it gets funner as you level up more.
Current level: 2

[Move-Along-fnx-]

Huntings ok, it's pretty close to what I expected.
I like the new creatures though and the imp that can bank stuff.

Hunting birds is a bit fun, it's a shame if your not a patient person.

Tommorow im going to fully go all guns blazing at it! I hope it gets *funner*as you level up more.
Current level: 2

Better* =]

Funner isnt a word and what ya gotta do for it?

[Ekalb]

Better* =]

Funner isnt a word and what ya gotta do for it?

You start hunting birds, then other birds and small little wierd creatures, then butterflies and other cool animals.

For birds you lay down a trap, wait for a bird to land on it, if the trap succeeds the bird is captured and you get feathers, meat and bones. If it fails the bird flies away and you have to set it up again.

Funner is a fun word.
Lvl 2 hunting... Woo that means my total is 1337!

[ThReAtEnEd]

is the skill fun for semi-afk'ers ? lol