Help with finding flying creatures on a planet

Flashman014 · Post by **Flashman014** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:23 am

I've accepted a contract to find flying creatures on nearby planets several times. In my searches, both with the contract and without, I've not seen a single sign of any life on any planet, save for a few trees here and there. Is there something I should be looking for? Is there a particular habitat I should search?

All in all, planets seem to be a little plain and devoid of any life or activity. I understand that that's probably a limitation of a game like this being developed by a one-man team, but I'd love to see some diversity on planets.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:58 am

The birds and butter flies will appear far away and will just be a very small dot that moves across the sky or near the ground. It may take a few minutes and seem like they will never show up. look left, right, and forward to spot them. If you approach them at to fast a speed you will kill them

as I have.

I head to the way point then search the skies all around.

[Edited on 2-3-2016 by 49rTbird]

Rubber Chicken · Post by **Rubber Chicken** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:34 am

If you've ever played IL2 Sturmovick '46, then you are already well-trained to spot flying creatures.

Spot the dots is the name of both games except in '46 you're looking for enemy planes instead.

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:36 am

It almost seems the game had a limited number of flying creatures and most of them were sucked up during beta testing (I'm guessing). With every iteration, they become fewer and fewer. In my latest attempt to collect the required five, I ran out of fuel after snagging only one bird.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:58 am

From post: 184282, Topic: tid=12372, author=Marvin wrote:It almost seems the game had a limited number of flying creatures and most of them were sucked up during beta testing (I'm guessing). With every iteration, they become fewer and fewer. In my latest attempt to collect the required five, I ran out of fuel after snagging only one bird.

Then it's my fault, sorry! I picked up quite a few in Beta!

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:52 pm

Okay, I forget who but I watched somebody's YouTube shorts yesterday ... tracking butterflies and birds. I noticed that, even while he tracked a butterfly, two birds appeared in the distance. And, while tracking a bird, others could be seen hovering over the mountains. So, evidently, there is at least one planet where SeeJay hasn't managed to collect all the wildlife ... I'd ask for directions but, if the planet was named in the open forum, it would probably lead to near extinction on the planet in question.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:59 pm

I have only seen two birds at one time but then the pay for getting them seems worth the effort.

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:02 pm

I think it must depend on the planet. There are times when I've rammed and killed them by the flock and other times (on different planets) when they were extremely rare.

PaulB · Post by **PaulB** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:40 am

From post: 184282, Topic: tid=12372, author=Marvin wrote:It almost seems the game had a limited number of flying creatures and most of them were sucked up during beta testing (I'm guessing). With every iteration, they become fewer and fewer. In my latest attempt to collect the required five, I ran out of fuel after snagging only one bird.

My goodness - why would (such a feature) that be???

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:37 am

It wouldn't. I was being factitious. And SeeJay played along, as usual (he knows me all too well).

Flashman014 · Post by **Flashman014** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 4:03 am

From post: 184434, Topic: tid=12372, author=Marvin wrote: It wouldn't. I was being factitious. And SeeJay played along, as usual (he knows me all too well).

:D

Delta99 · Post by **Delta99** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:15 am

Yeah, I ran out of fuel after only snagging two birds and I think ramming a third. But spent a good 10 minutes between each and then had to give up on it with the potential of running completely out of fuel.