Skinning Animals in .47

[nettles 396]

For some reason, my partner and I can no longer skin animals with the M9A1 bayonet.  I read in the .47 patchnotes that the SKS bayonet now can be used to skin animals, so my question is, is anyone else having problems skinning animals?

 

What knives are you using?

What animals are you trying to skin?

 

He and I both tried to skin the new red deer (it was a beautiful creature, shame we had to shoot it) and the wild boar using the M9A1 bayonet (it looks like a bowie knife and can be attached to an M4A1, though it's not a knife that can be stored in military boots).

 

Bonus question: has anyone located a 'Combat Knife' since .44? I've only ever seen one in all my 560 hours of playing, though I do tend to shy away from military zones.

 

Edit:  I'm also having problems adding a bipod to my Mosin Nagant. (I accidentally chucked my favorite AK off a cliff.)   It won't fit on the new CR527 either, which is a real bummer.  Is anyone else having bipod related issues?

Edited August 1, 2014 by nettles

[foxdie_01 121]

not been able to attach a bipod to the mosin for about 3 months. I've never found a combat knife. CZ has no attachments. I have no experience hunting so cant comment on that.

[TomatoSupra 207]

not been able to attach a bipod to the mosin for about 3 months. I've never found a combat knife. CZ has no attachments. I have no experience hunting so cant comment on that.

Then why the hell did you post? hahahahaha

[foxdie_01 121]

Then why the hell did you post? hahahahaha

 

To address the other 3 questions in your post.

[TomatoSupra 207]

To address the other 3 questions in your post.

 

Its not my post, but i didnt see the Edit when i posted that. Lol sorry, carry on.

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Edit:  I'm also having problems adding a bipod to my Mosin Nagant. (I accidentally chucked my favorite AK off a cliff.)   It won't fit on the new CR527 either, which is a real bummer.  Is anyone else having bipod related issues?

 

Ain't a issue, it's a intended feature.

 

There is nothing on a mosin you can mount that bipod, same goes for CR527. Get a compensator and u have the same ability.

[nettles 396]

Ain't a issue, it's a intended feature.

 

There is nothing on a mosin you can mount that bipod, same goes for CR527. Get a compensator and u have the same ability.

 

A couple months ago I could attach the bipod to the Mosin.  I never really liked the gun personally and the point is now moot anyway since I found another AK.  The compensator just dampens recoil, the bipod steadies your aim while you're prone.

[slippery gypsy 107]

also been unable to skin with the m4 bayonet tried twice 

[UltimateGentleman 355]

I've only found almost broken combat knives they are absurdly rare, we need some kind of purposed skinning knife for 100% a combat knife shouldn't be the best for that when there are knives specifically for it.

[archamedes 238]

also what knives attach to boots because all the knives i have found so far dont work with the boots i have

[falcon1439 20]

So my bipod'd mosin is pretty rare now? Am I a dying breed?

[KingOfTime 267]

So my bipod'd mosin is pretty rare now? Am I a dying breed?

Extremely rare, and it will only get more rare as time goes on.

[nettles 396]

also what knives attach to boots because all the knives i have found so far dont work with the boots i have

 

I believe the Combat Knife is the only one that attaches to military boots.  Later down the line they might let us also sheathe the SKS and M4 bayonet as well as the kitchen knife. (though I doubt it.)

 

 

also been unable to skin with the m4 bayonet tried twice 

 

Thanks for the feedback, glad to hear I'm not the only one.

[Funkmaster Rick 373]

Of the half-dozen friends I have who still play DayZ, we've only ever seen one combat knife in a combined 2000 hours of playtime, and it was ruined.

 

I carry a machete for skinning, since it's the only pristine bladed melee weapon I've run across recently. It skins fine. It averages 80% per stack when preparing fishsticks.

[hotcakes 348]

also what knives attach to boots because all the knives i have found so far dont work with the boots i have

Combat knives. I searched them in dayzdb and it looks like they don't spawn anymore.

 

Add a feature, break it. W0w!

[Khanarac 252]

 The compensator just dampens recoil, the bipod steadies your aim while you're prone.

That would be the case if this was RL, but it isnt. Both just slightly decrease dispersion. It should be the bipod that reduces recoileffects while deployed properly, but it doesn't. Mosin already shoots perfectly accurate with a compensator, no need for bipod. Also note that Bipods are now restricted to guns who have Railsystem handguards. (AKs, M4s)

 

The other questions: M4 bayonet doesnt even work to open cans at this point. CZ either doesn't have attachements yet or no model for a LRS-CZ and therefore has no available attachments at this point.

 

My question: Why would you even hunt? :P It's a waste of time. But if you do hunt, use a small caliber weapon and a pristine knife.

 

-combatknifes are crashsite only atm.

Edited August 3, 2014 by Khanarac

[Helix2000 128]

So my bipod'd mosin is pretty rare now? Am I a dying breed?

yes.

 

also, in answer to the OP's question, i can still skin with my combat knife, but they are stupidly rare, cos they mainly spawn (in good condition) at heli crashes. i recommend getting your hands on a couple of kitchen knives.

[UltimateGentleman 355]

Combat knives. I searched them in dayzdb and it looks like they don't spawn anymore.

 

Add a feature, break it. W0w!

 

Since when? Like a few of weeks ago I was finding badly damaged ones only and I was in the NWAF military camp upon server restart so there's no way anyone came in and dropped it...

 

So basically we can't get 100% of the meat ever...lol.

[scriptfactory 620]

Every combat knife I find is almost broken. They should totally make weapon repair kits work on item attachments and melee weapons.

[hombrecz 832]

Pitty that sharpening of kitchen knife with stone makes it only damaged. I hoped for worn.

[irishroy 1347]

also what knives attach to boots because all the knives i have found so far dont work with the boots i have

only military boots can have knives attached to them (doesnt matter which knife, just mil.-boots)

[maninthewall 470]

 

 

 

Edit:  I'm also having problems adding a bipod to my Mosin Nagant. (I accidentally chucked my favorite AK off a cliff.)   It won't fit on the new CR527 either, which is a real bummer.  Is anyone else having bipod related issues?

It's not an issue, just the bipod doesn't fit because the mosin does not have a rail

[scriptfactory 620]

Pitty that sharpening of kitchen knife with stone makes it only damaged. I hoped for worn.

 

What? You can sharpen knives with stones?

[nettles 396]

It's not an issue, just the bipod doesn't fit because the mosin does not have a rail

 

I can understand why that would be the case, but a lot of bipods clamp on to the barrel of guns.

[nettles 396]

What? You can sharpen knives with stones?

 

Apparently only if they're in 'badly damaged' condition. by then, skinning is a moot point anyway because you're only getting like 30% meat anyway.  We need a Skinning Knife with a scaling tool backend.