Ryan JG 108 Posted February 22, 2019 So, I would use roosters as an indicated if a player was off in the distance because they are so loud; but today I notice them being softer and almost absent. Have they been dialed down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayzDayzFanboy 1280 Posted February 23, 2019 How are roosters an indicator of other players? I hear them on empty servers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awalsh47 200 Posted February 23, 2019 Allegedly they grow when players near. If you hear a rooster in distance a player isn't far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan JG 108 Posted February 23, 2019 They spawn when a play brings it in. So if you hear one far off then it’s not you triggering it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayzDayzFanboy 1280 Posted February 23, 2019 Like I say, I have heard roosters fast off on empty servers so I'm pretty sure that's unreliable at a means of detecting other players. They're probably spawning on you as you move across the map. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan JG 108 Posted February 23, 2019 Well it has got me 90% of my kills, so is pretty reliable for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayzDayzFanboy 1280 Posted February 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Ryan JG said: Well it has got me 90% of my kills, so is pretty reliable for me. So ate you telling me that every time you hear a rooster, that's a player spawning in near you? I call bs on this one. Sorry, but its kinda like the cherno town bell myth mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan JG 108 Posted February 23, 2019 It's very simple and believe what you want. When ever I hear a rooster off in the distance, I chase it down like I would gun shots. Nine times out of Ten I find the player that has forced the rooster to spawn in. Just like they would spawn zombies and loot in. Think about it, something has to make it spawn in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DayzDayzFanboy 1280 Posted February 23, 2019 So how do you account for roosters on an empty server? Just because something appears to be a certain way doesn't make it so. The sun appears to go around the earth, but that doesn't mean it does. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh1skey_ 111 Posted February 26, 2019 No one is saying it’s guaranteed and 100% that roosters are a sign that players are nearby, but it is a more often than not high probability that whenever you do hear a rooster, there’s a good chance something is nearby - i’ve either spawned in to servers and been in the same place where there’s nobody and no rooster, and logged out and logged right back in and haven’t moved and immediately heard a rooster, and most of the time a while later you’ll find something in that general direction, either a player or zombie group, which high concentration of zombies are also a good indication of activity. sometimes it’s a player moving around, or a gun shot, or a zombie nearby, that agitates the rooster into crowing - but something has to make the rooster caw, if they aren’t agitated by movement or sound, they stay quiet like chickens. I’ve heard roosters and gone and found just zombies in close proximity shuffling close by, and no players, but it’s usually SOMETHING nearby that makes the rooster act. So we don’t know the what part of it is, but we do know that usually, if you do hear a rooster and go investigate, you’ll have a good chance of finding something nearby. It’s not 100% fact, but for most people, it usually is reliable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xhardcorefishx 66 Posted February 27, 2019 I never found anything interesting near a rooster... Really. Its just a myth ( atleast i dont believe it ) , or some players just get triggered by it. Who knows, but i do know that i never found another player by investigating rooster sounds... However, maybe im just blind whenever a rooster is so damn annoying 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aux7 235 Posted February 27, 2019 From my experience, the rooster crows when he likes, as DayzDayzfanboy says. I hear them when I am on empty servers and I am nowhere near them. Now the hens, they are quiet until you hassle or go near them. I deliberately steer clear of them for that reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wolf 6 Posted February 28, 2019 I think a clear phrase people are ignoring is "off in the distance". Say the rooster is loud but I wonder if it's a distance than if could mean player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FearFokkol 131 Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) Just wanted to bump this thread a bit, I was thinking about this and wanted to get more feedback on this as I'm sure these rooster only or mostly sound off when there is a player in the area, I noticed this alot on traveling the map. 😀 If I hear a rooster sound off then I know that there is a player in the area, I know that because I heard this a couple times and from the hills/hunting stands that overlook the town, I notice there's a player/s looting. The other times in the middle of the night cycle I heard a rooster sound off just as I entered the town in the dark, now that seems to me like these they only crow when there are players nearby, possibly both when including "sunrise" Now what I do is when I enter a town/city, I go looking for that annoying rooster 🤣 Edited May 24, 2019 by FearFokkol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
