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How to Locate Downed Survivors?

Hello all! So I've been having problems with the hatch constantly. To counter, I have been leaving the second to last survivor downed so i can hunt the last one down. I have no longer had a survivor escape via hatch and have had MANY more "nobody escaped" matches. The new problem that has raised is that once i hook the last survivor, I can no longer find the survivor I left downed and they always bleed out. I know Deerstalker is a thing, but I don't want a crutch perk. Is there any tips on how to find downed survivors? (And yes i know you can hear them grunting but i cant even get close enough to hear. They just vanish.)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!

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  • CoolAKn
    CoolAKn Member Posts: 677

    You could try Stridor, it make their grunts louder and even counters Iron Will. Another one you can try is Whispers, which tells you a survivor is inside x range. Outside of perks, I don't know how much help I can be.

  • Knex4545
    Knex4545 Member Posts: 95

    @CoolAKn so either way ill need some form of perk to use that strat huh? I kinda had a feeling. I wanted three slots for killer assigned perk and the fourth to play around with and see whats best but i guess for my play style Deerstalker is best.

  • CoolAKn
    CoolAKn Member Posts: 677
    edited October 2018

    @Knex4545 Some killers have aura-revealing add-ons when a survivor is in a certain range, Wraith and Shape have the best ones. Pig has a good one too.

  • Knex4545
    Knex4545 Member Posts: 95

    @CoolAKn I've noticed that Freddy doesn't need the Deerstalker perk either. Ill study the killers and see what i can and can't get away with.

    Quick question, Does the Shape's Stalk ability let you stalk downed survivors? If so i could sweep the area in stalk mode and the silhouette will glow.

  • CoolAKn
    CoolAKn Member Posts: 677

    @Knex4545 said:
    @CoolAKn I've noticed that Freddy doesn't need the Deerstalker perk either. Ill study the killers and see what i can and can't get away with.

    Quick question, Does the Shape's Stalk ability let you stalk downed survivors? If so i could sweep the area in stalk mode and the silhouette will glow.

    If you are playing Freddy and use Red Paint Brush with Monitor & Abuse, he will just about have no terror radius.

    For Michael, you can't gain evil from stalking downed survivors, but the add-on should still reveal them while stalking.

  • Knex4545
    Knex4545 Member Posts: 95

    @CoolAKn Ill have to do a bunch of killer test runs. Thank you for the tips!

  • iceman2kx
    iceman2kx Member Posts: 462

    The best thing to do is remember the general vicinity your downed survivor is and hook the other survivor far enough so they'll pop up on BBQ. Otherwise, you'll be looking for blood and groans. You might also be seriously underestimating how far a survivor can crawl, especially if they have tenacity.

    If you really just blew it, let the dying survivor escape from you and none of the above work, take a mental note of where the hatch spawns and start you search outwards from there.

  • Knex4545
    Knex4545 Member Posts: 95

    @iceman2kx in the most recent match that i had this problem, I went back to the general location I left them, and then slowly spiraled outwards until i heard grunts and didn't. Maybe I am underestimating the distance but if they don't know where the hatch is or way too far, then where would they nuzzle themselves to bleed out? Also is leaving them to bleed out a preferable outcome to an escape hatch or is there no point difference?

  • SnakeSound222
    SnakeSound222 Member Posts: 4,467

    Aside from using perks, putting the Survivor in Madness 3 with Doctor should reveal them. They will scream, which gives away their position and the illusions will appear next to them. If the Survivor is running Calm Spirit, they won't scream, but the illusions will still appear.

  • iceman2kx
    iceman2kx Member Posts: 462

    What's gonna happen is the survivors will crawl and look for the hatch OR towards the exit if the gates are opened. That's the only way a survivor will be able to live (and win) assuming they don't have unbreakable, DS or other teammates to pick them up.

    If they bleed out, they die. If they die, you win. The only time bleeding out will really hurt you is if you haven't hooked them yet and received your BBQ stack for it. If they are no where near the hatch, you could try the corners/edge of the map or somewhere no where near a hook. The the reason they would crawl there is to get far enough away from a hook so they can wiggle free and escape. There's really no benefit for a survivor to bleed out and die as opposed to being hooked.

  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    @Knex4545 said:
    Hello all! So I've been having problems with the hatch constantly. To counter, I have been leaving the second to last survivor downed so i can hunt the last one down. I have no longer had a survivor escape via hatch and have had MANY more "nobody escaped" matches. The new problem that has raised is that once i hook the last survivor, I can no longer find the survivor I left downed and they always bleed out. I know Deerstalker is a thing, but I don't want a crutch perk. Is there any tips on how to find downed survivors? (And yes i know you can hear them grunting but i cant even get close enough to hear. They just vanish.)

    Any help would be appreciated, Thanks!

    Turn up the volume a lot and listen for their moans.
    If you still cant find them in a reasonable time, walk to the hatch and wait there. Maybe they will show up, maybe they wont. Either way, you 4ked

  • TigerKirby215
    TigerKirby215 Member Posts: 604

    BBQ will reveal downed survivors as well.
    Other than that? Look for blood on the ground and listen for grunts of pain.

  • GrannyonAcid
    GrannyonAcid Member Posts: 476

    Why would you consider Deerstalker a crutch perk? Or are you saying you don't want to give up a crutch perk for something like Deerstalker?

  • iceman2kx
    iceman2kx Member Posts: 462

    @GrannyonAcid said:
    Why would you consider Deerstalker a crutch perk? Or are you saying you don't want to give up a crutch perk for something like Deerstalker?

    He's not saying Deerstalker is a crutch perk in the way the community perceives, "crutch". He's saying he wants to get better at finding downed survivors rather than rely on a perk to do it for him.

  • Rebel_Raven
    Rebel_Raven Member Posts: 1,775
    Listen for moans, look for blood (bloodhound might help. Effing wraiths and their uber tracking), and look for the button prompt, I guess.
  • No_Cluie_Louis
    No_Cluie_Louis Member Posts: 1,093

    the most simple thing to do is use bbq and chilie. It's a great perk anyway but when you hook the second to last survivor (as long as you go far away and that's not a problem as usually you know roughly what side of the map the downed person is on), you'll be able to see the survivor.

  • Knex4545
    Knex4545 Member Posts: 95

    @iceman2kx said:

    @GrannyonAcid said:
    Why would you consider Deerstalker a crutch perk? Or are you saying you don't want to give up a crutch perk for something like Deerstalker?

    He's not saying Deerstalker is a crutch perk in the way the community perceives, "crutch". He's saying he wants to get better at finding downed survivors rather than rely on a perk to do it for him.

    Exactly.

  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    @GrannyonAcid said:
    Why would you consider Deerstalker a crutch perk? Or are you saying you don't want to give up a crutch perk for something like Deerstalker?

    Crutch was not meant in a negative way like survivors call noed crutch etc.
    Deerstalker is useles in most cases and its actually a bad idea to pick it (only exception might be a full slugging build)

  • GrannyonAcid
    GrannyonAcid Member Posts: 476

    Understood. I like Deerstalker. I haven't put points into my Billy in years. So I still run Deerstalker on him. I got the old school build like Enduring, Deerstalker, Brutal strength, and whispers. I still play him a ton and think Deerstalker fits well with him. But besides for him I wouldn't want to waste a perk spot on it either.

  • SteveyHooves
    SteveyHooves Member Posts: 246
    Audio is huge when you dont you dont want to use DeerStalker. Through depending on who you play some characters like the wraith has an add-on it's a very rare that shows survivor auras 12 meters away while cloaked. It's was favorite add-on before his add-on changes. It's really good
  • thekiller490490
    thekiller490490 Member Posts: 1,164
    Deer stocker isn't crutch.