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[lordlp]

I've tried Adventure mode off and on for a while - read the wiki and tips - and still can't grasp how this is fun.

How do you find anything? I read you can power level off of small animals.. but I searched and searched and hell.. I never find ANYTHING but trees. Did find a few Yaks finally this game, which I killed. Is there something I'm missing or are forests and the likes really that desolate?

[XXSockXX]

Try sneaking ("S"). If you don't sneak animals will run away from you. You might outrun them eventually, when your stats go up, but sneaking is essential here.

[Valtam]

Although this is my first post, I think I might have a suggestion or two about this, cause' it happened just the same when I first tried Adventure Mode.

Take into account world generation parameters, like natural savagery and number of civilizations and sites; I don't know exactly if these two might relate with how "tame" the surroundings of sites are, haven't tested yet, but if natural savagery is low then you might have a hard time trying to find something to spar and kick indefinitely. So, to fold this point, make sure that your Dwarf Fortress world is also suitable for adventures.

Also,

Try sneaking ("S"). If you don't sneak animals will run away from you. You might outrun them eventually, when your stats go up, but sneaking is essential here.

Becoming a legendary ambusher is quite easy if you refrain from fast travel, this way you can spot wildlife easier (but if you have companions vicious poachers at your side, creatures run away all the same). As a bonus, it's a wonderful skill that might save your fat more than a couple of times.

But fret not. If you're having trouble with food scarcity, and the nearbiest town is "far to the southeast" or something like that, try searching for free items inside hamlet houses. You'll likely find bags filled to the brim with berries and reeds, and townsfolk's cabinets usually contain leather equipment, which is quite better that being equipped with yarn clothing.

In any case, a serious lack of food resources could be a challenge, and a nice one while we're at it, so you better get again your dog leather backpack, ask for some troublesome ringleaders or bloodsucking cheesemakers and prepare for some FUN, Adventure mode has loads of it.

[Sorry for my broken english]

[Yoink]

Hmm... Try pressing "T".

It sounds like you mightn't have discovered fast travel yet.

[DavionFuxa]

I've tried Adventure mode off and on for a while - read the wiki and tips - and still can't grasp how this is fun.

How do you find anything? I read you can power level off of small animals.. but I searched and searched and hell.. I never find ANYTHING but trees. Did find a few Yaks finally this game, which I killed. Is there something I'm missing or are forests and the likes really that desolate?

Right now the Adventure Mode is extremely dry bones, so not all of the fun is implemented yet.

Anyhow, you can find stuff with the compass, by asking peasants for quests (and in the case of Vampires, where you can find them), also asking peasants about surroundings (they might tell you of a Dragon Cave or a Bronze Colossus temple), or going to known areas that would have fun (a Campfire you previously discovered, a Fortress Dungeon, the Catacombs, a Rulers Tomb.

In regards to animals, be sure to check specific Biomes for animals your look for, you won't find Rabbits in a Tropical Grassland, or a Mountain in your case (Mountains don't have many little critters for that matter). Sneaking is also important since if animals see you, they will run away when you get close - though ranged weapons can also be good since you can take them out easily with an arrow or bolt.

Note though that you have to spend some time in a Biome to find stuff. Walking through a mountain for a time to get across a road, I mostly didn't see much besides Keas.