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[Yoink]

Seriously, night creatures seem to have benefited a great deal from the new changes to combat.
I understand now just why every settlement I've visited in the new version has been living in fear of them... finally encountered one (as a 'group' on the travel map) and it tore apart my companion and then, when I tried to sneak up and headstab it, it turned around and charged at me.
It had several moves for every one of mine, and ended up pulping my hand with its first punch... followed by my head.

Time to get together a bigger, better-equipped group and try again, I guess.
Anyone else finding night creatures a lot tougher than they were previously?

[ClorrProdigal]

Yeah it was weird the first night creature I met, we basically ambushed in his lair. He was just like "What is going on? A battle?!". I cut his head off. The second night creature I met was a wrestler who murdered each member of my group one by one and try as I might I only managed to get a single hit in before he smashed my sword arm. I felt helpless. 

[Dr.Propz]

The first one I met was killed instantly with a bolt to the face by my companion

[RealFear]

The first one I met was killed instantly with a bolt to the face by my companion

Ranged weapons always tend to cause miracles/bullshit

[Kamamura]

The first one I met was killed instantly with a bolt to the face by my companion

Ranged weapons always tend to cause miracles/bullshit

It's quite realistic when you consider the fact that a crossbow bolt could penetrate an armored knight AND his shield. Crossbows were banned by the Pope for a reason.

[Wumpi]

I don't mind much being one shotted by a bow. Imagine how all those bandits felt when you slew them by throwing blood and loose change.
My first night creature was actually a night troll I wandered upon on my way to a dark fortress. I got lucky and severed his spine on my first strike, forcing him to drop his cleaver. Even after that he was insanely fast, tough skinned, and covered me in push bruises before I managed to bleed him out. Even managed to bruise my heart.
If he weren't paralyzed AND on the ground, he probably would have cleaved me in half.

[kulik]

The first one I met was killed instantly with a bolt to the face by my companion

Ranged weapons always tend to cause miracles/bullshit

It's quite realistic when you consider the fact that a crossbow bolt could penetrate an armored knight AND his shield. Crossbows were banned by the Pope for a reason.

Xbow can penetrate armor but the damaging effect to wearer is negligible. Lots of test on youtube.

[nenjin]

Night creatures are insanely hard to hit now. They were hard to hit before, but now it feels like you need all the help you can get. I've been sleeping in Dwarf hillocks and Night Creature attacks have been triggered while I'm inside. Basically the only reason I can hurt them half the time is because they're too busy punching/chewing on a dwarf, so I get a slight advantage when they're recovering from attacks.

[TheCoolSideofthePIllow]

The first one I met was killed instantly with a bolt to the face by my companion

Ranged weapons always tend to cause miracles/bullshit

It's quite realistic when you consider the fact that a crossbow bolt could penetrate an armored knight AND his shield. Crossbows were banned by the Pope for a reason.

A hand crossbow couldnt do that unless you were point blank, though. And it sure as fuck would not penetrate a steel shield. -.-

Mythbusters and Deadliest Warrior have both done a few episodes showing the effectiveness of various crossbows. They were not even stronger than a long bow most of the time.

[Dibuk]

Party died to goblins - sleeping alone in the woods - woke up with boogyman foot in my pulped brain. Brilliant end to a legendary hero.

[Dyret]

Mythbusters and Deadliest Warrior have both done a few episodes showing the effectiveness of various crossbows. They were not even stronger than a long bow most of the time.

Longbows shot through plate just fine, though.

[thvaz]

In the world I am playing the roam the wilderness in packs. They move too fast and have a lot of attacks. If it was not for the bug tht make enemies passive, it would be impossible to kill them.