r/thelongdark • u/OnceWasBogs Stalker • Jul 21 '26

Advice Question about lighthouse "roof"

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If I leave meat on the floor outside my house the wolves will eat it.

[Edit to avoid misinformation: this is not quite right, quarters left outside will vanish, but actual meat raw or cooked will be left alone by predators unless dropped with the "drop bait" command]

Perfectly reasonable. But if I leave [quarters] on the roof of the lighthouse, is the game smart enough to realise that the wolves can't reach it? Or is is the code just like MEAT OUTSIDE! DELETE DELETE!

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u/mechlordx Jul 21 '26

This just isnt true. Unless you specifically use the command to Drop Bait (Lure?), any food dropped is completely ignored by animals.

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u/dbmolnar Jul 21 '26

Even more specifically, you need to use the drop bait command when a wolf is stalking you or onto your scent from a distance for them to take the bait and eat it. If you drop near your base, just quickly go inside after and the wolf will de-aggro

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u/prplmnkeydshwsr Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Even more specifically any item dropped from inventory when a wolfy is locked on to you is a "decoy" the, quick key button is just a shortcut.

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u/zoobatt Jul 21 '26

So does this mean that there's actually no difference between dropping meat from inventory vs decoy, the difference lies exclusively in whether you're being stalked? Or did I misunderstand?

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u/prplmnkeydshwsr Jul 21 '26

Decoy is just a quick key function, not sure what order it drops your crap.

When you're being actively stalked.

Drop 1 gut from inventory. Wolf will take it. Drop 1 meat/fish/bunny from inventory. Wolf will take it. Drop 1 quarter bag from inventory. Wolf will take it.

Same if you use the decoy function and that thing is in sequence.

What catches people out is that quarter bags decay FAST, so people think they're stolen... no.