Shelter 2: Prey, surviving and maps Guide

This is a guide about Shelter 2! Here are the things that are included:
Hunting tips
Tips for surviving
Maps
Prey
Predators

Thats it!

Hunting can be difficult when you are new to Shelter, especially if you dont know how prey move. So here are some tips.

How to move/hunt:

Hunting depends on difficulty, in normal mode when you approach any prey you immediately crouch and that makes hunting easier, but in survival mode you have to crouch by yourself by clicking CTRL. This makes hunting more uncoordinated. Also if you get too close the prey are startled and get a head start by running first, so you should also pounce before the prey do.
The easiest and most abundant prey to hunt are hares/rabbits. The hardest prey to hunt are deer and (sometimes) pheasants.

If your a new-comer it is hard to fend for all your cubs, especially if you don’t know how. So here are some tips!

1. Make sure to stay in the big tree area for the first time, it has the most prey!

2. Don’t go to areas with limited prey, like the foothills or swamp. Stay in the centre!

3. When your cubs size up after winter they have to eat more, so make sure to go to an area with lots of prey since they are more likely to starve. (from past experiences)

4. Your cubs have about 4 minutes until they starve and collapse, so make sure to keep hunting non-stop. But of course you can take a small break.

5. If you have low stamina don’t be afraid to eat a snack, even a small one like a shrew will give you loads of extra stamina for hunting larger prey.

Hopefully these tips have benefited you, over time you will become more skilled and have less deaths!

Shelter 2 doesn’t only contain the big tree area but it has 3 more biomes for you to explore!
I will show all the maps and information about them. Just know that when you first enter each biome it will be blank for you to explore and fill out.

Big tree/Valley

The Big tree area is where you have your cubs and spawn at. It contains a large tree in the middle (tree type is unknown possibly a spruce?) and in the tree contains a small den. Surrounding the tree is a large grassy plain with foothills, marshes and sparse forests. It provides the most prey, usually hares.

Prey: Rabbits, Nests, Pheasants, Shrews.

Predators: Foxes, Eagles, Bears?, Lonesome fog.

Rare collectables: Fox skull, Pink flower, Blue feather.

Difficulty: Easy, for beginners.

Lake biome (Three trees)

The lake biome is an area which contains a large lake which has small islands in the centre, (can only be accessed in winter). The whole area is mostly the lake but also provides sparse forests and grassy areas. This biome also has a large waterfall and river which are located to the east (looking from the entrance point)

Prey: Musk deer, Nests, Rabbits,
Pheasants (and grouse), Shrews.

Predators: Foxes, Eagles? Lonesome fog, Bears.

Rare collectables: Rose, Pink feather, Secret cave.

Difficulty: Medium, tough at winter, not a lot of traversable land.

Tundra (Glacial plains)

The Tundra is an extremely wide grassy area with and abundance of rocks all over the plains. Surrounding the tundra are steep mountains and a glacial sea. The tundra has no forests and marshes due to its cold weather and cold soil.

Prey: Chamois (type of goat antelope??) Deer, Rabbits, Nests (rarely)

Predators: Wolves, polar bears!, arctic foxes, eagles.

Rare collectables: Siberian tiger skull, Mammoth tusk.

Difficulty: Hard, no easy prey and especially hard in survival mode due to the wolves.

Mountains

The mountains are steep valleys and tall cliffs, hard to traverse through. The mountains contain loads of cliffs and narrow paths. In the middle of the map there is a large river which you can only cross in winter. Contains very sparse forests and huge waterfall located east.

Prey: Chamois (near tundra opening) Deer, Rabbits, Pheasants (and grouse), Shrews, nests.

Predators: Foxes, Eagles, bears.

Rare collectables: N/A

Difficulty: Medium, very hard to traverse because of steep terrain. Has a huge abundance of grouse and deer.

Finished! this took so long. If i made any mistakes remind me!

This contains all the prey and where they are found.

Hares/Rabbits.

Feeds: Two cubs
Coat: Brown, white, Brown and white (rarely)
Difficulty: Easy
Collectible skull: Yes
Spawns: Mountains, Lake, Tundra, Main area
Season: All

Pheasants

Feeds: Three cubs
Coats: Brownish reddish feathers
Difficulty: Medium
Collectible skull: Yes
Spawns: Main area, Lake, Mountains
Season: All

Grouse
Feeds: Three cubs
Coats: Completely black with a red streak on its beak
Difficulty: Medium
Collectible skull: Yes
Spawns: Main area, Lake, Mountains
Season: All

Deer

Feeds: Four cubs + the player
Coat: Brown, sometimes with large antlers (male only)
Difficulty: Hard
Collectible skull: Yes
Spawns: Mountains, Tundra
Seasons: all

Musk deer
(no images, but musk deer are slightly smaller and have fangs coming from their mouths)
Feeds: Four cubs + the player
Coat: Brown with protruding fangs
Difficulty: Hard
Collectible skull: Yes
Spawns: Lake only
Seasons: all

Shrews/lemmings
(no images, but shrews are small mice-like creatures that make squeaking noises)
Feeds: One cub
Coat: Dark brown
Difficulty: really easy
Collectible skull: no
Spawns: Mountains, lake, main area
Seasons: Doesn’t spawn in winter

Foxes

Feeds: Four cubs
Killable: Yes
Danger to: Cubs
Spawns: Mountains, Tundra, Big tree.
Collectible skull: Yes

Eagles

Feeds: Four cubs
Killable: Yes
Danger to: Cubs
Spawns: Mountains, Main area, Tundra, Lake? (never gotten an encounter personally)
Collectible skull: Yes

Bears

Feeds: N/A
Killable: Nope (DONT EVEN TRY!)
Danger to: Player and cubs (will starve the cubs if the player is caught)
Spawns: Mountains, Lake, Main area? (near mountains)
Collectible skull: N/A

Polar bears

Feeds: N/A
Killable: NO
Danger to: Player and cubs (will starve the cubs if the player is caught)
Spawns: Tundra only (near the tiger den and lake entrance)
Collectible skull: N/A

Wolves
Feeds: N/A
Killable: No
Danger to: Player and cubs
Spawns: Tundra only (they spawn after 5-15 minutes and will leave if they are unsuccessful. They dont return)
Collectible skull: N/A

Lonesome fog
Feeds: N/A
Killable: no..
Danger to: cubs
Spawns: Lake, Main area, tundra??
Collectible skull: Obviously no