For many animals in the wild, my technique is to climb a tree and air assassinate them as they walk underneath, or hide in a bush and whistle them over to ambush them. However, I don't seem to be able to engage a crocodile with blades. I am only having success targeting and killing them with firearms. I have only tried a few times, so it could be a camera or targeting problem… has anyone had success?
Is it possible to hunt crocodiles using blades
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It took me a lot of tries to figure out how to hunt these whales effectively.
The reason the whale flees is because you are running out of harpoons. Yes, you have a limited supply of harpoons at your disposal; if you run out, you'll be forced to abort your hunt. So don't get too hasty, keep your calm and take your time to aim.
As for how to avoid getting damage from the whale:
The White Whale knows only 2 attack patterns, one of which is using its tail while your line is still attached. To prevent it from using its tail, you need to hit it soon after it lifts its tail. Take too long, and its tail will damage your boat, even if you managed to hit before its tail hits the water.
The White Whale uses its second pattern only after it manages to get rid of your line and after it submerges. It will emerge soon after, either right in front of your boat, or some distance away. When it appears right in front of your boat, that's when it's launching its attack. You have to hit it twice to prevent it from using that attack, so you should keep aiming towards the front of your boat while the whale is submerged, lest you have too little time to fire the second shot before its attack connects.
Before you go hunting for whales, I recommend you upgrade your harpoon storage to the maximum ( enabling you to carry 40 harpoons) and the harpoon strength to at least level 2. Rowboat armor is a fine idea as well, but if you're a skilled whaler, you'd probably be fine with a level 1 rowboat.
Progress in Assassin's Creed 4 does not seem to carry over between platforms. While I cannot confirm it for the PS4 <-> PC transition, I know that it will not carry over between PS3 and PS4. As the files use a different structure and are embedded differently in the game's folders, it would be hard to simply "port" it. Furthermore, it seems that all multiplayer progress as well as Kennway's Fleet is tied to your Uplay account. As this seems to treat different platform versions as different games, these do not carry over.
Some Sources: Single player not carrying over to Next-Gen; No save game transfer; Single player not carrying over to Next-Gen; Multiplayer not carrying over
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I have not been able to kill crocodiles with any form of blades either, not even with air assassination. Assuming it's not a bug, crocodiles can only be killed with firearms or the blowpipe, just like monkeys.
Interestingly, it appears monkeys and crocodiles can't be killed with throwing knives either.