Talk:Timberwolf/@comment-104.173.210.120-20191026064338/@comment-94.242.246.46-20191105053122

You can find them during the day and the night.  They can be very hard to see at night in inclement weather, so watch out!  Also, while they can be encountered randomly, they're scripted to appear during certain events in WM Episode 3.

Any time you're carrying a survivor, you will be attacked periodically by wolves.  Be ready to put them down and whip out your weapon of choice.  They also come after you during a blizzard you have to navigate.  So that's fun. 

If possible, try to avoid shooting at them if you've seen signs of a bear in the area or you might get a nasty surprise.  The game doesn't change any other wildlife when the wolves spawn.  And, as near as I can tell, the wolves don't seem to care about other wildlife.  I haven't done extensive testing on that, though.

The best strategy to deal with them is to use the terrain to your advantage.  Their pathfinding kind of sucks, so it's easy to confuse them by jiggering yourself up onto a fence or boulder, or by wedging yourself in a tight corner.  They can also have trouble getting to you on steep slopes sometimes.  Even if there's nothing nearby to screw up their pathfinding, it's still a good idea to put your back to the nearest wall so they can only come at you from one direction.

Other than that, stay calm and make sure you fire once each time a wolf comes close.  You almost certainly won't have time between attacks to reload safely, so don't fire wildly.  They'll usually back off whether you hit them or not, but a hit lowers the pack morale way more than a miss. 

They can't be baited with meat, but if you're carrying a survivor, they will go for them if you drop them in their path.  In fact, there are no normal wolves for the vast majority of the episode, so I wouldn't bother making bait, if that's part of your usual sandbox mode routine.

If you hide in a car, they will wait for you indefinitely, so don't do that.