Bear Spear

Wintermute-Exclusive content.

This content only appears in Wintermute.

“

Ten inches of cold hard steel might do what a bullet can't. I'm convinced– a spear's the way to kill that bear.

-Jeremiah

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The Bear Spear is a weapon only available in Episode 2: Luminance Fugue in Wintermute.

Overview

The Bear Spear weighs 4.00kg, cannot be harvested, and disappears after completing What One Man Can Do. It is treated as a Collectibles, but this is to prevent it from being dropped and lost. The red ribbon on the Spear is one of the few items in the game to have dynamic ragdoll physics, moving in the wind as the player turns.

The player uses the spear by creating a defensive posture and then bracing for a bear charge, then thrusting the spear into the bear. To brace for the attack, hold LMB on PC to "Set Spear", which will deplete stamina and restrict the player from moving and pivoting approximately 30 degrees to either side. It takes about half a second between starting to brace, and the spear to become active.

If the spear is active when the Old Bear collides with them, a special "spear struggle" will ensue in which the player buries the spearhead into the beast's chest and can click repeatedly to fill the bar and win the struggle. Struggling for too long will result in the Old Bear scratching the player with its claws halfway through the struggle, resulting in Laceration, Sprained Ankle, and Blood Loss Afflictions. Failing to fill the bar after 9 seconds will result in the bear breaking from the spear, and "punching" the player with his right paw, knocking them out.

Successfully defeating a bear in a Spear Struggle will use a large portion of the player's stamina, so it is advisable to wait a few moments after a struggle before beginning a new Spear Struggle. If the spear is not yet active when a bear attacks the player, or if the player's stamina is too low to set the spear, the bear will attack the player normally and they will be defenseless in the Struggle.

Wolves do not fear the Bear Spear, and will charge and maul the player if a spear is set against them, resulting in a Wolf Struggle.

Episode 2

The Wounded Trapper

The Bear Spear is rumored by Jeremiah to be the only weapon that can kill the Old Bear. Jeremiah tells Will Mackenzie the story of the Old Demon Bear and a magical spear forged to kill it long ago, and the trapper tasks the pilot to find it in the Hunting Lodge in Broken Railroad.

The Best Defense

Mackenzie makes his way to the Hunting Lodge but finds a Broken Bear Spear instead, and is forced to repair the Broken Bear Spear in the Forge in the Maintenance Yard by crafting a Spear Head. By the end of the mission, Mackenzie fully repairs the Spear to its original glory and returns to Jeremiah.

Signal to Noise

Mackenzie is tasked with finding Transponder Parts in Forlorn Muskeg and encounters the Old Bear, using the Bear Spear several times to defend himself from the beast. After acquiring 3 Transponder Parts, Mackenzie is ambushed by the Old Bear and unconsciously dragged away.

What One Man Can Do

Mackenzie awakens inside the Old Bear's Den unarmed, and is forced to sneak and crawl his way through the caves until he finds the Bear Spear. After successfully completing a Bear Struggle 3 times with the Spear, Mackenzie kills the Old Bear by impaling it in the neck. Mackenzie leaves the Spear impaled into the Old Bear and leaves the cave, and the Spear is never used again afterwards.

Survival Mode

This weapon cannot be crafted in Survival Mode, but has been hinted in a Dev's Diary that it will be implemented into the sandbox in the future (Source).

It can currently be found and spawned in Survival Mode via console commands, but cannot be used properly against Bears. Despite being unable to be broken down in Wintermute, a harvest option is present. Harvesting the Bear Spear generates 1 Spear Head and 1 Cured Maple Sapling.

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Game History

* UPDATE 17 December 2018 (Update):

- Added to game.