Hot Shot: Reservoir Chickens

[Virus2k]

I'm also getting rather frustrated with this one, but ive been wondering if the skill points you level guns up with (pistol) have any effect on this challenge? ie if i level up more with this gun type will it make aiming any easier?

[Tayce]

I can see it being easy for some people and I could probably get past bronze with enough practice. It just seems like an inordinate amount of work for what you get out of it. For people who lack the inherent skill to shoot defenseless animals, even more so.

If it was something off to the side that you could do for fun, that would make more sense. But for some people who want area completion gear and I know a majority are, I'm sure it frustrates the living hell out of them.

Practicing your aim is never wasted when playing shooters, and this challenge is one of the better ones for aim and reaction.

[Galactimus]

I'm currently uploading a video in 1080p that will show you the simplest way to complete Resevoir Chickens legitimately. It'll take about half an hour to upload. In fact I expect this method will be patched due to its simplicity.

[Galactimus]

[mikegonzalez2k]

I finally figured out how to do this without cheating...

Here are some things you should know...

- There is no time limit, it ends when you run out of ammo not time
- At any point in time if you lose your multiplier you have lost the round.
- The key isn't to quickly kill them, it's to pace your shots so the multiplier stays up.
- The only time you kill quickly is when the group with the green chicken spawns.
- The multiplier lasts about 10 seconds so kill at least 1 per 10s to avoid the reset.
- Conserve bullets until the larger group.
- Your bullets are worth more at the end (multiplier of 30x)


Don't start killing until the 1stgroup of chickens spawn.
Kill as many as you can to raise your multiplier then go for the green for bonus points.
Once the group disappears slowly kill chickens (to keep your multiplier from resetting).
You are trying to keep your multiplier up until the next big group.
Thus take your time, aim and kill only a few until the next group.(1 every 10 seconds)
Once group spawns kill as many as you can and go for green near the end for bonus again.
If you do i right by the 2nd time your multiplier should be around 20-30.
That's 30 points per chicken.
Now as you slowly kill them you rack up tons of points per kill.
That's why I told you to conserve your ammo, it's worth more towards the end.
As your multiplier continues to grow you should easily be able to top 500.
If you have good aiming skills 700 will be easy to get if you do my strategy.


If you still find it difficult I recommend leveling your pistol.
Doing so will give you bonuses to reduce recoil, and reload time.
This will help you to kill things quicker.

Oh last thing... When you do have to reload make sure its done right after you kill a chicken.
You'll need that time to reload to keep your multiplier from resetting.


Doing this I was able to beat it with a pistol, no cheats.
It's hard as hell but with practice you can get it.
Remember, don't rush, time your shots.

[Galactimus]

Doing this I was able to beat it with a pistol, no cheats.
It's hard as hell but with practice you can get it.
Remember, don't rush, time your shots.

You did watch the video just above your post right?

How is your method any easier then "Just shoot the chicken on the ground in front of you 68 times." I mean if you want to mix it up you can "Shoot the chicken in front of you, shoot one off the fence, repeat."

And shooting at the cluster of chickens that spawn is the worst advice anyone can give. This "cluster" is a distraction. It's an ammo waster. Like you said "there's no time limit." There's no need to shoot at "moving targets" and waste ammo when you have other chickens standing absolutely still for you.

In my video you can literally complete the challenge blindfolded without cheating.

[mikegonzalez2k]

You did watch the video just above your post right?

How is your method any easier then "Just shoot the chicken on the ground in front of you 68 times." I mean if you want to mix it up you can "Shoot the chicken in front of you, shoot one off the fence, repeat."


And shooting at the cluster of chickens that spawn is the worst advice anyone can give. This "cluster" is a distraction. It's an ammo waster. Like you said "there's no time limit." There's no need to shoot at "moving targets" and waste ammo when you have other chickens standing absolutely still for you.

In my video you can literally complete the challenge blindfolded without cheating.

As I said, I beat it without cheating. Your method is obviously an exploit since that chicken isn't supposed to spawn in the same location over and over again. Any idiot with no skill at all can do that. Once they fix that bug and reset the reward for those that used exploits you will actually have aim and kill the chickens that spawn in various locations. At that point in time you'll actually have to use my strategy to get gold or else it will be extremely difficult.

[Galactimus]

As I said, I beat it without cheating. Your method is obviously an exploit since that chicken isn't supposed to spawn in the same location over and over again. Any idiot with no skill at all can do that. Once they fix that bug and reset the reward for those that used exploits you will actually have aim and kill the chickens that spawn in various locations. At that point in time you'll actually have to use my strategy to get gold or else it will be extremely difficult.

My apologies. You have WAY more faith in Trion then I care to comment on if you think they will rollback a chicken hotshot for shooting one chicken 68 times. Furthermore, this is not even how I completed the challenge to begin with. If this chickens respawn time were reduced you can simply "Kill the chicken on the ground, kill one on the fence, repeat" (like I already said.)

I'll also mention (again) that "Shooting at the cluster of chickens that spawn is the worst advice anyone can give for this challenge" It is literally doing the complete opposite of what you're trying to achieve. Aiming at "running chickens" is not advice its sabotage. It's bullets wasted. Especially when there's perfectly good chickens roosting on that fence.

[Iceberg]

I wish I had seen this last week, oh well, I still got a gold due to the "exploit".

[Ferrigno]

I got gold on my second try doing the following.

1. Ignore the massive herd of chickens that spawn, with the green one being the exception or if you are dangerously close to losing your multiplier.

2. Save the lone chicken that stands in one spot for multiplier purposes.

3. Pay attention to the pattern of chicken spawns: they spawn every two perches so you can get the jump on them before the farmer can.

4. Always aim down the sights, never put your gun down. Don't stress over a few missing chickens - accuracy is more important, and maintaining your multiplier using the aforementioned strategies ensures you aren't rushed.

5. Don't miss. That one is easier said than done.

Hope this helps. I find the mission boring and dull, regardless of the difficulty. Seems a filler mission, nothing more.