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Diamonds Are Forever achievement in theHunter: Call of the Wild

Diamonds Are Forever

Earn a diamond rating on a harvested animal

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  • SaikredSaikred
    21 Apr 2020 15 Nov 2017 06 Feb 2019
    This is similar to my guide for "Goldmember", but I've updated it (10/01/2019) to include DLC (as much as I can)

    After scoring a kill and harvesting your trophy, you will be awarded with a score. The scoring thresholds are as such

    0 - 399 - No Rank
    400 - 599 - Bronze
    600 - 799 - Silver
    800 - 949 - Gold
    949 - 1000 - Diamond

    It should be noted that it is not possible to score a Diamond rating on females EXCEPT Gemsbok

    This is because females either do not have a trophy rating (antler animals) or their trophies will never be large enough to net the highest score (in the case of bears, foxes, coyotes etc)

    In order to score a diamond rating, you will need all three of your bonuses to be at 100%

    Quick Kill
    You earn 100% quick kill bonus by dropping the animal on the spot
    Update - 06/02/19
    As of the update on 5th Feb, this is now easiest earned with a double lung shot (on any animal) using the highest caliber allowed on the animal (eg: .270 for Wild Boar, .338 for Moose, etc).

    Integrity
    Integrity bonus is awarded at 100% by killing an animal with the "correct" caliber of weapon. The smaller the animal, the smaller the "permitted" caliber. For ease I have listed the maximum caliber allowance for rifles on below - All animals (including DLC), listed alphabetically

    Axis Deer - .243
    Black Bear - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Blackbuck - ,243
    Blacktail Deer - .243
    Blue Wildebeest - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Brown Bear - .338 Rangemaster
    Canada Goose - .223 Docent
    Cape Buffalo - .470 Nitro
    Cinnamon Teal - .223 Docent
    Coyote - .243
    European Bison - .470 Nitro
    Fallow Deer - .243
    Gemsbok - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Jackrabbit - .22LR
    Lesser Kudu - .270
    Lynx - .243
    Mallard - .223 Docent
    Moose - .338 Rangemaster
    Mule Deer - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Musk Deer - .223 Docent
    Puma - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Red Deer - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Red Fox - .223 Docent
    Reindeer - 7mm Regent Magnum
    Roe Deer - .243
    Roosevelt Elk - .338 Rangemaster
    Scrub Hare - .22LR
    Side Striped Jackal - .243
    Springbok - .243
    Warthog - .270
    Water Buffalo - .470 Nitro
    Whitetail Deer - .270
    Wild Boar - .270

    Anything larger than the caliber listed will result in integrity being less than 100%, and Diamond rating being un-attainable

    Consecutive Harvest
    Each time you start a new hunt you will start with this at 0, and it raises by 20% for each kill you harvest, after the first kill, so you will need to kill 5 animals before hunting for "trophy" scores

    1st Kill - 0%
    2nd Kill - 20% (this is your first "consecutive harvest")
    3rd Kill - 40%
    4th Kill - 60%
    5th Kill - 80%
    6th Kill onwards - 100% bonus

    SCORING THE DIAMOND RATING

    With all of your bonuses at 100%, you now want to hunt high scoring males
    Without perks this can be difficult to establish, so as a rule of thumb you want to be trying to use the animals "difficulty" as a benchmark
    To score a Diamond rating you need to be hunting the highest difficulty levels for each animal, as "difficulty" is an indication of trophy size (and most of the time you can visibly see this)

    The difficulty levels go from 1 (Trivial) to 9 (Legendary) but not every creature can hit level 9.
    Listed here are the maximum difficulty levels for each animal, and (where known) the maximum "Trophy Rating" for each animal (These numbers are still a work in progress for the latest DLC reserve)
    NOTE
    There is a skill which you can unlock which will tell you the trophy rating "range" when spotting an animal. It is not necessary for the trophy score to be the absolute maximum, but if, when spotting an animal, it's "trophy score" range doesn't go up to the number listed below, your animal will almost certainly not score a diamond rating.

    3 - Very Easy
    Cinnamon Teal
    Jackrabbit - (6)
    Mallard - (2.1)
    Musk Deer - (276)
    Roe Deer - (277)
    Scrub Hare - (6)
    Whitetail Deer - (213)

    5 - Medium
    Axis Deer
    Blackbuck
    Blacktail Deer - (210)
    Blue Wildebeest - (162)
    Canada Goose - (9.2)
    European Bison - (300)
    Fallow Deer - (237)
    Gemsbok
    Lesser Kudu - (35)
    Moose - (245)
    Mule Deer
    Reindeer - (904)
    Roosevelt Elk - (404)
    Springbok - (116)
    Warthog - (63)
    Wild Boar - (159)

    9 - Legendary
    Black Bear - (24)
    Brown Bear - (29)
    Cape Buffalo
    Coyote - (59)
    Lynx - (28)
    Puma
    Red Deer - (276)
    Red Fox - (15)
    Side Striped Jackal - (31)
    Water Buffalo

    PLEASE NOTE
    The level of the creature is merely an indication, and on occasion you will find that even a max level won't be quite enough to net you Diamond, if their trophy rating is at the bottom of the scale (these will score somewhere between 920 and 949 in my experience)

    Good luck

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    PangoBaraI got jumped by a pack of like 10 wolves with a level 9 Legendary on at the front and one tapped it with the revolver while panicked. Got a diamond on it and am so happy i got lucky.
    Posted by PangoBara on 17 Jan 22 at 21:54
    AKA Ram KadyrovI’m wondering where you got that list of acceptable calibers because it definitely has some mistakes. I confirmed several cases where I was able to use a caliber one notch higher and still get credit for using the correct caliber:

    Wild boar - 7mm regent magnum
    Fallow deer - .270
    Blacktail deer - .270
    Black bear - .338 rangemaster

    I’m guessing there are some other errors too, these are just the ones I confirmed. Just pointing this out because going up a caliber can make a huge difference when it comes to dropping animals and especially dropping them quickly.

    Now for how I finally got this achievement after being tormented for many hours. I was hunting in the petershain turbines, which is one of the best spots in the game because it has great sight lines and a bunch of species pass through there. I had spotted a level 8 (mythical) red deer in the area and was looking for him when I came across a bunch of wild boar lying by the side of the road. To my amazement one of them was a level 5 which is the highest level for boar. These animals are always level one or two and I had given up any hope of seeing a high level one. I shot him in the chest area hoping for a heart shot and was disappointed when he got up and started running, but he only made it about 30 feet. I got the diamond despite only getting 96 for my quick kill, and cleared the diamond threshold by about 4 points, 148 over 144.

    So just stick with it and you will find the right animal eventually. The quests are another option but I was not able to get it despite making a quick kill on “Mr. Black”, a lvl 9 black bear that you find on the final mission for the Trampfine (pun on Treadwell btw - get it?😉) and Hope arcs. I was able to get within about 30 feet of him too, since he lacks the awareness of a level 1 regular black bear oddly. And the Vualez mission for harvesting two coyotes at night around Lake Leviathan which was required to get the Mr. Black mission was one of the worst grinds I’ve ever been through so I really wouldn’t recommend the quests. But whatever you choose, I wish you good luck, because with this game you will definitely need it!
    Posted by AKA Ram Kadyrov on 16 Nov 22 at 02:39
    TREX1979Excellent guide and very detailed - THANKS!!! & also thanks to @AKA Ram Kadrov for the tips and pointing out a few errors (which might be from updates) either way Thanks
    Posted by TREX1979 on 09 Aug 23 at 02:12
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  • Sky ManiacSky Maniac
    13 Apr 2020 26 Feb 2021 07 Sep 2021
    There are 5 requirements for a diamond rating:
    • Passing the Harvest Check
    - Correct ammo for the animal
    - No more than 2 shots on target
    - Intact trophy organ
    - Hit a vital organ
    A Diamond rated animal.

    Please note that Consecutive harvests and quick-kill bonus no longer apply to the score and only affect Xp/Cash gained. (Quick kill will be high from earning a organ shot anyway)

    Harvest check
    The harvest check is a set of 4 objectives to achieve when you hunt any animal to maximize your score.
    - Integrity / Correct Ammo
    To get this bonus you need to kill the animal with the correct ammo class for that species.
    You can check what class your ammo is for by selecting it in the inventory. A good set for every class (without buying DLC) :
    - Ranger .243 – Starting Rifle, is able to hunt any animals classed from 2 – 6. Use Polymer-tip bullets once available
    - 7mm Regent Magnum – Good for hunting animals classed 4 – 9. Use Polymer-tip bullets once available
    - Caversham Steward 12G Shotgun – Once you unlock birdshot you can hunt animals classed at 1.
    At the bottom of the guide is a reference for each map with all the animal details you will need.

    - No more than 2 shots
    To pass this check you can have no more than 2 hits on your target.

    - Intact Trophy Organ
    To pass this check you can’t damage the animal’s trophy organ. (Antlers/Horns/Tusks/Skull)

    - Hit a Vital Organ
    For this you need to hit one of these:
    Heart – Lung – Liver – Neck – Brain (Note: for Skull trophies hitting the brain will fail the trophy organ check)
    For birds and hares this automatically completes once shot.

    Diamond Rated Animals
    The most important requirement is that the animal has a potential diamond rating.
    Each animal in the game has a trophy rating, with a maximum possible score. Depending on the score is potentially what you can achieve.
    None – This is for any animal that has no trophy organ (e.g. female deers)
    Bronze – This is for any animal with a trophy rating less than 20% of its maximum.
    Silver – This is for any animal between a trophy rating of 20% & 60% of its maximum.
    Gold – This is for any animal between a trophy rating of 60% & 90% of its maximum.
    Diamond – This is for any animal that has a rating of 90%+ of its maximum.
    ** – The harvest check can downgrade the trophy rating if not achieved. Each of the 4 requirements can downgrade the rating. (A diamond rated animal would score a “none” rating if you failed all 4 harvest check criteria)
    A diamond rated animal is usually quite easy to spot as their horns/Antlers/Tusks are very impressive.
    It is worth unlocking level 2 of Spotting Knowledge which can be found under the Ambusher skill tree. This skill will show you a score range that this animal will award you once hunted.

    - Trophy Type:
    There are 6 types of Trophy:
    WeightAntlersFangsSkullHornsTusks
    Each animal species will fall under 1 of these.
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***

    - Animal Difficulty:
    Each animal will also have a difficulty rating that can be viewed when spotting.
    Difficulty ratings go from 1 to 10.
    The animal’s level will determine their trophy size as well as how alert they are. The higher the level the quicker they can spot, hear or smell you.
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***

    To get a Diamond you want to be on the look out for the maximum level for that animal.
    In rare circumstances an animals level 1 below maximum can produce a diamond, likewise a max level animal is not a guaranteed diamond.
    Max Levels:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***

    - Diamond Farming
    Diamonds can be farmed but it is luck dependent.
    To increase your chance of spawning diamond rated animals you need to hunt that species.
    This can be done by hunting every single trophy rated animal you see or by camping out need zones and killing 1 or 2 and checking back later.
    When you kill an animal, it has a chance to upgrade/stay the same/downgrade a level. It’s best to find several need zones with large herds, set up a tent nearby and jump between them. Kill 1 or 2 but no more as this has a chance of despawning the need zone.
    If you do your run at each need zone and still have a heat spots on the map, go somewhere and hunt a bunch of other animals to remove it.
    Once you’ve completed a run, quit to menu and reload. This instantly respawns the hunted animals (With new levels) otherwise you have to wait 6 in-game days for them to spawn.

    Animal/Map Guides:
    Layton Lake

    Hirschfelden

    Medved-Taiga - DLC

    Vurhonga Savanna - DLC

    Parque Fernando - DLC

    Cuatro Colinas - DLC

    Yukon Valley - DLC

    Silver Ridge Peals - DLC

    Te Awaroa - DLC
  • Jolly548Jolly548
    12 Apr 2020 12 Apr 2020 12 Apr 2020
    If you're like me with over 100 hours of gameplay and no Diamonds yet, I recommend the following...

    Very similar to using the Jager side mission for the Albino achievement, this achievement can also be done via the story on Hirschfelden.

    The second to last story mission for Marwin Tressler is to harvest a specific Boar in the Mullerwald logging area. This boar, named "Wurst" or "Sausage", is a Diamond opportunity. I found him almost smack in the middle of the highlighted area for the mission. He is a Level 5 (Medium) boar. Make sure you have the appropriate weapon and ammo (I used the .270 w/ polymer tip ammo) and get a vital hit on him (broadside in the lungs is the best option). If you miss the vitals on the first shot, you can shoot him one more time and still have a chance at Diamond but the second shot must be in the vitals if the first was not.

    Happy hunting!
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    Sky ManiacLikewise, the Mission The WereCoyote on Layton Lake (last mission in Fiona Vualez's story arc) is also a prime opportunity to get this. The coyote is a level 9 and spawns in the same spot every time.
    Place a tent south of the highlighted area and he should be looking directly towards you = easy heart shot - If it moves then just quit an reload.
    Posted by Sky Maniac on 14 Apr 20 at 08:42
    EchelonSixGreat list. Thanks for the work. I will print that out for me. Usualy i hammered everything with my 8.8cm anti aircraft gun and wondered about the low ratingwink
    Posted by EchelonSix on 20 Jun 20 at 10:03
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