On Woods, players should be especially careful when traveling through either of the Marked Circles on the map. Cultists appear to always have suppressors and stick to cover, so players must be able to quickly spot them in the trees, especially at night. Thus, it is important for players to quickly determine exactly where the Cultists are and attempt to regain the initiative. Cultist priests will attempt to run to cover whenever a scav player comes too close to their current location, and may shoot on sight if also aggravated.Īs the Cultists prefer to ambush players and are extremely well hidden, they almost always have the initiative. Some Cultists have been seen to prone in the grass or hide in bushes while their companions engage the player(s) with weapons, then attack with their knives when it's least expected.Ĭultist warriors will ignore scavs, scav guards, bosses, and scav players, but may shoot scav players on sight if aggravated.
After they attack a player with their knife, they may choose to run off into the woods again and attempt to attack the player(s) from the shadows once again.
If fired upon, the Cultists will return fire using firearms and grenades. They silently approach their enemies and stab them using either normal knives or, in case of the priests, the poisoned Cultist knife. Note: It is rare, but possible that they appear at both locations in the same raid.Ĭultists lurk in the shadows in groups of 3-5, waiting for a player to approach.
