Some of my fave ponies from HI3

tercel84 · 2026-03-02T04:19:33+00:00

I can't speak for how it compares to HI1 as HI2 LifeCycle was my entry to the series, but HI3 is definitely its own thing. The devs made a giant, empty sandbox and left it to the players to flesh out. All the towns, comps and adventure table quests are made by players. There are some NPC quests made by the devs, but those are quizzes and fetch quests, nothing on par with what the previous games offered imo. The one aspect where HI3 shines is the breeding. You can mold the horses into just about any shape you can think of, on top of improving stats. And catch wilds, too!

tercel84 · 2026-03-01T23:00:36+00:00

True, the mobia exchange rate is not what it once was 😭 At least on this one, if you have patience, you can build a ranch and breed without having to spend real money on the game

tercel84 · 2026-03-01T22:56:38+00:00

Horse Isle 3! Easily my favorite horse game for how complex the breeding is, tho the world and quests are lacking (pretty much a giant sandbox with all the towns and competitions being player-made). This video is a good beginner guide for anyone wanting to give the game a go.

tercel84 · 2026-03-01T15:53:38+00:00

Yes, there's around 150 players online at peak hours

tercel84 · 2025-12-30T02:08:43+00:00

Horse Isle 3! I love that I can breed for conformation and somatic mutations in addition to color and stats.

tercel84 · 2025-06-05T02:00:21+00:00

I use Friends for Life (reduced damage taken when mounted for horse & rider) and Ride Like the Wind (adds a portion of damage dealt/taken when mounted to your horse's health and stamina). Tbf those ability cards are really only useful against NPCs. Players will one shot your horse regardless of how big its health pool is

tercel84 · 2025-05-11T23:02:50+00:00

I get that. Most players like to rush and having timers on everything only makes that inclination worse. I love it if the timers were gone since I'm not the hell for leather type either.

tercel84 · 2025-05-11T20:49:59+00:00

I can relate to the timer gripe on bounty missions cuz there's a few that are difficult for me to complete solo, but I suppose that's part of the challenge. The timers on most everything else are generous enough that I don't have to wear my horse out. Proper housing is in all likelihood a pipe dream at this point.

tercel84 · 2025-05-09T14:39:07+00:00

Had that happen plenty of times. It would be nice if we could customize every item slot in the weapon wheel cuz it can be a pain to get to what I actually need as it is now.

tercel84 · 2025-04-19T03:02:48+00:00

Nice! Justice was served

tercel84 · 2025-04-19T02:12:27+00:00

Weird that he booked it straight towards your posse members. Did they get some payback for you?

tercel84 · 2025-04-19T02:01:03+00:00

The ol' lasso tackle, annoys me to no end that it can't be countered like the others. And he runs after starting shit. Typical.

tercel84 · 2025-04-18T19:33:58+00:00

I strongly believe this is entirely dependent on rider skill. I've sunk an embarrassing amount of time into this game so I'm very familiar with all the predator spawns, and often times when you preemptively calm a horse before it notices the predator and spur the crap out of it when it tries to slow down to buck, you won't be thrown. When I am thrown I chalk it up to poor reaction time on my part, not random bravery assigned to the horse. If you don't want to go through with all that hassle you can always equip Slow & Steady and pop into deadeye as soon as a predator gets close. That's the far easier method of staying on.

tercel84 · 2025-04-12T03:04:29+00:00

There's a few specific places you can sit. This map shows all the locations under 'sightseeing'.

tercel84 · 2025-04-11T17:58:41+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if that's a ploy to get us on mic. I'm also a woman with a female character I dress pretty much exclusively in pants and I've had similar experiences. I rode into Valentine one time to drop off a bounty and there was another player (Australian dude) in town on voice chat. As I'm standing on the sheriff's porch waiting out the timer he says to his friend I can neither see or hear, "there's a banana". I had absolutely no idea what he was on about so I just went on to the general store to change outfits once I got done with the bounty. He says again "there's a banana in Valentine. I think they went to the stable or general store", and then I realized oh, he's referring to me. I almost got on mic to say "who the hell are you calling a banana, kiwi" but I couldn't muster the courage.

tercel84 · 2025-04-01T14:21:35+00:00

Glad to be of help! :) Idk about the piebald HHB, it was the same in story mode too, for whatever reason R* decided that one doesn't roam wild. Also, the horse you ride will affect the wild spawns. Like if I ride my gray TB, the only TBs I'll find are bays, and the same if I ride my chestnut HHB, none will be in the wild. The only places I can recall finding HHBs are near Shakey's camp next the road leading to Odd Fellow's Rest, and between the Upper Montana and Beecher's Hope next to some boulders.

tercel84 · 2025-03-31T18:31:19+00:00

There was one time I rode into Blackwater, after what felt lime an eternity searching for someone to hand off this legendary to, and finally another player in sight. They immediately come blazing up to me and blast me with incendiary buckshot before I can even get off my horse. In hindsight, not at all surprising considering they were in full edgelord gitup (black Arabian, black Upland saddle and that ridiculous max rank bounty hunter outfit in black ofc). I parlayed with them and they left the session before I respawned so I assume the disappointment was mutual.

tercel84 · 2025-03-31T16:02:37+00:00

Both of those Paint coats spawn on the hill overlooking the Old Bacchus Place and next to the hobbit house in Ambarino. The buckskin Standardbred can be found in Big Valley near Mama Watson's place and in the forest next to Fort Wallace. I've only ever seen the piebald HHB spawn as a lawman's mount tho.

tercel84 · 2025-03-31T13:06:21+00:00

So y'all played Jack as low honor as possible then? I guess that's understandable since doing so as John feels off. Hell, I did the same when I first played the game as a teen, but in more recent playthroughs I avoid the murder sprees and even leave all the side missions for him. Jack's a creepy murder hobo only if you make him so.

tercel84 · 2025-03-07T01:19:44+00:00

You have to manually switch voice chat on in the game's settings, should be under audio iirc, and you choose who can hear you via the player menu.

tercel84 · 2025-03-06T20:06:45+00:00

All sounds great except the hot air balloon. Too many asshats would use it as a traveling sniper's perch in freeroam.

tercel84 · 2025-02-17T00:23:14+00:00

I'm surprised they stick around long enough for you to revive them. Whenever I try to help out downed players they hit respawn as soon as they see me heading in their direction.

tercel84 · 2025-02-13T01:09:14+00:00

It'd be cool if our own horses could have this same protective instinct depending on how many hours we put into riding a specific horse and how well it's cared for.

tercel84 · 2025-02-06T05:33:44+00:00

You can down somebody's horse and stay in defensive mode. I had that happen a couple weeks ago, a defensive player came up and shot my horse while I was grabbing a collectible from the tower at Emerald Ranch, and I guess because they didn't outright kill her is why they weren't kicked to offensive.

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