What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event?

I'm on my first playthrough and got as far as killing Bonemass, then started getting 'You are being hunted' by about 20 wolves, each time nowhere near my base...after getting mauled twice I decided to start all over and do no boss killing on my new world, but killing the bosses on my old original world, thinking that wouldn't trigger the base raids...I just read somewhere that the wolf hunts start after killing Moder and are not related to the base raids.

I know that isn't accurate since i was fighting off wolves and hadn't killed Moder yet, so does anyone KNOW if my killing bosses on another world instead of my own will keep me from getting the wolf hunts...I don't especially mind the raids with bats and wyverns, even though they wipe out my boar and wolf herds without putting them in hardened bunkers [yuck], its the wolf hunt that really seems out of balance and not something I want to have to fight off in the middle of the Plains again...or in Mistlands when I finally get there.

I don't usually play with mods anymore, too much hassle when they aren't kept up to date and don't work, and I see the dev's don't support mods yet...does anyone know how to not get the wolf hunts...or do i just need to 'get gud' to fight off hordes of wolves??

Edit - BTW i know i could carry some wood and stone to quickly plunk down a work table and build a safe spot out of reach of the wolves [assuming I'm quick enough] but with space and weight already at a premium that doesn't seem very viable.
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Nefrarya replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 14, 2022 @ 1:44:27 am PDT

If you don't mind spoilers, you can find a list of events and triggers here:
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Events
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Faceplant8 replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 4:46:02 pm PDT

This describes what starts and stops events:

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Events

The wolf event is enabled by killing bonemass, and is not disabled by anything.

The key (at least for me) in surviving the wolves is to use the bonemass ability. If you're caught low on food, or with insufficient armor, it can be tough to get enough health to survive initially, but with a bit of health, good armor, and a good weapon, along with bonemass, it shouldn't be a problem.

If you're in the plains, you're actually lucky. just run to the closest lox or fulling village and let them take care of them. :-)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2621550971
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Alji replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 4:47:04 pm PDT

Killing Bonemass activates 'You are being hunted'' I believe only killing him on another world will prevent the event, though I don't have firsthand experience of having done that.

There are actually only four wolves but they will continue to respawn until the timer runs out.
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Faceplant8 replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 4:50:04 pm PDT

Originally posted by Alji:
Killing Bonemass activates 'You are being hunted'' I believe only killing him on another world will prevent the event, though I don't have firsthand experience of having done that.

All event triggers are world specific. There is no interaction between worlds.
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playerofgames replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 4:55:02 pm PDT

I've killed all bosses but in nearly 600 hours of playing, I've never had 'you are being hunted'! Vanilla game, so I've always wondered why I don't get any wolf or bat attacks. I'd enjoy them, but no free wolf meat for me
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Ryzilynt replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 5:03:35 pm PDT

Originally posted by Faceplant8:
Originally posted by Alji:
Killing Bonemass activates 'You are being hunted'' I believe only killing him on another world will prevent the event, though I don't have firsthand experience of having done that.

All event triggers are world specific. There is no interaction between worlds.

I think he's saying if you kill him on a different world you do not have to worry about the event on your main world.
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SLOWpoke replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 5:14:13 pm PDT

Originally posted by Faceplant8:
Originally posted by Alji:
Killing Bonemass activates 'You are being hunted'' I believe only killing him on another world will prevent the event, though I don't have firsthand experience of having done that.

All event triggers are world specific. There is no interaction between worlds.
Thanks to everyone for the help, I appreciate the answers, sounds like my plan will work! :steamhappy:
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TheBoot replied to What first triggers 'You are being hunted' event? August 13, 2022 @ 6:26:48 pm PDT

The "You are being hunted" mob is unique in that it requires you to be AWAY from your base (or specifically, three crafting stations that trigger other mobs). Like everyone has said, it triggers after you've killed Bonemass on THAT world. Alji is right, only four wolves at any one time but they'll keep coming for the full two minutes as long as you keep killing them. As has been noted this is a fantastic source of delicious wolf meat. If you're low on health and have no food (shame on you) when the event triggers, try to get as high as possible on a terrain feature where they can't reach you. They WILL destroy any player made structures to get to you. I'm running in end-game fully upgraded padded armor and they're no threat since they can only be zero-star wolves. Sword, Porcupine, or Flesh Rippers will do the trick.
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