Originally posted by Sono:

wolf event is dumb you get swarmed by like 30 wolves, great for people in max gear (so much meat!) but dreadful for anyone in lower gear.

Well yes, I believe it activates after Moder is killed. By then you should have the wolf armor and silver weapons (all upgraded). If you're careful, before killing Moder, stick your nose into the plains. You might be able to gather enough mats to build up the padded armor and/or the black metal weapons.

I did this my second go round and yeah, I got lucky.