CSS

Cross-Species Scoring is a way to compare the scores from different species with each other. By taking into consideration things like score-spans and species difficulty it allows players to directly compare trophies from different species. In team games, total CSS and highest CSS can be used to compare the scores of teams and individual players in addition to the total harvests count.

The CSS is calculated as follows:

CSS = (Score - Min_Score) / (Max_Score - Min_Score) * 100 * Species_Multiplier

• Score: Normal score of the animal
  • Females with a score are calculated the same way as males.
• Min_Score: Rounded value for the lowest possible score for that species
  • It may never be achieved in the game.
• Max_Score: Rounded value for the highest possible score for that species
  • The max values are estimated from mass generating in EW's TruRACS simulator. Sometimes the max antlers for example cannot be captured when testing, so these max values may differ a bit from what is actually possible in the game.
  • For example, the max value for Roosevelt Elk is 436, even though a 443 has been shot in season 24.
  • Another example: The max value for Coyote is 60. However the highest possible score for the Coyote is 59.525.
• Species_Multiplier:
  • All species have their own multiplier that reflects how difficult they are to hunt.
  • For example, pheasants have a low multiplier of 0.4, because pheasants are common and easy to hunt. So the maximal possible CSS for pheasants is just 40.
  • Some species have a multiplier over 1.0, because they are not so common and more difficult to hunt.
  • For some species male and female have a CSS, which allows for easier scoring. This also lowers their multiplier.
• All of these factors might be subject to change over time.
• Animals with no score (e.g. turkey hens) always result in a CSS of 0.

CSS Values

The values on this table are mostly provided by EW and are theoretical. Max scores can be exceeded in the game. Note that the table can be sorted.

Species	Min. Score	Max. Score	Multiplier	Max. CSS
Alpine Ibex	43	290	0.73	73
American Black Duck	750	1600	0.40	40
Arctic Fox	3	18	0.75	75
Axis Deer	20	215	1.00	100
Banteng	70	185	0.45	45
Bighorn Sheep	20	210	0.73	73
Bison	31	130	0.68	68
Black Bear	12	24	1.35	135
Blacktail Deer	15	200	1.20	120
Bobcat	5.89	9.6	1.40	140
Brown Bear	16	29	1.26	126
Canada Goose	2500	9000	0.40	40
Cottontail Rabbit	800	2000	0.73	73
Coyote	33	60	1.40	140
Dall Sheep	19	221	0.90	90
Eurasian Lynx	5.5	11.4	1.60	160
European Rabbit	1100	2500	0.73	73
Fallow Deer	25	200	1.00	100
Feral Goat	10	500	0.73	73
Feral Hog	300	1230	0.74	74
Gadwall	650	1400	0.40	40
Grey Wolf	14	17	0.78	78
Grizzly Bear	15	28	1.35	135
Magpie Goose	1500	4000	0.80	80
Mallard Duck	680	1600	0.40	40
Moose	65	245	0.95	95
Mule Deer	20	246	1.20	120
Northern Pintail	450	1400	0.40	40
Pheasant	5	30	0.40	40
Polar Bear	22	32	1.16	116
Puma	11.8	15.7	1.70	170
Red Deer	70	285	0.97	97
Red Fox	4	34	1.30	130
Red Kangaroo	18	91	0.75	75
Reindeer	75	730	0.70	70
Rock Ptarmigan	440	640	0.65	65
Rocky Mountain Elk	45	500	0.95	95
Roe Deer	25	265	1.00	100
Roosevelt Elk	25	436	0.95	95
Rusa Deer	90	210	1.20	120
Sambar Deer	95	260	1.40	140
Sitka Deer	20	120	1.00	100
Snow Goose	2000	4500	0.80	80
Snowshoe Hare	800	2000	0.75	75
Turkey	23	72	1.40	140
Water Buffalo	95	290	1.10	110
Whitetail Deer	25	215	1.20	120
White-tailed Ptarmigan	330	480	0.65	65
Wild Boar	55	1310	0.75	75
Willow Ptarmigan	430	810	0.65	65
Wood Grouse	1500	7200	0.4	40