I've encountered it 3 times so far and EVERY time it go stuck and wouldn't leave the area. So every time I had no choice but to move from my hiding place to get away, only to be seen and attacked. Never managed to kill me though, I would have thought it was far more dangerous.

About screenshots, I can't make any. All I get is a blank screen. Anyone else having this problem ?

I think the creature has certain areas it can't enter like the tents. one of the camps on the Northwest of the island is a raised up beach cabin and I sat for a few minutes and watched the creature run up to the stairs then circle away and back again. on the other hand it can be fairly persistent, especially when I just found an important ingredient.

regarding the screenshot issue, I haven't used that feature so I don't know but it sounds to me like some kind of bug. I hope that helps

Oh god, this is getting on my nerves. Now the creatures sometimes pops up out of nowhere, like right in front of me, I don't even have time to look for a place to hide. AND to make things even worse it can sometimes see me even though I'm perfectly hidden the whole time. The stealth indicator white from the moment I know it's there and the motherfucker still walks right to me.

The impression I get is that you have to keep moving around, even when you're hidden. It's not like Amnesia, where the enemies give up after you just duck behind a crate. This thing is persistent. And it can smell you (or at least, I think that's the effect they're going for). I think the best course of action is to try and put as much distance between you and him as possible, as soon as you know he's around.

Creature encounters undeniably need some work. From bugs to spawning issues to questionable AI behavior, they're easily the weakest part of the game. The devs have said they're going to fix some issues related to the frequency of spawning and the AI getting stuck in an infinite loop. I'm hoping they improve some other aspects of the AI as well.