Forum challenge: Distance

[June]

Who of my fellow survivors has travelled the farthest? Tell me about your Wanderlust! 

(mine is in kilometers though)

 

[Vhalkyrie]

Mine is also kilometers.  I, too, am curious who the long distance travellers are!

[Drifter Man]

June, you sleep too much

[Scyzara]

10 hours ago, Vhalkyrie said:

I, too, am curious who the long distance travellers are!

Easy to tell in theory: Those who survive longest without hibernation (~ about 1600kcal or more per day on average).

The need to go hunting regularly to gather enough food usually makes non-hibernators cover greater distances than those surviving an equal amount of days by killing one bear and sleeping a month afterwards. Exceptions (e.g. perma-starving nomads moving around all day long just for fun) probably exist, but they're most likely very rare.

[June]

4 hours ago, Drifter Man said:

June, you sleep too much

 

Yep, but not anymore ;P Did alot of hibernation in the past, but can´t let go of the character^^

[Vhalkyrie]

June is a bear - did a lot of hibernating, but now is awake!  Grawr!  

[June]

teheheh! 

[Vhalkyrie]

Something I noticed from these pics.  The bottom right hand corner we all have different things.  I have "number of can openers found" (yay?)  June has "number of blizzards survived".  Drifter has "meat consumed".  Is this random?  Is this changeable somehow?  I really don't care about my can opener stats!

[June]

16 minutes ago, Vhalkyrie said:

Something I noticed from these pics.  The bottom right hand corner we all have different things.  I have "number of can openers found" (yay?)  June has "number of blizzards survived".  Drifter has "meat consumed".  Is this random?  Is this changeable somehow?  I really don't care about my can opener stats!

Everytime you open up the stat screen, that specific one changes. Everytime ^^

[Patrick Carlson]

8 minutes ago, June said:

Everytime you open up the stat screen, that specific one changes. Everytime ^^

Yes, it will pull different ones from the "Detailed View" list, just to surprise you once in awhile.

--Patrick

[Drifter Man]

10 hours ago, Scyzara said:

Easy to tell in theory: Those who survive longest without hibernation (~ about 1600kcal or more per day on average).

The need to go hunting regularly to gather enough food usually makes non-hibernators cover greater distances than those surviving an equal amount of days by killing one bear and sleeping a month afterwards. Exceptions (e.g. perma-starving nomads moving around all day long just for fun) probably exist, but they're most likely very rare.

Probably true. I don't travel out of "Wanderlust" - I walk out about every other day to hunt, check snares or collect sticks.

[June]

I take long walks because The Long Dark is my "Zen" game! 

 

[Vhalkyrie]

Most of my walk time is with purpose, sure, but much of it is leisurely as well.  Yes, I walk to check snares, go fishing/hunting, but I also walk to climb up hills and take pictures at sunset.  I've always been a screenshot 'tourist' in games (you should see my Skyrim photo albums!).  I have a pretty well established base, so at this point I do things that I want to do, rather than must do.  I am also a map completionist, so I want to travel everywhere.  The biggest danger at this stage in my adventure is recreational - I don't have to go look at the unexplored corners, but I wonder what's there?

[hauteecolerider]

Still a Skyrim player!

I know what you mean, though. I find myself doing the same thing - CH with its fog was awesome for those moody screenies, three of which are desktop wallpapers on my Mac!