The Long Dark Event — 4 Days of Night!

[gnarf]

Hello, does this demon wolves thing mean you are moveing away from "realistic" to just like all the other games with zombies and creatures of fantasy and all this?

[MarrowStone]

4 hours ago, gnarf said:

Hello, does this demon wolves thing mean you are moveing away from "realistic" to just like all the other games with zombies and creatures of fantasy and all this?

Only for Halloween. However, the wolves are still kinda gamey to begin with cause they spawn to guard loot and respawn quickly.

 Theyre agressive because of the Event, however. So that has a reason backing their behavior.

[Wastelander]

Can we also get this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fS694wwzp4

[Patrick Carlson]

8 hours ago, gnarf said:

Hello, does this demon wolves thing mean you are moveing away from "realistic" to just like all the other games with zombies and creatures of fantasy and all this?

No, not at all. And we already concede the Wolf behavior in The Long Dark shouldn't be taken as a 1:1 match with wolves in "real life."

As we said in the announcement this is an experiment, and something we hope the community has fun with. I wouldn't use it as a predictor of any changes coming to the "standard" game. (Other than if it works out well for the community, we'd like to stage some more Events down the road!)

[cekivi]

43 minutes ago, Patrick Carlson said:

Other than if it works out well for the community, we'd like to stage some more Events down the road!)

Excellent. A bountiful Canadian Thanksgiving perhaps?

What I'm most curious about is our character burning her hand when she goes to pick up the pie in the trailer. Is it a fun addition or a hint at the new cooking mechanic?

[bawshoob]

Oh boy!  This sounds like a ton of fun.  I am willing to try anything at least once .

Thanks Devs!  Should be a spooky good time for the Halloween season. 

[cekivi]

Welcome to the forums @bawshoob!

[togg]

I'm excited Those little special things added once in a while are really good, maybe they can also give the devs some opportunity to relax and do something more "silly" without the fear of having it in stone for long time.

[Eliberg]

Hell yeah, I need to check this out. If i have a time.

Events will be an intresting experience in TLD. Really

[cekivi]

Welcome to the forums @Eliberg!

[Rusty_Old_F250]

5 hours ago, cekivi said:

What I'm most curious about is our character burning her hand when she goes to pick up the pie in the trailer. Is it a fun addition or a hint at the new cooking mechanic?

I'd like to know what's going on there too! And i wonder how she cooked it.... The fire's still in the oven!  

Sam

[vancopower]

I noticed something at the end, the pie was cooking by itself. Is this going to be a feature soon probably in the next update or it is just a part of this event ? I would love to get my hands on more cooking recipes than just roasting meat all day

 

[HighwayBill]

Cool!  I think I'll play pilgrim for the weekend to keep the fun factor alive (pun intended?).

As for the ow it's hot hot hot - I think a pie would stay plenty hot on top of a cast iron wood burning stove...

[harleyQuinn]

You guys consistently amaze me. What a treat (lol) to have some fun bonus content when y'all are already up to your eyeballs in work! Seriously can't wait! Thanks for all you do for us

[gnarf]

14 hours ago, Patrick Carlson said:

No, not at all. And we already concede the Wolf behavior in The Long Dark shouldn't be taken as a 1:1 match with wolves in "real life."

As we said in the announcement this is an experiment, and something we hope the community has fun with. I wouldn't use it as a predictor of any changes coming to the "standard" game. (Other than if it works out well for the community, we'd like to stage some more Events down the road!)

thank you.

[Tbone555]

im very excited for this, especially after being away from this game for the past week or so sitting here counting down

that being said, i LOVE the idea of holiday events! i demand a turkey hunt for thanksgiving. and reindeer, santa clothes and fruitcake for christmas xD

[Patrick Carlson]

The Four Days of Night Event is now Live!

One note for Xbox One players--depending on your region of the world, it can take some additional time for the update to reach you, but it will!

And feel free to share videos, screenshots, fan creations, and anything else from your dark adventure in the appropriate sub-forum so we can all take a look.

Have fun and good luck this weekend everyone!

[Scyzara]

Haha, Interloper with perma-night is certainly fun. It is, however, unexpectedly relaxing if you don't have to worry about the time of day any more. Really like the new experience so far, although I have yet to see what's so demonic about the wolves now.^^

[underthetrees]

Great. Really looking forward to trying this out.

+1 for in-game events tied to the calendar. perpetual light or dark on the solstices, light snow all Christmas week, etc, etc.

[Scyzara]

The pumpkin pies are totally awesome! 

Whoever came up with this idea deserves a pie irl!

 

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[Patrick Carlson]

23 minutes ago, underthetrees said:

Great. Really looking forward to trying this out.

+1 for in-game events tied to the calendar. perpetual light or dark on the solstices, light snow all Christmas week, etc, etc.

Hey underthetrees, welcome to the forums! Yep, we're switching things up somewhat this weekend. Who can say no to pie?

[willski]

Sorry, but I hate this... or at least the fact that it's mandatory.  Taking away player choice is ALWAYS a bad move.  Can you please make this optional?

[robotpony]

Great idea, I have to admit that I was pretty stoked when I read about this today. I look forward to playing through a few days of this!

[Patrick Carlson]

22 minutes ago, willski said:

Sorry, but I hate this... or at least the fact that it's mandatory.  Taking away player choice is ALWAYS a bad move.  Can you please make this optional?

Hi willski, thanks for letting us know how you feel. We appreciate it. And this is really an experiment. We'll be looking at all the notes and feedback from players going forward.

And welcome to the forums, by the way. Great that you've joined us.

[Gustaaf]

Trying to resume my current Hunted Bear Part II. This in game darkness seems fun until I step out of the cabin, and -32 Celsius smacks me during what is day time. I usually try to wait until the day has 8hrs left, to get better weather... but eesh it seems its still deep freeze mode. Does this darkness also bring a deep freeze challenge? With limited resources available in this challenge mode, it seems I am going to luck out play this event and wont be able to do so for the next four days? I wish I could opt out, I just want to play regular. Perhaps I will push through darkness and all, don't want to be a nag either. The bear in the Hunted Part II is also just waiting outside like love sick puppy...