Can I trust the shadows?

[Evolution13]

Shadows should point towards the west in the morning and towards the east in the evening, I'm obsessing over the fact that they might not be accurate because this is alpha, also, assuming the shadows are correct what time is High Noon? (by Sun Time)

[EternityTide]

12:00 pm. At this point the sun should be shining due south. Sun rises in the East, Sun sets in the West. Northern hemisphere sees sun to the south at noon, southern hemisphere sees sun due north at noon.

High Noon is 12:00.

[Evolution13]

Thanks

[EternityTide]

Be aware that the maps supplied by many people online are often not orientated with The north being the top and the south being the bottom, so be careful.

[TattooedMac]

Be aware that the maps supplied by many people online are often not orientated with The north being the top and the south being the bottom, so be careful.

Very good point. This is the upmost biggest mistake of people trying to do the right thing.

[ErickRedfieldh]

I never trust the shadows. The ravaging bloodthirsty hell-beast known as Fluffy lives among the shadows......

[Evolution13]

On the subject of maps, I have yet to find a good map of the Coastal Highway Area. There's an excellent one for Mystery lake, but the only one I can find for the highway looks like it was drawn by a 5 year old.

[ErickRedfieldh]

http://postimg.org/image/rwnffninp/full/

The best you're going to find right now.

[Uncle Boom]

What is Fluffy? lol

Is the tilt for the season in affect as well? Winter here has long(ish) shadows all day because the sun doesn't reach high in the sky at all this time of year... Sometimes throws my real world sense of east and west a little bit too...

[elloco999]

Fluffy is a wolf. Specifically the wolf that is sometimes in the dam, but many people use the name to indicate any wolf in TLD

[brostoevsky]

Fluffy is the dire shebeast that lurks in the darkness at Carter Hydro Dam feasting on the flesh of lesser players.

[Bill Tarling]

Fluffy is the dire shebeast that lurks in the darkness at Carter Hydro Dam feasting on the flesh of lesser players.

Fluffy is actually male (contrary to rumors)...

He's actually a very friendly and loving wolf, but gets a little over excited with his puppy kisses and face nibbles when greeting people.

One reason he does seem to have "anger issues" is actually because he was named "Fluffy". His parents thought it was a cute name, but therein was the problem when growing up. He was a young virile wolf, but it was rather hard to impress the ladies once they found out his name was Fluffy...

Because of all the press and media attention after being hired to appear in The Long Dark [as the Lead Dam Wolf], it's been very hard for poor Fluffy to travel out in public. He's too recognizable, and so people seem to scream and get too excited, running around and pointing him out to everybody when he tries to quietly walk the crowded streets.

So in order to get away from the public eye, media, and especially all the paparazzi (or as he calls them, the "Paw Paw Ratzies"), Fluffy often cross dresses to go out in public so he's disguised and can avoid all the media and fans attention. That's most likely reason why some people think he actually is a "she wolf".

Fluffy does have an impressive range of acting talents, including the cross gender performances which you might recognize from some of his previous film and game appearances. That was one of the reasons Hinterland was so pleased to book him for his role in The Long Dark.

Note: Fluffy is still working through the anger issues with regular therapist sessions. He did try having his name legally changed once, but that didn't go so well when he went to great the court judge, and accidentally ate them instead of greeting them - unfortunately that's a common mistake with some wolves (Fluffy is also working on that greeting judgement issue, and so far hasn't eaten his latest therapist).

[RJIII]

That's awesome Bill, finally have the back story I was looking for :]

[brostoevsky]

Fluffy is the dire shebeast that lurks in the darkness at Carter Hydro Dam feasting on the flesh of lesser players.

Fluffy is actually male (contrary to rumors)...

That was my initial assumption as well but the official Hinterland twitter smacked me down when I called Fluffy a him: https://twitter.com/HinterlandGames/sta ... 0357264384

[Bill Tarling]

That was my initial assumption as well but the official Hinterland twitter smacked me down when I called Fluffy a him: https://twitter.com/HinterlandGames/sta ... 0357264384

I claim coverup by Hinterland (probably so other game studios don't try booking Fluffy away from The Long Dark)... Fluffy is definitely male, and I'll continue to argue the case on every stream...

Yes I know even Fluffy has tried to impress the he was a "she" on his own Twitter page, but again that was mostly to get away from the public hounding due to all the press coverage, media attention, and tabloid articles.

People just never realized why he's been so grumpy, and such a loner living in the dam... He was tired of being ridiculed just because he had a girl's name.

SIDE NOTE: For those old enough to remember the old movie "Old Yeller", you might recognized Fluffy's parents from when they were performers as well: The main wolf scene near the end, Fluffy's mom was the wolf (and his dad did many of the stunt scenes). If you look closely during some closeup shots of the fight, you can see where some of the fur lightener makeup was coming off his dad's fur during the battle sequence.

[brostoevsky]

Why did you have to bring up Old Yeller :cry: That movie made me sooooo sad as a kid. I can't even read Where The Red Fern Grows anymore.