Cairns - additional 'scavenger hunt' ?

[Rokkenrob]

I recognize that each cairn represents a backer from Kickstarter, and I don;t want to take anything away from that...but how about another little mini-challenge similar to locating all the cairns...something to include the newer regions ?  I realize that we have photos, and notes, but maybe something a little more advanced...challenging. 

Edited June 22, 2020 by Rokkenrob
I misunderstanding ... for clarification

[ManicManiac]

Then all we have to do is challenge ourselves to find them without looking up outside information. 

In this case there is nothing that needs to be changed about the game...  I recommend folks just try what I do: I set personal challenges for myself.
I've been working on my current personal challenge for over a year now.

Edited June 22, 2020 by ManicManiac

[SirSharper]

On 6/22/2020 at 6:41 PM, ManicManiac said:

Then all we have to do is challenge ourselves to find them without looking up outside information. 

In this case there is nothing that needs to be changed about the game...  I recommend folks just try what I do: I set personal challenges for myself.
I've been working on my current personal challenge for over a year now.

My current challenge is to hit that 500th day. And then maybe get passed day 2 on interloper 

[ManicManiac]

Here are my current Personal Challenge "rules"

On 11/11/2019 at 8:43 PM, ManicManiac said:

Stubborn, that's clearly what I am...  I've started again!  Same personal challenge as before (I know I've spoken about my personally applied parameters for FC before, but I don't think I really outlined all my goals for this push I've been on - so I suppose I will take a moment to review).

Main objective is to survive for 500 days ("Will to Live").
In order to make life more interesting, I'm adding the following objectives and provisos:

1. Achieve Faithful Cartographer, with additional conditions.  Start a the run on Timberwolf Mountain.  I may not leave a region until I have cleared 100% of the charcoal map.  Specifically, no smudges on any part of the main map area, and clearing as much around the edges of the map area as possible.  When going to another region I may only carry my most minimal kit (generally 13-18kg of what I consider to be just the essentials to nomad).  This forces me to start over relatively fresh and reestablish myself in each new region I enter.  (I suppose once I achieve this - this particular thread will end, since that's the subject I started it on)

2. Once I have achieved "Faithful Cartographer," I will then concentrate on, "It was THIS BIG."  I will begin this endeavor with fresh water ice fishing.  Even though salmon are the only fish in the game that are capable of naturally being over 5kg... I want to test to see if the bonus to catch weight that begins on Ice Fishing level 4 will boost the Small Mouth Bass up over it's natural 5kg max.  If possible, I want to gain this achievement by catching a freshwater bass instead of just grinding salmon in Coastal Highway.  If that bonus works as I think it does, then this should be feasible (unless the bonus still respects the weight limit).  In either case, I will not be permitted to go salt water ice fishing until I've reached fishing level 5 and I've spent at least 30 days fishing fresh water at level 5.  (I just realized I'm going to have so much lantern fuel!)

3. Assuming I've not managed to achieve it while completing the other objectives... next I will concentrate on, "Wrapped in Furs."  I will not be permitted to earn the achievement until I have pelt crafted items in all possible clothing slots.  I will only use the bearskin bedroll to earn the achievement if I am wearing: a rabbit skin hat, rabbit skin mittens, a wolf skin coat, bear skin coat (plus a moose cloak in my inventory - that's my "extra blanket"), moose satchel, two pair of deer skin pants, and deer skin boots.

4. Assuming I've not managed to achieve it while completing the other objectives... next I will concentrate on, "Skilled Survivor."  I don't have any ideas on making this more challenging... so I guess this one is just going to be pretty straight forward. 
 

So in the event I never really articulated what the entirety of my personal challenge is... here it is  

[Addendum]
It's been my standing rule for these attempts that I don't use any badges.

 

[SirSharper]

9 minutes ago, ManicManiac said:

Main objective is to survive for 500 days ("Will to Live").

That is the exact idea i had jumping in to my current play through (this is my 3rd time, after learning the hard way about do's and don'ts <--is that how that is spelled). I got faithful cartographer, but REALLY wish i would have done it the way you do it. I think it would have been challenging in regards to survival, but easier in regards to "i missed a spot of DP and I'm in BI" 

I did the wrapped in furs (I did it at Timberwolf Mountain, which was a very rewarding experience). BUT i left the bedroll behind. I'm hoping to to talk back there and finish my 500th day in that bedroll (i'm on day 287) 

I cant remember what the "skilled survivor" is.  

[ManicManiac]

2 minutes ago, SirSharper said:

I cant remember what the "skilled survivor" is.  

All skills advanced to level 5 in one run.