New Region Ideas or Revamps

[ajb1978]

So I just had a thought, not so much a wish list as it is a "what if" hypothetical. But some sort of trading is being introduced as part of the DLC. We know Gold Nuggets exist in the game as collectibles (Story Mode Episode 4), but what if the Gold Mine actually has Gold Ore that respawn every so often, like coal. Collect the Gold Nuggets, which you then bring all the way back to the Trader in exchange for stuff.

So that would serve as sort of a self-imposed quest, especially if the Trader and Gold Mine are on opposite ends of the world. (Which, if it's in the Far Territory, they absolutely would be.)

Why does he want gold? Maybe he's a crazy prepper that's just just so ridiculously well stocked he's convinced he can outlast whatever is going on, has enough porn to prevent Cabin Fever, and enough surplus food and gear to sell off some for gold which he can use to be rich in the new world order.

[JackTrysGames]

On 3/5/2023 at 5:42 PM, MarrowStone said:

Could also be the mainland. Too many cars for Great Bear IMO!

Who knows, maybe Great Bear isn't that far from the mainland and there's a highway across. Would explain how they got all that industrial equipment to the area.

On 3/7/2023 at 11:40 AM, Semple Fi said:

Still hoping for the Bear spear!

I tried it on a Wolf the other day when I was replaying episode 2.  
 

Didn’t work 😅

It's a bear spear. Use it against bears.

[Semple Fi]

On 3/17/2023 at 10:27 AM, JackTrysGames said:

Who knows, maybe Great Bear isn't that far from the mainland and there's a highway across. Would explain how they got all that industrial equipment to the area.

It's a bear spear. Use it against bears.

You've never tried to use a butter knife as a flat head screwdriver?? C'mon now

[Glflegolas]

I'm going to go out on a limb and address some of the transportation questions that seem to have arisen in this thread.

If you look at the maps of Great Bear, there appear to be two major roads on the Island. The first one (which I'm going to call the Inland Highway) starts near Spruce Falls in Mountain Town and passes through Milton and Keeper's Pass South, ending in Pleasant Valley. A side-road connects this road to Blackrock via Keeper's Pass North.

The second road (which I'll call the Coastal Highway) starts in Bleak Inlet, passes through Coastal Highway and Crumbling Highway, and ends in Desolation Point. The Coastal Highway is also connected to the Trans-Island Railway Line, which connects region of Coastal Highway to the Ravine, Mystery Lake, Forlorn Muskeg, Broken Railroad, and eventually Forsaken Airfield via another road.

One question I don't have a good answer to is: how were the Inland and Coastal Highways connected? Maybe at Perseverance Mills? It would seem rather odd if these two roads were completely separate from one another.

The Hushed River Valley is sort of on its own and I think it should stay that way. It's really a wild region, where the main activity is exploration by hardy adventurers, and there likely weren't a whole lot of those. Timberwolf Mountain is a bit more civilized, given the presence of the Mountaineer's Hut and the dock on Crystal Lake  -- it seems like at least a moderate number of tourists would visit it to climb the summit.

Ash Canyon is sort of an oddball here, given the mine. The only explanation is that a sluice and wash plant was situated on-site to separate the gold from the ore, and the miners would occasionally bring in supplies on foot, purchased from Pleasant Valley using the gold.