Curious about the kinds of places we live

[xanna]

As TLD fans we all have a love of spending hours in the wilderness of Great Bear. I know many of us are into outdoor and survival hobbies outside of the game, too, and are kind enough to share stories and photos of beautiful countryside from all around the world. It makes sense that outdoorsy, countryside types would be into TLD. But it also makes sense that people who don't live among nature might play TLD to compensate and experience something different. Poll: What sort of player are you?

Edited November 29, 2023 by xanna

[conanjaguar]

40 minutes ago, xanna said:

people who don't live among nature might play TLD to compensate and experience something different.

Exactly . TLD and The Forest are the two main inspirations for my hobby of bushcraft and prepping .

[Leeanda]

I've always lived in the countryside but apart from the odd ramble I didn't really spend a lot of time out there..  it was mostly farm land though and I didn't want to get shot at😁.   But after being stuck indoors for over twenty years I do miss it..

Whether that's partly why I love tld I don't know.. but the whole game does have simply beautiful views.  .its a game that excels for every reason ..

[UpUpAway95]

Grew up a stone's thrown from the downtown core of a major city.  Moved to the country when I first got married.  Love it despite its drawbacks (abysmal internet, power failures, etc.); and, hopefully, I'll never get so frail in my old age that I'll have to move back into the city.

[Yimnam]

On 11/29/2023 at 11:07 PM, xanna said:

 What sort of player are you?

Both. I was born in huge city centre and gaming was way to survive till summer. For few weeks per year I was hiking, swimming and exploring from sunset to late night. And then back to playing games and waiting for next summer.

Now I'm living in different city, still big but not as big and much greener. It's full of parks, surrounded by beautiful old forests and cut by few rivers and a lot of lakes. I can see woodpeckers from my window!

I still play to survive sometimes. Mostly in winter which is dark and sad in my country. At summer I often forget that my computer exists. Maybe someday I will forget it entirely?

[Semple Fi]

Moved to the country so I could live TLD IRL.  Still waiting for that Aurora….

[xanna]

Lovely!

[ajb1978]

Been all over, from major metro areas like Chicago to tiny little unincorps with one single flashing yellow light as the entirety of the traffic control system. I currently have a 2-bedroom condo in a city, but I'm also a prepper so I could hypothetically buttress the doors and hunker down for 6-8 weeks (or 1 if I have no water source) before I ran out of supplies. Enough to probably be fine for most realistic scenarios, although I would certainly be seeking FEMA support as my Plan A. I mean I pay my taxes, naturally I'm gonna cash in on that first.

Edited February 16 by ajb1978

[Semple Fi]

43 minutes ago, ajb1978 said:

I mean I pay my taxes, naturally I'm gonna cash in on that first.

[ajb1978]

2 minutes ago, Semple Fi said:

Beerbrats and cheese curds, amirite?

[J.W.P]

I currently live in Douglasville, GA, right outside of Atlanta, but I am originally from Tennessee.

[Pyroxene]

I live in a small university city next to Malmo. It's called Lund.

[MaiveTheSheep]

I won't specify where exactly, but i currently live in a university city (even if some people claim it's a town, it's definitely a city, just a small one)
before that i lived in a town of 200 people
and before that i lived in a big city, one of the biggest in my country of residence

my parents when i was growing up had me spend a lot of time in the outdoors and talking about the local flora and fauna

[RobotDino11]

kinda like in this weird town. nothing really happens here, but its pretty well known within the state, as its a major border crossing.

[stratvox]

I live where Lake Ontario becomes the St. Lawrence River, on the Canadian side. I have spent a reasonable amount of time up in Algonquin, Temagami, and Killarney up north of here (and personally I think it'd be extremely cool to select Killarney as a place for TLD II as it's an incredibly beautiful place), but I'm a city guy when you get right down to it, and I'm afraid I'm getting to an age where hitting the canoe for a couple of weeks is probably beyond me.

 

[Pyroxene]

On 5/14/2024 at 9:10 PM, stratvox said:

I live where Lake Ontario becomes the St. Lawrence River, on the Canadian side. I have spent a reasonable amount of time up in Algonquin, Temagami, and Killarney up north of here (and personally I think it'd be extremely cool to select Killarney as a place for TLD II as it's an incredibly beautiful place), but I'm a city guy when you get right down to it, and I'm afraid I'm getting to an age where hitting the canoe for a couple of weeks is probably beyond me.

 

Wow! I don't even know where that is on the map. Can you attach a map here?

[stratvox]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/EcWTXPiDtoMG1JfD7

[stratvox]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/vdmchKfWyTcSKp5e6

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6UW76f15Bv7NGNfC7

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PdA15piUc7G3N92U6

[RobotDino11]

On 5/14/2024 at 3:10 PM, stratvox said:

I live where Lake Ontario becomes the St. Lawrence River, on the Canadian side. I have spent a reasonable amount of time up in Algonquin, Temagami, and Killarney up north of here (and personally I think it'd be extremely cool to select Killarney as a place for TLD II as it's an incredibly beautiful place), but I'm a city guy when you get right down to it, and I'm afraid I'm getting to an age where hitting the canoe for a couple of weeks is probably beyond me.

 

Oh that's cool. I live not too far away, kinda situated on lake Huron.

Edited May 22 by RobotDino11

[ThePancakeLady]

I won't give my actual location, since I don't want to dox myself. But...

I grew up in a military family, that was also a farming family (on my Mom's side). So I moves round from city to suburb to rural farmlands while growing up, and landed in rural farmlands when I and my partner took over the farm for a few decades. Had to sell the farm when we both became too disabled to manage the greenhouses and crop fields, so we now live in rural-suburbia. A small suburban neighborhood surrounded by woods and hunting lands and small farms all around us- but only a short drive to the larger town where all of the stores and such are. 

We now "micro-farm" on our ~2 acre piece of land in the woods. Old forest and a decent sized creek behind us, cleared land to the sides and front of the property, with none of the neighbors being right up next to our home, but close enough to walk to their houses for get-togethers or D&D gaming nights. Quiet but not totally secluded, but oblivious to the fact that there is a medium-sized town just a few miles away that we only really see if we need groceries or have a doctor's appointment and the like. Like living at Paradise Meadows Farmhouse, not really seeing Milton, but knowing it is there.

[stratvox]

13 hours ago, RobotDino11 said:

Oh that's cool. I live not too far away, kinda situated on lake Huron.

Yank or Canuck?