Increased warmth while moving

[jonahcutter]

I haven't been able to tell if this is already a factor, but if not it might be nice to lessen the effects of cold a bit when you are running. But you have to run for an extended time (relative to in-game time of course). Increased calorie burn increasing body heat. As a balancer, perhaps the body heat fall-off rate is increased a bit when you slow down or stop moving after extended running.

[heather]

I agree. Though if you ran to keep warm, there would have to be some kind of sudden chilling factor a little while after you stopped.

[midnight]

Im guessing the cold is a key point to the games difficulty... itss hard no doubt. but it's the challenge. And yeah, it's -7c your muscles stop working at about that... I did a 12 mile military obstacle course run, there was snow on the ground... I ran it in reg civilian clothing took me 4 hours, I was in freezing pain, felt like I was moving in slow motion. If it wasn't for immediate external warmth after the race, well... it hurts.

[accurize2]

As far as the in-game running. Perhaps have a "slightly sweating/sweating/sweating profusely". If you stop without a fire going quickly, you take a significant penalty to the cold stat bar. This would encourage people to only use running for emergencies and short periods during extreme cold.

Also, if you're freezing. I don't think you should be able to repair or craft well, or possibly at all. When I'm shivering like crazy the last thing I think I could do is thread a needle by lamp light.

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It's funny you mention physical agility tests and -7c / 19f. I had a test for a local sheriff's office out here, I'm no runner by any means, and getting back into law enforcement required me to lose 40 lbs or so. My dumbass thought hell my ashma isn't that bad. Since Advair has steroids in it and I want to lose weight...I'll just stop taking my meds. After about 4 months, I lost the weight by jogging every night and eating better. It was March this year, the weather the prior week was 50f lows and upper 60's highs. The day of the test....19f... I failed the 1.5 run by 3 seconds, wheezing like crazy. It was painful. My doctor looked at me like I was crazy and then informed me that Advair's steriods in that dose doesn't prevent weight loss...I felt like an idiot. :roll:

The next time I tested for a different agency two months later, low 60's...better shape...and on my meds. I came in 40 seconds under the same required time. I agree running in freezing cold does make a difference.

[Dvalin]

I like this idea, but as accurize2 mentioned, sweating would be a very critical aspect of this. In a cold environment, not sweating is a very important factor in staying warm.

[K63]

I have done a lot of outdoor activities, running, xc skiing, biking, and I agree that you need to get in and change your clothes right after, or run the risk if getting chilled from sweat. But this is only if you do a prolonged activity. I think it would be possible to run or walk briskly to improve your warmth, but not to the extent of getting sweaty. It should make you go through the caleries faster though.