TheRealNFK

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the land

Cartographers were finding old loot to be had.

Safely out of Hushed River Valley and back in Milton, now I just have to find the way to this Bleak Inlet everyone talks about.

I didn't manage to get the achievement Faithful Cartographer before the new update Errant Pilgrim landed with its new region Bleak Inlet. Do I have to map all named locations in this new region as well as the previous regions in order to get the achievement now?

Hello , friend, come and share the fire.

The rope climbs in HRV...

...never seem to end.

Still, you can't beat the view. Hope I don't die tomorrow!

My crude attempt:

Can't stop flipping down car sun visors.

Well, now I know where I'm going to explore first.

Signaling across the valley with a flashlight during an aurora. Is anyone out there? Anyone?

Hushed River Valley has beautiful views, but all these climbs will be the death of me.

And so the end begins. Will I complete my quest to map every corner of this forsaken land, or will it all end in (frozen) tears?

Well, Momma always said if I didn't watch out I'd end up living in a trailer.

Come enjoy the activities of Milton Park. You can camp under the stars...

...and then go climbing in the morning.

This is one of my older screenshots. At this point, I'm not even sure where it is (aside from Mystery Lake in general, of course, because that was the only map back then).

Throwing stones over the waterfall into Milton Basin, because why not?er

Something very bad....

...happened here.

The mean streets of Milton.

On 11/16/2019 at 9:14 PM, vidholf said:

I'm feeling very accomplished... 8-)

(First time on top of Timberwolf Mountain.)

Congratulations on summiting Timberwolf! It's always a great feeling.

Death on the Muskeg.

What has always impressed me about the ice is that even when looked at from far away, there are no simple repeating textures like you see in a lot of other games.

Drying out after a wet day on the Muskeg.

It's so interesting to hear that Raph was partly inspired by wandering around the Fallout 3 map. I started playing The Long Dark not long after I stopped playing the DayZ mod for Arma 2, an experience that also featured a big map with no minimap. In retrospect, I realize I was already playing that game TLD-style: I would get the hell away from other players (and the clunky combat) on the crowded coast ASAP and push into the interior wilderness to be by myself.

Thank you to everyone at Hinterland for giving us a beautiful world to lose ourselves in.

1 hour ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

 There is also the old project-management adage, "9 women cannot have a baby in 1 month", which is also very relevant here. More people does not necessarily mean faster, or better.

That is a great line, I am totally stealing it for my next workplace argument!

On 9/16/2019 at 7:49 PM, Ice Hole said:

That sneaky bastard!

 

Go to 2:20 for the sneaky bastard. And hey, there was a .38 pistol in the prototype inventory!

2 hours ago, stratvox said:

I know the cave you're standing in front of!

You might find the next cave to the west to be better... reasonably central between Spence's and the hunting grounds just to the east of where you're standing and up on the Muskeg Overlook.

YMMV, of course

You have impressive terrain recognition! I am currently  mapping the Muskeg and pushing west along the southern edge.

Aurora over the Muskeg, as I adapt to cave living.