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My guess is Desolation Point just after Hibernia Processing

A flare in the sky A wreck sits in falling snow No help is coming...

Probably the same one My biggest problem (which will be apparent once the other videos are posted) was I was always exhausted. Consequently I was frequently having to stop and wait before I could keep climbing ropes to the summit. That's when the weather (and the wildlife) would get me...

We'll compare notes! I actually have a lot of ideas on how to do the challenge better. Problem is the only time I have to game is on the weekend so they'll have to wait.

That article is both interesting and slightly disturbing. Abscesses... Still, penicillin or amoxicillin are both more common. Although, to be honest, likely no antibiotics would be found in a random house since they all need to be prescribed.

April 25, 2016 So, I finally got to try the hopeless rescue challenge this weekend. I thought I knew what I was doing. It turns out that was not the case! I have completed the challenge but I'll be updating this post as I upload the videos of my exploits. If anyone would like a "how to not" guide then by all means read on! The First Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEc3y_F5Zak So, I start the challenge in the Trapper's Cabin. I know I need to be quick but it's hard to break the habit of "loot everything! You'll need it later!" that's so ingrained into me by now. So... I loot the entire cabin. Then I go to the Camp Office... and loot it as well. Then I loot the Derailment and finally found a knife! Which was what I was looking for with all of my previous looting since my next stop is the Dam. This whole time I was thinking food would be the real issue and the limiting factor of whether I could complete the challenge. This was not correct! But, in this mistaken assumption I came up with the brilliant idea of deliberately aggravating Fluffy so I could munch on some nice wolf steaks! Yum! So, I go to the dam, light a fire and... Fluffy just keeps running away. Running so fast I might add that I cannot shoot the darn wolf with the gun I found. I started chasing the wolf through the dam... and it still wouldn't attack! At this point I just went to bed in order to get attacked in my sleep. That worked! Then I got attacked again! (plans, sigh, this was not a good one!) and I was able to finally stab fluffy enough to get my wolf steaks. This is where the new update really bit me. I was already struggling with the new radial menu (please make this a toggle!) but instead of the 5-7 kg of wolf meat I only got three. After looting the dam, harvesting the wolf, eating and healing I was now well into my second day and I was still on Mystery Lake. No matter I thought! I know Pleasant Valley really well! I'll be able to make up lost time. Yeah, about that... May 13, 2016 So, I've now completed the challenge twice. The remaining two videos for my "how not to speedrun" have been uploaded. I should be able to upload my actual speedier run video this weekend along with a forum post update

Scurvy would be interesting. It would give a whole other dimension to rose hip tea. Not to mention making it a vital survival supply!

Might I suggest running? Or maybe weeping

Clearly I need to explore the maps more. I've been playing mostly on Timberwolf Mountain and haven't come across many consistent birch bark drops.

Agree that this would be more interesting from a gameplay perspective (risk/reward of eating bear/wolf) but 70 birch bark pieces is a little ridiculous! So far I've only managed to find 2 at any one time when I go looking. Spending 35 (or more) in game days preparing for a cure would be somewhat boring. I'd be fine with 1 piece to 1 cup. That way it still takes 14 pieces for a full treatment. Also, I wonder if you can take birch bark tea or other worms treatment as a prophylactic? I don't think there'd be any negative effects...

That came up a few times on the announcement forum for the new update. Hopefully it will be changed so parasites don't trigger the cross anymore.

Interesting. I'll have to explore some more if that's the case

+1 And according to Dr. Google it's also a natural cure for worms so it's a real cure too I guess they'd need to add more birch trees then. Right now I only remember seeing them on Timberwolf Mountain.

Interesting. I always equated parasites and regular diseases together: your body either kills them off immediately or you become ill. Now I know Based on you description though it does sound likely that some other treatment (aside from mushroom tea/antibiotics) will likely be added in a future update.

Personally, I still think the odds should have a timer and slowly decrease after several days of no bear/wolf. I personally don't think it makes much sense to be a cumulative risk.

That's definitely the lights turning on. There's another light flickering in the foreground and one way back in the background at 1:53 into the video

Hard to tell from this angle. The arrow isn't very far in so in real life that's likely a flesh wound. Of course, that's one of the mechanics of the game so you can find your arrows after shooting them so I can't complain too much

I thought they were animal droppings myself

Finally had an opportunity to watch the teaser video and it is amazing. All the new upgraded textures and colours! The Hydro Dam in particular looks absolutely astonishing! It does make me even more nostalgic for those days of yore in late 2014 when the game first came out I really hope there will be a "ye olden days" mod. Don't get me wrong, I'm eagerly awaiting the next update now with the new features and interiors (I sense a new game in my future), but it will be nice to have the option to take a trip down memory lane

Fair enough. You haven't let the community down yet

I agree that the road map looks great! I am concerned though that two of my least favourite alpha addition suggestions (cougars and revolvers) seem to have made it onto the list. They may be good... but I'm still apprehensive

Thanks @hauteecolerider . Now I can read it worry free

@selfless I'm just glad it still runs on my 9 year old desktop @Raphael van Lierop how spoilery is that document? I'm hesitant to read it if it contains major plot points...

Please note that the crosscut saw takes two people to operate effectively

That... would actually be a really cool gameplay choice between the three. I probably would only keep the axe then if I could on;y pick one To echo @Raphael van Lierop et. al. you are not going to be cutting down old growth forest by yourself with just a hatchet. In Ontario we have tons of black spruce. They're softwood trees and grow to be about 15cm in diameter. A dead, dried out one still takes a lot of effort to cut down, saw into logs and split into burnable pieces. Probably close to an hour if I had to estimate the time. You'll be tired by the end, sweating like crazy if you're not careful and only get about 3-5 hours of firewood! And that is a dried out, dead, 15cm diameter tree! The old growth on Vancouver Island - hardwood that may approach a meter in diameter - would take days with just a hatchet. Even the cut ones in the Log Sort would require lots of time to cut because the wood is so dense. Your axe would also need frequent sharpening. Unless a chainsaw or something similar is added to the game, harvesting old growth with axes is not feasible.