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What is the key binding for doing the Macarena? Or did you make a Maca-ro for that?

Here's another better photo that shows what I'm referencing even better than the wolf on the rocks. This is nearly a sheer hill, it's the edge of the map, you cant climb it any higher than where im standing even if the slope allowed, its a "no-go" zone for players. There is no way to get on it from either side, or above, and regardless, I watched the deer run up it, and then had to wait for him to come back to take the pic. So, animals CAN AND DO go places that a player can't follow, and they die there as well.

Huh. I guess nobody told this guy that information. Shouldnt run yer mouth about stuff you arent sure of, just to try to contradict things other people say. Just to the right of center, in this pic, theres a wolf up on those rocks. There is NO WAY to get on those rocks.

Dang. I hope everybody takes the time to read this. @Raphael van Lierop : as always, you accept and shoulder more blame than you deserve. Regardless of how many issues there were, or if the launch didn't go as you planned, it went well. There were relatively few issues. Gamers tend to be a critical bunch. You and your team have produced an extraordinary game, have a uniquely supportive community behind you, and deserve huge kudos for what you've accomplished. Sir, you have little to apologize for, less to be ashamed of, and nothing to regret. Don't ever let criticism of your writing get you down. It's yours. Not anyone else's. If they could do better, then they are welcome to. I made a statement earlier this week that sums it up: All stories have to start somewhere. It isn't the stories fault that many of us didn't need what chapter 1 and 2 had to provide. You and the team DESERVE the month off. Enjoy your vacation with heads held high for a VERY WORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENT, and thank you for having us along through the process. It's been an honor to be part of this games devrlopment.

The key to finding them is the crows, usually the following day. They will often run through places you can't follow, and with the blood drops only visible from a couple steps away now, it's maddening. I've found wolves nearly a km from where I fought them. I can't tell you how many times I've found a deer I shot many days later in a place you'd never have thought they'd go, and only by investigating crows. The pass time trick does work, because the animal only physically moves as far as it would in the seconds of real time, but it bleeds for the hour(s) of game time. I personally feel like that's an exploit, and I don't use it. If I am unable to track it, I search for crows the next day.

Thanks. I've already reposted my top two pet peeves, to give anybody who forgot me a hint.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland.

@Dirmagnos I'm done arguing about it dude. You were spouting nonsense, and I tried to simply give you the correct facts. Yes, I was rude about it, I admit, and I've apologized. Its clear that you're going to cling to your own beliefs, against scientific and historical facts, and thats your choice.

1. Measures must be taken to minimize harmful interference with wildlife and control the introduction of non-native species - animal or plant. To the point of not taking soil or growing compost to Antarctica as it may contain plant seeds, fungal spores or adults, eggs or larvae of any number of soil-dwelling invertebrates. 2. The Antarctic Peninsula region - which has a warmer and wetter climate, with above-freezing temperatures common in the summer months. 3. More than 98 percent of Antarctica is covered with ice, this contains about 70 percent of the world's fresh water. The thick ice cover...mean thickness of ice cover 1829 METERS These facts are all available and are hereby attributed to http://www.coolantarctica.com/ Paul Schaberg, a research plant physiologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Burlington, Vermont, has led many investigations of cold tolerance in trees, particularly in the foliage of montane spruce and fir in New England. Schaberg’s work suggests three basic ways in which living tree cells prevent freezing. One is to change their membranes during cold acclimation so that the membranes become more pliable; this allows water to migrate out of the cells and into the spaces between the cells. The relocated water exerts pressure against the cell walls, but this pressure is offset as cells shrink and occupy less space. The second way a tree staves off freezing is to sweeten the fluids within the living cells. Come autumn, a tree converts starch to sugars, which act as something of an antifreeze. The cellular fluid within the living cells becomes concentrated with these natural sugars, which lowers the freezing point inside the cells, while the sugar-free water between the cells is allowed to freeze. Because the cell membranes are more pliable in winter, they’re squeezed but not punctured by the expanding ice crystals. The third coping mechanism is altogether different. It involves what Schaberg describes as a “glass phase,” where the liquid cell contents become so viscous that they appear to be solid, a kind of “molecular suspended animation” that mimics the way silica remains liquid as it is supercooled into glass. This third mechanism is triggered by the progressive cellular dehydration that results from the first two mechanisms and allows the supercooled contents of the tree’s cells to avoid crystallizing. All three cellular mechanisms are intended to keep living cells from freezing. That’s the key for the tree; don’t allow living cells to freeze. http://northernwoodlands.org/ Winter was the preferred logging season for cutting trees because of ease of movement over snow and over frozen lakes and rivers. The woods teamed with lumber camps during the winter months. First using axes, ..... www.mainememory.net @Dirmagnos Any other questions, "moron"? ***EDIT*** I'm sorry, it was not my original intention to be mean, and I would like to state for the record, that Dirmangos has made several very good, and very factual points in this thread. I just happened to take issue with a few which were not correct. My apologies for being snarky.

Well, it appears that I have, in a very polite and diplomatic way just been sat the **** down SIR! In light of this, I say LET THE FISTICUFFS ABOUT HANDGUNS BEGIN!!!! Wheres my hockey stick?!

I'm not here to argue the merits or downfalls of a handgun vs. a rifle. The fact is, a handgun being added to the game has been announced in the roadmap, so, as i said before, making a case FOR it is really a moot point. I am personally not in favor of it, both because of the scarcity of handguns in Canada and because overall it is a less effective tool for the job. The only advantage of a handgun is portability and concealment. What it makes up for in speed, it gives up ten fold in range, accuracy and power. The Canadian Rangers are not issued handguns, most citizens don't own them, and maybe I've missed something in the game, but I have yet to see an RCMP outpost or patrol car, and Ive never found a corpse with a badge. All that being said, I again refer you to the current published Roadmap for the game. A handgun has already been announced for introduction so arguing that one should be included is like arguing that we need a survival bow.

It boggles my mind how many people have chimed in on this, and not one person has bothered mentioning that a handgun is already in the works, as well as reloading of ammo, AND an Ax. So, the handgun discussion is all pointless, unless you are totally against it and trying to persuade Hinterland to drop it. (Thats MY vote, if you're wondering) And all the discussion about more or less ammo is pointless, because hopefully soon we'll be able to reload it. The Ax, I hope will simply be a much faster way to gather firewood, or used a weapon against wolves BEFORE you're on your back. I can't see how cutting down trees adds anything useful to the game. I really feel like the best thing to come out of this whole post is the Spear. And the idea's of being able to engage a wolf AND bear with a weapon rather than just laying on our backs and being mauled. Swinging a hatchet or an empty rifle, or kicking, or even just a big stick would be more than enough deterrent to keep yourself from being on your back with teeth in your face. The ideas about padding on sleeves, and shields are nifty, if the wolves were dogs. Wolves go for legs and throats. Its their instinct, honed from thousands of years of hunting prey larger than themselves. They arent going to clamp down on your arm and stick with it doing no damage while you poke at them with a knife. If there were two or more involved in the attack, one may do that, to immobilize you while another goes for your throat.... To whomever it was that suggested a carbine be added but that it should have penalties to aiming for its lighter weight and shorter barrel. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! The whole point of a gun being shorter and lighter is to make it easier to handle and aim. I'd love to see not a scoped rifle, but just a scope, that could be added to the rifle, but the fact is, it would be game breaking if we could hunt game from 500 meters away or more (and yes, that ole enfield is good for it.) and the reality is that the average person lacks the skill to properly mount and sight in a scope, not to mention it would take dozens of rounds to do so. I think what would be nice though is a pair of compact binoculars, that would increase magnification, maybe 2 or 3 times more than what we currently get by "sighting" down the rifle. I would really really hate to see this game become a weapon collecting simulator. The gun is a tool used for a specific purpose, just like the knife, and hatchet and prybar. Honestly, what does it add to the game to have multiple versions of that tool? Do we need multiple ways to cut up shelves into scrap metal? (PLEASE Hinterland, give us cutting torches and reciprocating saws!) BWAHAHAAHAA! Would it add flavor or immersion to the game if there were multiple models for the knife? No. Would it keep anyone engaged longer if there were red prybars and green prybars? If so, you're playing the wrong game for the wrong reasons.

You sir, have clearly never cut a tree in the winter time. And you clearly know very little about the biology of tree's and plants. I don't mean to be insulting in any way, but you are, quite frankly, talking out your ass. The reason there are not Trees in Antarctica has less to do with temperatures than isolation (no seeds can get there naturally and implantation is forbidden). It is also because there is not any soil on the surface for them to grow in. Trees DO NOT freeze solid in the winter, unless they are very small, and you would NOT have a better chance of falling one with a bat than an ax. Winter was historically the favored season for logging, and still is, but for different reasons.