JAFO

On 7/2/2017 at 3:02 PM, SnowWalker said:

Seconded!

13 hours ago, Miniwizard said:

Was it the last update (faithful cartographer) that changed the character's walking sounds?

Yes, it was mentioned in the test-build update notes at some point, that many of the sound effects had been overhauled, and some were re-recorded.

13 hours ago, Miniwizard said:

Do you think it's better or a bit over the top now?

It's a bit over the top. As you said, even when sneaking, you sound like a tinker jogging.

19 minutes ago, selfless said:

Interloper is great at showing players the underused mechanics.  Extreme cold is great at getting you to stop relying on clothes to solve all your waning needs.

Hint: build warming fires periodically (and enjoy a warm drink while you're at it.)

Having never tried Interloper yet, the thing that makes me wonder is, how heavily does this strategy impact your fire-making supplies?

13 hours ago, chuckie said:

The hardest point is to be flawless. I have a poorly tested strategy. Crouch to a bear. When it notices you, it raises on hind legs so you can shoot it in the heart from relatively close distance. One arrow is enough.

How's your success rate?

5 minutes ago, Rada_ said:

What's the difference between F10 and F12 besides the latter being on the steam side?

No idea.. I never use the steam screenshots.

25 minutes ago, Ruruwawa said:

I just wish F10 hid my breath in addition to the UI!

Amen to that!

2 hours ago, Rada_ said:

Preparing for Fluffy

Very nicely posed shot.. I like it a lot!

On 5/19/2017 at 10:43 PM, MueckE said:

In german, it translates literally to "Winterstille". It expresses the silence in the wintertime (no birds singing, frozen rivers ...). Also people are more indoors because of the cold and are generally more quiet (prayerful?) towards christmas, "the end" (of the year). So part of the word also refers to the "end time" - what, in a apocalyptic dimension, is the theme of TLD.

Thanks.. that may well be the best definition of the usage I've seen.

On 5/19/2017 at 6:25 AM, NorseRaven99 said:

Wintermute isn't a real word, but more rather a word created by the devs to describe the state you are thrown into in TLD.

The word is real, and has been around a lot longer than Hinterland has. It's been used in a number of works of fiction well before TLD was dreamed of. Earliest uses of the word seem to be as an Anglicised version of a German surname.

1 hour ago, piddy3825 said:

there is an Survive the Outdoors book that adds skill points to archery

Ummm.. nope, sorry.. as @tnbp points out, there's no such animal.

I wouldn't say you were losing your mind, though.. you just had a brief moment of inattention.

Anyhow, enough OT talk.. back to screenshots.

Here's a couple of my favourite base in the game

First, a nice Xmas Card style shot:

And one I call "Home at last". Sorry it comes out so dark.. click on it and you'll see there's more detail than meets the eye.

Archery (and sewing) books are something I recently suggested to the devs.. we have skill books for everything else, why not those as well?

8 minutes ago, piddy3825 said:

regardless, check out that shot!

Must admit I was impressed by the headshot.. showed it to my workmate when I first saw it.. (he plays TLD too)

1 hour ago, piddy3825 said:

I had also spent the previous day reading an archery skill book from cover to cover...

There are no such books in the game..

Between those two pics, what you have there is a main base, not a fishing marathon!

23 minutes ago, Timber Wolf said:

It's right outside

I suspected as much.. but couldn't resist.. 

3 hours ago, Timber Wolf said:

All set for a fishing marathon.

You forgot the firewood.. 

13 hours ago, June said:

That first poster raises an interesting question.. why are there no seagulls at Coastal Highway?

Seagulls don't migrate in winter, do they?

57 minutes ago, grimreefer24601 said:

(I like to reset my achievements and see if I can get them all in a single play through)

Interesting idea.. have you succeeded in doing it?

54 minutes ago, grimreefer24601 said:

Only if you actually kill them in a fight does it block the achievement.  If the wolf bleeds to death from damage sustained during a struggle you still get the achievement.

Thanks for the clarification.. that's good to know.

On 2/13/2017 at 6:01 AM, Deathdealers747 said:

I can't get that achievement - it's the hardest for me to get. I do everything that I can try to do for it, but even on Voyager it's insanely hard for me to get. The primary reason being: The Wolves. I already killed one on Day 2 in the Nomad Challenge, because it attacked me like an idiot - didn't even go after my TWO meat drop decoys! Remember, if you fight back from a Wolf fight, then you kill the wolf, 100% of the time. So, Pacifist can't be acquired then. If you don't fight back, then you drop down to 15% life (from 100%) and you risk him returning for a second fight.

A number of players have reported they were able to obtain the Pacifist achievement despite being forced to kill a wolf in self-defense. Apparently, self-defense doesn't count against you, because you weren't the aggressor.

So maybe, you just assumed you couldn't get the achievement and gave up too soon?

3 hours ago, Amazombie said:

I would appreciate if we can get an ingame option. maybe ablility to use pages from an old book and make our own map as we explore. that way the surprise is still there but we have a reference.

Funnily enough, that's exactly what we're getting, in the next sandbox update!

8 hours ago, piddy3825 said:

The elusive hunter's bunker or prepper's weapons cache on Mystery Lake.  I thought it was a myth...

Heh.. I've yet to encounter that one myself.. most playthroughs, I keep encountering the tools cache.

The forcing DirectX9 suggestion solved my longstanding graphics issue with footprint/snowshelter shaders not rendering properly. Many thanks!

On 4/2/2017 at 7:05 AM, Shane Retter said:

Some shots from my new Voyager play through titled "Hope's Road".

Those are just excellent.. almost breaks my heart to point out that there's an 'e' in "journey".

I came here after seeing your post about an album in another thread.. great work, sir! Any chance you could post a link to the entire album?