Ice Hole

So my first day and think it was going to be easy then almost died from granola bar.

Managed to make it to Carter Dam healed and returned to Camp with loads of paper products.

Not finished looting Mystery Lake and already at 18.25 kg of paper.  Only one newspaper roll though, when did these become so scarce.

So off to Milton to make my first delivery.  At Milton deliver to the four customers and carry only 2.0 kg of paper then return to camp and pick up the remaining 9.50 kg of paper and head off to Pleasant Valley and Coastal Highway.

I am trying Easy Street to get a baseline. 

Voyageur.  Check

Random map.  Check. 

My spawn point: Dave's Quiet Clearing. 

So this is going to be very easy then.

Just now, Ardawna said:

searching the Riken and Hibernia

Really, my last start was in DP and I found two packs of matches in Hibernia.  Must have took yours I guess.  

This challenge is going to be different than most interloper plays.  The idea was to always strip the area clean and move on.  Now as the paperboy I must return these regions to deliver more paper. 

So a base stocked with food and fuel in each area is probably a good idea.  It is a different mindset and I look forward to trying it.  

I am considering revising the levels.  Since the changes to any paper product and a repeating delivery sequence the levels can be distributed across a broader group.

So the new levels:

Easy Street - Voyageur -Random Map

Middle Road - Stalker -Random Map

Hard Way - Interloper

The newspaper roll  is rare.  Been through DP to PV and still not found any.  This could be an issue.  A rule change will be needed.

Major Rule Change

The initial idea was to deliver newspaper rolls to customers.  The customers have stated they are not interested in reading the material so any type of paper product will suffice.

Gather at least 11.50 kg ( 25.35 lb) of any paper products and bring them to the Camp Office in Mystery Lake.  

This equates to 23 books with 0.50 kg weight.

Then distribute 0.50 kg (1.10 lb) of any paper product to the 23 customers mailbox. 

Place what you can inside the mailbox and leave the remainder in neat pile next to it.

If you have gathered another 11.50 kg then distribute the papers in another sequence to the 23 customers.

Again starting from the Mystery Lake Camp Office.

edit; the repeating delivery sequence is akin to the arcade Paperboy where Monday to Sunday are represented.  Sunday was the goal and the game ends.  

4 hours ago, hozz1235 said:

Dog always got me...

Now the dog has grown up and is blood thirsty nasty. 

1 hour ago, BareSkin said:

I do! Had it on the classic old GameBoy.

Handle bar control is the only way.

Here is the Paperboy Hard Way World Record from July 2017.

  3 hours ago, Ardawna said:

Okay so ... for this challenge:

1.  Must be on interloper,

2.  Collect 23 newspaper rolls.

3.  I do not know about the brochures in the camp office.  I don't think I have ever seen this before.

4.  Deliver newspapers to listed places. 

Questions:  Do we take pictures as we deliver these or is this the honor system?  Do we create a new loper just for this challenge?

I'm game!

That is summed up correctly.

Screenshots could be made just carrying one newspaper roll.  The only way to verify would be a video but I totally accept honour system. 

The park brochure is found around the Camp Office.  The idea is as @BareSkin indicates, the camp office represents a central starting point.

You might want to create a new character because I do not know the exact number of newspaper rolls available.  If you want to use an experienced loper go for it as you might already have the moose satchel and be well fed.  The issue is the total number of newspaper rolls might not be available.

The number of newspaper rolls is still in question.  Been playing interloper for some time now and those newspaper rolls are everywhere.  I wanted to test the challenge out to see if 23 newspaper rolls existed.  Plan on doing doing the challenge on Friday but maybe tonight I will try with a custom and focus on collecting newspaper rolls. 

To make this more similar to arcade Paperboy let me introduce three levels for the challenge: Easy Street, Middle Road, Hard Way.

Easy Street - As originally outlined.

Middle Road - Up for suggestion. See below.

Hard Way - Take the Deadman's challenge and complete the route and become Paperdeadman.

For Middle Road I was thinking of:  Select The Hunted and have Yogi Chase you while collecting and delivering newspaper.  But do not know if that is easier or harder then original interloper paperboy. 

Any one have a suggestion for the challenge please post.

After running around and checking all the mailboxes on interloper to see what is inside, a little challenge was created.

The Interloper Paperboy challenge is to find and deliver newspaper rolls to the 23 mailboxes on Great Bear island.

Whether sleet, snow, bear, moose or wolf the REAL news must be delivered.

First - Collect 23 newspaper rolls.  Search the island for newspaper rolls.

Second - Prepare the newspaper delivery bag by inserting brochures from the Camp Office in Mystery Lake.  Basically this is the starting location after preparing.  Extra bonus if you have the Moose Satchel.

Third -  Deliver newspaper rolls to mailboxes in Milton, Pleasant Valley, Coastal Highway, Crumbling Highway.  Place newspaper roll inside.

Mailbox Locations

How many remember the arcade classic game Paperboy

Got a glimpse of this cave while I was busy doing something else.

Kayak Cave

Room for a bedroll and fire that seems windproof.  There is also chimney hole for the smoke to exit.  Snow shelter is not an option.

11 hours ago, stratvox said:

Just to keep my mountain goat dues up, I went and got this one on a nice bright day.

Damn I love this game.

Goat Scott!  Great shot!

This recently discovered cave is more of a boulder foot.  The boulder rises up and forms the roof and the V floor allows for a wind proof fire.

Long Dark Rocky Mountain Goat Respite 

On 2019-01-29 at 10:16 AM, U47 said:

400 hours of playing and never saw a rainbow in the game before.  Made me smile.

 

On 2019-01-29 at 12:00 PM, DarKube said:

Who painted these;  Bob Ross?

Here are some snapshots of the sunset from the latest goat expedition.

Eagle's Nest

Update to the Eagle's Nest

I spent the whole day and night there with a fire in the corner which does seems windproof.

Good location @hozz1235 Might stop by and check out the digs tonight as I just found another one in MT recently.

This cranny is not that roomy and if you suffer form vertigo this location might not be the best choice.  A fire and bedroll can be placed, windproof is not guaranteed. 

Eagle's Nest

24 minutes ago, romerabr said:

Can't see anything...

See my latest post in gameplay videos section.

Found these specimens while goating in BRR.

Please excuse as I did not put a box of crackers for scale.

These might be common tree models that have been reduced in size.  I have seen loads of trees in this game and these just struck me as oddballs.

3 hours ago, stratvox said:

The trees all appear to be dead?

This is true, but it is the wrong answer.

Hint

There is something unusual about this picture.

Zoom and enhance.

On 1/11/2019 at 7:26 AM, Czhilli said:

It’s both a fun quiz and educational.

Thanks, I appreciate that.  The initial reason for starting this thread was to reveal a hidden cave that is more than odd.  Found it maybe within the first six months of picking up the Long Dark.  Been waiting to see if others have come across this unique hidden cave too.  In the meantime I continue searching for additional locations and noting Hidden Cave campsite amenities.

10 minutes ago, stratvox said:

That's because that nook is on TWM, not MT. 

Whoops.  Crashedmountain is TWM

Thinking now I know where this is located.  This would look more familiar if the large log was not missing.  I always pass this spot as I make my way into TWM by heading up and to the right when coming in from PV.

I have been poking around MT lately but have not come across this little nook.  Even has a flag of old man's beard by the entrance.  @s7mar7inThe find it you name it rule applies. 

3 hours ago, UpUpAway95 said:

pine needle tea.

Last week I just watched that video too.  Lonnie talks about how to spot the differences between black and white spruce trees.  After realizing that the orange pekoe tea that is my morning brew is also from the evergreen family,  black spruce tip tea is now something I really want to try.

Apparently, according to Methuselah, yes you can! 

This is a very, very strong flavor.  Is it pleasant?  Well, he would'n't say so, but, the bark does chew up fairly well.

Raw, boiled or fried is alright with me.

Baked and ground into a flour to make barkcakes, yum.

Far North Bushcraft And Survival channel is enjoyable to watch.  Shows very healthy living off the land.

Went with a try on interloper and died early on by a wolf.  Have not tried since. 

5 hours ago, RossBondReturns said:

After enough time you can through prior map knowledge traverse even Pleasant Valley, through thick fog or killer blizzard to a location of your choosing- if you are correct in your knowledge of where you are starting from.

I have even heard of some that can do it walking backwards.

9 hours ago, MarrowStone said:

Ive noticed that wildly turning my camera while on a slope seems to increase my chances significantly.

On 12/28/2018 at 6:52 PM, jeffpeng said:

Turning technically moves the character so it is considered "walking".

That is exactly what happened to me.  Now the in game mouse sensitivity has been adjusted and looking is done less with my mouse.   I have been noticing less sprains.

The mouse acceleration could also have an impact but I have not experimented with that yet.

9 hours ago, MarrowStone said:

Wearing boots

Apparently this has no effect.  I was very surprised to learn this.  I do not know too much about Jeff but it seems he is certain.

On 12/28/2018 at 6:50 PM, jeffpeng said:

On 12/28/2018 at 5:01 PM, Ice Hole said:

Does the foot wear affect the probability of an ankle sprain ?

No. It definitely does not.