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Have a pic you could attach?

On 5/4/2024 at 4:17 PM, Vinceofpyrenees said:

First-Person Hand Coverings and the Ptarmigan. I can't choose between them.

How about "being able to pick up ptarmigans with my new hand coverings"?

4 hours ago, Raphael van Lierop said:

So, the answer to your question is -- there were valid design/gameplay reasons to handle it this way, and we were also working within some technical constraints, and also also trying to make good future-looking decisions about how we would handle things as the game would grow. Which, I guess is a pretty fair description of game development in general. 😅

 

Thank you for that in-depth answer!

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?

Me exploring now:

I vaguely remember my first time playing TLD.  I had spawned in the Camp Office.  After looting it, and gearing up, I set off across the frozen lake.  I remember (falling through the ice?) and wolves.  I don't know how much I played or how many times I attempted the game after perma-dying LOTS but I do vaguely remember saying to myself, "I'm going to shelf this game for a bit" 😁

This is great, @Raphael van Lierop!  It's like a "forum Milton Mailbag"!  I'm going to hop on and ask a question I've seen discussed.  What was your intent with having a loading screen when entering a small interior location (such as a cabin).  Speculation was that so you could not "reroll" the interior loot (by entering, loading a prior save outside and re-entering).  Is that true or was it due to other technical reasons (which we would love to hear)?

I have a feeling it is very close - Raph is on here a lot and some teasers. 🤞

6 hours ago, Leeanda said:

Pleasant Valley is famous for it's blizzards

Always wondered if that was some sick designer joke  

25 minutes ago, BugReportEnthusiast said:

At the end all you have is yourself, and your problems. All the adventures that distracted you from your problems only really made things worse.

2 hours ago, BugReportEnthusiast said:

While on the topic: Try Firewatch.

Same exact artstyle as The Long Dark, it's around 4 hours long and basically a story-driven walking simulator. But it's very nice.

Loved Firewatch.  Was always hoping they would expand it or come out with FW2

I like indoor locations that have a burn barrel/fire pit outside - good for cabin fever but tough on the clothes!

Depending on your settings, you may be able to survive there long-term.  I think it's "large for a transition zone" because it will be a hub going  to 4 different zones.

HRV - I'm going with the Monolith Lake/Pensive Vista area.

MT - Probably the Basin

5 hours ago, Cr41g said:

it is a driving game... its literally in the title

Thanks for pointing that out - I hadn't noticed 😒

Perhaps I do need to play more to unlock the JB.

Hozz = nickname when I was a kid.  I believe it comes from some movie reference, but not sure which movie.

I love humor, jokes, "jabbing" as well, but I think there needs to be a certain level of rapport with someone before you attempt these.  Face-to-face helps with this since body language makes up to 90% of our communication.

6 hours ago, Leeanda said:

The green trees against the snow look awesome

The one with the dead deer?  I really like that one too.

Thanks for sharing, @Raphael van Lierop!  Sure is a treat to see how active you are lately - it is appreciated.

I've also played it.  I want to continue playing it, but having to continually manually drive through the same zones to get to the farther zones is kind of putting me off.  I wish there was some sort of fast-travel to be unlocked after you've cleared a zone.  I know, I know, TLD doesn't have this but the atmosphere of the TLD makes it enjoyable to stroll through the same zone after the 1000th time

@Raphael van Lierop, we do appreciate your involvement in the forums!  It has brought me back to visiting more often.  I was a daily visitor for YEARS up until a few months ago.  Forum traffic seemed an all-time low and there was no news to discuss.

Regarding your response to @ajb1978: while you edited and said it was a joke, as others have said, jokes are hard to convey over this medium, and I can't help feel there was still a hint of sarcasm to it.  To alienate a long-time, active (one of the few) member, makes me sad.  If that had been said by any other member of this community, I'm sure @Leeanda, @ManicManiac and others would have spoke out.

To answer the original question:  I've been here a while so I forget my original reason for creating an account.  I do have to say, I don't create many accounts for games, so I guess that is an indication of my love for the game.

4 hours ago, Leeanda said:

. but I think mountain pass is going to be more like hrv,with more rocks..

and cougars...

Turning into a rash

If you don't mind spoilers, there are some great maps on the internet you can use.

Oh, and there is a 2nd transition cave to AC from TWM, very close to Deer Clearing.

Since you asked for one:  New maps.

7 hours ago, PilgrimReaper said:

One has to be methodical I presume... I find myself half-collecting them, but suspect it's not good practice in the long run ("Have I found this one before...?") 😅

Yup, had a spreadsheet to track them.