StandardFare

Now with the new in-game automatic location tracking system introduced in the Fearless Navigator Update, the Faithful Cartographer achievement will be slightly easier to complete, as it no longer requires crossing out the locations on an external list.

On 10/25/2019 at 3:18 AM, ajb1978 said:

I was missing the "local's side of the story" Forest talker note #1 until about 10 seconds ago, when I finally found it

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tacked to the bulletin board of the store in the Rural townsite.

I'm glad I finally found it too because it was the LAST thing I needed to accomplish, and

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the nonstop blizzard at the end of the episode (Edit: it eventually did end as I was getting ready to make my final push)

really makes "needle in a haystack" searches of buildings I've already explored that much more aggravating!

THANKS A LOT ajb1978! That was exactly me, just missing that last note for hours and very annoyed at the thougt of the "needle in a haystack"... until luckily i saw your post

3 hours ago, kristaok said:

@StandardFare You have to play at least 2 hours (real life / real time) on a save file, you can check the time by pressing TAB while you play. You can take breaks in between as long as you make sure to save by sleeping or entering a building, but since this is a timed event as you only have 4 real life days to get the badges you may not want to take too long of a break. 

You said you completed yesterdays and todays challenge, did you make sure to check the time to see if you really played for the full 2 hours? Again the 2 hours is not in game time, but real life time. 

Goodluck!

Thanks! Yes, I regularly checked in-game with TAB during day 1 and day 2 then TIME REMAINING of each challenge and there it then saidI had COMPLETED the 2hour-Challenge. Both days! Badge was not activated" Perhaps a bug, quite dissapointing because I invested over 2 hours on monday and over 2 hours on tuesday evening after work in order to get the badge. Can this be fixed?

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The hours survived needs to be within a single game for that day.

...does this mean within a single character or within a single uninterrupted 2 hour playing session?

I had saved my game earlier today and resumed it, then completed the 2hour-challenge. Yesterday also completed the 2hour-challenge. All with the same character. It did not trigger the first badge. Why?

Hi!

I've just completed Faithful Cartographer achievement, and while the experience is still fresh in my mind, I'd like to share some tips to help other players seeking the challange:

• Get the list of locations to map from the forums, wiki or steam and convert to a checklist, then print or put it on your phone.
• As you map a location, check it off the list right away.
• The location trigger texts do not need to fully be within an uncovered circle of the map. It counts even if part of the text (barely visible) overlaps with the black part of your map.
• If you need to reload for emergency (bear charge etc.), don't forget to uncheck the recently mapped locations that you will need to repeat.
• After completing a region, double check your list before proceeding to the next region. This will save you having to revisit multiple regions if you double check only at the very end, when you *think* you're done, but are disappointed when the last location didn't yet trigger the achievement.
• Some icons do not get revealed when mapped from within a car.
• Some locations have a same named Icon and Location Trigger to map. Make sure to know those beforehand, so you don't miss one of the two (especially mountain town has several such locations).
• Most icons for the region exits are inaccurately and confusingly named "Icon - Leave XY Region" on the list, but infact are for example named "To Ravine" in the game. These  exits are usually a two-headed arrow symbol, but not always (can be a cave symbol for example). Simply determine the number of exits there are in each region and compare with the list. The types of exits that transition into open space can be tricky to map. Stop walking just before the cursor shows for example "Leave Pleasant Valley", then take a step back and map.

Good Luck!

\Nick

I landed here by googling the supposed issue that the "Icon - Spruce Falls Bridge" was not able to be mapped, after likewise double checking the official list for the achievement. This Icon was the very last remaining one for me. Had tried about 5 times to map.... from within a car ofcourse because of the bear roaming the bridge. And then, as mentioned in this thread: the icon doesn't trigger when mapped from a car! However it is safe to map from below the bridge.

Thanks! Got the prestigious Faithful Cartographer!

During struggle with wolf, after chosing the revolver and starting to smash with it, I noticed "once" the option to shoot appear. The next struggle it did not appear and I was only able to smash with the revolver and almost died. Is this random or skill dependant? How does this work?

Thanks a lot! Is the buffer memory in that "office/lunch room" at the top end of lower dam (the room with the window entrance) or is it down stairs in the hall with the two circular elevated platforms (where there is also a computer desk with two flat screens)? Because these two potential locations are seperated by a wire, so I better be waiting for the aurora on the correct "side" of the wire.

Hi!

I have a problem in the Archivist Challenge. I am in the Lower Dam in the lunch room with the computer desks waiting for the aurora to appear. I have been waiting there for 4-5 nights with no luck. The reason I am waiting there is because I need to be already near the computer when it's time, because I will not be able to cross the live wires when the aurora appears (I would suffer electric shock; died from this on my first try at Archivist). I am beginning to ask myself -- and hence you guys -- if the Aurora will appear at all when waiting indoors? Is my strategy preventing the aurora to happen?

If so, I would have to go about my business outside elsewhere and wait for the aurora. But then, is there a way to reach the computers without forcing the player to tread on the live wires, risking their lives?

Thanks!

I can gladly say now the "micro stutters" explained above have not been occuring anymore lately. Dont know exactly since which game version though. Haven't change my Hardware since. Seems you guys have been working on improving performance. Thanks!

Hi!

In the interface to select interaction with fireplace (start fire -- take charcoal -- cook -- water), please add the ability for the selection cursor to be moved left beyond the leftmost choice to jump straight to the righmost choice (water) and vice versa. This principle has worked when navigating the inventory horizontally and vertically and allows for faster gameplay with the gamepad. Imho, it would be more consistent to add this to said fireplace interface too, possibly also the similar "struggle weapon selection" interface.

Thanks!

@Support, I have tried setting the Quality from "Ultra" to "High" and now the described "micro stutter" is only very rare, by far not as regular as with "ultra". Is my CPU too weak for "Ultra"? @Carbon, Thanks, I tried your suggestions of manual Geforce-Settings for TLD, but they reduced the overall performance, so I reverted back to defaults.

Hi!

I have this minor performance issue: When I walk through the land, roughly every 5 - 10 seconds or so, there is a short, ca. quarter of a second stutter/jerk/lag. It appears to me like a short I/O lag in otherwise very smooth movement and overall graphics performance. It also appears to happen more often when snowing or inside buildings when turning around fast.

My system should be able to handle the game well: Core i5 3450, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1050 4GB, SSD, 1920x1200, High Graphics settings.

I have hoped that this would be fixed by patching, but it still persists after several patches have been published.

Any ideas what it could be? Is anyoneelse expriencing this?

Thanks!