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  1. 4 hours ago, coil said:

    Thanks for the answer and reply.

    This is the last time I give Hinterland any of my money.

    I feel like I just wasted week's worth of my real life time building up that Survival mode character, only to have it completely erased by an "update." Good update! Even better that it failed to even load initially.

    I guess Hinterland expect people to do all the tedious work again for week's of real-life hours? Unbelievable expectation.

    Who knows if they'll do the same thing in the future, deleting more of my in-game work with one of their future "updates."

    👎  Uninstalling, I'm finished. 👎

    Edit: looks like this isn't the first time Hinterland wiped saved games. I guess this is part of their modus operandi: destroy customer's saved games, make them tediously play through it all again. Rinse, repeat. Force them to rebuild everything. Good business model you guys have going there.

    You miss out on a fantastic game!

    It's your choice anyway. I understand that you are a new player and you haven't read the recent developer's dairy nor some threads here on the forum. It has been mentioned that this update means an end for some saves (not all!). No offense, it could have happened to me too.

    Hm, maybe I'm falling for a troll here, what is it all about Hinterland wiping saved games all the time? I'm playing this game for 5 years and none of my saves' got wiped by any update until now, and I knew about it for weaks in advance.

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  2. Reached the light house, lit it up with flares, went outside to make a last picture.

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    It was really cosy up there...

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    The storm faded away and it was time for the last supper.

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    The skies cleared up, windless. I hope my char would make it to enjoy the sunset a last time, but then it all went quicker than I thought...

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    ...tried to light up the oil lamp, but that was too much and he faded into the long dark.

     

     

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  3. I took this path a thousand times, so it was the usual relaxing walk in the park. Went upstairs, where I said hallo to my buddy, the corpse. After I've lit the fire to warm up a bit, and sat there, cowering in the corner, I knew it's not the right time and place to say goodbye. I still have a lot of time left :) And I've also seen that nobody voted for an end in the DP's lighthouse :)screen_d583ed69-6240-443e-ad4c-445cacab483d_hi.thumb.png.a649db7ba025c49763fcb29a2a732e8d.png

    So off with my char, to chatch some fish, I haven't done it in a while.

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    My char caught more fish than he could carry.

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    He took what he could and went for the final meal in the office.

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    it was time to say goodbye to the office.

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    A last look at the spectacular wooden trestle bridge.

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    I've realised I forgot to take the flare gun on my char's last journey. I hoped it would be at Quonset, it was on my way anyway. But unfortunately it was not there.

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    I've enjoyed my last time with this char on the coastal highway, left it behind and settled down at the abandoned Harris' house.

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  4. I had an idea to end it from the summit of Timber Wolf Mountain. I see that most would go back to where it all began in ML. So alright, I decided to light up the summit and go back to ML. Unfortunately the weather did not make it easy for my char and blew my bonfires just minutes after I started them. Days passed and slowly food got a bit rare up there. Finally a beautyful morning started. Time to light up the skies :)

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    OK, so now a fast retreat to the mountaneers hut hoping for a nice sight. Unfortunately it was not as beautyful as I had imagined... One can barely see the fires my char's set up there. Then fog came and you couldn't see it at all.

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    Just a few minutes before the fires were about to die the fog lifted a bit...

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    So now let's visit Pleasant Valley. Reached the preper chache but decided to fight the upcoming storm. After reaching the draft dodger's cabin it took me some minutes to push for the farm house - now that it "does not matter anymore"... It came as I suppoused, fog set in. I was happy to see the trees of the orchard north of the farm house. Uff :) Enjoyed my last stay in the farm house. Spent a night to defreeze and get my char's clothes dry. Winding river is the next target.

    After reaching the Carter Dam I could not believe I forgot this dramatic spot. The ledge where I always was afraid to make a false step.

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    But up there I saw the wolf getting a rabbit. Hm, no, my char won't become wolffood :)

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    So let's pass the dam a last time and follow the railtracks to the office...

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  5. My char went to the montaneer's hut, where he spent half a week enjoying what has been stored there. screen_85aa249a-c19d-4e2e-a214-a983a15699df_hi.thumb.png.060811415b3a11a8578fbcdfc01556ba.png

    The journey was delayed by the usual blizzard.

    Finally it was time to start the journey to the summit. He took it easy and after two days he reached the summit.

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    It was time to prepare the end by harvesting all the wood available to start some bonfires. One of the nights brought a beautyful aurora...

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    Is it it? I think it's the right place, but I have 2 days left. Maybe i should go and  pay a visit to the lighthouse and ML home... I don't know, we'll see what tomorrow brings...

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  6. 3 hours ago, hozz1235 said:

     Time capsule is always an option.

    Yes, I've read that, but I know I want to discover the new regions. Because of limited time I'm almost sure that I won't go back to my old main save or any of the other old saves. This update is actually a good chance for me to close the book on my old main, say goodbye and build a new one in the updated version🙂

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  7. I looked it up on steam, I've started my adventure almost exactly 5 years ago - 26.11.2017

    What became my main char was not my first try, oh no :) It took me a bit to learn what's important to survive on GB-Island. Meanwhile I've managed to roam around for 1038 days, 17 h, 48 mins on pilgrim, which is not a big achievement. But it was a huge and still relaxing adventure for me. I will not remember all the times my char broke his ankles, but I will remember the first time he met the moose. I loved it once I've found the way to go from FM to MT. I love and hate Forlorn Muskeg.

    I've loved to discover HRV, which I was really afraid of, step by step. Ash Canyon was also a nice adventure, where I've almost lost my main char. Now, still on exploration mission through Blackrock, my char is at Old Substation in Blackrock. Now with the update which will end my old save, where can I go to end the story - before I start a new one (of course!).

    Shall I take him to

    a) where it all began, in ML office, sit next to the oven and watch the flames go out?

    b) choose a "romantic" end by going to the top of the lighthouse in Desolation Point and accept the elements powers?

    c) do the last climb to Timberwolf Mountain and take the final, desperate step into the long dark?

     

     

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  8. Similar problem here. I've lost my Darkwalker feat. Instead I have badges for all chellenges, expect When the dead sleep and the 2 DW badges. But the badges I've earned were the 4 x 4DON, 2xWE and 2xDW-badges. Is there anyway to return it to the way it was before?

  9. Finally had the time for another try to get both batches. I started in DP, like a lot of people adviced, then to CH, PV and on to ML. The Darkwalker almost got me as I left the Carter Dam. He actually cornered me in the fenced area. I still do not know how I was able to escape him, but I did. With about 5% health I literally stumbled to the green fire in ML, where I was able to sleep an hour. Then I've put a lure gluph there. Next stop was the tunnel to FM, here I've sprayed ward and slept 3 hour. From there on it was almost a walk in the park to the 6th fire in BR. Once again, the sounds are really awesome. And I really have to say that I have enjoyed it a bit more than 4don. I was actually able to see far better where I was going because it was not so dark as in 4don.

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  10. I have to say this event creates a very sick athmosphere. Fits the halloween theme 100% 😱

    I have my first playthrough in now. Lasted 49 mins and found 2 pages. My short journey started in BR down the cliff from the llodge. I spotted the green fire in the direction of the maintenence yard, still I decided to pay a visit to the lodge. Found some food there as far as I remember and  mucklucks and a revolver if I remember correctly. There was also a rope but next to the climbing spot there was also another rope.

    Back down I wasn't able to see tha green fire anymore, but I remembered the way to the maintanence yard. Didn't spent much time there just jumped in and I think that's where I found a tin of coffee. OK, then up to the rail tracks and up the hill to the first green fire. The contdown really started to make me nervous at that point. With 7 or 8 mins or so I went on tn direction of the muskeg. While trying to walk over the landslide I swear I saw something light up, I really thought this might have been the darkwalker. I passed the landslide with my nerves tensed to the max. Now suddenly a deer came running out of the dark. I've almost had a heart attack!

    OK, finally in FM. I just ran with the tracks and already saw a green light in the distance right off the tracks. There was a trunk with supplies and also a bear skin bedroll. I cooked some coffe and because my char was tired I thought I try to find some sleep. Game saved. After dealing with real life duties I came back and guess what, I fu*%&/§ forgot to mark where I came from... OK, so I decided to sleep 2-3 hours and to make some more coffee. I dropped the second rope I was carrying and also the regular bedroll. OK, now I was trying not to panic as it was getting more and more foggy. After running in circles I decided to use the anti fog glyph. It worked a bit, but I was still lost. It took some time where I was running without any orientation, but finally I saw the power supply lines. Such a good feeling! But not for long...

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    My char was barly able to run as I this is basically all I have done since I've left the maintanence yard. Looking back in panic if the thing was already behind me.

    After the tunnel to ML I decided to go to the trapper's first as I thought I'd find the next green fire there. I should have looked at the youtube clip once more before assuming this. Now I think the barn from PV is showed there, not the rotten barn next to trapper's in ML. 

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    I also decided to use the warden glyph on the first tree I saw , which was a big mistake as it turned out later... However, I was so happy to see trapper's cabin lit up and looking so cosy.

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    Unfortunately the cabin was not lit inside - like always. The loot was nice, mainly food, more ammo, more knifes. Did not checked the safe. Meanwhile the sound was building up, but I thought the warden glyph would keep the thing away, so I decided to start a fire and cook more coffee and repair some clothes. Because of the creepy sounds I tried to spray another glyph on the cabin, but I couldn't as the other one near the tunnel entrance was still in effect. Suddenly the proximity warning came up. I knew that was it. My char had to much stuff in the backpack and was simply tired out. OK, I thought, let's say hello to the grim reaper... 👿 Here you can see him coming for me.

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    Almost overloaded and too tired to run I let him do it quick and painless. Although my char did not sound like it was painless to him.

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    A funny fact: during the summer event my first char died actually inside of trapper's cabin because of the cold I've underestimated. I guess this area is not good for my first chars during events 😆

    My lessons learned from this first try:

    - do not get in panic right from the start, do not run like crazy all the time, stay cool 😄

    - do not loose too much time looting

    - carry only what is essential, you do not need 10 kg of food as you'll likely find more at the next fire or in cabins on your way

    -  it's getting foggy slowly, but this will make your life difficult when you decide to stay some hours at a green fire, so better put some marks to avoid getting lost

    - think twice where you use which glyph

    I hope this helps some who's inerested!

     

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  11. Well, this depends on the mode you play and your current clothing. I'm playing it on Pilgrim and had already most of the island looted before I had the heart to pay a visit to TWM. So I never had a problem with temperature there. BI was much colder, but there you have more options to hide...

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  12. 16 hours ago, slackhideo said:

    I'm trying to learn the regions in the order: ML, CH, MT, PV, DP, TWM, FM, BRR, HRV, and BI. I think that's more or less in increasing difficulty order.

    I would put BRR, FM and BI before TWM and HRV. The last two are really challenging big maps, with only two manmade structures (Mountaineer's Hut and Plane Wreck in TWM), a couple of caves and even cave systems. There are no roads or train tracks to help you orientate yourself. And a lot of climbing is waiting for you there too. 🙂

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  13. Hey, the first things I've learned in this game is not to be outside at night or unsecure weather 😀

    Now after hundreds of hours in pilgrim, I see I have learned some skills that help me to stay alive in this mode. However, the really tough points for a pilgrim player are the cold inside buildings and also the need to consume about 2500 kcal per day. You have to reevaluate your needs. Most important is to get good clothing as soon as possible and get it repaired. So you need to move on constantly. Normal pilgrim, as I am usually,  would stay at first or second shelter for some in game days.

    If you are used to interloper, which I tried a couple of times, at least until I finally survived 2 in game days, WE should not be a problem for you at all.

  14. On 6/25/2020 at 2:34 AM, ManicManiac said:

    I'd say a lot of people bought the game but didn't really play it (or at least not very much).  :D

    As funny as this sounds, but I guess that could be it, indeed. The Long Dark is very often available on sale (right now again just for 6,24 EUR, 75% down). Some people, who are probably interested in survival games in general, buy it because it's on sale for this ridiculous price. But in the end they have actually no time to play it...

    Happens to me too. After work, sleep and family time theres not much time left for gaming anymore 🤣

     

    On 6/25/2020 at 4:03 AM, odizzido said:

    Also can you disable achievements on steam?

    I've not found this option on steam. Googled it and only found that it is not possible... But it's actually just a very small icon that pops up on the down right corner, I barely see it long enough to realise what it acutally was sometimes.

  15. Just stumbled over this one on Steam:

    The global gameplay stats say that only 51% got "first of many" which is to survive 1 day in survival mode, just 20,2% survived 10 days, only 6,3% survived 50 days and only 2,9% did 100 days.

    On the other hand in story mode only 50,3% escaped the ravine after the crash and only 37,2% made it to Milton.

    How do you interprete these stats? 50% of the people buy this wonderful game and give up before making it through the first in game day? Seems pretty weird to me...

     

     

     

  16. Today I finally made it (on pilgrim)!  It's still the most rare achivement of Long Dark (0,6% of steam users). Thanks to the latest update I was able to see what I missed on all maps - I have not mapped some of the entrances of the regions. HRV was the last region to be mapped. I think I've spent at least the last 2 weeks there. It is really a wonderful map. No man made structures, but a lot of caves, a lot of climbing spots. I will go back now to the lake cave at Monolith Lake and spend some more days there 😃

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