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Unfortunately, I'm familiar with these workarounds and have tried them all. I saw someone say leaving the region and coming back can reset weather patterns, but I tried that too as I'm close to the transition to the MT Basin. That same stupid buffer persists no matter what I do. Frustrating... I'm only 4 away from getting them all. I need 2 here and 2 at Carter. And the buffers are the last thing I need to complete my 100% collection run.

This happened a while ago, but I almost wet myself when it happened lol

I like to play long runs on Interloper, and one of the challenges I set up for myself is to collect everything in the game on the collectibles screen. So, notes, polaroids, cairns, buffers, etc. It's a worthy challenge that takes a while to complete. I've only done it once before. Buffers have always been the toughest part to complete. At least cairns are static with known locations. Buffers are really frustrating. Always my last part to finish. The way the used to function was that you just had to wait over and over for auroras to spawn new buffers, and it was only one per night. It was maddening to try to collect them all, and sometimes I'd be camped out at a location for weeks or even months to get all of the buffers from that location. Somewhere along the line, perhaps recently, an update changed all that. Now, theoretically, you are able to spawn multiple buffers during each aurora by simply going outside and coming back in. Yay! This works at most locations, and I was able to clear all buffers from a location many times. Got all 5 buffers at the Credit Union in one night, same for Hibernia, same for the Rural Store. However, some locations still don't play nice. One such location is the buffer at the FM Radio Tower. I've been here for nearly a month, seen 12 auroras, and EVERY SINGLE TIME it's the same buffer. It's infuriating. I have it memorized at this point. "He wasn't kidding. This old marsh goes on forever. Swallow me right up." Every time I see this buffer I want to bash my head into my keyboard. Since there's no door to go out and come back in with to spawn new buffers, I tried the nearby cave. But when I enter, come back out, and go to the laptop, the buffer is completely blank. No text. Does anyone have any idea wtf is going on with these buffers? It seems like a wonky game mechanic that isn't functioning properly. It's inconsistent and really frustrating. I've looked everywhere for info that may help, but found nothing. If there's a trick that anyone out there knows, I'm all ears!

I agree with everything you've said here. We are a minority and we feel left out. Some additional options for Custom mode or better communication about what parts of the roadmap would be available to which game mode could have gone a long way. I understand that not all content will be available to us. But to exclude us from the transponder and Tales feels like a slap in the face. Very disappointed.

I haven't posted here in quite some time, but I felt compelled to stop by today to express my feelings about today's DLC update. I play Loper and DMC exclusively. I don't find enjoyment from the other game modes. I played Voyager years ago and would never consider firing up a Voyager run at this point. I spent the last few months building up my excitement for the new content drop. I gleefully purchased the DLC when it came out and really enjoyed the new regions. I spent the last few weeks on a run, prepping for and traveling to the new region in anticipation of finding the transponder and playing the new Tales. Then, today happened. Most of the content I was looking so forward to playing today has been revealed to be excluded from Lopers. There are ways this could have been approached to please everyone. But we were just simply locked out instead. Clear communication about which new features would be available to Lopers and which would not could have gone a long way. I understand that Lopers are a minority and the majority play Voyager. Still, I feel that the approach that was ultimately taken has alienated all Loper players. Playing Voyager or Stalker just to experience the new content and then going back to Loper doesn't interest me at all. The roadmap should have outlined which content would not be available to us so that we could have made an informed decision about whether to purchase the DLC or not. I've been playing this game since 2017, and consider myself a loyal player and active Steam community member. This experience has been a gut punch to all Lopers. We feel disregarded and left out.

Wow it's like 4DoN came early! Can't wait to see what this is about.

Covid-19 is very highly contagious and the fatality rate is higher than the average flu virus by an order of magnitude (and in some places, three). It's important to make the distinction between infection rate and fatality rate. I have heard estimates that in my country (USA) this will take anywhere from 3 to 9 months to get a handle on and could kill up to 500,000 people. That's insane. Regarding your comparison to the Spanish Flu: I would agree, this is a big deal and we should all prepare for what the following days and months may bring. No reason to be alarmist and start hoarding gasoline and guns, but I think it's rational to not want to be caught unprepared if stores start closing, especially if you have a family to consider.

HRV was a glorious addition to TLD. The first time going through that wilderness, with its multi-level layout and intricate cave networks, totally blew me away. It took some time with it to finally start to feel comfortable there. I did a personal '50 days per region' challenge a while back and feel like I became one with that place during my stay there. Monolith Lake (and the caves up the hill) and The Basin are my fav spots. It's actually a fantastic Loper start as well, with many key loot spawn points. I'm slightly jealous, there's only one first time. Congrats on discovering it!

I've long heard rumors of a goat path up to the top, but I had always assumed it was legend or fantasy. Sounds like it's very much a real thing! Goating down from the summit (or anywhere) is purely goat-in-training. It's only once you goat up something then you can retain the title of Entry Level Goat. Been down that way many times, but I have a long way to go before I can take off the training wheels and let my hooves fly. It's got to be around here somewhere.. 🐐🐐🐐

Ok, I just spent probably too much time watching too many of those videos.. Jörg is both awesome and crazy. That maniacal laugh! He's so proud of his contraptions. "Let me show you it's *shoots* FEATURES!" Haha what a cool dude. He looks identical to my friend, Martin. Like, 100% identical.

This is the main reason that I love TLD so much. The game is always evolving. Most games are released, there might be some DLC, and then that's it. HL is always releasing updates, new content and regions, and adding or modifying gameplay elements. This irritates many people because once they learn how to play, they get comfortable with their success and don't want to be challenged and further. I get it. Everyone finds their enjoyment in different ways. This is what bores me with most games though. Once I "git gud", there's no further challenge and I find myself going through the motions until I realize it's time to play a new game. I may come back to it after a while, but the "thrill" is gone. I've been playing TLD a while and have watched it go through many changes. Some are major and difficult to get the hang of at first (new sprains, new wolf AI, etc) but eventually, with enough patience and tenacity, we learn the way and fight through it, ready to attack the game with a new approach. I absolutely love it. Not everyone is comfortable with change, but I embrace it and I get the feeling many TLD players are wired this way. "Embrace, adapt, overcome" is most definitely a core philosophy of successful TLD players. Now... to get to looking for that trail head. 🐐

Mind blown. I had no idea. I now have a new challenge to pursue! Even after years of playing, this game always has hidden gems to discover. Yes please, do not reveal to the world. HL will nix it for sure. Although, I may have to PM one of you for a hint at where to start looking. I miss the Gate of Death as well, @micah6vs8. Just as you introduced me to it and I started using it, it was removed.

I am a Loper/Deadman.. battery and birch bark mock us, as does the Cannery. I may have to try this.. if only we could paint a happy face on it The ultimate troll job by the devs. Never pick that thing up, it will drive you mad!

Feel free to test that out at your own discretion, people. Multiple wolves can make things interesting at a fire. It's happened before in my experience, but YMMV.

Ahhh.. so close! Didn't see the bridge. When I have 50-50 odds, I'm usually going to choose the wrong one lol.