ManicManiac

@Leeanda Found this from a description on "twitter"

@MashMash Welcome to the wilderness.

With Signal Void introducing more environmental storytelling into the survival sandbox than ever before, I would support the idea of the "Tall Tales" elements from Wintermute to crossover to Survival Mode. Perhaps even more legends as well (as previously mentioned elsewhere in the thread)... [Addendum] Though please... nothing actually "super-natural" 😋

@xanna I'm glad I could be of help.

@xanna

@xanna Yes, you can goat back up from the underbelly of the plane. If I can find a good screenshot, I will add it later.

Turned out that was the right call... I was able to make a break for my main encampment. Turned out I was closer to it then I'd originally thought. Just as I was getting things sorted and stowed... a blizzard struck. That's it for today then... I'm defiantly waiting it out here. The path leading back up towards Monolith Lake and Pensive Visa will have to wait for tomorrow.

I crawled up to Valley View Point (because I could still hear the wovles... but I couldn't get a fix on them). Unfortunately, this was the view of the valley. Just as I was considering what to do next... the fog lifted as suddenly as it had rolled in. Now at least I could see the way ahead. There's a bear coming in from the lower left... but I do want to check out that rock formation in case of any hidden nooks or hidden caches. At it turns out it was not worth it... now I have too many sticks and a bear dangerously close by. It looks like I'm stuck here for the moment. There's not much daylight left. I may just make the trek back to my primary encampment. At least then I can off load.

I knew it was risky... but I decided to push on ahead. Thankfully I was able to hear the pitter-patter of wolf paws ahead. I was able to spot them in the fog, before there was an unavoidable problem. At first only one emerged from the fog into view, but while patiently watching... I was able to make out a second. This is precisely why I was considering waiting out the fog... (and why it's generally a very good idea not to go wandering out when the visibility is so poor). However, by waiting and watching. I was able to keep low and find an opportunity to stick close to the edge of the cliff and crawl past them. The sound of the paws coming towards me while I slowly crawled along, coupled with howling that sounded like the wolves were always just right over my shoulder was both tense and frankly terrifying. But I was able to slip by without detection. I just had to keep my head and keep crawling forward... centimeter by centimeter.

I got a relatively early start. However, Hushed River Valley had plans to slow me down. As I was making my way towards Valley View Point, I found this unfortunate soul. I did opt to return to my primary encampment to drop off what I found here. Seemed wiser than hauling it for the the rest of the day when I'm close by right now. However, this is where Hushed River Valley decided to get cute with me. A dense fog was rolling in quickly... I decided to continue feeling my way along the cliff's edge. It may not be wise continence pushing forward through this. I'm not sure whether to find a spot to whole up and wait... or head back to my primary encampment.

When I woke up this morning, I realized that all I had left above ground is finishing up the area around Valley View Point, then work my way back up the path above Longshot Falls, and then further upriver (nearing Monolith Lake once again) to get back to the other Signal Fire location where I'd first realized I needed a hatchet after all. After that... It'll be just a matter of exploring the Ice Cave systems.

Very well done.

@Zaknafein Perhaps you should submit your run to Speedrun.com Sure, it's been nearly two years since you posted this... However, "Escape the Darkwalker" doesn't appear to have any submissions yet. Correction... I was looking in the wrong category. Current World Record for Escape the Darkwalker [100% & In-Game Time]: 1h 27m 00s

Discussed many times over the years... but my stance remains the same:

The weather held up rather well through the night... I was able to risk sleeping really soundly. Early the next morning, I went back out to gather up the rest of the haul from yesterday. Naturally, the bear was an early riser too. I'd have to carefully follow... On the way back up, I decided to take one quick excursion to get to the top of the rock arch. After gathering up what I could from the Hidden Cache, I went on to pick up the rest of the haul I left behind yesterday. I quickly gathered up the 15 kg of gear and supplies... and made haste back to my primary encampment. It was only just past noon, but rather than make another hard push. I decided to spend the rest of the day organizing and using the Water Purification Tablets to continue bolstering my water supply. The Weather was starting to take a turn... perhaps again threatening a blizzard. An easy day... so (all things considered) a very good day.

Today I wanted to finish exploring this "Upper Shelf," and hopefully back my primary encampment near Stairsteps Lake. I had to get low and track this wolf... I haven't been able to get my hands on any more rocks since I made the climb up to this area. Having no way to defend myself... I have to remain undetected. Thankfully, I was again able to find a path to pass by while keeping the wolf at a respectful distance. Going up before continuing on around... Snow fall was getting heavier... felt as though it might be threatening a blizzard. This would be the way I'll want to head back later. Surprisingly, the weather began to clear. At this point (for reasons I'll get into later), I was running really heavy (a little over 59 kg). Once I goated down to the path below... I decided to stash about 15 kg worth of stuff that I'll have to come back for. In the meantime, I just wanted to back to my primary encampment before dark. By the time I'd gotten back to the Cave near Stairsteps Lake and got everything sorted and stowed... it had gotten dark (and also started snowing again - further limiting visibility). It got too dark really for me to risk heading back for the rest of the haul. It will have to wait until tomorrow.

😋

@bysinda One of my other threads Non Sequitur... starts out with my previous tower project. However, I will say up front that all I'd managed to get done was a starting framework.

I didn't get a chance to see it yesterday, but your Watch Tower is wonderful. Yours is a near perfect reproduction of Great Bear Island's Forestry Lookouts. When I was working on mine, I never did get around to working out exactly how I wanted the stairs placed (but those are the perils of Hardcore Minecraft... I suppose). Once again, very well done.

And again, superbly done.