ManicManiac

Not at all... I was only adding what I've experienced there in the past, and what's been found so far for this particular run. It seems a wide variance in RNG tendency, which to my mind is nice.

So far, at least in my experience, there's a bear for each den. In most of my runs, I usually find three in Forlorn Muskeg. Yesterday's route found two (the shallow cave near the Poacher's Camp, as well as there by the Low Blind), and out on the muskeg (in the snapshot we saw the bear on the rock formation) is where the third one rests. Oh yes, the sleeping bear, had it suddenly woken up... I'd almost certainly have been ambushed. Since I failed to notice it as I approached... there would have been no getting away.

Possibly... but the last time I'd spotted the bear who den's out on the muskeg near the Old Spence Place it was sort of stuck up on top of the rock formation that its den was under. But yes, it could have been that one rather than the one who dens at the Low Blind. I'll have to see about that next time I'm back near Hat Creek.

More memories from way back... In the early days of Redux... this interesting visual glitch made for a very moody cave.

I think that "wearing down" a knife/improvised knife (as much as any other crafting activity) and "using up" a piece of cedar/fur would be good tradeoffs for maybe being able to pass time while making some sort of decorative item could be a really nice touch. Like any other crafting activity, would take many hours to complete... perhaps the more time spent the more detail and better looking the result? Animals of Great Bear Island? Sure... Small Astrid and Will figurines? Why not? 🤭 I was typing up that very thing when I realized you'd already mentioned that... I agree. As something that would not impact any other facet of gameplay... I'm more than happy to show support for these little touches that I think might let us add a little more of a personal touch to our chosen encampments. I'm curious to see what they have in mind for "safehouse customization" ...and I think something like being able to make little decorative carvings could be a nice addition to that.

Today was a fairly mild day... not just for weather, but surpassingly few wolves out today too. I since yesterday was cut short, and I managed to get everything on the "right" finished... Today, I wanted to get everything on the "left" finished. Or at as much as daylight and weather would permit. A light fog had rather quickly rolled in... but foggy also means little no wind, and lightly warmer temperatures. As long as visibility didn't suffer too much, it would be advantageous. I was rather surprised that this corner of the region didn't have any wolves at all today. 🤔 I'll have to remember the little shallow cave... If memory serves, there's likely a den over there. This interesting backtrail lead up to another cave... a very uninteresting cave. Nothing in it whatsoever, but it was a still a warm place to hole-up in if push comes to shove (so ultimately not complaining ). Spotted the first two wolves of the day... but before I venture farther over towards Hat Creek. I wanted to check out that shallow recess I'd spotted form the other side of the hill I was currently on. Just as a better frame of reference... this was the spot I pointed out a little bit ago: Now here it is up close: Yep, those are bones. On, and that lump that looks like a rock near those footprints... sleeping bear. I didn't notice it at first until I'd gotten this close. Then I started hearing some slightly softer toned bear noises and realized that rock was alive. I looked at it a moment... then noped out. A sort of alternate way up to the tower, I suppose... don't like how blind it is. That's a good place to get ambushed while trying to be sneaky. The view from Hat Creek has always been pretty lovely. Found the "Low Blind" ... and yes, those are more bones. A bear dens here as well. And apparently this bear ate a person... fairly recently perhaps. 🥺 It was about time to head back... "It'll be dark soon, better find shelter." 😋 Hmm... feels like a bad moon on the rise. 🤔 Also... there's that bear that ate a people. I guess I was a bit spellbound... I sat out watching the Aurora for far longer than I should have. The haunting beauty of this harsh and unforgiving place still captivates me as much as when I first arrived here; all those years ago...

Oddly satisfying... ("gaming adjacent" video)

Some close encounters are nicer than others...

...if Hinterland were to ever make and sell this rug...

@I_eat_only_wolf_meat Agreed. I love that rug.

@Leeanda More good science, I appreciate it. To better clarify my question to the Admins, I wasn't intending to ask about the re-spawn rate... so much as I was questioning if more than the usual single moose was spawning on the map at a time. ...Because there's either several moose spawning in several locations at one time... or the same moose is following the player. In either case it feels like a bug.

I do love the "burning skies" of dusk and dawn (regardless of the colors). But I think my favorite is the seemingly rare "violet sky." I think the last time I saw one was back in Coastal Highway: But perhaps it's just rare to me because I'm usually sleeping at that hour.

I got up a little after sunrise, did a quick sort and stow, and headed out on the Muskeg. Unfortunately... after got about halfway out on the Muskeg, the light fog of the morning... turned dense and heavy. rather than trying to feel my way forward (risking both wolves and getting myself turned around) I decided I would hunker down and try to wait out the fog. This took about 5 hours... 😒 ...but I suppose fog is better than being stranded in a blizzard. As soon as the fog lifted, I was off and running... I finally got back to the Poacher's Camp. Looking around a bit more thoroughly reveled a lot more that I missed the last time I was here. Including a note that I somehow missed as well. 🤭 Since it was getting close to sundown, I decided I might as well hole-up at the Poacher's Camp... but since most the day was wasted waiting for the fog to lift... I decided I would at least finish search form the Mystery Lake Tunnel and along the ridgeline until I reach the area below the Radio Tower Overlook. At least this way I could finish exploring that quadrant and give me a good opportunity to gather up sticks. I managed to make the rounds and back to the Poacher's Camp before it got too dark. I was still in good shape, rather than risk bad weather, I opted to sleep in shorter 3 hours naps until dawn. Fortunately, the weather held, and my sleeping bag was enough... so I didn't need a fire for the night. Tomorrow I'll have to continue the route, working my way up the other side of the tracks and then up Hat Creek.

I think I've decided to save hunting for that memento cache for after I've visited the points of interest need to consider the region "completed" and then I'll loop back around to survey from the vista (referenced by the polaroid) and the aforementioned memento cache. To tomorrow, I'll want to set my sights on getting to the other side of the tracks. I think maybe I'll focus on getting back to Poacher's Camp and work my way around from tunnel (that would lead back to Mystery Lake) all the way around and up Hat Creek. I think that route will do, for starters.

Since the second installment of TFTFT... I've been seeing a staggering number of moose. The most recent example was over the course of about three (maybe four?) days: Timberwolf Mountain Same Day... Pleasant Valley After about one and half days (or perhaps two days) of travel later... Forlorn Muskeg [Worth noting that this particular snapshot was itself taken a couple of days later... but the point remains] @Admin I have submitted a ticket... but I'll ask here as well. Are the team aware of and issue of Moose spawning in reckless abundance lately... or has this been an intended change they've implemented recently? I know I'd mentioned this in a couple of other threads, and so have a couple of other posters... but I thought I would create a thread dedicated to the topic.

Had another nightmare... ...I blame the food poisoning. 🤭

I may just take the screenshots of three I'd spotted in the span of 4 days in three separate regions... For the longest there was only one that would migrate around at any one time (with one dedicated moose spawn in BL). I know at least one more dedicated moose spawn seems to have been identified also (though I've not been able to verify in any of my runs)... but it feels like having moose around this much must be a bug. So, I'll add it to the other five tickets I'm submitting today.

It was a little bit of an all or nothing situation... I was already rather low on condition, contracted food poisoning before bed, popped antibiotics, and rolled the dice on a solid 10 hours' sleep. I was either going to freeze to death in my sleep... or live to struggle through another day. Thankfully it wasn't a deep cold kind of night... When I woke, I was still rather near death (2/3rds of the way to grave). I'd need to be very careful today. I decided this was precisely the type of situation where birch bark tea was ideal remedy. Like the coffee before it... I'd sip on it throughout the day to try and help slowly nurse my condition up, while still being able to do some light exploring to keep the day at least somewhat productive. Hmm... no wolves out on the trail over to the Downed Radio Tower. Then checking out the cave nearby would be the first route of the day. Nothing really to be found in this cave... couldn't even manage to get that backpack open. [ticket submitted] On the way back over to my primary encampment, I found something I'd missed the last time I was prospecting the area... I decided I wasn't entirely sure where the note was directing me... but I had a vague idea. However, today was not the day to go wandering around trying to find it. Instead, I wanted to visit the Abandoned Campsite that I'd spotted from the Radio Tower's cliffside overlook. Hmm... I've been seeing moose far too frequently lately... either Great Bear Island is taunting me, or the moose population has exploded. Also... I did notice that the pack of five wolves that were prowling around the Abandoned Campsite the other day, are still out in force today. I decided to come at it from a different direction... I decided after stripping down the Abandoned Campsite... it would probably be prudent to either head back to my main encampment back at the Old Spence Place... or try to get comfortable at the Poacher's Camp. I eventually decided that I'd left the rest of the food and coal back at my main encampment... so considering my weakened condition, it was probably better to head back. I'm glad I started back when I did. It wasn't long before a heavy fog started to roll in. I spent much of the night boiling water... cooking a few acorns I had picked up on the way through Mystery Lake, and brew a few more cups of Birch Bark Tea. I ate the Energy Bar that I'd found at the Abandoned Campsite and slept a solid eight hours. When I woke, I was still a bit sleepy... so I drank some tea and napped again for two more hours. A surprisingly good day, considering I was in a bit of a bad way. Now I'll feeling tip top for the next route... not sure whether to go looking for that memento, or head over to the other side of the tracks. 🤔

Every struggling step down the long and lonesome road... Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda

In your video... sounds very much to me like snow dropping off branches and impacting the snow below on the ground. (I've head that one from time to time on my run - I know there is no animation for snow dropping like that, but I tend to think it's an ambient flare... and I'm a fan)

I also would absolutely love to buy one of these for each region. Has Hinterland ever considered speaking with Displate, I wonder?

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As our survivor struggles but starts getting better with their survival skills/tasks. Alanis Morissette - You Learn