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Hila and Nardo, I find it fascinating how much my survivor clings to straws at those points. Sometimes you know you are toast, but sometimes you have a goal ahead and you know if you just make it over that hill you will survive another moonrise and you wait with baited breath whether you'll make it or not.

Back to my long voyager game.

Day 39

 

- the sky is brown, plump snowflakes spin from its depth; i'll take it hence it's early and the weather might improve

- i'm pretty sure this is the path back to the coastal since i know this mountain, you need to crouch under to pass

- the sky is turning blue, but the snow keeps its intensity as i approach the waterfront cottages

- there is a guy i've missed before since a wolf was in the way, empty anyway

- went inside to refresh my memory and grabbed grape soda, exchanged a pot for a newer one

- stashed extra hacksaw found at desolation point

- along the highway i stroll once more eventually reaching the gas station area, entered the first house which turns out has my old stash but its kitchen drawers haven't been searched yet

- used a toolbox to fix the big pot

- off along the highway i go again until the log area and a trailer; there is a yellow sign and a wide road branching uphill, i don't think i've been there yet

- kept going up and then right, the track takes me over a bridge, wait i minute, i've been here before, that's where that wolf chewed me up and a trailer

- i guess i'll camp for the night and then backtrack and try to find another way uphill, i think there might be more goodies somewhere up there

 

@BareSkin Thank you, although, I'm pretty sure with my mathematical genius something like ten games converted into six.   I may have posted a few without numbers or missed.

I wander if it's possible to turn back on the % on the health bar. I don't fancy this update when it disappeared. I'm just learning Loper and I can't understand how much punishment I take from ill effects because the bar generally sliding up or down doesn't give me any decent information. I'm pretty sure a hit from thirst and food looks the same on that new bar. I only gather from this approximation that hunger hurts you more on Loper than in other mode, but once again how much. I can't seem to judge accurately how to best distribute resources, can I wait and do a certain activity if I'm hungry or it would injure my health too much. The change after activity gives me result that's too ambiguous, though the chunk that vanished from that bar looked more like 5-7% than 1% after I broke a 1h crate while hungry without other ailments.

That does make sense, I must have been banging that can on some rock. It's funny how on voyager you're like bleh another can opener, toss over shoulder, and on Loper you're like wooohoo!!! a CAN OPENER! winner! 

This is the part I appreciate the most about Loper. You get happy about every single item. Hurray! I found a ragged t-shirt! In other mode it's just garbage.

I'm also very happy with that image because when it comes to ss, during the most interesting points in the game you're generally saving your hide and don't have time for it. I have pretty landscapes, my base cottages for the most part and various auroras. This one was on the border of the long dark.

 

Hello,

After the last update the survivor health bar looks really bad hence I can't judge cause and effect. Is there a way to enlarge just the bar and most importantly turn on the %? 

I'm just starting to play Loper and it looks like regeneration and how much you get hurt from ailments is different than in other modes or maybe there is update change is Dec. That approximate up and down mess doesn't give me any valuable info. I can't even understand if thirst or hunger hurts the survivor more. This is really annoying.

I've given another shot to Interloper. This experience was fascinating and I found it to be rewarding.

Game 6 Interloper, Newbie Crow

 

Day 1

 

- faaahlop into snowdrift, once I pull my head out I'll try to get my bearings

- muskeg? i do know this place and i can spot the forge from this tall bank

- hop hop this tree bridge is familiar

- minus 15C hey, that's a pretty good weather for loper, it's crystal clear too

- a moderate wind from the left is slowing me in places and forces a bit of sprint to leap over the obstacles

- i haven't seen this broken radio tower before, then again who knows what falls out of the sky, myself included

- there should be a patrol wolf and a cave nearby

- i don't see barky! i don't see him! quantum bum mode into cave while the way is clear

- ho ho ho frozen adventurer you be Santa? i got a ski jacket at 58% and sardines in his pack, a book on survival thanks! surviving is pretty important, cedar log and three pieces of coal, sooo... have I been good or naughty then? hehe

- bounce bounce running past mushrooms and harvestables since i want to give that patrol wolf a slip, if he's not here now he will be in five minutes

- old pal Spancer had a farm ia ia ia o and on his farm he had survivor ia ia o  

- he also had matches... all twelve, i'm rich!

- a blue parka at half health completes my jackets set

- trail boots in the corner, sure, trailing is fun

- a bandage in the medkit

- a red book is on the ground, but i don't pick it up yet

- skipped around two nearest barns grabbing metal scraps and all the firewood i can get

- hammer? hammery hammer hammer? nope

- the lockers require a prybar, go fish for that too lady survivor

- it's -1C next to the bed on the second floor which has +5 warmth bonus, slept 2h without the fire and got rid of hypoth

- the weather is holding, skip hop along the yellow docks road that leads to the middle of the lake

- three wolves are skating on my right, not sure if within agro range or not

- reached the barrel barn; more coal, it's great when the forge area is littered with coal plus fir logs

- on the way back searched two drawers in a house hammered so deep into the lake that only a roof remains

- can't do anything about a deer, too bad as it looks yummy

 

Night 1

 

- no tinder? not even a useless million dollar banknote? at least i grabbed a branch to harvest for tinder bark

- fired up the forge hence my bum is freezing part

- the water boiled out while i was breaking a green crate underneath the bed floor but i've gained two cans of doggy food

- i do enjoy cracking safes, hey decent trail boots and ragged jeans, jeans with holes are fashionable this season

- 400/500 dog food calories without the can opener such a waste

- odd why didn't i get a can from the canned food

- setting water to boil in my only tin can while breaking green crates, sometimes i can grab it before it boils out and sometimes i trip over the boards and don't make it

- found two fire accelerants in those crates

 

Day 2

 

- the day begins with the dense fog

- dropped reclaimed wood into furnace, it is colder now, trying the trick of setting the water to boil and sleeping 1h bursts then trying to grab water

- eventually all fatigue burns off and i must travel even though it's still mildly foggy, without the hammer i have no more business here

- made a bunch of torches out of the remaining fire and off i go

- still no patrol wolf by the cave, used the chance to gather all beards and lots of mushrooms

- at the tree bridge the cold caught up, placed my fire by the wall, i wish i had warmed up in the cave instead

- while the water boiled crafted mushrooms and then made tea

- shoot! failed to light the torch from the dying fire

- @#@$%! even worse, while i was travelling instead of relighting new torches from the previous ones i was using the matches and i wasn't warmed about it

- ima cry instead of 11 matches i have 9 remaining

- drank of a cup of hot tea and climbed downhill to the railway

- grabbed a cedar log by the cart and crossed to the other side between wagons where i see cattails

- the cattails track lead me to the wooden structure, it's not a place to rest but it has a cedar log

- tried returning to the tracks and fell through the ice brrr!! ice starts cracking again uh oh i must take the shore now

- this is odd, i don't have hypoth after such bath, just increased risk, maybe i fell through to an ankle

- there might be a snow shelter nearby on a hill

- i'm right and i find another cedar log by the shelter

- it's warm enough to sleep 2h until it drops to -1C

- there goes another match

 

Night 2

 

- slept in couple of hour bursts

- there is an aurora, i'm afraid to climb out of the shelter due to wolf noms

- my health is not really recovering, i wander if it doesn't in snow shelters

- i have 17 cattails, keep drinking teas and eating those to prevent more health hits

- closer to morning snow begins falling, i wouldn't want to be stuck here in a snow storm

- risked climbing out to set the water to boil and hid back in the shelter listening for bubbling

- the wolves are doing a howling concerto from every direction

- repaired the snow shelter since it needs only two sticks and takes 3mins

- ate sardines and a mouldy candy bar found on a guy next to the snow shelter

 

Day 3

 

- the moon vanished behind the horizon, as i begin walking the weather decides to play nice and the snow ceases

- the torch i have is the one i picked up from an adventurer, it has far more durability than the ones pulled out of the fire

- minding my business and gathering mushrooms when i hear a distinct woof

- whoa! not sure where that's coming from but ruuuun!

- once the stamina is out walk backwards clinging to the torch and searching the area

- finally i spot the wolf sneaking over the hill, growling without attacking, he is following me as i keep walking backwards and crouching on minor hills in hopes of losing him

- i have three rocks maybe i should throw those at him

- i bump into something behind me, waste time trying to get around it and the wolf closes distance, heads forth, sniffs an ice flow between us then goes meh and begins walking away

- the relief lasts about two seconds then yeowwwcch!! frostbite risk? where did this come from?

- it's -28C eeek! when did that happen? ugh! i need shelter, hypoth risk eating my health badly!

- i see the red wagon a moderate distance away, hurry up and watch out, this is a bear patrol area

- second frostbite risk! agh! wasting time getting around the cracking ice, i don't see the bear anywhere, hurry

- no no no world don't become blurry!

- ROOOOARRR!! Ahh! I knew there is a bear nearby! ooh scary, run run run, please don't eat me

- scary roars right at my heels

- dodging around some stupid tree limbs in my way and running along the wagons

- dive inside and fire accelerant! ppssshhh! drop wood cold, drop more wood still cold...nooooo -1C even hugging the barrel

- quick boil mushroom teaaaa! +5C phew! finally getting warmer

- oh quit wavering so much and crouch still, you're going to fall out of the wagon

- just realised there are two pieces of coal in the wagon with me ahhh nice and toasty much better

- munching of cattails and drinking plenty of teas and water

- eventually the cold afflictions go away

- there is also a flare on the floor

- much later: hmmm ok you're warm and fed and not even tired why is the health still in red, do you require a get well and fed card from local wolves?

- how am i suppose to travel when the world is blurry plus the bear and wolves vanguard

- oh whatever i'm out of food and firewood

- shoot! i can't even make a clean getaway, the bear is circling around the mini island where the wagon is

- the fire goes out and i finally give him the slip, moving in the straight line directly to the mystery lake... just walk calmly and try not to look delicious... calmly... CALMLY... oh i've got nerves! run!

- without being eaten i make it to the boundary and find empty green boxes and a medkit thanks for nothing

- there must be the wolf patrol along the tracks thus i must turn downhill and hope to reach the hunters cabin

- the snow is falling in large fluffy flakes

- increased fatigue makes it harder to pull my feet out of the snow but i persist and hurry

- hypoth risk is back hurting me, half way downhill i run out of calories too

- a lone wolf howls in the distance but that's the last thing i care about as the already red health shrinks even more melting like the spring snow

- i roll down to the ruined barn and pass it, i know where i'm going...

- the faint cabin outline stands like a dream in front of me amidst falling snow and dusk

- my spirit went to it and knocked even as i faded into the long dark

- perhaps another survivor heard me

 

I've taken this image an instance before my survivor faded.

 

3 hours ago, BareSkin said:

There's no transition after desolation point, but you still have to discover a well-know particular cave.

Sounds like a promising future!

Day 38

 

- while the bear stomped away, sneaked past him and discovered another cave, checked interior even though I think teddy lives in it

- searched a red car before peering over the broken bridge's edge

- there is a frozen guy in the nook but no safe way down; i'd have to go far around the road to search for a spot where to step onto the lake and that would be going past wolf and bear; not worth it, i bet he's empty anyway

- hurry back to the mine before the bear comes back since there is only one narrow route

- i guess this is the end of the zone without transition to another; thus i go deep into the mine

- the light glimmers ahead, hey, this is the desolation point too, i can see the church from this exit

- the snow slope appears to be climbable

- eventually reached another mine entrance; wait a minute, i've been here before burning the lantern oil; here's the quirky spot where the tunnel roof is low and you must crouch to pass a wide section

- at the end of the tunnel there are lockers and my stash where i had left the insulated boots; repaired them

- now i remember, this exit leads to the crumbling highway

- i guess i'll be heading back, i hope i haven't missed any secret transition zones to the new maps

- walking away from the central road leads me to the three ruined houses, while the car by them is searched, there is a cellar at the back of one house, i don't think i've seen it yet

- a new spot discovered, funzie, the dryer has gauntlets, good hence i want an extra pair, and the washer has two pairs of socks

- too bad i left my sewing book at the mine; ripped apart junk clothes to pass time

Day 37

 

- begins with snowfall and two hours of reading until i get clear skies

- it seems i'm at the tip of this maintenance yard

- a pickup truck in blocking the entrance to the bridge that leads to the highway, climbed into the truck and came out through the other door

- didn't get very far when I heard a familiar woof woof that prompted me to run across the bridge to a green car

- the wolf sniffed the car and left a paw prints trail in the direction where i'm planning to go

- whelp can't get old waiting around might as well leave the car, gave the wolf a slip and followed the highway until I saw a path leading into the mountain area

- lovely, it's a mine entrance, this area is rich in mines and bountiful in coal

- organised extra items into stashes on a metal shelf inside the mine entrance

- went out to check the way, there is a large bridge and a bear is standing in the middle of the road; got to keep an eye on that stray wolf too, he has a wide patrol range

- while the bear was passing chopped down four birch saplings and gathered wood along with beards

- it seems too late for more travelling, finished survival book and received fire starting improvement

- tucked one hour of reading about sewing too

 

Night 37

 

- aurora in all it's glory is out

- chopped a cedar limb to start a fire outside

- on a stone boiled water in the pot and on the other stone made coffee and warmed stew

Day 36

 

- woke up early and checked behind the bed; what's this small, brown, triangular thingy very slightly sticking out? drag... drag... grab... grab... I founds a 3rd rifle

- cleaned the rifle to get better and placed it where it's easily visible, cannot take it along

- whelp, gotta go... gotta go, got more bears to visit... speaking of bears I see one rather far away hanging along this yard's fence

- checked out the black wagon and found a bullet on the wooden platform

- peeked inside the second trailer... ooh! 99% ski jacket, the extra one I've got is 95% I'm swimming in jackets! going to leave one of them too

- sob; there are big stashes of loot i'm leaving behind everywhere my grabby little heart weeps for

- all I carry away from each zone are half ruined socks and food

- where did all this fog come from... carefully went in the direction where i saw the bear since that's where another trailer is and got inside,

- this one actually doesn't have a bed, but i can drop a bedroll on the floor

- completed the reading on fishing, tried reading a new survival book but keep getting excuses not to

- rest I guess

Day 35

 

- gotta go, as nice as this place has been

- tried climbing onto the ice directly from the lighthouse for a shortcut, eep! it's a looong rocky drop, not doing it

- walk walk walk a long hook around both bridges, at least the wolves do not spot me

- at the earliest opportunity went down to the ice, walking cautiously nonetheless, no idea how thick this ice is

- arrr! ahoy me mateys! get yer treaaarsure ready fer me!

- lots of crates, coal and boxes in the cargo hold, the interior is bigger than i thought, a number of rooms

- hey, is that a frozen mechanic next to a stove... hoold it! that's not a stove, that's a fooorge! xD awesome! I like this forge better than the other one. this is a romantic indoorsy location. a brig sealed into the ice! yarr!

- i'm barely dragging my feet anyway with all this loot, left more of it where it is, food aside, don't want to forge things yet, though a couple of bullets I spot in shady corners are grand

- disembarked and crossed the ice onto a small island nearby, there is another empty corpse on the shore

- I do believe I've seen next to a bridge by the waterfall a fallen truck

- crossed all the way towards it, i can hear the wolves but do not see them

- ouch, don't envy the driver, the car nose is wedged firmly into the ice, the truck must have taken a nose dive off the bridge

- rifle cleaning kit, a rope, a perfect condition prybar, grabbed all the goodies since i'm not planning to return to this car

- there is a big yard further down the shore surrounded by a fence

- checked three boats by the docks and cautiously got lost in the labyrinth of creaking rusty metal and reclaimed wood pyramids, this is an ideal spot for a wolf to ambush you

- a trailer along the fence has a couple of bunk beds, they aren't too pretty and the whole thing is cluttered with metal frames

- a huge barn is dominating the yard center, at first i thought big double doors lead inside, but it's a small metal door

- the barn interior very much resembles outside, great many things clutter it, a heavy hammer and a hacksaw are tucked in various corners

- dropped off the rope and some extra tools on top of the workbench

- one of the shelves contains another book, this is great i have three books to finish

- crack knuckles, hello safe, ooooh!! who is the lucky owner of the second expedition parka? yep, that's me!

- since I don't have a drop of water left, busted up a green crate and fired up a barrel. my old firestriker broke and didn't start the fire, used a match from my hoard of matches, about sixty on me and stashes at ML and Coastal

- repaired the expedition parka while the water boiled, i'll keep the ski jacket as my extra emergency one

- it's rather dark, grabbed a torch, i think i spotted a stairway in that corner, climbing up... yep! here's a bed

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May your survivors find yummies and goodies this magical day!

Day 32

 

- the day begins with snow, while it's not terrible, i can try waiting an hour or two, drank some old soda and put in two more reading hours

- same old weather, I'll walk anyway; avoiding the lower road at the shore followed a path up and found an isolate house

- got soaked by the time i reached it and figured i'll dry up while checking for loot

- nice combat pants, see ya cargo pants, grab expiring stuff too

- going out again, since the path ended went along the forested hill area and eventually was forced to climb down to a couple of buildings by the waterfront

- hey, i've seen this bear before, he's coming over from that patrolled island towards the waterfront cottages

- went inside since he's already on this bank, while waiting for him to go away raided this cottage too

- peeked out, the bear is gone, upon approaching the second cottage saw a wolf on this bank too, it seems these two buildings are guarded

- oh a second pair of the insulated boots, woot woot they're half worn though

- finished reading the thick field dressing book and dropped it

- i'm not fond of the frozen guy in the bedroom. it would have been waaaay more fun if he was more lively and rather hot. guess i'll stay regardless since don't want to slide next door past the wolf and the bear

 

Day 33

 

- ran for it while the guards are away

- a red car on the roadside marks the path to a new area

- hello Crumbling Highway, you sure have an uncomfortable entrance under some mountain

- peeked off the top of the rocks; no cottages, no landmarks only two wolves bossily moving across the ice in my direction too

- returned to the road to check out a grey car; one must get their butt out of here while they have a butt

- the road crumbles half way, must take a detour around the forest past a ruined house which has a green box next to it

- climbed back onto the road from the other side where a snowy path curves back to the higher ground

- what an interesting booth that looks like a large doghouse which is a mine; looks like the crumbling highway is small

- checked out the metal shelves and drawers at the mine entrance, i'll stash the boots here since they're so heavy, hesitated whether to repair them but i don't want to waste daylight

- this mine is long and deep and requires a lantern to explore

- at the center there is a workbench and another loot area

- some very unlucky guy lies behind the bars with a heavily busted prybar, he must have desperately tried to break the bars to get inside this passage

- the other side of the mine has goodies too

- stashed away a few pieces of coal found in the passage, the passage has lots of them

- stepped out of the mine onto the Desolation Point, not going to explore it yet

- finished reading the hunting book and got the firearms better

- i'm going to spend the night inside the mine and then Gummi Bears bouncing here and there and everywhere

 

Day 34

 

- epp foggy snow, two hours of reading the fishing book until it got clearer

- followed a snowy passage between the mountains until an intersection and then chose the upper ground, it's always good to choose upper ground

- from the top of the rocks I spot a paved road below and a couple of cars

- beyond that there is a sea with a wolf hanging around, that wolf enjoys howling

- eventually reached a stone church, it is a beautiful ruined building

- i wander if the wolves can come in or not through the missing chunks of the walls, a fire barrel tells you it's cold sleeping here at night but still shelter

- a box of ammo is waiting under a bench and a balaclava on top, glance around without grabbing much stuff

- from the church there is a view to a lighthouse

- examined the highway right and left before crossing and wandered onto the two bridges that lead to the lighthouse; it stands isolate on an island

- two wolves are hanging around the ice below these bridges; i'm glad they don't see me

- the lighthouse is fascinating; a winding stairway runs up three stories with landings; found another balaclava and a book on survival

- the hatch on the last floor leads to a glassed landing where I find another bullet

- this view is impressive, an ancient ship in the distance promises adventure, i wander if it's safe to go across the ice or will I get dunked

- the second floor has a simple bed; this is where I spend the night

Night 34

 

- woke up fully rested while it's still dark

- turned on the lantern and climbed higher where I saw three green crates

- busted them up and found a jerry can; very useful since i have been walking around the mine with a lit lantern and then around the lighthouse

- waiting for another day

Day 31

 

- continued checking this housy area, eventually reaching the gas station

- i'm sure there is a wolf nearby, but there are many protrusions, snowdrifts, rusty junk mounds that block the view, if I do find this wolf he'll jump me around some shady corner

- the gas station has a useful workbench, but i have nothing to craft at present

- pried the lockers open for good items

- the bed has a hunting book next to it

- checked for food and clothes which are under 50% and picked them up

- found a bedroll at 18%, repaired it. in case mine gets damaged i want an extra stashed somewhere

- ripped apart old clothes to replenish the cloth

- i think i can find a better spot than the gas station for napping, went to a house on the same territory, it's quite cozy

- i wander if i'll kick the bucket from 15% condensed milk and 18% soda. nope? i guess i'll sleep then

Day 30

 

- nice weather, not really, since the blizzard is back

- the water is a notch low; while it boiled, broke a bench just in case I'll require more firewood later

- tucked in two more hours worth of reading before the weather improved

- i'm going to take this wide path that runs around the lookout

- is that a wolf ahead taking a similar stroll? since I must go in that direction, pulled out the rifle and moved onto the hill on the other side of the road fence

- once I reached the bend, I saw the wolf returning

- there is some kind of forest clearing to my left, decided it's better to get lost among the trees than to trip into the wolf's mouth

- wait a minute, is this the rope that leads back to the trailer? I thought i've been travelling in the opposite direction, shows the great pathfinder i am

- i'll take it since i've left almost all the food back at the house

- entered the trailer to remind myself what's inside and then stepped out and began walking whistling a happy tune when....

- aaahhh!!! Am I lucky or am I lucky his butt and not head is turned to me. be-be-bear two-two-two steps away from me... and he isn't seeing me... or I would have been eaten for sure

- without the road rolled downhill back to those houses... phew... no pursuit... maybe he had a moose for dinner

- this spot has lots of mailboxes and cars, checked out some and picked one of the houses for the night

Day 29

 

- Why did I climb this rope? There is nothing up here but a very steep hill and trees, trees, trees

- This of course leads to a dual sprained ankle. At least I had a cup of coffee, but the fatigue is catching up regardless.

- Dropped the bedroll right on the hill and snoozed 2h, heard wolves howl in my sleep

- Used painkillers for the other two hours and went on, it began snowing while I was napping

- The steep hill became a road, it's snowing heavier with each step. It's not late, but shelter would be welcome before this becomes a curtain.

- What's this? It's tall, wooden and has lots of stairs. Wowzer! I think it's the tower I've seen all the way from the lake

- Hurried up and slapped the door shut into blizzy's hungry mouth

- There is a bed and a thick book, 10h worth of reading

- An upturned armchair is hiding a box of ammo underneath

- nommed soon to be ruined grape soda that was on the bench and snacked on cattails before reading half of the book

- there was a whetstone too hiding under the stove; my knife and hatchet need good sharpening

- mapped the area when in the evening the snow got lighter and admired the view from the top of the world

- it will be wise to spend the night up here

Day 28

 

- this weather isn't so hot, managed at most to get across the road to another house

- hijaah!! I r promoted from Rambo to green ninja! I can haz balaclava and snow pants too

- moved on to another nearest house, not really looking for lots of loot, just want to wait out this wind and grab any items about to spoil or gun ammo

- went uphill from this house, the swing is creaking at my back spookily

- it's not a far walk when I discover a trailer

- there is a cave nearby with a pile of bones at the entrance, uh-oh, I don't like the looks of this, went back right past the trailer and discovered a rope

- i'm going to camp at this trailer and climb the rope tomorrow

4 hours ago, jeffpeng said:

She's got a lot of pretty, pretty wolves ... she calls 'friends'.

If you survive long enough you start naming them. I think I already do, Barky, Snarky... the Stalker mode will have Stalky..

Day 26

 

- raided the cabin or should I call it the mansion since it's big and cozy

- while the cabin is on top of the island, the hill is rather large and blocks what goes on along the line of snow and ice around the island

- when it became visible, i saw a wolf, the wolf also saw me and hurried to dinner

- hid back in the cabin and ripped apart some military boots, my pack sure is heavy, minus 2kg is helpful

- poke outside... Rrrrooarr!!! eep! bear! Welcome to the Hotel California, you may check in any time you like but you may never leave

- repaired inner jacket and checked clothes, found a missed medicine cabinet

- owh this weather! snow and windy enough to blow you across the ice, guess i'm staying, good thing the toilet has water and i've got plenty of food

- actually i'll have this pop soon to expire too and rest

 

Day 27

 

- ima getting off this island at the brink of dawn

- there is a house on the bank across, that's where I'll go

- the sky and snow are pink as I hurry to put distance between me and the island

- on the way to the first fishing hut I hear a mighty roar; turning around I spot a wolf running like his tail's on fire, i guess he made the bear mad

- the clear weather didn't last an hour, snow began falling before I reached the first fishing hut

- at the second door-less hut the snow slashes like a heavily slanted curtain, at least the wind is not hitting me in the face

- reached the shore house in time and this was most welcome

- it's big and has a fireplace, which I fired up to boil water, discovered another good pot in the kitchen and added it instead of the can

- a set of yellow earmuffs is stashed on one of the shelves; grand

- my pack is super duper heavy, cooked five cups of coffee found in the kitchen

- awoooo awooooo am I glad to be off that island in this cozy place, well, almost cozy hence the bedroom has a dead body right next to the bed, I can't say I enjoy sleeping in the same room as the corpses

- a bit reluctantly placed extra items into a bedroom closet, i think I'm going to explore around this house tomorrow and then return

Leaving the island at dawn.

Hi guys! I hope you're still having delicious Christmas and got lots of gifts, including in your Loper games!

Day 23

- this fog is crazy, i'm going to stuff reading into my brain whether it wants it or not

- finished reading my fishing book and read half of the hunting book found in the yellow wagon in the canyon, then rested

- the weather cleared up, i got moving, left the rope behind after some hesitation

- it's a long walk, the wind has gotten quite strong, i hope it doesn't blow me off this huge briiiiiiiii.... just kding

- reached the trailer and built a fire, whoops i forgot my can, still have a big pot

- finished the hunting book while the water boiled

Day 24

- I want to explore the road where I got wrecked by a wolf. Never used a flare gun before and require a victim person. Since that wolf is already a pig, I'll just add guinea to that title.

- Blizzzzaaarrrddd! I'm so bored. Tore up a bunch of stuff and a pillow for cloth. I like pillows. Why can't I put one on the bed instead and get +1 warmth bonus. Nothing to do but pass time. Past mid-day the blizzard goes away.

- All right! Rambo is out! Ok where is that wolfie? Can't seem to find him. Reached another trailer. I think the wolf was defending this spot the last time.

- Gathered sticks and built a quick fire for water.

 Day 25

- nice fog for not exploring, set up a fire on the doorstep and grabbed more branches while the water boiled

- tore up two pillows and a bedroll in the trailer, then it got brighter

- the wide path steeped down into the frozen sea

- at the stop signed checked for wolf traffic before crossing the road

- the sea is vast, littered with fishing cabins and various islands; the cottages are plentiful along the shore

- checked one of the trailers and then had a short walk along the log platforms branching out across the ice

- left a deer carcass alone since a wolf nearby was going to stinky pin me, plus I want to use the weather to explore

- one of the islands is quite large and has a big house on top

- stopped at a couple of fishing huts along the way

- slow down! there is a bear circling the bank, gave him a respective berth and climbed the island from the other side

- there is an illusion in play, the island looks closer than it is, it got dark by the time I reached the cabin, thus I stop for the night

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Best and snowy wishes from Canada!

I admit to having some curiosity about the area where the wolf made me turn back in the earlier episode, thus, I've created a survivor to check this area. It actually wasn't long, but I did get to learn what he was guarding.

Game 6 - (Broken Railroad, Voyager) Newbie Voyager

 

Day 1

 

- Whelp! This IS super convenient! I have crash landed inside a nifty barn filled with goodies! Providence must really like me. There sure are big holes in the roof. It must have been me that made them.

- As nice as this barn is, it's rather cold. I move very much quickly and find four pairs of gloves. Err... goody, but I could use some underpants.

- Everything inside is made of board and metal. A hacksaw is conveniently tucked in one of the darker corners. A lantern sure would be useful for peeking into these corners. Nope.

- Found a light green jacket. Jacket's still a jacket! There are several green lockers that require a prybar. I bet they have good clothes!

- Prybar? prybar? PPRRRYBBARRR?? Nope. Even crawled underneath one of the trucks.

- Found a door that leads to a cool outside office. The office is both cool and cool. The barn is warmer. No prybar there, but some rifle ammo... without the rifle part. Maybe I can throw bullets at the bears.

- I got a nice maple leaf hat. One thing this place has is a lot of newspapers. I guess I won't get bored enough to need a rope I found on a shelf. That rope must be useful for very unsuccessful survivors.

- There are a few trucks parked outside and a guardsman shed. Prybar?? Matches are also good.

- This is a bit poop. The barn temperature is -2. If only I had a couple of more clothing items.

- Made fire in a barrel inside the barn. Stupid hypoth trying to choke me. Busted up a couple of green crates. I have this nifty tin can for boiling water.

- It's getting dark. I have a flashlight without the battery as the only light source. Before it gets too dark to move, I head for a bed discovered in one of the nooks.

 

Night 1

 

- Woke up fully rested in complete darkness. Tore up all those gloves. Bumped my shin into a metal chair. Owh! This gives cloth and metal. It's too dark to tear it apart with my nice hacksaw. Repair clothes? It's too dark to do that too.

- Mumble grumble. Bump around the office looking for something to bust that's dark-bustable long enough to get tired for 1 more hour of sleep.

- Woke up fully rested again. Can't see the furniture outlines yet, but I can repair stuff now. The maple hat is in pretty bad condition. Tarnation! Three failed attempts on the hat! Got it done finally. At least it gets repaired fully. Fixed a blue sweater too to a decent condition with the last cloth.

 

Day 2

 

- I need to leave this area and search for a prybar and more clothes to be comfortable. Anything defensive wouldn't hurt either. I don't even have a flare.

- Awwwwoooooo!! Ok this isn't a blizzard, 9/10 close to one.

- Busted up three green crates and found a bit of food and a whetstone at the expense of gaining more hypoth risk. sigh

- Back to the barrel! Set my trusty old can to boil water while looking around.

- Very nice, there is a workbench. I heart that. Dropped my only feather and metal into the drawer. Set a toolbox atop of the worktable.

- Oh bummer. I'm a notch too far from the barrel range to break anything apart while warming up and the worktable is also one step off. sigh

- Heated up tomato soup and read a hunting book for two hours.

- Picked up a torch and headed back to the bedroom. There is that metal chair I've laid my eyes on yesterday. It allows me to start cutting it, but I get interrupted as it's too dark. I wander if that was a waste or the partial credit will count. Two and a half hours is a lot of time I could have taken a chunk out of.

 

Night 2

 

- Oh great woke up fully rested in the dark again. There is a metal bucket in the corner which I bust up.

- It gets a bit lighter while I do that enough to navigate slowly. Found a rug and tore it up as well.

 

Day 3

 

- I'm going to explore. The snow is falling in big flakes, it's somewhat cold. A path is running up where the crows are cawing.

- Thanks for nothing frozen guy. Keep going up and reach a yellow wagon with a truck parked beside it. Hey, I got a flare.

- Whoa! That's a deep canyon and the broken bridge! Backtrack along the tracks. Interesting, it seems I made a circle. There is another truck to visit and a path downhill to my barn. A wolf is hanging out right at the center of the yard.

- Another wolf howls further along the railway. I go back towards the yellow wagon and take a path down at the intersection.

- hm... Some wooden railing. That's not the way I came. Reached a frozen river. Don't see wolves from the top of the rock. Following the riverbed along the bank to an uprooted tree.

- The river widens into a shallow lake with cattails growing around it. A wooden platform is on the shore and two wolves hanging around it. Not going that way.

- Try sneaking along the mountainside and nearly come nose to nose with a bear. Full reverse! Going to sneak past those wolves after all.

- All this sneaking leads me into a cave that has a frozen guy with a knife.

- This is unholy! Look at my health! Why in blazes did it take such a beating to be down to 20%??

- This area is a hole where health drops fast and doesn't recover.

- Built a fire, ate and drank. Slept an hour. Still didn't cure hypoth. Added a cedar log found in the cave and reclaimed wood, ate cattails and slept another hour. Health improved just by 1% this really sucks

- It's not like I'm made out of firewood. I should get going. Picked up a torch and crept on top of the rocks. There is a wolf nearby luckily heading away to the other shore. I'm hearing some nasty howls.

- Another wolf pops up right under the rock I'm standing on. Maybe the torch I am holding is keeping them away because they are very close and not taking interest.

- When I almost leap down, another wolf pops up. Whoa! I almost jumped into his mouth. Waiting for the trio to cross the river and get away from me. They aren't as far as I'd like, but I suspect the first one might turn and start heading this way.

- It's an unpleasant jolt jumping from the rocks. Turning a corner I spot a wooden bridge. Nice.

- Wow! There is a fence! Is this way blocked? I really don't want to go back to those wolves. Oh fun! There is a gate. I close it behind me. haha See ya suckers!

- The snow corridor is less dangerous. I keep picking up twigs. The tunnel leads me to another tree bridge and a cave in front of which there is a dead deer. Very nice. Supper for me, but not now.

- I want to take advantage of the good weather. The snow stopped, it's clear and not horrendously cold. I duck underneath an overarching tree. There is another corridor behind it.

- I keep picking up twigs and tear up a couple of branches. Finally, I find two birch saplings and a frozen guy who has a nice sweater. Great. I should head back to the cave.

- Got there where the sun began setting and hypoth risk nibbled a little bit on my heels.

- I do have this recently found knife. Began skinning the deer WHEN.... how the snowdrift did I lose over 20% health in 1h???

 

You have faded into the Long Dark.

I found this area to be the most predator infested and hardest so far.

31 minutes ago, BareSkin said:

My last Interloper was on this map (only), believe it or not I have never ever encountered any wildlife near this bridge (with the truck). Must be new since the last update.

I'm the first on discovery channel to let everyone know about a moose that lives on that bridge now as well as to set the long dark record on being trampled by a moose within the first game hour, that's probably the fastest ever.

Day 22

 

- health perfect, weather perfect, loot taken care of

- upon reaching the red wagon I question whether I should use the stim taken from frozen adventurer right at the bottom of this rope. if this item was placed here, maybe it's necessary to make it back up

- why do I have 15 charcoal? drop

- I'm going to check what happens without the stim

- nothing with a proper rest and the ledge

- skinned a deer at the top. this deer has a broken arrow embedded in him

- returned to the cave to cook the deer and boil water

- ate a small deer piece and tried reading, interrupted too hungry, tried cattail and read an hour, the next hour interrupted again, too tired

- you just hate reading don't you, frozen brain, you'll turn into a drooling zombie soon if you don't stimulate your brain cells, oh just sleep

 

I have given a shot to another Loper game. It was pretty pathetic and educational.

 

Loper Game 2

 

- a greyish sea going shhhh and ice floes right in front of me, island steep rocks at the back

- this desolation point matches my status fairly well, I am pretty desolate

- over this rocky island, stuck in the middle of frozen sea, there is a bridge and a shore

- something is sticking out of the snow under the bridge too

- sure hope there are no holes in this ice

- the thing under the bridge is a truck that had taken a nose dive and a prybar wedged into snow next to a driver

- that's a pretty good find even if I am freezing

- what's this low sound? it's not a bear, it keeps coming up

- checked the frozen guy, thanks for nothing; this sound again... I don't see anything... I should be leaving

- crunch crunch I begin walking away... swiftest stomping sound

- BANG!!!

- aw! ow! agh!! blergh! yowch!!! OOOWWW!!!

- did anybody catch the number of that locomotive?

- let me just take my time collecting my trampled bones to get up.... while that thing might come back... owww! that smarts!!

- 120 hours on my poorest ribs?! and where am I suppose to find bandages or painkillers

- hobbling across the ice towards some ship and sulking... there is a lighthouse, but the shore looks steep, it seems I'd need to climb the bank to get there and that moose took that route after playing masseuse

- man that wasn't fair, I couldn't have seen him hiding on that bridge... he wasn't too lazy either to run all the way around to get me

- finally reached the ship

- it has the epic loot of one bandage in the medkit and a can of peaches. this giant tin can with many rooms has next to nothing... you could have at least given me two bandages

- I would admire this very awesome forge, but I'm freezing and it's not doing my banged up health any favours

- there is a bunch of coal that's useless without the matches. you call yourself a forge? not a single match

- so cold sooo cold... there is a bed... booo... it's only a couple of miserly degrees too cold to sleep in it

- disembarked the ship... there is a yard in the distance... ice and ice and a yard far out of reach... hobbling and fading into the long dark

1 hour ago, Serenity said:

You don't need to use ledges to climb down ropes. Only to climb up

I'm glad I did though because I couldn't figure out immediately how to get onto it. May have been a doozie on the way up.

Serenity Really? I actually tried climbing it, but without success. I guess my survivor had the slippery shoes on.

 

Mixxut Those days are the best, I know from other games when I get excited about seeing newbies sharing their adventures.

 

Bare I'm pretty sure humans used to be hairier in the past. The clothes must have let us lose all that fur.

Day 21

 

- this tea didn't really reduce the fatigue, just made me warmer and better rested

- the rope is visible from the tree bridge. it stretches very far down. Along the steep slope there is something that looks like a ledge

- climbing down slowly and cautiously until the ledge. how do I get onto it? erk! the arrows right/left aren't working, spinning the camera isn't working either... uh oh my grip isn't getting better... clicked on the ledge... phew!

- continued the climb after recovering stamina

- there are four trees resting against a red wagon at the bottom, I wander if there is an overturned entrance. climbed one of those trees and fell off,  I don't think the transition is possible and now I'm stuck between the tress and the wagon

- struggling to free myself gains me two sprains, which for some awkward reason allows me to leap over the tree with this weird hobble

- the yellow wagon is luckier and has 6 painkillers, thank you! I want those

- the floor is slanted, in case I need to camp here at night, I try placing a fire, it allows me

- wooohooo! there is a nice yellow box. it has a flare gun and three flares! wowzi!! I've never had one of these before! It looks dangerous

- then again if this place gives a flare gun who knows what lurks in this twisted narrow passage... something big furry and ravenous I bet

- get out of the wagon and move along holding the flare gun out, it annoys me since I pull the trigger every time I gather cattails and I put it away

- so far the only fluffy critters I find are deer and bunnies

- the ravine is a small place, it leads to a dead end and a cave at the tip

- uh oh... someone must live there... pull out the flare gun again and advance in step by step... knock knock? nobody's home, though not a fact they won't come back

- wow! there is a bed made out of the white branches! I've never seen one of these before!. it's not as warm as the bedroll but I will sleep in it anyway!

- skinned the deer at the entrance and chopped up two fir limbs just in case it gets cold though the cave is fairly deep

 

Night 21

 

- the two deer chunks are large and juicy, nearly 2kg

- built a luxury fire, 10h of worth, and rested

Day 20

 

- hurr hurr I have the rope. I'm going back to the Ravine. I guess I'm going to head back upstream since this bunny hut is half way there

- No adventures, stopped by the trailer next to the waterfall, I have a toolbox stashed there which I used to fix the lantern and refuelled it

- A long track along the railway across the ravine, almost fell off the bridge, went past my stash cave and reached the red wagon, almost fell into the abyss too while crossing

- Attached the rope at the climbing spot and returned to the stash cave. Hey, I forgot I dropped a flare and jerry can and a shirt

- boiled water and two cups of herbal tea

- tried reading, too tired to read

- dropped extra items due to tomorrow's climb

Night 20

 

- woke early dawn when it's too cold, read to pass time, built a fire and boiled tea, drank tea and slept more

Bare thank you Also, I keep thinking of your name as bear skin.

Day 19

 

- Determined to keep walking even if the weather isn't perfect, following along the frozen riverbed

- spotted a wolf on the opposing bank rather far, but not going down to grab cattails

- keep walking until the terrain ahead begins showing patches of some open area

- oh great a wolf howl followed by a sprain, when the wolves howl it's always a good moment to wet your pants and get a sprain

- I hop down from the hill onto a wide road having chucked painkillers

- Up ahead a grey, still sea stretches far and wide

- checked out a green car parked on the roadside before climbing over into the bank area

- The ice appears to be thick and secure, not that I'm going to jump up and down to find out, slid across the ice to a fishing cabin and got a brand new prybar

- wow! the ice gradually merges into shallow water. I wander what will happen if I step into it. Nothing good I bet, but I'm tempted to wade in ankle deep anyway

- Advancing step by step lets me back off in time when the ice cracks... bah I thought I'd get frozen socks not be in danger of taking a dive

- A large treasure island towers in the middle. Initially heading for it, I spot a wolf on the bank and head for the shore where I see cottages

- The first cottage has an outside workbench with a fishing book atop and a rope. Hurray! I've got a rope!

- The hut has a bed. It looks like a keeper for the night

- I'd like to examine the road stretch on the other end of the bridge since it's still midday

- followed the road until hitting a rock fall area. There is a steep opening in between the rocks that I climb, a couple of dead deer, nothing too interesting, though if you need some saplings this area has a couple

- Gained two sprains ugggh!! this map is the sprainsville! I just had my limbs fixed!

- not going to fix it unless I hear a wolf, though, probably not a grand idea with a sprained wrist, but I'll just get a sodding sprain again in two mins

- Stumbling around this upper platform while keeping the higher ground and groaning every several steps of the way

- Interesting, I came back to the rabbit hut

- I have enough water, just going to recover and keep going tomorrow

 

Night 19

 

- woke too early, cleaned the rifle, checked the clothing, ripped apart old gloves, slept more

Day 18

 

- This fog isn't so great, broke a few branches by the cabin, went down to the river to collect cattails keeping a sharp ear out, if anything suspicious moves I'm running back to the cabin

- Came back to warm up after gathering supper, nothing to do, will explore anyway

- Keep walking with the mountain covering my flank until a picnic area appears below, it's a large clearing, the type predators adore

- Climbed a rock and tried to make out anything dangerous before moving in, good idea, a bear appears soon

- Unrushed, the bear walks around the territory, at some point closer to my hiding spot shaking his head and snorting displeased, I back off a bit and drop into stealth

- A good while later the bear goes away; intrigued what he guarded, I cross the river via two fallen trees and run around the numerous upturned picnic table

- This area is called the bear clearing, great it will have bears, found a couple of chocolate bars in a green box and an abandoned backpack

- Climbed a very tall hill on the other side of the clearing, the wolves howl not that far off, but I can't make them out among fog and trees. I do see my bunny cabin, I walked back in circle close to it

- Climbing down gifts me with a sprain or rather a dual one, these sprains love coming in pairs, the weather of course improves as soon as I'm unable to travel

- Limping back to the bunny clearing, which surprisingly has few bunnies, and building a fire on the doorstep. The fire goes out before I can drop a new log into it, the second attempt fails and third finally gets the fire going

- Chopped up a cedar limb close to the hut, oh I'm silly, the fire had less durability than chopping time, it's out

- the fire starts at the second attempt upon this restart, I'm lucky it's clear enough for the magnifying glass

- Boiled water along with three cups of mushroom tea and two cups of rosehips and realised to make teas you need water too not just the ingredients, I thought the water melts for the cup without additional one in the inventory

- Read three notes collected around the area

- Watched the stars appear, the snow is blue and the sky is deep purple when it's this late

 

Night 18

 

- Gotta nom candy bar from the bear and two cattails before snooze