SpanishMoss

@Admin PLEASE make a separate post with clarification about the "season pass/DLC" it's confusing a lot of people. Thanks!

I got me a new desktop background! Love the teaser image and completely agree with a paid upgrade path! Keep doing great work!

Unfortunately, several people have mentioned issues with lost save files on Xbox and ps4/5 consoles. If you haven't already, open a support ticket https://hinterlandgames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us , they might be able to help. But chances are, your save is unrecoverable.

You can check if it's your Xbox by putting the disc in another Xbox, if you don't have another ask a friend/co-worker if you can try it in theirs.

Failing to read only that disc is a sign that the disc has a scratch on it. It's unlikely that it's the Xbox's fault or the games fault (because if it we're the games fault, the game would still appear, but not be useable) so fully check the entire disc.

Actually, it already does! Running does increase your warmth for a short time, however slight, which can help if you are at -1C and need that one extra degree to stay above freezing.

Unfortunatly, hinterland is not one to make a quick-fix patch to small problems. Usually, small changes or easy fixes, however gaming-breaking, will have to wait till the next big patch. (Like the blackrock insta-kill zone that wasn't patched for months) while I may not agree with this approach, it does ensure that there are no new bugs added with a small patch, as it's tested extensively beforehand.

What system are you playing on? (Xbox, PC, Mac) And can you describe what happens in more specific detail? Does it occur randomly, or is there some pattern? How long is it usually between crashes? Are you on an old save file, or a new one? Also, make sure you make a support ticket at https://hinterlandgames.zendesk.com/hc/en-us With all the answers to these questions so hinterland can review it in more detail. Thanks -SpanishMoss

Also the "100% explored" is bugged also, I got the "100%" explored thing without ever entering HRV.

Yes, it is currently an active bug, hinterland says you can still get the achievement, but this is not the case. However, progress is still saved, so even though it says 0/212, it has still tracked and saved all mapped locations. You cant get the achievement though, until hinterland fixes it next patch

They're premium steel-core matches that never break (joke)

I completely disagree, the entire point of the game is to be a survivor managing your resources, and it supposed to have a more realistic feel. The intended way to play the game is to walk everywhere, running only when necessary. If you don't know, there are ways to increase your carrying capacity and they are as follows (spoilers) (Spoiler tags kinda broke, so I have more to say inside the spoiler tags than just ways to increase your carrying capacity)

Yeah basically, you use a match to light a torch, then use that to start a fire, is the same as just starting a fire with a match. (Btw how did you think you lit a torch without a match)

There are 5 ways to light a torch, Matches, cardboard matches, firestriker, lighting it from a campfire, or lighting if from another lit torch. When you try and light it without another torch/campfire, you with get a selection wheel between the other 3 options. If you only have one of these items (say you only have matches in your inventory) then no choice will be presented, (but it will still consume a match). It has always been like this and this is not a recent change. Every time you've lit a torch without a fire/another torch, it's consumed one of your matches/durability on your firestriker.

Well... https://mobile.twitter.com/UnrealEngine/status/1512452554122313737/photo/1 they might already be working on something...

Yeah, you could just break down the table. (You might even be able to reach it if you break down the chair)

Again, each item in this game had a distinct purpose. They're are very few items that have 2 items that preform the exact same function. What I'm trying to say is that each item should have a clear and defined role, there shouldn't be 2 items that fill the same role. This is what hinterland is going for. They make sure everything is useful in its own way. I still don't see how another firearm would add to the game.

While these ideas would work, what would adding a new gun add to the current game mechanics? The rifle is for hunting, and the revolver is for defense. There isn't really another role to fill, a new gun would just be in one of these two categories. The revolver can already be hip-fired for quick defense, which is what most of the guns you've suggest would be for.. defense. A larger mag/clip size wouldn't matter because when are you ever going to fire your 6 revolver rounds before reloading? Also several of the guns you suggested are more "modern", and that wouldn't fit the atmosphere of the game.

It's not that the drone wouldn't work, it's that it wouldn't fit the atmosphere of the game. The game's entire premise is the lack of technology, and while computers still work during the aruora, the game is set in a fictional world. The computers could only be displaying images that were the last thing present on the screen, by some fictional logic. It would go against the core values of the game to have a drone.

(Be nice, english is not his/her first language, and he/she might be using a translator

Microsoft recently released the API for DirectStorage for devs. Will direct storage be added to the long dark? If so, it would likely almost remove load times since they are already fast to begin with (pc only)z.

The entire point of the game is the lack of technology to help you, unfortunately, your idea goes against the entire idea of the game. In addition, you mention a "mechanic" who would provide you with the drone, but there aren't any npcs in survival mode, so that wouldn't work either

You really should, it's a very unique challenge. I had lots of fun.

Pretty sure it would be impossible w/o glyphs, maybe try not using ward? Lure is pretty much necessary to win

Uh.. the game is not in early access, and hasn't been for a while... the version number is 1.99, the 1.xx indicating it's in full release . Since release it's had 99 updates and hot fixes. If it was in early access, the version would be 0.xx