Gracia_WolfSlayer

I got the impression that it follows you in real time/line of sight. There were times he'd be right on me and I'd stumble down and embankment and sprint until my stamina was out. It felt like I lost him afterwards. And when I entered the next zone it took him a bit to find me. 

But then at the end of my run he was on my tail in the mine and when I transitioned into DP he was still on my ass, so I think he just, follows you? Instead of him resetting randomly in each zone as you enter, which I like. This way even after you've evaded him, you've got a general idea of where he is on the map.

100% all of this!

I literally ran off a cliff to escape the Darkwalker. Luckily for me it wasn't a super high cliff and I survived with sprained... everything.

So intense and scary! Thanks Hinterland! Happy Halloween!

Excited to read this! The darkwalker event is so intense and chilling

My first run lasted 2 hours and some change. This was a palm sweat inducing scarefest! I think Hinterland did a great job with this update and was impressed with the unique character speech for the event. I'm still working out strategies with the glyphs and I kind of like how we have to figure some of the Darkwalker out on the fly.

I made it from Milton to DP going through FM, ML and CH.(I had intended to take the dam to PV and then go to CH, but I panicked with the fog and forgot to use the glph and rushed to the ravine instead He caught up to me in the connection mine and finally got me right outside the mine in DP. I actually tried to run off the ledge where there's a rope tie-off to escape IT. The foot prints rushing towards me in the  made me panic though and I got stuck on a rock an was devoured. What a rush!

When I normally die in survival mode I almost always go ahead and immediately boot up another run....this time I had to take a break. Good luck you guys!

SPOILERS: Things I know now for my next run

* There are, in fact, still wolves!

* the fog glyph is your friend

* use the warding glyph INSIDE the structure you're trying to sleep in

* don't use the first 15 minutes running like an idiot. conserve energy and loot

Teaser ends with saying it'll start at 6pm on the 29th 

SO EXCITED!

Does anyone know if this goes live at a certain time on the 29th? Like, is this an at midnight deal?

I work nights, so if it starts at 12am I'm going to totally jump on as soon as it rolls over!

Too excited!

@Dan_ and @jeffpeng

Super agree! Hyber realism is cool n all, but nothing takes your breath away like a well timed glance at the sky at sunset or sunrise in TLD. You're survivor will be freezing their toes off but you'll look around and say "wow"

The fact that regions become impassable after the fog rolls in could make for some sticky situations if you don't plan your route across great bear right. You could literally be cornered

@ManicManiac I KNOW!!!!!

I cannot wait!

There is a dead deer, wolf, and bear in the header image for the event.... Do ya'll think there will be any wildlife in the event? If so, will the wildlife flee in the presence of the Darkstalker?

So many questions! Squeee!

I'm   beyond excited for the Halloween event! I've often thought of how creepy TLD would be if there was something spooky or supernatural in the darkness.

AND and new region and gear!? Holy cow!

Hinterland is earning that holiday break! Thank ya'll for putting this extra work in for the special Halloween event and new area. I know we were all disappointed in the delaying of the new episode, so this is a very nice gesture.

<3

1 hour ago, Dan_ said:

People are adamant on jackrabbit being a good base but I'm not a fan at all. 

I agree! Both of the houses on the islands are too risky in my opinion. Wolfs occasionally wander up there and there's no sight line. They're good for looting an a quick refuge, but not much else for me.

I don't often run into an issue with food spoiling too fast, and I feel the rate of meat spoilage is moderate compared to some other survival games.

Now, I like the concept of the jerk being less smelly to predators and lighter weight... That's something I could get with. Maybe it's less of a craft-able thing (the drying rack) and maybe a spice that you can find in the world? You "craft" with the preserving spice blend and your raw meat and it has to dry in a certain type of location( like inside or something)

Needing the spice+the time it would take to dry (like with the furs and guts) I think would balance pretty well.

Neat idea, and one I would likely enjoy. But can happily play without it.

Thanks a bunch @ManicManiac! This looks like loads of fun! I hate that I've missed out on it in the past. I don't get a lot of time to game, so sometimes I go weeks without even opening it.

I'm glad I'm on the forums now though! I can hop on real quick any time to see if new stuff is going on.

I've some how missed that 4DON was a thing and I've never caught it. When does it drop? Is it every year?

So excited!

@ManicManiac I agree completely. I've never save scummed, and I figured the game out. I didn't even need the tutorial that sorta comes with story mode. Most of it is intuitive, IMO. "How do I kill a bear?" well bullets or arrows, and from the numerous games I've played I know that likely shooting it in the head/neck area will do the most damage. The only thing I had a tiny problem with was the controls when I played my very first run and all I had to do was look up the key bindings in the menu screen.

I'll admit to google the odd thing on occasion. Stuff like, "does time of day really affect fishing success?"  or "does a bedroll spawn in in ____ map?" 

But as to the OP's question, do i think save scumming makes you a bad player? Nah, not really. I don't personally think it's the way to play TLD, but if it allows the game to be fun for you, then go for it. Just like how some people play RPG's with the strategy guide open in their lap. Games are for fun, so do what makes you happy.

Now, I would say if you go bragging about a really long Loper run that you did a bunch of save scumming on, I think it'd be proper to make that info know when talking about your achievements 

Welcome! 

Ugh, Pleasant Valley. Anytime spent there is too long imo.

If I die from the weather in a run, it's usually because I thought it'd be a good idea to go loot the valley.

Good luck!

@Megaloceros I 100% agree. To say the Timberwolves are a deal breaker is a bit much. They're such a minor part of the game, aside from Ep. 3. I died several times rescuing the survivors, but truth be told, I loved it! I was frustrated sure, but it was something very new and challenging.

I actually would love the timberwolves to leech into all the areas to some extent. They could spawn like the moose does. There is not often a pack in said area, but there is a chance of it and they won't be there every time. Just adding that level of uncertainty and danger would be wonderful.

People that hate on difficult stuff in TLD (cabin fever, Timber wolves, item decay...) I think have missed the point of this game. The desperate fight against the odds is what makes this game great.

Also they have a ton of tools to customize your game play, so...maybe just tweek it a bit instead of having a hissy about it?

save scum = cheating

Let's call it what it is folks.

Interesting thread. Eager to see more. 

@hozz1235

Boom! called it! That bear must not have a long path I guess. Or we were both just lucky.

Cool though!

Is this is BI?

If it is, I had the exact same thing happen with a bear I killed by the cabins. He died maybe 20ft from his cave. Which was kinda nice. I made a fire inside the cave and would dart out to harvest a bit at a time while cooking.

@ManicManiac

You do the lord's work.

4 hours ago, Serenity said:

It's a marketing trick. Like Greenland

I'm not sure if you've played Episode 3, but an NPC pokes fun at the name Pleasant Valley that gave me an audible chuckle.

Update:

Well, it was a good run, but I fell short of the 50 day mark I was hoping for. My survivor perished on day 46 from a combination of hunger and cold. I feel I made my mistake trying to survive in PV. It was so cold and the weather was so bad that I could kill things left and right, but couldn't harvest much of anything. Even if I could get a fire hot enough, the weather would turn to crap before I could accomplish much. Pleasant Valley.. bleh! I decided to cut my losses, but it was too late. I died in ML.... I never should have left ML...

Of course I IMMEDIATELY started another run. I spawned in TWM. Let's see how far this run can go!