Zaknafein

This is an overview of everything we know so far, along with some additional reflections, put in context of the new DLC.

Here I attempt endless night on interloper difficulty.

After you get the bow, then what? This video sets you up for the long game.

On 9/21/2022 at 10:55 AM, peteloud said:

I think that the problem is that that when I tried to place the red cache beneathe me there were many positions that could be thought of as beneath me.  Deciding which position seemed to be critical.  Some times I even seemed to lose height.

 

It needs to be directly underneath you, as close as possible. The closer it is, the more distance gained.

I'd help more, but it is hard to say what is wrong without a video of you doing it. Might just be trial and error kimiota took maybe 30 min getting up there and progress was very very slow. He placed sticks up the slope to measure progress.

17 hours ago, peteloud said:

I was using the stone-cache technique, but I suspect using it very badlyTo judge my progress I dropped a stick on the slope as a markler.  A few times I seemed to make a little headway, but at other times seemed to be be making no progress.  I suspect that progress up the slope is much slower than I expected, and I feel that I probably wasn't being careful enough, although I was trying to be careful, with my alignment up the slope.  I wasn't sure where I should be looking when I cancelled the stone-cache. I also wasn't clear whether I should be using "W", (I'm using a PC),  to move forward when I cancelled.

Let me help. Are you using W? You should.

As I explain in the Campfire video, you can have your back to the slope and place it down. In which case, hold S while doing it. You need to be moving towards whatever you are climbing, otherwise you might fall downwards rather than up.

Alternatively, do it like I did in the Wolf Plateau video. Face the slope, look down, and hold W so that you are moving towards the slope. Select the cache and have it "placed" underneath you. Cancel, while still holding W. This will lift you upwards. Using this technique, I was able to climb up there in less than 60 seconds.

1 hour ago, peteloud said:

I tavelled over to Ash Canyon, collected 50 stones, went up to the ice slope to climb, but could not work out what the stone-cache trick was.

This video explains it. Skip to 4m 42s for the rock cache trick specifically.

In short, you need to start placing the stone cache below your feet. Then you cancel the action, and you character moves upwards. Repeat until up there. I only needed to do it maybe 15 times but kimiota spend quite a long time doing it before he got up there. You will get it with practice.

Would love to hear from the developers about this area and what the original idea behind it was

A walkthrough for Voyager difficulty, showing most of the essential survival skills, how to hunt, and get great gear early on.

Several Pilgrim players have asked me for tips on how to hunt, as animals always run away. Here is a handy guide.

17 hours ago, Leeanda said:

You shouldn't be able to place the fire, but if you keep trying to quite fast in the right direction it might push you bit by bit to an escapable area.  It will give you arm ache or a sure finger if using a keyboard.  

@Zaknafein has used it  to get up steep slopes. I wish I could remember which video it was. 

But good luck.

Here is the explanation:

Here is a walkthrough of how to master the Forlorn Muskeg spawn on interloper.

https://youtu.be/AyeL-t0c1kU

Not much, I am afraid.

14 hours ago, conanjaguar said:

However, my faith in @Zaknafein is now shaken; the cloth in the junk room had nothing behind it!
 

Unlucky. It is rare - I think I've only found an empty shelf once or twice in total.

23 hours ago, mfuegemann said:

Hi Zak,

the coaching videos are a great idea. My main concern with browncoat04's run, beside bringing smelly food into FM, is that he passed the MT transition cave and did not take some coal with him. A few pieces are always in my inventory, if possible. This will make hunting stopovers worthwile or even let You live through a snowstorm, if combined with some/lots of sticks.
Another thing to keep in mind exploring a new region or before finding a bedroll is to carry enough materials to create a snow shelter.

Thank you!

I believe that browncoat went into the MT cave before setting out, so I didn't mention or show it.

In this challenge, I try to survive an interloper spawn by only drinking birch tea (and water).

13 hours ago, jeffpeng said:

Hey @Zaknafein,

maybe you appreciate some feedback, so a couple of points that struck me.

Thank you for your feedback. Yes, the food issue has caused the most debate regarding this video. I think in principle, I agree - if you want to travel like that, avoid too much meat and carry cat tails and found food. However, in this case he had none of that. It may not be apparent in the video, but if you watch his full vod you can see that browncoat is not too familiar with the maps. So I don't think he would find too many cat tails nor know where to look for food in BR. Because of that, he is better off bringing food with him, in my opinion. But one could argue both ways and the strategy may be mediated by how well you handle wolves or know the map. So I can completely see your point.

With cryogens run, I've started a little project with top streamers and will get back on that issue. But the most common way around the Ravine route is to just loot the gun and stim, then use the stim to get back up. This is what Shardul did.

Thanks for the feedback ❤️

19 hours ago, conanjaguar said:

@Zaknafein

Do you by any chance know a channel called Farket? He used to do videos for The Forest.

I’m just wondering because your voice sounds kind of similar to his. 

EDIT: Actually, not really.

Not familiar with him, no.

I have started a coaching series, where I review gameplay sent in by viewers. You can use this to get better, but also promote yourself if you are a streamer or content creator.

Here is Part 1. Details on how to submit in the video and on Discord

Just now, Leeanda said:

Thanks!🙂 I knew I'd seen it somewhere.. 

Any plans to do any more of these videos,?  I love watching them.👍

I would love to, but it requires a lot of work. These four were mostly made because I gathered a huge collection when making my 10 Tips videos, as I wanted to include other streamers. Afterwards, I had a lot of clips and thought they could make good videos.

If I make more, I will probably make post so people can submit clips somewhere, as I don't know if I have time to check streamer collections manually.

On 6/17/2022 at 8:59 PM, Leeanda said:

I believe I've seen it . Possibly on one of @Zaknafein videos. 

Apologies if wrong ! 

 

@conanjaguar and @Leeanda see here at 4:17

Season 2 of NOGOA is coming soon. Here is a little trailer

Releases June 10th

If you haven't seen Part 1 and would like to, find it here:

This is excellent. Great job!

You missed out on the two caves in TWM, the one connecting the two engines and the one underneath the summit.

Really awesomely done. Thanks for this.

Congrats! A milestone, indeed.

This is not fan art per se, but involves a great deal of creativity, and therefore I am posting it here.

This video showcases some really unique bases built by the TLD community.