Zaknafein

This is the closest I would get to the feeling of trying the game for the first time. I had played Episode 4, but only gone to the major locations. I did not know where any items spawned, except for a few rumours I heard before recording. This is how you survive an interloper spawn in Blackrock, without really knowing the map.

Not sure if this is a bug or not, but I believe it is a feature as they have acted like this since 2019.

Torch keeps them at bay, but morale breaks when you exit their territory.

I started a survival series on No One Gets Out Alive, a custom setting much harder than interloper. It is similar to Deadman, but tuned even worse.

Hope you enjoy!

PS: The NOGOA difficulty was not created by me. I believe PerfectTrip first made the version, and it was edited by WonzAndOnly. Check them out on Twitch - they stream NOGOA often.

On 12/1/2021 at 9:42 PM, Gun Tech. said:

Well done Zak! I have to say it, because it's true: I fired up DarkWalker the other week and tested some things, and it's easier now than on release. I know you, so you will specify version. Among the things that are nerfed are sprinting while Anxious, some weird "spawns-in-front-of-you" things are fixed, and animals stopping stalking you. The green ward fires are changed to be shorter. Speedrunning also makes it less of challenge - you'll be far away from DW in most regions, and maybe not even near in the end regions. Obviously a speedrun is a speedrun and AFAIK this is still the fastest time, but it's more challenging to "survive" longer, and I'd like to shout out @Even Dark as I believe he's lived the longest. (When introduced, the challenge was about kiting DW as long as you could, the "survival record" text is new to me for example. I practiced for this challenge before it was released, and then played it a few times from day 1.)

Thank you for the update, GunTech. And as mentioned in the video, this record was only possible due to the "Guntech shortcut" discovered by you. My record has since been beaten, though. I think it's 1H 28m now, by a Turkish player if I remember correctly.

Surviving longest is definitely harder, but quite the grind.

Here is a guide I put together that introduces the basic survival mechanics of TLD. It is aimed at new players, or those wishing to try out Survival Mode.

Hope you enjoy.

3 hours ago, ChillPlayer said:

Excellent video, I play since 2014 and some stuff was new to me or at least I haven't thought of it, like going dry through the waterfall which I'm definitely going to use soon when I re-visit HRV. And how to pass time during CF can also be really handy

But I don't understand the jerry can tip, you get oil in a "small bottle of lamp oil" if you cook fish anyway, why the need to preserve the jerry can? Also about the campfire aiming, while it is a cool find, why not just aim with the iron sight (RMB on pc)? I never missed anything this way, even from far away.

Thank you!

About your questions:

1) Oil in jerry cans weigh less than oil in bottles. Plus it looks nicer!

2) Yes, these tips are not meant as replacements - they are just what you CAN do, not a BETTER way. You can, of course, aim down the sight. The only caveat is that if a wolf is aggroed on you and you aim down the sight, then you will trigger a charge from the wolf. The campfire trick avoids this. But to be honest it's just a gimmick

(or maybe you already knew all of these?)

On 10/22/2021 at 3:40 PM, turtle777 said:

Nobody solved it in one hour. This dude spent DAYS to figure out how to do it in one hour. That's not the same.

Show me someone that has never seen Ep. 4 before, and completes it in one hour. I dare to say: impossible.

-t

Yes, that's right - there is preparation involved so it wasn't "figured out" in one hour.

That being said, though, I didn't spend days. My first playthrough of Episode 4 was mostly exploring and ignoring story. It took about 6 hours to complete. Second run was a scouting run for the speedrun and took maybe 3 hours, and then the third run was the speedrun itself. So maybe 10 hours total experience+practice+execution for this video. Normally, though, I'd say "days" is accurate - my speedrun has numerous errors and it can easily be done 10-15 minutes faster by just polishing what I did, so in a better polished and faster run... yeah, it would be days

On 10/15/2021 at 10:17 PM, Leeanda said:

Lol! That thought crossed my mind too!🙂 Doubt they'll tell us though!

Well Raph said he won't even look at any speedruns of Episode 4 He respects the speedrunning community, but isn't interested in seeing how all their work can be completed so quickly.

If you are interested in speedrunning, here is a video outlining the world records for all the challenges, as well as the speedrunning community itself and the Hall of Fame concept.

Hope you enjoy!

On 9/19/2021 at 5:14 PM, acada said:

I do like the security of the workshop. I dont like the mod, which places a bridge. Another thread where rock cache was used for "jumping" gave me an idea. It requires 1 climb with 50 stones. Then you can use the rock cache as intermediate storage and do the monkey path just once each time you need to go into the shop.

Some could call it cheating. I call it creative use of given mechanics and I am keeping it.  

Thank you for finding my video inspiring!

This trick you use here is quite neat, but there is an even easier way to do it. You can place a rock cache at the pier by the workshop itself (the one that has some stairs going down, just outside the entrance to the workshop). If you place it there, you can reach the cache from the ice beneath and stock up with stuff which you then loot on the other side. Ultimately, it is the same result but less walking while heavy.
I do appreciate the ingenuity here, though - very clever to think of placing a cache there! Great job!

On 9/13/2021 at 3:12 PM, Leeanda said:

Very informative thanks! Watched your vid from a few months back! Did you ever get that bear that was stuck on the cliffside? Hilarious😁

Thank you! Haha, yes I did manage to reach the bear but parts of it fell through the wall after quartering.

I hate that bear - its my nemesis. I have killed it 5 times and it mauled me 4 times.

I make TLD tutorials, but these are very specific and people have asked for a more practical approach. To be fair, you can go to any interloper streamer starting a new run and get a good experience. But here is a complete walkthrough from start to bow hunting on interloper, narrated all the way, and without any stream chat stuff. Alternative, you can fall asleep to my voice.
Aimed at people wanting to try interloper or struggling to master it. Hope it is useful!

So, I believe this is the world's fastest Darkwalker run as of today. I could be wrong, but have not found any faster times than this (except some using cheats).

If you want to see the VOD of how this was done, I have not officially released it yet, but it is viewable through this link:

On 8/23/2021 at 2:20 AM, straffin said:

I still don't understand why you would even bother. The "maze" isn't that difficult (or long) and the weight of the stones you'd need more than offsets anything you'd have to drop to get up the rope at the start. Interesting experiment, but nothing to try to replicate for anything more that curiosity, IMHO

Purely for style points. Not worth it in any practical sense.

Here is a compilation of the many deaths of The Long Dark, featuring the Twitch Community. They suffered for this video.

On 8/17/2021 at 7:24 PM, AdamvR said:

wow... this seems too crazy for me, but wondering why you need the second set of 50? does it change your falling curve?

You need it to rock-jump out of the ledge you land on. Looking down and selecting a cache and cancelling will move the character slightly upwards.

I discovered this secret path to the workshop at the Bleak Inlet cannery. It allows you to bypass about half of the obstacle course as well as Timberwolves, and is a quicker way to get back in if you arrive from the north. Keep in mind, however, that you can get sprains and take up to 40% damage doing this. Should you miss, you can also fall into the mouths of the Timberwolves below (but I was able to do this consistently 5/6 attempts in a row on interloper, so its not too hard). You need 50 rocks for the first cache and another 50 rocks in your inventory (or stashed by the ledge).
Have fun!
(PS: There is a second, safer shortcut found by kimiota, that allows you to jump onto the planks near the workshop and take no damage. However, this will require that you kill the Timberwolves first... and you cannot boast that you jumped in the game ^^)
 

Hi everyone. I know this topic is a bit old, and that Raph also confirmed that he meant the Lookout Tower rope when he referred to the "shortcut". Nevertheless, I was able to find this shortcut in the cannery that allows you to skip the Timberwolves. Hope you enjoy!
(PS: There is another shortcut available, found by kimiota, but it requires you to clear out the timberwolves first)
 

My understanding of:

"[Enviro] The Wolf’s Jaw Overlook Polaroid location is no longer blocked by terrain."

Is that they  meant that the polaroid location itself is no longer blocked, i.e. the location has changed? So I presume they just moved that box elsewhere.

Maybe I am just lucky, but I have played this game for 4 years and never lost any save games. Even if it happened, its just an excuse for a new adventure for me