Zaknafein

The third video in my TLD tutorial is finally done. Thank you for your patience - it took much longer than anticipated to edit this together.

The video provides tips on both how to survive a long time and what to do during your long runs. Hope you enjoy!

Hope you enjoy.

On 2/13/2021 at 7:39 PM, peteloud said:

An excellent video, although I think that telling exactly where to find specific items is a too helpful.

 

Thank you! Yes, I tried to show guaranteed spawns very sparingly to avoid this. I think there are only 5 item spawns I show - the rest are mentions of potential spawns.

1 hour ago, IamSameer said:

Nice work & thanks @Zaknafein, I will use your tips as continue into day 10 of my first interloper run.

I have found the hammer, so was thinking of going to FM to forge. I used the 10matches I found, but have a mag lens and have ok gear (no deerskin yet). Any suggestions - should I go CH ->DP instead to get more clothes/ matches? Low on food, but assume the cattails will be plentiful as I travel, also no flares (used the only one I found in PV to fend off a wolf) or flare gun.

Glad you liked it!

In my opinion, go to FM forge IF you have enough scrap metal or a hacksaw. You need 5 scrap metal for hatchet, 3 for the knife, and 1 for 2 arrowheads. You can find some scrap in FM, though. If you have enough, go to FM. If not, maybe go to DP. You already have the hammer and matches, so you are set - once you have the bow it gets a lot easier

Regarding your health: 60% is fine. You can recover up to 32% from sleeping on interloper if you sleep 10 hours. Check out my previous video on 10 Tips for The Long Dark, where I explain the sleep mechanic. Sleeping is on Tip 6.

Here is the sequel to the previous 10 Tips video, this time focusing on Interloper. However, players on all difficulties may find it useful for general survival.

The community was a big help in making the video, and many streamers are featured (with permission). Also thank you to Hinterland Games to help me find a post I was looking for.

Hope you enjoy the video:

23 hours ago, hozz1235 said:

I also notice this behavior - in fact, I use that mechanic in my wolf-hunting technique.

I did notice he aimed with a stone vs. a weapon - maybe that is the difference?

I put a disclaimer in the video now, as a few people seem to have misunderstood this.

To be clear: aiming at a wolf WILL cause it to attack you. It doesn't matter what you aim with, it will trigger a charge (sometimes it flees, but rarely - this is RNG).

However, aiming at a wolf eating a prey will always cause it to flee, once it growls. Aiming at the wolf is not a universal mechanic - it's important to understand the context of when it is used.

On 1/26/2021 at 9:33 PM, piddy3825 said:

Hands down, best TLD deer hunting first shot is kill shot video clip yet!
@Zaknafein, would you care to elaborate on this technique?  How much time did you devote to mastering the ark necessary to rain death from above?

Brilliant!

Thank you! Glad you liked the clip!

The technique requires some timing and precision, as well as archery level 5 (very difficult without it). It did not take me too long to figure it out - this deer was after about 20 min of practice.

When shooting straight up, the arrow lands a few meters behind you. So you need to have your back to the target. The easiest way was to estimate the deers path, then turn around and use the footprints as directions, and shoot straight up. The clip is not my first attempt - usually I got the distance just right, but aimed slightly too far left or right, which is the hardest part. If you want to try it, practice against deer or rabbits. I tried against a bear but its much harder, since the timing is different.

Gotta do something on Day 671 interloper

On 1/23/2021 at 10:25 PM, Karl Grylls said:

I found the video: see here

From the beginning til ~0:35. It's from 2019 so maybe it's patched the way that the moose indeed bleed out meanwhile - or it's a bug and they fixed it.

Jeg glede meg til den neste video and you got my subscribe on YT  

P.S.: i just had to look how to write wolf in english lol.

P.P.S.: Please correct my norsk if wrong. I learned it couple of years ago and just til A2. Thank you

 

Haha your norsk is great! And thank you for the sub and the link.

I watched it and I think it was probably a bug, as it is the only instance I have seen. Hinterlands do not tend to mention animal changes in their patch notes, presumably to encourage exploration, learning and mystery - so I wouldn't be surprised if this was either a one-off bug or an issue that later got patched. I will look into it, though Thanks!

On 1/22/2021 at 2:49 PM, UpUpAway95 said:

I've had a couple of wolves attack me the moment I aimed a weapon at them in a Custom game when I had Passive Animals turned On (i.e. the same setting as in Pilgrim difficulty).  In both cases, this was with wolves eating off of a deer kill and both instances were after this Hesitatant Prospect update.  So, I'm unconvinced that they will always scare when aimed at in the other modes.  It seems likely that the player's distance from the wolf plays a role.

Interesting - wolf behaviour is patched all the time, without being mentioned in patch notes, so this could have been done recently. So far both me and some interloper friends have had 100% success rate with this, but even if your case was a bug (and I am not saying it was) then I wouldn't be too surprised if this is changed in a future patch.

I have for a long time planned to make a wolf video, but it is difficult but their behaviour often changes across patches (remember when dropping decoys stopped the wolf from stalking you?)

On 1/22/2021 at 12:50 PM, Karl Grylls said:

You can one shot any animal with any weapon, not just a flare gun. And the Moose indeed do bleeds out. There is a clip somewhere on YT showing that, unfortunately i don't have a link for you.

//oh you are from Norway? That's some extra points in sympathy

 

Haha yes, I am from Norway. Glad you liked the video

All the full-time interloper streamers I know all say the Moose does not bleed out, even after days of testing. So if the moose bleeds, I imagine its either a bug or possibly a recent update hidden in a patch. But even it is true, I imagine portions of this video will be obsolete over time, especially after Raph tweeted about it said it was a reminder that they need to fix a few things

After much editing, here is my first Top 10 video with tips on how to survive in The Long Dark, on any difficulty. Hopefully this will be useful information, but if not I hope you enjoy the video aesthetics anyway.

https://youtu.be/tomIf9X5Qfw

Very interesting idea, I like it!

I was a bit surprised that you started off with a bandage and antiseptic, rather than having to secure them in the wild/loot. On the other hand, it might be too hard if you don't have this in the beginning, unless its stalker difficulty.

Anyway, great idea and hope you catch Fitzgerald. Need 'ma pelt!

2 hours ago, flakeinator said:

Is this correct? I was recently attacked by a moose and survived. I started to walk away and came across a wolf. I pulled out a torch and that didn't stop it (guess it could've been a Timberwolf) but I got attacked anyway and yet survived that too.

Flares and torches are not the same thing

Thank you for this update!

While not in the changelist, this patch has fixed the following for me:

- Game now launches without -force-glcore in the launch options

- No graphics are stuttering

- No fps drops

- No save delay

Great job!

Hi everyone

I recently survived 500 days, and here is an edited video showing the many highlights. This includes early struggles, close calls, funny moments, glitches, achievements and more.

Hope you enjoy!

Thank you for this video, DoppelGamer. Great content, and glad to see some more TLD editing.

Best of luck on your awesome stream. I will tune in when I can (especially when you stream TLD, hehe)

Did you know that a wolf will not attack you as long as you hold a flare?

It will just stand there and show teeth. Once the flare goes out, the wolf will charge (campfires work the same way).

I earlier posted about an instant spawn bear.

Yesterday, I encountered a bear that clearly glitched out at Mountaineer's Hut. It started teleporting all over the place and it was complete chaos.

I am guessing it was a pathing issue to do with the pier on Crystal Lake. One viewer also said that when a bear glitches out, you can "guide" the teleportation with the aim.

Here is a clip of what happened:

Glitching, Floating, Teleporting Bear

PS: This same bear was glitchy before the events in the clip. I kited him down from his den, up the river, and he got stuck on a rock. He did not move at all until I shot an arrow, which caused him to get free. He then jumped/teleported up and down rocks until finally settling on the icy river. Don't know if this is related, but it was a glitchy bear to begin with.

During an interloper run, I was walking along Mystery Lake looking for the bear. Could not see it.

I turn around, then turn back, and now he is suddenly in my face.

I presume this is a bug? The bear either teleported or instantly spawned right in front of me.

For a clip of the event, see this link:

Teleporting Bear

This detail should be top priority to fix in The Long Dark

https://www.twitch.tv/stylezaknafein/clip/HandsomeCarefulSandwichShadyLulu

Two questions:

Will using this test branch affect feat progression, just like time capsules reset them?

For those of us who stream TLD, can test branches be streamed or would you prefer not to?

A TLD player recommended the book "Edge of Collapse" by Kyla Stone, which has a certain TLD feel to it. At some point, I read this:

I have never tried this myself, but I asked around and several people told me they had done this and it does work.

I think this would be a neat little thing to add to the game. It will not impact it in any major sense, but will be a small quality of life addition, where a player can find a bag of food which can also act as tinder (or firewood, akin to a stick) in an emergency. Similar to Birch Bark.

No, harder difficulties are harder also because less feats can be used. Inverting it would not make sense to me, although I understand your reasoning for suggesting it.

In my opinion, seeing a rare polar bear would not break the immersion for me. You could argue that the polarity reversal that caused (?) the silent apocalypse may have messed up their navigation, hunting grounds, or some other excuse. It should be rare - rarer than moose.