SirSharper

17 hours ago, Gracia_WolfSlayer said:

Interloper (OMG what!?)

I feel the same way. longest run is 5 days

follow up: 

Achievements will not unlock in Winters Embrace apparently. This mode does not count toward anything that reads 'single game"

ive ALMOST always found Mukluks one of the safes in Mystery Lake. What game mode are you playing on?  Interloper .. you will never see them. not once, not ever. But if you do, you worship those things. 

50 minutes ago, Polynomial-C said:

Still not available on GoG for any provided platform.

 

really? wth is taking so long. 

3 minutes ago, UTC-10 said:

I have noticed that the map now shows the prepper caches when discovered. 

Really, i havent even been looking at that. see, now i need to start using charcoal again. LUL

On 7/12/2020 at 4:44 AM, Lumi said:

maybe the jitters could make sleeping harder?

I like this idea. Drinking too much coffee during the day causing a status effect that is opposite of drinking herbal tea would be a decent addition. 

52 minutes ago, ManicManiac said:

Folks also have the option of just not using it if they don't like it.
Player choice is pretty powerful at adjusting the experience we have with the game.

I choose not to use it... and I don't complain about it.

I use the paint. , mainly to mark points where i have gear (because the notepad on the xbox is rough to use...unless i invest in keyboard or keypad)  or spots like supply caches or hunting areas. 

On 7/14/2020 at 1:41 PM, SirSharper said:

I opted to try some achievements. 25 days not killing anything, 25 days surviving off of food from the land, 50 days without firing the rifle. That, with the COLD weather is actually pretty tough. Although, the NO Cabin Fever helps if i have enough food to survive a day or two. 

So, and maybe this is a technical issues, the achievements did not pop for the 25 consecutive days surviving off the land (single game) or 25 days without killing an animal (single game) 

so maybe they do not work for Winters Embrace  

In the WE event, I've spent the first 27 days only eating plants and animals, but the achievement didnt unlock. I havent killed anything, and that achievement didnt unlock. I'm just wondering if it HAS to be survival mode. The achievement says "single game". 

2 hours ago, ManicManiac said:

If you are one of those folks... then I'd suggest adding your own extra rules & provisos, and turn the event into your own personal challenge.
Player choice is very powerful at the changing the experience you have in this game.

I opted to try some achievements. 25 days not killing anything, 25 days surviving off of food from the land, 50 days without firing the rifle. That, with the COLD weather is actually pretty tough. Although, the NO Cabin Fever helps if i have enough food to survive a day or two. 

Also, WE is the perfect game mode for the Blizzard Walking Badge. get out there and walk in that blizzard. 

3 hours ago, Luciën said:

Oohh I found loads of maple syrup!
My problem is, in fact, getting hold of a gun of some sort. I've scavenged three entire zones and still no luck!
I have been shooting wolves with my bow and arrow. But not so comfortable at all.

I find it funny how this new game mode threw me into having to be aware of wolves & bears. I am normally too stressed to play Voyager mode ;))

SPOILERS******************

There is a "Hunting Prepper Cache" in Pleasant Valley that has had 2 Rifles in it for my last 2 runs. You can see it here. It is on a "possible" bear path. 
Coming from The Farmstead, climb up the rope, it will be straight ahead. 

The prepper caches dont always spawn, but its worth a shot. 

2 hours ago, Gun Tech. said:

This was likely from players having early spent 20+ solid hours on an ill-conceived, boring, repetitive, unchallenging challenge. We can't help it if you read the thread when the challenge was old, or play casually at a snail's pace of 4h/day.

No more like this, Hinterland. Please. It turns people who love the game off it. Because doing the same easy thing over and over and over for 50-100h IS. NOT. FUN. Assign someone to be gamedesigner QA. Make challenges with variation. Make challenges that are challenges. If you're out of ideas, ask the community.

I've not spent a single hour in the game since July 2.

You assume I haven't played A LOT.  So speaking for anyone who enjoys the challenge, "We can't help it if you find a new game mode or challenge, BORING". We are both entitled to our opinion. 
Did you get the badges? If not, why not change your play style up a bit and experience the game a different way. If so, then your done, good job. 

The best luck I've had for bottles is coastal highway and pleasant valley. But that's still maybe 5 bottles only. 

2 hours ago, piddy3825 said:

then I say teach me, Obi Wan! 

You're our only hope.

All the fire. All the coffee. All the warmth. Just before my last syrup for badge and jump to death. 

Thank you TWM

22 minutes ago, Sherri said:

In my first screenshot (on mobile) the "WINTER'S EMBRACE" text is a link but is normal style as the rest of the text. 2nd screenshot is the link when activated.

 

I'm being 50% cheeky, but it is a small accessibility issue.

Oh i see. yeah, that is strange 

I have not had any issues finding links on the website. Am I missing something? 

34 minutes ago, wilsonaka said:

1. This is very simple. Add the ability to make more than 1 cup of coffee or tea when utilizing the cooking pot.  It's 4x the capacity of a can, I think we could reasonably expect it to make more.

YES

35 minutes ago, wilsonaka said:

2. Excessive consumption of coffee gives you the "jitters". 

please no, how else am i supposed to run all day every day

2 hours ago, ManicManiac said:

Have you opened a ticket through the support portal?  Perhaps Hinterland might work on better better integration/functionality of a soft keyboard... couldn't hurt to give it a shot.

I havent, but i will. 

A simple flare, or piece of meat to decoy, and distance keep those suckers away. It took me a play through on Stalker to figure out the best way to avoid wolves (those things are aggressive on Stalker) 

11 hours ago, ManicManiac said:

@SirSharper

Perhaps a silly question, but I will ask anyway:
Are you using an XBox Chatpad with your controller?

no. i imagine it would be WAY easier, but regardless, there should be an option to create multiple line items (bullets, checkboxes, etc)  or at least a simple "new paragraph" line. 

I'm on xbox. It is the worst feature. I cant make something like a check list. Or multiple line items. Just 1 huge run on sentence that I have to delete each time. Unless I'm doing it wrong.

welcome Brian! 

i second this

i feel like im the only one enjoying full sprinting to hunt for syrup