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Later Thoughts ... Finished the challenge this morning. Still a bit confused about the intended purpose of the machine & bad guys/good guys. Ending "journey" seemed forced and almost annoyingly drawn out (but with clear "oh, I need to pick these things up and go here " hints" ... until the end-ish part where I somehow fell down a weird overhang, with minor damage and took quite a while to re-orient myself while inexplicably hauling a heavy hammer). & duh! forgot where the heck was that bunker. Can not imagine playing this out on any level but Pilgrim, as death awaits at every turn & I can barely walk through Mystery Lake on Voyager without fading into the Long Dark Love the challenge of conquering the caves -- LOVE the little cabin in the "Giant's Thumbprint" area & how nice it would be as a getaway (except for spraining every limb trying to figure out the hill area & climbs directly above it) I still want to go back and see if I can make that jump over the broken roadway below Cabin "A" Final Thought ... The Far Territories are truly fantastic for the story-line and as a challenge to complete, but I don't feel that I would ever make any area there a long-term place to stay and make "home" -- just too harsh, industrial (excepting Sundered) & stark/bleak overall. Kudos to Hinterland! Well Played!

Very minor issue -- not sure if it's related to the "Errors with Liquid Volumes" glitch When dropping extra water in 2 L amounts, instead of 2 large bottles I'm consistently getting 1 large bottle & 2 small ones instead.

I did get Glimmer Fog in the new region, and yep, I'm another person it affects with headache, I just stayed inside until it passed ... luckily, I had decent food reserves (and I'm grabbing cattails whenever I pass them) I did not see an update this morning.

Thanks for starting this thread! Initial Thoughts .... Really Beautiful Region (when first entering from the cave and walking forward, it was close to breath-taking) Definitely seems like a mix of Ash Canyon & Hushed River at this point, not my favorite regions, but I like the challenge so far. I've not found a really good place to make a "base", even on Pilgrim where the wolves and bears are not aggressive. The small cabins are cute, but very limited for a lengthy stay. I've found a really nice area with a warm cave and easy access to deer (& rabbits??), cattails and lots of firewood, but it might be a dead end as far as exploring outward. I've also come across a couple of places where there's a gap in the path/road that certainly looks "jumpable", but I chickened out because it might end up as death ( Astrid/Will can't "jump") . Need more charcoal .... ...Kudos to Hinterland!!

My game (vanilla Pilgrim) is telling me the cougar is gonna visit in 2 days! Whee! LOVE the new region, but it does NOT love me back ... in the past day (game time) I managed to get stuck on the edge of a cliff, thinking it was a clear pathway (goated down to the tune of many sprains and damaged clothing), drank "bad" water (that I swear I cooked to potable status) & got dysentery, left the rifle & ammo up in the weather station , where they can just stay for now .... But I'm loving it!!

Is it okay to post 1st Impressions/Spoilers here or will there be a specific thread started elsewhere? I will just say the new region looks stunning & quite challenging!

Whee!!!! 🤪

I usually do a random spawn and play from there, so I've only gotten the Bear Creek one on Coastal Highway (poss. more than once) (Sito -- Definitely my favorite house (of all, in the whole game). I get so bummed if it's burned out.)

In Forlorn, I find the scrub bushes that you can break up for multiple sticks and the cat-tails to be the best resources. Also coal & the Hammer if needed. Playing on Pilgrim, I like to go around to the Shortwave Tower (East?) where a deer or two, rabbits and now Ptarmigans can be found.

Oh! yes, totally understand the need to simplify, but that original logo is really beautiful! Thanks for the photos and a little bit more of the history behind TLD. & your "Fluffy" prototype looks adorable & huggable, unlike what I've read about the in-game Fluffy of Carter Dam (being a latecomer to the game, I never had the "pleasure" of meeting said wolf)

Everything sounds & looks great to me!! Will definitely be testing out the "how long can I hang out here before the cougar wanders in" scenario! I tend to play a very leisurely, loot and nest type style, so this addition will be most interesting. I actually like "Cheat Death" as an option, and I feel it may encourage me to step out of my Pilgrim ways and try higher difficulty levels. One reason I don't try those is because I am not very good at weaponry/aiming or "sneaking" past predators. Knowing I can make a mistake and learn from it, without having to start all over is appealing. Kudos!

Kudos to TLD for the well-deserved inclusion on the list! Most of the others absolutely do not appeal to me (and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same). Subnautica is a maybe, but the constant running out of oxygen (esp. in the beginning) is a pain. Truly do not like "zombies" or utterly hopeless, depressing & violence-dependent games (esp those requiring shooting "people" in the head). That type of storyline is way too overdone and "lazy" (IMO). And often, the "action" is so frenetic and overwhelming, any artistry is lost in the struggle to simply get the heck out. I prefer the quiet peace and sometimes difficult (yet not futile) choices in TLD -- I will fish and take down wildlife when needed for survival but prefer to simply explore and discover off-the-beaten paths, new places to make a "home" and perhaps stumble across an unexpectedly beautiful vista or aurora event. I don't want to feel like there's not a chance for "rescue" or a solution for the future. (& honestly, real life is depressing enough these days) OH -- & I really don't count "Minecraft" as a survival game either.

I got the bunny/stone one on Coastal Highway at the Waterfront Cottages (little group of houses on the road leading to Crumbling Highway). Stood at the top of the hill between the houses and "herded" a rabbit out onto the ice and then just skimmed the stone at it ..hit it in one try ... totally shocked

I ran out of hooks and (duh) didn't bring a hacksaw. My "rules"* were you had to stay in each region for at least 30 days -- clothes on your back & only carry in/out 10 items (with "side" rules regarding teas, ammo/arrows, bandages, meds & MREs) -- no going out of the area to get resupplies. This was before fire-hardened arrows, so I had to rely on snaring rabbits (I can't bring myself to stun them & wring their necks) and eating lots of cattails. *loosely based on the TV series "Alone"

Yep, there is a workbench in South, but be prepared to lug tools in to be able to use it. I spent 30 days there (in one of my self-made challenges) and it was actually quite pleasant, but I'm a Pilgrim player so that makes a big difference. Was getting a little dicey on food supplies towards the end, cattails helped bridge the gaps.