Merrak

I picked it up on Saturday, but took a bit of looking in places I've never tried before.

Just as easily in my post, you could swap cougar release with the Trader release and boom, sorted! I just figured it would make sense to add it in while reworking the wildlife.

Yeah, it's at the bottom of the Free Updates listing.

So, from what I gathered from Raph's post a while back is that we still have 3 updates remaining. If I'm guessing how things are going to roll out...here's how I see it: Update 4 - Wildlife Update Cougar Release Travois Wildlife Refresh Insulated Flask Update 5 - Industrial Mine New Zone Release Safehouse Customzation Photography Update First Person Harvesting Update 6 - Mountain Pass New Zone Release Trader Hunted, Part Three Visual Updates It makes the most sense to try to group a couple paid updates with a couple free ones, plus I'm sure they have other ideas that aren't fully fleshed out that will probably pop up later. I believe they will want the Wildlife Refresh and the addition of cougars out in the wild ahead of the additional zone release. I also see them releasing Cougars at the same time as the Travois, I believe used as a mechanic to discourage their overuse and point out the risk vs reward aspect. I think there's a good chance we see the Safehouse update before we see Hunted, Part Three and the visual updates.

Something calming about the purple/pinks.

I find that the new cooking system makes me want to craft specific items, but the food bonuses themselves aren't really the incentive for me. Like Pilgrim mentioned, the calorie to weight combo is the big selling point. Now, instead of always just carrying 4 moose steaks, I can carry a bunch of pancakes, bannock, or something along that line and still be under the 4 kg carry weight of the meat.

Some beautiful views at TWM tonight.

In my head, I feel like it should, but I can't find any sort of confirmation either way. Anyone?

Hello new friend! Beautiful shots in PV!

View from the Airfield was beautiful!

Lately...mine has just been simple pepperoni. I used to be a "meatlovers" pizza lover...but something about a good pepperoni that covers the entire pizza is just perfection!

I have officially found all of the recipes except the PV one, which I'm assuming at this point, I will just have to wait for, as it's bugged out.

So...is your day going better? How many arrows did it take to bring this fella down in the NE of Mountain Town?

Some interesting shots for the day. First up...the floating arrow flies true and give me luck while I repair a tower. Then...behold! The Burdock Forest! Lastly...one of my favorite new pics...stumbling across the Spelunker's Lantern.

The cannery had an incredible light show today.

An unfortunate end for an overly aggressive pack of wolves.

I feel like all three updates so far have brought a lot to the game. The cooking addition adds so much depth to something so small, and it will change how I play each phase of the game, for sure. It will be great for a big bug bash to take place sometime soon, but they seem to be addressing game breaking bugs pretty fast. Very much looking forward to exploring the upcoming two new zones and the safehouse customization!

I noticed last night that after crafting a bunch of Fire-Hardened Arrows for Ptarmigan hunting, that after two kills with a single arrow, it breaks. I'm not sure if that's the expected durability of these or not, but that seems like a huge durability hit for small prey. I also had a stack of regular arrows at around 47% that are all breaking upon impact with the next shot when hitting the target. I thought the durability loss from hitting the target was less than that of hitting a rock/ice, which is around 25% damage, so I'm a bit confused. Anyone with any kind of feedback or experiencing something similar?

I actually quite enjoy the look of Vaughn's Riffle. Something about the "held together with duct tape" feel that calls to me. Woodwright's Bow is beautiful, but the weight reduction of the Sport Bow is fantastic. Also a fan of the Warden's Pistol, another weapon that I love for the look.

I've seen quite a few of the Ptarmigan flocks, and a handful of the Burdock. I find the birds really strangely placed. Sometimes they are in elevated places like the patch notes state, then other times they are right outside your door, out in the open. I've found at least one flock in each of those locations you've listed.

Make sure to submit an official bug report, if you haven't already done so.

Yet another night of beautiful Desolation Point screenshots!

Thanks for the patch notes @Admin! I'm assuming the missing Radial items will be coming in a future update, so all is well now. Just as long as I don't have to hear the terrifying sounds of a dead bear stalking my dreams when I go to harvest it.

I've found some in PV, MV, and MT so far. Stalker, Existing run.