My first time trying survival mode went: find broken watch tower Collects items at broken tower Sees perfect condition tower Heads down to ground level gets lost Wasn't that watch tower right over here? Pulls out flare I have a flare? Sprains wrist somehow Falls down steep incline Am now limping finds house Can't start fire Finds hatchet Tries to break down shelf for tinder Dies Total distance traveled 1.5 miles
I got a couple tips regarding making fires when you use a match try to make 2 fires just to get the most out of your match especially when trying to level up your firemaking skill. Another tip when you find a magnifying glass always make a surplus of water to your would be base this would be essential especially when you st a good camping spot.
@@Lonelywolfofficial I am on day 60 coastal highway making my way too pleasant valley , my fire master is 65 percent and my blizzard walker is at 48 percent , the two badge i want done , than I have only expert trapper
My favorite "life" so far : Found a little township with houses. Perfect. Go out to collect sticks for fires /etc Get attacked by a wolf Fight off and survive wolf Turn around *you died from Bear attack* 😳
I was once shot a deer and followed it’s tracks to a farm where there was a pack of wolves. I tried to shoot the wolf on the porch of the farmhouse but I got in a struggle and it f me up. It let me go and I attempted to run away but they same wolf snuck up behind me again and killed me
Same here! I actually commented on another of Lonely’s videos months ago when I first got the game. I didn’t get far because I was playing on a harder difficulty than I should have. Recently I started playing it again (easiest difficulty) and I’m finally enjoying it. Still, Lonely knows his stuff and I needed a refresher so that’s what brought me back here.
LinkLoZ123 I’ve already noticed that, too. I’m ten game days into it and I’m already feeling that Pilgrim is just too passive. I’m going to press on for experience and to learn mechanics, the map, timing, etc but bump it up to Voyager afterward.
MaximusBacon the best way to learn the map is on voyager. Once you know it all, the drive to play really nose dives. I don’t ever go to Mystery Lake because I know a lot of it and it just bores me.
In the early game especially on interloper, find matches as quick as possible. Start your first fire with a book and or accelerant. Then pull torches and always keep some on you and use one to light every fire to save matches. That is also your only defense against wolves in real early game. Look for a deer that you can chase towards a wolf. If your lucky the wolf will kill it, then you can whip out your torch and chase him away to then light a fire and collect 20 some pounds of meat.
I have just started on the ps4 and I am getting the rabbits with the stones but after they fall down…..the run away???? Any tips? I don’t even know how to pick it up? I think I already have had it happen 20 times 😳😳😳🤯
@@jill7717 Once you hit it with the stone you have to quickly run towards it and click on it to pick it up. Hitting with a stone only stuns it so if you take too long it'll get up and run away. (:
I forgot a bedroll in a fishing hut in ML and went to MT and was very tired so I went into a house next to gray mothers house and it did not have a bed so I left but there was a wolf outside so I went back inside. Luckily it left but if it didn’t I would’ve died. Don’t be like me CHECK FOR YOUR BEDROLL
A few tips I tell new players: If your condition is low, for whatever reason, try not to sleep in short time intervals. If you're not tired, wait until you are, do some "busy work" like sharpening your blades, breaking down clothes or even just passing time. Sleeping a full 8 or 9 hours will get your condition back much more effectively than taking naps. Never use a blade for something you can do by hand, like tearing up curtains, breaking branches apart etc. Your blades are precious. ALWAYS carry an empty can with you. You might THINK you have enough water to get from A to B, while off on your adventures, but nature being fickle, if you get lost in a blizzard that comes out of nowhere and have to bunker down somewhere and you realise that you have little water left and no way to make more... dehydration is a massive drain on your overall health, so don't try to get 8 hours sleep while you're thirsty. On severe inclines, do butt-scoots by crouching. Your chance of receiving a strain (seems) to be greatly reduced. Turn the game music off. Nothing worse than trying to decide if you just heard the patter of lupine paws from over a ridge, only for the music to kick in. It's a shame because the music is so good, but many, many times, I was able to prepare for a wolf attack or avoid it altogether because I heard the little shit quietly sneaking up on me. Also, if you're about to do something that takes time, like hacksawing a limb, hearing the very quiet, off in the distance, sound of upset crows, can alert you to the fact that something big and angry might well be ON you, by the time the hour and a half passes to saw the limb. Easy to miss if the music is playing. If you want to play on Stalker, you know, just for the LOLZ, cook EVERYTHING as soon as you can. Birch Tea, rosehips, reishi mushrooms, all canned food, tea, coffee, wolves, bears, moose... anything that gives you cooking credit. The quicker you reach Level 5 in cooking, the quicker you can eat anything without either food poisoning, or intestinal parasites. Quickest I ever reached Level 5 was 39 days. If you shoot anything with a firearm or with the bow and it just makes your prey run off, immediately check your ingame stats at the number of bears killed, deer killed what have you. You can then check again later to see if you registered a kill and should go looking for the carcass. Saves randomly walking around looking for crows circling, wondering if that bear that ran off with your arrow sticking out his ass has bled out. Finally... WRITE. NOTES. FOR. EVERYTHING. You leave some saplings curing in the Camp Office in Mystery Lake ? Write yourself a note. It's very easy to forget where you leave something useful, if you're the wandering kind. And you may have every intention on returning to where you set out form, but you can't always do that. It can be very easy to lose track. There are many videos on youtube where the player says "oh shit... where the hell did I leave my bedroll" etc.
Writing notes is a good tip! I disagree about the music but to each your own! (you can turn down the music volume via sliders in the options to still have it on but be quieter.)
my first ever time playing a few days ago, I survived for about 2 months in game. I had alot of the best tools, weapons, and clothes. Also had ALOT of food too. Was walking up a hill with a large rock at the top when a wolf that was hiding behind it surprised me and I had no time to react. He jumped on me and I was dead within a second because I had less than half health. That pissed me off to no end and I didn't play it again for like 2 days lol but I started a new game and was doing ALOT better actually. Had better stuff and even more supplies. Until I was on the bridge outside of milton that has all those cars on it and a bear snuck up on me. It didn't kill me fortunately so I made a beeline to the nearest car to treat my wounds. I only had a cut with some bleeding and a sprained wrist or somthing so not too bad. But me being an idiot, for some reason instead of actually stopping the bleeding, I decided to try to repair a pair of gloves I had and ended up bleeding to death in the car lol that death pissed me off so much more because it was just from me being an idiot. But I started a new game that I'm playing now and now I'm actually doing alot better in this playthrough. I actually love this game now and Its probably the best survival game I've ever played.
@@devdecker7812 yo my brother made that post 2 years ago on this account. I took over after he killed himself. It was his favorite game. Please don’t be disrespectful like that. Thank You.
@@whiterthanU53 can you please point out where I was disrespectful , I was trying to help. It’s one of the most difficult survival games out there , dying is part of the game it’s best not to get upset the dying is what makes it fun if it was too easy the game wouldn’t be so loved
Great tips for new players, my advice, use maps from the internet if you are trying to increase your chances of survival, this will also help you memorize the land. I also recommend that you don’t spawn somewhere difficult like Hushed river valley or Timberwolf mountain. These places aren’t really meant for people to go and have fun in, they are dangerous and unforgiving.
I’ve been playing since the very beginning of 2016, it’s been a few months since I’ve played but seeing a video like this with some tips, even ones for a vet of the game like me, is very helpful
Nobody ever mentions you can preserve food by placing it on the ground outside your base it freezes and slows the rotting process right down to almost nothing.
I was at mystery lake at the hunters cabin the other day and i had so much frozen venison frozen outside I could have stayed there 6 months in game time lol
I have loved all your video's, been playing the game on and off from the start and you made me realise how much I was actually missing! I'm up to day 27 and in a mountain town, about to venture into hush river valley! - kinda nervous! Just finishing off my bow and arrows and collecting lots of spray paint (for the ice caves!) any tips for handling really harder regions? I was wondering if you could do one based on shelters? ie caves/ice caves/ snow shelters, fishing huts and so on maybe even the best bases for each region? This would be incredibly helpful!
For handling harder regions: have a game plan. Yes, you're not going to know WHERE you're going or where things are, but have a plan. Like leaving a lot of food near the entrance you can return to, what you plan to do to get food, what you'll do if a blizzard comes up, where you'll retreat to when avoiding wolves, etc. The other tip for handling harder regions is travel lightly if you can. This gives you room to sprint and dodge around wolves and bear, and will give you room to take cat tails and fuel for your fires. HRV has several ice caves and natural caves in the cliff faces. If you're hunting shelter, just scramble around the edges of the map and you should pretty easily find a cave to sleep the night in. I might end up doing a video on shelters but I'm not sure XD
The need for me to watch these video's for some of the basic game mechanics, due to lack of a tutorial or any kind of explanation in game, is a really bad design decision of Hinterland Studio's in my opinion.
If you haven't played story mode at all, there's a bit of tutorial in episode one, though if you know how to play it's skippable. Survival mode always has been about you figuring your own path out. Most survival games don't inform you out of the gate of EVERY SINGLE THING you need to live forever. I will agree, however, that it can take a bit to get up to speed and perhaps there might be a way to include a basic survival mode tutorial to help with that.
@@Lonelywolfofficial Well, one of the first problems I encountered was the story mode. In the hangar I made a fire in the stove, easy, then after the crash in the cave you need to make a fire, but how? I have been running through my inventory, crafting screen, journal numburous times. picking up even more paper sticks and stones. Then suddenly the "objective" decides to complete even without making the campfire. Making me to reload, again, since I still didn't figure out to push the [4] key to create a campfire. No to figure that one out I first had to google, where I found there was a "quick key" on some x-box forum, which made me check my key bindings. How could I know, since the game taught me in the hangar fires worked differently, not with a "quick" key... And this is exactly what I meant by the game not explaining itself. I'm not complaining about figuring out how to survive, I'm complaining about the game not teaching even the most basic mechanics, while on a timer freezing to death. A [Push 4 to create a campfire] pop up would be helpfull here, and It could have helped me avoid 2 hours of frustating gamplay and numurous reloading.
I want to add, I'm in chapter 2 now, and encountered enough other stuff I needed to google, because the game doesn't explain itself. Hell, I still even don't know why blue dialogue options are blue and white dialogue options are white. Not that I care or that it even matter, I figured out they're just pauses to make very long cutscenes feel interactive so I just random click them lol xD Other then that, good survival game, but Hinterland really should work on a better "basic" tutorial or explantion of mechanics.
@@ooSicknesSoo dude use your brain it doesn’t take einsteins iq to figure out the blue options were for advancing the story and the whites where for additional info
Thank you dude. I'm gonna be using your guides for this awesome game and I really hope for even more updates from the makers in the future. Good stuff from both you and them. Sincerely, aspiring interloper
This game needs to be rework on a much better game engine, don’t get me wrong the game in my opinion looks great, but it could be so much better now. Maybe no more loading screens through doors, and I’m just a returning player and I’m still quite mesmerized by the game.
There were a lot of design choices made based on tech and engine back when it was made that would require a lot of dev overhead to redo, compared to adding new features. You're not wrong, there's many improvements that could be made, but they're more focused on finishing story mode first.
@@Lonelywolfofficial Uh I see, and that make sense for the game's draw backs, and by the way I was not expecting a reply, especially from the content creator, since this video was a month or so old ago. it's great to hear someone with more context of the subject share there opinion. Thanks!!
One time I was on less than a sliver of condition. I barely survived the opening tutorial (yes, I barely survived the tutorial) and was stumbling into milton. Then, out of no where, I hear crunching, fade to black. Turns out, I fell less than a foot and Mackenzie fucking died. I imagine Mackenzie just ragdolling onto the ground like a source engine character.
Saaaame my first ever time playing a few days ago, I survived for about 2 months in game. I had alot of the best tools, weapons, and clothes. Also had ALOT of food too. Was walking up a hill with a large rock at the top when a wolf that was hiding behind it surprised me and I had no time to react. He jumped on me and I was dead within a second because I had less than half health. That pissed me off to no end and I didn't play it again for like 2 days lol but I started a new game and now I'm actually doing alot better in this playthrough. I actually love this game now. Its probably the best survival game I've ever played.
Lol just make or get an axe and save ur time Which in the long run is energy and food water everytime u break something down early game outside u get hypothermic lol
Mr. Lonelywolf, I hope you see this, but have you made/would you consider making a video about prepping for traveling between regions? I've gotten better at exploring, but I'm sometimes hesitant because I'm not sure if I'm packing too much, too little, or things like that. Not exactly a weight management thing, but I don't want to get somewhere on harder difficulties and find out I don't have enough. Anyway, your videos have been pretty helpful, so thank you for the good work!
True, but. But I can't remember what I meant to say here. Probably that a bedroll will give you a warmth bonus in a vehicle if you select it, compared to just sleeping directly in a vehicle with no warmth bonus.
@@Lonelywolfofficial as an addendum to that, if you're going to sleep in a car w/o a bedroll, it's safer to only sleep in 1 hour increments to avoid freezing to death in your sleep. It took me about 5 unnecessary deaths to figure that one out
@@saddlesoap_exe yes, I believe you don't get the full amount of heat, but being inside protects from animals (admittedly so does the fire), the wind (which can possibly put the fire out) and allows you to sleep or pass time. It may not be a perfect solution in all circumstances but it's definitely helpful
@@saddlesoap_exe Yep - you can do that too. If you're lucky the wind won't blow it out. In some regions the wind changes directions so fast there's no telling if it will blow out your fire or not. But it does work in a pinch.
My second survival attempt i had a very good luck with guns. Found rifle during 5th day and short after that a revolver. After that surviving was a lot easier I'm on my 110 day and I've got over 120 revolver rounds and ~70 rifle rounds left
I can't believe how bright your interiors are! I have my brightness cranked all the way up in-game and for my system but still can't see anything inside midday(on Switch). Wish I was on PC so I could adjust gamma because that was amazing, seeing inside without a light source! I'm at the mercy of the devs now so hopefully they lighten up interiors during the day so I can have almost as good an experience as you lol.
Honestly I think on Pilgrim and custom there should be a point on the map showing where you are (Custom would be optional). The map is useless when you don't know what direction you're facing and where you are on it.
It depends if you want a more brutal survival experience where you're mostly managing your status or if you're a bigger fan of a more adventure themed game. It also depends if you prefer realistic type of games or "fantasy". I got the game recently and I'm yet to try survival (playing the story mode) and it's quite fun. It seems like it's not brutal to the point where it restricts you because you can still adventure but you have to set yourself up and really be careful with how you approach certain things.
Both are great, I would get both + The Forest as a bonus. As soon as I finished Subnautica, I was looking for games that were similar to it. All 3 are easily my favorite games in this genre.
@Cyanide -drink up so I ended up getting Subnautica just to see if I like the whole survival gameplay and I’ve been addicted to it lol needless to say I am definitely going to check out The Forest & The Long Dark soon after I beat this game gonna just take em one at a time. Thanks for the suggestions y’all💪🏼💪🏼
Man on survival mode I survived like 60 or 70 days, literally every single day was a struggle and I was seconds from dying more than once, then I just started drawing maps and a bear got me :( I was pissed cuz I had killed like 4 bears during my playthrough
my number 1 killer is forgetting my bedroll... I've died at 4 days, 14 days, etc. Now it's the first thing I do when I wake up (the latest death doesn't count, as I made it to day 82 and decided to try some parkour) Back to day 0 we go :/
I play this game on my Nintendo Switch. Best time I've had on the system. Surviving anywhere and anytime I want :D Well I have a good PC but I dunno I prefur to play it on Switch, because it's available all the time. I know it looks a bit like a downgrade in graphics but I love my Switch x3 I hope you have a wonderful time and stay save and healthy
Can you save the game to keep your progress or does it all go away once you die? Are there checkpoints or anything like that? Looking to buy this game but still need some convincing
I was so excited to find a revolver and ton of ammo in Milton. Went past the bridge to shoot some deer. Had a deer dead in my sights and fired. Nothing happened. Bumbed to find out i need a weapon cleaning kit 😭
Why can't I pull out my prybar and take swipes at a wolf?, if I had a hammer in real life, I would attempt to smash it in the skull from above, trying to get it in one go. Why do I have to wait till I get downed to get my weapon out?
This is actually composed of some footage from playthroughs and other things, it's from several different Regions. I think Coastal Highway and Mystery Lake get the most screen time.
I've got about 80 hours into this game and still forget to PICK UP my bed roll when I leave tbe safe spot 🤦♂️ tip, dont leave tbe bedroom.. few times I've literally forgotton where it is
ive only ran 4 games so far and every death has been because of forgetting my bedroll and being in a situation that would be survivable if I had it. For the amount of focus placed on realism in this game, I've got to say, dying of exhaustion because my character refuses to sleep on a floor or sofa inside sure is ridiculous.
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The hardest part to survive is "lions roar" by First Aid Kits being the opening song. If you can make it through the cinematic without crying you have issues
So one time I had good gear and wasn’t worried about the cold environment or water, I had a revolver with 28 flipping cartridges, I was walking through a ravine (not the sub zone) and I walked into a pack of Timberwolfs, somehow I survive, I ran out of bandages and when I was crafting one I see a bear, I close the menu but the bear still runs at me, shoot it 6 times (i think I hit all of the times) I run away from the bear, into a moose, moose’s are worse then bears, so hinterland must know the Canadian wildness well, thank you for coming to my Ted talk
My longest life was spawning in mountain town on the voyager difficultly and surviving for 12 days while trying to stretch out my food while not starving. I then get trapped inside by 2 wolfs guarding the only exit and dying
Recycle ♻️, torches, snares, arrows. When at depleted, can be recycled for items. This is a big help. Crouch on steep terrain, near animals, and going up and over hills. Its also important to crouch when exiting doors. Wolves will attack you as soon as you walk outside.
Another reason to carry stones: if your attempts at distraction fail, and the wolf begins to approach, you can hurl the stone at the wolf and it'll scamper off tail between it's legs. Could be a more recent thing, but it works pretty well against the normal wolves. Timberwolves are another matter. If you don't know what timberwolves are, don't sweat it for now. You have enough to worry about without dealing with Satan's next favorite minion.
You can sleep in any car without a bedroll with +2 C if you have a good bedroll it will just give more than but the bedroll only gives +5 C. This does not stack. Wind does nothing for scent smell just gives wolfs a distance that they will head towards, if you are far head of them and at a tangent they will go 5-10ish sec behind where you last where. The more your scent the father they head to you but if they get to the distance they can see you witch is based on the difficlty they will bark and start to run somewhat. Also the more the smell the faster they move 4 bars they are almost running
I can give you 2 tips right now. 1- They will detect you about the same way as normal wolves will, but if any member of the pack finds you, they'll let out a hunting howl and the whole pack engages. They also can see, hear or smell you from farther away then normal wolves too, so that's double trouble. 2- When you are in timberwolf territory, always be aware of your surroundings, and pay particular attention to defensible locations. Basically anywhere that limits their angles of attack. A cliff, wall or other obstruction can take away the chance of them being able to attack from that direction. Some buildings can block them from reaching you, such as a guard or fishing hut. They'll still be snarling around the outside for a long, long time, but they can't directly attack you while you're inside, and that can buy you time to get organized and treat any wounds or afflictions before you go back at them. A cave is also a great option, as it forces the timberwolves to come at you in frontal attacks, giving you the opportunity to shoot at them much as you would a charging normal wolf (though the timberwolves will actively try to dodge your shots). Be aware of any direction that's navigable for the timberwolves, as they will probably try to blindside you from all directions they possibly can. I've had one timberwolf run around in front of my all crazy, distracting me, while another runs up from a blind side and take a chunk out of me. So be aware of what angles of attack they can have and where you can go to limit them. Bonus tip: have 1 or 2 marine flares on hand, if a pack attacks you while you're caught in the open, you can use it to keep them at bay while you reposition to a better spot to fight them off.
@@Seriously_Unserious Thanks Jason, I know about Timberwolve's senses are more heightened and always on the lookout to make a stand. How about shooting them because they are a hard target. Only the revolver can really get them. Forget the bow. If you do not eliminate the pack morale and go to sleep the growling will still be the there when you wake.
@@illbetheone779 It is possible to hit them with the rifle, but difficult. You have to either try to anticipate where one will be and hit it while it's running, or wait for one to stand still and snap a shot off before it has a chance to start dodging again. The cave trick also works as it forces them to come at you through the entrance, making rifle shots much easier as they can't dodge as effectively when entering the cave. The rifle is also very effective in sniping them from a distance while they're not aware of you. Crouching can allow you to get in closer as well, for a bit better shot and with less risk of triggering the pack.
@@tristan9811 It would take a lot of rocks for a large pack. That also still does not solve the issue of them trying to come at you from behind or the sides. That's something I'd use as a last resort, if I was running low on ammo.
Well, I created an account for subbing. I really enjoy this game and in all the channels yours is the best ... besides Hinterland when it comes to TLD.
Hi lonelywolf, I am glad that there is a nice and big community of the long dark. Your Videos are really good and helpful. Nice job! I also upload tld videos on my channel (in German, because I from Germany) and its really good to see other RU-vidrs still uploading new guides or gameplay of the long dark. 👍👍
I picked up an 11th tip from watching this video: 11. Play on a PC and not a Nintendo Switch. The controls on the Switch don’t come close to the precision or speed your gameplay is showing and, when every second counts, sloppy controls are a big NO.
Is it possible to shoot through the fences at Carter Hydro Dam or the one close to the Hunting Lodge on Broken Railroad? Killed my first bear near the Hunting Lodge via the cliff. As that bugger was paroling the lake I tried to lure him to the bridge but never succeeded due to weather, wolves and other mishaps more in my own accountability.
some great tips there my current game i am on 14 days this will be my 8th time staring on mystery lake . i have one central place i hunt and gather from seems to be working i go out with enough supply's to build a snow shelter for over night food for out ward and heading back with any supply's i pick up
If ur playing stalker or higher and have intestinal parasites having snares will save ur life because u wont have alot of energy everyday to work with to get food and u will need those easy bites of food to keep urself from starving when u Have this condition because of how long it actually persists which im pree shure is like 12 game days
would you recommend starting in pilgrim or the one after? Ive been playing 7k hours of Rust and now I need a new survival game and i bought this one but holy hell the start was hard, all about the cold, i went with the mode where animals will attack me rather than the other
Depends on how many systems you want to grapple with at once. Pilgrim can be nice for learning the maps, but beyond that the only thing you'll struggle with is waddling with all the loot. Voyager is a good starting position, still plenty of loot. Weather is more variable, and you get introduced to wolves. Everything is tuned to be pretty forgiving, though.
Get a weapon, find what you want to hunt, be it deer or otherwise. Make a plan of attack, and if the creature can attack you, make sure you have a backup plan or way to get to safety.
