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Title: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on December 20, 2018, 06:20:00 AM
Not a simulation game, rather a survival game (and my favorite one), so I thought I'd share some screenshots, since it is a beautiful game when you are stumbling overburdened through a blizzard or being eaten by wolves :P
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on December 20, 2018, 06:41:41 AM
Nice screenshots.  :)

I bought TLD back in June of last year and have been enjoying it ever since. The music really helps to add to the atmosphere of the game too.
I can't count the hours I have in the game.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on December 20, 2018, 06:56:46 AM
I like the solitude of the game.

It does suck that Hinterland decided to stop selling TLD at GoG but Raph said they would continue to keep it updated. That doesn't make sense to me cause now they have to create the GoG version, even though they make no money from that platform, and GoG supposedly will continue to update the game even though they make no money from it.

I see that relationship not lasting long. Glad I got the game at half price. I may never see the finished version.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on December 20, 2018, 11:17:00 AM
I like the solitude too, it's very relaxing.

I also like playing it in summer too, so I can feel less hot. Though I get jealous of the player character then...

Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on December 21, 2018, 12:45:05 PM
Talking about it made me want to play again, so I'm going to try out one of the Challenges. Hopefully I won't be mauled too much.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on December 21, 2018, 03:56:42 PM
Which Challenge are you going to undertake? Keep in mind the The Hunted is not yet complete, so it's possible it could have some changes done to it before it's complete.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on December 24, 2018, 05:55:35 AM
I'm starting with one of the easier ones, Nomad. Since I usually only play on Pilgrim it's still going to be a challenge :P

I think I remember where all the bears are... wolves I am not so sure...

I landed in Pleasant Valley right off the bat, which is the map I know least. I keep hearing wolf howls from like every direction haha
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on December 25, 2018, 04:58:56 AM
Pleasant Valley is one of my favorite regions.  :)

If you already have the 1.4.2 update, from what I understand the wolf howling is almost continuous. Some say to the point of being obnoxious. Based on some of the comments I've read at the Hinterland forum, I may very well not like the 1.4.2 update and just revert back to 1.3.7
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on December 26, 2018, 05:59:07 AM
Pleasant Valley is the one I get lost in the most haha. The mapping feature has saved my life at least twice in sudden blizzards there.

I did think the wolf howls were more frequent than normal... But I put that down to my adrenaline fueled brain that  appreciates them announcing their presence.

I finished all but one of the Pleasant Valley locations (still have to do the radio control hut), but I decided to go get the Timberwolf mountain one, since it was closer, and I really love the Mountaineers Cabin (ice fishing!).
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on December 26, 2018, 04:37:02 PM
Good luck with the challenge. I think that's the only one I've played.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on January 04, 2019, 09:15:16 AM
Well, the update to TLD finally became available at GOG on the 2nd and I just installed it today.
I must say, I think this version is going to be a keeper.  ;D

Hinterland said they did some game optimizations and it seems as if they did. Prior to this update I ran TLD with the graphics set at max, with the exception of SSAO, which would bring my frame rates down to the teens to single digit. Now I can run TLD with SSAO maxed and my frame rates run between 20 and 40.

I should add that I'm running a reasonably low end system for TLD, or at least the GPU.

QuoteMotherboard - ASRock M3A770DE
Processor - AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 3.42 GHz
Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768 MB - Driver Version: 391.35
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Memory - (2) 4096 MB Dual Channel (8 GB total) PC3-12800 DDR3-SDRAM Corsair - 1600 MHz
Sound Card - OnBoard
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on January 07, 2019, 06:24:44 AM
Ooo yay! I am glad they came through for you!

I haven't looked at my graphics settings too much, I usually only get the frame rate drop when it autosaves. I am glad they streamlined it though!
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on January 07, 2019, 03:08:11 PM
Have you checked your brightness settings since the 1.4.4 release? I highly recommend checking. It will most likely need some adjusting.
I had to adjust mine down by 15, from 110 to 95. Things look a lot better.

Apparently some of the optimization they did had a lot to do with fixing the overall brightness of the game.
Everyone I read something from have done it.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on January 09, 2019, 06:10:10 AM
Yeah I am appreciating the interior lighting balance. I saw some people complaining about blue light in the morning, but I haven't noticed anything that would be something to complain about. It all looks good to me :)

I haven't changed my brightness settings though, so maybe I should check them. I usually play at night for better ambiance :P
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on January 23, 2019, 06:46:17 AM
Woo! Finished the Nomad challenge!
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on January 24, 2019, 02:57:45 AM
Congratulations!  ;D

You should try the Whiteout challenge next. It's fun. Hopeless Rescue is another good one, if you know the regions really good.

The Hunted, which is 2 parts, isn't finished yet. There's more parts coming, but I found it to be a bit mundane and uneventful - personally.  ;)
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on January 24, 2019, 05:39:57 AM
The Hunted scares me :P

Every time I hear bears in the main game, I run away!

I will probably do Whiteout next, then maybe Archivist? I will work my way through them all eventually...
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Hawk on January 24, 2019, 02:53:50 PM
I forgot to mention, The Hunted challenge is bugged. I would advise against playing it right now.
Hinterland is aware of the issue but it seems they've been concentrating more on Wintermute lately and not fixing bugs.

As a matter of fact, with the 1.46 update they've introduced some pretty serious bugs.
If you store anything in the red toolbox at Spence's, you'll lose it when the face of the toolbox disappears, and it will. Similar thing with the filing cabinet and chest of drawers at the Mystery Lake camp office.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on October 30, 2019, 06:37:07 AM
4 Days of Night!
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Artfactial on October 30, 2019, 07:32:33 AM
I might try that one too, it sounds pretty hard though and I'm struggling to get by at the best of times with this game.:P
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: angainor88 on October 31, 2019, 05:46:17 AM
It can be tough, I admit. It's easier when you know the maps by heart. I spent days 2 and 3 hiding out in the Carter Hydro Dam/Ravine. The aurora wolves had me surrounded in there. But it's always a bunch of fun in a challenging way.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: Artfactial on November 01, 2019, 05:36:23 AM
It's definitely challenging and atmospheric.:) But I'm not really into the whole 'knowing the map by heart thing'; exploration is a large part of what interests me. So I'm probably only handicapping myself even more.
Going to give it more of the attention the game deserves when I have some to spare.
Title: Re: The Long Dark
Post by: asero on November 08, 2019, 06:10:11 PM
Quote from: Artfactial on November 01, 2019, 05:36:23 AM
It's definitely challenging and atmospheric.:) But I'm not really into the whole 'knowing the map by heart thing'; exploration is a large part of what interests me. So I'm probably only handicapping myself even more.
Same. Probably why I stopped playing Skyrim some time ago as well. I don't even need the map anymore to know were every quest location is. Scary.

Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost. ~ Erol Ozan