Road to 500, Day 367: Hello Bleakness, my old friend | The Long Dark - Video

The plan is simple. Taking part in the Backpacker Rally challenge gave me pleasant memories of playing Stalker, so we're dusting off Achievement Astrid and going for the last achievement still on the board: survive 500 days. I haven't touched this file for months, so as we pursue that goal we'll be searching out all the unique recipes, making them, and finding the new prepper caches. I'm a task-oriented player, so this is all to help keep me focused while chasing a long-term goal.

Another day, another round of wanton wolf slaying. The first chunk of the stream is dedicated to prep work before moving on from Broken Railroad to Bleak Inlet, where the weather is colder and the wildlife is meaner. In addition to restocking on arrows, Astrid spices up her outfit with some stylish deerskin boots (1:35:00). This removes another drain on what little leather we have saved, having also swapped the bomber jacket for a wolfskin coat. After one last wolf kill for the road (1:59:30), it's time to cross the muskeg and enter BI -- but not before one slippery wolf tries to flank Astrid, only to find out our girl has some slick moves of her own (2:06:50). The familiar sound of timberwolves howling returns at 2:36:50 upon Astrid re-entering the Cannery, but in a twist the timbies also start jumping Astrid like normal wolves (2:38:00). This evidently is scripted in certain parts of the zone, which sounds all kinds of dumb to me but apparently makes sense to Hinterland. A similar incident happens at the foot of the lookout tower (3:39:40), further evidence that Hinterland is either wrong or being weird when they claim all animals are behaving as intended. There's a week to go before Astrid can leave BI, and those seven days can't pass quickly enough. From the November 30, 2023, stream at https://www.twitch.tv/trooperbari/.

The Long Dark is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster. https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/