You know you've played a lot of The Long Dark when...

[Squid]

When you start throwing flares after big dogs in the neighbourhood

[snowmeow]

When you find a roadkill and take it apart with your bare hands before taking it home to stick in the fire in your front room.

[BlueJack20]

On 7/17/2017 at 10:37 PM, L² said:

...when your character says, "I'm not sure I can carry much more.." and you reply in your best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice, "Stop whining!"

This feels even more justified after playing ME3. Commander Shepard whining? Impossible.

[Pablo the Argentinian]

yay this is fun becuase the other day i came back from work to home  and in the middle of the sidewalk there was some raw steak .its seems someone  droped while distracted...anyway inmediately i was  imagining the % of status and how much calories could i get from that haha

[stapeliad]

When you AND your child refer to certain groceries as Pinnacle Peaches, Coho Salmon, and Salty Crackers as a matter of course.

 

We also walk down the street saying things like "My fingers are numb" and other character quotes.

[Prestermatt]

I was working in my garage a few weeks ago and heard a dog bark nearby.  I immediately tensed up and started looking around to see where the wolf was,

[Pablo the Argentinian]

13 minutes ago, Prestermatt said:

I was working in my garage a few weeks ago and heard a dog bark nearby.  I immediately tensed up and started looking around to see where the wolf was,

dont forget to crouch while doing it ..it may save your life

[Piers Arkan]

My intake of water has tripled as a matter of principle. 

[SweetNightmare]

On 8/3/2017 at 11:02 AM, BlueJack20 said:

This feels even more justified after playing ME3. Commander Shepard whining? Impossible.

"You took on Reapers and you're whining about a little bit of extra weight?!"

[johnny solo]

when your looking at wooden furniture and thinking..... "break it down in about ten minutes"

[The Wanderer]

When your kid asks you if you're going to play, "that game you swear at."

[Ape88]

On 8/3/2017 at 0:12 PM, Prestermatt said:

I was working in my garage a few weeks ago and heard a dog bark nearby.  I immediately tensed up and started looking around to see where the wolf was,

I kept hearing dogs barking on tv commercials and I swear I tensed up every time...

[AlexandraRussia]

many in fact have already passed the 1 episode , I'm sorry but you can not in future updates , to add Milton in survival mode . as a new location , it's just really good ).

[writeright1]

Before you leave the house you make sure you haven't forgotten anything.  "Keys, phone, wallet, road flare in case of wolves..."
 

[StrayCat]

2 days agos :
Come across a tall locker, really just like in the game.
Immediate reflex thought  : "wait, do I have a prybar on m..." .
Realize you're not playing.
Remind this very thread.

[JAFO]

When you get out of bed in the morning, open the wardrobe door, then wonder why the world didn't freeze for a few seconds...

[AlexandraRussia]

Well I already passed this part of the story ) , and want to this town appeared in survival mode ).

[Larkid]

When you live in the US but are finally comfortable with the metric system.

 

(True story:  Prior to TLD it never crossed my mind that 1 liter of water is defined as 1 kilogram of water)

[Hackfleisch]

These days whenever I see cat tails sticking out of the water I have half a mind to harvest them for tinder and emergency calories.

[AlexandraRussia]

Hello , I wanted to ask you , 1 when there are times of the year ? just the plans they have and 2 how many days or hours there the Aurora in survival mode ,thank you

[JAFO]

5 hours ago, AlexandraRussia said:

Hello , I wanted to ask you , 1 when there are times of the year ? just the plans they have and 2 how many days or hours there the Aurora in survival mode ,thank you

I think you're missing the point of this thread.. (which is about signs in your real life that you play too much TLD)

But to answer your questions:

1. We don't know. It's just plans that may or may not happen.
2. Aurora in Survival mode are random. The most recent patch is meant to have increased how often they should appear, but we don't yet know until someone plays through and takes notes, then reports back to us. Maybe you can help with that.

[AlexandraRussia]

2 hours ago, JAFO said:

I think you're missing the point of this thread.. (which is about signs in your real life that you play too much TLD)

But to answer your questions:

1. We don't know. It's just plans that may or may not happen.
2. Aurora in Survival mode are random. The most recent patch is meant to have increased how often they should appear, but we don't yet know until someone plays through and takes notes, then reports back to us. Maybe you can help with that.

Thanks for the info ) , I really hope that the game will appear ) ,also in the summer you can even how to survive ) , Mosquitoes, heat and all that) , and spring surprise , thin ice everywhere ).

[Mike in GA]

.…when you start hording the best hiking socks you can find in August. 

[Mike in GA]

……when you walk out your door and hear dogs barking close by and you start frantically looking for the wolf that's about to jump you……then have to calm yourself down and lower your heart rate before you pass out

……when eating a protein bar imagining my hunger icon filling up, but my thrist icon going down  

[IrenaAstarosa]

...when you have to sit under a blanket while playing because you sympathize with the character.

...when you dream about picking up twigs and checking your condition meters.

...when you go for a walk with your husband and point to crows: "Look, there is a deer carcass nearby!"