Ape88

Food is best preserved in areas where the temperature does not change much. Unlike what you believe, canned and otherwise "preserved" food does go bad with or without moisture being involved. Just because it is cold and windy outside does not mean it is the same inside. Also, when there is snow = moisture. Seeing as we have no way of securely storing meat... Also... it's Arctic...

In freezing conditions?

Imho... warming up food successfully IRL does take skill on it's own.

I wouldn't mind timberwolves so much... IF there seemed to be a real point to them other than to make it harder to survive... give us a different look for the pelts, give better buffs for the pelts. These are timberwolves who are highly successful in their pursuits of prey due to working together... Their coats should have special properties...

It would be nice to see pine needles used as a vitamin c source.

I'm one of those people who keep spawning right next to a bunch of wandering wolves, nevermind the timberewolves... Honestly I wish Hinterland would have given the timberwolves a real reason to exist... like give us a separate type of pelt in looks at the very least although it would be ideal to have different buffs for a timberwolf clothing item... because honestly on custom I turn timberwolves off. They are scary and there's no incentive to deal with them.

So... you think console players should get the shaft? Nevermind that consoles SHOULD be simpler to make sure the game works seeing as there aren't umpteen million variations of hardware. It blows my mind that we had that Ptarmigan bug.

I usually avoid stalker and interloper... those levels make it so hard that it's no longer fun. Seems like I always spawn in areas where death within the first 24hrs is guaranteed. I have, however had items ruined in struggles on Voyager but usually only if I have neglected to repair diligently.

I don't know how you play but considering the ease with which head coverings get damaged, that is usually the first thing I choose to repair

But not salt... salt is pretty limited... yet essential for TFTFT recipes.

I suppose but... were you this stoic when Mufasa died?

To be fair ledges are a fairly new addition to the game. Lol. I started playing the game before cooking pots were introduced. It took me a while to realize that I could start a fire and boil water without. My character died a bunch before I figured it out and then Hinterland gave us cooking pots and nixed that no pot/can option...

I like your ideas but regarding the one about a thermos... I used to own a modern made one (thermos brand, old style metal) and honestly on a not especially cold morning (NOT less than 32° F), after about one and a half hours, coffee that had been piping hot when I poured it in, was only lukewarm. I don't know if the vintage Thermos' are more effective but I wasn't impressed especially when I bought it thinking my coffee would be hotter for longer.

The smartest way is to ensure you have better gear BEFORE you even touch the mountain.

There is this thing called the Internet. You obviously know the basics of using it since you managed to make it onto this forum... Now, use it to find tutorials. You might try YouTube. I would recommend Hadrian as he has a survival school series and is a very calm, thoughtful player. Also, the episodes of the game are supposed to be tutorialish, especially if you try them on easy. You paid a minimum on a game that has been getting regular updates and regular communication from the Devs, without requiring paying more money for expansion packs. There's only one game I can think of that really has that same kind of consideration from the devs behind it and that would be Minecraft. This game and its survival mode is supposed to give you the feel of trying to survive in the wilderness anyway. I think back on my early days of playing when I was frustrated with not knowing where to find a pot for water with fondness. Back then there weren't any pots for water and my naive self didn't know I didn't need a pot to melt and boil snow for water.

Yeah no, I'd have preferred a month long 4 Days of Night event rather than this. I think I mentioned last year I have trouble with flashing lights, well the flares flash and the constant night with no moon is sucky. I can barely traverse the areas I know well.

Winter's Embrace was awesome... Because it was a longer term thing that I could play on my very limited free time. But the way things seem right now, I'm not sure I'll be able to complete this challenge because my time is limited and the challenge is shorter. Any chance we could make it last longer?

Dude, Ya'll complained the game was too easy, they made difficulty levels, then ya'll complained it was still too easy, they made interloper. How much harder do you want it to be? A blizzard every other day? Temperatures you have no hope of surviving 10 IRL minutes in when the weather is calm? Wolves and Bears that seek you out from many miles away, never stopping? I don't know about you but I play the game to have fun and every time I tried to play stalker I ended up in an area where no matter which path I took I had no hope of escaping a wolf. Heck they made some more challenges for you guys and the story mode even has difficulty levels to appease you folks.

Apart from the story mode, the Winter's Embrace was the most intense. So many points in time where the weather turned cold while I was between good spots to camp, and even once I got good clothes, it was still dangerous. At one point I was basically blindly navigating in a blizzard trying to get to the radio tower in Pleasant Valley.

Last time I got stuck there I had to mountain goat my way to the rope leading back up to the peak.

Now that I think about I'm wondering if I should delay going to the peak and head back to the Broken Railroad...

Having a heck of a time finding syrups... Are we sure there isn't a bug regarding it.

I've fully explored Desolation Point, Coastal Highway, Mystery Lake, most of Milton, and have found more rifles than maple syrup. I think I'll need more time.

Yeah but... I'm not quite sure it really is best to have them all lumped together.

If lighters are addes, there should be a risk of getting burnes by it when in use. Those things get HOT and I imagine IRL there is some risk of worse happening seeing as most lighters are plastic.