Ysidro

I thought that any newbie that doesn't start on Pilgrim might need some tips on Wolves though

Tip for newbies: Wolves don't like fire. But if they're pissed off they will charge even if you carry a torch or throw one to them. Make a fire on the ground instead when countered or suspecting trouble..If you want to harvest a corpse that is also the way to keep warm, keep the corpse from freezing, and to keep the wolves away. Stones can be used not only to stun rabbits, but also to scare rabbits or deer and have them run to a specific area, as well as to distract wolves or bears. Last but not least: Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they can't hear, smell or see you. Listen well, bears tend to be quite noisy so you should be able to spot them in advance. Wolves can sneak up on you, but you can sometimes hear them walking through the snow. If you hear something and you aren't hunted yet: Stop and listen. If you are not moving and you still hear movement it's time to determine the next action. Also, if you hear a wolf howling in the distance stop and listen. Usually most of the wolves nearby will answer, which means you then know how many there are and approximately where they are.

The shrooms already claim to be edible. So how about making it possible to bake them instead of cooking them?

Having moved everything to 2 buildings a small distance apart I made a fire to cook some meat right in front of one of the buildings. I accidently moved forward a bit and stepped into the fire. No harm done though, finished cooking, ate something, and got food poisoning. Went inside to get some stuff against it, noticed those were still in the other building, so went outside again. And stepped right into the fire that was immediately in front of the door. I didn't make it to the other building in time

Day 1: "Wait, no wifi?" Tap out, tap out, tap out!

Episode 9: I did NOT see that coming...

Coaching them would have beaten the purpose a bit. That's like telling them what items are best and where and how to make a camp and such. That's why several left so quickly, they had no idea what they were in for. The ones remaining are more suited for that environment, but I think there will be 1 or 2 more quitters soon still.

After seeing Episode 5: Seeing all the islands out there it could be worthwhile to look for one that doesn't have big wildlife but doesn't get flooded during storms either. If you can make a boat, get across and then find a way to store water there it could be the perfect spot to make a permanent shelter. Bring across lots of fresh water, if you can get it food for several days, and then spend time dragging across firewood. You'd be reasonably safe from predators, if you'd gut a fish you could dump the remains in the water and the tide would take it away, and as long as you can keep the boat in one piece there's always a way back. It sure as hell beats spending time on an island with cougars and bears (Note: There's several quite big IFs in the above reasoning. You'd have to find such an island, be able to make a boat, get across, not find proof of big predators on the island, see no proof of it being flooded, have a good spot to set up camp and a way to shelter it from all sides against the wind) And also from Episode 5: If during a storm the trees around me were making that kind of noise and I'd like to remain in that location I'd consider finding several tall ones close together, sawing them through at about 2-2 1/2m height, and building a shelter in between. If a tree around it falls over it might hit a tree stump first rather than me, you'd have lots of building material, and at least you'd not have branches brreaking off and falling on your head either. Note: I'm not a survival expert, but this sounds like a reasonably logical way to deal with such a situation.

[spoil]The first one to leave didn't surprise me at all (that was not a good place to be dropped off!), but I thought that, looking at his choice for a jacket, Joe would be the second one out. Also calling to a bear that hasn't seen you yet was a great idea I do wonder though why the second one to leave thought it was a good idea to join the show, considering his reason for leaving (If you are so scared of dogs already that you are terrified of the idea of even seeing a wolf then it's not a good idea to go sit in wolf territory. He could have packed up and moved camp the next day instead, but his fear got to him). The cash must have been too tempting I guess, or maybe he hoped he'd be in bear or cougar territory instead.[/spoil] Edit: Thanks octavian

That there's no bears or wolves (or zombies) hiding in the mines