Patchouli

I'd love to hear what mods you think make the game distinctly better. Also, the reverse I guess...what do you pass on?

Yes. I just came here to say that the harvesting issue is due to the new update.

I have level 5 carcass harvesting and on multiple occasions, harvesting by hand has not been an option available. Also, it appears as if sometimes, the game doesn't count my clothes when calculating my temperature resists. Has anyone else noticed these things?

The game looked fantastic until yesterday. I just got a new 4k 32" monitor for Xmas. I didn't notice an issue until I got to Coastal Highway (from DP). There are far fewer trees and half just look like sticks with no branches. The hills are just rounded slopes. I've made sure that my video card (RTX 1080) drivers are up to date. I've fiddled with the settings. I have basic computer literacy so I don't know what else to do. Suggestions?

I don't have a lot of time to post, but I thought I should let you know about my weird experience earlier. I had killed a deer and was trying to harvest it. First, I had to find the..."button" to click on to open the harvest screen, because it was not lined up with the body. It was toward the hooves and into the hillside . Second, I harvested meat, hide, and guts separately. At first, there was just no animation, just a white screen though it still had a cancel button. In between harvests I would leave the screen so that I could drop my items. By the last item (hide), There was nothing but a bright white screen and then the game froze. I had to quit out. I've since successfully harvested a deer, but I'm concerned about whether everything is working as intended since I had issues with having trouble finding the harvest clickable again. It seemed to overlap with the hooves, but then spread out away from the corpse.

I've been playing since launch with the base game. I've decided to give mods a try. It appears as if modsettings (and likely the other dependencies) causes my game to crash. I don't even make it to the title screen. Is this the case for everyone? I've made sure I have everything updated. Is there something else I can do? Also, I've always thought it was silly to have whetstones wear down so quickly. Is there a mod that makes them permanent or more durable?

You are definitely misunderstanding me. The luck I'm referring to was in spawning in whiteout conditions and dying before I could even ascertain where I was. That's luck and has nothing to do with my skill. But, I will 100% agree that you need to know the maps. What I am saying is that it would be nice if there was a skill level that does not rely entirely on map knowledge, but is harder than stalker and still awards badges. I cannot be the only person bored of stalker, but who hasn't played since a bunch of zones were added. I bought the game back in...2014? At this point, I'd have to play each map JUST to learn them before I can up my skill challenge. It's no skin off your nose whether or not they do this. I'm saying I would like a greater challenge than stalker while earning my badges, but not as dependent on map knowledge as interloper. Something in between the scarcity of interloper and the copious amount of stuff that stalker offers. With this, I'm going to stop responding because I've asked for what I would like and that's all I needed to do.

My issue is that you can't work toward badges on custom settings. I was playing as something between stalker and interloper on custom until I learned that you can't earn badges. I feel like you're focusing on one thing I said and missing my point. To have to learn EVERY map just so that you can play on a higher level is annoying. I'm not asking for loper to be nerfed. I'm asking for something in between that also allows you to earn badges.

It relies on luck when you know the game well, but don't know every single one of the maps and what drops where. That was the point I was making when I said the skill jump is too great. I can survive just fine on loper for a long time in DP, CH, ML, or Pleasant Valley, because I know those maps. However, I was dropped onto the top of Timberwolf Mountain (which I do not know) about 10 minutes before a long blizzard. I couldn't see where I was going well enough to even use an online map. I ended up with hypothermia. I had no matches or sleeping bag and died before the blizzard was even over. The next run I was dropped in Ash Canyon. Similar issues. What I'm saying is it would be nice if there was a level that was harder than stalker, but wasn't so dependent on learning every single thing about every single map.

I think, instead of a popup, it would be nice if we could go to the status page and click on the suggested remedies if they are in out inventory.

I really wish there was something in between stalker and interloper. At this point, stalker is too easy for me, but interloper relies so heavily on luck. From where you spawn to the items that drop, luck plays too great a role on loper. I would do custom, but it acts strangely sometimes and doesn't count toward badges, which I'm still working on. The skill jump between the two is too great. I also wish we could make broth in the game. This would allow you to heat up with meat. That is all.

This game is so immersive. It would be awesome if it were available for virtual reality headsets. Get on that, would you? :)