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Thank you for that in-depth answer!

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a noise?

Me exploring now:

I vaguely remember my first time playing TLD. I had spawned in the Camp Office. After looting it, and gearing up, I set off across the frozen lake. I remember (falling through the ice?) and wolves. I don't know how much I played or how many times I attempted the game after perma-dying LOTS but I do vaguely remember saying to myself, "I'm going to shelf this game for a bit" 😁

This is great, @Raphael van Lierop! It's like a "forum Milton Mailbag"! I'm going to hop on and ask a question I've seen discussed. What was your intent with having a loading screen when entering a small interior location (such as a cabin). Speculation was that so you could not "reroll" the interior loot (by entering, loading a prior save outside and re-entering). Is that true or was it due to other technical reasons (which we would love to hear)?

I have a feeling it is very close - Raph is on here a lot and some teasers. 🤞

Always wondered if that was some sick designer joke

Loved Firewatch. Was always hoping they would expand it or come out with FW2

I like indoor locations that have a burn barrel/fire pit outside - good for cabin fever but tough on the clothes!

Cairns Buffer memories Find all notes Find SV caches Find ammo boxes in HRV Break down every item in game Make several sets of clothing Make lots of extra tools/arrows Beachcombing All I can think of for now.

Depending on your settings, you may be able to survive there long-term. I think it's "large for a transition zone" because it will be a hub going to 4 different zones.

HRV - I'm going with the Monolith Lake/Pensive Vista area. MT - Probably the Basin

Thanks for pointing that out - I hadn't noticed 😒 Perhaps I do need to play more to unlock the JB.

Hozz = nickname when I was a kid. I believe it comes from some movie reference, but not sure which movie.

I love humor, jokes, "jabbing" as well, but I think there needs to be a certain level of rapport with someone before you attempt these. Face-to-face helps with this since body language makes up to 90% of our communication.

The one with the dead deer? I really like that one too. Thanks for sharing, @Raphael van Lierop! Sure is a treat to see how active you are lately - it is appreciated.

I've also played it. I want to continue playing it, but having to continually manually drive through the same zones to get to the farther zones is kind of putting me off. I wish there was some sort of fast-travel to be unlocked after you've cleared a zone. I know, I know, TLD doesn't have this but the atmosphere of the TLD makes it enjoyable to stroll through the same zone after the 1000th time

@Raphael van Lierop, we do appreciate your involvement in the forums! It has brought me back to visiting more often. I was a daily visitor for YEARS up until a few months ago. Forum traffic seemed an all-time low and there was no news to discuss. Regarding your response to @ajb1978: while you edited and said it was a joke, as others have said, jokes are hard to convey over this medium, and I can't help feel there was still a hint of sarcasm to it. To alienate a long-time, active (one of the few) member, makes me sad. If that had been said by any other member of this community, I'm sure @Leeanda, @ManicManiac and others would have spoke out. To answer the original question: I've been here a while so I forget my original reason for creating an account. I do have to say, I don't create many accounts for games, so I guess that is an indication of my love for the game.

and cougars...

Turning into a rash

If you don't mind spoilers, there are some great maps on the internet you can use. Oh, and there is a 2nd transition cave to AC from TWM, very close to Deer Clearing.

Since you asked for one: New maps.

Yup, had a spreadsheet to track them.

On my obsolete prior run, I found them all. It was a fun challenge!