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Turning Cannibals On and Off
PLEASE... PLEASE... PLEASE.... No Spoilers!!! In attempting to find information about this game I've ran into 2 instances where people gave Spoiler information, which didn't Need to be Stated... and Shouldn't have been Stated :(... I know things now that I shouldn't know... and didn't want to know :(. Advanced Thanx!!!

Long story short (Note: Complete Noobie Here).... Okay, after playing through 3 deaths in 2 days, I decided to start a new game in PEACEFUL Mode (No Hostiles). Of course, now that I've got the swing of things I'd like a Little (very Little) challenge. I've read several things about Turning Cannibals Off and On; as well as something about VeganMode vs MeatMode... and at this point I'm mostly in Confused Mode :).

So... my questions are:

1a) Since I started the game in Peaceful Mode, is it still possible to bring the Cannibals back into my game? 1b) If 'Yes'... How?

2) If NO to 1 above, then if I start a new game in Normal Mode, can I turn Cannibals off until I'm ready, then turn them back on?

3) In case it is suggested that I start a new game; from the plane, which is the best (Safest) direction to go to Find Fresh Water, but fewer (or no) Cannibals? (Note: No Map or Compass so mark direction by stepping off plane, then turning in Which direction in reference to the Plane?)

4) Off Topic: In my first game, were I died repeatedly... the first time I was captured, and found a Map and Compass. This time playing (Peaceful), and exploring caves I've not yet found either; is there another way to get a Map and Compass... other than being Captured?

Again... Please avoid any spoiler information; I'm really looking forward to the rest of this game. And Advance Thanx for Any/All Helpful Information!!!
Originally posted by RequiemsRose:
1a) yes
1b) I haven't done it in a bit but iirc you can type "vegetarianmode" while at the main menu to enable enemy spawning only at night. There is no real point to "veganmode" as it only allows cave spawning, but cave enemies will already be gone due to peaceful mode at the start so there would only be like 3 places in the entire map you could encounter enemies. If the cannibals still won't spawn you may have to enable developer console. To do that there are 2 parts, first is to ensure you have cheats enabled in your settings. Second is to type "developermodeon" at the main menu. You should be able to check that it worked by pressing f1, which should bring up the command box in the top left of your screen. Once the console is enabled you could try "setdifficultymode normal" to change the entire saves difficulty to normal, and then apply vegetarian mode. Or you can try "enemies on" to enable spawning again. If all else fails you can also try "resetallenemies" to kill all enemies currently on the map while resetting their AI for the new spawns.

2) If you do decide to start a new game instead, then yes, you can also enable and disable enemies at will through the console. That is simply "enemies on" to turn spawning on, or "enemies off" to disable spawning.

3) We can't give you directions from the plane spawn as the plane can spawn at a number of different locations each time you play. Best we can do is advise you to keep an eye out for landmarks and the resources near them. The most well known landmark would be the yacht beach, if you see the sailboat you are in the correct area. Near that area you can find old pots that allow you to boil water for clean water to drink. Another option are turtles, the shells can be used to collect water and they spawn in several places across the map. Other hydration solutions depending on the area you spawn would include berries or sodas. That or you can find aloe and just risk the infection from drinking unclean water, eating the aloe when you do get sick.

4) You can find the same cave where you get drug to when you die and get captured. The closest entrance is at another notable landmark known as "the main village" which is why they take you there when they grab you. It is the largest village you can come across so it is pretty obvious when you do manage to find it. The climbing entrance you can find there leads directly to the chamber you get hung up in when you die, and most likely you have already seen this village when you left the cave after being captured so I'm fairly certain I am not spoiling anything.
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RequiemsRose Jul 28, 2021 @ 4:16pm 
1a) yes
1b) I haven't done it in a bit but iirc you can type "vegetarianmode" while at the main menu to enable enemy spawning only at night. There is no real point to "veganmode" as it only allows cave spawning, but cave enemies will already be gone due to peaceful mode at the start so there would only be like 3 places in the entire map you could encounter enemies. If the cannibals still won't spawn you may have to enable developer console. To do that there are 2 parts, first is to ensure you have cheats enabled in your settings. Second is to type "developermodeon" at the main menu. You should be able to check that it worked by pressing f1, which should bring up the command box in the top left of your screen. Once the console is enabled you could try "setdifficultymode normal" to change the entire saves difficulty to normal, and then apply vegetarian mode. Or you can try "enemies on" to enable spawning again. If all else fails you can also try "resetallenemies" to kill all enemies currently on the map while resetting their AI for the new spawns.

2) If you do decide to start a new game instead, then yes, you can also enable and disable enemies at will through the console. That is simply "enemies on" to turn spawning on, or "enemies off" to disable spawning.

3) We can't give you directions from the plane spawn as the plane can spawn at a number of different locations each time you play. Best we can do is advise you to keep an eye out for landmarks and the resources near them. The most well known landmark would be the yacht beach, if you see the sailboat you are in the correct area. Near that area you can find old pots that allow you to boil water for clean water to drink. Another option are turtles, the shells can be used to collect water and they spawn in several places across the map. Other hydration solutions depending on the area you spawn would include berries or sodas. That or you can find aloe and just risk the infection from drinking unclean water, eating the aloe when you do get sick.

4) You can find the same cave where you get drug to when you die and get captured. The closest entrance is at another notable landmark known as "the main village" which is why they take you there when they grab you. It is the largest village you can come across so it is pretty obvious when you do manage to find it. The climbing entrance you can find there leads directly to the chamber you get hung up in when you die, and most likely you have already seen this village when you left the cave after being captured so I'm fairly certain I am not spoiling anything.
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Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 28, 2021 @ 4:36pm 
Massive Thanx!!!! And Nope... No Spoilers (Thank You)... I do recall the Village; though I have no idea where it is now - LOL.

But your advise is Perfect... again Thanx!!!
RequiemsRose Jul 28, 2021 @ 5:20pm 
Happy to help.
I will say I never found the in game map to be incredibly useful outside of cave exploration (and not for lack of map skills, I am quite skilled at orienteering irl), though everyone learns the game map in their own ways. What did help in my case was setting up color coded markers at points of interest like landmarks or cave entrances and just getting used to travelling between those points. At first it was confusing and a little annoying to have flags everywhere, but after a while you really do get a proper sense of direction in game and can figure out where you are and where you need to go from anywhere, at most taking only a few steps until you see something a bit more identifiable than just trees.
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Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 28, 2021 @ 7:31pm 
Very Good to Know.. Good Looking Out Mate!!!

I actually only had the map for a moment, so I really didn't get a chance to use it; but, at this point, I figured anything has to be better than my current method of walking around until I trip over something, or find my way back to my base :).

Oh... and as to my RL Skills... Thank goodness for Road Signs :).
Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 29, 2021 @ 10:29am 
Okay... Gotta ask another quick (hopefully) question :).

Before turning Cannibals back on I want to rebuild my base somewhere a bit safer (currently I'm on the opposite side of a lake from a Village... with 2 nearby cave entrances, and a Second Village a Stone's Throw away). So I've been looking for a spot that is close to the Ocean (for Turtles), Fresh Water (for Dry-Spells), a few Wild Life (for food and more)... and Most importantly, as far from Cannibal villages and Cave Openings as possible.

I thought I finally found a spot, but as I was making my way back to my current base camp, I came across another cave opening on the other side of the Pond to my campsite. Which brings me to my question:

Is there such a thing as a Safe Spot to build in this game?!? Or is it just about Fortifications? I've covered a lot of ground (though I did finally find the main village, and got my map and compass), but I haven't really found any spot that is like, miles from the Man-Eaters :).

I know I'm probably thinking too much about this; but those things scare the mess outta me :)... I'm more comfortable with Mindless Zombies :) - LOL!!!

Advanced Thanx!!!

RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 11:12am 
There are some places that are relatively safe. Most of the small islands are largely safe and probably the easiest to find, plus obviously islands are near the ocean like you requested. Some even have turtle spawns right on the island, though none have significant resources so you will need a zipline or ferry (recommend the house boat with the roof used for storage) to move resources across to the island.

There's also a few spots on the mainland that are mostly safe as well. Many of those are pretty isolated and easy to overlook, though a popular one is "safe beach" over near the main village. If you manage to refind the main village you'll notice there is a single hut a bit separated from the village and closer to the cliff, featuring a few ropes, some boar heads on sticks, and a few other goodies or notable features. If you are facing the ocean, you'd follow the cliff edge to your right until you find a spot where the terrain dips into a natural pathway leading towards the beach. That, would be this cozy little spot where enemies almost never go, though they can rarely fall off the cliff and end up down there (bonus points that one of the plane's potential spawn points basically overlooks this cozy little beach):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1560146825

For safe beach specifically, there are a lot of nearby resources, in fact it's not at all far from the main village and it's also fairly close to the yacht beach, so you pretty much have all resources covered. As for dry spells, there are deer nearby to make a waterskin out of, and the main village also has several soda crates you can break open. iirc each crate has like 4-5 sodas in it, so you'll have drinks for a while.

Edit: oh right, safe beach also has a turtle spawn, it'd be over near the bottom right area of that photo. Just be aware they are turtles, they are slow to swim up to the beach sometimes and you can't see them in the water at night, so patience is your friend there. You can even vaguely see a shell or two I left behind in my own game.
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RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 11:36am 
well, there are some resources that aren't nearby safe beach, but they are mostly highly specific items, like boars will only spawn near the snow and this spot is not super close to the snow so if you are looking for boar skin to craft items like the spear bag, that one isn't going to be the most convenient.
Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 29, 2021 @ 5:23pm 
Thanks Mate... this is great!!! I placed a maker at the big village, so I can get back there easily. I'll look for the spot...it's looks and sounds perfect. As to the boars, I've actually found them; so it shouldn't be too difficult to find them when I really need them... though I rarely use spears; I suck with the bow, but getting better - LOL.
RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 6:00pm 
If/when you find the beach, the actual path only leads about halfway down the cliff, but you'll see rocks piled up the rest of the way down (my staircase in the picture is laid down on top of those rocks, so I could get the log sled up and down easily...that was before the crane was a thing). It takes a bit of parkour to get back up the rocks if you don't make an easier route like I did, but it is fully possible to jump up from the beach. Just might take you a few tries to get used to how you do it. Also worth noting that gravity is quite helpful for gathering logs. Throwing them off the cliff is totally an option, though if you have the patience for it, it may be worth making a little rock wall around the beach to help prevent the logs from going into the ocean as you throw them down...even more advisable if you go with the zipline route...which also didn't exist when I made the base in the picture. Ziplines are notorious for log explosions.
Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 29, 2021 @ 6:53pm 
ROFL... I was actually coming here just now to ask if I found the right spot.... Because I could get to it.... but I could not get back up - Still ROFL after your post :).

I swam around, and got to the beach near the Yacht... I figured I'd make my way back to the cliff, and set-up a Temporary Camp to gather the needed supplies... Starting with the Ramp you had built; but I like the sound of the Crane even better; assuming it can take Me up and Down, as well as a Sled; that's more a question than a statement :).

Otherwise... 'Yes'... this spot is perfect for me. I didn't see any Turtles, but I arrived 'Just' before dark; then left right at Sun-Up. But either way; I figure once I get 5 Rain Collectors set-up, it won't be an issue.
RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 6:57pm 
The crane doesn't play well with the log sled, but it is possible to build a log holder on the crane to transfer the logs into. The crane does work well for you going up or down though. It can just be a bit of a pain to line it up well with the cliff face, takes significantly less logs than my ramp did though.
RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 7:03pm 
Oh right, as for parkouring your way up the rock face so you don't have to swim around again if you do fall. The rocks are the easy part. It's that steep section just before the dip in the cliff that gets annoying. You mostly want to aim for the patches of grass in the rock face. If it looks like stone there's a good chance you will slide right back down, but if it looks like a patch of dirt with some grass on it then it's usually just flat enough to not function as a slide. You also jump slightly higher by holding the space bar rather than tapping it...and honestly I still do the Garry's Mod crouch hop but near as I can tell that doesn't make the biggest difference.
Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 29, 2021 @ 7:48pm 
You Rock! I never would have thought to even try and build a Log Holder on the Crane... Perfect!

Originally posted by RequiemsRose:
...if you do fall.

"If"? You know me too well :). "When" I do fall this is GREAT to know. Good Looking out Mate!!!

Well... I've got my assignment, and a Ton of work to do :). Woot!!! :)

Thanx again for all the tips... very... Very Helpful!!!
RequiemsRose Jul 29, 2021 @ 8:29pm 
Happy to help. I'm still subscribed if you end up with more questions. I also don't tend to mind friend requests if that is easier.
Skorne Tet'Zu Jul 29, 2021 @ 9:32pm 
Again...you Rock... and I'm sure there will be more questions before I'm done - LOL ; and definitely when I'm ready to Release the Beast (aka: Cannibals). So, once more: Big Thanx!!!
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