Winding River cave has no way out now????

[deelee58]

I am beside myself trying to find the way through the cave (that I have done so very many times before) and finding no way out. I have tried each of the side caves for the exit to winding river from PV but am not finding it. What am I doing wrong? I am running out of matches and time.

[EN16M471C]

There's definitely a way out. I've passed thru there in my current run.

Here's the video "walkthrough" (from the PV side).

[deelee58]

This is the first time I've had this problem. I've always been able to simply collect from the backpack (usually empty in Interloper but I check anyway) then the corspe. Then I turn to my right and head down the closet entrance which takes me to the tunnel with all of the patches of snow. Eventually...ta da...the opening to winding river. No such luck now!!!! Dead ends!!!

[EN16M471C]

Here's another video. A bit older but maybe brighter?

Yeah it's easy to get lost in caves. I'll admit that I hate the most that exact same cave from PV to ML. It's just kinda confusing in there because of all of the dead ends I guess.

[Dobbler]

I hadn't made that trip for a while, and just made it the other day (I used to do it all the time). I got turned around a little too. Found my way out, but I was a little worried for a minute.

[listless]

Every now and then I get really turned around in there.

[Kain]

Well, you could either go back and enter the dam through the window, or explore the cave, it's actually not that complex, take the path to the right, then keep to your left until you reach a bigger area with a dead dude. Climb the ramp and cross the wooden boards, follow the path and you're out on PV. Bring a coat. I LOVE that path plenty of tails for a quick snack.

[IFIYGD]

Originally posted by Tezcatlipoca:

Id say one of the most dangerous routes in the game. ... maybe the railway is much worse.

Nah. Raven Falls is a cinch, if you keep and eye on your feet and go slow at the broken section. And don't let the sounds freak you out.

Winding River? 25+ years of exploring wild caves, for fun, surveying and mapping... and this "little" cave gets me turned around constantly. But, then again, I have no flagging tape or glowsticks to mark and retrace a path like we always did IRL.

Thw Winding River Cave reminds me of Hamilton Cave in West Virginia. Considered to be a "beginner-intermediate" wild cave. it is a maze cave. With lots of looping passages and dead ends. And really easy to get turned around in, walking in circles.Lost for hours, even though it is a relatively small cave. Because there were no major formations to use as landmarks, and it all looked so similar from one passage to the next.

Hinterland did really well with the caves in this game, especially the Winding River Cave.

[Kain]

If you're coming from PV. Follow the path. Go down the plank. From the corpse you should see two tunnels, take left. Go forward, take the first right, you'll reach a place with 4 paths, keep going forward. You'll find a place with two paths, take left.

[Kain]

That's the best I can remember from memory.

[listless]

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

...reminds me of Hamilton Cave in West Virginia... lots of looping passages and dead ends... really easy to get turned around in, walking in circles. Lost for hours...

- not a chance. The caves and mining tunnels in this game really creep me out. There's no way I'd go inside one for real. You could give me a shopping cart full of glow sticks, a big reel of Ariadne's magic thread, an XL bag of Gretel's breadcrumbs, and you'd still find me blubbering just inside the entrance.

[IFIYGD]

Originally posted by rainyday:

Originally posted by IFIYGD:

...reminds me of Hamilton Cave in West Virginia... lots of looping passages and dead ends... really easy to get turned around in, walking in circles. Lost for hours...

- not a chance. The caves and mining tunnels in this game really creep me out. There's no way I'd go inside one for real. You could give me a shopping cart full of glow sticks, a big reel of Ariadne's magic thread, an XL bag of Gretel's breadcrumbs, and you'd still find me blubbering just inside the entrance.

Lol! You would fit right in with the folks from the Boy Scout Troops we used to take on caving "adventures". Not the Scouts themselves, mind you. They generally had a blast. But the Scout Leaders... it was somewhat enjoyable to see the look of terror in their eyes when we would startle a whole room of bats into sudden flight. Or after we would do our "Everyone stay put, where you are. Now turn off your helmet lamps, and experience what complete darkness is..." experiences. :D

[wilemon]

Lost usually means you have missed the ramp.

[deelee58]

Originally posted by wilemon:

Lost usually means you have missed the ramp.

Nope, just came down the ramp. I turned left to the corpse then after checking out the backpack turned to my right and entered the first cave entrance after trying several turns in there I ended back at the main room with the corpse. I have to try again or delete this game and go on to another one. I am running out of matches and nerves.

[deelee58]

Okay....finally found the way out. Don't know if I could do it again. It has me a little spooked. Then I made it to the lower dam for the night then ran to the fire barrel. Got a fire started just in time to have Fluffy come out with a growl from the hallway. She started for me but saw the fire and ran away with a wimper. She did this for some time until I was able to get past her when she wasn't looking and run into the hallway to the Upper dam. I ended up next to the safe where i spent the night listening to her hunt for me with her clicking nails. As long as I was crouched or sleeping she left me alone with my thoughts. Since I had the heavy hammer and was at 93% I figure I will attempt to put her down when I go back in to play. Shaking in my boots but I've got to try it since I left the harvested skins in the lower dam. Interloper is truly a challenge.

[Pentool]

[ Thw Winding River Cave reminds me of Hamilton Cave in West Virginia. Considered to be a "beginner-intermediate" wild cave. it is a maze cave. With lots of looping passages and dead ends. [/quote]

"You have entered...a maze of twisty little passages, all alike".