Interloper - Where is the least punishing weather later in the game?

[lkandrb]

What maps have the best weather a couple hundred days in?

[The Pistol Experience]

ML and CH

[Actimel]

Pleasant valley, LoL ^^

[lkandrb]

Originally posted by Actimel:

Pleasant valley, LoL ^^

That doesn't seem to jibe with my memories of the first 4300 hours of play ;) Blizzards are my least favorite pastime LOL.

[gnusjunkie]

The consensus is CH, although some folks plump for ML.

By a process of elimination:

PV is too cold and doesn't have access to a forge
FM/BR is hard going and no beachcombing
HRV has no crafting tables, so you'll run out of arrows pretty quickly (and no easy forging)
I would happily settle down and live out my life at Crystal Lake in TWM but it gets so cold that you can't sleep without a fire, and eventually you run out of fuel (and no forge).

You could settle in DP, I suppose - it has coastal weather, a forge (obv) and beachcombing.

Milton Basin might also be an option - two-layer cave, forge in FM, plenty of metal in MT although I don't know what the weather is like.

[lkandrb]

I'm mainly looking for the least worst weather. Fishing would be a plus, I will have plenty of arrowheads. I'm playing a custom interloper keeping the weather, spawn rates, etc. I just hate forging and forged tools. Now if they add a forging skill with progressively longer lasting more efficacious Knife and Hatchet ... might make it interesting. Losing arrows has mostly ceased to be an issue lately ...

[happybjorn]

Weather is RNG and zone doesn't matter. Air temp and wind chill are linked (if the air temp is colder the wind chill will be too). TWM, PV and HRV are basically 5 degrees colder (for air temp)

[lkandrb]

Thanks guys the fact about the three least friendly temp zones is what I was after. Forging now, well over 100 days, looking for my 500 day merit badge. I've been to around 350-375 a few times and died of boredom, I'm going to grit my chattering teeth harder this time LOL.

[PowerOn]

Originally posted by gnusjunkie:

I would happily settle down and live out my life at Crystal Lake in TWM but it gets so cold that you can't sleep without a fire, and eventually you run out of fuel (and no forge).

I went to TMW - from ML, through CH, PV using only crafted cloths - no underwear, socks, ear-wrap, toque, shirt (+17º warm-up) - Interloper day ~180+.

Live some weeks in Mountaineers Hut and fire is not required every night, if you know how manage early morning hours with bed warm-up. With 20+ clothes is rarely an issue.

Like in most places in Interloper, the big issue is collect/keep an good stock of stick for an emergency (blizzard at morning, CF warning). But the transition cave ahead engine have coal.

[mf187doubleg]

Originally posted by lkandrb:

Thanks guys the fact about the three least friendly temp zones is what I was after. Forging now, well over 100 days, looking for my 500 day merit badge. I've been to around 350-375 a few times and died of boredom, I'm going to grit my chattering teeth harder this time LOL.

ML, CH, The Ravine and FM also have the warmest temperatures. If you are going for the 500 days achievement spend around 50 days in each region to have fun from playing (it will keep you occupied). Staying in 1 region too long will get you bored. Build 1 big base in each region and collect all stuff there. To survive in TWM, PV I would craft a bear bedroll. With a bear bedroll you can sleep in any cave even during the thoughest blizzards. The only downside of that you need to hunt for bears quite often. ML and CH are the best for fishing. Personnaly I prefer Mystery Lake - Camp Office. TWM fishing spot is nice but a wolf is close and TWM in general is super cold so you need to look for wood constantly.

[Bob The Tomato]

I was under the impression that, on Interloper, the longer you stay in a region the colder it gets. And it keeps GETTING colder, and colder, and colder. And the weather only improves if you leave that region and settle someplace else, at which point the cycle starts again.

The idea behind it was that the weather would force you to relocate, since it would eventually get so bad as to be inhospitable. It prevented players from settling in a region and getting comfortable.

But that's just what I've heard. I've no data to back that up.

[lkandrb]

My understanding is the world gets colder over time, not individual regions - any confirmation veterans?

[I'll be the one]

Originally posted by lkandrb:

My understanding is the world gets colder over time, not individual regions - any confirmation veterans?

You are correct that the weather worsens and some regions seem worse than others.

[mf187doubleg]

Originally posted by Goth Skunk:

I was under the impression that, on Interloper, the longer you stay in a region the colder it gets. And it keeps GETTING colder, and colder, and colder. And the weather only improves if you leave that region and settle someplace else, at which point the cycle starts again.

The idea behind it was that the weather would force you to relocate, since it would eventually get so bad as to be inhospitable. It prevented players from settling in a region and getting comfortable.

But that's just what I've heard. I've no data to back that up.

not really - the weather gets worse over time in general the 1st 30-100 days but after that period, I do not notice any further weather degradation so after day 500 it is similar. So you can stay in a region for very long if you like.

[PowerOn]

I have a 350 + days Interloper "camped" in CH, and is safety stay in snowshelter in J.Rabbit most days at morning without fire, cloths ~22º+. I sleep in the house and pass time in snowshelter if are not blizzard.

[Bob The Tomato]

For you interlopers, do you bother with wool socks?

I'm curious because I personally don't see a point. They only provide 0.5 degrees of warmth (or 1 degree total if you have 2 pair), and I would much rather spend cloth repairing thermal undies since they provide double the warmth. Right now, I'm playing without socks.