Hushed River Valley - love it or hate it?

[AAAARGH!]

I have to admit that I really, really like the new map. The trees sway with the wind.

I get the impression that the developers are getting better at designing maps, which bodes well for the future.

[IFIYGD]

Love it, even though it does not love me in return. ;)

The newregion building tools that Raph showed/teased in the February Dev Diary http://www.thelongdark.com/news/dev-diary-february-2018/
really seem to allow for some really neat map creation and features.
(Still really, really, really hoping that soeday we will get to play with those tools in supported Modding, for player-made maps.)

Love the new region, hopefully some day I will know it well enough to do more than just run through and get the heck out. The screenshot possibilities are amazing... such stunning views. :)

[freeman]

I love it. But it is quite challenning place.

[Nil Desperandum]

I love it too. So refreshing, clean and bright (cept when the weather is bad)


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[Helldiver Training Officer]

I only stepped just inside it after I found the cave from Milton area. Once I realized what it was, I turned around and left. Haven't explored any of it yet. Main objective right now is to get that 5th and last buffer memory from the credit union. Then head out to Mystery Lake.

I suppose I should consider exploring HRV, considering right now I'm just hanging out every day for night to fall in hopes that the Aurora's out AND that the one last buffer memory I need is available to read.

[Darklighter_NL]

I started my current survival game in Hushed River Valley. I have to say I love it, but it's a harsh and brutal kind of love only for people who are slightly masochistic :) The one thing that's causing problems for me at the moment is the lack of firestarters. There are only a few flares and matchboxes to be found. A magnifying glass would be ideal but I haven't found one yet. Shelter is OK, there are many caves to be found and food isn't a problem either because there are many deer, rabbits and cat tails around.

The map reminds me of Timberwolf Mountain considering how desolate it is, even more so because there is no man made shelter and - aside from a few items you find on bodies, in campsites, the caves and in hidden caches - man made resources are almost non existent. On the plus side HRV is a lot easier to traverse than TWM. The weather is comparable as far as I've experienced it, not especially worse in any case.

[MissB77]

I love this new region! It's harsh but so beautiful and it was so nice to be able to get lost again! I hope Hinterland continues to build more environments like this without man made structures.

[Klumpatsch]

I started a new game there on Stalker and froze to death in the very first night. On voyager, I was constantly freezing and almost starving and made it out more dead than alive after several days, with zero matches left and no food. I loved every second of it (being lost and helpless again), buuut I think I won't be going back for a while.

[Darklighter_NL]

Originally posted by Baukster77:

I love this new region! It's harsh but so beautiful and it was so nice to be able to get lost again! I hope Hinterland continues to build more environments like this without man made structures.

I know what you mean. TLD is at its best when you're lost, freezing and starving in a blizzard... but at the verge of collapse discover shelter with just enough resources and food to repair some equipment, recover health and survive another day.

[Darklighter_NL]

Originally posted by Sir Klumpatsch:

I started a new game there on Stalker and froze to death in the very first night. On voyager, I was constantly freezing and almost starving and made it out more dead than alive after several days, with zero matches left and no food. I loved every second of it (being lost and helpless again), buuut I think I won't be going back for a while.

Yes... HRV has argueably the least amount of man made resources of all the current maps, the lack of firestarters being the most problematic. Aside from a decent amount of flares I've found a few match cartons and one lens, but it's few and far between. I really can't imagine anyone surviving this map on Interloper!

[Pestilence]

It is, by far, the best place to spawn in interloper. You get matches, a bedroll, a hacksaw, a heavy hammer, a Mackinaw jacket, combat pants, and ear wraps on day one if you do it right. It's actually kind of over powered.

[tyber_gsk]

Hello.
I hate it..
I moved there on loper at 1700+ days.
Allmost die 3 times.
I collected everything from there and came back last night.
Wheather there is so bad...

No cloth's xcept few shirts and a bedroll,
All ruined..

But i have to say.. at the same time i enjoyed it a lot cos it was so hard to survive there..

Regards

[BirdDog]

Its impressive and hard even a skilled player have good chance to die there.

I went after 4 days back to Milton dont wanna risk my 287 day save.

[KERNOW]

Undecided....I was there for 4 days,

1st place I found was the beacon and the ice cave found my self a canadian jacket at 15% a couple of other bits of clothing ruined.
A sharpening stone that imo was worth it to start,
Had a fight with a wolf 100% condition down to 15%...... WTF moment lol
Box of matches in the ice cave also worth it :D

Hidden supply catch!?!? - I didn't think these were a thing on loper
Then headed back to Milton to pick up some supplies I didn't think I needed to start with. Tools and some metal.

Just got back to the ice caves and for some reason I can a wolf howling out side the ice cave from inside. I didn't think this was a thing... It's put the willy's up me as I don't want another fight like last time lol.

[Pestilence]

That wolf is inside the cave.