Weak ice

[InfraRed]

Is there any way to read the ice? To see where the weak ice is?

[IvantheFormidable]

Unfortunately not, although once the warning appears on screen you should have more than enough time to retreat without taking a swim.

A general rule of thumb is to follow land paths and "island hop", as it were, between those patches of ground.

The more exposure you have to weak ice in the game, the better you'll get at guessing where it will appear, as well as remembering where you went for a swim previously!

[gnusjunkie]

Not that I'm aware of - I always tried to find a pattern and failed: blue, black, white, it all might be 'weak' and you don't know until you hear it start to crack and see the 'weak ice' warning.

Happy to be corrected by someone else who has worked out the system and can 'read' the ice.

[IFIYGD]

In FM, not really. It tends to be stronger right beside fallen trees, and of course, walk on snow if you can.

In DP, CrH, and CH, if you can see the water lapping at the ice, you are too close., lol!

[SBlack]

In FM if you move away from the snow islands it's weak. You usually can't cross larger gaps. So look for the way the islands are laid out and follow them

[gnusjunkie]

Originally posted by JayXL:

Like others have said, island hopping is the way to go. Also, I learned from someone here how to leave "breadcrumbs" with rocks, which helps you learn the safe paths between various points of interest. That was very helpful to me while learning the ice of FM. Also helps you find your way in a blizzard!

Also useful for this purpose: tinder plugs after you don't need them for fires, cat tail heads and used-up whetstones, firestrikers and sewing kits (the latter being useful because they are visible more easily against the snow as a marker than stones, which also occur 'naturally').

[Obamium]

well once the ice was weak right next to the snow border and i was so confused about it so the sign "week ice" is the only source to be 100% sure that you are in trouble

[InfraRed]

Thanks for the answers, all stuff that makes sense in this game, although up north, no way this ice would break lol

[IvantheFormidable]

Originally posted by woot:

Thanks for the answers, all stuff that makes sense in this game, although up north, no way this ice would break lol

That's the same thing I used to hear on the news from the early season ice fishers that lose their trucks in the local lakes, lol. Ice safety can be a fickle beast IRL, and in-game. But you're right, it's a game mechanic after all.

[Crimson_Sly]

It's a guessing thing. You kinda have to feel for it when walking over ice. Weak ice is mostly in the Muskeg, but it is not as prominent in other regions. Once weak ice pops up on the screan just back up and see if you are able to sprint from a snow patch to another snow patch over the ice. That's yhe best way to get around it.

[Foxen]

If you get on the weak ice and get the message, you'll have about five seconds to go back...or to start sprinting ;-)

[rumax]

i can stay on weak ice 10 sec. it is true?

[Foxen]

It may feel like 10...but it's more like 5 IRT...

[gnusjunkie]

More like 2-3 seconds is my guess - feels like once I hear the cracking ice, if I do anything other than walk backwards reflexively as fast as I can, I’m in the drink.

[Foxen]

Depends on how far it is to get to the savety of the other side ;-)
If it's a short distance...just leg it! :D

[rumax]

i see video, where man takes stuff from tide of the sea and this stuff on weak ice. He say, you got 10 sec for get it. Use light wear for fast run. For very long survive, you can get raw material only on the beach with tide of the sea.