Decay On or Off Option

[Mr_MeGusta]

Decay can be a very diffcult thing to deal with for newer or less expernced players who maybe just got there first deer, collected all the meat and carried in back to a house and didnt cook it all only to find within a day or two all the meat has spiled. This is very realistic and dose add a challenge to the game but it would be cool to see an option to turn decay off, to make a eaiser survival expereince. Maybe a pently for that is you cannot earn achivments in that game mode, as a deterent for players not to jsut turn decay mode off to make it easier to survive.

[Mr_MeGusta]

Also another feature is latern being turned off when you go to sleep, it sucks to lose a full latern of fuel when I go to sleep.

[IFIYGD]

No. Just no. TLD is advertised as a "no handholding" survival game. Your idea wants to make it a "cuddle me in a blanket and feed me cake" game.

Even if it was just an option in the game, it goes against everything the game is, and is described (advertised) as being. Pilgrim is easy enough. This game does not need zero decay. You learned that there is a decay mechanic and rate in the game. Now learn how that mechanic works, and how to store foods to slow it as much as possible.

Just no. I would be seriously disappointed if Hinterland did something like this. Even if it was just a togglable option, it would feel like a total sell out to me, and make me stop believing in them. If you want a survival game that has no challenge to it, that holds your hand and spoon feeds you, there are plenty of them on the market. Play one of those.

Just my opinion, no offense meant. But I am just being honest about my feelings on this idea. It would ruin the game for me, even if I didnlt choose to use the option. I bought TLD because it was more realistic and challenging than other survival games I have played over the last 30 years. And sorry, this idea made my stomach tie itself up into knots. Just no.

[frank2351]

OP should look at playing pilgrim mode IMHO

[ajb1978]

Don't store meat indoors. It spoils very quickly. Drop it at the door outside, bring it in when you're ready to cook, then dump it back outside to stay cold.

[Mr_MeGusta]

I don't play in Pilgram I play in intermediate but if I were to ever want to do a YouTube tutorial on something with mechanics or showcase off how long you could suvive outside with a certain amount of water and food no decay would make it a lot eaiser for me to do something like that. And yes I do know to store meat outdoors.

[hinterland_community]

Mr.MeGusta eredeti hozzászólása:

Decay can be a very diffcult thing to deal with for newer or less expernced players who maybe just got there first deer, collected all the meat and carried in back to a house and didnt cook it all only to find within a day or two all the meat has spiled. This is very realistic and dose add a challenge to the game but it would be cool to see an option to turn decay off, to make a eaiser survival expereince. Maybe a pently for that is you cannot earn achivments in that game mode, as a deterent for players not to jsut turn decay mode off to make it easier to survive.

Thanks for your feedback! Just to add some context here--the decay system works to make the world of The Long Dark a more dynamic place. As you survive, the challenges change and you are asked to confront them in different ways. In this way the environment becomes almost a character in itself--an adversary to be understood and (perhaps?) to overcome.

But that's just one way you can think about decay. Others may experience it differently. :)

[ajb1978]

wodsde eredeti hozzászólása:

can food decaying makes me mad...canfood can last decades if stored correctly ive seen videos of canfood from the 60's that you can still eat...

True, provided it's protected from the elements. Liquid expands when frozen, and can damage the can.

[Brechnor]

wodsde eredeti hozzászólása:

can food decaying makes me mad...canfood can last decades if stored correctly ive seen videos of canfood from the 60's that you can still eat...

When my gran died I saw tins 20and more years old unopened and some of them were not good

/slightly offfopic

[ajb1978]

There are a number of reasons food can spoil even in a can. Exposure to direct sunlight can heat it, causing slight ruptures in the seal. Oily foods can go rancid even when canned. Organic compounds can also break down with age, so while you wouldn't be able to perceive this without opening the can, that 20 year old can of sardines is probably a stinky organic slop by now.

[ccwylde70]

ajb1978 eredeti hozzászólása:

There are a number of reasons food can spoil even in a can. Exposure to direct sunlight can heat it, causing slight ruptures in the seal. Oily foods can go rancid even when canned. Organic compounds can also break down with age, so while you wouldn't be able to perceive this without opening the can, that 20 year old can of sardines is probably a stinky organic slop by now.

Just no 'pork brains in milk gravy' - my roomates found this high up in the cupboard of a house we were renting - who even knows how long it had been sitting up there - the title alone was revolting enough w/o even the thought of opening the can !

[Person of Interest]

-1 for the optional decay! People need to toughen up. The REAL Long Dark is coming... :-)

[IFIYGD]

ccwylde70 eredeti hozzászólása:

Just no 'pork brains in milk gravy' - my roomates found this high up in the cupboard of a house we were renting - who even knows how long it had been sitting up there - the title alone was revolting enough w/o even the thought of opening the can !

Pork brains with milk gravy are a US Southern delicacy. Actually quite tasty, especially with eggs and good Southern style biscuits.. Home made is always much better than canned, but the canned ones aren;t too bad if you add the right seasonings to them while heating them up.

And there are a few food compaines still making and selling them. Obviously much easier to find in stores down South in te US, but luckily there is one store in my general area that stocks them. :)

[ccwylde70]

wodsde eredeti hozzászólása:

how long does it take for food to decay? "can food/candbars etc" i got lots stored in my base and im hoping it can last 100 days or so...

It's all kinda a crap shoot, tbh. You can eat canned food that's down in the single digit % in the game sometimes and not have any adverse effects, and you can turn around and nibble 40 calories off a 74% condition candybar and come down with food poisoning that could try to kill you. I guess it depends on if the random # gods're smiling on you or not that day ...

[Soda in a Plastic Bottle]

Well Hinterland has said that optional sliders and toggles aren't in their vision of the game. It's not hard to get around the decay system and as for the lantern thing that's just too much handholding.

[iwasa]

wodsde eredeti hozzászólása:

how long does it take for food to decay? "can food/candbars etc" i got lots stored in my base and im hoping it can last 100 days or so...

As a very generalized rule, given a 1,000 day decay time, you might expect packaged (my term for modern, pre-disaster) foods to decay about 10% over 100 days. It is by no means uniform over all packaged foods and items. Some decay faster. Some decay slower. Some just don't seem to decay at all.

I am approaching 600 days (in a Pilgrim sandbox) and still have a substantial amount of packaged food that I expect will be around for several hundred more days though some of it is getting down there into the teens and lower that I will eat before it gets to ruined. The stuff is stored indoors in containers (easier to rummage among them).

Keep an eye on your food stores, be aware of what their condition is, but don't get overly concerned that they will all go bad really fast.