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GhinzuTERERF has The Long Dark

Oct 3, 2016 @ 10:48am

Change difficulty during game ?

Hello.

I started a game in "easy" mode and I would now like to change the difficulty in my game. Is it possible? If so, how?

Thank you for your help.

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TKane

Oct 3, 2016 @ 11:13am

The only way is to make a new game.

Try playing as the other gender in your new, harder game.

Soda in a Plastic Bottle has The Long Dark

Oct 3, 2016 @ 11:41am

Nope you can't. You'll have to start a new game.

GhinzuTERERF has The Long Dark

Oct 3, 2016 @ 11:16pm

Thank you, I have only to start again, I think the game lack of interest in "easy".

ccwylde70

Oct 3, 2016 @ 11:19pm

Originally posted by Ghinzu:
Thank you, I have only to start again, I think the game lack of interest in "easy".

You might want to skip over Voyageur and go straight for Stalker, then. That should provide plenty of challenge :)

EbbeBaby

Oct 20, 2016 @ 8:20pm

Wait is there a way to change it by editing the save file? Understandably not the best way, but is it possible? And if so, is there guide for this....

I too started on easy and while its nice to look at....really no point after awhile, but also don't want to give up all my cured birch and guts~

KRNX

Oct 21, 2016 @ 12:37am

Originally posted by EbbeBaby:
Wait is there a way to change it by editing the save file? Understandably not the best way, but is it possible? And if so, is there guide for this....

I too started on easy and while its nice to look at....really no point after awhile, but also don't want to give up all my cured birch and guts~

you don't understand the main thing about hard mode, when you start a game all the items, containers and wildlife generates, even some of the buildings are burned down and it differs from mode to mode, on interloper for example you are extremely low on a every single one resource, no food, no instruments (some of them you NEED to craft by yourself), no good clothes and temperature 80% of the day is about -30~43, it's roughly describes conditions you need to struggle with, so having all the goodies from easy mode there's nothing hard left anymore until you have all them.

Goozie

Oct 21, 2016 @ 9:32am

Theoretically editing the savegame should be possible but
a) this is nasty way of cheating as difficulty mainly affects the amount of initially spawned resources.
b) it would be a dirty hack which might get broken with one of the next updates, and or your savegame might become corrupted.

if you want to increase difficulty then better start a new game and feel the pain from beginning til end.

gothmog77

Dec 16, 2020 @ 8:10pm

You want to make the game harder but you want to keep all of the easy mode loot.
Just start a new game! The challenge is what makes it fun!

Alternatively:
Take your character to Bleak Inlet or Hushed River Valley, and see how long you can survive there on easy mode (without leaving that region). At some point you will die and then you can try the next difficulty!