Is it me or is the nomad challenge really boring?

[deadspawn]

Wolves are the only issue so far. Big dummy stayed at the wrong barn before I realized it didn't count. I find myself playing a lot of cards to pass the time. Haven't found a gun yet, but plenty of ammo. Got lost on my way to skeeter's ridge basement so it was nice to see the prepper cache is in the challenge, never saw it in game. I'm new, just bought game on the DLC release so I never saw one before. Just wish it would have had a weapon before I go into TWM for the next spot.

Hinterland, if you read this, there appears to be some kind of glitch or bug at the rural store. This may have been noted previously. Anyway I have about 12 days in game for the challenge, but it says I spent 50.6 days at the rural store. Not a big deal, just a mention.

[Lyles]

It's a challenge intended for beginners. But spending 3 days in each locations is not really nomadic. The problem with this challenge is you need to stay in a precise location. Going out to explore the surroundings doesn't count. So, if you do that, it might take 5/6 days if you just come back to sleep at night and go out to explore in daytime for the location to register as 3 days spent in your journal.

[I'll be the one]

Originally posted by deadspawn:

Wolves are the only issue so far. Big dummy stayed at the wrong barn before I realized it didn't count. I find myself playing a lot of cards to pass the time. Haven't found a gun yet, but plenty of ammo. Got lost on my way to skeeter's ridge basement so it was nice to see the prepper cache is in the challenge, never saw it in game. I'm new, just bought game on the DLC release so I never saw one before. Just wish it would have had a weapon before I go into TWM for the next spot.

Hinterland, if you read this, there appears to be some kind of glitch or bug at the rural store. This may have been noted previously. Anyway I have about 12 days in game for the challenge, but it says I spent 50.6 days at the rural store. Not a big deal, just a mention.

So if it were focused for beginners maybe we could modify it for those more experienced. What if 1)Matches are not allowed 2) No firearms 3) Each stop you make you have to kill a wolf each day you are there.

[Kyrah Abattoir]

Originally posted by deadspawn:

Wolves are the only issue so far. Big dummy stayed at the wrong barn before I realized it didn't count. I find myself playing a lot of cards to pass the time. Haven't found a gun yet, but plenty of ammo. Got lost on my way to skeeter's ridge basement so it was nice to see the prepper cache is in the challenge, never saw it in game. I'm new, just bought game on the DLC release so I never saw one before. Just wish it would have had a weapon before I go into TWM for the next spot.

Hinterland, if you read this, there appears to be some kind of glitch or bug at the rural store. This may have been noted previously. Anyway I have about 12 days in game for the challenge, but it says I spent 50.6 days at the rural store. Not a big deal, just a mention.

It is, after a few hours I gave up and started whiteout instead. It is far more fun in my opinion.

[deadspawn]

Originally posted by Kyrah Abattoir:

Originally posted by deadspawn:

Wolves are the only issue so far. Big dummy stayed at the wrong barn before I realized it didn't count. I find myself playing a lot of cards to pass the time. Haven't found a gun yet, but plenty of ammo. Got lost on my way to skeeter's ridge basement so it was nice to see the prepper cache is in the challenge, never saw it in game. I'm new, just bought game on the DLC release so I never saw one before. Just wish it would have had a weapon before I go into TWM for the next spot.

Hinterland, if you read this, there appears to be some kind of glitch or bug at the rural store. This may have been noted previously. Anyway I have about 12 days in game for the challenge, but it says I spent 50.6 days at the rural store. Not a big deal, just a mention.

It is, after a few hours I gave up and started whiteout instead. It is far more fun in my opinion.

whiteout is a lot more fun. I think someone could make a speed run challenge with it if they haven't already. Once I understood that it wasn't timed, meaning as soon as I collected all the stuff it was over, it was a full on speed challenge I enjoyed.

[deadspawn]

Originally posted by Lyles:

It's a challenge intended for beginners. But spending 3 days in each locations is not really nomadic. The problem with this challenge is you need to stay in a precise location. Going out to explore the surroundings doesn't count. So, if you do that, it might take 5/6 days if you just come back to sleep at night and go out to explore in daytime for the location to register as 3 days spent in your journal.

skeeters ridge basement was the worst place so far.

[deadspawn]

Originally posted by nextgengranny:

I've never done any of the challenges. I might check out a couple of them someday, but I can't imagine doing the nomad one, mainly because of the point Lyle makes about being pinned down.

I haven't done them all yet, but I want to do the bear one next. Looks a little more fun.

[deadspawn]

Originally posted by vinyblaster:

I'm doing it right now and yeah super boring. I basically go to a place and then play cards and sleep.

There is loot everywhere so food is not a problem at all. And it's frustrating that you always have to be in the building instead of in the general area. I wonder if CF is gonna kick in at some point.

I read that it doesn't count as it is largely a pilgrim setting. Hence the food and water lasting so long. The only difference I can tell is that the wolves will attack you, and they bite. Day 2 while heading to the real barn I was attacked before I could get inside.

[Fivecard]

As others have said, it's a beginner challenge, and even then, 'challenge' is a misleading name. I think it serves as a good way of introducing new players to key safehouses in a few regions. It took me about 40-50 days and most of that was passing time playing cards. Managed to hunt a moose along the way which was the only real highlight.

It's a conundrum to make Nomad a more engaging challenge whilst keeping it beginner-friendly. Perhaps to have fewer shelters on the checklist but in more spaced out locations to accommodate new regions? Sort of like a peaceful version of Escape the Darkwalker.

[Fivecard]

Originally posted by deadspawn:

I haven't done them all yet, but I want to do the bear one next. Looks a little more fun.

Good luck with the Hunted! Yes, it is certainly a lot more tense :)

[deadspawn]

Originally posted by The_Fivecard:

As others have said, it's a beginner challenge, and even then, 'challenge' is a misleading name. I think it serves as a good way of introducing new players to key safehouses in a few regions. It took me about 40-50 days and most of that was passing time playing cards. Managed to hunt a moose along the way which was the only real highlight.

It's a conundrum to make Nomad a more engaging challenge whilst keeping it beginner-friendly. Perhaps to have fewer shelters on the checklist but in more spaced out locations to accommodate new regions? Sort of like a peaceful version of Escape the Darkwalker.

You know, this begs the question, what is a beginner? If you hadn't done any runs, this challenge would be absurd, to the point of almost being an all encompassing challenge. Why, because you don't know where anything is, and unless you look up a map online this could take forever to do.

I really think if they want it to be truly beginner friendly then make it purely pilgrim. That way they don't have to deal with wolves, bears, moose, and timberwolves. If they want to make it novice, then make it voyager or higher, expert - loper difficulty. Hinterland would then have 3 challenges for the price of one, and they could tweak the amount of time spent at each and possibly include more areas. But what do I know, I am still trying to get achievements and run all these challenges. To me, this challenge is boring (and time consuming). The only hard part was keeping a fire going in the stone church so the 3 blizzards in 3 days didn't kill me. I just want the all these bonuses for a new character for a long run.

[GhostMoon]

I could never finish the beginner challenges - though I tried. The one where you pick up computer buffers during aurora is too tedious for me.... And Nomad suffers from the above comments. BUT, the rest of the challenges are pretty good IMO. The harder ones especially: hopeless rescue; where the dead sleep; darkwalker.... These are tough but rewarding to finish.