Why so slow and cardio so poor?

[Kuurst]

It is too painful for this character to walk/job half a kilometre without him/her expiring on the spot. Over 200 hours in this game, and I cannot keep playing with this character who is too slow, and his cardio is terrible despite living in the wilderness and being a "bush pilot". I few few complaints but this is a major one, and it stops me from playing.

[Bobywan]

You're too heavy.
Learn to let go of items in your bases.
I stopped for a while because of that too in my early play.

[Massive_Thumb_Tumor_FBGaming]

Use Snow Walker feat, get the +15kg carrying bonuses, and be aware of your clothing stats.

[Massive_Thumb_Tumor_FBGaming]

Have you ever tried sprinting in snow while wearing a wolf skin and bearskin coat and 2x deerskin trousers? I have and you can't do it believe me.











I haven't really.

[konzacelt]

It's too fast imo.

[Barranoid]

Well I've got my fair share of running around with a 30kg backpack and no...no you can't sprint and even a fast jog will exhaust anybody quite fast. So yeah, you can have all the cardio in the world, heavy clothing and weight are going to keep you down.

I mean try it! Get yourself a backpack, fill it with stuff 15lb or 30kg and try walking around for a while. Go for a walk. A hike maybe. Do that for two days in a row, maybe three. Remember to only eat once a day and keep it to granola bars only. Drink as little as possible and do it while it's really fraking cold outside. Let's see how fast you can actually RUN after that. At this point the character in the the game seems too fast.

[Kyrah Abattoir]

Originally posted by Kuurst:

It is too painful for this character to walk/job half a kilometre without him/her expiring on the spot. Over 200 hours in this game, and I cannot keep playing with this character who is too slow, and his cardio is terrible despite living in the wilderness and being a "bush pilot". I few few complaints but this is a major one, and it stops me from playing.

Realism aside, the days are compressed, maps are also smaller than life, so the needs/encumberance/speed are balanced around that.

[Kuurst]

Originally posted by Barranoid:

Well I've got my fair share of running around with a 30kg backpack and no...no you can't sprint and even a fast jog will exhaust anybody quite fast. So yeah, you can have all the cardio in the world, heavy clothing and weight are going to keep you down.

I mean try it! Get yourself a backpack, fill it with stuff 15lb or 30kg and try walking around for a while. Go for a walk. A hike maybe. Do that for two days in a row, maybe three. Remember to only eat once a day and keep it to granola bars only. Drink as little as possible and do it while it's really fraking cold outside. Let's see how fast you can actually RUN after that. At this point the character in the the game seems too fast.

Appreciate the responses.

Let us cobble together a wood sled for equipment then, or some type of work-around would be nice. We could always abandon the sled/cargo under duress? I would love to explore more of the map(s), but regardless of explanation, the time it takes is too long for those of us who do not have as much disposable time.

I purchased the game in alpha and have over 200 hours, I love this game, but cannot justify the excess time to travel in this game. Sorry I am not as hardcore as i used to be, i guess. Again, very appreciative of the responses.

(ps. lived in nothern AB and now on a 100-acre farm, i understand the reality of carrying a load etc, but on the farm, we can throw a sled together or use equipment. The firearms physics could use some TLC, if you want more realism. I can hit a fly at 100 yards in real life and in TLD, barely hit the side of a barn as it 'charges' me, lol. Entertaining.)