Falling through Ice

[SimpleSiren]

Are the maps small enough that i ran to far and it has an auto kill? Seems i was out exoploring running on the lake near shore and crack sound an death. Maps seem really small if thats the case. This was on the Costal Highway 1

[Skywatcher]

Have a look at this map, the thin ice is indicated on it. Or did you crack trhou8gh the ice somewhere else ? If so I would like to know. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=314178187

[SimpleSiren]

I thought it was a little more open world. I was just working my way down the shore. Didnt know there were boundries unfortunatly

[TattooedMac™]

Originally posted by SimpleSiren:

I thought it was a little more open world. I was just working my way down the shore. Didnt know there were boundries unfortunatly

Its a Sandbox, so there has to be boundaries at some stage. The "thin ice" is how they make the boundary on the ocean, so they don't put rock walls and trees out there unnecessarily. Once you hear the cracking either back up quickly or run, backwards until you don't hear the sounds anymore and you will be OK.

[Rocket Girl]

Boundaries or not your walking on a frozen lake.. lol Like I've said before, I spent a good deal of time when i started out avoiding parts of Mystery Lake cos common sense said "the ice will break" even though that mechanic wasn't in the game yet. SO now you have Coastal Highway.. with a HUGE body of frozen water... that ice just isn't safe yo lol

[SimpleSiren]

I dont mind that I just thought the maps were way larger.

[MadDoggyca]

maps feels large enough untill u learn them in side and out.. then your relize there wayy to small.

grate for a first time exprince... really bade for reply value

[mthsu]

Again, it's alpha. I guess they are working on many many other maps.
So, eventually there will be a much larger map as a whole.
It's just now it is under development.

[SimpleSiren]

All good I know what alpha is i support many Alphas. Its amazing game. I can wait a bit and see. I figured theyd be like Dayz maps. Staying alive in a villages doesnt seem like what Id do in the spring Id travel try to find better ect. We shall see.

[ent|ty]

There is no such thing as falling through ice at -24C temperatures.

I have never fallen through the ice, but I did come across that area, and heard the ice cracking and responded to it and survived.

I also checked the temperature at the time and it was up in the -20C's. That entire day the temperature was -10C with freezing winds and blinding storms while I was out on the lake.

I'm sorry, but at those temperatures there is no 'thin ice'. Maybe if the temperature let up on certain days and got up to 3-4C that you might have some melting happening on shallower lake areas... but no.. just no.

This is just one of the 'random traps' Hinterlands has put into the game to create some pseudo-difficulty which is based on pure chance and arbitrary difficulty (kind of like random ankle sprains).

There needs to be some forethought to this to make sense. I would accept at the least thin ice on shallow ponds, but at the temperatures we're consistently dealing with in the game so far, everything should be frozen solid, and able to even drive cars or at least snowmobile across it.

Again, ask an average Canadian about this who actually do activities in sub-0C temperatures (antyihng 3 hour drive above US border is going to have this), and you'd realize how this and many other 'challenges' in the game are simply ridiculous.

Originally posted by tim_hsu:

Again, it's alpha. I guess they are working on many many other maps.
So, eventually there will be a much larger map as a whole.
It's just now it is under development.

We know its alpha.
This is why everyone gives their opinions, so the developer can make decisions based on what is working and what isn't.
It's not supposed to be used as a 'carte blanche' to excuse any valid criticisms or opinions of the game.
Especially if you're technically an investor, and have put money towards it.