The Long Dark

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DaWNeto23 Dec 3, 2014 @ 7:24am
how i do to gather snow to smelt?
as title
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Mystix Dec 3, 2014 @ 7:29am 
Have a fire going, like at a stove, after the fire is lit interact with it. If you want you can add more wood to the fire to add to the time it will last. One of the options you'll see is to Melt snow. You can select how much you want to melt (I guess we can assume you run outside to gather the according amount into a pot). The higher the amounts will take longer and reduce time from the fire accordingly. After the snow is melted, I may then also suggest to boil it (if you just drink the melted water, you could get sick from it unless it's boiled). Good luck.

PS: If interested, in one of my Let's Play videos I use a stove to melt snow and then boil it. You can see it around the 17:00 minutes mark:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=349155902
Last edited by Mystix; Dec 3, 2014 @ 10:18am
Black Wolf Dec 3, 2014 @ 7:33am 
From a stove/fireplace/campfire/fire barrel you simply select how much snow you want to melt, there is no "gathering". After all, it's supposed that the character surely doesn't have a problem finding snow to melt.
DaWNeto23 Dec 3, 2014 @ 8:09am 
ty a lot guys.
this is what makes this game garbage, it is only very seldom intuitive , for melting snow you need something to put the snow in, even more logical would be , you could "eat" the snow without melting it...
Pagan_PL Dec 24, 2017 @ 2:27pm 
Originally posted by Phisher_0x029A the last of you:
this is what makes this game garbage, it is only very seldom intuitive , for melting snow you need something to put the snow in, even more logical would be , you could "eat" the snow without melting it...

I think the Developers are aware of it. Just wait.
Mobscene Dec 24, 2017 @ 2:44pm 
Originally posted by Phisher_0x029A the last of you:
, you could "eat" the snow without melting it...

There's actually a voice line in-game for this. If you're very thirsty your character will say "I'd eat snow if it wouldn't give me hypothermia".

You should never eat snow to quench your thirst. Sure it's ok if you're just outside ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around. But if you're actually in a life or death situation, you need to melt it first.

Retr0 Nov 9, 2018 @ 3:37pm 
Originally posted by Phisher_0x029A the last of you:
this is what makes this game garbage, it is only very seldom intuitive , for melting snow you need something to put the snow in, even more logical would be , you could "eat" the snow without melting it...
eating snow can scratch your throat and/or cause cold sores
Gun Tech. Nov 9, 2018 @ 5:22pm 
It is instantly teleported to whatever heatsource you use, by pure magic. And then it instantly makes the melted snow poisonous, also by pure magic, so that you must 'purify' it somehow to be able to drink it. ;)

Don't think. Just light a fire, put a pot or can, and select Melt Snow.
Last edited by Gun Tech.; Nov 9, 2018 @ 5:38pm
Zord Jan 24, 2021 @ 6:22pm 
Snow does not take 1 hour to melt
DaWNeto23 Jan 24, 2021 @ 8:39pm 
ty man!
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Date Posted: Dec 3, 2014 @ 7:24am
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