Making the perfect fit | Clothing in The Long Dark

[@Starz-pd]

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[@lonewanderer9839]

Does wool keep you more warm when wet in game then say fleece

[@Starz-pd]

@ no, all clothes lose warmth the same when wet!

[@tepon1fani]

One thing you missed about 100% frozen clothes: once your innermost hat or your gloves reach 100% frozen status, you're at risk of the permanent Frostbite affliction - and there is no warning, it just suddenly hits you with a permanent -10% to maximum health!

[@Zooker25]

There is a warning though, 'Frostbite Risk'?

[@ludvigpeterssson1011]

That shit happened to me just a few days ago, I slept in my sleeping bag in the yellow train thing in mystery lake and woke up with frostbite 😅

[@nerdolo748]

Oh yeah this crap happened to me on voyager when I slept outside during cabin fever ;-; I was so mad I cheated death to get rid of it.

[@KSchweitzer]

I was 500 days into a stalker run and slept where I apparently wasn't out of the wind like it said and I woke up with frostbite out of nowhere. You're definitely right

[@Will-101]

Permanent as in, it wont go away?!

[@doots2843]

I feel like the wool mittens deserve an honorary mention for having only a half of a degree lower warmth bonus than the tactical gloves, but weighing only a fraction of their weight. They have the best weight to warmth ratio of all of the gloves.

[@pickleplayer33]

Yea I think the wool mittens are hugely underrated. They have the highest warmth to weight ratio by a mile, and if all the rest of my clothes are plenty warm, I'm really not going to miss that extra degree of insulation when I could carry more gear instead

[@nerdygem8620]

I'm tempted to do a warmth/weight ratio run to see if being faster outweighs being warmer.

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Their struggle resistance is atrocious however. Not a huge knock against them but it's a trade off. If I'm being anal about weight I'd rather just use hand wraps as they're immensely more replaceable for half the protection.

[@danbrooks6780]

​@@nerdygem8620lighter clothes don't make you faster. You have the same walking and sprinting speed wearing 10kg of clothes as 0kg. More significantly, a low warmth rating just means you will have to detour for shelter or stop to light fires more frequently, so you're definitely not getting around faster that way.

[@sparks6177]

@@danbrooks6780 faster probably means carrying more stuff which theoretically means less need to run back and forth from place to place

[@erdinbunic3251]

The most important thing in the game "The drip"

[@krampusz]

Who can resist a guy with earwraps over a green balaclava, and a bear head on his chest.

[@Derg3586]

I personally care the most about balancing warmth and weight, so I could carry more loot, but also avoid freezing to death.

[@chill_502]

Generally speaking for interloper the best clothing you can possibly wear is: (Two bear skin coats) (two thin wool sweaters) for hats wear (rabbit hat or possibly get the cougar hide wrap) and a (expedition balaclava) for pants (one combat pants and deer pants) and for socks (both pairs of wool socks) and try to find (two thermal underwear)

[@HeavyMettaloid]

The issue with the tactical balaclava and protection bonus is that it can only be worn on the inner slot and unless you wear nothing on the outer it won't provide protection.

[@aaronfeenstra1695]

Great video! If you want to play interloper or misery, just always wear the warmest clothes. the world will get colder over first 50 days or so. Faster on misery.

[@cohesiveplacebo606]

This completely went over my head, I wear what I find🦧

[@mecha5409]

Yay! I’ve been looking for an up to date video about this. I’m used to being over encumbered so I always prioritize warmth over weight. This technical breakdown is exactly what I’ve needed but at the same time there’s another factor to consider- how much of a pain in the ass is it to get/make. I can fully acknowledge the Cowichan sweater is the best in the game but I pretty much always end up with the fisherman’s sweater cause it’s more easily accessible. Same goes for the tactical vest, would love that protection bonus but that means I’d have to go back to Blackrock 😂

[@saigesplayce3915]

Yesss dude! Haven’t watched the video yet but clothing has always been something I haven’t known a ton about. My clothing always ends up being SUPER heavy or not warm enough, and I don’t know which ones I should take on a journey, which is especially important in my current TALES run, where im always on the move. Thank you so much for making this, it’s gonna be super helpful, I know it!

[@tristanthetristan]

Starz in the puffy expedition coat is so freaking cute

[@Starz-pd]

@@tristanthetristan the characters name is Willo, but thank you!

[@nerdolo748]

Great video, although I miss honourable mention of wool mittens and generally discussion around optimising clothing for weight. I’ve found that aside from loper I often want to have clothing that is less warm/protective but frees up carry weight, because the weight of clothing can be very considerable. There’s a ton of nuance when it comes to clothing in this game. People who explained the frozen clothing frostbite in the comments solved a mistery of this misfortune happening to me, you should definitely mention that in a future video!

[@Flamingskeleton8]

Jeez you’ve been growing fast, congrats on 2k

[@Art1K_05.]

Broo... it's an incredible video, it's the first one I have seen and I was surprised for the editing and the tips for noobs, new follower. I sorry for my basic english, I'm from Latam.🗿

[@StarrAtlantis]

Man you are reading my mind!!! I always struggle with this. Great job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@AmaraJordanMusic]

I just summited and am spending some time tearing down clothes I absolutely don’t want for cloth during a blizzard, so this is fantastic timing 😅 I might switch to as much movement clothing as I can to make my run for the tactical backpack. Awesome work as always, so glad I found your videos so early in your KZbin run!

[@parsaziba431]

bro could you just make a brief video on how to aim accurately with different weapons in the game. cause I have the problem of missing so many shots. in the video, test your aiming tips on a bullseye target (in pleasant valley maybe) by the way I have searched a lot on youtube and haven't found a video about this. so it might be a nice idea for to think about

[@Starz-pd]

@@parsaziba431 great idea!

[@PRC533]

The bow and rock in particular are not very intuitive. I break many arrows finding the right range when hunting.

[@steelfire9597]

Two of the biggest factors in aiming are your skill level with the weapon, as that directly affects accuracy/sway, and tiredness/stamina, which will also affect accuracy/sway.

[@NatDee-yj6nv]

My go to set up is Mukluks, combat pantsX2 , wool gloves, urban parka, Mackinaw coat. Perfect balance of all traits.

[@CrestaDMente]

Absolutely delighted!

[@messagemimic1]

Mate you might be the fastest growing TLD youtuber 2.5k subs in such a short time and the views are really good to good luck on your career

[@BabalabasCreep1]

Interloper best gear: Cougar wrap, technical balaclava, Bear Coat, Ski Jacket (inner), Thin wool sweater x2, tactical gloves, combat pants (inner), wolf skin pants, thermal underwear x2, wool socks x2, deer boots, moose hide satchel or improvised insulation based on if you need extra weight or not. And finally, the ballistic vest. Optimal balance of warmth protection, protection, and sprint.

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Swap out bearcoat for moose hide. It lets you avoid waterproofing for your torso and is much MUCH lighter. Also swap out the ski jacket for the macnaw you can get a guaranteed spawn from the trader. His quest is infinitely harder without the unique bunkers but still worth it for his extended inventory.

[@BabalabasCreep1]

@ Bearcoat provides adequate water proofing and a better warmth to weight ratio so I wouldn’t go moose cloak but it’s a fine alternative. Mackinaw has a worse warmth to weight ratio than ski but slower decay, so that is also a fine alternative. There are small adjustments you can make but what is key is building around the ballistic vest as the protection bonus it gives is unmatched.

[@stephannahmed7918]

Ballistic vest is a bad take you spend wayyy too much weight for the benefit unless you are specifically going to hunt big game yes it helps with animal attacks but think about how much more loot you could carry overall without it

[@seckino82]

Actually the best strategy is to wear a moose cloak outside and a bear coat inside.. you get best of the both worlds and the additional weight means nothing on loper settings, provided that you maintain well fed and do have the technical backpack.. Wolfskin pants are absolutely worthless.. you're much better of with a deerskin, which is already as good and doesn't require any of that nonsense the wolf pants do..

[@steelfire9597]

Good video. A little more on the simplistic side, but a good basic overview. There's a lot more nuance to it, with the potential for frozen clothes to lead to frostbite. There's also the wolfskin coat's chance to scare off regular wolves (does not affect timberwolves). There's also decay and upkeep to consider. All of it factors into creating a great set for everyday needs. Best in slot for a single attribute is definitely not going to be best for overall survival.

[@simsfreak63]

It would've been wise to mention warmth-to-weight ratio. Lots of players (myself included) will often forgo heavier, warmer clothing options in favor of more weight efficient clothing options so we can carry more loot. "Thin wool sweaters" are what I'm running in the torso slots 100% of the time, for example.

[@slomkaadas9603]

Great tips, thx Sir! Cheers from Poland 🍻

[@krampusz]

Very nice, thank you for doing this! It would have been cool to see the other 2 total stats of each loadout. For eg how much total warmth the mobility loadout has and vice versa. Another important info for loadouts would be the total weight - for example if one would want to haul a large amount of loot and/or meat as fast as possible, the encumberance limits count a lot next to the sprint/climb stamina penalty.

[@camilolopez8728]

bro i think you should consider weight in the mobility category because some clothes really affects that aspect and weight its a important part of mobility

[@matikucharz510]

Fantastic video man. I was wondering many times about clothing in this game and how it is ranked. This video will help me a lot while choosing my setup for the certain situation! 🤝💪

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

I clicked the like button even before watching... it's going to be another good video!

[@DustyTurt1e]

nice video edit. keep up the good work

[@MockingjayRising]

great video! this is gonna come in handy!

[@klifton1907]

Very helpful and well explained, thanks 💌

[@Will-101]

Excellent video mate great work, very informative

[@on_certainty]

hell yeah! i find myself gravitating towards Warmth / Kg instead of raw warmth in lower difficulties, personally. very fun theoretical loadouts!

[@glooper-n3x]

cant wait for the irl version

[@williamgomez7550]

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[@4422shini]

Great video! I'd like to see a similar video but you focus on all the clothes that are more common to find, rather than clothes that takes time and skill to sew together like the bearskin and wolfskin clothes. Max out on common clothes like the Canadian toque.

[@beckyvt]

how to mog on great bear

[@goldie8781]

Hell yeah, just what I wanted

[@an1meshkaaa]

Amazing as always

[@TheMumbles]

Personally i pick outer layer as deference and inner layer as warmth. Yes it leads to heavy and low stamina but its my preference.

[@ItsyaboyX]

Excited to watch!

[@ElectricZinnia]

Loved the video ❤ I think you still should've put the work pants for the protective pants because it's supposed to be just off protection and nothing else

[@DaimonWalker]

A warning - I don't think 100% protection keeps you safe from moose attacks either. Your ribs will still get broken.

[@Starz-pd]

@@DaimonWalker yup! as I said in the video you still get afflictions even with 100%!

[@wnchstrman]

I use a hybrid protection and weight saving build on stalker. World is warm compared to loper so i dont ever use bear coat. Mukluks, gauntlets, combat pants, exped parka and moose cloak. I also always wear satchel and crampons. Moose cloak and crampons are nice for wolf wrestling as well as crampons cut down on annoying sprains significantly.

[@edthomas99]

Masterclass

[@darkube5006]

Great videa ! Wouldve been nice to have a weight total for each loadout in the recap

[@Moz29]

Im probably nit-picking but for mobility I would consider warmth/weight ratio. For example gloves, cotton gloves.

[@killabomb3186]

it would have been cool to also show how the best clothing for movement's cold resistance and defense and same for the others.

[@robanybody84]

Lot of editing but great result. Very good video!

[@bloomingpain-flower7074]

You rock! And stone! Rock and stone yeaaaaah!

[@crazylikebull]

Did someone say, ROCK & STONE! ⚒️

[@bloomingpain-flower7074]

@@crazylikebull Rock me like a stone, brother!

[@chris9517]

For Karl!

[@lonewanderer9839]

Does wool keep you more warm when wet in game then say fleece

[@multimode1876]

You rock, Thank you!

[@willsmith11838]

love the videos

[@Halieustheendless56]

I'm definitely making a defensive outfit, as I now have the Ballistic vest. I found out from another streamer how to get a kit that balances out the weight and the warmth while being fully protected for the long run. Also one thing I will mention you talk about inner torso at 8.59, but my question is why do you mention defense? Doesn't defense only apply to the outer layers for the most part (unless that is your outer layer at the moment)? Another thing is you only find expedition parkas on stalker and lower

[@dementoz1820]

Im always trying to roleplay my clothing choice. So I wear a t-shirt, then sweater, then insulated jacket, then travel parka.

[@hellno8996]

but cant u only use the outerslot for animal clothing? the inner slot wont equip any animal clothing for me atleast

[@Moz29]

All the redundant movement items could have the best warmth/weight ratio'd items listed

[@franekkkkk]

I don’t know of and warmth and wind proofing matters to me the most

[@gluebits3562]

weight should be factored in more heavily to the mobility category. wearing lighter clothes not only allows you to carry more without being slowed down by weight and makes it more suited to situations where mobility is most important.

[@cohesiveplacebo606]

Where drip category

[@farfarlongdark]

13:08 you can do 2 Windbreakers, they are 0%

[@rjwhite4424]

Dude you need to keep making videos!!!

[@matiasdalessandro2356]

So above 100% protection also makes you immune to falls? do the clothes still decay?

[@Starz-pd]

@@matiasdalessandro2356 not sure if it makes you completely immune to falling. But it will help mitigate the damage. The clothing will still decay though because of the torn clothing affliction

[@medusa-o7c]

zaknafien tested 100% prot against cougar and he didnt lose a single % of hp, so i guess 100% prot means you dont take a physical condition damage, but i think you still can get a blood loss and such after a struggle

[@NewWaveBeastie]

Threads so cold... drip so hard.. THEY'LL KILL YOU MAN

[@JoeR1066]

Can you do a non DLC version of the list?

[@teddiecrash8216]

The Urban Parka has a bad decay-rate while wearing outside and need many cloths for only 35% repair.

[@KryssMef]

Which of these clothes hardest to repair? Moose cloak?

[@Starz-pd]

@@KryssMef fun trick about moose hide cloak, you can harvest it to get your moose hide back! So you can actually have infinite cloaks! You just have to recraft it every time

[@KryssMef]

​@@Starz-pd 😂 Same for Cougar's hide?

[@Starz-pd]

@ not sure about that one… I’ll have to check

[@steelfire9597]

@@Starz-pd Yes, the cougar hide wrap is the same; harvesting it yields a full cougar hide that can be crafted into a new garment.

[@generallooch8665]

Very detailed and easy to understand. Thank you

[@Mattoman77]

I thought of something, timbies will just tear ur clothes from a drive by attack, but if u dont have anything u will take damage, so whats the best item for that?

[@steelfire9597]

A red flare or a fire. 😆 In all seriousness, keeping them from biting is the best strategy. Beyond that, as to clothing itself, IMO the best bet is to go with a good blend of protection, warmth, and weight. Keep yourself alive, so you have a chance to repair clothing. Hide clothes typically have the highest protection and warmth, but are heaviest. The key with hide clothes is to be sure you'll be able to repair it wherever you travel or can have a back-up clothing item. You don't want to be stuck short a piece of clothing because you decide not to wear it while waiting for hides/guts to cure or have it get ruined while waiting. In my experience, though I haven't seen this documented anywhere so can't guarantee this is actually correct, but it seems like protection factor may also have an effect on damage to it's specific clothing item.

[@TheMoffwicket]

I wish you would have factored in weight more. That's more important than protection I think. Protection tends to come along with warm clothes anyway (aside from exp parka and snow pants).

[@Rico-zq2ej]

I will never play misery mode again everything was just fine until i realised that last affliction is no condition recovery and i was having very bad cloth for this and basically the run was over for me because i was thinking that going blind is fun in this brutal game mode but it is not

[@ramboturkey1926]

i didnt even know about some of these clothes

[@steelfire9597]

A few of the items mentioned are from the Tales DLC, so won't be seen otherwise. Some are also pretty rare.

[@ramboturkey1926]

@@steelfire9597 man i really need to play the dlc the most i've used from it is frontier cooking

[@mosespitman8166]

Good video

[@Halieustheendless56]

You forgot the trader socks.

[@Starz-pd]

@Halieustheendless56 they have the same stats as the wool socks but they have a different cosmetic so they apply where the wool socks do!

[@Halieustheendless56]

@@Starz-pd ok

[@KrynexYT]

Why did you not mention the moose hide satchel? Was this video ONLY about "clothing" per se?

[@Starz-pd]

@@KrynexYT I’m covering the utility accessories in a different video!

[@danvy-3961]

finally

[@survivalgamesworstgamer]

bro on interluper you don't have expetacion parka and many of best clothing ....

No warmth/kg ratio?

[@Starz-pd]

I didn’t do that because some clothes have a high warmth/kg ratio that is high but their total warmth is 1 degree. So they can be deceptive, I instead opted for a simpler approach where I just showed best options for people :)

[@thesilver3794]

@@Starz-pd If you want u could make a video for more "advanced" players.

[@monsterwatte6550]

Maybe a little thing you could change: English is my second language. Maybe you could talk a tiny little bit slower. I love your vids but sometimes it's getting hard to follow your words 😅❤

[@regularpineapple8918]

Ski boots are too heavy to ever be useful, I would rather wear any other shoe

[@Mattoman77]

Fich

[@Zooker25]

Interesting video and I learned a fair bit, but the suggested loadouts are not at all practical or realistic. It also seems very arbitrary that you rank things according to other stats than the stats you're supposed to be ranking them by, and you didn't account for some players not having access to the trader because they don't have the DLC or choose not to play with him.

[@Starz-pd]

@Zooker25 all categories are ranked by their stats except for the outer torso. All categories have clothing without DLC content and the trader doesn’t provide any unique clothing other than cosmetics, but I appreciate the feedback! I’ll make sure to keep that stuff in mind

[@Zooker25]

@@Starz-pd Aren't the wolfskin pants and hat trader-exclusive?

[@Starz-pd]

@ oh yeah you’re right! Sorry about that. But other than that all applies. And if you don’t do the trader then use the number two option!

[@hadrian6679]

Great video! but perhaps getting into their weight would've been pretty nice aswell.