Surviving in the Eternal Blizzard (The Long Dark)

[@Zaknafein]

Getting a lot of questions about rabbits and if snares still work in blizzards. Truthfully, I am not sure, but can test it when I have a chance.

[@knurlgnar24]

I thought blizzards ruined snares?

[@Zaknafein]

@@knurlgnar24 yes but not instantly

[@RealitysSuccessor]

That alone is a reason to do at least one more episode. Also, if you want to stay on interloper, you can find the thermos on old saves. I've found 2 on my main run of 758 days. The only thing I've seen missing is the Vit C stats.

[@ryanmaris1917]

Got a different question, can bedrolls be damaged/destroyed during a wolf struggle? I’ve seen someone on Reddit post about it but I’ve never seen in in over 300 hours on stalker and nothing about it on the wiki.

[@Zaknafein]

@@ryanmaris1917 yes, from bears too. Its unclear if this is a bug or not, but we think its intended (as in the bedroll is outside your backpack)

[@timpaterson2352]

Zak: "Hmm... I seem to be lost in the dark. Luckily I know just what to do." (Takes off trousers)

[@pamlange7289]

24:40 "toilet! Finally something to drink..." Lord save me from out of context quotes 😂 oh happy day🎉

[@ArchimedesLP]

32:46 "Can't you just use the same match?" Yes. Yes you can(and did.) Notice that on your second firestart attempt you have 11 matches left out of the original 12. This one fooled me(and pretty much everyone else from what I can tell) for the longest time. Hinterland so primed us to believe that the "match striking sound" was us wasting a new match(with torches), that we never noticed it's a red herring in this particular instance :)

[@danielparrell4705]

And there was a special animation throwing in in the stove!

[@Lithar1987]

Zak, try playing in mod ,,Solstice", which introduces the seasons and polar days/nights.Great mod, I have it in late autumn (day 338) and it's bright for 3 hours, and 21 hours is night

[@connergarcia2168]

You should email this to em

[@aaronfeenstra1695]

Watching where you are on the map, even if it's just at key points in the video would be very interesting, especially for people who don't know the maps as well.

[@saintxio]

Something about the sounds in this particular run is really soothing to watch

[@Andre299792458]

Only this channel makes me so excited about finding a toilet in the dark!

[@dharlith7495]

3:25 having minimap on your videos sound really cool for me, feels like learning Long Dark regions will be much easier this way

[@gsimable]

I’ve noticed that when I encounter blizzards in the game it gives me a weird sense of urgency. Can’t imagine having that feeling the entire time😮

[@jasimine_b]

achievement earned: "EMERGENCY - Find the toilet in utter darkness." (0,07% of players have this achievement)

[@jabbott6748]

Wait, PV isn't an eternal blizzard by default? Edit: Could this be the first challenge that makes the Moose Cloak viable?

[@aimankamil4818]

Can moose spawn in blizzard? Is there even a way to get moose hide?

[@beefycheeks9699]

The only think I can think of is finding the moosehide satchel that spawns in hushed river valley and harvesting that. But even then I don't think that spawns on interloper.

[@Zaknafein]

It doesnt but you can find the moose carcass

[@eliljeho]

Almost…

[@cahilavcs1601]

​@@ZaknafeinI get that only once in my entire life. It almost feels like dream now

[@keepitok5166]

3:01:05 Classic Zak breaking good shoes and trying to repair the bad ones failing two times in a row 😁 Very nice challenge, well played!

[@tinkertailor7385]

I had a laugh too when he did that.... There's so many things to think about in this game, you can be forgiven the odd oversight.... If it doesn't kill you of course. ;)

[@FFgamesftw]

Also imo you should have picked "Blizzard Walker" as a trait for this run for two reasons. 1. It fits Thematically 2. You will be walking into the wind ALOT

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Life's too short." Especially on interloper.

[@dertreffer]

blizzards itself are already horror, but permanent ? definitly a interesting concept

[@knurlgnar24]

Good thing they fixed the clothing not drying in front of a fire when wearing it. That got a lot of people in trouble the first time they experienced that bug!

[@ronaldofelipedacosta5316]

There's this saying "never say never", well, for this challenge I would say... "Me? Never". I'm not even able to navigate on HTN (some call it HRV but I call it Hell To Navigate) in broad day light, let alone anywhere else in the world in a blizzard. Thanks a lot for doing this for "me"! LoL!

[@dhdunn]

Gets frozen popcorn. This gonna be good.

[@TAPPA100]

24:38 TOILET...!!!!!!!!! My clothes for a God Damn Toilet...!!!!!!!! Oh how looking and drinking toilet water, could feel and taste so sweet... 😋 I laughed so loud when you found the toilet, Zak.... My high-light of the game... Starting of any game always, to me feels like the best part of a game...

[@ArchimedesLP]

Cool idea for a challenge, Zak. Looking forward to watching in full!

[@XytaVuramee]

Hey Arch! Love your videos too, still can't forget your 500 day fire Oddessy trek in that first series video, best most impressive long dark achievement I have ever seen

[@joshluksich8052]

Hey, same I really enjoyed that series too!

[@ismailcemturgut]

would be a better content with the brighter interiors mod

[@XytaVuramee]

@ismailcemturgut yeah, but the long dark is the long dark, I play it on console and it works very well without mods

[@Arcturus187]

Zak, I hope you continue this, or start anew with this challenge, either way I would like to see this challenge again! This is super fun!

[@Buffalo_billi]

31:15 that was actually insane

[@christopherbarnette8350]

I think this was a very successful experiment, and hope you continue this particular journey. It adds a great deal of dramatic tension to the run, and also provides an intense feeling of safety/sanctuary/relief when you make it back to shelter. Well done!

[@nyithra]

Just wanted to give you props for your content. I've owned this game and played it on and off since release, but your videos have made me play it constantly for the first time in YEARS. Thanks for the amazing content and keep it up!

[@Meisterdieb]

I am always amazed how you manage to make such difficult challenges seem so easy and enjoyable ... But I really enjoy watching you do those than do them myself. Great video as usual!

[@Msssminaj1]

Yes Zach! Please continue this run! I love when you do challenges, youre the best! Thanks for the entertainment!

[@viktormazeiko9076]

This is a truly fantastic challenge 👍👍👍 would love to see more of this

[@Aaokke0]

Really enjoy watching your videos at night while chilling. Keep up the good content! 👍

[@Micklemoose]

I doubt I was the only one, but I am glad you took my recommendation and did this!

[@JjBianca]

Eternal blizzard? Oh no thank you Sir! 😂 When I play long dark, I imagine that there are survivors somewhere like I am and that some day everything is going to change and life is going to bloom again, that miracles happen. So, I'm going to keep the hope while doing my best to survive until then and beyond ❤😊

[@StarrAtlantis]

I enjoyed this content. I would like to see how the beach combing mechanics would work in the eternal blizzard as well as traveling from one region to the next. I think it adds an element of the unknown that is unique to this type of challenge that’s outside of dealing with wolves. Maybe you can add timberwolves in certain regions to add spice. Please crest more of this challenge

[@secret5.]

Wild run, looks brutal. It would be neat if they allowed you to use a car battery and scrap metal to make a fire. The battery could be recharged during an aurora.

[@vegassims7]

This game looks even better in 4k if you can believe it. I just started playing and I was blown away at home beautiful the scenery was in 4k.

[@barrybark8610]

To be fair, the wondering around in the dark was oddly entertaining ;)

[@maximuspayne7354]

Thanks!

[@Zaknafein]

Thank you so much for your kindness!

[@davidcarter4454]

Hey Zak, don't get too upset about not finding wool socks. I had to wait until around day 150 to get my second pair. Also they only give an extra 0.3°C warmth over the sports socks!

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

Love you Zak! Happy late 30k subs. You're the best

[@MrNjSash]

Definitely would be interested in seeing another run like this. Your channel has actually convinced me to buy and go for the platinum for this game on PlayStation. Should be fun once I clear the current games I’m going.

[@Nick1979BN]

Even knowing what the challenge is about I keep catching myself thinking “after all this cooking and reading the blizzard is still going?!”

[@Bobywan75]

Zak struggling in the dark to drink toilet water XD. They should really add some quality of life thing where your eyes adapt a little to the obscurity and you can see a little more because this is a situation I have encountered too many times. In under an hour you manged to find quality tools and a skillet, I still haven't found some in my run after 15 days. This challenge would be even harder with the new update since you can't harvest the deer without a hacksaw anymore, so no early guts. Quite a difficult challenge for an average player, I get lost even with clear weather outside of roads so I will never try this one. You could continue, trying to get the backpack and get to the summit.

[@teosdytoast2462]

I love your videos man. Really inspired me to play interloper, not these crazy runs but interloper is crazy for me.

[@Zuzu-sPetals]

I enjoy all TLD videos you make. I think I would enjoy this type of story line more if the eternal blizzard weren't quite so eternal. Perhaps once every day or two "anti- storms" or periods of calmer weather could "breakout". Three or four hours of calm or just slightly less inclement weather you would have to take rapid advantage of. It might occur as you sleep and the opportunity missed. It would be interesting to see hard choices being made when you just came in, tired and half frozen, then you notice the sound of the storm subside. Should you stay and recover or take a chance on good weather holding long enough to harvest that deer carcass which would otherwise be unobtainable? Still brutal, yet a more dynamic drama. I can't wait for your next video, whatever it is.

[@Zaknafein]

I have an idea for something similar called The Mist. Instead of blizzard its dense fog meaning wolves are around. Every 10 days there is sunshine and aurora.

[@AmplifyChris]

The weather you mention sounds like a normal week in PV on interloper… 20hours of blizzard and 4 hours of fog…

[@Zaknafein]

@@AmplifyChris hehe hence the sub title of this video :D

[@gerakx]

I like the idea of a Stalker run with a mini map.

[@AmplifyChris]

1:37:02 finding the pennsive pond from the barn in quite tricky… I barely find it when I don’t have a clear day.

[@StarrAtlantis]

Ok so I’m watching for the second time. This time completely. I was wondering if you do decide to perform this challenge again. Maybe you can do it in FA or ZOC? Just because you may not be as familiar with the area… just a thought

[@ConandeBrodo]

This seems like it would be a good challenge to combine with “naked” runs, since the blizzard will shred your clothes anyway and you’ll nearly always be “three arrows down” cold.

[@AmplifyChris]

But there is frostibyte

[@Buffalo_billi]

@@AmplifyChrisdon’t you get frostbite when all your clothes are frozen

[@mesaratz22]

would like to see you start again now that the update is out, really enjoyed this one.

[@blacktuxwidow4318]

Remember there is almost always (i think guaranteed spawn) of broth or salt on top of the fridge in community hall.

[@StarrAtlantis]

I think I saw he missed the top of the fridge at Thompson Crossing community

[@tinkertailor7385]

You make this game look so easy.

[@leechalk7686]

well done! I spent the afternoon watching, very relaxing,

[@godagon97]

I predict you're on the cusp of blowing up on views/Subs, Zac!!! You deserve it 💯❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@silvurette3222]

I think another cool challenge if possible would be to make every night an Aurora with clear skies. Maybe u could also have the dark walker feat enabled too. I was thinking that the darkwalker could maybe spawn randomly too…like a percent chance to spawn at night and go away after a certain amount of time. Not sure if this is possible to do or if it’s too difficult or anything but it would be crazy to see! This challenge was very interesting to watch!

[@Galejro]

I was inspired by this channel to do a custom challange myself, I always call it "The Caveman" Challange, I did it in The Forest and 7 Days to Die. The idea is complete rejection of modern technology, artificial food, Items, structures or Clothes. So in the case of this game it will be a combination of outerloper, naked, birch bark, torched craftsman. There are some consolidations to make, what is technology simply irreplacable for survival? What is tech that has natural alternatives? And what is tech that you can live without? It's like the worst combo of the past challanges I saw on this channel. Like, the longer you think about it the more you see how hard it is.

[@MikeHunt-zy3cn]

The pie recipe is also good for getting rid of low quality cans of peaches. No risk of food poisoning, at least.

[@emanueletondini3281]

man i love the music intro so cool.

[@Fayreangel]

You can place the fishing tip up in the fishing hole in the hut so you can leave it and go back to it.

[@hajo431]

I think Stalker would be a bit to "easy" for your skills. For me it has been very interesting seeing you struggle sometimes and how you have to go for a different strategic approach, like really keep caring about your clothes even if they're not that good kind of clothes. It also seems like it pushed you a bit to the limits and you had quite a good time recording it!

[@Zaknafein]

I will admit it was fun and I think Stalker will be too easy

[@kirksteven4316]

This is like Blind Deadworld with Healing... nice challenge

[@Tortuosit]

With the sonic mod, it's also quite nice to slow down running a bit - and speed up walking/crawling. Feels a bit more realistic.

[@nowerries]

You did use the same match to light the stove that you used to look around the room. When you went for second lighting attempt you still had 11 matches. Learned something new

[@TheStuffMade]

Nicely done, if I played this I'd get lost and freeze to death within 10 minutes..

[@maximuspayne7354]

Very good video and well done. Knowing where your at and where to go are key when starting this challenge. The beginning was a bit of drama as It looked like you wouldn't find matches but the way you adapted to find them was superb problem solving. PV does have a lot of resources so I'm wondering if you were to spawn in an area where they are limited, would you have survived? Maybe in a future video we'll find out. Either way this was a very informative, interesting and entertaining run.

[@mMMm-mr9ic]

Minimal it's great idea. On most I know all the map. But still it will be interesting to see other people path.

[@vitalijussmirnovas7954]

Omg so cool challenge! 🎉

[@MsHarrisGray]

Yes, please, add mini-map!!

[@ScottyDoesntKnow69]

Just started my first interloper run with medium item spawn and I’m ten days in and just killed my first moose with two bow shot, pretty exciting.

[@pamlange7289]

3:21:00 is there a beach combing with endless blizzard... I'm afraid the game will never reset the loot. Either is doing it when the blizzard starts or when it's end. Probably no one knows what the trigger is but in this setting... Is there a trigger? 🤔

[@Zaknafein]

No idea but quitting might reset it. Not sure tbh

[@nowerries]

Wonder what beach combing would be like in the this mode. Does the blizzard need to end for items to show up or will they just keep coming non stop.

[@KorpiklaaniLordi]

You maybe could do a custom game, where you can set starting weather as blizard, so you don't have to do the "quickly look on the ground" thing :)

[@Zaknafein]

I could but custom loper has a few drawbacks

[@fatmarlin4674]

I wonder what this would be like if you adjusted the aurura setting to high frequency. Might also need to turn off parasites or set them as low as possible. Very interesting and cool concept.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I think a minimap for viewers would be really neat, I'd really like to see it.

[@keithrandolph3035]

Which custom challenge have you enjoyed the most in the last 6 months?

[@Zaknafein]

Probably Outerloper

[@MsHarrisGray]

A couple quick questions: 1) would it be possible to snare rabbits in rabbit areas (I have placed right before a blizzard and checked again during blizzard and have caught rabbits) and 2) I guess there will be no Auroras, so no getting to Fluffy, right?

[@Zaknafein]

Not sure, fixing a transmitter might trigger an aurora and overwrite the mod

[@Draconicacidic]

I feel like a new run wirh flask is a great idea, its very powerful so stay loper

[@JackFrost008]

sounds like fun seeing a series like this. what about an interloper eternal blizzard with an endless night? ;) not seen anyone do that before

[@Zaknafein]

Could maybe do that. A lot of darkness for the viewer, though.

[@JackFrost008]

@@Zaknafein good point :I

[@serkurator8945]

A map would be nice! ❤

[@raketensven3127]

1 min in... You can still fish, can't you?

[@arrbos]

Interesting... when you lit that fire, there was a little animation that threw a match into the stove.

[@nowerries]

So Since the latest update I've noticed that I no longer lose health while freezing if I'm quartering a carcass. Started quartering a bear which takes 2 hours. I was cold instantly but didn't lose any health after I started to freeze. This a bug or a new feature. Would make doing this challenge a lot easier then normal.

[@godagon97]

Please yes, finish it or the other thing!!

[@aca4254]

Hey Zak, about the fire going off for no apparent reasons, seems like when the wind changes direction it does like a 1080° rotation before choosing from where it will blow, therefore blows the fire off, happens to me all the time :/ great chalenge btw :D

[@kviktorian4208]

I’m wondering if snaring would work in blizzards. Technically, it might. You’ll have a lot of ruined snares though.

[@jugomebu]

No doubt this will be an amazing challenge. Looking forward to watching this Z Just a thought before I start watching, does this mean that there's no viable beach combing mechanic 🤔 This will be interesting.

[@Zaknafein]

I am not sure about beach combing to be honest. Will have to see. Might reset upon exiting

[@davidcarter4454]

You get a cured bear hide in one of the nine normal bunkers in interloper. I know because I got the stocked bunker in HRV and also i've got the bear hide from the locked box. I'm doing a 50 days in each region loper challenge , starting in HRV and was very lucky to get the stocked bunker. However i don't have a knife so can't make the bear coat!

[@Zaknafein]

What do you mean by stocked bunker? On loper all bunkers are empty, except one that has the recipe and a couple other things. Is that what you mean?

[@davidcarter4454]

No, you are mistaken. There are nine normal bunkers on interloper, and not the large ones which are part of Signal Void. One of these nine bunkers is randomized to contain a bunch of skins, cured maple, beech, food, matches, cloth, tools and leather. And most importantly a workbench! If you watch the replay of Wonz's Hunger in the Dark challenge he gets such a bunker in Forlorn Muskeg on his third or forth attempt. As it is random though you might have to search the entire world for it.

[@Zaknafein]

@@davidcarter4454 That was a custom challenge, not interloper. Stocked bunkers can happen on custom loper runs, not in standard loper.

[@davidcarter4454]

Ah I didn't realise that custom loper and loper had that difference. Thank you!

[@medusa-o7c]

32:44 - you actually used the same match haha (87% of that one match you just lighted) and on 32:57 you still have 11 matches of 12 ( would be 10 if you wasted lighted one) 😀

[@Shadowpup6]

I had no idea you could cook stuff on the ground NEAR the fire!! 😅

[@Shadowpup6]

i have learned so much..embers can heat tea!

[@godagon97]

I can play a game for 300 hours and still have no idea wtf is around.

[@AmplifyChris]

3:52:09 but is it worth? You can barely sustain them…

[@Molltove]

can you still snare rabbits if you know where there groves are in a blizzard?

[@matthewthiele6020]

Minimap would be neat

[@Zorn27]

Building fire shelters in this game should be possible

[@AmplifyChris]

Maple and cloth building a small wall/tent for the fire…

[@Matt_Deluca]

Looks pretty difficult, but you somehow made it look not too bad! I'd be interested to see a similar challenge, but instead of eternal blizzard, how about eternal aurora? Interloper loot but with stalker animals. I like the idea of mods for these special challenges. Otherwise, like you, I prefer vanilla game play.

[@johnjoeson3115]

How does eternal blizzard affect beach combing cycles?

[@r00tbeard]

I find the tip-ups superior. When the line breaks you don’t lose your fishing hook, it only takes damage. Also, are you able to make snares for rabbits?

[@stanislavmegued554]

After watching (and sleeping) to almost all of Zak's videos, this one is probably the first miss for me. Little joy watching him wandering in the milky blizzard 😅

[@jessicav2031]

This mode seems a little depressing since long term survival is impossible? You can't chain fires, can't use the maglens, and even beachcombing items won't respawn (right?). So you're going to just run out of matches and die pretty quickly no matter what you do?

[@AmplifyChris]

Yes. But I think the 500 days are possible maybe 1000… soy how many players do you know that really play endless?

[@AmplifyChris]

I wonder what happens when you repair the transmitter… aurorablizzard? Or does the mod overwrites the aurora?

[@breakingzeb2614]

A mini map might be interesting

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

If anything this shows us blizzards aren't really that scary. A Blizzard has never personally ended my run it's usually been a side effect of pressure or panic.

[@windflier1684]

You never died sleeping outide because a surprise blizzard took all your condition before you can wake up?