The Long Dark (2024) - Prison for Life

[@mikeburnfire]

Hey, everyone! We're enjoying more of The Long Dark this month. This part was recorded before the Game Awards, but we do end up talking about them in a later episode this weeks. Thanks for watching!

[@kassonbeck7952]

Could you mark them by episodes in the series so I could watch them I order please

[@LongWolf1987]

Mike and Zach in the long dark. Wish there was a multi-player mod so both of you could go into the winter zone.

[@nubnubthegreat8215]

Oh my gosh I'm so glad you guys came back to this, I got back into it after TGA and it's so much fun! Heck, I'm playing it right now!

[@OrificeHorus]

​@@LongWolf1987 Funny you mention that... there IS

[@midnightbluevt]

23:54 The what algorithm? That sounds super useful, but I can't make out what you're saying.

[@McDouggal]

39:47 Fun fact! The Minnesota DNR spent literally an entire decade denying that Minnesota had lynx that had migrated down from Canada, despite a massive quantity of photos, trail camera footage, and eyewitness accounts of lynx in Minnesota!

[@dsquared331]

Why did they deny that lynx were there for that long?

[@McDouggal]

@@dsquared331 Because they'd actually have to start managing the species, and the management of predator species like the lynx is politically contentious at the best of times.

[@3asianassassin]

For example, some people think the best "predator management" is unchecked hunting with a secret goal of extirpation

[@jackbishop8610]

Yeah but when immigrants are eating pets and local wildlife illegally, then when the government ignores it we should listen to them, despite the video evidence. Apologies for introducing politics like that, I just couldn't help but think of the comparison.

[@McDouggal]

Pretty much, yeah. Lynx aren't as contentious as wolves because they don't tend to go for large livestock but they will gladly go for chickens or other small livestock if they see the opportunity. Small pets as well.

[@AesirUnlimited]

I’m greatly amused by Zach’s mentality of not liking change whenever he hears about something new in the game, meanwhile Mike presents everything added in updates with glee.

[@tryxxor]

I can get both sides, i love my routine and i also love new stuff, but changing my routine would be very difficult.

[@derekdrake8706]

I live in the mountains and a pack of timber wolves that were being tracked for study wandered into my county a few months ago, I remember the day I read that notification because that very night, my dog woke me up with his growling at the door. I look out the window expecting another bear, but no, it's a frikkin wolf.. just casually walking by my house. One thing that surprised the heck outta me was that it was A LOT bigger than I thought it would be.

[@Derek-mt7xx]

Did you have a Marine Flare?

[@doomslayer2290]

I still love how David Hayter voices a character using his Old Snake voice. Even funnier that Snake lived in Alaska.

[@Jackyplague45]

DUDE, it's old snake from mgs4 waiting to die from foxdie 😮 lmao but that's just a theory...A GAME THEORY

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

​@@Jackyplague45 I mean, Sutherland(the Trader) does make an assumption that the character is from a long way away

[@walnzell9328]

Nanomachines? The future of humanity? What a joke! Taste solar EMP motherf_ckers!

[@codyblea3638]

Mike, you are absolutely right about going full bore on certain nasty terrain. Once drove a F-250 with a woodchipper through what was essentially semi frozen mud. My only concern on that stretch of dirt road turned mud, was keeping momentum and not breaking traction for too long. So while my attention was solely focused on going forward, the wood chipper was being whipped back and forth like Willow Smith's hair. According to my coworkers in the truck behind me, the chipper was close to smacking the side of the truck at about once every 30 seconds. Had I slowed down too much at any point, the chipper would have slammed into me and I would have sunk to the frame in the mud.

[@johnnywhoa343]

2 minutes in. Can't wait for the montage of Zach getting mauled by wolves! Seriously though, very excited to see you guys playing this again. Your Long Dark playlist is one of my favorites to revisit!

[@TheEldritchGod]

DUDE. WHEN YOU ARE DYING AND YOUR ENERGY IS AT 0%, MAYBE WANDERING IN A BLIZZARD IS A BAD IDEA. You know you heal when you sleep, right? Drink up to 100% hydration, have 900 calories, sleep 12 hours. Easy.

[@rydermorgan3912]

Wait, they've announced that there's a sequel *before* actually finishing the Wintermute story? It's been YEARS at this point!

[@youseemerage9711]

40:00 i was in northern Arizona on a trip and had a black bear run in front of my car. Everyone i told about it was skeptical of it being a bear and probably would not have believed me, had i not come from Alaska.

[@jacobmcgaghran3247]

8:10 ketchup chips are fucking delicious trust me it tastes nothing like ketchup it is it’s own element

[@OrificeHorus]

This. I had a friend bring some Canadian Ketchup chips. They do not compare to the vileness that American ketchup chips are

[@nathanlevesque7812]

Old Dutch does it best. As far as I'm concerned they invented the flavor.

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

​@@nathanlevesque7812that's a negative. Old school Lay's or Hostess

[@hrodga]

For me, they're okay, but not great... better than BBQ, but I'd rather have sour cream and onions.

[@lornbaker1083]

​@@hrodga A fellow gentleman of class and sophistication I see.

[@BWIENS789]

I've been playing The Long Dark off and on since 2014 and it's come so far from just exploring Mystery Lake. Now there's an entire fleshed out world map and it honestly feels overwhelming at times to try and tackle it. Really looking forward to the sequel.

[@sanderkvernmo4883]

There is gonna be sequel???

[@BeefMeisterSupreme]

@@sanderkvernmo4883 Yep, it's called BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2

[@toniocartonio708]

YEEES! Thanks Mike and Zach! Loved every video of you two on this game, and Kirk too ofc! I discovered TLD thanks to you! I hope you'll still have lots of fun with this game and wish you all the best :)

[@therogue353]

I'm fascinated by how Zach's Canadian accent rapidly devolves into Cajun. Fort Polk really did a number on him

[@Desgaroth]

interesting. i just finished a session of The Long Dark and found a cache with MREs. It made me remember your older gameplay of the game and now this? I feel blessed.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

I play the long dark every winter. It’s vibe when it’s snowing out.

[@jacobmcgaghran3247]

51:38 damn near spot on accent Zach, just add a few “you’re fucked” and “he’s fucked bud”

[@FrancShow]

I totaly agree with Zach lowering your body mass for a better weight distribution and "shuffling your way across" Is the best way to cross a precarious bridge.

[@mikey1305]

Thanks for all of your content! My wife and I listen to your videos whenever we need to cheer ourselves up. Happy holidays!

[@thearizonaranger9175]

Happy holidays hope you and wife have a great Christmas brother

[@kellyalger2394]

Black Rock did have timber wolves, but in the prison is a place to make hand-loads. Far easier to get to than the one at bleak inlet

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

On that note of hand loads, I wish there was an option to make more powerful ammunition at the expense of increased durability loss. Being able to one shot a wolf from the torso with the revolver would be nice

[@patrickemery6947]

You two remind me of Gonzo and Rizzo when they were in Muppet Christmas Carol

[@Jonte4114]

Summary of the video: "I'm cold and there are wolves after me!"

[@SamusV4]

Zach asking Mike "why is it still dark outside?" sounded like Mo asking Curly that question and grabbing his shirt collar.

[@SomethingWittyIdk]

I just started playing this game again, after a couple years, and you drop this. Yay

[@NomadTheProtogen]

Well, well, well. The dynamic duo are out longing for the dark. Right on cue as I had just started rewatching this series for the third time.

[@North862]

Mike, as a Canadian. Ketchup chips are amazing and I wish I could send you a bag.

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

All you'd need is his address. I know of people who send imports for people to try, or to family that moved North/South of the border and can't get their favourite snacks anymore

[@iziahdelorme8698]

41:40 wildland fireman here! Jack pine trees actually adapted fires into their reproductive cycle, their samplings are protected by this pod that requires heat for the pod to release the sampling. An ecologist could probably explain it better than I could

[@hunkofmeat3799]

Cant believe this. Literally just rewatched the old play through and started playing the game again just to see yours upload a new video of it. God is good!! 🙏

[@twiningsirishbreakfasttea3826]

as soon as i heard Blackrock, i knew Zach was in for a rough time

[@ChubbiHyena]

Best thing ever for my birthday, a video of Mike and Zach playing my favourite game in the survival genre :)

[@Squashylemon]

Ahh yes, the updates every survival game and, a lot of other games reach the, "I hate the fans so, let's make everything kill them difficulty."

[@clan741]

The long dark is no more or less difficult as its been in years. The cougar takes a while to spawn depending on the difficulty and is easy to avoid, and scurvy is only a late game problem that because is late game can be easily mitigated.

[@Squashylemon]

@@clan741 Oh, I understand it's not that the game can't be played now or that the difficulty can't be adjusted or that it's, "to hard" now to enjoy. I just was poking fun that a lot of survival games always find themselves stuck because the only direction they can go with updates is to keep challenging the players with harder updates to keep them interested.

[@Canadian_Ale]

Glad you guys are playing more Canada simulator

[@scenedogs3267]

Mike is thag voice Zach's head. Helps keep him together in all situations. The perfect duo regardless of situation

[@rewindproductions7261]

A wonderful night before the night before christmas present.

[@darkon2233]

YES need more long dark content from you guys! Also yeah, they pulled the cougar out because of the general backlash of the cougar essentially just being another status effect, but now it's reworked and it's better than before

[@unnecessaryopinions941]

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS MIKE!!

[@Brenilla]

Love the long dark and always love listing to your chats/anecdotes. Small note Black rock was actually one of the "few" regions that had Timberwolves before the wildlife refresh :D I do agree your assertation on them XD Blackrock is a really tough region in general too so yk.

[@Warrickomega]

While I didn't watch the full video it is good to see The Long Dark expanding. Migt try to catch it next time I hop for my wind down earlier. That said , Merry Christmas to you and your family Mike!

[@RyuTheAsian47]

Thank you both for more of this game

[@JollyBonesTheSkeleton]

41:19 Nah Mike that's just how they are, where I live there's supposedly no Bears or Jaguars/Panthers Despite both video/photo evidence proving or ya know someone killing it because it wanders out of the woods into their backyard. Ya they definitely don;t exist here. I would assume its probably a thing to keep people from freaking out but come on, I'd rather know if they're around or if its just a lone that wandered over.

[@Paul_Kofford_2005]

I love waking on a rough Christmas Eve morning to see my favorite KZbinrs posted a video on my favorite game

[@trenchcoatbandit]

when me and the guys go out on an adventure we will explore places like this. one of the coolest places we explored was an old ww2 raido bunker there was an open air grate so we crawled in and explored. unfortunatly it was gutted by tweakers

[@OrificeHorus]

Thats a shame

[@MrAllapoligies]

Oh nice that you returned to this game.

[@MinatoNamikaze-ub4bk]

More long dark! Always good to see more gameplay of it, especially since you guys got me into it with your blizzard challenge runs! Can't wait!

[@LOLOMGYGBBQ]

Nice I just watch an older long dark video from the channel. Glad more to see more of this

[@brennanpierce3606]

Excited to see y’all jumping back into the Quiet Apocalypse! This game has a decent amount of mod support and an amazing modding community behind it these days. I think there are several mods that would give a bit more of what you two are hoping for out of the game.

[@Biodeamon]

ketchup chips are pretty great actually. you need to try it at least once. its sweet and tangy.

[@PackthatcameBack]

I was actually in Black Rock the other day and also got attacked by timber wolves, as you do, and I decided to take shelter from the cold and the wolves inside one of the cars and wait them out by sleeping. What I had missed however was that I was bleeding from getting attacked by wolves and thus I bled to death in my sleep.

[@sebbe617]

I have been watching you guys since you started. been subbed about as long. I really like that you are covering and playing the long dark! i cant wait for TLD2

[@SieHydra]

Glad to see The Long Dark is back! Always a great series to watch.

[@Azakamak2401]

The story about Zach attempting to report a black bear and them not believing him because they thought he was seeing things reminded me of how both my mom and grandma saw a cow and a beaver(respectively) at separate occasions and thought they were a bear.

[@Cat-621-gmr]

Thank you Mike! Lone Dark content keeps me fed for ages

[@dannysanchez2481]

Zacks character perfectly describes his attitude and personality and mentality

[@SB-yk9vx]

glad to see more the long dark, started playing after watching some of your videos.

[@itsdantaylor]

39:51 i find wolves to be such fascinating creatures that I wish they were more....prolific? But then I remember the beast of Gevudan and while it is unlikely all the deaths were attributed to a single wolf, it does suggest that wolves in a single area killed a staggering number of people (granted in a rural 18th century society) over the course of several decades.

[@tciModul0]

I started playing this game because of you guys, after beating all of the challenges and far territories story I feel like this is the best value per dollar I have ever spent.

[@unworthy.potato]

Greatest game, greatest channel

[@f82usa61]

At 42:23 he goes through the same phases as mumbo in hermitcraft season 8 and quotes grian "Why is the moon big?!" If you don't know what this is talking about please watch one Clip is the moon big from hermitcraft season 8

[@jacobmcgaghran3247]

This is exactly what I need rn hour long long dark video thank you

[@a.gravemistake3061]

I never thought I'd hear either of you say 'no' to a cougar

[@Rainydaz0]

Aw heck yeah Mike and zachs tld gameplay is BACK BABY!

[@Redaction579]

Merry Christmas guys. Love the series. Zack getting pissed at RNG is my favorite part, cause Mike is so contagiously positive 😅 lol

[@Zombie_Rage]

Yaa! glad you guys are back on long dark :)

[@DanteTorn]

The Long Dark makes its Long Awaited Long Return to the Long Channel of LongMikeLongBurnLongFire. After watching the New Vegas series this was the second game I watched on the channel.

[@Firegod100]

Listening to you rant about the army and just talk is one of the best things ever, you guys need a pod cast 🤣

[@ThePitofSidLord]

I have been waiting for these developers to fix the same progress breaking bugs for over 3 or 4 years now.

[@beccakarr4769]

Woooo! Super excited for this, thanks guys!

[@SkyfireHero]

Oh man, I haven't thought about this game in a long time, I guess I gotta go update it now and see what's new

[@SomethingWittyIdk]

I recently bought the game on sale on steam, i believe for like 10 bucks or something. It might still be on sale at the time of writing this

[@OrificeHorus]

​@@SomethingWittyIdk As of 12/23/24, Long Dark and its expansion are on sale for roughly 21 bucks until January 2nd

[@jadenkarnatz5292]

31:24 fun fact. The primarily predator of moose is the killer whale

[@theheretic2494]

Woooo! I missed seeing yall play this game

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

I've fallen asleep 2 times trying to watch this. Third times, the charm, lmao

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

Ive been hoping for this for a long time!

[@scarletrain2818]

Red wolves, the only native wolf to the southeast, is slowly being reintroduced, I'm hoping it'll be successful as only 17-19 red wolves are in the wild, but I wanna say last year a litter of six pups were successfully born in the wild. The last litter to be born in the wild before the most recent one was in 2018 and it was only 4 pups.

[@brianthao102]

I'm surprised this game is still getting updates. I totally forgot about this game after playing it for awhile back in 2022. It's nice to see that there have been a lot of new things.

[@MPcrazyme]

more long dark with Mike and Zach lets goooooooooooooo

[@CheeseTriangles]

What a fun coincidence I also just recently started replaying this game

[@Rurik_Luci]

34:30 Fun fact. If you just squeeze the top of the can you can pop the top off.

[@kinagrill]

Oh man I LOVE that the gloves are worn now!

[@prey556]

I know this isn't really the game for i, but I would love an actual full or part time series where you guys play this game. I always love the random shit you guys talk about. Good vid Mike

[@Rizartha]

Do not speak to me of the dark days! I was there when they began, creating the tricks now forgotten!

[@littlemachette1215]

if you dont have a tool to open a can, find a flat rock and you can scrape the can on the rock, cans are quite soft and itll wear down in 5-10 minutes, when the rims gone you can just lift the endcap.

[@Blandco]

When I first played The Long Dark I accidently walked into a fire and I ended up playing the game on hard mode for the first 20 minutes with no health and burns. I had a really fun time with it but then the wonky stuff with the bear put me off it. I beat the first part with so much stuff! Lockers full of jerky and ketchup chips. All the weird stuff really came as a nice surprise to me.

[@putthewrath9450]

I wonder if Blackrock : The long Dark 2 is going to have a good Co-op so I can enjoy Mike and Zach play it

[@Copper_Skull_Guy]

Mike is just constantly trying to justify choosing the difficulty as he feels the frowns as he records.

[@D4MN4T10N]

As a Canadian , I'm loving your Canadian accent Zach lmao, to bad you can't build an igloo. "Oh shit eh , need to build an igloo in that there snow storm"

[@DeathHead1983]

That new rifle looks like a heavily sporterized 303 british. I own one composite stock and all, just without the gap in the stock. Mine was shipped here from Australia, probably an outback hunting rifle

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

It's actually rather difficult to get your hands on unfortunately. You can only get it from the trader that was recently added

[@DeathHead1983]

@@TheRealAaronSmith yeah I just started a new playthrough. Gonna have to do some research on how the trader works

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

@@DeathHead1983 it's fairly easy, if not a lengthy endeavor. My current playthrough has been alive for about 70 days now, and I'm still working on completing my first trade. I'm never near a radio when there's an Aurora lol

[@slambobambo4152]

Man I wish they finished the campaign before announcing a second game. Like come on I wanna know what happens to Kenzie and other girl

[@Madcolin22]

Thank you so much for doing the long dark. I fucking love this game.

[@Jackyplague45]

I'm playing this again like I do every winter lol and loving the update, and I'm super happy to see you guys play this again, btw there is a multiplayer mod for this dunno if it's buggy or not but seems to work!

[@fernreturn]

I LOVE THIS GAME , it made me fear walking across the street

[@DagothUr_HAL]

I started binge watching the Long Dark series, and was a bit sadden I had nothing new to watch. I'm glad that you guys are returning. ALSO LONG DARK II HAS CO-OP ❤ Can't wait for Mike to grab a piece of wood while Zach is getting mauled by a bear nearby.

[@OrificeHorus]

Legit just bought this game, already having TONS of fun with the Survival mode. And with the announcement of a sequel in the works...

[@OrificeHorus]

24:42 adding on because edited comments are seldom recognized Canadian ketchup chips are actually really good. Sweet and salty, kinda like a salt and vinegar chip type beat. Definitely try some.

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

Highly recommend the Pleasant Valley Farmhouse as a base. Nice central area, lots of hunting, no timber wolves, and it's by far the most "homey" base. Close to Coastal Highway too, so fairly convenient for trading as well

[@denret]

5:16 He called upon his old friends "Speed" and "Power".

[@toaster9259]

like how hes holding matches in his left hand at 27:16

[@kirbymaster7491]

I remember having to fly a helicopter in Just Cause 2 and after reloading the save a few times I would prop something across my keyboard to hold down the W key and space out for a few minutes

[@trenchcoatbandit]

i need to hop on long dark asap

[@loganbrown3334]

22:58 I always thought LTs were the only ones either former or active-duty military who were allowed to be terrible at navigation.

[@nicholaspitts1122]

black rock has always had timber wolves but mystery lake has them now

[@Riamoka]

MYSTERY LAKE HAS TIMBERWOLVES NOW???

[@nicholaspitts1122]

sorry not mystery lake they are in ash canyon, pleasant valley, coastal highway, timberwolf mountain, hushed river valley, and broken railroad.

[@SomethingWittyIdk]

Game was on sale when i bought it a couple days ago. Should still be on sale

[@Squashylemon]

I haven't touched this game in years, it looks like they rehauled tons of this game.... I have to re-download it.

[@anthonytobin8454]

Yess I’ve been waiting for this to return for ever 🎉