You are not on top of the food chain anymore. Everything you find can be used to ease your survival. Well, forget all that (Except if you play The Oregon Trail, then remember some of it, like the risk of dysentery) and follow these mindsets when throwing yourself into the world that is The Long Dark: If you’re coming from most other open world games, you’ll probably have learned that parts, crafteables and items respawn, enemies’ powers are below yours, food is more of a burden than a necessity, health can be fixed in seconds, death is only temporary, etc etc. If you find anything in the guide, please tell me and I’ll fix it! Basic Mindsets A lot has changed since then and while I’ve been trying to sift out things that are no longer relevant there might still be some things hiding in there that are no longer useful.
Also, the majority of tips was compiled around v.1.21 of the game. I play mostly on Voyager and Stalker because that’s what I enjoy most, and this guide is written from those perspectives, so not all tips will be relevant to those of you playing on either Pilgrim or Interloper. Disclaimer! I’m not one of those hardcore ultimate challenge-types of players that will only accept Interloper as the true mode of playing The Long Dark.
