[3.83] Lake village dying out by hypothermia

[rglory]

Literally villagers step on thin ice and choose to die by hypothermia.

[Sami]

Oh, heh, this could be a scene from so-called Hölmöläis village. See, there are finnish humoristic folktales about Hölmöläiset people, which translates as simpletons, or goofies, or loonies. In the tales Hölmöläiset/simpletons live in their own village and do stupid things over and over again.

But well, seriously, I'm thinking what was their incentive to go on the ice.  Had you visited this village before, or did you just find it like this?

This might be related to NPCs wandering further away thingie:
http://www.unrealworld.fi/forums/index.php?topic=7252.0
..but NPC should should still avoid thin ice.

[rglory]

I had visited the village few times before I witnessed that forbidden ritual of prosperity of salmon and trout scene.
As soon as I entered that village I found that they were already being like the screenshot.