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Gameplay questions / Re: Short Questions/Quick Answers

« on: November 10, 2017, 05:45:17 AM »

Thank you all.  Not looking forward to finding one, but I'll start in Kaumo, see what I can find there.  At least someone's actually seen one there, which is more than most areas.  I foresee a *lot* of time on the water in my near future!

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Gameplay questions / Re: Short Questions/Quick Answers

« on: November 09, 2017, 05:59:20 AM »

Anyone know what regions you might find a swan?  I'm trying to do the shaman mod, where you need some swan leather for an item, and I understand they're in lakes (and rare), but I've spent all spring & summer searching lakes and rivers around the Driik region (my home base) and haven't found a single one.  Does anyone know if they spawn there, or if I should head somewhere else next year?  Thanks!

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Gameplay questions / Re: The Water Folk Quest

« on: November 07, 2017, 09:07:37 PM »

Thank you both, so much!!!  The ford worked perfectly - I found multiple rocks to stand on, and a river folk showed up on the second night.  I have quite a long trek to the ford (I tend to settle by the sea), but it doesn't matter, I'm just so relieved I finally got to finish the quest.  This is the second character I've tried to do this quest on, and I've spent so long (real time) looking for a stupid rock.  Thank you both again!

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Gameplay questions / The Water Folk Quest

« on: November 07, 2017, 10:02:04 AM »

Anyone have any suggestions for finding a suitable island/rock/whatever for the Water Folk quest?  I have spent hours of real life time searching huge lakes, and the closest I've gotten are some one-tile islands that are part of a mire instead of the lake, and one rock that was too steep to climb.

Currently, I'm running around the outer rim of lakes, either during full winter (on the ice) or during the spring/summer (in a punt).  Please tell me there's a better way to do this?

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General Discussion / Re: "The Challenge"

« on: November 03, 2017, 05:42:07 AM »

*facepalm*  I knew about the axe, but not the knife.  That would have made my run much easier!!  Thank you so much.

Had a second try, this one went much, much better.  A couple of well-placed mountains got me to a set of villages, where I lucked out in getting a simple "gather branches" quest.  I traded the reward for a fishing pole, and since the village was very close to the sea, I trekked there every day to get food and slowly build up more trading items in exchange for cooked fish.  Alas, I wasn't fast enough to get clothing, and froze to death on day 23, on my way to the sea.  Just after trading for a proper knife, too.  (Though I suppose next time that won't be such a priority, thanks to your hint.)  I have to prioritize clothing sooner, I guess, on my third try!

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General Discussion / Re: "The Challenge"

« on: November 03, 2017, 12:28:57 AM »

Oh, this is fun!  Difficult, but fun.  What killed me in my first run (3 days) was actually lack of water - I landed in a coniferous forest, and never found anything but that, spruce mires, and heathland.  The heathland kept me alive for a little while - I found lingonberries - but they weren't enough to stave off dehydration (or starvation!), and once they ran out, it was over.  I didn't realize how hard it is to find water if you're only in a zoomed in map.  Right before I died, I zoomed out to see what was around, just for curiousity's sake, and there was a lake one tile over from where I started.  Ah, if only I had gone east instead of south!  There was nothing near where I died, though, not even an open mire.  (How I wish I could have collected snow!  Though that would have killed me from hypothermia, I suppose, since I wouldn't have anything to melt it in.)

Gonna give it another try!  Already learned some nice tricks.

Actually, question - do you get to keep your knife?

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Modding / Re: Character graphics

« on: October 25, 2017, 05:28:02 PM »

Oh wow, this is really neat. How do you replace the images in the game, though?