The downside is that it's hard to fit a long handle on a hatchet - most having smaller handle holes through the head. Looking at my cheap hatchet and a junker - they'd just be too dangerous if used with a longer handle. The Hults is the only hatchet head I've seen with a handle hole large enough to make what I've just described. UMod TLD is the first mod for The Long Dark. Currently it has cheats and general gameplay improvements. Add file Spawnable Item List (See Description!) Location.

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Hatchet is a Decepticon Dread from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action film series continuity family. When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to be human once and isn't now, or ought to be human and isn't, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.

Timberwolf Mountain introduced the forbording region of the same name and a number of key systems that are now major parts of the game. Besides the Timberwolf Mountain region this update also included Rope Climbing, the Distress Pistol, the Stats Screen and Player Log, Rifle Jamming and Rifle Cleaning Kits, Damage UI indicators, and updated a number of existing systems.

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TIME CAPSULE USAGE INSTRUCTIONS

You will need a copy of The Long Dark in Steam to access the beta streams.

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  Launch Steam.

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  Go to your Library.

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  Right click on The Long Dark in your Steam library and select Properties:

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  This will open a menu. Now select the Betas tab:

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  Here you will be able to input the Archive Build of your choice.

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  Enter the code and click the Check Code button:

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  Now select the branch from the drop down menu:

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  This will update your installed version of the game to the branch.

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  Once completed the branch name will appear next to the The Long Dark in your library list:

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  To return to the Current version, simply 'NONE' in the Beta drop down

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Time Capsule only works on STEAM.
It's the only platform that currently offers us the tools we need to provide this playable archive.

*Unsupported

The *Unsupported label indicates that this is an old build and we can no longer support it.
Please do not submit queries to our Support team for anything but the MOST RECENT (Current) update. We have taken steps to protect your Save Files but please ensure you follow the TIME CAPSULE instructions carefully.
NOTE: Time Capsule only works on STEAM. It's the only platform that currently offers us the tools we need to provide this playable archive.

ORIGINAL RELEASE NOTE

The Long Dark December Update: “Timberwolf Mountain”

Hello fans,

We’re excited to be able to share with you information about our December update, which we’re calling “Timberwolf Mountain”.

Details below. We’re also thrilled to share with you the first details about Story Mode, through an exclusive IGN story. Check out our next news item for more information on that!

THE LONG DARK SANDBOX UPDATED TO v.298 CHANGELIST

FEATURES & ADDITIONS

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* Added new region: Timberwolf Mountain.
* Added Rope Climbing gameplay.
* Added Distress Pistol tool/weapon.
* Added Stats Screen that tracks current and historical Sandbox game data.
* Added Player Log that tracks locations explored, general status, and allows for players to write/edit Journal entries.
* Added Rifle Cleaning Kit tool, and Rifle maintenance gameplay.
* Added Sharpening Stone tool, and bladed tool maintenance gameplay.
* Added Sharpening Stones and Rifle Cleaning Kits to all Sandbox regions. Added spawning logic to ensure they spawn in old save games.
* Added Rifle Jamming.
* Added Fatigue-driven Rifle sway.
* Added pre-Aim reticle back to Bow.
* Added on-screen indicators for all types of damage.
* Added variant of Ice Fishing Hut that has flimsy door to provide shelter from wind.
* Updated Caves directly connected to the world so their interior temperature is modified by the exterior temperature, vs. a static temperature trigger.
* Added new Death, Near Neath, and Region music.
* Added some new landmarks in Pleasant Valley to help with the navigation to Timberwolf Mountain.
* Updated Wind system to affect trees, branches, grass, and reeds.
* Updated Stag model and animations, including carcasses.
* Updated Condition HUD indicators, to only appear when sub-conditions are critical.
* Updated the Stamina Bar to more clearly indicate when the player cannot sprint due to injuries, exhaustion, etc.
* Updated Location text labels.
* Updated the names of some of the “transition” regions, to give them a unique identity.
* Updated the Sandbox menu for improved usability.
* Updated Low Health screen effects to better communicate critical health status.
* Unlocked all playable Regions from the Sandbox menu. The player may now select any of the available regions without needing to find those locations through gameplay.

BUG FIXES

Rendering / Effects

* Fixed issue with mountains being rendered in front of chain-link fence in Pleasant Valley.
* Fixed issue where barrel smoke would be visible after re-equipping a holstered Rifle.
* [PC/Xbox] Fixed potential clipping of sun/moon above the line of the horizon.

Input

* Fixed issue where mouse could occasionally exit the active game window.
* Fixed issue where gamepad input was being received when game not in focus.
* Fixed issue with excessive GPU usage when game not in focus.

Gameplay

* Fixed issue where players would be able to accidentally set fires under themselves (leading to injury or death).
* Fixed issue where player could respawn inside rocks after falling through ice.
* Fixed issue where one of each relevant raw material item would remain after crafting an item.
* Fixed issue where 0-calorie food items could be returned to inventory.
* Fixed issue with Coal sometimes spawning in air.
* Fixed issue where the Rifle could be reloaded while in Aim mode.
* Fixed issue where Rifle could be fired after reloaded Aim was never released.
* Fixed issue where Rifle aiming was out of alignment with the iron sights.
* Fixed issue with not being able to break down respawned Hardwood and Softwood Limbs
* Fixed issue with breakable objects respawning after being broken down outdoors.
* Fixed rare black screen crash when harvesting a carcass with near zero meat
* Fixed issue with getting kicked out of vehicle when trying to place objects.
* Fixed issue with snare being put into trap mode when unset snare moved around.
* Fixed issue where branches/sticks/limbs would sometimes not spawn in areas they should.
* Fixed issue where animal corpses outdoors would thaw if the player was inside a sheltered location.
* Fixed issue where the Improvised Knife, Improvised Hatchet, Hammer, and Prybar, could not be used to clear Ice Fishing holes.
* Fixed issue where Arrows would become very large when hitting certain surfaces.

Save/Load

* Fixed rare crash in old games when saved during certain Moon phases.
* Fixed issue where if the survivor had a sprained wrist, a weapon would be re-equipped after loading the game.
* [Xbox Only] Fixed issue where players could play without being signed in to an Xbox profile, which would result in losing game progress when the console was turned off.

Achievements

* Fixed issue where players required an extra night to get the Night Walker achievement.
* Fixed issue where creating Reishi and Rosehip tea invalidated the Living Off The Land achievement.

User Interface (UI)

* Fixed issue where the game could crash when opening cans in the Cooking UI.
* Fixed issue where it was not possible to Cancel Cooking or Opening Cans actions.
* Fixed issue where Crafting buttons were visible while Crafting action was underway.
* Fixed issue where a burned out Torch could still be used to start a fire.
* Fixed issue with LMB+RMB causing placed objects to blur and be placed in the air.
* Fixed issue where the Inventory action label for Matches displayed “Equip” instead of “Strike”, as they must be used from first-person view.
* Fixed issue where the Main Menu would occasionally fade out when on a secondary menu layer.

Audio

* Fixed issues where audio could become distorted or muted when using Alt-Tab.
* Fixed issue where wind audio could sometimes disappear in Desolation Point.
* Removed error noises when triggering boil water/melt snow.
* Fixed issue with torch audio continuing to loop after harvesting a lit torch.
* Fixed issue where Mouse adjustment sliders in the Options Menu would not trigger a sound.
* [Xbox Only] Fixed issue where audio could occasionally stutter for streaming sounds.

### END OF CHANGELIST ###

The novel begins with Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy from New York City, in a small bush plane on his way to visit his father in Canada for the summer. His parents recently got divorced, which has shaken him up, primarily because of the Secret that he keeps: he saw his mother with another man while his parents were still married. In the middle of the flight the pilot has a heart attack and dies, and Brian is alone; he tries to steer the plane for a little while but has no clue where he is and cannot get in contact with the ground. When the plane finally runs out of fuel, he makes a crash-landing in the middle of the forest beside a remote lake.

Brian survives the crash and, still trying to piece together what has happened to him, begins the long struggle for survival until he is rescued. The first few days are a blur as he recovers from the crash and tries to get his bearings. He remembers the motivational words an old teacher once said to him and decides to make the most of what he has and try his best to stay alive, hoping a plane will be there to rescue him within a couple of days. His most valuable tool is a hatchet that his mother gave to him before he left New York.

The first task is finding food. He first finds a patch of strange cherries, but eating too many of them makes him very sick. He then finds a raspberry bush and uses this as his first food source. He makes a crude shelter in a hollowed out part of a rock outcropping beside the lake; however, on his first night in the shelter a porcupine sneaks in, tries to eat his raspberries, and then sticks him with its quills. Frustrated and hurt, Brian reminds himself that he will not get anywhere by continuing to feel sorry for himself.

He discovers how to make fire by striking the hatchet against the stone and allowing the sparks to catch on a small nest of kindling. This fire gives him hope. The following day he finds a nest of snapping turtle eggs to use as an additional food source. He constantly gathers wood to keep his fire going, and when he is not gathering wood, he is gathering berries to eat. He begins to see the world differently, his thoughts, hearing, and vision in tune with the world around him.

But he needs another source of food, because the berries and the eggs will run out. He realizes that there are hundreds of fish in the lake for him to catch if he can figure out how; first he tries to make a fish spear with his hatchet and then a bow and arrow, but he cannot seem to spear any of the fish because they move too fast for him. While he is trying to spear them he suddenly hears a plane fly by, and attempts to light his signal fire in time for it to see. The plane disappears before he can manage this, however, and Brian realizes that now that the search plane has not found him here, it will not come back. He is extremely depressed, and wishes to die.

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The novel flashes forward 47 days; Brian is now thriving in his forest haven, catching fish and birds for food. He is a new person now, determined and optimistic. He thinks back to the weeks that have passed and recounts major milestones that he has reached. He first managed to catch fish when he realized that water refracts and he actually had to aim below the fish in order to spear where they really were. He figured out how to shoot the birds and rabbits that live by the lake in order to have meat. But he made mistakes and experienced hardship, too: one night a skunk came into his shelter and stole his eggs, spraying him; out of nowhere a moose attacked him while he was in the lake, nearly killing him.

Eventually a tornado rips through his campsite, destroying everything, and he must start over. But he is the new Brian, so he does this with grace, quickly replacing everything he has lost. The winds brought the tail of the crashed plane up from the depths of the lake, and Brian remembers the survival pack inside of it. If he can get to the plane and get inside, he can get the survival pack with all the food and tools he could need. He makes a raft to use to get out to the plane and swims to it, using his hatchet to hack off the aluminum fuselage of the plane in order to get inside. In the process he drops the hatchet and has to swim down into the lake to retrieve it. He makes it inside the plane and gets out with the survival pack, but not before seeing the remains of the dead pilot, eaten by fish.

The survival pack has many spoils, including food, an emergency transmitter, and a gun. Brian feels strange about the gun, feeling as though it disconnects him from nature in some way. He sets out to make himself a feast out of the food, and then all of a sudden a float plane lands on the lake. It is a pilot who heard his emergency transmitter signal and came to rescue him.

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The epilogue covers bits of Brian's life after his rescue. Things go back to normal, though the way his mind works has certainly changed. His parents at first appear to be getting back together, but this does not happen, and their separation persists. Brian never tells his father about the Secret.