The Long Dark v226

Title: The Long Dark
Genre: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Developer: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Publisher: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Release Date: 22 Sep, 2014

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Changelog

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UPDATE TO UNITY 5

* The Long Dark has now been updated to use Unity 5. Everyone should experience performance improvements between +50-300%. Depending in your hardware, you may now be able to play at higher resolutions or quality settings than you could before. In general the game should feel smoother and look better for everyone.


ADDITIONS & TUNING

* All skies and Time of Day settings have been revised to utilize Unity 5's improved skybox technology.
* Bears have now migrated to all regions of the game world.
* Adding fuel to a fire at the embers state now restarts the fire.
* Increased rate at which warmth reduces player's Freezing rating.
* Improved loot spawn variation in car trunks and fishing huts.
* Improvement to Item Transfer UI: Items in a stack will transfer one by one unless the stack is greater than five items.
* Cat Tails can be harvested once to produce both the Stalks and the Heads.
* Harvestable plants can be inspected before committing to the harvesting action.
* Rifle Aim sensitivity can be tuned separately from mouse zoom settings. This should improve rifle aiming.

BUGS FIXED

* Fixed UI issue that could cause some HUD elements to not be visible at certain aspect ratios.
* Fixed issue that could cause Cat Tails to have zero weight and zero calories.
* Fixed problem with movement not resuming if movement key was held down when exiting an interface.
* Fixed bug where flare audio would not end if the player was attacked while holding a lit flare.
* Fixed problem where certain containers (e.g., file cabinets) would never have loot in Stalker
* Fixed problem with not being able to bind the Apple Command key (Mac only).

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About This Game

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THE LONG DARK IS AN EARLY ACCESS TITLE. THE SANDBOX IS IN A CONSTANT STATE OF IMPROVEMENT, AND IT ISN'T FINISHED. BUYING THE LONG DARK ON EARLY ACCESS SUPPORTS OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THE GAME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO THE EARLY ACCESS INFORMATION ABOVE

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Key Features

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No hand holding! The game challenges players to think for themselves by providing the information but never the answers. You have to earn the right to survive.
Monitor your Calorie count, Hunger and Thirst, Fatigue, and Body Temperature. Maintain your overall Condition if you want to survive. Let yourself weaken and any small threat may take lead to your death.
Three sandbox regions provided nearly 20 square kms of wilderness to explore (and with more regions coming!). Mystery Lake offers abundant hunting and exploration of points of interest like the Forestry Lookout, Trapper’s Homestead, and an abandoned Hydro Dam. Coastal Highway is populated with small townsites, a fishing village, and various hunting cabins in the hills. Watch out for thin ice! Pleasant Valley is a quiet, rural mountain valley with a farmstead, caves, and an expansive wilderness.
Dynamic weather, wildlife, and time of day, all with an impact on how you choose to survive.
Over 100 gear items including clothing, tools like hatchets and rifles, first aid equipment, foodstuffs, light sources like lanterns and flares, and firestarting equipment.
Hunt Deer, Snare Rabbits, and watch for Crows as they can signify the presence of animal, or human, corpses that can be vital sources of Supplies. Wolves are territorial and will defend their territory, or stalk you if they catch your scent. If you let them get too close, you may find yourself in a desperate struggle to survive. Be on the lookout for Black Bears, as they roam the landscape in search of food.
Harvest Wood for fuel, maintain your Gear and Clothing, and keep your Knife, Hatchet, and Rifle in top shape as they will save your life!
Harvest Medicinal plants like Old Man's Beard Lichen, Rose Hips, Reishi Mushrooms.
Deep First Aid system featuring many afflictions including: Sprains, Blood Loss, Infection Risk, Infection, Food Poisoning, and Dysentery.
Craft Snares, First Aid items, Repair your Clothing and Tools, and Harvest raw materials from the environment, as you do your best to become self-sufficient.
Permadeath! See how long you can survive, check your standing on the global Leaderboards, then head back in and push yourself to survive longer.
...and much more!

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System Requirements

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Minimum:
OS: Windows XP
Processor: Dual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
Hard Drive: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Any on-board chip will work.
Additional Notes: The game is in an Alpha state and is constantly being expanded and optimized. System requirements are subject to change until the game ships.

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel i7 CPU @ 2.6GHz or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GTX 555 w/ 1GB VRAM or better
Hard Drive: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: Ideally, something with Surround capabilities.
Additional Notes: The game is in an Alpha state and is constantly being expanded and optimized. System requirements are subject to change until the game ships.

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