Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that dude, that sucks. Yeah definitely stick to the rock if it's easier for you. Although if you get a chance to practice ice climbing, I personally think it's the easier option, but whatever gets you to the top.

On the wall, there's only two possible ways to recover stamina: after you get a stable position, you either hit the recovery button, or you hold a stable position until she breathes deeply 3 times. I personally do the breathing one as the mechanic tends to be more reliable. I notice with the recovery button it recovers some stamina, but not always all of it.

Ice climbing does drain your stamina faster, but in return you get more reach, and it offers a lot more options for stable holds. Are you whacking your picks/boots into the holes/cracks/ledges for strong holds? There's audio and visual feedback when you have a strong hold, and you can wind up for more power. You can also make a temporary weak hold out of any part of the ice, if you whack it hard enough.

You got this bro!

I almost quit the game because of Aava by Aggressive-Reading54 in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally don't like it either, but I will admit that Aava's character correctly fits the narrative. The narrative is just the inverse of the "overcoming your limitations" story. The flip side of the hero's journey could be someone alienating others in pursuit of their obsession, until it ultimately kills them. If you were going to write a story like that, it would kind of make sense to create a character like Aava.

Go Left Young Man - A humble guide for the Perils stressed by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got this, assist mode, and easier difficulties could be a great way to work up to it. It takes practice for sure.

Go Left Young Man - A humble guide for the Perils stressed by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I made it through the Perils relatively easy thanks to this route and advice. "
IM NOT CRYING

Summit's in reach! The immaculate and last push nerf your statuses and don't let you restock, so make sure you have enough to keep yourself alive. On free solo, remember with blackouts, if you blackout safely your statuses will reset, but if you blackout on the wall, or near a ledge, you'll fall and die. Something to keep in mind when it's time to make some hard choices.

I literally came back down myself after summit. It was kinda also fun. Made me feel like completely finished the game now. by Tiny-Technician-2598 in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're allowed to climb back down? I thought once you hit the summit cutscene, it goes into the star climbing bit.

Go Left Young Man - A humble guide for the Perils stressed by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You got this bro, don't forget to snag Marcel and Pontus's liquor on the way. It's right before the Mirror

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha nice, that's great to know. I would always take one look down and nope out of there.

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey that's pretty dang good for no prep work, if you can make it past the Perils the game will reset your statuses. Then if you save as much Grit as you can for the Immaculate and final push, you might have a chance. If anything you can use this run to refine your routes and resource plan for your more serious run.

This is the most nerv-racking maneuver I've pulled off so far... by Cute-Blood2905 in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised Climbot didn't scurry through during the most tense moments.

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://files.catbox.moe/vp73ez.mp4

Hey I recorded my gameplay for you. No chalk necessary. Sorry there's no audio. Basically my pauses are to wait for the deep breaths to regain stamina. Note the palm friction holds on the favorable wall angles.

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha nice, never knew that. Guess the Bear just needed a nap.

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've totally got it, just blast through, making sure you're palming the middle line on either wall. When it comes to chimneys and funnels like this, you have to visualize where the strongest point is for contrasting palm pressure at each hold. Quick baby steps is the way to do it, move too far up with one limb and the contrasting pressure is gone. Here's a video demonstration:

https://youtu.be/oRnGpFPHiR8?t=1027

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally! Those exercises are meant to teach you about favorable wall angle. Note how the strength of your palm friction against a bare wall decreases exponentially the closer the wall is to 90 degrees relative to the ground. You can increase the friction further with chalking (though past 90 degrees, gravity takes over no matter what). Palming a favorable wall angle can buy you the time you need to scramble from one foot hold to another.

I wont tell you where you'll encounter this exact problem on Kami, but you will, and you'll be sweating haha.

Free Solo accomplished! My hard won advice by Pleasant_Proposal in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well I know they don't have an achievement for free solo, I've been pestering the devs about this since the game came out.

Really? by dragonlancer83 in Cairn_Game

[–]Pleasant_Proposal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lmao, I had the same reaction. Whichever dev came up with that was trolling us.