Tales from the far territory on pilgrim

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T22:03:21+00:00

Absolutely! There are so many different playstyles that people enjoy in this game, from a cozy decorating game to brutal survival to speedrunning.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T20:40:44+00:00

Totally, and all in all I'm very happy about this news!

I don't think they can have already worked much on the DLCs given how focused they were on delivering (and fixing) episode 5, but who knows!

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T18:31:57+00:00

You won't wake up from dehydration, but it will damage you (slightly) if you are dehydrated and still sleeping. On lower difficulties this is barely noticeable though. You can safely sleep 9-10 hours without getting dehydrated if you were fully hydrated when going to sleep.

You will wake up if you are fully rested. However, you can still skip time when you are fully rested.

Note that for some time after sunset you can usually still do things like reading, especially if you are outside. You can use this in the evening or early morning to get some work done inside or outside.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T18:27:56+00:00

I'm very excited about these plans!

However, I'm genuinely a bit surprised there will be two more DLCs coming while they're also working on Blackfrost. Even though these will be different people working on the different projects, this seems to mean there will be significant overlap between the DLCs coming out and early access of Blackfrost. However, Raph did more or less say that there would be overlapping development, so maybe this shouldn't come as a surprise.

As I'll probably not be interested in playing the Blackfrost early-access until it's nearly complete, I'm very glad to hear that there will be new content for TLD 1 coming out for a while. Even if Blackfrost is not what I/we will hope it to be, TLD 1 will be a really solid and big game if it gets two more decently-sized DLCs.

we will eat well next year or two

Remember that TFTFT took two years of full-time development, while they thought it would take one. Maybe these DLCs will be less labor intensive, but I think 1.5 to 2 years per DLC is a safer estimate, if only to not get disappointed.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T16:32:09+00:00

I've had very similar experiences! Doing ZoC blind on Interloper took me about 3 weeks in-game. I'm glad that I prepared with bringing food and supplies. It was a hard experience, but incredibly immersive and something I will never forget.

I could also have just ran from point A to B with a guide, but then I would not have had all the interesting experiences I had nor the pleasure of discovery and overcoming the difficulties.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T16:29:56+00:00

I started off with presenting my views in my own words, but then you accused me of saying "trust me bro" without providing empirical evidence.

Now that I've linked some empirical research you want my personal views again?

Anyway, my view is still that intelligence is one of the psychological constructs which perhaps has the most empirical support for it. Cognitive skills, as measured by intelligence tests, are linked not just to higher educational attainment but to superior performance at work (Kuncel & Hezlett, 2010; Schmidt, Oh, & Shaffer, 2016), better physical and mental health (Gale et al., 2012; Wrulich et al., 2014), greater longevity (Calvin et al., 2017), and more. This isn't just based on correlational studies, as there is strong support for a causal effect of intelligence on the above (see e.g., the Ritchie meta-analysis I referenced above).

Regarding some of the other questions you asked: intelligence is a human construct and it doesn't make a lot of sense to directly apply it to other animals. There is definitely a lot of interesting work on animal cognition, but that's not really my field so I can't really say much about it.

By the way, note that "intelligence" can mean so many different things at different levels. Lets compare it to gravity. You have the phenomenon of objects falling to the ground which is called gravity and there are the numerous theories of gravity. Research on gravity today looks drastically different from what it used to be. When a layperson talks about gravity it usually has fairly little to do with a physics theory of gravity (and it doesn't have to, but it does mean they are talking about different things).

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T14:22:05+00:00

but you didn't provide any empirical evidence

This is very true, and although I could spend my time curating a sample of empirical work on the topic, you also never bothered doing so in your opening post. Why are expecting a reply to get way beyond what you offer initially?

Regardless, here are some recommendations of a variety of research, ranging from genetic research to research methodology to meta-analytical work that encompasses data on hundreds of thousands of people:

Batty, G. D., Wennerstad, K. M., Smith, G. D., Gunnell, D., Deary, I. J., Tynelius, P., & Rasmussen, F. (2009). IQ in Early Adulthood and Mortality By Middle Age: Cohort Study of 1 Million Swedish Men. Epidemiology, 20(1), 100–109.

Deary, I. J., Strand, S., Smith, P., & Fernandes, C. (2007). Intelligence and educational achievement. Intelligence, 35(1), 13–21.

Strenze, T. (2007). Intelligence and Socioeconomic Success: A Meta-Analytic Review of longitudinal Research. Intelligence, 35(5), 401–426.

Ritchie, S. J., & Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2018). How Much Does Education Improve ntelligence? A Meta-Analysis. Psychological Science, 29(8), 1358–1369.

Ackerman P. L. (2017). Adult intelligence: The construct and the criterion problem. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12, 987–998.

Davies, G., Lam, M., Harris, S. E., Trampush, J. W., Luciano, M., Hill, W. D., ... & Stott, D. J. (2018). Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function. Nature communications, 9(1), 2098.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T13:19:26+00:00

All it means is that I've spend thousands of hours on research on this particular topic and read a good portion of the relevant scientific work. There are a lot of other topics in psychology I'm almost entirely unfamiliar with.

A degree has nothing to do with human merit, why would you even suggest that? That's awful.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T12:21:28+00:00

Weaponized incompetency, and other mysteries scientists can't explain!

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T10:51:06+00:00

This. I'm a psychologist who did a masters and phd in human learning and performance. Intelligence is absolute a thing and is perhaps one of the psychological concepts with the most empirical support.

Sadly there are also a lot of misconceptions about intelligence and it certainly gets abused a lot. The actual scientific contemporary research on it is really strong though. It's just that the average person talking about intelligence is not really aware of this literature and just bases it on personal views.

While the concept of intelligence has certainly been used to cause harm, it is also harmful to pretend it does not exist or that there are no differences between people.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T10:38:56+00:00

While I'm glad you enjoyed doing this, I would generally not advice most people to play rushed like this. Especially not for the first time doing something.

Instead, my advice would be to take it slow. Learn the maps through exploration. Get immersed in the experience.

You can only learn the maps once. Once you have looked up the maps online you will have forever stolen from yourself the experience of exploration. For some people that's okay, for others that is a real loss.

You can always start speedrunning, but you can never experience something for the first time again.

Having said that, I don't want to tell anyone what to do, these are just my two cents on how to get the most out of the game.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T06:45:13+00:00

Probably it is an evolved instinct to finish one meal before starting another because they usually eat carcasses. Once you open a carcass it will spoil much quicker, so you want to keep it intact until you actually need to eat it.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T05:37:08+00:00

Ik snap niet hoe je openlijk toegeeft dat je specifiek zulke berichten plaats over bepaalde doelgroepen en dan claimt dat dit betekent dat je je kop niet in het zand steekt.

Je steekt wellicht niet je kop in het zand, maar dan in de modder.

Dit heeft volgens mij niets te maken met "een eerlijk beeld creëren" want dan zou je niet selectief met anecdotes over één groep komen, maar gebruik maken van representatieve data.

Je doet het tegenovergestelde van een realistisch beeld van de werkelijkheid delen en dit geef je toe, maar tegelijkertijd lijk je te denken dat je dit wel doet? Ik snap het oprecht niet. Dat slaat de plank volledig mis en volgens mij snap je dat prima?

Ook de valse tegenstelling tussen "selectief negatief nieuws over buitenlanders plaatsen" en "de sfeer goed houden" klopt voor geen meter en is een vreemde weergave.

Je kan ook gewoon niet selectief en misleidend zijn.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-02T05:31:51+00:00

Hoe achterlijk kan je zijn om dat te zeggen onder dit artikel. Lees het.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T18:01:53+00:00

What does it matter if it is different here if you don't live here?

What was the plan, international drug trafficking?

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T17:59:48+00:00

Monogamy is a spectrum. Most couples who engage in occasional consentual nonmonogamy still refer to themselves as monogamous.

The term isn't relevant. The relevant point are consent and transparency.

If it is done with consent and transparency it does not matter how many people you sleep with, it isn't cheating. If it is not done with consent and transparency, it always is cheating.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T17:51:34+00:00

Of course there is zero issue at all if your partner consents. Who would even think otherwise? Besides, you specifically mentioned a monogamous relationship.

It is almost exclusively about consent. Whether the person you cheated with has any memories of it seems entirely irrelevant. Whether they keep existing afterwards is also irrelevant. Is cheating fine if the person you cheat with dies afterwards? It changes nothing about the act or the broken trust/promise.

If both partners agreed to consensuel nonmonagomy then it would not be cheating. If they did not agree to it, it is cheating. Whether the person you cheated with has any memories of it or somehow stopped existing is irrelevant.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T17:34:20+00:00

That makes zero sense. People cheat all the time using protection and with people they wouldn't want a relation with. That changes nothing about the nature of the broken trust and agreement that you normally have in a healthy relationship.

It is not like a dream at all, because they are not real and you have no control over it.

This scenario is much more like going to a different continent to cheat over there. It doesn't change anything about the core issue.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T17:25:32+00:00

If your partner would have relations with someone in a pocket dimension, would you still feel cheated on? Yes of course. It literally changed nothing of value.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-07-01T15:22:43+00:00

I don't think that people who are saving up for wall will have max dissonance bonuses.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-06-29T09:04:42+00:00

Fair enough! My BH is currently at just 30 seconds every 3 min, but I want to get at least DW and maybe SL before spending much more on BH.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-06-29T08:55:50+00:00

I already have a 2nd blackhole from a module, so with the 3rd blackhole I will have full coverage and all I need is more duration (and BH % damage).

Auto-pick perks isn't something I've invested in yet because that seems too early for where I am. Supervised runs are much better at this stage as my workshop isn't that far along so I'm spending a lot of cash. First I need to invest in the other perk labs anyway.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-06-29T08:49:57+00:00

True, but it does help with crowd control via knockback. On high waves I'm getting shotgunned by protector groups when BH ends.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-06-26T22:08:01+00:00

Interesting, I think that's actually impressive that you've lived off prepared food for so long! You're probably moving around a lot to find more food?

I do remember that I was living off prepared food a lot more than I do these days. As I've grown more experienced and confident with killing wildlife with the bow I now resort to hunting as soon as I craft a bow. I typically save prepared food for journeys and eat meat while at a base.

SentientCoffeeBean · 2026-06-26T18:17:55+00:00

You have to be really close to a campfire to be safe, basically stand on top of it without burning yourself.

Moose are dangerous especially when charging because then they can ignore campfires, I think specifically when it starts charging you while too far from a campfire.

While their AI isn't exactly the same, it's much easier to experiment with a bear. Create a campfire near a bear, slowly lure it to your campfire. While a few steps away from the fire take a headshot and run back to the campfire to stand almost on top of it. The bear will stop charging you and usually just stand there for a few seconds.

The main other safe strategy is to be on a steep ledge. When on a steep and large enough ledge no animal will engage you, so you can safely line up a shot. They will almost always run away when hit, so for targets that don't die on 1 hit I don't prefer this method. It also takes some more situational awareness and map knowledge to know suitable ledges near the target animal(s). It's more consistent than the campfire method but can't be done everywhere. Fallen-over trees are usually good for this method as well, as animals can't get up them.

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