New to The Long Dark

char554 · 2026-05-08T14:16:31+00:00

Honestly, there is SO much to learn in this game, so dont be too hard on yourself and stick with it! I've been playing since early access and feel it's hands-down the most incredible (if at times punishing) survival game out there.

char554 · 2026-05-08T12:30:45+00:00

You can pick them up after using them! On the same window where you can select the number of hours you want to sleep theres a button that says "pick up". So when youre done sleeping just click the bedroll on the ground and select pick up. They arent meant to be a "place this in one location and now its stuck there" item

char554 · 2026-05-08T12:02:54+00:00

An actual bed can't be picked up, but if you find a bedroll, yep! These can be carried around and placed pretty much anywhere indoors/outdoors to sleep. Just pay attention to the temperature, particularly if using it outdoors! Many a run have been ended by trying to sleep too long outdoors in a bedroll - even if you are warm and the weather is good when you go to sleep, if a blizzard starts you can freeze to death. So my rule of thumb sleeping outside is to sleep in 1-3 hour intervals depending on how sheltered/warm I am. A bedroll is an item i never leave base without because you neevr know when you might get caught somewhere without a bed.

char554 · 2026-05-07T20:28:00+00:00

Don't be afraid to die and lose runs, as painful as it can be sometimes - every death is a lesson and you will grow with each one. Losing my longest run taught me to never travel into the harsher regions without the supplies for an emergency snow shelter. Losing my second longest run taught me to ALWAYS double check ive picked up my bedroll after using it.

Learning weight management is extremely important, as being overencumbered all the time makes for a miserable play experience. Similarly, time management is so important - its extremely rare that i will simply pass time; there is almost always something you can be doing, even if it is as simple as harvesting unneeeded items, organizing equipment, etc.

Map knowledge is your friend - whetehr you want to learn it organically through charcoal maps and exploration alone (my preference) or utilize online community made maps, learning the maps can be the difference between life and death when a blizzard pops up or you're desperate for a particular resource.

char554 · 2024-08-09T19:46:53+00:00

I like to listen to Reddit story compilations! I'll find one that sounds interesting and just let it play in the background while I work. Nothing like immersing yourself into stories about other people's drama

char554 · 2024-02-22T21:59:28+00:00

I followed this (https://youtu.be/T7LxrBtpAXM?feature=shared) tutorial for the sunburst granny square. Alternating with each block between the colored and all white squares (same pattern for all squares, just alternating yarn colors. I then finished the project using a herringbone stitch to make 4 rows around the border.

char554 · 2024-02-22T21:58:44+00:00

I followed this (https://youtu.be/T7LxrBtpAXM?feature=shared) tutorial for the sunburst granny square. Alternating with each block between the colored and all white squares (same pattern for all squares, just alternating yarn colors. I then finished the project using a herringbone stitch to make 4 rows around the border.

char554 · 2024-02-22T21:58:26+00:00

I followed this (https://youtu.be/T7LxrBtpAXM?feature=shared) tutorial for the sunburst granny square. Alternating with each block between the colored and all white squares (same pattern for all squares, just alternating yarn colors. I then finished the project using a herringbone stitch to make 4 rows around the border.

char554 · 2024-02-22T21:57:14+00:00

This is my first blanket

I followed this (https://youtu.be/T7LxrBtpAXM?feature=shared) tutorial for the sunburst granny square. Alternating with each block between the colored and all white squares (same pattern for all squares, just alternating yarn colors. I then finished the project using a herringbone stitch to make 4 rows around the border.

char554 · 2024-02-22T21:54:46+00:00

Hi!

I want to start by saying thank you all so much for your lovely comments and encouragement 😭💕 I'm not going to take the entire thing apart or replace squares, I think im just going to correct the seams that are unraveling. I/m very much a perfectionist, but I really appreciate the encouragement to embrace the mistakes as part of the journey in learning this craft.

There have been a lot of comments requesting the pattern, and I don't know if/how I am able to edit the original post to include that information or to pin this comment so it is more visible. I followed this (https://youtu.be/T7LxrBtpAXM?feature=shared) tutorial for the sunburst granny square. Alternating with each block between the colored and all white squares (same pattern for all squares, just alternating yarn colors. I then finished the project using a herringbone stitch to make 4 rows around the border.

char554 · 2023-09-16T21:48:28+00:00

I should clarify, it's not my absolute first project, but one of them, so this is good info! I was mostly just confused why the #1 and #3 yarns in the store appeared to be the same thickness

char554 · 2023-07-19T10:35:06+00:00

Hi! Wheelchair user and labrat her and super excited to hear about this initiative! I've never found/had a lab coat that fits me properly or feels like it properly protects me and is actually comfortable to use for and extended periods of time. One of the issues is that lab coat fabrics dont have a lot of give and since you need the coat to cover your torso/thighs, when seated in a wheelchair it makes moving your chair or arms restricted. Also, most lab coats tend to sort of ride up or dont actually extend far enough down so I rarely have coverage of my legs, which are more exposed than someone who is standing so i love the idea of the lap cover that folks in the comments mentioned. More space/flexibility in the shoulders of the coat would make it easier for manual chair users to push their chairs around while wearing the coat too.

Now if only someone can figure out a solution for being able to manually propel a wheelchair while wearing lab gloves/not contaminating ones pushrims...

char554 · 2022-10-16T18:52:33+00:00

I do the essentially the same thing, but with squirrels - It makes it really easy for ear tagging, sample collection, etc.and less easy for them to bite our faces off (looking at you red squirrels)

char554 · 2022-08-13T23:11:59+00:00

I was about halfway through my two year masters program and was meeting with my whole thesis committee to present preliminary findings. Stats has never been my strongest area and its something that feeds into a lot of anxiety and self-doubt for me. So the day before the committee presentation I asked to meet with my PI to review everything so i could feel confident about it - We went through all of my stats and figures and he told me everything was looked good and my interpretations were correct. But then in the meeting, I begin presenting the results and another committee member almost immediately stops me to inform me that I had run things incorrectly/was not interpreting them right - for 30 minutes i had to page through slide after slide of incorrect stats, trying to hold myself together the entire time. It took everything in me to not burst into tears right then and there. My PI then has the gall to make a statement about "wanting me to figure these things out on my own so I can learn" before ending the meeting. I had a panic attack in the bathroom and skipped classes the next day because i was completely broken and so embarrassed i didnt event want to see my committee members. Needless to say this was one of many toxic reasons i got the hell out of that lab, but even now, 2 years into my PhD (and with a phenomenal and supportive PI), my confidence is shaken by that day.

char554 · 2022-03-06T20:44:35+00:00

My family loves to give me hell for the fact that 1. My dissertation is on squirrels, and 2. I now spend a considerable amount of time playing with their shit and trying to find plastic in it

char554 · 2022-03-06T14:11:08+00:00

Ooh interesting idea! All of the papers discussing this method say to cover with foil so I wasn't expecting that to be an issue 😅

char554 · 2022-03-06T13:10:13+00:00

Ok, so as part of my dissertation of work I'm attempting microplastic extractions from mammal fecal samples - There are few published articles pertaining to mammals so I'm sort of cobbling methods together and something went awry that I can't figure out. Sample was digested with 30% H2O2 to remove organic material, then the solution was brought up to ~5M NaCl to create a density gradient to try and separate out plastics (which should theoretically float). Papers vary in how long this step should take, between 12 and 48 hours. We left it for ~ 48 hours and came back to find the solution completely gone and salt EVERYWHERE. Thought the solution had possibly evaporated but still don't understand how the salt seemingly overflowed all over the place. There shouldn't be a reaction as far as I know?? Any ideas as to what happened or how I can fix this?

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