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TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY, PART SIX: "BROKEN SILENCE" -- NOW LIVE!

TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY, PART SIX: BROKEN SILENCE now available!

With this release, the TALES DLC expansion pass is now complete!

Hello Survivors, Today were pleased to announce the release of TALES Part Six, Broken Silence. This is the last part of the TALES DLC for Survival Mode, and concludes the 2-year expansion pass. The TALES DLC will continue to be available for purchase in its entirety moving forward. Broken Silence is the biggest update for TALES and the base Survival game since the launch of the DLC expansion pass campaign in December 2022. The following 18-minute update video goes into great detail about all the new features and content in Broken Silence, for both the Paid and Free streams. [previewyoutube=_8c9NOhYLnU;full][/previewyoutube] NOTE: Paid content is only available to people who own the TALES DLC. Free updates are available to anyone who owns THE LONG DARK or THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL MODE products. For a full roadmap outlining all the features and content included in the TALES DLC, please visit the full Expansion Pass site. The following major features are included in Broken Silence:

Safehouse Customization (Free for all players)

Weve added a deep Safehouse Customization system for all players to use. Over 100 locations in the game can now be modified by moving or removing furniture and decorative items, crafting new items using the Furniture Bench and Woodworking Tools, and gathering materials and decorative items from all over Great Bear island and the Far Territory. This is one of the biggest changes to the game the team has ever accomplished, and we are excited to see how players express their creativity and survival ethos through their personalized Safehouse locations. (Includes many new items never before available in the game!)

Cougar Redux (TALES DLC owners only)

The Cougar hunts and patrols its territory, mainly located in the rocky or deeply forested areas on the fringes of various regions. Enjoy it from afar, or risk your life traversing its territory. The more you encounter it, the more its territory expands, ratcheting up your risk factors for travel and survival. The Cougar is a crafty hunter and is best avoided, but if you dare encroach on its territory you will face a struggle for survival beyond anything youve encountered so far. Look for signs, listen, be wise, and be careful!

Global Wildlife Refresh (Free for all players)

Establish new patterns for hunting and travel through the world to avoid, or seek out, wildlife. Every wildlife spawn region in the game has been refreshed. Expect to encounter predators like Bears, Wolves, and now Cougars, in new and dangerous places. Find prey animals like Deer, Rabbits, and Ptarmigan have made homes in new locations. Wildlife populations have been rebalanced across the entire game world. Even Timberwolf spawns have been refreshed, so that they dont always appear where they used to.

Instant Camera (TALES DLC owners only)

Find the Instant Camera, along with colour, black & white, or sepia film stock. Take photos and add them to your journal Album, where you can notate them. Frame them and hang them in your Safehouse. Become a wilderness photographer.

Trader (TALES DLC owners only)

Keep your ears open for the emergency radios across the Island to come to life during an aurora. You may hear an unexpected voice from a boat offshore. Sutherlands been out there since the lights in the sky first appeared, and he has a story to tell. But first, youll have to earn his trust. Hell trade rare items that he scavenges off the coastline in exchange for things he needs from Great Bear Island. (Includes many new items never before available in the game!)

Meat Curing Box & Salt (TALES DLC owners only)

Use Woodworking Tools to craft a new Meat Curing box. Gather salt from caves or the coastline, and preserve meat or fish for the long haul.

Achievements (TALES DLC & Free for all players)

Weve added Achievements for TALES, including some unlocks for features that were added to the base Survival game for free, and some that are TALES specific.

And More...

Please watch the update video and visit the TALES expansion pass site for more information on what has been included in Broken Silence.

A Note on Release Platforms

Please note that todays launch of Broken Silence is for Steam, Xbox, and Epic Game Store. The PlayStation version will be updated ASAP this week; we are waiting for Sony to approve it for release. As has already been communicated to players, the Nintendo Switch release of Parts Five and Six have been delayed until the new year.

Bugs and Support

Please report any issues you have to our Support Portal. We expect a high volume of reports and the Support Portal will take precedence over our other communication channels, so it is your best way to get help. It will not be possible to respond to every forum post or social media post reporting bugs or issues. We ask for your patience as we work to resolve all outstanding reports during this busy time of year.

Winter Holiday

The team will take a much-needed break between December 20th and January 6th. Support channels and general communication will be delayed during this period as a result. We appreciate your patience.

Thank you!

Thank you to all those who purchased the TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY DLC. Your support of our efforts helps enable us to continue updating THE LONG DARK. We appreciate all your patience as we worked to deliver the promised roadmap, which took much longer than expected. Please refer to the October Dev Diary for more information on our plans to continue supporting THE LONG DARK next year, including shipping WINTERMUTE Episode Five ASAP. Enjoy Broken Silence, and well see you in the new year. - The Hinterland Team ***

RELEASE NOTES

The Long Dark Updated to version 2.33 (CL 147890) Applies to: THE LONG DARK, THE LONG DARK: SURVIVAL MODE, and TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY DLC.

Known Issues

After completing all three TALES, players will not immediately receive the Rdiger's Dream achievement. Instead, it will unlock upon reloading their save.
Only the first loaded Custom Survival save will provide players the option to toggle the Cougar feature on/off. Loading subsequent Custom Survival saves will not provide this option, disabling Cougar by default.
Player-crafted Workbenches do not yield a Workbench Vice as expected when broken down.
Rarely, Decoration placement is greatly offset after destroying or breaking down an object beneath where it is placed. (Workaround: Save and reload.)
Players using a controller are unable to select a Photograph for player-crafted Framed Photo.
Players can place decoration objects in inappropriate locations where they can no longer be interacted with.
Placing or dropping the orange Patterned Wool Mittens causes them to become invisible.
Players will be unable to Quarter Aurora Cougar Carcasses.
Players will be unable to break down or destroy the Furniture Workbench.
Some objects that should have the option to be broken down are missing that functionality. EX: Shrubs which block player from reaching certain locations.

Bug Fixes

This Major Update includes fixes for the following issues:

CRASHES

Fixed an issue that caused a hang, after lighting too many Campfires at once.
Fixed an issue which caused some Xbox players to receive error code '-996' after the disclaimer screen, and subsequently returning them to the home screen.
Fixed a rare issue that caused a crash when entering or leaving interiors.
Fixed a rare issue where the player's game crashes and their save is deleted when choosing to Cheat Death.

GAMEPLAY, UI, CONTROLS

Fixed an issue that caused Ptarmigans to become stuck in an animation loop.
Fixed an environment issue in Sundered Pass that resulted in players being able to climb on top of certain structures.
Fixed an issue where the incorrect location text is displayed when waking up after Cheating Death.
Fixed an issue in WINTERMUTE Episode Four where the subtitles were incorrectly timed with the audio of the final scene.
Fixed an issue where items could not be retrieved after being placed on a building ledge in the yard of Blackrock Prison.
Fixed an issue in Lonely Lighthouse where items left on the stairs could only be retrieved from certain angles.
Fixed an issue in Desolation Point which caused players to fall through weak ice while standing safely on the damaged boat.
Fixed an issue in Coastal Highway which caused players to fall through weak ice while standing safely on the damaged boat.
Fixed an issue where high quality and TALES Mission items could be collected through a closed window in the Mine Headframe Building.
Fixed an issue that caused a 'Failed to restore the game from a previous save' error when transitioning from an outdoor location.
Fixed a rare issue with the weather system which could result in corrupt save data.
Fixed an issue where partially consuming a Venison Pie could result in it dropping into negative weight values.
Fixed an issue where dropping a partially consumed food item along with unconsumed food items of the same type resulted in it returning to an unconsumed state.
Fixed an issue with the Major Bruising Affliction which resulted in it having no effect on the Survivor's Condition.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from placing a symbol with Spray Paint.
Fixed an issue that allowed the Survivor to quarter a carcass with no resources left.
Fixed an issue that displayed the incorrect crafting time of items when the Survivor doesn't have the associated crafting tool in their Backpack.
Fixed an issue in Ash Canyon where some items could spawn in unreachable areas.
Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass where a backpack could not be searched.
Fixed an issue where Beachcombing containers and items could duplicate when exiting and re-entering the Region.

ART & ENVIRONMENTS

Fixed an issue where inspecting Polaroids resulted in a visible incorrect watermark on the object.
Improved the detail on all vehicle engines.
Fixed an issue with Glimmerfog that resulted in cave entrances appearing clearly through the fog at any distance.
Fixed an issue in Keeper's Pass that caused incorrect lighting on the mouth of a short rock tunnel.
Fixed multiple issues in Forsaken Airfield where Cattails were incorrectly located.
Fixed an issue in Forsaken Airfield where a fence was not correctly placed on the ground.
Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass where a deer carcass was not correctly placed on the ground.
Fixed an issue in Zone of Contamination with a missing square piece of geometry on the ground.
Fixed an issue in Zone of Contamination where a sheet of ice was not correctly placed on the ground.
Fixed an issue in Bleak Inlet where a post incorrectly intersected a shelter roof.
Fixed multiple issues in Bleak Inlet with unintentional pieces of jagged terrain.
Fixed multiple issues in the transition cave from Bleak Inlet to Forlorn Muskeg with rocks not correctly placed on the ground.
Fixed an issue where the Wool Toque would incorrectly intersect with the Aviator Cap when worn together.
Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass where snowdrifts were not correctly connected to wooden structures.
Fixed an issue with T-Shirt models that caused the interior to intersect with the exterior.
Fixed an issue in the Pleasant Valley Farmhouse that caused a Sewing Kit to disappear from view at different angles.
Fixed an issue in the Steam Tunnels where a portion of pipe was disconnected and floating.
Fixed an issue in Mountain Town where snow covered rocks were not correctly displaying snow.
Fixed an issue where global lighting was not correctly applying to the Survivor's hands.
Fixed an issue in Bleak Inlet where players could incorrectly see the exposed back face of a cliff.
Fixed an issue in Forsaken Airfield where players could incorrectly see the exposed back face of a snowdrift.
Fixed an issue in Mystery Lake where players could incorrectly see the exposed back face of a cliff.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in a corner of the Community Hall in WINTERMUTE Episode Three.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on top of the truck in Keeper's Pass.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in Ash Canyon within a ruined building at Miner's Folly.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck inside a helicopter in Forsaken Airfield.
Fixed an issue where players could become stuck between rocks in Coastal Highway.
Fixed an issue in Sundered Pass where players could get stuck in terrain near the bridge to the Weather Station.
Fixed an issue in Mountain Town where players could get stuck in terrain in the Paradise Meadows Farmhouse.
Fixed an issue in Bleak Inlet where players could get stuck in terrain on the Cannery Workshop staircase.
Fixed an issue in Forsaken Airfield where players could get stuck on a rocky outcropping.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck when crouching near the truck in the Maintenance Yard.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind stalagmites in the transition cave between Hushed River Valley and Mountain Town.
Fixed an issue in Mountain Town where players could get stuck near the waterfall outside of town.

ANIMATION

Fixed an issue that resulted in the wrong animation playing when harvesting a wolf carcass with the Improvised Knife.

PLATFORM-SPECIFIC

[EGS] Fixed an issue that caused a black screen on launch for players on the Epic Games Store.
[PS4/Switch] Fixed memory leak when loading into a new level
[PS4/Switch] Reduced memory usage for falling snow effect
[PS4/Switch] Reduced memory usage for post fx by reusing render textures between passes

### END OF UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT ###

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The Long Dark

Hinterland Studio Inc. Developer

Hinterland Studio Inc. Publisher

2017-08-01 Release

Indie Strategy Simulation Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 251

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (92113 reviews)

http://www.thelongdark.com

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The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

The Long Dark Depot (Linux) [2.24 G]
TLD Dev Depot (Linux) [5.42 G]
DLC01Linux [721.27 M]
The Long Dark: Wintermute Linux DLC [8.16 G]
The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory Linux DLC [728.71 M]

Available DLCs:

The Long Dark: Tales from the Far Territory
The Long Dark: WINTERMUTE

***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.***

What is The Long Dark?

The Long Dark is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and everything Mother Nature can throw at you.

Current Game Features

The Early Access version of The Long Dark features the game’s non-narrative Survival Sandbox mode. The game will leave Early Access one we launch Episode One of our Story Mode. All Season One episodes are included in the cost of Early Access.

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.
Permadeath! See how long you can survive, check your standing on the global Leaderboards, then head back in and push yourself to survive longer.
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 lead to your death.
Over 30 square kms of wilderness to explore (and with more regions coming!). Mystery Lake, Coastal Highway, Desolation Point, Pleasant Valley, and more, all interconnected and each with dozens of explorable locations.
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, Dysentery, and more.
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.
...and much more!

Ongoing Development

With an average of 3-4 updates per month, The Long Dark is in a state of constant improvement. We have released over 75 updates since bringing the game to Early Access. Updates typically include new gameplay, tuning, new areas, items, and visual improvements. We are constantly improving the game based on our iterative development process, with input from the community.

Please note that the Early Access price provides immediate access to the Sandbox Mode, and includes the cost of Season One episodes of the Story Mode, the first of which will be available at the game's full launch.

The Hinterland Team

The Long Dark is brought to you by Hinterland Studio, an independent game developer comprised of industry veterans with significant credits on many renowned series including Far Cry, Red Faction, Saints Row, God of War, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age, Company of Heroes, and many others. The Long Dark is the team's first attempt to create a unique and thought-provoking independent game that pushes the boundaries of the medium.

We appreciate your support of our efforts!

MINIMAL SETUPOS: SteamOS or Ubuntu 16.04 or 17.04
Processor: Dual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
Storage: 7 GB available space

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