Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Game Journalism Day 3

Question 1: How many days do you have to complete this challenge?

            I think I need 6 days to do this challenge because it takes time to find the materials like the fishing line and the hook to create the fish tackle. This challenge takes a lot of time because I have to use the charcoal from a burned fire(more than 1 hour of burning) to survey the area to get to a lake. I also need a hunting knife to clear the ice hole and it also takes a lot of energy to clear the ice hole to fish.
What does it takes to make fishing tackle?
It takes a hook and a fishing line to make a fishing tackle.
The hook can be created by some scrap metals and the line can be crafted using cured guts like animals' gut drying out indoor for 5 days.
          

A hook and a line is needed to make the fishing tackle

A fishing tackle in my inventory
  

Question 2: What did you do today?

        I went to harvest the guts from a deer carcass and I left it inside the house for 5 days then I collect the guts to make the line. I went out to find scrap metals to create the hook but it was really difficult because I kept dying of hypothermia and I kept get attacked by the wolf. I made a fishing tackle but I don't know where to fish and I couldn't get to the ice fishing place because of the weak ice. I had to make many fires and melted snow to drink but luckily, I didn't die of dysentery.

       I tried again and this time I used the charcoal to survey the local area around me and I finally found the way to Mystery Lake to fish. I went inside the fishing huts and the cabins and I collected some useful materials. I found a fishing tackle and a knife inside, but when I started to clear the ice hole, I was dying because of hypothermia, which was sad.








Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Game Journalism Day 5 Walk Through

1.Explain how to play this game

  • The goal of the game

   This is a survival game where a player will need to interact with the environment and find all the strategies to live. You will need to collect as many materials as possible from the cabin(The Trapper's Homestead) and go venture out the find different things. Somethings to watch out for are the cold weather, the wild animals like the wolves and the bears, hunger, thirst, sleep, weak ice, and high cliffs because those are the main factors that make you die. You will need to collect materials from the environment to craft different stuff to survive your way through different location in order to get to the light house. You can get into different cabins and take some stuff if needed. The main point is to survive and keep the health bar as high as possible.

  • What do different keys do

W=forward              I=inventory
A=left                      C=clothing
S=go back               Space bar=main menu(food, drink, craft, navigation, weapons,...)         
D=right                    Left mouse= taking stuff, fight animals
Shift=sprint             Right mouse=drop materials
Ctrl=crouch

  • Some tips to survive

Make a fire, this will keep you warm and heal hypothermia.
If you see some crows, that means that there is a dead body nearby and probably a wolf
Collect as many sticks as you can because this can help make fire
Don't step on weak ice because you might drown
Use charcoal for locating directions
Don't climb high cliffs
Cook food and melt some snow to make water
Drink and eat before going to sleep as well as sleep near a fire or you might wake up dying of the cold or of thirst or hunger
Go out during the day and rest during the night       
Avoid eating raw meat and drinking water from melted snow

2. Screenshots of how far I can get in 1 hour


Trapper's cabin





Derail location

The unnamed pond

The deadfall area

The abandoned camp


Forest lookout

The rail tunnel


Mystery Lake

This is a secret underground cabin where I found tons of food and drink

Pepper Cache


Game Journalism day 4 Fail

Fail by falling



Fail by fire



Fail by hypothermia



Fail by infection



Fail by lack of sleep



Fail by thirst




Fail by drowning



Fail by wolf


Monday, 30 April 2018

Game Journalism Day 2

Question 1: What is the challenge today?
        The challenge today is the cold weather and the risk of hypothermia. Even though I wore a thick layer of clothes, I was still freezing. However, I started 2 fires and then cure the cold. Another challenge is the lack of fuels and wood and so it was really difficult to start a fire. Because the land wasn't all flat, it is not possible to place a fire anywhere I want so I think that started a problem,too. Lastly, the wild animals like the wolves are really dangerous and really risky to meet one.
           






Question 2: What did I do today?
  • I found many different shelters and I picked up some materials from those places.
  • I started to collect sticks and I was able to make fire to help me survive the cold night.
  • I slept and found a way to melt the snow to make portable water.
  • I found out how to light up the storm lantern to help me see through the night.
  • I think if I had enough food, water, sleep, shelter, and a warm place to sleep then I might have survived longer.
  • I went to the fishing cabin, the train station, and another shelter.
  • I survived through 2 nights.
 



Question 3: What is charcoal for?
 Charcoal is what left of the burned fire? Charcoal is used for surveying local area so you can find a way to get to different locations. It can also be used for sketching and mapping.

Question 4: What survival tips do you have?
  •      I think that if there are carcasses like deer and rabbit, there might be some crows around. And usually, the wolf is the killer and so the crow feathers around might warn me that there might be dangerous animals to watch out for and don't go near that spot.
  •      Melt some snow by fire the get drinkable water.
  •      Find a shelter before it gets dark.
  •      Drink and eat before going to sleep so you don't wake up starving and sleep beside a fire.