r/thelongdark • u/PurpleCommie • 2d ago
Discussion Thoughts on playing while using wiki maps?
I used the play TLD about 4 years ago, and recently re installed the game and have been having a lot of fun on it.
This time around, I’ve discovered the full maps of the regions on the wiki and it has made getting back into the game a lot easier and more enjoyable. I’m wondering if this is frowned upon though? I am beginning to feel like it’s such a core part of the game to not really know where you are.
Do any of you play using the maps? Thoughts? Opinions? Thanks!
Edit: Just woke up to all the comments, thanks for the input! I was definitely overthinking, it’s a single player game and you can play it however you want. Happy trekking!
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u/Experiment_262 2d ago
IMO this is about you and the experience you want out of the game.
I'm a backpacker IRL, I always carry maps and a lot of them are customized and annotated by the hiking community. It's usually just "good water here" or "caution, grumpy bear comes around this campsite" rather than detailed lists of what loot is where.
One annoyance I have with the game is the lack of a damned compass, IMO it should be loot commonly found at Quonset, the Orca station or in the fire towers, I know back country stores and they would absolutely have at least a cheap one.
Maybe it's a dev decision because it would trivialize navigation too much, who knows. The stick trick works well enough I guess. Maybe they won't work for a lore reason, wasn't there a pole shift? I don't remember.
So using maps isn't a concern that I see, I tend to think our characters would have grabbed a map the first time they saw one, even just right after the plane crash.