Subj : Re: The Long Dark
To   : John Hiemenz
From : Ray Sbaitso
Date : Sat Apr 04 2020 12:45:10

Did you happen to play Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom?  I am the 
exact same way and I believe that's where the issue came from with me.  There 
was a point in the game where you got told you needed a certain item to finish 
the game.  If you didn't already have it, you had to start all over because you 
couldn't go back.  The first time I went back and started over I didn't realize 
it was apparently random or there was at least a list of items it could be 
because I picked up the item it mentioned the prior time and it asked for a 
different item the next time.  From that point on I grabbed everything in 
sight!  :)

I think Deus Ex was the first game I ever played with a limited inventory.  I 
couldn't grasp it at first.  There's a LIMIT to how much you can carry!?!?  
Everyone else thought it made complete sense, but I was mortified.  Why can't I 
carry 3 truckloads of items in a backpack anymore?!!?



 On Saturday March 28, 2020, John Hiemenz said to Ray Sbaitso...

 JH> That's me in a nutshell.  I have that game mentality from years gone
 JH> by.. if I can pick it up and carry, there must be some importance to
 JH> this that will become clear later in the game. Pick up and carry all
 JH> the things!

 JH> As I learned a little more abouth TLD, I would hoard stuff and haul it
 JH> to certain areas where it would make sense to have it, near or on the
 JH> way to a forge or crafting table.  I've started using the in-game notes
 JH> and calendar to write down where I've placed things in case I forget
 JH> what I have or don't have and where it is.

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