Game journalism day 4

In the Long Dark there is many ways to die.
Though i tried to record these deaths most of my recordings were too long to post and i did not have the chance to cut them down. I will put in a description on each death and how to avoid it


Wolf Attack: This death is pretty self explanatory, you get attacked by a wolf and die. Wolves will not kill you in one attack, more like 3-4 but they latch on to you leaving you with after affects such as torn clothing ,bleeding or even an infection among others. Even though wolf attacks don't kill you right away unless you scare away the wolf or kill it the wolf will attack again. You can use a rifle to shoot the wolf or use a flare or other sources of light like a fire to scare away the predator. Another way to distract the wolf is to drop meat as a distraction.

Bear attack: Much like the wolf the bear is a living predator that will attack the player. Bears though are much tougher than wolves and can kill you in 1 or 2 attacks. They also are not scared away by flares or fire and take more bullets to kill. The most effective ways to not get killed by bears is to keep your distance or drop meat as a last resort to distract the bear.

Burning: When creating a fire you can burn yourself to death. The simple easy way to avoid this death is to not jump into a fire while its burning.


Hypothermia: While out scavenging or hunting you might be faced with the challenge of hypothermia. Hypothermia sets in when the player becomes too cold and it slowly begins to drain your health. Wearing less, wet or damaged clothes increase the chance of getting hypothermia sooner. Easy ways to prevent it are finding warmer clothes such as a parka, placing a fire or hiding in a heated structure such as the starting cabin.


Food Poison/starvation: In the game world if you eat meat while it's raw you can poison your character. If you eat raw food you can take antibiotics or drink tea to help recover from the poison. another way to prevent it is to cook the meat above a fire. Starvation is when you don't eat food. the only way to prevent this is to eat food such as meat from hunting or small snacks you find in searchable containers.

Dehydration: Dehydration is when you don't drink enough liquids and the way to prevent this is to drink clean water or other drinks found in the map

infection: Infections are when you get bit by an animal and you don't clean the wound. The easy way to avoid this is avoid wolves and bears. but if you are forced to defend yourself and get infected take antibitoics or drink tea and rest.

Fall: If you find yourself at an elevated position be careful where you step. Falling also brings the risk of death. The ways to avoid death is by being careful at high elevations and just avoiding height in general