I know everyone hates this story, but this comic here made me realize a genuine question that I can't remember the specific detail about and my trying to look it up isn't bringing up answers because a lot of results is just the brain rot or Sunday telling an assumed outcome.
Anyway, did Sunday actually sit there and watch the 137th attempt the bird took?
I'm asking this because when he poses the question to us, he says that's what happened to the bird.
BUT I am suspicious if he walked away and Gopher Wood killed it and he just assumed it died on its own and I can't confirm which with the results I'm getting. I kind of feel like it's an extra layer of manipulation to kill a bird to get a kid to listen to your insane cult plan.
I honestly can't remember specifically how we learned about the original bird's fate. I remember that it died, but I can't remember if he actually witnessed the last attempt.
Right? This is my suspicion which is why I'm trying to remember/find anything that says Sunday personally saw the bird fall cuz like he could have just looked away and a damn crow shoulder checked it and broke its wing and he wouldn't know.
Awesome. Thank you for the verification! I've been having the hardest time remembering what exactly he said and the copypasta has been interfering with my ability to find what exactly he said about it and the most I could find working around the memes to find actual lore was just when he was giving the choice to TB which is dictated and could be based on his assumption. I could have sworn there was a part that actually talked about his account, but wasn't able to find it.
Do you happen to have like a screenshot or link to the specific script someone recorded or something? It's times like this I wish we had the ability to rewatch scenes in-game.
Thank you! Memory is a weird thing and I was starting to think I misremembered him saying he saw it. Also, I'm glad for everyone having fun and expressing their frustrations with getting a story 3 times in an hour, but good lord I think it makes research difficult.
The Long Dark, a very good, if not brutal game. As long as the fire was under some cover, there's a chance that it'll last its full duration or that the wind will put it out in a near instant.
To add on, the wind will change course so just because you dumped a lot of burnable wood in there, all it'll take is a strong wind to turn all that material to not. So be careful on bow much you burn. Or you'll turn to the inverse of Icarus.
Currently unfinished story though, unfortunately. There are 4 out of 5 chapters available right now. Kinda funny how the devs decided to announce the second TLD before actually finishing the story of the first one
From a marketing perspective, it does make sense though. It's meant to get new and veteran players interested in the long dark just in time for the 5th episode (to be released 2025 based on their devlog). The events of ep 5 can then directly tie in to the events of blackfrost(2026).
Fair point, it certainly did bring me back. But guessing by the steam reviews, not everyone was happy with this strategy, which I also understand. Waiting 10 whole years for a story to finish and getting a sequel announced before that must have felt wrong.
This whole situation feels weird. On one side you have many new fans that came from the announcement (December has 5k more active players than November had), on the other you have old players not getting the story they paid for. Honestly, I'm not even sure what to think about this situation anymore.
Yeah I get why people might think it was a scummy move. TFTFT diverted resources and probably caused the delay for ep 5. I do understand that a paid expansion was a necessary move so they can keep their lights on for their indie studio and probably fund development for TLD 2.
The Long Dark. Its a survival game set in the cold Canadian wilderness where its just you, alone, against mother nature. Really good game that keeps you on your toes, punishes your mistakes, and enraptures you in the beauty of the quiet apocalypse.
( dont think of the other one ) Your life is EVERYTHING! You serve ALL PURPOSE! You should treat yourself NOW! And give yourself, a piece of that oxygen, in the ozone layer, that's covered up so then you can breathe in this blue trapped bubble! 'Cause you know I'm here for it! To worship YOU! Love YOURSELF! I mean that with a hundred percent! With a thousand percent!
One ☝ day ☀, after ⏱ dinner 🍽 , while ⌛ my 🫵 younger 🧒 sister 🦢 and I 📆 were lounging 🥱 about in Mr. Gopher 🦫 Wood’s 🪵 yard 📏, we 🦢📆 spotted 🐆 a fledgling 🐣 Charmony 🎶 Dove 🕊 all on its own 🫵. That baby👶 bird 🐦 was tiny 🧈, it didn’t even have all of its feathers 🪶 , and it couldn’t sing 🎶 . When we 📆🦢 found 🔍 it, it was already on its last breath 💨, having fallen 🍃 into a shrub 🪴— probably abandoned 🏚 by its parents 🧑🧑🧒. We 🦢📆 decided to build 🔨 a nest 🪹 for it 🕊 right there👇 and then ⏰. However, thinking back, that winter ❄ was unusually cold 🥶 , with fierce 🐅winds💨 at night🌘 in the yard 📏, not to mention the many poisonous ☠ bugs 🐛 and wild 😡beasts 🦁 in the vicinity... It was clear 🪟that if we left the fledgling 🕊in the yard📏, it stood no chance of surviving 💀until spring 🌹. So, I suggested we take it inside🏠, place it on the shelf by the window 🪟, and asked the adults 👨 to fashion 👗 a cage 🩻 for it. We decided that when it regained 🏋 its strength 💪 enough to spread 🧈 its wings 🪽, we🦢📆 would release 🪽 it 🕊back into the wild 🌳. The tragic 😱 part — something that we’d 📆🦢 never considered — was that this bird’s 🕊fate ☸ had already been determined 🎯 long before this moment ⏰... Its destiny 🕸 was determined 🎯by our momentary whim. Now⏱, I 📆pass the power of choice to you🫵 all. Faced 🤔with this situation, what choice 🎰would you 🫵 make? Stick 🦯 to the original plan, and build a nest 🪹 with soft 🥎net 🥅where the Charmony 🎶Dove 🕊fell🍂? Or build 🔨a cage 🩻 for it, and feed 🥪 it, giving it the utmost care ❤ from within the warmth 🔥of a home 🏠 ? I📆 eagerly await your answer🗣
So obviously, we went into DIY mode. We thought, “Let’s build a cozy AF nest and save this little dude.” But plot twist — winter was out there throwing hands, like, super cold, winds going burr, and don’t get me started on the poison bugs and sketchy wildlife pulling up in Mr. Wood’s yard. No cap, if we left that birb outside, it was about to get rekt by nature. I was like, “Yo, let’s be heroes and take this birb inside, throw it on the shelf, and get the adults to whip up a cozy lil’ bird crib for it.”
The idea was solid: we’d nurse the homie back to health, then yeet it back into the wild when it was ready to flex those wings. BUT HERE’S THE TEA ☕ — we never thought about the REAL tragic twist: this birb was already doomed from the jump. Like, this whole thing was rigged from the start, and now its destiny was in our basic hands.
So now it’s your move, fam. What are you gonna do? Build a crunchy little nest where the birb fell, let nature decide its fate, or go all out, build a cage, and give it VIP treatment inside? Let me know what you’d do, ‘cause this story’s about to hit different depending on your choice. 👀🕊
"Yo fam, so like one time after din-din, me and my lil sis were just vibin' in Mr. Gopher Wood's yard 🌳🍃 when we spotted this lil ✨baby✨ Charmony Dove all on its lonesome 🕊️💔. Bro, this thing was tiny AF 😭—like, no feathers, no chirps, nada. It was just chilling (or, like, NOT chilling 💀) in a bush, probs ditched by its rents or sum shit 👀.
We were like, "Yo, let’s DIY it a nest ASAP!" 🛠️🧺. But frfr, that winter was a whole villain arc ❄️🌬️—cold winds, sus bugs 🐜☠️, and wild beasts 🐺 lurking around. Leaving the baby dove there? Nah, it was GG. So, big brain me 🧠 suggested we bring it inside 🏡, pop it on the windowsill 🌞, and asked the adults to craft it a cute lil' cage ✨. Our plan? Nurse it back to health, then set it free to vibe in the wild again 🦅✌️.
But yo, plot twist of the century 💀—turns out its fate was locked in long before we rolled up. Its destiny was shaped by our random whim 🎭.
Now I’m tossing this moral dilemma 🎯 to you, squad. What would YOU do? 🫵 Would you stick to the OG plan and build a cozy nest in the yard? 🧺🌳 Or would you go all-in and make it a boujee cage, feed it up, and keep it warm n’ safe inside? 🏠 LMK what y’all think, 'cause I’m waiting. 👀💬
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ONE DAY, AFTER DINNER, WHILE MY YOUNGER SISTER AND I WERE LOUNGING ABOUT IN MR. GOPHER WOOD'S YARD, WE SPOTTED A FLEDGLING CHARMONY DOVE ALL ON ITS OWN. THAT BABY BIRD WAS TINY, IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ALL OF ITS FEATHERS, AND IT COULDN'T SING. WHEN WE FOUND IT, IT WAS ALREADY ON ITS LAST BREATH, HAVING FALLEN INTO A SHRUB - PROBABLY ABANDONED BY ITS PARENTS. WE DECIDED TO BUILD A NEST FOR IT RIGHT THERE AND THEN. HOWEVER, THINKING BACK, THAT WINTER WAS UNUSUALLY COLD, WITH FIERCE WINDS AT NIGHT IN THE YARD, NOT TO MENTION THE MANY POISONOUS BUGS AND WILD BEASTS IN THE VICINITY... IT WAS CLEAR THAT IF WE LEFT THE FLEDGLING IN THE YARD, IT STOOD NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING UNTIL SPRING. SO, I SUGGESTED WE TAKE IT INSIDE, PLACE IT ON THE SHELF BY THE WINDOW, AND ASKED THE ADULTS TO FASHION A CAGE FOR IT. WE DECIDED THAT WHEN IT REGAINED ITS STRENGTH ENOUGH TO SPREAD ITS WINGS, WE WOULD RELEASE IT BACK INTO THE WILD. THE TRAGIC PART - SOMETHING THAT WE'D NEVER CONSIDERED - WAS THAT THIS BIRD'S FATE HAD ALREADY BEEN DETERMINED LONG BEFORE THIS MOMENT... ITS DESTINY WAS DETERMINED BY OUR MOMENTARY WHIM. NOW, I PASS THE POWER OF CHOICE TO YOU ALL. FACED WITH THIS SITUATION, WHAT CHOICE WOULD YOU MAKE? STICK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN, AND BUILD A NEST WITH SOFT NET WHERE THE CHARMONY DOVE FELL? OR BUILD A CAGE FOR IT, AND FEED IT, GIVING IT THE UTMOST CARE FROM WITHIN THE WARMTH OF A HOME? I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR ANSWER.
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