The Long Dark - PC
1.Find the folder:
Go to C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Hinterland\TheLongDark.
If this comes up the skip to step 3.
2.Finding Appdata
If Appdata doesn’t come up go to your control panel and find folder options.
Click on that and select View on the properties menu. Lastly click show hidden
folders.
3.Saving the Game
Now that you accessed The Long Dark folder, you need to launch the game. Once
you are in the place you want to loot, do so and sleep on hour. If there is
no bed/bedroll, go outside and come back in to save the game.
4.Duplicating
Once you save your game, exit to the main menu. Then open your Long Dark
folder and click on the folder save001. Then find the place you were at,
for example: the camp office will say CampOffice. In Pleasant Valley the
barn will say BarnHouseA. Delete the file of the building you were in.
Then come in your game and you can re-loot the entire thing.
Containers will be reset too.
Steam achievements:
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Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding achievement. To view
your achievements and stats in Steam, select "Community", then search for the
game hub. Select the "View Stats" dropdown, then the option for your username's
achievements.
Achievement How to unlock
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It's Getting Cold Out There - You survived 15 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Master Survivor - You survived 40 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Ready for when the SHTF! - You survived 50 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Tough as Nails - You survived 20 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Wolfbait - You survived 5 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
You Made It! - You survived 10 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
You Prep the Preppers - You survived 30 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Go to C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Hinterland\TheLongDark.
If this comes up the skip to step 3.
2.Finding Appdata
If Appdata doesn’t come up go to your control panel and find folder options.
Click on that and select View on the properties menu. Lastly click show hidden
folders.
3.Saving the Game
Now that you accessed The Long Dark folder, you need to launch the game. Once
you are in the place you want to loot, do so and sleep on hour. If there is
no bed/bedroll, go outside and come back in to save the game.
4.Duplicating
Once you save your game, exit to the main menu. Then open your Long Dark
folder and click on the folder save001. Then find the place you were at,
for example: the camp office will say CampOffice. In Pleasant Valley the
barn will say BarnHouseA. Delete the file of the building you were in.
Then come in your game and you can re-loot the entire thing.
Containers will be reset too.
Steam achievements:
-------------------
Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding achievement. To view
your achievements and stats in Steam, select "Community", then search for the
game hub. Select the "View Stats" dropdown, then the option for your username's
achievements.
Achievement How to unlock
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It's Getting Cold Out There - You survived 15 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Master Survivor - You survived 40 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Ready for when the SHTF! - You survived 50 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Tough as Nails - You survived 20 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
Wolfbait - You survived 5 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
You Made It! - You survived 10 days in a single Sandbox mode game.
You Prep the Preppers - You survived 30 days in a single Sandbox mode game.