Echoes Of Astrid

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Survival Of The Fittest	Echoes Of Astrid	The Grey Mother (Predux)

Region

Mountain Town

Characters

Will Mackenzie
Grey Mother

Spoiler Warning: This page may contain spoilers from the story of The Long Dark.

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Did Astrid survive the crash? Keep your eyes open for signs of her passing, while you explore the wilderness around you.

In-game description

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Echoes of Astrid was the second mission of the Predux Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle of the Wintermute story. It has since been replaced after the V1.47 Wintermute Redux version of the game, but is still playable to those that download versions V1.15, V1.30, or V1.37 of Steam version of The Long Dark by using the Time Capsule.

This episode has since been replaced by The Crash.

Objectives

Search the area around the Crash Site, and beyond.
Follow the road. Where does it go? And could Astrid have followed it?
The big old house shows the first signs of habitation since you crashed. Investigate.

Overview

Make your way away from Mackenzie's Crashed Plane and continue following the torn fragments of Astrid's Scarf until you see a pond. Many Rabbits are around the area that can be hunted with Stones if desired. Make your way up the hill into the cave system.

Inside a Frozen Corpse with a Bedroll and Torch will be on the right. Take both and then equip and light the Torch to face the darkness ahead. A note called Lost in the Storm can be found in a dead end section of the cave ahead. Keep going through the cave to the other side. A Wolf feasting on a Deer Carcass is on the other side. Either attack it with Stones or ignore it and make your way to the road.

Follow the road past Spruce Falls Bridge until you find a Trailer on the mountainside. Loot it and then sleep if you are tired enough. When done, follow the road down the mountain to St. Christopher's Church. Another Wolf is outside feasting on a Deer Carcass so watch out. Inside the church you can find 2 notes, Pastor's Note and Hymnal.

Continue down the road to the town of Milton and head up to the house on the hill with smoke coming out of the active chimney. Walk inside to meet Grey Mother. After the cutscene ends you will chat with her via dialogue options. Ask her anything you want and then exit the dialogue and the mission will end.

Transcript

Echoes Of Astrid/Transcript

Differences from Redux Episode 1

Several plot points and locations have been replaced/altered since the Redux re-release of Episode 1:

Plot Points and Gameplay Changes

The camera does not automatically turn and stop the player to show context sensitive situations, such as redirecting the camera towards Mackenzie's Crashed Plane.
The plane wing ramp on the hill leaving the crash site is missing.
The player is forced to climb a Rock Climb near the Rabbit pond, walk through a cave to Spruce Falls Bridge, then walk down the road past St. Christopher's Church and the Wood Lot before reaching the Town of Milton. The Redux version changed the map to add a small canyon between the Radio Tower and the Rabbit Pond and removed the Rock Climb up to the cave, drastically shortening the walk to Milton.
- A 3rd piece of Astrid's scarf is found near the Rock Climb near the Rabbit pond.
- The first Wolf encounter with a Deer Carcass is not found in the canyon (since it does not exist yet), but on the other side of the cave near Spruce Falls Bridge.
- A Wolf is scripted to be on the Spruce Falls Bridge, and can serve as the player's first Struggle encounter.
- A Wolf is scripted to kill a Rabbit a short walk away from Spruce Falls Bridge.
- A second scripted Wolf eating a Deer Carcass is found outside of St. Christopher's Church.
- Because of the longer walk, the Milton Water Tower is located next to the entrance to town, rather than the middle of town in the Redux version.
- The Milton House (Grey Mother's) Mailbox is on the left side of the walk up to the house, but the Redux version changed it to be on the right side.
A 3rd person cutscene plays when entering the Milton House between Grey Mother and Mackenzie. This scene was completely remade in the Redux version, and all future cutscenes would be first person.
The dialogue options are static text on the screen that alternates between Mackenzie and Grey Mother, and are not voiced. In Redux, all lines are voiced. One Dialogue option has been removed from Redux. The "House?" option has been removed, and hints that taking Grey Mother's things will displease her (Trust System).
Grey Mother mentions that Milton has been through 5 days of hell, referencing Mackenzie being stranded in the ravine for the last 5 days. This line is absent in the Redux version, since only 2 days have passed.
- It is implied however that Astrid was passed out for 5 days between the events of Episode 1 and the start of Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy in the Redux timeline.

Game History

UPDATE 1 August 2017 (Update):
- Added to game.
UPDATE 17 December 2018 (Update):
- Removed from the game as part of the Redux edition.