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This content requires the Tales from the Far Territory addon to be installed before it can be seen or used in regular gameplay.

Overview[]

Insomnia Risk is an Affliction added to the Part 1 Update of the Tales from the Far Territory addon, and is contracted from spending too much time in Glimmer Fog found within certain Regions within the Far Territory Frontier. At present, it can only be contracted in the Forsaken Airfield, Zone of Contamination, and Sundered Pass Regions.

Risk[]

"You risk Insomnia by spending time inside the Glimmer Fog"
— In-game description

The Affliction Risk for Insomnia can be mitigated by escaping Glimmer Fog when it arrives, either by finding an underground shelter or entering Transfer Pass (pursuing the latter will instantly remove any Insomnia Risk buildup).

There are 6 known underground locations that allow a survivor to escape the effects of Glimmer Fog:

  • Transition Cave between Forsaken Airfield, Zone of Contamination, and Sundered Pass

Forsaken Airfield

Zone of Contamination

Sundered Pass


The following areas DO NOT protect against Insomnia Risk:

The game currently lacks any real countermeasures in the form of foods or gear to effectively combat or hide from Glimmer Fog, so the player will almost certainly contract Insomnia if they are not already near an underground shelter when the fog arrives. It can also be hard to tell the difference between a Glimmer Fog or Aurora event during the early hours of the day while indoors for some locations, due to the inability to simply glance outside at the weather.

Failure to escape Glimmer Fog will result in Insomnia.