| “ | The world has changed. The only way to survive is to keep moving. In-game description
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Nomad is one of eight challenges in The Long Dark.
Overview
| “ | Survive for 3 days each in 15 specific locations across the game world. In-game instructions
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The Nomad challenge is one of eight challenges in the Long Dark. It requires the player to spend three entire days in each location listed in their journal. The locations are not located in any one region, but are scattered between the many different regions, spanning the world. The game difficulty is Voyageur.
Journal
The journal automatically tracks how long the player has been at each location in increments of a tenth of a day. Once the player has been at any location for three days, a notification will appear at the top right of the screen stating that the location is complete, and a green checkmark will appear next to the location in the journal. When the final location is complete, the challenge immediately ends, and the player cannot go back and look at the journal.
Other information
- The locations can be visited in any order.
- There is no time limit to complete the challenge.
- To complete the challenge in a timely way requires to plan ahead, so that the player does not have to double back to regions, to stay at locations they missed.
- It is not necessary to prepare for three complete consecutive days inside a location in one sitting - the timer does not reset if the player leaves. But it only advances during time spent inside the required location.
- The Stone Church provides very little protection from the elements and is by far the hardest location to survive.
- There are more than one "Barn", so be wary of which you sleep in.
- There is no danger of Cabin Fever, as the overall difficulty of the challenge uses Voyageur settings.
- In early 2021 it took six days instead of the intended three, due to a bug. Since 2021-04-29 this should be fixed.
Locations
Current (Crossroads Elegy) journal entry
The locations you need to spend 3 days in are listed in your journal. They are:
| Region | Location | Mission Title |
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| Mystery Lake | Camp Office | Camp Office |
| Mystery Lake | Trapper's Homestead | Trapper's Cabin |
| Mystery Lake | Forestry Lookout | Forestry Lookout |
| Mystery Lake | Carter Hydro Dam | Upper Dam/Lower Dam |
| Pleasant Valley | Pleasant Valley Outbuildings | Barn |
| Pleasant Valley | Signal Hill | Radio Control Hut |
| Pleasant Valley | Skeeter's Ridge | Skeeter's Ridge (Basement) |
| Pleasant Valley | Rural Crossroads | Rural Store |
| Coastal Highway | Quonset Gas Station | Quonset Garage |
| Coastal Highway | Abandoned Lookout | Abandoned Lookout |
| Timberwolf Mountain | Mountaineer's Hut | Mountaineer's Hut |
| Desolation Point | Lonely Lighthouse | Lonely Lighthouse |
| Desolation Point | Stone Church | Stone Church |
| Cinder Hills Coal Mine | Abandoned Mine | Cinder Hills Coal Mine |
| Old Island Connector | Abandoned Harris Home | Crumbling Highway (Basement) |
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