The Basics of Survival is a side mission started in Episode 1 of the story. In the mission, the survivor must snare a rabbit, harvest and prepare some natural remedies, and mend some clothing. The mission can be completed in either Episode 1 or Episode 2; if the research book used to trigger the first mission is not collected in Episode 1, it will need to be found in in Episode 2 to start the quest.
A sequel, Survival School, is a side mission available starting in Episode 2 of the story.
Official description
| “ | Enduring the Quiet Apocalypse will require survival skills. Find the collectibles that can teach you important survival lessons. | ” |
Overview
To start the mission, the survivor has to find one of the corresponding research books scattered around Milton:
Each found book adds a new task to the mission tracker.
Survival lessons
Mending clothing
This mission objective can be started after finding the Collectible A Sewing Primer, which is located on the second floor of Milton House (Grey Mother's) where Grey Mother is located.
A Sewing Kit and Cloth are required to complete this objective, as well as a piece of damaged clothing. All three can be found by scavenging houses within the town of Milton.
Preparing natural medicine
This mission objective can be started after finding the collectible Medicinal Plants of Great Bear, which is located in the Milton Post Office within the town of Milton. To complete the objective, the Mackenzie must prepare the following medicine:
- (3) Reishi Tea
- (3) Old Man's Beard Wound Dressing
- (3) Rose Hip Tea
To complete this objective, all natural medicine must be contained within the survivor's inventory at the same time; if the survivor consumes or drops any of the natural medicine that they have prepared, they will have to reacquire it before the objective is completed.[1]
Reishi Mushrooms
Reishi Mushrooms can be found located in the Wood Lot between St. Christopher's Church and the town of Milton
A total of 6 Reishi Mushrooms are required to craft 3 Prepared Reishi Mushrooms. The prepared mushrooms can be brewed into Reishi Tea along with 0.75 liters of Water (Potable) at a fire.
Old Man's Beard Lichen
Old Man's Beard Lichen can be found located near the pond at the Radio Tower behind Grey Mother's House.
A total of 9 Old Man's Beard Lichen are required to craft 3 Old Man's Beard Wound Dressings. The dressings can be directly crafted by the survivor without the use of a fire.
Rose Hips
Rose hips can be found located near the pond at the Radio Tower behind Grey Mother's House.
A total of 72 Rose Hips are required to craft 3 Prepared Rose hips. The prepared rose hips can be brewed into Rose Hip Tea along with 0.75 liters of Water (Potable) at a fire.
Snaring a rabbit
This mission objective can be started after finding the collectible Field Dressing Your Kill, Vol. I, which is located at the Work Bench in the shed outside Paradise Meadows Farm. A snare is also on the work bench near the book, and can be used by the survivor to complete the mission objective. Alternatively, it can be found in Episode 2 on the first floor of the Hunting Lodge in the Broken Railroad region.
There are rabbits located around the Paradise Meadows Farm area for the survivor to snare; alternatively, there are rabbits located near the pond at the Radio Tower behind Grey Mother's House.
It is not necessary to go and harvest the Snare, as the mission will complete[2] the moment a Snare checks for a rabbit catch and succeeds (more on Snare Mechanics here).
Rewards
- Blueprints to create Snare
- Blueprints to create Rabbitskin Hat
- Blueprints to create Rabbitskin Mitts
Update History
- Added to game.
- UPDATE 6 May 2019 (Update):
- [WINTERMUTE] Updated description for the side mission “Basics of Survival: Find and harvest some medicinal flora native to Great Bear Island."
References
- ↑ https://hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic/21818-the-long-dark-updated-to-v141-43925-%E2%80%93-redux/page/5/?tab=comments#comment-149487 Raphael van Lierop, 18 December 2018
- ↑ At least on my playthrough, the trap was placed in the rabbit grove near Alans cave in Mystery lake.
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