The Long Dark: Episode 2 – Sidequest: The Basics of Survival (Part 2) Walkthrough & Guide.
The Long Dark: The Basics of Survival (Part 2) Walkthrough
The tutorial quest is back! So obviously this quest makes its return once you pick up any of the skill books. There are also some repeat quests, in case that you skipped doing them in Episode 1.
Note: For the repeat quests to appear, you need to have started a fresh Episode 2 file.
Completing all six of the survival tutorial quests will net you the Survival School achievement.
Fishing
So to start this objective, pick up The Frozen Angler book from inside the Camp Office (Mystery Lake region).
To complete this goal, you need to catch 5 kg of fish. Thankfully, everything you need is inside the Camp Office, just search around and you should find some line and a hook. Craft them together into fishing tackle and head out onto the lake. Oh, and make sure you have a hatchet or prybar on you. If you need an extra, there’s one in the Camp Office, under the stove downstairs.
Anyways, head to the nearest ice-fishing hut. There will be a circle of ice that you have to break. Once you do that, you can fish from it. Just keep fishing until you complete the objective.
Wolf Hunting
This objective is unlocked by picking up the book Guns! Guns! Guns!, which is found inside the Poacher’s Camp (Forlorn Muskeg region).
So completing this one is pretty straightforward. You just need to shoot and kill one wolf for each of the available regions: Broken Railroad, Forlorn Muskeg, and Mystery Lake. My main tip is to bait the wolf with some meat or shoot it while it’s chowing down on a deer or rabbit. It’s much easier to line up the shot.
Like with the rabbit snares tutorial, completing this quest will unlock the blueprint for a wolfskin coat. This is the best animal-skin coat in the game (warm, good protection-to-weight ratio and a chance of scaring wolves away), but it’s still heavier than any man-made clothing option.
Deer Hunting
To unlock this objective, grab the book Frontier Shooting Guide from the hunter’s blind at Unnamed Pond (Mystery Lake region). You can get there by turning left after leaving Trapper’s Cabin and following the rock wall until you reach the frozen pond area.
Completing this one should be pretty easy; just shoot and kill a deer. There should be some walking around the Unnamed Pond area, and they can also be found on Mystery Lake at times. If the deer doesn’t go down with the first shot, check the area for a blood trail. You can then follow the blood until the deer drops dead. Or you can just shoot another one if you’re impatient. Once the deer is dead, you will unlock the blueprints for deerskin boots and deerskin pants. Like the other animal-skin clothing options, these are warm but heavy.
Rabbit Snares
Ahh, a repeat quest. Well, you can trigger this one by picking up the book Field Dressing Your Kill inside the Broken Railroad’s Hunting Lodge.
And frankly, I’m just going to copy and paste what I had in the first Basics of Survival for this section.
As you can see, you also get a free snare, which you’ll need. Completing this goal is pretty simple; just set the snare down where you’ve seen rabbits and wait to catch one (go to the Campcraft option on the radial menu to place the snare). Some good places are behind Trapper’s Cabin or the clearing just across the railroad tracks from the Camp Office.
After placing the snare, you’ll need to pass some time. Look for some more hidden caches or work towards completing other sidequests. Whatever you do, check the snare between 12 and 24 hours after placing it. Chances are you’ll see a dead rabbit lying there. If not, keep checking until you catch one or the snare breaks. The quest completes once a rabbit is killed by the snare. Unlike the other objectives in this sidequest, completing this one unlocks the rabbitskin hat and gloves blueprints. Both items are the warmest hat/glove options in-game, but they’re heavier than any man-made clothing item available. You’ll also need more rabbitskins to repair them.
Sewing
Hooray, another repeat quest. You trigger this one by picking up the book A Sewing Primer in the Lake Cabin on Mystery Lake (the same one with the Clearcut cache note).
As before, I’m going to copy and paste from the first section.
To complete this goal, you need to repair three clothing items. All you need is a sewing kit/fishing tackle, cloth, and sometimes cured leather. The leather is used for clothing items that are made of it, like boots. You’ll also need some form of light when indoors.
To repair an item, just go to the clothing in question and choose the “action” button. You’ll have the option to repair the item from there. The menu will tell you what items are needed for the repair and how much time it will take.
