After nearly 400 hours I needed some respite from PUBG. After being convinced by the rest of the gamers whatsapp group. I took the plunge on my first survival game. Never played the genre before but it was so worth it. Never thought I would love something so complex this much. Was always more of a point and shoot guy. But this is next level. If you played Ark Survival (which I haven't) apparently its a lot like that game. Except this one is way more intricate and in depth in terms of what you can do. Conan Exiles https://youtu.be/Ft7yjrpvy0w So you start off hanging from the cross in a desert left to die. Everyone does. Then someone frees you and your journey begins. But you have nothing. You are literally butt naked. But nudity can be turned off if you please. Before you are set free you choose your gender, race and religion. And tweak your physical appearance to your liking. The race you choose determines various things but each race is different with no real advantage over the other. Some have certain skills others don't. But all skills canned be learned over time as your progress. You religion determines the God you worship and when you're a high enough level Gods can be summoned to destroy your enemies. But we're talking way later in the game. You start off by gathering plant fibre to make twine and clothe yourself. Picking up stones and branches for some make shift tools and weapons. Find water and food. Insects will have to do for now. The general idea is basically...survive. Whatever it takes. You reach the stone age quite quickly and learn various essential survival skills like building shelter, making fire and gather resources to make the tools and weapons to help you along. As you progress you become more proficient at building, crafting, fighting and generally surviving. Building shelter close to water is obvious. You need water and clothes to keep track of your temperature especially while you're working, fighting or hunting. At this point I had just learned carpentry to make some wood and stone tools and weapons. The right tools are required for various applications. A pick axe for stone and iron. A knife for skinning prey for hides, bark is used to tan hides into leather. A hatchet for wood, A sword and shield for battles. A spear for animals you don't want to get too close to, etc, etc. Once you're good enough to venture out into the MASSIVE map. You'll find other players who have already clanned up. Join a clan. It will be crucial to your survival. At this point you're a long way from being in the stone age. The landscape is peppered with all sorts of dangers. Dangerous carnivorous animals and mythical creatures alike. You need to be prepared for what ever comes your way. This is where I ran into a horde of stone hyenas. But there's much worse. Like dragons, giant spiders, wolves, tigers, scorpians, demons, etc. You need to venture out anyways to get resources for building, crafting, hunting, etc. Your quest to survive never ends. At this point I had already clanned up. Two of my friends are running in the background. We just returned from a dragon mission. Dragon bone weapons are the best kind. I think. But there's also black ice, hardened steel and special ancient weapons if you're lucky enough to find one. Bare in mind that since its an online game. You'll more than likely run into other players. And possibly their base of operations in various locations. Allies or enemies. It all depends on how everyones feeling. But fighting other clanned and looting their base once defeated is probably the most rewarding part of the game. Oh and taking slaves to do your dirty work. I think someone was evoking a God here.
