#moosehide

[the-hittite]

Had The Long Dark on the mind lately and I've been thinking about how the game takes a very simple and honestly uninspired crafting system and weaves it into its other systems to make it interesting.

On the surface, it's a very generic crafting system found in pretty much any survival game. You take a laundry list of ingredients to a work bench, click start, and watch a loading screen until it finishes and you get an item that's about 5% better than what you already have at best. But the actual experience of crafting in the game is very involved because the main resource it calls for is time. Outside of specific challenge modes, TLD is a game about prolonging the inevitable. There's no end point, you're just seeing how long you can survive until you fade into the quiet apocalypse. Time is what every other action in the game buys you, and it's the currency you pay to craft items that you hope may be able to pay that time back. Even just getting the materials is a significant time sink, not only going out and collecting them but also finding a safe place to leave them to cure for a few days. That moosehide satchel isn't just a 5 kilo boost to carry weight (as good as that is) it's the memory of an expedition to hunt down one of the last surviving ice age megafauna that can and will stomp you to death with its hooves followed by days or even weeks of spending every moment you can spare in your busy schedule of not dying putting it together as the resources around you steadily dwindle. It's an incredibly well designed way to get your players emotionally invested in what's ultimately a very mundane system.

I also really appreciate how it interacts with game difficulty and player skill. At low difficulty levels it's pretty ignorable. You'll get plenty of equipment that's about as good just by looting and it's unlikely to wear out on you before something else finishes you off. But as you get into higher difficulties it becomes more necessary to fill the gaps that loot won't fill. Capping out on Interloper where if you want something as basic as a hatchet or knife you'll need to scrounge up a hammer, some scrap metal, and a pile or coal then drag those to one of a handful of forges found only in the ass ends of the map to make one while freezing, starving, and stalked by wildlife every step of the way.

[sea-salted-wolverine]

I have the vibes, hobbies and spinal integrity of an 80 year old lady. I also have the face of a teenager and will be carded until I die. I ventured out in public today to the winter expo (tradeshow/bazzar) and these traits collided in the stupidest way.

Now imagine the following:

You are a dude working a booth advertising the Arctic Winter Games, basically the winter Olympics for teenagers with some more obscure and traditional sports mixed in. One of these is the snowshoe race which requires wood and sinew snowshoes and mukluks as gear, no metal or plastic snowshoes. The field is not deep, teens these days are not super into long walks in the frozen woods wearing baskets on their feet.

Suddenly you behold a young woman wandering around with a pair of traditional snowshoes complete with canvas ties. She's wearing a ski jacket in a sea of flannel and down. Clearly this is a minor, but she's independent enough to wander around in public with minimal supervision. The jacket says junior nationals on the back, a u16 winter racing circuit. She is literally the perfect target demographic.

So you say hi and get ready with your brochure and your stickers and she stops to chat and hmm, she may not be a teenager, might be a college kid. How do you tactfully ask her age without being wierd? The guy she's with is clearly older, he has a beard, maybe he's her older brother, hopefully.

Dear reader. I am pushing 30. My jacket is also almost 30. My husband is about to keel over and die from trying not to laugh. We both participated in the AWG a decade ago when we were actually teenagers. My bomb ass new snowshoes I just got from the guy selling antique rifles at the gunshow will be used with my traditional moosehide mukluks because I'm the kind of adult who owns and uses mukluks and wooden snowshoes.

So the poor dude at the booth, frantically backpedaling out of one of the dumbest faux pas i can think of, asks if I want to be a volunteer. Which actually sounds pretty fun and I might do it.

[kvroii-arts]

Sealskin + moosehide + rabbit fur mittens.

[cosmicanger]

Maureen Gruben, Delta Trim, 2018, Bubble wrap, reflective tape, Velcro, zip ties, moosehide, 19 x 261 in (48.3 x 662.9 cm)

[druidshollow]

mamas for mamas indigenous program - helps indigenous families and parents, especially those in poverty

métis community services society of bc

indian residential schools survivors society

moosehide campaign - aims to educate in order to prevent gender based crimes- something that is unfortunately very prevalent against indigenous people

its truth and reconciliation day and i havent seen a single post about it yet today

gord downie & chanie wenjack fund

inuit tapiriit kanatami

reconciliation canada

honouring indigenous peoples

national centre for truth and reconciliation

true north aid

water first

free grassy narrows

+ my best friend who is a 2spirit inuit/ojibwe artist that you should totally check out here

feel free to add more native charities, local funds, and native artists 🫶

[shellymusyj]

Getting my volunteer on… #moosehide #moosehidegathering #dawsoncity #yukon #festival #volunteer #highvis #girlsinhighvis (at Moosehide, Yukon Territory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgniY0vrHD6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[highlandhordeleatherworks]

A handmade moosehide pouch with Ogham runes. Measures 22” across when laid flat. Made from Canadian moose from @tribalspiritmusic with a wooden toggle and antler closure. #custom #custommade #customleather #customleatherwork #handmade #handmadeleather #handmadeleathergoods #ogham #moose #moosehide #tribalspiritmusic #antler #leatherpouch #leatherbag #possiblespouch #supportsmallbusiness #madeincanada #highlandhordeoutdoors #highlandhorde (at Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_njftuEuc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hueofthewind]

At last! I made my very own pair of #moccasins! #local #dene #art #crafts #katlodeechefirstnation #sewingcircle #beading #moosehide #imadeit #diy #soproud #northwestterritories #hayriver #canada #nfti https://www.instagram.com/p/B4B7PeEhuBw/?igshid=16ff8984hls7u

[donjahnstan]

Moosehide Cemetary, Anna, 2018

[samij102]

Need to add the the final piece and the ties then these will be all done. From chewed up high tops to mukluks, bout to rock these just in time for midwinters. #Mukluks #moosehide #tufting #nativestyle #nativemade #raisedbeadwork #velvet #bees #ladybugs #flowers #ferns #pearl #crepesoles #rockyourmocs #nativerootsartistsguild #senecastyle #workinprogress #winterfashion https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmFeX1Fu9q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jjxmxafqwi8u

[wildcatvintagetbay]

Handmade Moose hide mukluks * looks like they were well worn/loved * definitely could use a cleaning. But the bottoms, lining, and stitching all still look great * lots of life left in them * $35.00 * ladies size 7/8 * ties at top to keep them securely on your legs. Mid calf height * ✅bidding allowed✅ ❤️❤️❤️ #handmademukluks #moosehide #fringedboots #wildcatvintagetbay #tbay #localthrift #excitingfinds #wellloved (at Thunder Bay, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckb1-tHPExT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-best-bagel]

Can't decide if I want to invest in steger mukluks or manitobah mukluks

[shellymusyj]

Loved it! Can’t wait for #moosehidegathering2024 !!! #moosehide #trondëkhwëchinterritory #yukon #culture #firstnationsart #firstnationsculture #bannock #gathering #summer (at Moosehide, Yukon Territory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgufkrBplmj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[highlandhordeleatherworks]

A moose hide pouch hand made from cedar coloured Canadian moose from @tribalspiritmusic. This pouch has 85 hand cut and twisted fringe with a gold moose tie. The pouch I hand sewn with artificial sinew. #customleather #customleatherwork #handmade #handmadeleather #handcut #handcutfringe #handsewn #handsewnleather #handstitched #artificialsinewthread #coffeepouch #medicinepouch #medicinebag #fringedbag #fringedpouch #moose #moosehide #tribalspiritmusic #madeincanada #highlandhorde #highlandhordeoutdoors (at Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQi4U3ODcWN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lakecoded]

for someone who hated living in my hometown my mom sure has the most northern apartment i've ever seen

[donjahnstan]