Unprepared

An Interloper Survival Diary in The Long Dark
Mode: Survival | Difficulty: Interloper | Feats: Disabled

“Interloper doesn’t introduce itself. It just checks whether you belong.”

This series exists for one reason: to see whether experience actually matters in Interloper.
Each attempt starts the same way—random spawn, no feats, one life—and ends when the island decides it’s had enough.

The goal is simple: survive longer than the last run.
There is no “winning” Interloper. There is only how long the cold allows you to exist before it corrects a mistake.

Most Interloper runs assume extensive map knowledge. I don’t have that.
This series documents learning the regions the hard way, one mistake at a time.

This isn’t a guide to Interloper. It’s a record of surviving long enough to understand it.

Rules of Survival (Locked)

These rules apply to every run in Unprepared unless explicitly stated otherwise below.

Game Settings

Difficulty: Interloper
Game mode: Survival
Feats: Disabled
Spawn: Random
Cougar: Disabled (from Run 2 onward)
Scurvy: Disabled (from Run 2 onward)

Note: Run 1 was recorded before these settings were locked in.
That entry may show Cougar and/or Scurvy enabled. I’m keeping it as-is to keep the series honest and the record intact.

Run Rules

One life per run
No rerolling spawns
No restarts for bad luck
Death ends the run immediately
Cheating death: Disabled

What Carries Over

Knowledge only
No meta progression
No unlocked advantages

Success & Failure

Success: Survive longer than the previous run
Failure: Die earlier or fail to beat the record
Both outcomes are published

What Gets Posted

Spawn location
Days survived
Cause of death
One lesson learned

What This Is Not

Not a guide
Not a tutorial
Not a mastery challenge

The only constant: the rules stay fixed. The island does not.

Current Standing

Current Record: 15 Hours
Total Attempts: 2
Latest Entry: Run 2 – Day 1

Entries

How to Follow Along

New runs get added to the top of the list.
Records update here as soon as an attempt ends.
Short runs still get posted. That’s the point.
When settings change (rarely), it will be documented clearly on this page.