When you start in the game's sandbox mode (the only mode currently available as The Long Dark is still in Alpha, Early Access), you are dropped at
a random point on the map, at a random time of day, in random weather conditions.
Not exact matches
Additionally, power weapons are introduced into a game
on a
random timer and appear at
random drop
points on the
map.
Take advantage of the
on - screen sound radar
map to locate the enemies»
random respawn
points.
But the biggest loss is the Escalation mode which let you team up with friends and
randoms alike to fight waves of enemies while earning
points to spend
on unlocking new areas of the
map and weapons.
Points can be scored for kills, but many more are scored by completing the
random DCM side objectives that pop up through out the round, like retrieving various bits of wreckage scattered
on the
map, or escorting a VIP player across the
map.