The Long Dark

The Long Dark

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Exploration Game

Exploration Game

Visit every interior location in both Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway (single game).

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How to unlock the Exploration Game achievement in The Long Dark - Definitive Guide

You need to go to the Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway regions and go into every available building. Here are maps of the areas:

Coastal Highway: https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/intothelongdark/images/...

Mystery Lake: https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/intothelongdark/images/...

Note that the Mystery Lake map is outdated. The Destroyed Tower is located where the Forestry Tower is shown on the map. The Forestry Tower is now to the southeast, on the peak of the hill where the Frozen Creek waterfall is.

Here's the important part: you don't need to go anything that doesn't have a loading screen. That means no cars, no fishing huts, no abandoned buildings. Also, no prepper caches. When I went to Mystery Lake, I couldn't find the cache that was on my map, so I didn't go in. The achievement still popped.

While doing this, don't forget to map all the locations for Faithful Cartographer.

Hope this helps!

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06 Aug 2017 17:23

26 Comments
If you play a preview save you might want to check on the trailers by the dam at Mystery Lake - they weren't there before. Not sure if they're required for the achievement though :)
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By Zlodziey on 08 Aug 2017 07:44
I don't know either. I went there anyway.
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By Sashamorning on 08 Aug 2017 07:56
@Sashamorning, I never visited the new Forestry Tower location and the achievement popped for me. I can also confirm that you don't need to go in fishing huts, caves, broken down cabins, or prepper cache locations.

I'm finding there are some buggy achievements to our benefit so I don't wanna recommend not going to the Forestry Tower, but it popped for me without visiting it.

Thanks for the guide!
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By BobLoblaw on 21 Aug 2017 06:44
Thanks for the info! toast I think the tower doesn't count because you just open a door, like in some other places (like some fishing huts). From my understanding, it's only loading screens like the Camp Office or the Garage.
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By Sashamorning on 21 Aug 2017 06:48
Thanks for the info. I have both of the destroyed and forestry lookout towers. I was using the entries in my daily logs to determine what might count. I was just wondering about that 'Lookout' in the NW corner of the whiteberry map that everyone seems to be using. I found no building there at all.
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By Singularity69 on 21 Aug 2017 14:42
Gave this a positive vote, even though the link to the maps are not good resolution, so had to find them elsewhere. It’s apparent from the maps but not in the solution that there are randomly enterable houses; I was hoping for a specific list but managed without one. As long as you go to the main areas where houses are it’s pretty easy. I got confused with the gas station area on Coastal Highway as there were houses on both sides of the road plus I then missed the solitary house up and around the hill. If you just follow the road around you’ll miss it.
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By Psychobobonline on 22 Mar 2018 17:30
This achievement was one of two that just would not unlock for me, despite being at a 100% exploration. I spent hundreds of days in these two areas and I went into every enterable structure, even the ones that may not count, at least twice. This was back in early December, though. Does anyone know that, with more recent updates, if this achievement has become less glitchy? I want to try at the achievements I am missing again, but not until it is a bit more reliable that they can be unlocked.
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By BenightedLight on 22 Jan 2019 23:14
Dude the Pictures are so small i cant even see anything
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By BringMeAmmo on 30 Jan 2019 02:20
Looks like the pics have been changed.
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By Sashamorning on 31 Jan 2019 01:34
This one just isn’t popping for me, even though I could swear that I’ve been in every building at least twice. Does anyone know of any not marked on the maps that I might be missing?
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By tctrn on 12 Mar 2019 11:20
I can't think of anything... I was super meticulous, all the shacks and everything, even though on the forums tpu aren't even supposed to go that far. Hope you pip it soon!
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By Sashamorning on 12 Mar 2019 18:19
Is this only available in survival mode, or in story mode as well?
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By Cellar Attic on 19 Feb 2020 13:36
I'd assume survival, since story didn't always give you the option to visit everything. You can create a super easy custom game if you like.
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By Sashamorning on 19 Feb 2020 19:21
Gotcha. Thanks!
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By Cellar Attic on 20 Feb 2020 00:29
So the only thing you need to go inside are the red buildings and building with question mark?
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By Entenmann10 on 10 May 2020 19:07
I haven't played this in a while. Question marks?
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By Sashamorning on 10 May 2020 23:41
I went in everywhere. I think those are part of that.
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By Sashamorning on 30 Oct 2020 18:57
do i have to do it on the story missions or the survival?
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By on 26 Jun 2021 09:19
Survival. I don't think you can do it in story, but I dunno. Easier on survival anyway
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By Sashamorning on 26 Jun 2021 14:37
I unlocked this achievement in December 2021 without finding the prepper's cache and without going into all cars; as Sashamorning says in the solution you definitely only need to go into buildings with a loading screen.
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By Tahnuki on 22 Dec 2021 13:25
theres a new map for mysterie lake here that seems more up to date https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/b9/45/f2b9459ace2e941....jpg
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By NoobgamerValbo on 11 Feb 2022 17:05
I did everything and it still doesn't pop
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By RocheD85 on 28 Jul 2023 07:39
RocheD85 and me too, maybe some hide bunker??
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By SuperMíope on 30 Nov 2023 19:39
I just got this. The map links in the solution seem to be accurate. I did read somewhere that it wont count if you spawn in either area so maybe try spawn in a different location then go to ML and CH.
What i done was sprayed an X on the doors when i finished looting that cabin or trailer. Also not sure if it counts but i went into both mines in CH. Hope this helps👍
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By paul0877 on 01 Mar 2024 21:20
Do you recall if the Lookout is still there in the top left of the Mystery Lake map at all? Or is that one of the towers that you mention as being relocated? I've charcoal mapped the whole area and still can't find it.
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By Singularity69 on 20 Aug 2017 10:18
The destroyed lookout is now where the old map shows the forestry loojoit as being. The forestry lookout is now closer to the tracks. If you stand outside the camp office and look up kind of northwest, you might be able to see it from there.

The best way to find the tower (for me at least) is find Frozen Creek, follow it up to where the water is coming from the mountain spring. The tower is on top of that hill.
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By Sashamorning on 20 Aug 2017 20:08
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As it is said in the description.

Best to get this over with on Pilgrim as you just need to go to every indoor location, and hostile wildlife as well as harsher weather enjoys getting in the way of it

You don't need to find the Prepper caches, but you do need to enter the Forestry lookout.
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09 Sep 2023 00:00

Note that you don't need to go into anything that doesn't have a loading screen. That means no cars, no fishing huts, no abandoned buildings. Also, no Prepper caches.

Also note that the Mystery Lake map is outdated. The Destroyed Tower is located where the Forestry Tower is shown on the map. The Forestry Tower is now to the South East, on the peak of the hill where the Frozen Creek waterfall is. If you're at the destroyed tower you can see the new tower just next to you. If there is a rope in the stash you can use it on the rock on destroyed tower side towards the new tower to have a short cut.

See here for the Mystery lake map: LINK and here for the Coastal Highway map: LINK

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Only interior locations are needed, i.e. houses, gas stations, dams, trailers, mines - anything that has a load. Cars, open caves, fishing houses, bunkers do not count.
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01 Aug 2019 09:30

You need to enter all the mini-locations on these two maps (houses, huts, trailers, etc.). Cars and a secret bunker do not count.
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22 Aug 2019 08:58