It leads to a route down the mountain and some ruined houses. However, there is a mid-span way out I might have missed while circling north to the plane. READ: The Long Dark: Episode 3 Wintermute Guide If you read further, you will spoil nice reveals that are best experienced in the game. Side note: there’s no reason you cannot accomplish this Chapter with zero help. If it were my company, I would be quite proud of this release.
They also used full voice acting, instead of the reading option. I think the development company, Hinterland, decided to use some full motion capture from an earlier an acquisition causing a delay in this release. My next play through will likely be half the overall time. Having played through it, I now know what to carry and what not to carry, and won’t be slogging 100+ pounds of gear along with me. Good length (perhaps could have been longer – but not after the wait we have had between chapters). I only searched out one side quest (bunker), the rest happened along the way. I’m not sure what it would have taken to get this one to 100%, so decided to move on. I finished with all but Aftermath at 100% on the main quests. Before jumping into spoilers … let’s summarize where I finished:
