Subsisting In Subsistence

SUMMER 2023 SERIES Sugar Man has been grinding hard in off camera hours. In this episode the fruits of recent labors are on display. There is an new elevator shaft with three tracks (so far) and a platform already constructed and placed in the new elevator location. New additions to the homestead will be needed in buildings 1 and 2. Maybe it is time for a long overdue expansion. We also check out the proposed path for the potential water pipe that we MIGHT take down to the beach so we can test out the water pump that was added in the Alpha 61 update.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man heads to the caves for the second half of ash quest #2. We do some crazy stunts, and we see some first-time bat behavior. There is a lot of ash, and as always, we find a lot of good loot down there. You'll have to watch to find out the details. Come for the curiosity. Stay for the love. See you in the caves!

SPRING 2023 SERIES On a fishing outing, Sugar Man catches three salmon in a row, right from the get-go. This a big time first. By Sugar Man's fishing rules, these three salmon constitute a Pure & Natural TRIPLE Sammy (explained in the video). We hit the trails on the ATV and pick up all the ash we can find, before heading to the beach house, from where we will take off and descend to the caves (in part two). While gathering ash, we also set up a couple more wood burners to make still more ash. Work is continued on one of the high-mountain survival cabins, and it gets upgraded it to "survivable". Join Sugar Man for more fun in the caves... Come for the fun. Stay for the love.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man has just picked up a lot of lake-bottom loot when we join him on a rock, across the lake from our favorite fishing spot (Sugar Man's rock). We are just about ready to leave for Ash Quest #2. In our next episode we will head toward the beach house, and along the way we might be stopping to check a few places for ash, or to drop off a wood burner in places where one is needed. After a few stops, we will park the ATV at the beach house and descend into the caves. We WILL be visiting the lava caves too. It's been a while since we were in the cave system, so this will definitely be fun. ps. We'll take a hang glider along, just in case we decide to do some flying. You never know.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man takes the ATV and hits the trails to find ash. It's a quest, a quest for ash. Yes, indeed. We stop by for a bit to see if any wolves might spawn at Wolf Station, out in the new and far west end of the map. We look in as many spots as we can for any available ash. There is a lovely western sunset before we head back toward Sugar Man land. Back at home we see a spectacular sunrise from where the turbines are now located. It's high! See you in Subsistence.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man journeys to the south where he acquires more eagle feathers from the spot where they always seem to be found. This location is near the extreme southern end of the Subsistence map. Back at the homestead, we get to make the hang glider after gathering all of the necessary materials. On the way to the mountain peaks we discover a cave, where we spend the night in relative safety. It turns out to be a nice spot to take cover. When we finally reach the mountain peak from where we will launch, the view is amazing. There is a sleet/ice storm in the high elevations, and we jump and fly during the height of it all (pun). Flying high, we can take in sights that Sugar Man has never before seen here in our Subsistence world. It is truly spectacular. Come fly with me...

SPRING 2023 SERIES: A Video Short In this 'video short' piece Sugar Man makes nearly fifty shotgun shells and talks about how much ash and potassium it takes to get the amount of gun powder needed to do the The Big Expense, aka The Biggie (using eighty scrap metal). News of an upcoming video (after the hang glider) is shared. What will Sugar Man do after we create and test the hang glider? Watch...

SPRING 2023 SERIES In this episode Sugar Man hits the trails on the ATV, and drives south to look for eagle feathers. We need them to make a hang glider, which will be another first for Sugar Man. A lot happens along the way. All the unexpected crazy things that occur are what makes life in Subsistence so entertaining and interesting. See ya on the trails.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man goes to the southwest to finally finish the mapping of our Subsistence world. It turns out to be more treacherous than anticipated. In the process of mapping in the highest elevations on the map, Sugar Man experiences death x 2, but recovers after emergency intervention from unseen paramedics. What a life this guys leads. A new outpost in the southwest mountains has an incredibly beautiful view. This one is in the deep south. Be careful not to fall off the edge, Sugar Man. There are a lot of reasons why we like this game so much... Come for the fun. Stay for the love. Thank you to everyone for watching. God Bless.

SPRING 2023 SERIES Sugar Man returns from a hiatus of several weeks. We take a brief tour of the latest happenings at Sugar Man Land, including additions to the highest level of the homestead (near the turbines). Some routine loot gathering is on the agenda as always. A major expense is the BIG burden for Sugarman to bear in this episode. It will take some time to recover, but we got this! See you there.

WINTER 2023 SERIES This video is spent down at the new Wolf Station. We hang out and loot, and observe the wildlife. Wolves are about... Will we catch them spawning up close to use on camera? Come along and join Sugar Man for the next adventure in the west.

WINTER 2023 SERIES This episode starts with Sugar Man searching the far west for the Wolf Station outpost. After so much mapping, logging, and dying, Sugar Man's brain became a bit sluggish and he was disoriented for a while. [he begs your pardon] Note: I kept telling him to remember his fruits and vegetables. Anyway, we finally found Wolf Station, and took a long look at the map to burn it into Sugar Man's brain... like a brand on a Texas Steer. Yeeeehaw! Wolf Station was just north of the waterfall spill lake in the west - it's the southernmost of the two small lakes out there - the one beneath the waterfall. While there, however briefly it was, a white wolf was kind enough to come right up to us and take a VERY close look. The wolves literally spawn all around Wolf Station. We were happy to get it on video. The is an awesome discovery. Come and join us in the wild wolf west!

WINTER 2023 SERIES: also - , More Mapping, DEATH by freezing. BRRRRRR!!!! In this episode Sugar Man discovers he has built a safe shack right in the middle of a wolf spawning zone out in the west. This was an unexpected discovery. While sitting still and warming up in front of the wood burner, Sugar Man noticed a wolf had spawned within an arms reach from the back window behind the stove...it's literally just outside the window. Then it happens again later, but this time immediately in front of this small incomplete shack (there is only one wall and a roof). Wolves spawn and get REALLY close sometimes, and other times they slowly meander up to very close proximity. Either way the wolves are everywhere out here in the wild west of Subsistence. UPDATE: The '1000 Logs Or Bust' quest is nearly complete. Get ready for the final logs to be chopped, and then a celebration. Awwww yeah.

WINTER 2023 SERIES This short video is to update you on the latest confirmed findings surrounding iceholes. Sugar Man has confirmed an updated new time. Check it out. More videos are coming. Look for the final stretch of the 1000 Logs Or Bust quest. Uhum, there will be a bit of celebrating.

WINTER 2023 SERIES - Note: Several minutes have low volume voice narration due to my forgetting to move the mic into proper position. Sorry! In this string of clips Sugar Man goes All Around This World. The mission is to gather 1000 logs. A lot of time is spent in the West, and some vicious storms forced Sugar Man to hunker down on more than one night. The high altitudes are EXTREMELY cold, and we had an existential threat with cold one night. All along the way Sugar Man seems to have a tendency to use up about half of the logs, which makes it necessary to go out to do more logging. Eventually we will get the 1000 logs. Promise. In other news; it has become apparent that Sugar Man has an ability to foretell the discovery of locked crates. What is the secret of this mysterious power?

WINTER 2023 SERIES This episode might be exciting for you, but it was very exciting for yours truly. We had some fun, and picked up a lot of good loot. You'll have to watch to find out the rest.

WINTER 2023 SERIES In this episode Sugar Man rediscovers a little friend - a very EXPENSIVE friend. Also, the '1000 Logs Or BUST venture gets started. I decided this one might take a number of trips to complete. Either way, we will get our 1000. And then some. One of my favorite things about logging & looting is you never know what you will find...adventure or cool stuff. Shall we take the ATV for a logging and looting trip to the west? The west is not fully uncovered on Sugar Man's map. Hmmmm

WINTER 2023 SERIES HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! In this video Sugar Man has a great deal of success in the lava caves. Building shacks, stations, and drop-off points is the way to go for sure. Living in the lava caves is totally possible if you have plenty of water and resources for survival. Of course, you can just climb up to the high caves and if you really need to cool down - big time. Yeah, it definitely gets hot down there. But WAIT... At absolutely no cost to you... there's more... come and join me.

WINTER 2023 SERIES In this Pop-By video Sugar Man Makes a very long awaited PC announcement...finally! Part 3 of the "Where The Bats Do Fly" series will be uploaded today. Uhum...it is long. Everything went wonderfully. Other videos are coming (already recorded). See you soon!

WINTER 2023 SERIES In this video Sugar Man continues hunting black crystal in the lava caves. Building in the caves in a strategy that seems to be fun and rewarding. A lot of success has been realized here in the "Where The Bats Do Fly!" series. We finally have enough black crystal to finish the ATV. Regardless, there will be many future trips to the lava caves. Something tells me we might be building additional vehicles one day. Back at the homestead, we use the lathe to finish making the advanced mechanical parts and bolts we need to do the final phase of the ATV project. Soon we will take it for a spin. Come and join Sugar Man for the first ride in the completed quad-runner.

WINTER 2023 SERIES - Where The Bats Do Fly! part 1 In these videos Sugar Man is mainly looking for black crystal in the lava caves. Other things are also on the list; like explosives, building materials, regular crystal, and much, much more. Don't really need the explosives, but since they already exist... hehehe Join in as Sugar Man runs back-and-forth through the north and south cave systems, with the lava caves in-between. We also make complete laps around the map, from the homestead, down through the caves beneath the north lake, across lava caves, and up/out through the south caves into the south lake, where it will be necessary to break through the ice in order to escape drowning. That was a mouth full to say. Phewww!

WINTER 2023 SERIES In this Pop-By video, Sugar Man lays out the what to expect from the next upload, "Where The Bats Do Fly". It will be an amalgamation of several segments recorded on 1-27-2022, as Sugar Man explored the lava caves in search of black crystal. To put it mildly, a LOT happens down there in the lava caves. Come and see for yourself. > Note: at timestamp 5:55 I say "lava pool" when I should have said "water pool". - Sugar Man

WINTER 2023 SERIES Sugar Man goes back to for more ice hole fishing and happens to catch on camera the closing of an ice hole and the breakup of an expiring camp fire. Oh BTW, no salmon were caught, but we did (as usual) catch a mess of pike, perch, and smalls. We will be heading back to the lava caves in the next episode.

WINTER 2023 SERIES Sugar Man explains what he has discovered about campfires while fishing through an ice-hole on the frozen Northern lake. It's pretty cool to notice little things that might have been overlooked in the earlier days of playing Subsistence. Also interesting, Sugar Man has reached a point of equilibrium+ with power generation vs capacity usage. Come and hang out for a little while. We will be going to the lava caves to search for the new black crystal.

WINTER 2023 SERIES In this video Sugar Man does some ice fishing, and in-between catching fishes he dives down for a bit of kelp and hopefully some sandstone for making glass. Later we go poking around for resources like scrap metal and anything else that is useful. We analyze the power consumption and generation as Sugar Man tries to establish "equilibrium" with power generation/storage around the homestead. This has been an ongoing interest of Sugar Man's for a long time. Very interesting stuff. The turbines and solar panels really help.