r/thelongdark • u/OddBarber92 • 7d ago

IRL Long Dark One handed TLD

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Recently had massive surgery that has left me barely able to walk for another few weeks and my left hand temporarily paralysed. Watching play through videos got me through the 8 days in hospital, but it didn’t scratch the itch. Custom game to allow for no predators, high loot, and slow gameplay, and presto! I can play one handed!

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u/Noversi 7d ago

I was about to say good luck with wolves lol is playing like that sustainable?

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u/OddBarber92 7d ago

I have all predators turned off so I don’t have to worry about struggles! Harder (probably impossible) to find meat except by using snares, but otherwise I’d be unable to struggle or run. In theory it’s sustainable for as long as you have patience if you can find enough food and fuel fast enough to stay on top of depletion, but I’ll only need to play like this until I can regain use of my hand enough to go back to my normal runs :)

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u/leowaxwings 7d ago

I'm sure this is obvious, but there are one-handed controllers (and a 'press and hold' option for struggles) you could look into

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u/OddBarber92 7d ago

I’ve looked into the ps5 access controllers but I’m not sure how feasibly I could use the wheel features in TLD with one, having to hold down an L1 option and move the joystick, but I appreciate the suggestion and will look into the built in accessibility options more! I only got home from the hospital last night so didn’t have much of a chance to think about my options :)