Currently, MeinMMO editor Jasmin and MeinMMO author Johanna are playing Enshrouded together in their free time. Jasmin has already spent over 80 hours in the game, but she still hates one feature like the plague.
After just over 70 hours of gameplay, I decided to start a new world in Enshrouded with my colleague Johanna. In my previous world, I had already completed the story missions of the base game. However, since then, many great updates have been released, and my former gaming partner no longer has the time to play with me.
That’s why I wanted to introduce Johanna to the game. We have already built a small base together, explored the world a bit, and had visible fun. We have also tried our hand at the first buildings and at times became desperate. In the end, we always managed to construct a building for each NPC.
But it was already clear from the beginning that we would jump over a danger together. Because even after 80 hours of playtime, I can’t stand it when the first rays of sunlight disappear behind the mountains.
The true final boss in Enshrouded is the night
As soon as it gets dark, it is an unwritten law for us to quickly retreat to our base. We each run to our own bed and skip the night. Because when all the players in a world in Enshrouded are in bed, the night is played at a 60 times speed and lasts only a few seconds.
Despite suitable graphics settings, I am simply nightblind. I hate exploring the area at night and looking for specific things because:
- You suddenly stumble into enemies if they are not glowing, usually taking the first hit.
- In the hustle, you can overlook a cliff or something similar and fall into a deep abyss. Ideally, there is also Miasma fog there, preventing you from teleporting out.
- In search of resources, you easily miss them. A bush in the dark is hardly distinguishable from the shadows of trees.
I proceed similarly in other survival games like Palworld. There, I partially arranged with a group of friends that we always go to bed at night. However, there is the advantage that you can better see the green glowing statues at night, which you can use to increase your catching chances.
In Enshrouded, the night is just annoying and has cost me my life several times in the past. Simply because I did not see something. At some point, it no longer helps to increase the graphics slider, or it just looks strange.
All the more I am glad that I have found a gaming partner in Johanna who also retreats to bed when darkness falls.
It should be noted: I only know the contents from the original game so far. With the updates, night-exclusive content is supposed to have been added to the game, which I will only deal with at the very end when there is nothing else to do.
Do you also know the darkness in games where you suddenly can’t see? Which games would you like to skip the night in? Feel free to write it in the comments!
If Johanna is not playing Enshrouded with me, she is immersed in the underwater world of Subnautica 2. Just as I fear the night in Enshrouded, the underwater world in Subnautica 2 is her nightmare: Subnautica 2 is so much fun for me because I’m scared
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