Phase four is stretching it as long as you can. Travel to different maps, explore the nooks and crannies, acquire top tier gear. Phase three is expansion and far exploration. You've got decent clothes, you can survive outside for a while, you've got a weapon maybe, and you are working on building systems to survive long term. Every time I go outside I'm risking instant death. Phase one is the time of plentiful food but constant cold. The survival goal is just to live as long as you can. The quest tree and NPCs are distractions. To me, the place where this game really shines is when you are alone, tromping through the woods, simultaneously enjoying the scenery and desperately hoping to find the shelter or resources you need to survive another day. When it finally released I tried it out and got bored immediately.

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