Fear

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{{Infobox/Affliction|image=Fear icon.png|category=[[Afflictions]]|caused by=Being within 50m or less from the Darkwalker|+/- effect=Negative|type (Benefit/Injury/Disease)=Injury|affliction duration=Until Treated|treatment=Move 50m (~164 feet) away from the Darkwalker|recoverytime=Instant|release=29 Oct 2020|update=1.86}}'''Fear''' is an [[Afflictions|Affliction]] found within ''[[The Long Dark]]''. It is one of two unique Afflictions that can be encountered only within the [[Escape the Darkwalker]] [[Challenge]].

== Overview ==
A much worse affliction than [[Anxiety]], Fear occurs when the player is less than 50m (~164 feet) from the Darkwalker. The player's screen will become very bloody and the player will lose -50% [[Condition]] per minute (real-time) as long as they remain near the beast. The player survivor will occasionally scream hysterically as long as they suffer from Fear.

Moving 50m away from the Darkwalker will result in the player returning to the [[Anxiety]] Affliction and will stop the condition loss drain.

== Trivia ==
Fear is treated as an injury, despite being a psychological state of mind. It also does not cause direct harm/mental deterioration to a person in small doses, and should not cause a player's condition to drop so rapidly. This is likely due to the Darkwalker's toxic cloud being so concentrated up close, as well as the eldritch nature of the creature having a mental effect on the player.
[[File:Darkwalker Very Bloody Screen.jpg|left|thumb|The Darkwalker is near...]]
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Toxic Fog

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{{Infobox/Affliction|image=Toxic Fog icon.png|category=|caused by=Being within a Region where Toxic Fog reaches 100% saturation|+/- effect=Negative|type (Benefit/Injury/Disease)=|affliction duration=|treatment=Leave the Toxic Fog covered Region|recoverytime=|release=29 Oct 2020|update=1.86}}The '''Toxic Fog''' is a feature included in the [[Escape the Darkwalker]] mode of [[The Long Dark]].

== Description ==
During Escape the Darkwalker, every [[Region]] in the game is given a timer of a certain amount of minutes dependent on the size of the region, counted in real-time. Once the timer reaches zero, the entire region will fill with fog. As more time is spent in the region, visibility gradually decreases. While there are no blizzards, this can be a navigational hazard as the mode is set to night for the entire duration of the playthrough. There is no way to remove this fog once it appears. Before it descends, there is a timer on the map that is visible at all times. This can be seen in the 'map' section of the menus.

While there is no way to remove the fog, it is possible to delay its onset with a glyph from a can of [[Spray Paint - Glyph]]. However, this glyph may only be drawn once per playthrough.

== Features ==

* When the fog descends, all [[Wildlife]] will immediately be killed, both passive and aggressive. The Darkwalker will not be killed.
* When the fog descends, all [[Food And Drink|Food and Drink]] will immediately rot to 0% condition, and will provide 0 calories.
* When the fog descends, [[Condition]] will deteriorate rapidly.
* If killed by the fog, the ending screen will state you have been killed by the Darkwalker.
*When the fog warning in the HUD reaches 2 minutes, it will show up as a red symbol and the effects of the fog immediately start causing harm to condition, wildlife and food.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Toxic Fog icon (mild).png|Level 1
File:Toxic Fog icon (moderate).png|Level 2
File:Toxic Fog icon (severe).png|Level 3
</gallery>
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