Wilderness?

**nicotine** · March 25, 2009, 05:57 PM

What is this wilderness zone near Rupert's Land for? Can I colonize it? Does it serve any purpose at all?

**nate895** · March 25, 2009, 05:58 PM

It serves the purpose of a massive barrier to getting to the next province.

**Jom** · March 25, 2009, 07:09 PM

It also adds to the authenticity of the game. At the time there were (and still are) vast swathes of uninhabitable areas in the New World you just wouldn't want to live in due to the conditions.

**Sinan** · March 25, 2009, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Jom

It also adds to the authenticity of the game. At the time there were (and still are) vast swathes of uninhabitable areas in the New World you just wouldn't want to live in due to the conditions.

There were people living ALL over America for millenia before Europeans arrived. It was "wilderness" to Europeans for their own political and empire building propaganda purposes. OFC the natives lived in the wild, like any other species on the planet. This could be called wilderness if you're coming from Europe but the fact is there's nothing wild about it to the natives who lived there, nothing more wild than your living room.

**Bernsy** · March 25, 2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Sinan

Nonsense. There were people living ALL over America for millenia before Europeans arrived. It was "wilderness" to Europeans for their own political and empire building propaganda purposes.

Haha correct. I think if you play as the natives it should say Manitoba (home)

**Jom** · March 26, 2009, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sinan

There were people living ALL over America for millenia before Europeans arrived. It was "wilderness" to Europeans for their own political and empire building propaganda purposes. OFC the natives lived in the wild, like any other species on the planet. This could be called wilderness if you're coming from Europe but the fact is there's nothing wild about it to the natives who lived there, nothing more wild than your living room.

Yes I meant that it's wilderness for the European powers. I'm sure nothing looked more desolate and godforesaken than what the natives called comfort and homely.

**Shadow8** · March 25, 2009, 10:49 PM

if you hunt around enough you find a chest with a message in it. the message says: "hello, i've fallen and can't get up"

in reality however the two above posters are very correct in both their assertations.

**Dogmeat** · March 26, 2009, 12:05 AM

Wilderness, could also be "landmass that is populated in a future patch or DLC" .....

**zligor** · March 26, 2009, 10:34 AM

I always hoped that "wilderness" turns into new provinces as the time progresses.

**Aloicias** · March 26, 2009, 10:38 AM

I agree the wilderness near Ruperts Land was full of Ojibwe and Cree. Ive got maps. There were disputed areas of hunting and open land but it wasnt nearly as big as they portray it in the game. Even then it should be hostile land, spawned rebels attack you if you go there.

Minnesota, Wisconson was a battle ground for the Sioux and faction they are calling Huron. I would really like to see another settlement right there between the Sioux and Huron land.