Hail, fellow deer!
My name is Satruna (Taylor). I'm an ecocentric writer, naturalist and artist from the UK. I recently discovered The Endless Forest and have swiftly fallen in love, though I haven't played much yet. If interested, I created a video on my YouTube channel Thitherword, which captures my first experiences in the game:
https://youtu.be/s32-oSY-AIM?si=CUTP-V0tRmZuQ2oa
I'm looking forward to learning more about this wondrous world and meeting new people. Indeed, I've not felt so enthusiastic about an online game since I entered Azeroth (World of Warcraft) in 2006, when I was only thirteen. Though I don't play anymore, the time I spent as a Night Elf shaped my life so completely that I eventually went on to write about these changes for the ecocentric journal The Ecological Citizen, of which I'm now a part. I have even made the other editors of the journal aware of TEF. From what I've read and played of TEF, I have great respect for the developers' ethos of wonder, mystery, silence and adventure.
My deer shares his name with an enigmatic being who takes the shape of a deer in my fantasy world-building project.
About me:
https://thoodauthor.wordpress.com/ 
I have two questions: Is
Is there a working map of the game? The one on this site doesn't seem to load.
Relatedly, are the forums no longer in operation? It'd be great to talk to people about the game and other subjects.
Thanks,
T
https://youtu.be/s32-oSY-AIM?si=CUTP-V0tRmZuQ2oa
Hello and welcome! You can
You can find a working map of the game here, made by a community member, SylvanRah.
It's nice to see someone in the present time covering the game on youtube, I hope this brings more awareness and interest to the artistic world of this game, which I am a huge fan of.
We also have a Discord server, where most of the talking and chatting and collaboration happens.
The community is full of other wonderful writers and artists as well, I hope you'll find this place to be a great space for artistic expression and fun shared gameplay experiences.
Personally I used to be more active in the past, these days I just leave my deer to sleep inforest and listen to the sounds while I'm doing other things on my PC.
Hi, Karame, Thanks for
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my post and for linking the map.
This is what I love about obscure games. They foster a more tight-knit community and sense of belonging, especially when the focus is just on relaxing and enjoying oneself in virtual nature. I may find my way to the Discord server at some point soon.
Kind regards,
T
https://youtu.be/s32-oSY-AIM?si=CUTP-V0tRmZuQ2oa