I've been doing no-portal, no-map for months, and I wont go back. It's a totally different game. It's not for everyone, maybe not for most, but it's not at hard as you might think at first, once you get use to it.

As one poster mentioned, you do pretty much build a base every day if you're traveling. 5 walls, two roof parts, a bed, and a fire is all you need unless it's raining. Then you need at least another roof part to cover the fire and one or two walls to block the wind. Those "bases" end up getting scattered all over the map and make useful markers in addition to safe spots when you're traveling.

When you get horribly lost, it's a great feeling to spot one of your mini-bases and know that, you may not know exactly where you are, but you know you've been there before and you are likely to find your way back soon.

In any case, you can try it now if you want. Just '/noportal', '/nomap', and go.


I think someone also mentioned Mistlands with noportal/nomap. It is by far the worst. You walk 10 meters into it and you're lost. You can wander around in there for day without knowing where you are.

I like to pickaxe into a high rock, build a fire, and drop a bed in the hole to get through the night, but there's very little wood, so it's not uncommon to get stuck standing in a some hidy-hole that you found the whole night without a bed or fire, and with a Gjall flying around above you.

And the next night your pickaxe wears out... Great fun!