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Quote from: chaoticag on October 14, 2013, 12:09:13 pm

Well, I would suggest that as a strategy after the first day. Generally, I think it's good to make sure you can survive tangos with them first. Which means a good weapon and a few first aid kit charges at least.

Also, sleep in the basement of the shelter. I boarded up the windows of mine just in case.

My character never wants to sleep there because the grounds too hard? Also it's dark?

You can find beds in houses, or craft them in your own custom base (it's under construction, not fabrication). You can also find cots and roll mats in sporting goods stores, military surplus stores, and pawn shops that make sleeping easier. Your character is more likely to sleep if he/she's tired, at a comfortable temperature, and not in pain or suffering from painful bite wounds. You can also take some Nyquil or Ambien if you can't sleep on the ground or need to sleep when you aren't tired to normalize your sleep cycle.

Question on NPC's and theft. I made four pouches, trying to make a survivor vest, then had to run out to get some duct tape. When I got back, the pouches were gone. Do NPC's currently steal things, or did I somehow lose them in some other way?

Quote from: Girlinhat on October 14, 2013, 10:43:26 am

My advice for base-building is to go mobile.  Now that shrubs are nerfed, it's not so difficult to build a large rolling box that you park on the edge of town.  If you can get an electric engine and move at 20mph or higher, then you should be fine.  Just avoid actual streets, they're clogged with wrecks.

I've found cars and RVs but they always seem to be missing engine/wheels.

You may have to build one yourself. You'll need a hacksaw and wrench to remove parts from existing cars, a welder/improvised welder/integrated toolset to attach them to a new car, and a jack to replace tires. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

Also, if you make your car fairly narrow (3-4 tiles wide) you can navigate the streets fairly easily at low speeds. Just don't try to run zombies over without covering the car in spiked plating and blades, I've lost several cooking and welding rigs that way.

What's in the experimental build? Is it worth getting?

I'm still on the stable release.

Cars have been improved. Lots of new recipes for food, clothing, etc, many of which are very, very nice. Martial arts have been improved, they're no longer a pseudo-item, and they work extremely well (tai-kwon-do does solid damage and is extremely resilient). Character creation has been changed greatly (Otaku now costs 4 points, for example). Libraries have more books, and more advanced books. I've seen some new bionics, though I may have just never found those in the stable release. And that's what I've seen so far.

Interesting. If I survive longer this run, I'll have to stash one.

I've discovered the fun of a martial arts character. Started with two points in unarmed and Taikwondo. I have literally gotten five attacks in a row without letting the zombie swing before, without stuns. It's pretty impressive.

Edit: and of course, having said that the RNG hands me two morningstars in the first pawn shop I raid. I was just looking for pants!

Double post to avoid adding to the quote above.

How often is the experimental build updated? Should I download that one, or compile from source to see the latest changes.

Hmm. Well, NPC's are no good - I don't have them enabled. And the dump is in the middle of nowhere, it'd be one hell of a tunnel to get there. Guess I'll debug it, I really want to see what's down there.

Hmm, that's odd.

Generally, I don't like using crowbars. Most melee weapons have the +weak block attribute which can really help. I don't know the exact mechanics, but I can tell the difference between how much damage I take when wielding my Firebrand compared to firing ranged weapons point blank (even accounting for melee weapons being markedly slower).

Question: Do fungaloids and fungal zombies spawn dynamically even in static spawn mode? I keep finding both in areas I swear I've already cleared, and there are enough mature fungaloids that I know they haven't had time to move into the area. I literally cannot clear them away from any area... it's kind of frustrating.

Took down a Fungal Spire. Those things spawn at a truly ludicrous rate, even with me taking out young fungaloids with one swing of my weapon I couldn't keep up. I finally set the Fungal Walls on fire, then stood back and plugged the spire with my bow until it died. I can see how a squad of military men could have trouble, unless you knew to blast the spire you could be overrun very, very quickly.