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Redundakitties are the way to get going initially. 200-1000 castles from a click take quite a bit to build up from other things. For example, one redundakitty early on can get you 200 castles, which would take 5 hours with 20 newpixbots.

If you are idling, arrange it so that the badge/boost window has at least one spot left to fill, and focus on the bottom part of the screen. If you keep it visible, you can see when the badges or shop screen changes, and you can then find the kitty to click it.

So. Can hoodies and other "has a hood to warm your head" items be made activatable to put up the hood to cover the head, instead of being automatic? I've been making my starting batch of clothing from shelter scraps, and realized that my hoodies could cover my head, as they have hoods, but instead I have to make hats for armor.

Ideas for other bionic related professions.

Bionic Handyman: Having scrimped and saved for years, you had just gotten an Integrated Toolset installed before the cataclysm struck. Sadly, you lack any sort of power supply, but perhaps those electric zombies could help.  Starts with: Integrated toolset, some construction related clothes, but not extra storage. Costs maybe 2-3 points.

Bionic Hoodlum: Your buddies managed to knock over a Bionic shipping truck, and you snaggeg yourself a nifty little firestarter/finger laser and a power supply that runs off booze. Perfect for lighting things on fire. Starts with: Hoodie, Either the firestarter or finger laser, ethanol burner, and a small amount of power.

Bionic Soldier: A secret military project gave you adamantium claws and medical nanomachines, right before the cataclysm struck and you escaped. Now, you just hope you can keep walking long enough to use them. Starts with:Adamantium claws, Repair Nanites, Joint Torsion ratchet. Costs 4-5 points.

Bionic Sunbather: You always enjoyed sunbathing, so you made the most of it. Internal climate controls and a facial distorter to always look your best, powered by the sun. You just wonder if the zombies will notice your lovely tan. Starts with, Bathing suit, Internal Climate controls, Facial Distorter, Solar Panels.

Also, stealth edit. Yes. It makes the professions quite nice and usable. Makes it possible to start with really high skills in some things without having to spend excessive points.

Edit: What might help is, once we get skill decay to a state that isn't horrible, having bought skills in the early game increase skill gain and reduce skill decay. A survivor who started with 4 ranks in Marksmanship has a real aptitude for the skill, and would learn it more readily and forget it less frequently than a survivor who only took it up because the food had a tendency to run faster than he could.

That might work. Drop it down to 1 point per 1 skill rank, and make them work like fast learner, with the effect being cumulative for each point you put in. So, 1 point would be about 1/3 of fast learner, 3 would be equal to it, and 6 would be a double dose of fast learner, but just for that skill.

Also, I have the strangest sight of, if this is implemented, someone taking self defense training for krav maga, 1 in every stat, shower victim, and then throwing every single point possible into unarmed combat and starting at like 30 and getting another rank every time he hit something.

Quote from: Grendus on November 12, 2013, 01:33:03 pm

Quote from: greatorder on November 12, 2013, 12:13:20 pm

Tried it again, still unable to survive past the first few hours.

I'd enjoy this game if I was actually capable of surviving.

We'd really love to help you with whatever is getting you stuck. What's getting you killed? Zombies? Disease? Food/water?

Zombies. I try to get food, equipment and whatever, see a zombie, run, suddenly, zombies coming at me from EVERY FUKKEN DIRECTION!

A single zombie is not a threat, even to a character with zero points in anything, aside from the default 8 stats. Find a bush, lure it onto it, then punch it twice. If not dead, retreat, find second bush, punch it there. If still not dead, retreat to first bush. You are faster then a zombie, though not greatly so. However, bushes and windows are the great levelers. If you can find a single window and a nice bashing tool, you can take on almost indefinite numbers of regular zombies out of the gate. With some training, a window can yet you take on any of the non ranged zombies plus boomers. Being unable to see is a pain, but if you know a horde is coming through one point, you just hold your ground and smack em as they appear next to you.

Quote from: frostshotgg on November 09, 2013, 05:10:46 pm

The wraith problem is remedied is by having multiple layers of solid walls and no backwall behind them.

Or having a skyfort that has its base built on a hill.

Or rope. Rope is probably one of the best utility additions to the game.

Quote from: Mono124 on November 08, 2013, 02:44:37 am

I melee'd a Jabberwock. With my crowbar. I won with half a bar of torso HP.

Should have tried a Snickers Snack.

New food item:Snickers bar.

New line of code for jabberwocks. If hit with snickers bar, die.

Kevin (azmodean) is actually working on an aiming system right now that should allow for just this, where you can wait small amounts of time in order to bring down your recoil.

Would the system allow for negative recoil, as I think that is what he is asking for, effectively.