Donation bins and fire hydrants

CosmicKobal · 2016-04-02T03:47:32.000Z

I’m thinking that there should be donation bins at grocery stores, pharmacies, has stations, etc that contain a random assortment of clothes, housewares, books, toys, music instruments and electronics.

Also thinking of fire hydrants that take up one tile and explode with water centered 11x11 tiles similarly to a boomer

Coolthulhu · 2016-04-02T11:22:32.000Z

Water pressure is most likely very low 5 days after everything stopped working.

CosmicKobal · 2016-04-02T20:05:49.000Z

I suppose, but up to then they would make a decent emergency water source for survivors with wrenches, sledges or cars

MrQwerty · 2016-04-03T11:00:40.000Z

Donation bins are cool, but i think some items in there should spawn damaged(not sure if it’s possible right now) as for hydrants - i doubt any of them would work… well, maybe in a lab, but other than that they would at best be dripping small amounts of water that you can fill a cup with after an hour.

Zireael · 2016-04-03T12:26:51.000Z

CosmicKobal:

I suppose, but up to then they would make a decent emergency water source for survivors with wrenches, sledges or cars

The thing is, Cata starts 5 days after everything stopped, so even on day 1 you wouldn’t have any water in them.

Chezzo · 2016-04-03T13:54:56.000Z

I mean, I will be the first to admit I don’t know anything about this, but don’t most rural New England towns have water towers? And don’t they not depend on anything but gravity to work?

Litppunk · 2016-04-03T17:40:42.000Z

water towers with water sub stations to pump water up to them, and then boost effective range is a pretty standard water distribution method… Usually they are placed on top of hills or buildings to reduce the required manual built stilts required height.