Good character builds?

[John_Candlebury]

When you say problem for high tech game. Is that just for CBM Installation and reading speeds?

Yes, that and hacking computers/robots.

But I thought 8 int prevented you from reading the lab journals and some other books, but it turns out you can still read them, just very slowly.

So 8 int is more like a mild hinderance, actually.

[StopSignal]

[quote=“bhauptman, post:3, topic:13650”]Just started with a new template and I think I like it. I took most of the mods, including stats through skills. It makes sense to me that someone doing lots of physical stuff gets stronger, IQ related stuff gets smarter, etc. Just the basic survivor.

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“MARTIAL_ARTS2”,“PACKMULE”,“TRUTHTELLER”,“QUICK”,“HYPEROPIC”,“ROBUST”,“TRIGGERHAPPY”,“MYOPIC”,“FORGETFUL”,“HEAVYSLEEPER”,“BADHEARING”,“NIGHTVISION”

Str: 12, Dex: 8, Int: 10, Per: 10

First times I ran this build, I went to get a rock and got killed by a Slave Fighter and then a Moose immediately outside of the shelter. 3rd time around, I’m doing okay, got a longbow and I’m killing dogs, Moose, coyote and a few of the mild zombies. I’d love to get skills up enough to add eye-mods to get rid of the near/far sightedness, but until then I’ll keep collecting bifocals. [/quote]

Wait, didn’t Stats Through Skills make your starting stats useless, as it’d default to 8/8/8/8?

[SpadeDraco]

Wait, didn’t Stats Through Skills make your starting stats useless, as it’d default to 8/8/8/8?

Don’t think it does that anymore.

[evilexecutive]

Bionic Prepper is great for someone who is wanting to make a survivalist/bunker character. You get a Tortion Ratchet which more or less means infinite energy, as well as an Integrated Toolset. And if you spend 3 points in Fabrication, you more or less have the ability to make anything you want right out of the gate.

So you can immediately make a decent melee weapon from any available materials, as well as cook anywhere without a fire, so long as you have a cooking pot in your inventory.

[bhauptman]

Stats through Skills doesn’t lock you to 8/8/8/8 anymore.

Glad I posted my reply. I had to use it to rebuild my character template after my game saves were lost.

[Inconspicuous]

Thanks guys! I think I’ll try a couple of these, maybe the hacker. Although, how common are wool items? And I don’t think junk-food intolerance would be very good, partially because that’s the main kind of food you get in the early game.

[Telkoth]

Wool can be relatively common but I feel like the idea behind taking it is, there is always ways around it. Like, a big thick wool coat may give 70 warmth. But so does a trenchcoat and two pairs of long underwear, which are all cotton.

Junk food? Depends on your play style. If you raid peoples fridges as your only source of food then you may be in trouble at times. I however usually hunt or forage for my food.

[_k1]

Wool allergy is a very minor problem.

Most canned food is not junk food, actually. The useful junk food you will miss: coke, for small speed buff; snacks, for morale buff, but unhealthy and probably dehydrating.

[SpadeDraco]

Yeah, missing out on junkfood isn’t a hindrance at all. People severely overestimate how difficult it is to starve in this game. The default map that is revealed when you start the game can easily contain 1 year or so worth of food. Even in the middle of the woods.

[Rot]

I’m trying a 40/40 faith and intelligence pyromancer build with a chaos infused astora greatsword/ carthus curved sword. I’m currently at smouldering lake, but my vitality and endurance are pretty low so I’m farming souls atm.

In all seriousness, quick and fleet footed really help to either escape or to fight and land hits faster.

[Catfoodbob]

If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

[deoxy]

If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

Yeah, lab starts are so easy I quit doing them. If you need an easy mode, that’s it.

[Rot]

Lab starts are actually really fun. Just make sure your cooking level is high enough to at least learn how to make dynamite and you’re golden.

[quote=“Catfoodbob, post:19, topic:13650”]If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

Yeah, lab starts are so easy I quit doing them. If you need an easy mode, that’s it.[/quote]

It really is, starting mutations, and if you’re lucky a good weapon (Machete) and maybe military items and a whole bunch of mutagens and a pile of chemicals that you can convert into explosives.

[hexman]

[quote=“Catfoodbob, post:19, topic:13650”]If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

Yeah, lab starts are so easy I quit doing them. If you need an easy mode, that’s it.[/quote]

That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

[Coolthulhu]

That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

And back then, you could just make a fire to destroy lab walls.

[Inconspicuous]

Hunting and gathering is easy- However, very new characters with no skills and no weapons to speak of are going to have a huge problem getting food on the first few days, especially when you can barely cook.

[Telkoth]

In the woods you can find enough food to survive day 1 with no skills, no weapons, no problems. You just need a way of cooking better than a skewer, so a pot or frying pan. Even with level 0 survival you can usually find enough wild vegetables and eggs on the first day to be fine. And if you don’t you can always search through the night as your survival skill goes up. Just gotta be careful of the wolves/bears/moose.

[deoxy]

[quote=“hexman, post:22, topic:13650”]That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

And back then, you could just make a fire to destroy lab walls.[/quote]

Yeah, but that was also before Z-levels, so you could start a fire… but you had to stay there until the way was clear! That could actually be one of the more dangerous ways to get out.

In the woods you can find enough food to survive day 1 with no skills, no weapons, no problems. You just need a way of cooking better than a skewer, so a pot or frying pan. Even with level 0 survival you can usually find enough wild vegetables and eggs on the first day to be fine. And if you don’t you can always search through the night as your survival skill goes up. Just gotta be careful of the wolves/bears/moose.

Even that isn’t really that bad… eat the eggs raw, if you have to (odds of bad things happening from that are very low)while get your skills up enough to make a stone pot.

[Coolthulhu]

Yeah, but that was also before Z-levels, so you could start a fire… but you had to stay there until the way was clear! That could actually be one of the more dangerous ways to get out.

The only dangerous part was the turret - back then fire didn’t actually deal proximity damage in any shape or form, only direct damage and smoke effect (counterable with mouth env protection). And the turret could actually be killed by chucking planks at it.

[Zhilkin]

Quick, Fleet-Footed, Indefatigable 20/20/20/20 Parkour Expert character on rollerblades usually has no issues until running to some nasty things, like helidrone.