Worry not though!
-Asprin is good for minor pains, and better than nothing.
-Painkillers are useful in moderation, and should be taken whenever combat is expected. Id say take them before you get pained. And as ā¦
Booze is a painkiller, and provides a small str boost. Worth taking a few nip of it along if you have nothing better.
-cocaine lost its ability to make you faster than a fucking hulk, but it does make you a lot faster, as well as stronger and smarter and a better shot. I take my bumps in pairs if Im in combat. Cocaine is a-mazing.
-Other drugs like crack or meth have their uses as well, but their negatives generally scale with their usefulness.
-adrenaline shots are the tits. The rivtech ones are ever more tit-tier. The beserker patch from my own mod has some serious usage as well, but is more designed for melee -very short term melee-.
-Finally, carry some oxygen or other general stimulate around. Emergency oxygen packs will give you small str boosts and speed. They also help with any smoke. But mostly the speed bonus is worth it. A few hits of pure oxygen lets you outrun things.
-And if things get really really bad, use a smoke bomb or light a house on fire. Especially at dark. The smoke from a fire or a smoke bomb will destroy your scent and monsters will go to your last known location. Each mon will independently track you, so, running through a smoke bomb or even carrying it on your person and running away will work pretty well at night. At day, not so much, since LOS isnt that busted ā¦