XD thats hilarious. Thanks for sharing
Found toolbox in the second functional car in town and decided not to tempt fate by trying to hot-wire it, untill I had the skills to do so. Ran toolbox back and went back for more looting. On way back to town ran into zombie and bloater. Got close enough to get zoms attention and killed him. Shocker brute decided to swing by and when it became apparent we wouldnāt be able to run fast enought o get away I released NPC to attack anything he wanted. Naturally he wanted to challenge the Shoker brute. I took the opportunity to run. While waving goodbye to my beloved companion I notice he is keeping pace with the brute and even winning! I hurry back to give him what support I can. After missing/doing very little against Shoker (and 2 hits against NPC via āmissesā?) and running out of arrows I run in to help out, wishing that Iād kept the nailboard that NPC gave up when I gave him makeshift crowbar. NPC and I lost by a narrow margin and without him doing any tanking/damage my poor unarmed survivor had no right choices left. Running was not fast enough, not enough damage and nothing better to do than die, valiant efforts were wasted, though attempted to do anything to live.
Now that I think about itā¦ I think I had Cocain in my pocketā¦ and a steaknife and a pocketnifeā¦ facepalm
NPCs have the potential to be the hardest monsters in the game . . . 
Or the best. One just augmented my find of army pants and a backpack with a jacket and a backpack. And we traded what was mutually beneficial (i.e. NPCs have no clue whats actually useful).
Ive been dying left and right. Right out of the starter house, trapped in the starter house, killed in my newly aquired vehicle as I try to speed off after a desperate sprint to it, turning the cornere and meeting mr. Skelington, and, my new favorite, Climbing into a window frame when an acidic zombie is right behind the corner and he vomits on me and Im dead before I know I was in trouble. I also saw a surpise hulk in he laundromat and a zombie lord on the street that suddenly lit up because reality bubble. That last one was awful. I know that those endgame critters are too strong. Thats why theyre, you know, at the end game instead of harrassing barefooted drunkards who are wearing only a t-shirt in -5 degree weather. Ive been getting some experience with my critters, which helps me balance them (at least to my own playstyle), but largely meh. Ive done a lot right, though. Like hollows stalking you.
[quote=āpisskop, post:1943, topic:339ā]NPCs have the potential to be the hardest monsters in the game . . .
Or the best. One just augmented my find of army pants and a backpack with a jacket and a backpack. And we traded what was mutually beneficial (i.e. NPCs have no clue whats actually useful).
Ive been dying left and right. Right out of the starter house, trapped in the starter house, killed in my newly aquired vehicle as I try to speed off after a desperate sprint to it, turning the cornere and meeting mr. Skelington, and, my new favorite, Climbing into a window frame when an acidic zombie is right behind the corner and he vomits on me and Im dead before I know I was in trouble. I also saw a surpise hulk in he laundromat and a zombie lord on the street that suddenly lit up because reality bubble. That last one was awful. I know that those endgame critters are too strong. Thats why theyre, you know, at the end game instead of harrassing barefooted drunkards who are wearing only a t-shirt in -5 degree weather. Ive been getting some experience with my critters, which helps me balance them (at least to my own playstyle), but largely meh. Ive done a lot right, though. Like hollows stalking you.[/quote]
One of my survivors recently died of an NPC with a FRIGGINā RIVTECH RM51 RIFLE.
I mean, he 2-shot me from 10 tiles away. My helmet popped at the first shot and my head the next.
And Iāve also seen a guy somehow wielding a M249, luckily he joined me and I replaced that thing with an AK-47 immediately.
And that MG didnāt even have bullet in it.
Burned to death trying to boil water using a shrub as my fire source. I must have pissed Smokey the Bear off something fierce!
Fire spreads to nearby tiles if not contained. Take a step back from the fire before cooking.
Fire spreads to nearby tiles if not contained. Take a step back from the fire before cooking.[/quote]
Two if you are wise and not willing to risk it. I burned a house down onceā¦ two tiles away, or was it three?
I stand the maximum distance away when I cook. No risking it.
A shovel and an hour or two will save you an assload of pain and burnination.
yup. early game skewers work fine, but by mid gane at least get a brazier or something. and a stone pot.
although Im not using them this run through, spears are the exception. cooking meat on the fly is a neat boon to your weapon, and i miss it with this survivor
Filthy dirty zombie-entrail encrusted spears used for cooking. This still grosses me out. Thereās not enough fire to sterilize that spear.
I lost my uber STS enhanced bionic monster decked out in a survivor fire suit, kevlar vest and a kevlar enhanced trenchcoat yesterday. He got shot in the chest by a turret at point-blank range when I finger-hacked a bunker door. I thought it was just a really long burst for a moment and waited and waitedā¦then I noticed the āAccept your fateā dialog blinking at the top of my screen. My next survivor will be wearing kevlar enhanced kevlar vest, heavy survivor suit and one of those ridiculously over encumbering superalloy plate insert dealies. Then Iāll probably get shot in the face instead
Start a game
NPC says he escaped a monster in the woods and asks me to deal with it
I ask for something to help with the task
He gives meā¦ aspirin
Step out of the shelter to pick a rock for crafting
MF Jabberwock 10 tiles away, hostile
But hey, atleast I got supplied with aspirin. Its the thought that matters right?
Seriously. Iām SO out of here.
Map checks for mansion behind woods, woods just might help me leave Jabber behind
Run run RUN run run Run RUN
Reach mansion, stamina low, Jabberwock still on my trail hot
Meet mr. Bear
Ok ok ok ā¦ lets think for a moment. If I get Bear to fight Jabberwock I might just have opportunity to vanish.
Hasty plan unfolds, leaving me eaten alive by both Bear and Jabberwock
Didnāt try to fight back, just ate some aspirin while wiating for inevitable.
Yeahā¦ donāt accept āmonster in the woodsā quests until youāre beefed up to lategame levels.
Fixed that for you. o3o
Burning a bush is pretty prophetic. Turns out the only thing speaking tho is the jabby as it screams in inpotent rage at your superior human braincase.
Speaking of superior human braincase Im trying to bugtest a āmonsterā NPC. they were given, but wouldnt fire it. Oh sure, they went through the targeting motions and sounds, but they wouldnt fire it.
I genned in a antimaterial turret that did the same thing. It wouldnt fire.
So when I genned a turret in without the survivor monster I expected it not to fire, not shoot me through my 2 duffel bags.
Turretsā¦ I had the gangster character and found a ton of 9mm bullets along with a silencer, a rapier, chain mail and a life time supply of consumables in a shopping cart. Later I left town down a road and there they were waiting for me.
I met a graboid for the first time. It ālookedā like a regular giant worm, but then suddenly started moving at super-moose speed and effortlessly ripped me apart while I dealt no damage to it. If I knew what Iām dealing with, Iād use the shotgun instead.
I really should stop playing unarmed (+guns) characters. Theyāre good for all the weak stuff, but die to hulks and similar.
[quote=āCoolthulhu, post:1958, topic:339ā]I met a graboid for the first time. It ālookedā like a regular giant worm, but then suddenly started moving at super-moose speed and effortlessly ripped me apart while I dealt no damage to it. If I knew what Iām dealing with, Iād use the shotgun instead.
I really should stop playing unarmed (+guns) characters. Theyāre good for all the weak stuff, but die to hulks and similar.[/quote]
I recall running one over, I think. :V
I found one of those āCurious Structuresā. This was a mistake.