I'm Having Trouble Surviving (long term)

[KA101]

[quote=“Sneak, post:27, topic:7156”]I guess this is a tiny bit off topic, but its better than posting another topic, so here goes.

I was approaching a military outpost and a turret onw shotted my leg. Now it says “That leg is broken. It needs surgical attention.” What does that mean?[/quote]

Exactly what it says. You’ll need some sort of leg-mending gear to fix your leg. A splint would help, but that’ll leave you laid up for a week or two while it heals. Maybe there’s something useful in a hospital?

KA101 looks like he’s been Ninja’d. But wait! He’s got a volt cage! captures Ninja

[FunsizeNinja123]

Motherfu- Damn you Ka! Not agaiiinnnnn!

[KuntaStillSingle]

Rollerblades are great for raiding towns. Just about nothing will outrun you (maybe nothing, I usually play on classic zombies and haven’t been outrun in rollerskates yet) unless you accidentally walk onto grass.

[Arek_PL]

Rollerblades are great for raiding towns. Just about nothing will outrun you (maybe nothing, I usually play on classic zombies and haven’t been outrun in rollerskates yet) unless you accidentally walk onto grass.

better scout cirty and loot at night because during looting at day you can end in building with loot of hostilles and no escape

[jcd]

[quote=“KuntaStillSingle, post:31, topic:7156”]Rollerblades are great for raiding towns. Just about nothing will outrun you (maybe nothing, I usually play on classic zombies and haven’t been outrun in rollerskates yet) unless you accidentally walk onto grass.

better scout cirty and loot at night because during looting at day you can end in building with loot of hostilles and no escape[/quote]
or take it slow. (i’m assuming static spawn)
start in the outskirts during the day. use windows & shrubs to slow down and kill Zeds. clear houses when the area is getting relatively safe, then go deeper into town.

[jimboblordofeskimos]

Yup, take it slow, clear the Zs, take the stuff, put it somewhere convenient, heal and rest as needed

[KuntaStillSingle]

[quote=“KuntaStillSingle, post:31, topic:7156”]Rollerblades are great for raiding towns. Just about nothing will outrun you (maybe nothing, I usually play on classic zombies and haven’t been outrun in rollerskates yet) unless you accidentally walk onto grass.

better scout cirty and loot at night because during looting at day you can end in building with loot of hostilles and no escape[/quote]

Roller skates don’t stop working at night, and the only time I’ve ever been surrounded wearing them was at night, because A.) I’d never been in the interior of a megastore before and didn’t expect the sheer amount of zombies there, and B.) I couldn’t see what I was getting in the middle of because it was night.

Zombies follow you, and they are way slower than you in rollerskates, you can just get them all chasing you away from the pawnshop, take them a couple blocks away, and then zip on back, go in, grab what you want, and leave. Repeat as necessary.

[Aslandus]

When you raid houses, close the curtains on the windows in each room before going for items, zombies won’t come after you if they don’t see you, and closing curtains is much faster than boarding up windows.
Corollary: If they see you before you can close the curtain, grab the important stuff and bolt, or just flee, especially if you haven’t found a good weapon yet. The items will still be there when the zombies have left, and even the most minor injuries can spell death if you haven’t gotten enough supplies yet.

[Sneak]

Whats a good starting weapon?

[FunsizeNinja123]

Whats a good starting weapon?

Heavy sticks. Quaterstaffs. Makeshift crowbars/crowbars. Pointy sticks. Pipes. Slings/slingshots.

That’s just off the top of my head though…

[HunterAlpha1]

[quote=“Sneak, post:37, topic:7156”]Whats a good starting weapon?[/quote]Anything and everything. Throwing is probably the safest form of combat at first, since in order to hit an enemy in melee you have to get close enough for them to hit you back, plus it’s much quieter than guns.

[jcd]

Whats a good starting weapon?

for my last char it was the fire axe!
started as “the last firefighter”, killed all the firefighter Z’s of the station, and got their axes.
after that, life’s good.

[X-PLODE]

Cudgel.
Steel Spear.
Knife Spear.
Quarterstaff
Ironshod Quarterstaff.
Katana.
Diamond Katana.

Makeshift Crowbar isn’t actually good, it has no special attack or block/parry and costs a bit too much move points per attack for my taste.
A simple bat is better, nail bat is even better but still no special attacks or blocking.

Knives suck, the trenchknife i think has parry and is similar in damage to a combat knife so i guess that’s the only good one apart from the Monomolecular Blade CBM which is really high damage and has block.

If you’re going unarmed with a style i recommend the Katar Claws thingy, it doesn’t count as a weapon and adds like 15 damage + block to your unarmed attacks.

My info is a little outdated so check it yourself.

[FunsizeNinja123]

…He asked for starting weapons.

[Arek_PL]

…He asked for starting weapons.

katana is starting weapon i got mine near starting evac shelter in mainson

[FunsizeNinja123]

…

Yeah, but having a mansion spawn near you is not guaranteed.

[Aslandus]

My starting weapon is usually either a wood spear (easy to build), knife spear (a little harder, but you can or a 2 by sword/nord (easy to build and has blocking ability)

A hammer is always a good starter, and you can sometimes find them in the basement of the starting shelter… or if you have almost no options, bashing the lockers with a rock will get you a metal pipe you can use (or just fight with the rocks, it’s still better than nothing)…

Also X-PLODE, what the hell kind of hacks are you running to get a diamond katana and katar claws as a starter? If you’re going with lucky starts why not just put submachine guns and flamethrowers on the list?

[deadmerits]

If you’re truly desperate with no other options, rock in a sock! Put a rock in a sock and it makes a swingable weapon.

[X-PLODE]

Also X-PLODE, what the hell kind of hacks are you running to get a diamond katana and katar claws as a starter? If you’re going with lucky starts why not just put submachine guns and flamethrowers on the list?

Well i posted the most optimal weapons at the end of each paragraph.

But for starter weapons the first 4 weapons in my post are easily attainable.
Other starter weapons are nail knuckles & steel knuckles for unarmed.

The 2 katana’s drop from NPC’s early sometimes, so i guess you can add them to guns as unlikely starting weapons but possible nonetheless.

[Robik]

I always go for rock->makeshift crowbar->knife spear.