New Vehicle Fun

Dzlan · 2014-03-15T08:26:28.000Z

I just raided a Hospital and then found a Humvee. So I’ve taken off all the Military Composite Armour off and am now putting it onto my Vehicle. : )

chevil · 2014-03-15T09:16:44.000Z

If I made a vehicle using duct tape would it break more easily than if I used a welder. I already ride on a bicycle held together only by tape and it seems fine.

John_Candlebury · 2014-03-15T11:43:14.000Z

chevil:

If I made a vehicle using duct tape would it break more easily than if I used a welder. I already ride on a bicycle held together only by tape and it seems fine.

It makes no difference AFAIK

Rogtuok · 2014-03-15T13:18:15.000Z

Is it posibel to Put turrets on a car?

John_Candlebury · 2014-03-15T14:17:15.000Z

Rogtuok:

Is it posibel to Put turrets on a car?

Yes, you need either a m2 browing or m249 (each shooting their respective bullets); a Nx-17 rifle (shooting explosive energy from your car’s batteries), a flamethrower (shoots 3*3 squares of fire and uses gasoline from your tanks) or a fusion gun (using extremely damaging fusion cells).

Xelanthol · 2014-03-15T17:33:23.000Z

Hah, I don’t have any advice but great story-seems like you have one hell of a time with your truck-really good read.

HunterAlpha1 · 2014-03-15T18:17:02.000Z

Solar cells are for making solar panels.

It sounds to me like you’re having a hard time controlling your vehicle. Some driving tips would be:

Drive very slowly until your driving skill reaches at least 4, at which point you should very rarely “fumble with the controls”.
Drive very slowly in the city no matter what your driving skill is. Keep it at or below 30 mph.
Check your parts regularly for damage, don’t just wait until you vehicle stops working to do vehicles maintenance.
If you can find/make a vehicle tracking device and find a PDA you can install it on your vehicle, activate it in the vehicle controls menu, and as long as the PDA is in your inventory your vehicle will show up on the world map. This allows you to park a safe distance away from where you’re looting/reading/sleeping etc. so it doesn’t get smashed up by zombears.

EkarusRyndren · 2014-03-15T22:20:10.000Z

A thing I’ve noticed while looting this town for supplies to build my vehicle, Zombears don’t seem to spawn in “city” tiles, just Fields and Forests.

Dzlan · 2014-03-16T07:09:41.000Z

Thanks AlphaHunter. Will keep all that advice in mind.
Also building a garage for my car sucks, just gonna look around for a small city of a few buildings and hope for a house and garage or a vehicle garage. Then clear it out.

jimboblordofeskimos · 2014-03-16T07:29:20.000Z

Trucks are also a bit of a hard vehicle to be driving about town, they are just a bit big, I usually go for a solar car upgraded to 5 cargo carriers, 6 storage batteries (place them in the middle to minimize damage to them) composite armor just on the front and upgraded solar panels on everything else but 1 tile which has the floodlight. In terms of upping your skills more efficiently, cut up cars for mechanics, make piles of arrow parts and throw them away for fabrication and pull apart and remake piles of electronic crap while using mp3 and drugs to keep your focus right up for elec. It will cut down on your fail rate for crafting and up your chance of learning recipes when reading books as well.

Dzlan · 2014-03-16T09:09:04.000Z

I have the series of books to bring my Fabs to 9 and my mechanics is hugely high from repairing my vehicle. Haha

jimboblordofeskimos · 2014-03-16T10:05:50.000Z

Dzlan:

I have the series of books to bring my Fabs to 9 and my mechanics is hugely high from repairing my vehicle. Haha

Yah, once you get your mechanics to 2 or 3 then repairing your car will put you off the charts without much effort.

Lord_Sunder · 2014-03-18T09:34:24.000Z

So, this seems like a good place to ask a fairly niche question… how the hell do roofs work? I’ve got them installed on my car, but I still get wet on certain tiles, despite the fact they have a roof installed on them. This is particularly irksome for the driver’s seat, and the problem seems to come preinstalled with the Solar Car loadout. Umm… halp, the acid rain burns.

John_Candlebury · 2014-03-18T09:39:45.000Z

You need either another roof, closed door, windshield or board orthogonally from th roofed tile in order for it to be considered inside.

Dzlan · 2014-03-19T05:51:20.000Z

I noticed this too.
So, yeah, Candlebury has it.
You in every square adjacent, there must also be a roof, or wall of some sort, including doors and windows. However, opening such doors lets the rain in. So close all doors next to the drivers seat before settling in.

juliawang87 · 2014-03-19T17:28:22.000Z

Dzlan:

I have the series of books to bring my Fabs to 9 and my mechanics is hugely high from repairing my vehicle. Haha

Or, burn down a house, stand in the middle of the rubble and start crafting fish hooks. It only takes a turn, a nail, and it boosts your fabrication skill. It’s a zillion times faster than reading any book.

Dzlan · 2014-03-19T19:28:47.000Z

Hm, I left a trail of burnt houses to cook meat and boil water in the rain. Before my vehicle was kitted out with the Rv Kitchen Unit and other utensils.
Any, I already read all them books, but thanks, I’ll bare that in mind for future characters.

TheWumpus · 2014-03-21T21:02:56.000Z

HunterAlpha1:

4. If you can find/make a vehicle tracking device and find a PDA you can install it on your vehicle, activate it in the vehicle controls menu, and as long as the PDA is in your inventory your vehicle will show up on the world map. This allows you to park a safe distance away from where you’re looting/reading/sleeping etc. so it doesn’t get smashed up by zombears.

Or just put a note on the map where you parked. That works just as well, and doesn’t require carrying any extra gear around.

jimboblordofeskimos · 2014-03-21T23:05:27.000Z

TheWumpus:

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:15, topic:5443”]4. If you can find/make a vehicle tracking device and find a PDA you can install it on your vehicle, activate it in the vehicle controls menu, and as long as the PDA is in your inventory your vehicle will show up on the world map. This allows you to park a safe distance away from where you’re looting/reading/sleeping etc. so it doesn’t get smashed up by zombears.

Or just put a note on the map where you parked. That works just as well, and doesn’t require carrying any extra gear around.[/quote]

Until you visit the 10 marks on your map that say ‘car here’ and dont find your damn car at any of them. Ive lost soo many fucking shopping carts this way.

Blackopsman9999 · 2014-03-21T23:06:54.000Z

Delete old marks after you grab it?