Not-actually-a-vehicle vehicles and their limits

[Rivet]

[quote=“vache, post:10, topic:6159”]One word:

Basement.[/quote]

Yeah but then you need a generator, since you can’t go solar.

That’s not saying that a basement setup isn’t feasible. My current game, I’m living in a LMOE that I’ve rigged up with full internal lighting and powered kitchen and crafting areas. Two V- twin gasoline engines with loads of alternators and a metric pantload of large storage batteries make it possible.

[system]

Do you have other things install that are obstructions? Minifridge? Welding rig? Quarter panels?

Yes. I used a hot dog cart as my “seed” vehicle for the minifridge and kitchen, and stapled everything else to it.

[Khrysanth]

“This is my kitchen, built from shopping carts, motorcycles, scooters, and a hot dog cart.”

Incidentally, when I blend constructions with vehicle parts, I tend to put armored boards around sensitive equipment such as solar panels or (former) window openings.

[greenpanda]

[quote=“greenpanda, post:8, topic:6159”]Do you have other things install that are obstructions? Minifridge? Welding rig? Quarter panels?

Yes. I used a hot dog cart as my “seed” vehicle for the minifridge and kitchen, and stapled everything else to it.[/quote]
Minifridge is an obstacle and the reason why the square is getting bashed by zombie.

[TurningBreeze]

Yeah but then you need a generator, since you can't go solar.

YMMV I suppose, but swapping storage batteries out with an above-ground solar system sounds plausible, provided you’re up there often enough for the panels to do anything. Gasoline is a less stupid dwarfy solution of course.

At any rate, merely sleeping in a basement has been good to me. Zombified critters are generally around in the morning, but at least I don’t wake up to the sound of vehicular destruction.

[Sunflash]

So on a related note, any idea how long i can chain things in a straight line before i break the build menu, or does it move ?

[KA101]

So on a related note, any idea how long i can chain things in a straight line before i break the build menu, or does it move ?

Uh, search the forum for the “RMCC”. (Short answer: the vehicle build window scrolls.)

[Zireael]

[quote=“NoJusticeNoPeace, post:5, topic:6159”]I tried that. There’s concrete around most buildings, so you can’t build a pallisade around it. You’re forced to build simple wooden walls and doors that are easily beaten down.

Two words:

stone walls[/quote]

We can build those?

[TurningBreeze]

We can build those?

Might not be in the stable release yet, but it’s there. Never bothered to build one personally.

[Sunflash]

Huh, neat!

Wish the wiki stayed up to date with even just the stable release info. I keep finding things and trying to look them up and nada.

Enough to make me do it myself.

[RAM]

So log walls are not strong?

[FunsizeNinja123]

All walls are strong. It’s your preference.

[greenpanda]

All walls are strong. It’s your preference.

AFAIK log walls are smashable, stone walls are not.

[TurningBreeze]

Wish the wiki stayed up to date with even just the stable release info.

There’s another resource that at least keeps crafting information up to date. Particularly handy when using experimental builds. http://cdda-trunk.estilofusion.com/

[Zireael]

[quote=“TurningBreeze, post:19, topic:6159”]

We can build those?

Might not be in the stable release yet, but it’s there. Never bothered to build one personally.[/quote]

Thanks, how did I miss THAT!

[FunsizeNinja123]

Press ; for toggling for… You know.

[i2amroy]

So on a related note, any idea how long i can chain things in a straight line before i break the build menu, or does it move ?

The limit would probably be around 100-120ish tiles IIRC, since that’s the point where the vehicle will be larger than the reality bubble.

[Grendus]

You can put an entire system in a single square, with a solar panel, a battery, and a vehicle system on castors. Charge it up a bit, then store it safely in a closet. A partially charged car battery is more than powerful enough to cook a years worth of meals.

[Shadowchaser]

[quote=“Sunflash, post:16, topic:6159”]So on a related note, any idea how long i can chain things in a straight line before i break the build menu, or does it move ?

The limit would probably be around 100-120ish tiles IIRC, since that’s the point where the vehicle will be larger than the reality bubble.[/quote]

“I have built a car so large that the universe spontaneously decides parts of it don’t exist anymore when I go from one end of it to the other.”

[RAM]

Yes, you can do a lot with just a battery, a frame, and an appliance…