Planning a survivalist type character, any suggestions?

KA101 · 2013-12-14T07:30:11.000Z

[quote=“100Rads, post:3, topic:4487”][quote=“Inadequate, post:2, topic:4487”]-snip-

Zombie soldiers in FEMA camps and around outposts often drop guns and ammo, although you probably won’t be able to get close enough to the outposts with just a longbow.[/quote]
Why not? I could easily sneak into outposts on day one, just wait for the night (so the turrets cant shoot you), climb over the fence, and get inside. If a turret is blocking your way, I think you could destroy it with a longbow.[/quote]

Metal arrows, maybe. They can generally see out to range 5-6 or so at night, though, so be careful.

(There’s a PR out to give 'em 5 squares of lighting, though…look out!)

HunterAlpha: Congrats on the 250th post.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T07:52:05.000Z

w00t! i’m a survivor now! TBH though i didn’t really mind being an NPC, i’ve seen some NPCs who were real BAMFs.

is it just me or do the real nasty swamp critters no long spawn? i’ve set up camp near a swamp and nary a one in sight, only lemmings and bullfrogs, and since i chose Animal Empathy the BFs don’t bother me.

Inadequate · 2013-12-14T08:05:16.000Z

You should be thankful for that, no way you’d be able to crack a giant centipede’s carapace with wood arrows.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T08:34:32.000Z

kind of a “chicken & egg” question here, but how do i make a shelter kit if i don’t have a damaged shelter kit?

ChristopherWalken · 2013-12-14T08:45:24.000Z

I don’t see many river/swamp animals anymore either.

Kinda happy about that, they spawned way too fast and made living anywhere near the water next to impossible way back.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T09:26:12.000Z

i’ve got everything i need to make a shelter kit except for a damaged shelter kit, but how do i get the damaged shelter kit?

fishy1234555 · 2013-12-14T09:36:55.000Z

HunterAlpha1:

kind of a “chicken & egg” question here, but how do i make a shelter kit if i don’t have a damaged shelter kit?

You need lvl 1 or 2 construction

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T09:37:47.000Z

fishy1234555:

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:7, topic:4487”]kind of a “chicken & egg” question here, but how do i make a shelter kit if i don’t have a damaged shelter kit?

You need lvl 1 or 2 construction[/quote]how do i train construction?

infectedmochi · 2013-12-14T10:04:30.000Z

By construct a lot of things, or just clear lots of broken windows. But since you are not going to the city, that would be hard to train I think.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T10:14:31.000Z

yeah ok i dug a bunch of shallow pits, but now my game crashes when i try to sleep in something other than a bed

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T10:21:47.000Z

well, shit, now the experimental DL is fucked up

i guess i’ll have to give my survivor a rest for the night, folks! maybe if i can figure out how to post screenshots i’ll put some up.

system · 2013-12-14T16:16:55.000Z

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-14T23:37:53.000Z

does the overmap exploring bonus from Eagle Eye stack up with the one from binoculars?

KA101 · 2013-12-15T02:46:13.000Z

HunterAlpha1:

does the overmap exploring bonus from Eagle Eye stack up with the one from binoculars?

It does. No downside, either.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-15T02:46:50.000Z

nice!

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-16T07:48:52.000Z

some observations from my first few days of gameplay as a survivalist:

the first big challenge was raising the skills and finding the supplies necessary to build a shelter kit.

it turns out that items left sitting out in the acid rain don’t melt. no clue whether or not this is a bug but i’m exploiting it!

in order to use the best arrows you have to bash up a car or find scrap metal somehow, no completely roughing it

scientist and military corpses are your friend!

it doesn’t appear that mansions respawn zombies in dynamic spawn mode.

Inadequate · 2013-12-16T13:30:40.000Z

Acid rain will only damage items that are left on the road, if an acid rain puddle forms right on top of it. It makes sense, it probably flows away into the dirt and doesn’t pool up like it does on the road.

You can harvest scrap metal from helicopter crashes with a shovel, if that’s kosher for your survivalist playstyle.

Dynamic/static spawn only appears to apply to zombies that spawn in cities. Everything else is either dynamic (like wildlife) or static (like mansion zombies) in either mode.

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-12-16T19:15:12.000Z

[quote=“Inadequate, post:20, topic:4487”]Acid rain will only damage items that are left on the road, if an acid rain puddle forms right on top of it. It makes sense, it probably flows away into the dirt and doesn’t pool up like it does on the road.

You can harvest scrap metal from helicopter crashes with a shovel, if that’s kosher for your survivalist playstyle.

Dynamic/static spawn only appears to apply to zombies that spawn in cities. Everything else is either dynamic (like wildlife) or static (like mansion zombies) in either mode.[/quote]i forgot about the crash site!

hm, it appears to be time to upgrade my living accommodations!

Grandpuh_Ty · 2013-12-17T15:43:18.000Z

Did you go full wildman? Not looting any buildings or smashing windows for string and the like? Maybe even took shower victim? xD

Asf or tips, taking a point in dodge and taking fast learner is a good idea. Also, the knife spear is a godly weapon even in the hands of the unskilled.

youtoo · 2013-12-17T17:04:40.000Z

you really dont need 25 skill point start if your not going into town. however, if you want to really buff yourself you might as well take the negative traits that impact NPCs since NPCs are disabled.