Score!

[deadmerits]

Speaking of wreckage, a downed helicopter could be the reason you ran into a lone military zombie out in the woods.

[Weyrling]

Wreckage will only damage your legs (Feet specifically) so if you have boots or steeltoed boots you’re unlikely to even notice anything other than the movement speed penalty.

[KA101]

Huh. Could’ve sworn I took arm damage from wreckage once. Probably confusing it with broken window or something.

:-/

[Weyrling]

It might have been different in a previous version, but I just ran a test in experimental Windows(SDL) I DLed a few days ago, running back and forth barefoot over a pile of wreckage for a few minutes and I nearly broke both of my legs, but the rest of me was still 100%.

[StoneCacti]

[quote=“KA101, post:30, topic:2954”][quote=“StoneCacti, post:29, topic:2954”]Another Question;

Found a hella cash military wreck site.

Found belt rigs, packaged Law Rocket, mysterious black box that better tell me some cool shit, like where a katana is.

Should i wade around in the sharp metal to find other hidden goodies? or is there a better way to do it? Lots of blue spots still left in the middle of the wreckage, not anywhere reachable.

Will it only cut my legs? cause my head is like at 39 right now.[/quote]

Black Box is only useful if you’ve got a quest for one. (Flight data recorder sort of black box–you know, the ones that are actually orange.) Sorry.

Hit V for a description of all the items around. As for what the wreckage cuts, I think it can hit anything. Best to come back with a shovel or something similar, which’ll let you clean up the wreckage (into metal parts, great for crafting) and safe up the path.[/quote]

Black Box is only useful if you’ve got a quest for one. (Flight data recorder sort of black box–you know, the ones that are actually orange.) Sorry.

Aw damn, was hoping it was some kind of army treasure map.

Hit V for a description of all the items around. As for what the wreckage cuts, I think it can hit anything. Best to come back with a shovel or something similar, which’ll let you clean up the wreckage (into metal parts, great for crafting) and safe up the path.

Great idea! usually only think to use V at my stash.
and a shovel! Thats what i needed, man this game has a trick for everything.

[StoneCacti]

Another question;

Anyone ever created multiple characters on the same map, each with unique skills to help each other?

Like create a buff solider character to go out and score books/aid for a science character to build turrents, and another that secures the perimeter with with construction and creates vehicles.

Guess, depending on map size, you would have to try multiple attempts at getting evac shelters near each other.

[KA101]

Theoretically possible, but they can’t all “exist” at the same time. If your soldier is currently active, the construction worker isn’t around.

Pthalocy found (or at least theorized) that this quantum-jumping could ultimately be harnessed for such things as saving a fellow character from being trapped in a fire. Save (trapped in the fire, ideally before inhaling smoke). Then, sending in a different character to watch the place burn down from the outside, then saving, then load in the formerly trapped character, would then leave the no-longer-trapped character standing in the wreckage, otherwise in the condition xe was in when xe saved.

[StoneCacti]

[quote=“KA101, post:37, topic:2954”]Theoretically possible, but they can’t all “exist” at the same time. If your soldier is currently active, the construction worker isn’t around.

Pthalocy found (or at least theorized) that this quantum-jumping could ultimately be harnessed for such things as saving a fellow character from being trapped in a fire. Save (trapped in the fire, ideally before inhaling smoke). Then, sending in a different character to watch the place burn down from the outside, then saving, then load in the formerly trapped character, would then leave the no-longer-trapped character standing in the wreckage, otherwise in the condition xe was in when xe saved.

:-)[/quote]

Well said, do you play the science type characters?

But, theoretically speaking, it would be as if;

Whenever a character is doing something important, you take control of him.
While all the other times, the characters are just lounging around, and happily not eating anything,
or drinking precious water lol.

Kind of like, each character is in hibernation/sleep whenever another character has a mission to do.

Mechanic makes a vehicle,
Solider takes vehicle to town for supplies,
Scientist take said supplies and makes sweet mutagens.
All three get drunk on mutations and grow extra appendages ;).

Also, there has a to be a chemically imbalanced, schizophreniac,
unemployed pothead who collects wild mushrooms and slips them into the food supply.
But that goes without saying.

[StoneCacti]

Another question;

Where can i light a fire in the rain?

Cause dropping a sewer and wasting a flame for 1 cooked meat is teh suck.

[Silvercore]

anything flammable? bushes, heavy sticks, trees, houses, zombie corpses, strike a match, if you find a hotplate and a decent supply of batteries you’ll be cookin up wherever you want though.

[StoneCacti]

anything flammable? bushes, heavy sticks, trees, houses, zombie corpses, strike a match, if you find a hotplate and a decent supply of batteries you’ll be cookin up wherever you want though.

Problem is, if i light more then a skewer or two, my lungs start murdering me.

So i’m reduced to;

drop 1-2 skewer
light
craft 1 cooked meat
fire goes out

and if you have 10+ meat, it’s time consuming and a waste of matches.

Am i doing it wrong?

[Silvercore]

[quote=“Silvercore, post:40, topic:2954”]anything flammable? bushes, heavy sticks, trees, houses, zombie corpses, strike a match, if you find a hotplate and a decent supply of batteries you’ll be cookin up wherever you want though.

Problem is, if i light more then a skewer or two, my lungs start murdering me.

So i’m reduced to;

drop 1-2 skewer
light
craft 1 cooked meat
fire goes out

and if you have 10+ meat, it’s time consuming and a waste of matches.

Am i doing it wrong?[/quote]

a shrub, or heavy stick lasts me a little while, you just need to light up something that burns longer, kinda goes without saying that in enclosed spaces, lighting up fires is problematic, if you plan to do a lot of cooking in tight places, hunt down a hotplate. fires are best kept in the great outdoors, (though, be careful if you accidentally raze an entire forest, I’ve done that before)

[KA101]

Or build a wood stove or stone fireplace. Braziers are fairly simple and contain fire, but put out a lot of smoke.

(If you have access to a window you can open & close: set up the brazier outside it, load and light whilst in the window tile, then back up and close the window. You can still use the fire but don’t get smoked.)

[StoneCacti]

[quote=“KA101, post:43, topic:2954”]Or build a wood stove or stone fireplace. Braziers are fairly simple and contain fire, but put out a lot of smoke.

(If you have access to a window you can open & close: set up the brazier outside it, load and light whilst in the window tile, then back up and close the window. You can still use the fire but don’t get smoked.)[/quote]

Kickass trick!

Swear I’ve almost lit a fire in the house like 10 times.
This game loves to rain. Think the start locations are near seattle.

[Silvercore]

alternatively alternatively, put some gear on that protects against smoke, gas masks do, filter masks do , dust masks… Might help, but probably best to use something better.

[StoneCacti]

alternatively alternatively, put some gear on that protects against smoke, gas masks do, filter masks do , dust masks… Might help, but probably best to use something better.

Good idea!

Actually thought of that in a few games back, but died before trying it.

Then forgot all about it.

Chemical grade gas mask would be legit, not sure if they are in game though.

[KA101]

Yeah, they are. I insist that people have one on hand before they do anything serious in Mines.

[Silvercore]

Yeah, they are. I insist that people have one on hand before they do anything serious in Mines.

Mine entrances are actually a good place to find them.

[KA101]

[quote=“KA101, post:47, topic:2954”]Yeah, they are. I insist that people have one on hand before they do anything serious in Mines.

Mine entrances are actually a good place to find them.[/quote]

Uh, yeah, that’s why I said “anything serious”. Checking out the bottom of the shaft is not serious.

[kevin.granade]

Even a bandana or scarf helps significantly with smoke inhalation.