Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

Thwap · 2014-11-02T18:07:51.000Z

Are there rats or monster in the sewers yet in experimental? Because in stable it’s ridiculously safe down there. I’m thinking of connecting my underground lair to the subway/sewer network of the nearest city and using it to get around. Bit of a dig though.

Coolthulhu · 2014-11-02T18:21:12.000Z

Yes, they do spawn, but mostly in loose packs.
You can go ~10 map tiles in one direction and not meet anything and then meet 3 groups of animals in one map tile.

It’s still very safe, because melee-only monsters with no abilities pose no danger to even an early game character. They’re good food, because they’re harmless and aggressive, meaning they don’t flee.

Thwap · 2014-11-02T18:24:10.000Z

Cool, that’s in experimental, yeah? We totally need sewer mutants.

FunsizeNinja123 · 2014-11-02T18:28:41.000Z

CHUDS IN SUBWAYS

REALLY FAST

EVEN FOR ME

jokermatt999 · 2014-11-02T18:31:41.000Z

CHUDs already in there. Up spawn rates?

Thwap · 2014-11-02T19:10:32.000Z

Does literally any creature spawn down there in stable? I haven’t seen a thing.

I live underground and I’ve been injecting myself with rat serum almost exclusively. I think I really should dig some tunnels. What’s the most efficient way to do so energy-wise, and what’s the fastest in IRL time assuming plenty of resources?

Thwap · 2014-11-02T19:13:47.000Z

Oh yeah and I’ve been dying to ask: You know how garage doors work, where the whole multi-tile door is opened via a single device? Is there anything like that buildable in stable? Not necessarily steel doors, but any sort of door I can get a vehicle in through and then close. I assume that if I just built X normal doors in a row and opened them all, a vehicle would still slam into the frames.

Zireael · 2014-11-02T19:14:58.000Z

Rope & pulley system and umm, some sort of wooden gate.

baldamundo · 2014-11-02T21:28:29.000Z

Do suppressors work with autorevolvers?

KA101 · 2014-11-02T23:43:14.000Z

baldamundo:

Do suppressors work with autorevolvers?

If they do, it’s a bug.

Rhodri · 2014-11-03T00:58:50.000Z

Does the size of different wheels actually matter, or is it just fluff?

John_Candlebury · 2014-11-03T01:05:24.000Z

This is a semi advanced question that I want to get an answer to:

Do arrows and bolts make sound on the tile they impact?

I haven’t been able to get reliable results by checking it in game, but it seems they don’t, anyone knows the answer for fact?

baldamundo · 2014-11-03T01:41:28.000Z

KA101:

If they do, it’s a bug.

It can currently be fitted at least to the L2037 autorevolver. I don’t know if it has any effect though?

KA101 · 2014-11-03T02:04:18.000Z

[quote=“John Candlebury, post:5072, topic:42”]This is a semi advanced question that I want to get an answer to:

Do arrows and bolts make sound on the tile they impact?

I haven’t been able to get reliable results by checking it in game, but it seems they don’t, anyone knows the answer for fact?[/quote]

Just checked ranged.cpp.

Thrown items do. Fired items (including arrows/bolts) apparently do not–all their noise is at the firer’s position.

John_Candlebury · 2014-11-03T02:10:29.000Z

[quote=“KA101, post:5074, topic:42”][quote=“John Candlebury, post:5072, topic:42”]This is a semi advanced question that I want to get an answer to:

Do arrows and bolts make sound on the tile they impact?

I haven’t been able to get reliable results by checking it in game, but it seems they don’t, anyone knows the answer for fact?[/quote]

Just checked ranged.cpp.

Thrown items do. Fired items (including arrows/bolts) apparently do not–all their noise is at the firer’s position.[/quote]

Thanks for the answer KA101.

KA101 · 2014-11-03T02:46:54.000Z

And suppressors apparently do work on the Leadworks revolvers. We’ll have no more of that!

baldamundo · 2014-11-03T02:54:27.000Z

KA101:

And suppressors apparently do work on the Leadworks revolvers. We’ll have no more of that!

Gosh darn it. I almost wish I hadn’t asked - with a suppressed L2037 you’d barely ever need another gun. Having a rifle-calibre pistol is imba enough, I guess. Incidentally, there any other rifle calibre pistols?

KA101 · 2014-11-03T05:08:21.000Z

baldamundo:

[quote=“KA101, post:5076, topic:42”]And suppressors apparently do work on the Leadworks revolvers. We’ll have no more of that!

Gosh darn it. I almost wish I hadn’t asked - with a suppressed L2037 you’d barely ever need another gun. Having a rifle-calibre pistol is imba enough, I guess. Incidentally, there any other rifle calibre pistols?[/quote]

Rivtech gear qualifies as most all of it shares ammo. .45 ACP stuff has the L1820 Long Ranger, but that might make it a pistol-caliber rifle. Flintlocks have a pistol, carbine, and rifle.

Coolthulhu · 2014-11-03T05:34:22.000Z

Thwap:

What’s the most efficient way to do so energy-wise, and what’s the fastest in IRL time assuming plenty of resources?

Jackhammering stuff.
Consumes 10 gasoline per tile, creates rubble (can fall on you too - get a good armor), but takes significantly less time than pickaxing or clawing.

Rhodri:

Does the size of different wheels actually matter, or is it just fluff?

They do, a lot. In fact, when 2 wheels have the same stated size and different name (say, small wheel 15" and wheel 15"), they have the same effect on vehicle’s speed (except for the part where non-small wheel weights a tiny bit more).
What matters is your total wheel area. Other than that, you want wheels with appropriate durability - this is where wheel types (armored wheel, wide wheel) matter.

blazing_glory · 2014-11-03T06:16:28.000Z

So bigger wheels mean faster?