Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

mwswimmer · 2015-08-14T03:03:59.000Z

Hey guys,what are pistol’s shotguns and rifles do you guys mainly use… not laser powered

Random_dragon · 2015-08-14T03:21:37.000Z

Shotguns are amazing if you can afford to tolerate the amount of enemies they’ll attract.

CJ99 · 2015-08-14T05:33:46.000Z

I prefer a beefy revolver. Has the added benefit of being holstered, and gets the job done. Admittedly, I dunno how they fare against hulks, as I try to avoid fighting those. But they take out NPCs and brutes well enough. If you wanna be absolutely sure that whatever you’re pointing at turns into little giblets on the road, not much beats a shotgun at point-blank range.

Though to be completely honest, there’s so many guns in this game and not much difference between them. Kinda feels like having multiple 9mm pistols or .22 rifles is kinda pointless, since guns tend to be more towards endgame anyway, simply because ammo is so hard to find in abundance. And you don’t need skill to shoot at basically point-blank range.

So really, just whatever there’s ammo for, preferring larger calibre rounds over smaller ones.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-14T05:56:56.000Z

I’ll frequently use anything I can get ammo for, yeah.

And now a question. Can mapgen .json entries properly spawn corpses without bugging out?

mwswimmer · 2015-08-14T07:55:09.000Z

What is heavy ammo, iv been using the slingshot turret, rocks have the heavy projectile tag but does anything else have them… In other words can the slingshot turret shoot anything more then rocks?

Shopkeeper · 2015-08-14T15:25:22.000Z

I have a soft spot for the RM99 revolver and RM103A automagnum. Mostly because they’re the easiest to acquire handcannons in my experience with relatively plentiful ammo and make for great panic weapons. Saiga-12 is a favorite in the shotgun deparment, doesn’t matter the ammo (even birdshot) a quick burst will down just about anything. In the case of rifles it’s usually just anything I can get my hands on with ammo.

Rhodri · 2015-08-14T15:33:37.000Z

mwswimmer:

What is heavy ammo, iv been using the slingshot turret, rocks have the heavy projectile tag but does anything else have them… In other words can the slingshot turret shoot anything more then rocks?

Yes.

Here is an incomplete list of things it can shoot:
Modified mininukes (14 damage + nuclear explosion)
lead balls (50 damage)
pool balls (23 damage)

And more things I don’t know about.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-14T15:59:40.000Z

And I’m quite proud of the versatility that the KSG offers. X3

Meropo · 2015-08-14T18:40:42.000Z

Should I worry about the slime spawner near my base, (slime pit I think its called) The black slimes seem to be encroaching on my base. And they are really annoying with safe mode on.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-14T18:59:24.000Z

Meropo:

Should I worry about the slime spawner near my base, (slime pit I think its called) The black slimes seem to be encroaching on my base. And they are really annoying with safe mode on.

The pit itself is harmless unless you have multiple z-levels enabled, or if you have dynamic spawning on. Just don’t go into it without lots of firepower.

The slimes on the surface? Kill them. Purge. Buuuuuurn. Pronto, or they will multiply. Then you, your base, and the entire city will become slime food.

Meropo · 2015-08-14T19:29:14.000Z

Random_dragon:

[quote=“Meropo, post:9649, topic:42”]Should I worry about the slime spawner near my base, (slime pit I think its called) The black slimes seem to be encroaching on my base. And they are really annoying with safe mode on.

The pit itself is harmless unless you have multiple z-levels enabled, or if you have dynamic spawning on. Just don’t go into it without lots of firepower.

The slimes on the surface? Kill them. Purge. Buuuuuurn. Pronto, or they will multiply. Then you, your base, and the entire city will become slime food.[/quote]

ohhhhhh I think Im a little late on the killing part. There is TONS around the pit, and they seemed to have taken over half of a city near me. I think my base is fine for a few weeks but im worried. How do you recommend getting rid of all of them? Fire seems like a good idea, Im just scared of burning down the city. Or the fire attracting zombies to my base.

Coolthulhu · 2015-08-14T19:36:44.000Z

Meropo:

Fire seems like a good idea, Im just scared of burning down the city. Or the fire attracting zombies to my base.

Fire doesn’t spread far. Find an isolated house near slimes and burn it. They are attracted to sound, so they’ll blunder into the fire.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-14T19:38:14.000Z

Now all will be blob food.

Fire is good for the slime terrain around the pit itself, but you’ll want a proper flamethrower for actual slime-slaying. I’ve found molotovs to be rather underwhelming unless you target a group of blobs lingering in a building.

CJ99 · 2015-08-14T23:59:10.000Z

Any tips for moving within cities? I play with size 7 cities.

Sometimes, I regret that choice.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-15T00:18:29.000Z

Start at the edge of town, leapfrog from house to house, avoid line-of-sight with uncleared streets as much as possible, and if possible stick to night raiding.

And if you do night raid, remember that cars with their headlights on are NOT your friends.

EDIT: Huh. When did the battery system bionic start giving you 10 power capacity?

deoxy · 2015-08-15T01:53:06.000Z

[quote=“Random_dragon, post:9655, topic:42”]Start at the edge of town, leapfrog from house to house, avoid line-of-sight with uncleared streets as much as possible, and if possible stick to night raiding.

And if you do night raid, remember that cars with their headlights on are NOT your friends.

EDIT: Huh. When did the battery system bionic start giving you 10 power capacity?[/quote]

I noticed that SOMETHING does about a week ago, give or take. Didn’t notice what it was though. Kinda strange.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-15T02:14:04.000Z

Interesting, I checked the file and…yep, battery system comes with 10 powder now. No other ower generation bionic seems to do this.

troll_from_behind · 2015-08-15T08:41:40.000Z

So do guns wear out when used or is it blunt “get damaged from damage”?
Would like to see option to disassemble guns into major components for fixing & cleaning, but can’t be really sure if it would serve the Big Picture.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-15T08:54:53.000Z

If I recall, misfires can cause damage to the gun too.

troll_from_behind · 2015-08-15T09:23:58.000Z

But there isn’t an actual system, that slowly damaged guns while used?
Rifling does wear out and pins & springs also get used up.
Can’t honestly say how fast though and with the amount of guns we have it would be an enormous task to find out how fast some gun wear out to the point of fixing.