Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

Random_dragon · 2015-08-17T18:57:23.000Z

And besides, you don’t need Spiritualist to find the supernatural. Just hope you stumble into an artifact. Though if Roadside Picnic has taught me anything, just because you have no idea what an object is, doesn’t mean no one or nothing knows what it is.

Funny thing is I’m writing up a ruleset for a magic system in a fantasy setting at the moment. So in that scenario, just because it’s formulaic, just because one can write down the nature of a spell, doesn’t make it mundane. XP

Rhodri · 2015-08-17T21:59:05.000Z

Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?

Random_dragon · 2015-08-17T22:03:25.000Z

Not sure, but did get a grenade hack from one. Since those are emblematic of grenadier zombies, it’s likewise possible that power armor, associated with armored zombies, might also be rare drops.

Grady · 2015-08-18T01:17:39.000Z

So I lugged a 30 Gallon Drum back to my den with the thought of using it to store copious amounts of water. To my chagrin, I am unable to pour anything into it. The description says it is sealed. Do I have to unseal it? If so how? How do I start filling this large monstrosity that is now just sitting there making fun of my ignorance of how to use it?

Random_dragon · 2015-08-18T01:31:25.000Z

It might be that you aren’t holding it. Alternatively, try unloading a liquid container while standing over it.

deoxy · 2015-08-18T02:21:56.000Z

Rhodri:

Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?

I know I’ve gotten it from bio-operators, and I think I’ve gotten it from regular soldiers, too, but VERY rarely. Most common place I’ve found power armor is wreckage sites, and that’s also about the only place I’ve ever found a power armor helmet - they’re just stupid rare.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-18T02:26:06.000Z

Almost as rare as jacks are sometimes. :V

deoxy · 2015-08-18T03:04:18.000Z

Random_dragon:

Almost as rare as jacks are sometimes. :V

You know, I’d never really had a problem with that… until my current game. I’ve cleaned out several science labs and gotten the maps to them, so the area I can see is HUGE, and I’ve checked the outskirts of all the major towns, looked in two or three garages, checked every car I can get to… nothing. I finally got the skill and the tools together and bloody well MADE MY OWN. So annoying.

On the plus side, I did manage to find a humvee and an APC with enough wheels that I could (with some other work) drive them away, so now that I have a jack, I have plenty of armored wheels, military composite, heavy frames, steel plates, and security cameras, so, you know, yay…

Random_dragon · 2015-08-18T03:08:37.000Z

Exactly. Some games they’re common, other games I can only find like one or two from a whole city’s worth of cars.

Far as I can tell, their rarity is just enough to cause sporadic issues finding them.

DooMJake · 2015-08-18T10:12:48.000Z

Rhodri:

Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?

Yes, I had that happen once - i think it was a salvaged one, though.

mwswimmer · 2015-08-18T13:05:02.000Z

Yep, its happened a couple of times for me, but its always dropped regular power armor, not salavged

vylaern · 2015-08-19T17:53:52.000Z

Hi,

I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-19T18:08:04.000Z

Doh. Avoid lighting flammable settings on fire. Use a fireplace, wood stove, deep pit, fire ring…even an oven or PLACED brazier if you’re desparate.

Once the fire starts spreading, much like in real life, it’s gonna get out of control rapidly.

Valpo · 2015-08-19T18:16:33.000Z

[quote=“vylaern, post:9732, topic:42”]Hi,

I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.[/quote]

why can t you unload it into fire?

TheMightyHercules · 2015-08-19T19:37:41.000Z

[quote=“vylaern, post:9732, topic:42”]Hi,

I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.[/quote]

I’m Now Imagining a Survivor With His/Her’s Phone In That Situation Asking For Help…
I Have A Sick Taste Of Humor Sometimes…

Random_dragon · 2015-08-19T19:45:54.000Z

“Right, pull pin, okay cool fire extinguishers work just like grenades, ohfuck why didn’t I read the rest of the instructions?”

TheMightyHercules · 2015-08-19T19:57:17.000Z

At least you (And Some Cannibals) could enjoy some Cooked (Possibly Badly Burnt) Human (Or Elf…).

Random_dragon · 2015-08-19T20:32:00.000Z

Huehuehue. <3

Random_dragon · 2015-08-19T22:03:51.000Z

Also, I noticed something. Do lobster helmets even exist? Can’t find them in recipes, item groups, etc. But they’re defined in armor.json, so…

TheMightyHercules · 2015-08-20T00:37:37.000Z

Random_dragon:

Also, I noticed something. Do lobster helmets even exist? Can’t find them in recipes, item groups, etc. But they’re defined in armor.json, so…

Debugged To Get All Recipes and No, You Can’t Make It. BUT, You Can Spawn It In.

[s]Looks Like Someone Screwed Up…