Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

kilozombie · 2015-09-26T05:04:39.000Z

Can I grow coffee? If not, how do I make a stable source of atomic coffee?

Coolthulhu · 2015-09-26T06:07:20.000Z

kilozombie:

Can I grow coffee? If not, how do I make a stable source of atomic coffee?

I don’t think there is a fully renewable source.
You can make a lot more (5 times I think) by turning all your coffee powder into syrup first, though.

Xfin · 2015-09-26T07:38:51.000Z

Coolthulhu:

[quote=“kilozombie, post:10301, topic:42”]Can I grow coffee? If not, how do I make a stable source of atomic coffee?

I don’t think there is a fully renewable source.
You can make a lot more (5 times I think) by turning all your coffee powder into syrup first, though.[/quote]
Can’t plant coffee beans?..

Thwap · 2015-09-26T07:49:15.000Z

Xfin:

Can’t plant coffee beans?..

In New England?

Plus the trees take a few years before they even begin producing if I remember right.

Xfin · 2015-09-26T08:02:48.000Z

I guess >.> time wise…most people would die or swap to a new char before it would grow…

DooMJake · 2015-09-26T09:38:20.000Z

I can’t remember if I asked that already but is there a difference between powering powerarmor whit the powerarmor CBM and the UPS one? I always seem to use up 1 energy per 2 turns regardless if I activate the power armor CBM or not

DG123 · 2015-09-26T11:58:13.000Z

Coolthulhu:

[quote=“kilozombie, post:10301, topic:42”]Can I grow coffee? If not, how do I make a stable source of atomic coffee?

I don’t think there is a fully renewable source.
You can make a lot more (5 times I think) by turning all your coffee powder into syrup first, though.[/quote]

Well, that’s silly. But I know what I’m about to do…

Xfin · 2015-09-26T12:44:24.000Z

DG123:

[quote=“Coolthulhu, post:10302, topic:42”][quote=“kilozombie, post:10301, topic:42”]Can I grow coffee? If not, how do I make a stable source of atomic coffee?

I don’t think there is a fully renewable source.
You can make a lot more (5 times I think) by turning all your coffee powder into syrup first, though.[/quote]

Well, that’s silly. But I know what I’m about to do…[/quote]
Rob every coffee shop you can find? disregarding any hulks who dare stand in your way and your quest for caffeine?

DG123 · 2015-09-26T12:52:54.000Z

Start making coffee syrup then fill my giant aluminium keg (thanks random zombie I found carrying it despite that meaning he was probably wielding it as a weapon) with coffee.

Arek_PL · 2015-09-26T13:32:15.000Z

i store syroup in keg, i make coffe only when i need and only 10 in 2.5l cantern when i am looting away from my base

DG123 · 2015-09-26T13:56:45.000Z

I don’t have enough coffee grounds to make that much syrup, I don’t think…

Oh, but here’s a thought…

How do I drink from a keg without picking it up? I seem to recall some kind of craftable tap item?

How do those work? Press A and then the direction in which the keg is to install it then press E and the same direction to drink?

Arek_PL · 2015-09-26T14:01:24.000Z

you talk about faucet? it only work on vehicle tanks when you add them on this same tile but you should be able to lift it in both arms

Valpo · 2015-09-26T14:15:39.000Z

You don t need to pick it up to drink from it.
You can simply press E while standing on the same tile as the liquid you want to drink. No matter which container it is in… you can even drink it directly from the ground… uh lap it up?? I dunno how the survivor does it but he/she can.

DG123 · 2015-09-26T14:36:42.000Z

[quote=“Valpo, post:10313, topic:42”]You don t need to pick it up to drink from it.
You can simply press E while standing on the same tile as the liquid you want to drink. No matter which container it is in… you can even drink it directly from the ground… uh lap it up?? I dunno how the survivor does it but he/she can.[/quote]

Ah! Thanks.

Should have realised this because I drank stout from a smashed cupboard before… Without it being in a container.

This brings up the issue of whether it’s feasible to flood your base with clean water and drink from the floor.

deoxy · 2015-09-26T14:51:27.000Z

Random_dragon:

If I recall, you can use a towel to unblind yourself if boomered. It might work on glowing bile, unsure.

IT does, but hitting a new area a year or two into the game, there will be LOTS of huge boomers, and a towel only works once (at least, for quite a while). What, carry a giant stack of them, or something?

Valpo · 2015-09-26T14:54:29.000Z

Thats a great idea. It would also stop fire from spreading in your base as tiles with water poured into them put out flames while using up some water to do so.

deoxy · 2015-09-26T14:57:31.000Z

DooMJake:

I can’t remember if I asked that already but is there a difference between powering powerarmor whit the powerarmor CBM and the UPS one? I always seem to use up 1 energy per 2 turns regardless if I activate the power armor CBM or not

Yeah, I’ve seen that asked before, but never seen an answer. There are 2 versions of the power armor CBM and the UPS CBM… the UPS CBM is rare and uncraftable, so if it’s better than both of them, that sort of works, but what’s the difference between power armor I and II CBM?

Valpo · 2015-09-26T15:22:57.000Z

mark II suposedly uses less energy.

DooMJake · 2015-09-26T15:29:37.000Z

So for powering armor I can just use the UPS thing if I have that? okay i’ll rip the other one out

DG123 · 2015-09-26T15:37:53.000Z

Rip out? You can rip CBMs out of yourself now? How?