Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

Squid_Snark · 2015-10-07T06:55:21.000Z

Shopkeeper:

You’ve gotta smash it. Merely being burnt won’t stop reanimation, they either need to be ash or pulped.

Thanks! What if it’s trapped under rubble when it reanimates?

I got a series of “a zombie near you has reanimated” followed immediately by “a zombie has died” messages, and I wondered if it had something to do with burnt corpses under rubble reanimating and then being crushed again.

Xfin · 2015-10-07T08:17:51.000Z

Think burnt has a chance to stop reanimation, that and the damage of the corpse effect how much hp they revive with

COS_Cecillian · 2015-10-07T10:13:15.000Z

Are there any good or quick ways of obtaining lots of hard plating or something above steel and spiked plating? I covered my entire RV with spiked, and want to move on to something else.

Iosyn · 2015-10-07T13:32:15.000Z

@Coelian:
Used to be a big fan of spiked plating myself but it wears out very fast.
I still use some on the front of my vehicles but I’m wondering if the rams might be a better option

What you want is hard plating or military composite. Find a mil cargo truck or an APC and you’ll be set for most medium-sized vehicles. If you get lucky you might see one at a sarcophagus, but otherwise it’s RNG.

Hard plating is pretty easy to make-- especially if you find a vehicle with heavy duty frames-- again, APCs and cargo trucks I think. Not sure about the rest. As long as your mobile base has a welding rig (and maybe a forge) you should be set. Just smash up wrecked trucks, drive over them and get crafting.

Arek_PL · 2015-10-07T15:19:54.000Z

i make most car parts (plating, frames) from scratch wreckages and cars wrecked by hordes are great source of metal and electromagnet cbm is good for destroying wreckages if there are any scrap metal lying on ground allready

Random_dragon · 2015-10-07T15:23:23.000Z

Or you can do it the hard way, grab your hacksaw and wrench.

Since you’re after armor platting, smashing all the things isn’t going to help much, as I could’ve sworn you can’t craft military composite plating.

Even if you can, it’d be more cost-effective to scavenge and repair.

DG123 · 2015-10-07T19:26:39.000Z

[quote=“Xfin, post:10676, topic:42”]You hit the item cap (that i think it is 4096),

if you remove stuff and stick in items like 55gallon drums you get to a higher volume… >.>

Items like scrap metal n rags don’t ‘stack’ sadly[/quote]

Suggestion that could make things a lot less annoying: Craftable stacks of that kind of thing.

Bundles of rags, scrap etc.

Dampe · 2015-10-07T22:50:24.000Z

I’ve got a bite on my head and I’m infected in the torso.
How long do I have before I need to run into town?
(It’s late morning on day one, I started infected, but the bite is fresh. I have painkillers and no shortage of food, and no serious injuries otherwise.)

[EDIT: Never mind, found some antibiotics.]

Random_dragon · 2015-10-07T23:00:47.000Z

I think a full-on infection gives you around 48 hours. A bite takes…not sure, but it has a chance of going away instead of turning into infection, if you’ve been keeping your healthiness up. Eat your vitamins, kids. o3o

Also, cauterizing is an option for treating the bite if you’re desperate.

Dampe · 2015-10-07T23:23:29.000Z

[quote=“Random_dragon, post:10689, topic:42”]I think a full-on infection gives you around 48 hours. A bite takes…not sure, but it has a chance of going away instead of turning into infection, if you’ve been keeping your healthiness up. Eat your vitamins, kids. o3o

Also, cauterizing is an option for treating the bite if you’re desperate.[/quote]

A welder can cauterize wounds IRL, right?

Random_dragon · 2015-10-07T23:24:23.000Z

Meh, do it goblin-style. Set something (or someone) on fire, stand next to the flames, use a knife.

DG123 · 2015-10-07T23:41:19.000Z

Holy crap. I already had an atomic mini tank but I just found a main battle tank. I’m not going to drive it because it’s stupidly huge but I’m stealing the parts from it. Soon I’ll have a mini tank with every crafting workshop built into it, automatically refilling batteries and water tanks, huge reservoirs of fuel, a sniper turret, mounted Browning M2s, and two 120mm cannons.

I also found a load of Technicals and armoured cars so I also have M60s and M249s… and lots of reinforcements and spiked rams etc.

What I’m wondering is what the best way is to set up the tank so I can use the most weapons effectively.

Is there any kind of remote firing option for guns that aren’t in turrets? And would there actually be any advantage to mounting both 120mm cannons?

Hazerithious · 2015-10-07T23:55:41.000Z

[quote=“DG123, post:10692, topic:42”]Holy crap. I already had an atomic mini tank but I just found a main battle tank. I’m not going to drive it because it’s stupidly huge but I’m stealing the parts from it. Soon I’ll have a mini tank with every crafting workshop built into it, automatically refilling batteries and water tanks, huge reservoirs of fuel, a sniper turret, mounted Browning M2s, and two 120mm cannons.

I also found a load of Technicals and armoured cars so I also have M60s and M249s… and lots of reinforcements and spiked rams etc.

What I’m wondering is what the best way is to set up the tank so I can use the most weapons effectively.

Is there any kind of remote firing option for guns that aren’t in turrets? And would there actually be any advantage to mounting both 120mm cannons?[/quote]

Put the most used weapon at the drivers Military Seat, or the one with the most ammo.

For the double 120mm guns, I’d say the only real benefit is not having to reload the gun after 5 shots and being able to just switch to the other gun.

When one gun is low, just swap it out for another mounted gun I guess.

Also, how does one make an item spawn inside a certain building?

Noctifer · 2015-10-08T04:44:03.000Z

Are you implementing a new building? As in mapgen?

Squid_Snark · 2015-10-08T08:13:03.000Z

[quote=“Dampe, post:10688, topic:42”]I’ve got a bite on my head and I’m infected in the torso.
How long do I have before I need to run into town?
(It’s late morning on day one, I started infected, but the bite is fresh. I have painkillers and no shortage of food, and no serious injuries otherwise.)

[EDIT: Never mind, found some antibiotics.][/quote]

The longer the infection lasts, the longer recovery will take, so it’s always in your best interest to treat with first aid kit or antibiotics ASAP.

Litppunk · 2015-10-08T12:53:07.000Z

[quote=“Dampe, post:10690, topic:42”][quote=“Random_dragon, post:10689, topic:42”]I think a full-on infection gives you around 48 hours. A bite takes…not sure, but it has a chance of going away instead of turning into infection, if you’ve been keeping your healthiness up. Eat your vitamins, kids. o3o

Also, cauterizing is an option for treating the bite if you’re desperate.[/quote]

A welder can cauterize wounds IRL, right?[/quote]
desperate my ass. It doesn’t even cause hardly any pain other than the initial cauterizing, just do it every time you get a bite you don’t want to have to deal with/ wait out.

Hazerithious · 2015-10-08T13:24:45.000Z

Noctifer:

Are you implementing a new building? As in mapgen?

No, an existing building. Mansions and museums specifically.

Dampe · 2015-10-08T14:34:06.000Z

Apparently I’m having amphetamine withdrawal…
Any way to fix this?

Litppunk · 2015-10-08T14:48:57.000Z

ease your way off of them.

Random_dragon · 2015-10-08T14:58:53.000Z

Hazerithious:

[quote=“Noctifer, post:10694, topic:42”]Are you implementing a new building? As in mapgen?

No, an existing building. Mansions and museums specifically.[/quote]

Ah. Check the item groups file in the json folder. There are a few museum itemgroups that would easily work, but adding to mansions…antique, art, and antique_rare might work, but that might result in the item showing up in antique stores too.