Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

Coolthulhu · 2016-03-25T00:06:05.000Z

pisskop:

When you set an item list to spawn over a given area, does the game spawn 1 item per ‘repeat’ or does it occassionally spawn multiple items?

If you have >1.0 item spawn rate, it will often spawn more than one item.
I think there was a recently added option to have it work as one spawn (that is, one spawn times item spawn rate) per repeat area, but I don’t know where to look for examples of it being used.

survivornaginata · 2016-03-25T01:43:34.000Z

my friendly npc got both legs broken by shocker brute while we were running from sudden horde.I made and equipped him with leg splints.Can his limbs mend similiar to player or he is lost cause?

pisskop · 2016-03-25T01:43:50.000Z

They will

ynemo · 2016-03-25T09:55:35.000Z

After smashing window i receive long string. But when i deconstruct window, i dont receive it. Why?

And where i can get more of them? i dont want to waste time making threads from rags.

COS_Cecillian · 2016-03-25T11:17:21.000Z

I am trying to make a pull/pushable cart, but I have a problem. It says the wheels are lacking, but I have small wheels installed on it. It is only one tile large. Help?

MrQwerty · 2016-03-25T11:18:16.000Z

do missions have any time limit? I accepted the refugee center mission for clearing out a zombie infested area but it turns out those zombies are a bit too much right now

Arek_PL · 2016-03-25T11:20:23.000Z

COS_Cecillian:

I am trying to make a pull/pushable cart, but I have a problem. It says the wheels are lacking, but I have small wheels installed on it. It is only one tile large. Help?

try casters but even without wheels it will be dragable just it creates more noise and its heavier to move it

MrQwerty:

do missions have any time limit? I accepted the refugee center mission for clearing out a zombie infested area but it turns out those zombies are a bit too much right now

no, just make sure that npc will not be killed

COS_Cecillian · 2016-03-25T11:57:49.000Z

Thanks Arek, but I figured that out myself. It’s fine now

MrQwerty · 2016-03-25T15:57:23.000Z

My common sense thinks that boiling toilet water wouldn’t make it safe to drink but… how does it work in cataclysm?

pisskop · 2016-03-25T16:07:32.000Z

why wouldnt i work?

i dont think your common sense takes water scarcity into account.

As germ filled and socially taboo as toilet water is, its

free of actual poo/pee under normal circumstances
those gerns were in a person at one point. they are deatheater virii.

the sickness of toilet water is the massive influx of bacterium to your digestive system, playing havoc with your microbiome andmaking your body react to eject the new stuff.

but its common for my survivor to bottle toilet water for later consumption, consequences be damned. As an alcoholic not near fresh water, he gets dehydrated a lot and its not so bad with strong stomache

Drajean · 2016-03-25T16:40:34.000Z

Is there a way to move a vehicle from one z-level to another in the latest experimentals? Besides folding it or taking it apart and putting it back together
I mean.

Is there a reason to use guns once you can make crossbow bolts?

On the subject of guns, should I keep more than one “copy” of a gun around or should I just take the mag out of it and ditch the gun if I already have one? I assume the reason to keep a spare is damage to the gun, but besides finding damaged guns I have seen one I’ve used get damaged, though I haven’t used them much.

I have also found a drive with Medisoft on it, that used for anything?

pisskop · 2016-03-25T16:58:03.000Z

are crossbows really gauss weapons and ive been headshoting things with bullets like a sillyhead?

deoxy · 2016-03-25T17:20:49.000Z

[quote=“Drajean, post:13891, topic:42”]1. Is there a way to move a vehicle from one z-level to another in the latest experimentals? Besides folding it or taking it apart and putting it back together
I mean.

Is there a reason to use guns once you can make crossbow bolts?
On the subject of guns, should I keep more than one “copy” of a gun around or should I just take the mag out of it and ditch the gun if I already have one? I assume the reason to keep a spare is damage to the gun, but besides finding damaged guns I have seen one I’ve used get damaged, though I haven’t used them much.
I have also found a drive with Medisoft on it, that used for anything?[/quote]
Not that I know of at this time.
guns occasionally damage themselves when misfiring. It’s pretty rare, but it does happen.
I’ve been told there’s something to do with the hospital with it, but I’ve never managed to find anything myself. I use them as money(0-volume valuables for trading).

Litppunk · 2016-03-25T18:56:54.000Z

software if kept in your inventory while using… ink PDA thing I think… will give you more options and give it different more versatility. There is a hacking software that can be used to deactivate robots.

Only way I can think to move a vehichle form one level to another would be to make a hole in the current level and drive it into said hole bringing it down a level, or break the ground currently under it. Not sure as to the results of doing so though. I suspect either would heavily damage/destroy the vehichle and there would be no way to bring it back up without dismantling/folding.

I have thrown a suggestion out somewhere for collapsed subway sections and other “ramps” that will allow traversing z-levels in a way other than just stairs, falling, and rock-climbing (or something to do with mountain scaling?)

deoxy · 2016-03-25T20:52:06.000Z

Litppunk:

software if kept in your inventory while using… ink PDA thing I think… will give you more options and give it different more versatility. There is a hacking software that can be used to deactivate robots.

The HackPRO software counts as a tool in the making of the control laptop, yes. The recipe makes that obvious, which is nice. There’s no recipe for any other software, so the effects are harder to determine.

Personally, I found the PDA, camera, e-ink PC, etc, to not be remotely worth the hassle… but that was quite a while ago in 0.C stable, so maybe I should take another look.

Coolthulhu · 2016-03-25T21:02:14.000Z

MrQwerty:

My common sense thinks that boiling toilet water wouldn’t make it safe to drink but… how does it work in cataclysm?

It’s not the water from the bowl but from the tank. The stuff you’d use for flushing.

vassock · 2016-03-26T02:20:54.000Z

How does fishing work in the current version? Are fish unlimited in any deep water?

TheKobold · 2016-03-26T05:32:28.000Z

Why do I need a welder or duct tape to put a tire on a car? Is it for balance? Is it a hold over from before the screwable/wrenchable part update? Or is there another reason?

Coolthulhu · 2016-03-26T05:39:44.000Z

TheKobold:

Why do I need a welder or duct tape to put a tire on a car?

Because you need to install the axle too.

TheKobold · 2016-03-26T05:51:05.000Z

What you need to replace an axle -

A vehicle jack. Jack stands. A socket and ratchet to get the wheel off. Metric socket set. A pair of diagonal cutters and a full set of metric wrenches. A hammer and a big pry bar.

Basic how to -

There are two axles (one for each side of your front wheel drive vehicle) so figure out which side you need to replace and remove that wheel. Remove the axle nut. Disconnect the lower ball joint. Disconnect the outer tie rod by removing the cotter pin and then the nut(may have to whack the spindle where the tie rod goes through the spindle to get the tie rod to pop out). Push the outer stub of the axle inwards through the spindle until it clears the spindle and is free. Pry out the inner end of the axle from the trans and remove the old axle. To install new axle reverse removal procedure. This job can be a real hassle if parts are corroded together.