Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

hobophobic · 2017-02-05T23:22:25.000Z

[quote=“Rot, post:16720, topic:42”]Does strength affect weapon attack/swing speed at all?

I don’t think strength effects movement speed in any way. Does it provide a small bonus? Because I haven’t noticed it.[/quote]

I just debugged myself 99 strength, and it did give me more action points. Assuming my very limited understanding of turns, actions and movement is correct, you do have a higher base movement speed, and more points to spend on actions per combat turn. That’s all I can really say, maybe someone with a better understanding can correct or expand on this.

Gauth · 2017-02-06T08:09:43.000Z

How do I change monster and item spawn rates? Or rather, how do I make these changes stick? Every time I make any changes, either from the main menu or in the course of the game proper they return to defaults on restart.

Bowa · 2017-02-06T11:10:42.000Z

Gauth:

How do I change monster and item spawn rates? Or rather, how do I make these changes stick? Every time I make any changes, either from the main menu or in the course of the game proper they return to defaults on restart.

This is a bug and there is a issue open for this. To make the settings stick you need to load your character and map, then hit ESC on your keyboard and navigate to world settings I believe its called, in there you can set the rates you like and then play. Note that you have to do this everytime you load your world.

TL;DR press esc ingame, go to options, change settings, play.

Gauth · 2017-02-06T14:45:05.000Z

Bowa:

[quote=“Gauth, post:16722, topic:42”]How do I change monster and item spawn rates? Or rather, how do I make these changes stick? Every time I make any changes, either from the main menu or in the course of the game proper they return to defaults on restart.

This is a bug and there is a issue open for this. To make the settings stick you need to load your character and map, then hit ESC on your keyboard and navigate to world settings I believe its called, in there you can set the rates you like and then play. Note that you have to do this everytime you load your world.

TL;DR press esc ingame, go to options, change settings, play.[/quote]

That’s one of the ways I tried to do it since the beginning.

However, I somehow managed to make the change stick - I don’t quite understand how. I just changed the settings both from the menu, then ingame, then from the menu again and now it seems that it remains the way I set it.

The only difference between what I did now and what I tried before is that the new value is an even number, while before I tried to change it by a fraction.

KliPeH · 2017-02-06T15:09:47.000Z

[quote=“Gauth, post:16724, topic:42”]However, I somehow managed to make the change stick - I don’t quite understand how. I just changed the settings both from the menu, then ingame, then from the menu again and now it seems that it remains the way I set it.

The only difference between what I did now and what I tried before is that the new value is an even number, while before I tried to change it by a fraction.[/quote]

Keep in mind that if you press Escape or Enter after the “Save changes? Y/N” prompt pops up, your changes to the settings will be reverted (both act as “No”). I believe I’ve ran into this issue the first time I tried playing the game, so it might’ve been fixed since then. Either way, always make sure you press the ‘Y’ key and not something else.

Bowa · 2017-02-06T15:10:45.000Z

Gauth:

[quote=“Bowa, post:16723, topic:42”][quote=“Gauth, post:16722, topic:42”]How do I change monster and item spawn rates? Or rather, how do I make these changes stick? Every time I make any changes, either from the main menu or in the course of the game proper they return to defaults on restart.

This is a bug and there is a issue open for this. To make the settings stick you need to load your character and map, then hit ESC on your keyboard and navigate to world settings I believe its called, in there you can set the rates you like and then play. Note that you have to do this everytime you load your world.

TL;DR press esc ingame, go to options, change settings, play.[/quote]

That’s one of the ways I tried to do it since the beginning.

However, I somehow managed to make the change stick - I don’t quite understand how. I just changed the settings both from the menu, then ingame, then from the menu again and now it seems that it remains the way I set it.

The only difference between what I did now and what I tried before is that the new value is an even number, while before I tried to change it by a fraction.[/quote]

Alright, nice you made it stick somehow. I have to manually change it every load.

Gauth · 2017-02-08T12:33:11.000Z

Bowa:

[quote=“Gauth, post:16724, topic:42”][quote=“Bowa, post:16723, topic:42”][quote=“Gauth, post:16722, topic:42”]How do I change monster and item spawn rates? Or rather, how do I make these changes stick? Every time I make any changes, either from the main menu or in the course of the game proper they return to defaults on restart.

This is a bug and there is a issue open for this. To make the settings stick you need to load your character and map, then hit ESC on your keyboard and navigate to world settings I believe its called, in there you can set the rates you like and then play. Note that you have to do this everytime you load your world.

TL;DR press esc ingame, go to options, change settings, play.[/quote]

That’s one of the ways I tried to do it since the beginning.

However, I somehow managed to make the change stick - I don’t quite understand how. I just changed the settings both from the menu, then ingame, then from the menu again and now it seems that it remains the way I set it.

The only difference between what I did now and what I tried before is that the new value is an even number, while before I tried to change it by a fraction.[/quote]

Alright, nice you made it stick somehow. I have to manually change it every load.[/quote]

I’ve checked it once again right now, and the only thing that looks like the reason why it sticks or doesn’t stick is the value I set. When I set a value with a fraction, e.g., 2,5, it automatically resets to the previous one. When I use a even number, e.g., 3, it seems to remain the way I set it.

On an unrelated note: is there a way to collect snow to melt it into water?

woofinator · 2017-02-08T15:06:50.000Z

[quote=“pisskop, post:16717, topic:42”]- Go into ‘spawn lists’ json.

Search for the id of any monster you do not want to have.
ctrl+H
Replace them with 'mon_zombie" or whatever mon you want to replace them
Play.[/quote]

Hey Pisskop, hate to bother ya again, but where is the ‘spawn lists’ json? I’ve looked like everywhere in the json folder, and all the other folders lol. Don’t know if I should feel stupid yet, or if I shoulda started feeling that way a long time ago

defraggler · 2017-02-13T03:26:55.000Z

Am I correct in that, in the game, revolvers misfire at the same rate as any other gun?

Yes I know that revolvers can misfire also, but I don’t think it should be anywhere close to the rate that a automatic does.

Lazy_lizard · 2017-02-14T20:28:59.000Z

[quote=“woofinator, post:16728, topic:42”][quote=“pisskop, post:16717, topic:42”]- Go into ‘spawn lists’ json.

Search for the id of any monster you do not want to have.
ctrl+H
Replace them with 'mon_zombie" or whatever mon you want to replace them
Play.[/quote]

Hey Pisskop, hate to bother ya again, but where is the ‘spawn lists’ json? I’ve looked like everywhere in the json folder, and all the other folders lol. Don’t know if I should feel stupid yet, or if I shoulda started feeling that way a long time ago[/quote]

The file you want is data/json/monster groups.json

hobophobic · 2017-02-15T20:46:08.000Z

What is step two in the process for making vinegar? I have crafted unfermented vinegar, and the item description says it will ferment in about 30 hours when “sealed in a vat.” Not sure what that’s supposed to mean exactly, apparently plastic bottles won’t work for this, so what will?

e; Thanks for the answer

Coolthulhu · 2017-02-15T21:07:35.000Z

hobophobic:

What is step two in the process for making vinegar? I have crafted unfermented vinegar, and the item description says it will ferment in about 30 hours when “sealed in a vat.” Not sure what that’s supposed to mean exactly, apparently plastic bottles won’t work for this, so what will?

It’s a constructed furniture.

Rot · 2017-02-17T14:51:52.000Z

I’m trying to clear out a vault, but sitting there slashing at irradiated wanderers with a sword is really inefficient. Any ideas to speed up the process?

Is it even worth it to waste time with the vault?

Haerdalas · 2017-02-17T16:08:42.000Z

What is the current state of Bionics and their slot restrictions? I seem to recall from last time I played this game that the restrictions didn’t actually do anything whilst you fiddled around with balance. Is that still the case, or do I have to actually be properly careful what I put in my body now?

hobophobic · 2017-02-17T19:42:20.000Z

Haerdalas:

What is the current state of Bionics and their slot restrictions? I seem to recall from last time I played this game that the restrictions didn’t actually do anything whilst you fiddled around with balance. Is that still the case, or do I have to actually be properly careful what I put in my body now?

The limitations are displayed but, unless it’s changed in the last two days, they are still completely unenforced in the latest experimental builds.

Haerdalas · 2017-02-17T22:47:26.000Z

Ok, thanks for letting me know. I guess that means I shall try installing all the random semi-useless bionics I find instead of waiting to see if I get something actually good.

hobophobic · 2017-02-18T18:17:30.000Z

Remember that zombie scientists, technicians and shockers are great sources of CBM’s. Get your survival skill as high as possible and use a knife with the best butchering level you can find, like the hunting knife or butcher’s knife. This will ensure you get more functional CBM’s than burnt out bionics from corpses.

You can also find CBM’s (somewhat rarely) by digging around in heli crash sites, and of course labs. Just try to boost up your Computer skill before lab diving.

Taberone · 2017-02-18T20:52:04.000Z

Where do I get aluminum foil to make a tinfoil hat?

_k1 · 2017-02-18T23:30:08.000Z

I found one stack in a house.

hobophobic · 2017-02-19T00:28:12.000Z

It’s bloody rare and can’t be crafted. Should be in just about every kitchen, you’d think, but I’ve only ever stumbled across it a couple times. Obviously this scarcity has something to do with the Illuminati and MK Ultra.