Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

leebash · 2017-07-11T00:38:06.000Z

Bear traps? Make them visible out of your car door?
Digging holes probably works as well.

tarburst98 · 2017-07-11T04:04:28.000Z

if you aren’t a heavy sleeper then a noisemaker should work. i don’t think NPCs can disarm traps.

deoxy · 2017-07-11T13:34:22.000Z

tarburst98:

if you aren’t a heavy sleeper then a noisemaker should work. i don’t think NPCs can disarm traps.

Unless things have changed recently, NPCs avoid traps.

leebash · 2017-07-11T14:46:54.000Z

Well that is a good thing because we don’t want to kill them by accident, do we?

tarburst98 · 2017-07-11T15:56:07.000Z

well then put traps around your doors and the NPCs will stand there dumbfounded.

deoxy · 2017-07-11T18:16:57.000Z

leebash:

Well that is a good thing because we don’t want to kill them by accident, do we?

Yes, but it also means that you can’t use a noisemaker trap to wake you if an NPC tries to take your stuff while you sleep.

tarburst98:

well then put traps around your doors and the NPCs will stand there dumbfounded.

That’s exactly what I do for any “home base” area (simple nailboards will do).

But that doesn’t help much for mobile situations… unless you’re going to set up nailboard traps all the way around your vehicle every time you stop? Yeah, didn’t think so.

leebash · 2017-07-12T00:12:08.000Z

Yeah, it is annoying. Some NPCs who give you missions will also “rob” you politely when you stop the car to hear whatever they say.
Sometimes I leave only 1 door and replace the others with boards.

wolfpwned · 2017-07-13T15:17:45.000Z

Hi all, slightly confused on how to use plutonium slurry with the advanced microreactor. I have the reactor activated but despite this Slurry doesnt come up when i attempt to (E)at things. Any suggestions on how to consume it for power?

Miloch · 2017-07-13T22:38:34.000Z

Are there any craftable items that have food cooking 3? I’m doing a wilderness survival run.

Tamior · 2017-07-13T22:55:46.000Z

Miloch:

Are there any craftable items that have food cooking 3? I’m doing a wilderness survival run.

The pot?
https://cdda.estilofusion.com/pot
https://cdda.estilofusion.com/rock_pot
https://cdda.estilofusion.com/clay_pot

Miloch · 2017-07-13T23:10:20.000Z

Stone pot hasn’t for a while. That’s out of date. Unless it’s changed back. The clay pot does, though.

Azrad · 2017-07-14T02:20:30.000Z

Copper pot has food cooking level 3 as well. Basically only the metal/copper/clay pot has a food cooking level 3 quality. Survivor mess kit as well.

Fris0uman · 2017-07-15T19:34:32.000Z

Is it possible to teach skills, without reading a book, to NPCs ? If not will it be a thing at some point ?

Litppunk · 2017-07-16T14:19:48.000Z

Thats what the (X watches you craft, X helps you craft) do. They are markers letting you know that that NPC is learning by watching and giving bonuses to craft times with their assistance and learning (if level is appropriate) respectively.

Fris0uman · 2017-07-16T15:22:01.000Z

Yeah I realised that after asking the question. Ok so what I really wanted to know is : will it be possible at some point to teach skills to NPCs the same way they teach stuff to us via the dialogue interface ?

Litppunk · 2017-07-16T16:19:24.000Z

there has been discussions about things like this before. To the best of my knowledge NPC AI and changing from LUA to largely pure… javascript? I think… anyways NPC AI is one of the most complicated things in the game but between bounties and general pressure from the community they have been constantly getting tweaks and improvements. I’m sure someone is working on either that, or an alternative, or will be soon.

I could throw some links down to various threads about these subjects if you want, or you can do a search yourself.

Azrad · 2017-07-16T17:23:01.000Z

Apparently survivors can learn if they’re around while the player reads a skill book. Haven’t tried it yet. Same with martial arts manuals, but the game says they’re uninterested.

Fris0uman · 2017-07-16T18:24:08.000Z

I'm sure someone is working on either that, or an alternative, or will be soon.
I could throw some links down to various threads about these subjects if you want, or you can do a search yourself.

Thanks, knowing that it’s already in the pipes is good enough for me, anyway NPCs will probably go through a lot of changes since it’s probably the most “broken” thing currently.

Next newb question : I just reach 16 strength (via statsThrougSkills), and I’m wondering how to take advantage of that since it seems to be a lot. So is there some class of weapon that are more efficient with high strength ? For example do bashing weapon benefit more from high strength than others ? Do the sledgehammer become a really good weapon with high strength ?

Litppunk · 2017-07-16T19:11:08.000Z

Sledgehammer and other smashing becomes much more useful outside of combat, heavier vehicles can be worked on without jacks, and all melee attacks become stronger, and more carry weight, and improved HP… and stamina? Are the advantages to high str stat that come to mind.

My suggestion: use that high str to sledgehammer your way into bank vaults, military bunkers, armored lab areas and the like. Though you probably want to bring and armored sled with you to hide behind if you expect turrets.

Walegrin · 2017-07-16T19:46:32.000Z

Azrad:

Apparently survivors can learn if they’re around while the player reads a skill book. Haven’t tried it yet. Same with martial arts manuals, but the game says they’re uninterested.

The first part I knew. But as to the second, I thought that NPC’s couldn’t learn martial arts?