What's Happening in YOUR Randomly-generated Apocalypse?

Valpo · 2015-06-25T17:30:20.000Z

[quote=“Azrad, post:7359, topic:47”]Really odd. Not a lot of NPCs showing up… only two so far in around a week at 10x NPC spawn.

Now I’m wondering if I ran out of NPCs to kill in the area.[/quote]

To me npcs are lootpiniatas.
Therefor i have them turned of…
I just can t resist to lure them into “fun” stuff and loot them afterwards.
Well that and theire brokenness.
One day i ll reactivate them
I have faith in the devs.

Random_dragon · 2015-06-25T17:33:12.000Z

I prefer keeping static NPCs on instead. I just wish there was a way to allow increasing static NPC spawns. Like if there was an option to randomly-spawn a given number of NPCs at the beginning, to supplement fixed spawns.

Zero · 2015-06-25T17:40:22.000Z

Does static spawn of NPCs include refugee center? If so I might have to switch to that. My NPC cohorts tend to smash up my vehicles or shoot me in the face while we’re driving, which is very annoying.

Random_dragon · 2015-06-25T17:41:53.000Z

Yeah, NPCs spawn in the refugee center when static is on. I’ve also seen them spawn in bandit cabins and a certain Fun thing under a city of the dead.

Zero · 2015-06-25T17:49:55.000Z

Static it is. I had a bunch of crashes this morning so I’m trying to figure out what I want to run now. I did one Bottom of Science Lab that started with me on a pile of plasma rifle. Poor turret tactics ended that one for me. Then I found a teleporter really early. Died to segfault after eating a crapton of mutated body parts. We’ll see what happens next.

Azrad · 2015-06-25T17:55:58.000Z

Just been doing the outpost missions so far. Due to my habit of nabbing everything, it’s basically just a back and forth job from outpost to base. Still, it’s quite cool to see the outpost develop with each passing mission. Even have invested in some agriculture so I don’t have to do farming.

Random_dragon · 2015-06-25T18:00:09.000Z

Ooh. I need to do the outpost missions someday. :V

WIndburns · 2015-06-25T20:15:34.000Z

Rifle 1
Marksmanship 2

NPC 30-40 meters away

M1 Grand…aim…Fire! Headshot-dead

Random_dragon · 2015-06-25T20:28:52.000Z

Glad to see someone’s putting that to good use.

Now I still need either a computers skill book, or an acetylene torch. Still can’t get into these banks.

EDIT: Ah, the humble machete. I forgot how delightful it can be using one to easily make sushi out of zombies with only modest combat skills and straight-8 stats.

EDIT 2: Jackpot.

EDIT 3: So many fat stacks of book. Hard to sort them all without stopping to read them and/or loading up on redundant books!

BigLie · 2015-06-25T21:35:42.000Z

Valpo:

In a nother stroke of genious i set fire to my base again while trying to light the fireplace.

Hahaha. I did exactly the same once. Thanked myself for storing all my loot in a shopping cart, grabbed it and buggered out, letting the place burn. There was a nice apartment tower nearby with a comfy basement, so I could sleep without some undead idiot tripping over me.

Random_dragon:

Yeah, NPCs spawn in the refugee center when static is on. I’ve also seen them spawn in bandit cabins and a certain Fun thing under a city of the dead.

Can confirm. My current world has: one at evac shelter, another at another evac shelter (eh, why?), a bunch in the refugee centre, a bunch in the fun thing. Those from the ‘fun thing’ aren’t very talkative.

Lexx · 2015-06-25T21:46:33.000Z

My hobo was doing so well till he broke into a gun store. Apparently FILLED with zombies. 2 brutes, and a half dozen corrosives and various others dogpiled him. Molotovs used up and arrows fired till he got torn apart. It was a fun run whilst it lasted. Time to update experimentals and see what crazy adventures my next hobo gets up to.

Edit: I had hacked down a rear wall. Zombies inside must have set the alarm off and steadily attacked more from the area. leaving a concentrated mob of them to jump on me once i made my dynamic entrance. Oh well!

Random_dragon · 2015-06-25T21:57:18.000Z

Well, my burglar is having her sleep rudely interrupted by a bizarre bug ( http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=10651.0 ).

EDIT: Night raid time. I got into one of the bank vaults and I got…dosh, a fancy watch, goo canisters, and a couple high-level CBMs.

EDIT 2: Got into the second vault. Couple UPS thingies, a CBM I already have, and more fancy valuables.

EDIT 3: Well NOW I find an acetylene torch, after opening whatever I wanted open via good old computer skill.

Azrad · 2015-06-26T04:44:54.000Z

Doors can’t be cut open by the torches now, I think.

Random_dragon · 2015-06-26T04:49:31.000Z

You mean metal bank vault doors? What heresy is this? ;A;

In other news, antique store. Not many goodies in it.

Azrad · 2015-06-26T05:09:28.000Z

Not sure about bank doors, but the metal doors of the bunkers ain’t getting cut. I used a torch, then nothing happened except losing around 100 charges off the torch.

Azrad · 2015-06-26T05:13:41.000Z

…on the other hand, I clearly remember cutting open the garage door of the small warehouse base, and the food storage of the refugee center.

troll_from_behind · 2015-06-26T07:04:52.000Z

Having fun with plain 6/12 character.
Went to nearby mansion thinking it ain’t bad, I have a gun (starting as a spec op).
Holy shit was I wrong, it seems mansions can now spawn with masters!
(Or the rng was beign !!FUN!!)
Well had to torch the place, mansion full of hulks and other nasties ain’t worth it.

Azrad · 2015-06-26T07:28:57.000Z

Mansions are certainly more enjoyable now, especially once some time passes. Since most of the place is dark indoors, I’ve been fisted through walls by them hulks quite a number of times.

BigLie · 2015-06-26T14:26:40.000Z

One thing I like about refugee centres is amount of cars around in a rather decent state.

Today was rather dull. Just driving around, looking if there is a better engine lying somewhere.

Azrad · 2015-06-26T15:41:11.000Z

Couldn’t get any progress done on my berser-car. Not enough military composite platings found yet. Also need gas.