What's Happening in YOUR Randomly-generated Apocalypse?

Random_dragon · 2015-08-12T02:43:24.000Z

Huehuehue. Oh well, NOW it’s unfucked so you can push boats like a proper viking.

Chaz · 2015-08-12T03:43:42.000Z

Well, I’ve managed to get myself into a bit of a pickle. While trying to modify/replace parts of a solar car I found, I ran out of duct tape to fit a new seat into it. So, I headed into the town on a mission to pick up more duct tape. Unfortunately for me, I… kinda forgot to bring my tool box with me. So now I’m in the city at night.

Thankfully, my decision to put a couple points into Computers worked out for me, as I was able to break into the medical storeroom in a doctor’s office, so I think I’m gonna be staying here for the night. All my food is over in my solar car though, so I’m gonna have to go hungry or go scavenging. Neither are appealing prospects.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-12T03:45:46.000Z

Nice one. So far I’ve found yet another mansion, more decent books and a shitload of guns. No ammo though.

On the plus side, my fabrication skill is up enough that I can opt to craft a REAL funnel, which should alleviate my water woes.

Chaz · 2015-08-12T04:10:46.000Z

I managed to survive the night (Resting in the Doctor’s Office was a good call), and managed to make my way safely back to where I left my Solar Car, and fixed it up real good. No seatbelt in the driver’s seat though, I should probably fix that soon.

I see a potential replacement for the toolbox, but I need to figure out how to make a Survivor Tool Belt first, and I don’t have the recipe for that yet. D:

Random_dragon · 2015-08-12T04:12:59.000Z

The survivor belt has a stupidly huge crafting requirement, yeah. ;A;

Chaz · 2015-08-12T04:15:18.000Z

I got all confused, but yeah - my end goal is the Survivor Utility Belt, but first I need to figure out how to make a tool belt (or at least acquire one from somewhere), and then I can make a Survivor Belt, and THEN I can make the Survivor Utility Belt - I don’t know how I learned the recipe for the big belt without having a recipe for the prerequisite belt, honestly.

Kryxx · 2015-08-12T04:32:57.000Z

Tool belts aren’t too bad to find. Hardware stores, dressers of houses. I think I have like 10 in my Mobile Zed Squasher.

You cannot make tool belts… no idea why.

Chaz · 2015-08-12T04:42:24.000Z

Day 4, I finally decided to make a start in clearing out the west side of the town. Going in with a makeshift knife, I had to be careful about combat, but then I was able to run round into a Sporting Goods store and found both a Survival Knife and a Trench Knife. I’m currently wielding the Survival Knife and completely wrecking house. Unfortunately one group of zeds completely demolished a car I was intending to scavenge for parts, but you win some, you lose some.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-12T05:46:04.000Z

[quote=“Kryxx, post:8207, topic:47”]Tool belts aren’t too bad to find. Hardware stores, dressers of houses. I think I have like 10 in my Mobile Zed Squasher.

You cannot make tool belts… no idea why.[/quote]

You can make tool belts. :V

keldoclock · 2015-08-12T08:13:52.000Z

Starting a fresh game.

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deoxy · 2015-08-12T15:05:41.000Z

Chaz:

I got all confused, but yeah - my end goal is the Survivor Utility Belt, but first I need to figure out how to make a tool belt (or at least acquire one from somewhere), and then I can make a Survivor Belt, and THEN I can make the Survivor Utility Belt - I don’t know how I learned the recipe for the big belt without having a recipe for the prerequisite belt, honestly.

I generally stop of survivor belt and carry a toolbox. It does everything the survivor toolbelt does PLUS carry duct tape and repair stuff more efficiently than the repair tool, AND (IIRC) it leaves you with more storage. Unless something has changed or I’m just remembering wrong, the survivor toolbelt seems VERY sub-optimal to me.

Chaz · 2015-08-12T15:42:21.000Z

The main advantage of the survivor utility belt, at least from what I could tell, is that you can wear it, which negates that larger volume. Basically you’re getting a wearable toolbox that doesn’t encumber you!

Granted, this goal is nearly moot for me now, as I was able to install an integrated Toolset and an internal furnace from supplies I found at a really good electronics store. What bums me out is there’s no power storage CBMs in that shop, though, so I’ve gotta find some technicians or bio-operators.

Taraq · 2015-08-12T18:13:53.000Z

Started a very bad day/tweaker character, survivor house with an NPC that promptly cleans up the survivor zombies, leaving me with a pile of supplies and survivor gear. This should go well.

Rhodri · 2015-08-13T00:43:22.000Z

I never got a blanket for my survivor, so now he’s using an acoustic guitar as one when he sleeps.

Random_dragon · 2015-08-13T00:44:57.000Z

Ah yes, the old “volume times warmth” thing. Or was it volume PLUS warmth…can’t remember.

deoxy · 2015-08-13T03:25:51.000Z

Chaz:

The main advantage of the survivor utility belt, at least from what I could tell, is that you can wear it, which negates that larger volume. Basically you’re getting a wearable toolbox that doesn’t encumber you!

Survivor belt storage: 16
Toolbox volume: 10

Net leftover storage: 6

Survivor utility belt storage: 2

So, with the survivor belt and the toolbox, you have 4 more storage than you do with the survivor utility belt AND you can store 400 duct tape for free (well, 0 volume, anyway) AND you’ve got a built-in double-efficiency repair tool AND you’ve got a built in cutting and butchering tool.

As I said, the survivor utility belt is VERY sub-optimal.

Onisuzume · 2015-08-13T10:42:59.000Z

So I started a new chiki-briki in a pawn shop on the edge of a town.
Looking around, I see a shiny broadsword laying about, so I rush over to grab it, along with a lockpick kit.
Checking the map, I notice there’s another pawn shop right across the street, and not too many Zs about, so I go there to find a genuine zweihänder. Must be my lucky start. A nearby electronics store provided me with a camera pro, a tablet and a mess kit.

Next I headed over to a apartment tower a small distance away from the town, and cleared it out as a first base.
Managed to make some nice pictures along the way.
Whelp, guess its time to organise stuff.

troll_from_behind · 2015-08-13T13:40:26.000Z

Ninjatime!
Let’s use just silent stuff like bows and ninjitsu, EASY!
DAMN, can’t do fletched arrows, back to throwing rocks while looking for fletchers friend.
Also, need a ninja-to, but don’t think there’s a sword with digging.
Did ninjas use, spears?

Random_dragon · 2015-08-13T15:02:47.000Z

[quote=“troll from behind, post:8218, topic:47”]Ninjatime!
Let’s use just silent stuff like bows and ninjitsu, EASY!
DAMN, can’t do fletched arrows, back to throwing rocks while looking for fletchers friend.
Also, need a ninja-to, but don’t think there’s a sword with digging.
Did ninjas use, spears?[/quote]

A stereotypical ninja would be fine with a katana, or for added Fun get a wakizashi and pretend that you’re using a full-length scabbard for it to make the draw deceptively quick.

A more realistic ninja would stick to a decent disguise and any sort of knife-like item that would make sense with said disguise. So save the katana for the unlikely event that disguising yourself as a samurai would make sense. XP

troll_from_behind · 2015-08-13T15:29:13.000Z

Ninja does not care for katana or armour.
Ninja gets melted by corrosive zombies real good.
DAMN!
Next up viking berserk, alas there are no “magic mushrooms”, that make one ignore pain (and drool a lot, also gnaw ones shield occasionally) till ones head loses contact to body.