So, I’ve always gone for the most realism I can manage, by which I mean 91 day seasons with static NPCs. Also have static spawn up because screw dynamic. All that being said, I’m now on day 40.
I rolled up a Rogue in the Infected scenario. Started in a military surplus store. At this point, I don’t remember whether I got lucky and found a first aid kit in there straight off like I hoped or not, but I did get rid of the infection, of course. Either way, the NPC mission was to retrieve his dog. Halfway across town. I got around to it eventually. By then, though, the poor guy was so much mulch on the pavement. At any rate, in spite of specifically rolling a Mechanics-focused character, I spent at least a week on foot dragging a shopping cart before I found a functional RV. Fixed it up and installed a welding rig and forge, and swapped out the aisles for cargo spaces. Lifted an M2 with ammo off of a wrecked APC. It unfortunately did not occur to me to also scavenge the composite armor until much later.
Eventually, I finally found a chemistry set to use onboard, and a hand press and die set to complete my FOODCO kitchen buddy. Somewhere along the way, I lost my starting kukri, so I started training Unarmed Combat, having found a karate handbook in a dojo. So here I am sitting pretty, making like a Brazilian bus driver with the big nasties and smacking everything else to death bare-handed. Feeling pretty good about my situation. Then I found a nodachi… And practically nothing changed, since by this point, I’m up to 4 in Unarmed Combat, with Melee at around 5. Only difference is that I didn’t have to run to my ride quite as quickly anymore, helped a great deal by the ANBC that I’ve also found. Life at this point is pretty darn good. I’ve managed to add a recharging station to my bed. Rather nice since I found a vibrator, which does wonders for defeating my insomnia and which I therefore made rechargeable. I also installed security cameras, with camera displays in the driver’s seat and, naturally, at the M2. Just in time to find an almost pristine Security Van, next to an Armored Car.
It wasn’t even a question for me. Took days, but I pulled out all of the nice stuff and transplanted it. I was able to chop off the back of the van and make it as big as my now-gutted RV, complete with steel plating and with the addition of spiked rams and spiked plating on the front. Oh, and I converted it from diesel to gasoline. I’ve only recently gotten around to forging myself fabrication tools. Crucible, anvil, swage and die set, plastic mold. This on top of all the vehicle mounted tools, a cargo space library and (at last) a stereo system. All of the comforts of home on wheels. I christened my ride ‘ATCOH’ appropriately. Now, on day 40 and one town over, I ran across another wreck with composite armor. It didn’t have enough to totally re-armor the ATCOH, but I’ve swapped out a fair bit of the steel plates, concentrating on the rear. Once I find the appropriate recipe book or wreck, whichever comes first, I’m swapping the composite to the front and adding another set of spiked rams and plates. Hopefully by then, I’ll have been able to finish the re-armoring. I’ve killed enough zeds that I’m pretty much at the homesteading phase of the game. On wheels. And I love it. Screenshots below:
EDIT: I would like to note that I have an inactive mininuke hack sitting in my FOODCO kitchen buddy. I look forward to the moment I actually get to use it with both anticipation and dread.
In my home.
