I recently started an “abandoned” start. It’s basically when you’re a frail hospital patient and you get 50% less health. So if you had 82 HP on your torso, you now have 41. Bad times.
I quickly started up a bionic patient (Just because those repair nanobots are super appealing.) I spawned in, and opened two doors to find an NPC with a knife spear.
Thanks RNG.
To add to that, his quest was that he needed antibiotics.
Recruitment: Check.
Anyway, I promptly used him to destroy any zombies that were on my tail. After most of the hospital was cleared by his hands, I made a knife spear myself and started kiting zombies.
After threats were eliminated, I looted the place. And lo and behold I fought a joint torsion ratchet CBM at 0.35 spawn rate.
Hallelujah.
I looted the place for meds, meds and moar meds. Some books too, but most were zombie drops.
Anyway, there was a small settlement of 2-3 houses behind the hospital, and an entire city just in front. I quickly ran out of the front entrance and made a beeline towards the houses, killed all zombies (With my NPC) and made a small base.
I’m currently sitting on a pile of loot with tons of levels from frequent night raids (And using the sewer system that’s luckily sat right under my little hamlet of houses.).