Whats Your Favorite And/Or Most fun Combat Style To Survive Cataclysm?

[KA101]

[quote=“Hibou, post:15, topic:6182”][quote=“Forrest, post:14, topic:6182”]humanly

Does that mean I get to dual wield if I chug enough mutagen?[/quote]
I meant the weight of the zweihanders. It would be cool if dual wielding is added, and you can get the eight tentacle mutation and wield eight weapons.

1. Machete
2. Pike
3. Rising Sun
4. Morningstar
5. No. 9
6. Diamond katana
7. Nodachi
8. Sledghammer[/quote]

You’d probably be better off becoming Huge, and of that list, the No.9 is a machete, likewise the Rising Sun and diamond katana, and the pike, nodachi, and sledge are all generally two-handed. So yeah, there’s no support for dual wielding.

[Dec]

[quote=“Forrest, post:18, topic:6182”][quote=“Hibou, post:15, topic:6182”][quote=“Forrest, post:14, topic:6182”]humanly

Does that mean I get to dual wield if I chug enough mutagen?[/quote]
I meant the weight of the zweihanders. It would be cool if dual wielding is added, and you can get the eight tentacle mutation and wield eight weapons.

1. Machete
2. Pike
3. Rising Sun
4. Morningstar
5. No. 9
6. Diamond katana
7. Nodachi
8. Sledghammer[/quote]

You’d probably be better off becoming Huge, and of that list, the No.9 is a machete, likewise the Rising Sun and diamond katana, and the pike, nodachi, and sledge are all generally two-handed. So yeah, there’s no support for dual wielding.[/quote]
I know; I meant it as a joke.

[KA101]

[quote=“Forrest, post:45, topic:6182”][quote=“KA101, post:44, topic:6182”][quote=“FunsizeNinja123, post:31, topic:6182”]My favorite style?

Well… I like using bows and melee weapons. I like pistols aswell. My one of my longer chars that I’m playing right now is… Well just let me show you.
[/quote]

Just gonna throw out that the doubled-up pouches, packs, belts, etc are gonna get Nerfed as soon as we can get to it. Might wanna dial back a bit.

And I’m impressed at the lack of Ninjutsu. Box on.[/quote]
Nerfed as in less storage or more encumbrance?[/quote]

More encumbrance. No duplicating same bodypart & same layer and not getting encumbered. Ought to cut down on overvolume and overprotection complaints, I hope.

[Dec]

Damn. Every one of my characters has a LAW, P90, and multiple pipe bombs in small bags on their body.

[SirTeabottom]

I’m not very far into my game(Day 11, but it’s mostly been me fapping about at public works trying to get some semblance of life going) and I haven’t actually raided any labs or outposts or anything but so far silat + combat knife works wonders for me.

[Creamy_Goodness]

Update on the BADASS-ERY That is my crossbow.

So im diging pits around my base and a horde spawns on top of me, cuz why not? so naturally I defend the home turf, I slew atleast 40 zombies as they all trickled through my defense, and a HULK FUCKING SPAWNED RIGHT OUT FUCKING SIDE by the way, this is day 11 and the first time ive ever seen a hulk in game ( I have played characters lasting more than a year ) so I reload my crossbow and take the chump down without taking a scratch, however I did have a Kevlar vest

Additionally I am a huge fan of how awesome the blood splatter / Meat chunks fly when you kill things.

[prytoclasm]

Crowbar … followed by Combat Knife. If I can get my hands on one: No-Dachi.

For mechanical enemies: Whatever ranged weapon is available, except bows or x-bows.

[The_Lone_Badger]

I think boarding up windows and doors is one of the faster ways to train it, but lacking a steady stream of nails and 2x4s, you can just till soil and then tamp it again.

Nails are easy. Burn down a house, set your autopickup to grab nails, and walk over all the rubble. You should end up with about 1000.

[Malaxxor]

[quote=“Forrest, post:19, topic:6182”]Could you have multiple minutes of prolonged man/zombie/bear combat while dual wielding?

Bear? Not sure if I can tackle that shit even when clutching both hands on a sword - they ARE fucking tough.
Man/zombie is much easier, if I rip up a little bit i’d be more than able to bring down two or three of them by playing defensively.[/quote]

Please don’t take that personally, but I think you overestimate yourself a little bit. It’s indeed completly possible to wield a two-handed sword with one hand (as in RL, they are not giant meat cleavers like they are in movies/games, they’re just swords with a really long blade), their weight, and especially their size (as they can have a blade up to 170cm long) would prevent anyone from using them effectivly when one-handed.

[RAM]

More to the point, it is not just about being able to move them, but also react quickly to things, recover from impacts, and apply force. Being able to use two hands is, itself, actually an advantage…

[system]

My fighting style tends to be going Cyber-Valkyrie on the undead horrors who dare defy my Odin’s will with extreme prejudice, with lots and lots of guns, Grenade, rockets, CBMs power of the Gods,swords when I can find them, and hammers.

EDIT: 250x Valhalla coins Points if you got wings

[RAM]

I once felt pretty happy about marching up to a military camp leaving a trail of expended laws in my wake. Destroyed most of the loot though : (

[system]

[quote=“trusty_patches, post:20, topic:6182”][quote=“Forrest, post:19, topic:6182”]Could you have multiple minutes of prolonged man/zombie/bear combat while dual wielding?

Bear? Not sure if I can tackle that shit even when clutching both hands on a sword - they ARE fucking tough.
Man/zombie is much easier, if I rip up a little bit i’d be more than able to bring down two or three of them by playing defensively.[/quote]

Please don’t take that personally, but I think you overestimate yourself a little bit. It’s indeed completly possible to wield a two-handed sword with one hand (as in RL, they are not giant meat cleavers like they are in movies/games, they’re just swords with a really long blade), their weight, and especially their size (as they can have a blade up to 170cm long) would prevent anyone from using them effectivly when one-handed.[/quote]
Eh, I won’t take it even seriously since you overestimate weight and unwieldiness of the zweihander-like sword. I know what I’m talking about, seriously. The whole point of fight with 1-handed BIG SWORD(claymore, zwei, bastard, flamberge, hell, even espadon) is to evade being hit and laying down one straight hit. Due to the mass of sword this hit placed basically anywhere wil either heavily cripple unarmored target or leave a big dent in armor and possibly cause a bone fracture depending on how it went. The problem here is that you can’t resort to two-handed grip fencing and blocking - however, it IS possible to block while 1-handing a big sword but that’s rather… unconventional and includes a lot of spinning and showing your back to enemy.

[Nopkar]

I think back when the caveman challenge was going I used a spear, club and only wore a loincloth. only ate meat, used a stone pot to cook in and thats pretty much it…was more fun than it sounds, especially fighting moose.

so many dead characters…so many

[Derpislav]

I only recently started playing this game, so my playstyle is mostly:

1. Get a motor
2. Craft a bunch of sawn-off pipe shotguns and rifles, store them in vehicle’s basket
3. Install spikes and blades
4. Drive by, let go of controls, shoot, swap to another weapon
5. Smash into an ambulance

The upside is staying hella mobile. If I really feel like killing these zombies, I just do circles around them - and after that I can continue my journey without even thinking twice about that horde behind me. The downsides are everything else.

But I’ve been recently thinking about making a “Metro 2033” challenge… As soon as I find a way to survive in the subway I’ll post how this affected my gameplay. I guess it will be go get water, bump into zombies, return to the camp to rest my wounds, die from dehydration.

[FunsizeNinja123]

[quote=“Forrest, post:45, topic:6182”][quote=“KA101, post:44, topic:6182”][quote=“FunsizeNinja123, post:31, topic:6182”]My favorite style?

Well… I like using bows and melee weapons. I like pistols aswell. My one of my longer chars that I’m playing right now is… Well just let me show you.
[/quote]

Just gonna throw out that the doubled-up pouches, packs, belts, etc are gonna get Nerfed as soon as we can get to it. Might wanna dial back a bit.

And I’m impressed at the lack of Ninjutsu. Box on.[/quote]
Nerfed as in less storage or more encumbrance?[/quote]

Pfft, you should of seen me when I go full raid mode and put on my light survivor suit and a few other things.

[RAM]

[quote=“Malaxxor, post:54, topic:6182”][quote=“trusty_patches, post:20, topic:6182”][quote=“Forrest, post:19, topic:6182”]Could you have multiple minutes of prolonged man/zombie/bear combat while dual wielding?

Bear? Not sure if I can tackle that shit even when clutching both hands on a sword - they ARE fucking tough.
Man/zombie is much easier, if I rip up a little bit i’d be more than able to bring down two or three of them by playing defensively.[/quote]

Please don’t take that personally, but I think you overestimate yourself a little bit. It’s indeed completly possible to wield a two-handed sword with one hand (as in RL, they are not giant meat cleavers like they are in movies/games, they’re just swords with a really long blade), their weight, and especially their size (as they can have a blade up to 170cm long) would prevent anyone from using them effectivly when one-handed.[/quote]
Eh, I won’t take it even seriously since you overestimate weight and unwieldiness of the zweihander-like sword. I know what I’m talking about, seriously. The whole point of fight with 1-handed BIG SWORD(claymore, zwei, bastard, flamberge, hell, even espadon) is to evade being hit and laying down one straight hit. Due to the mass of sword this hit placed basically anywhere wil either heavily cripple unarmored target or leave a big dent in armor and possibly cause a bone fracture depending on how it went. The problem here is that you can’t resort to two-handed grip fencing and blocking - however, it IS possible to block while 1-handing a big sword but that’s rather… unconventional and includes a lot of spinning and showing your back to enemy.[/quote]
I just can’t help but think that either you launch two big attacks from opposite directions, which means an exposed torso so they can just tackle you or feint and then tackle you. Fighting with one and waiting with the other or fighting with both but uncoordinatedly would just let someone with a lead pipe exploit your lack(excess?) of leverage, swat the swords to the ground, and step on them. If someone has a spear then your slower movements will pretty much doom you. The problem is not that they are too heavy to move, but that they have too much momentum and it is too difficult to control the far end. If you wield a two-handed sword in two hands, then you can apply more force into your sword than a single-handed weapon and thusly overpower one of your opponent’s hands. If you use two light weapons then you can attack more often and be more likely to be prepared to exploit an opportunity. Two large weapons is, basically, purely aggressive, if they can counter you at all then they pretty much win…

[Arek_PL]

i never tried archery for now but i use pneumatic rifle this weapon is awesome ammo is ewerywhere alslo i have 9mm rifle what i use when in big danger sometimes in worst situations (horde in base) i use caselles pistol shotgun and flechete or explosiwe
for mele i use crowbar or trench knife
i do not use hand made armors but i think about bone armor because its light and good

[Zenone]

for those who use weapons: where the hell you find ammo?

[The_Lone_Badger]

for those who use weapons: where the hell you find ammo?

For anything but guns, ammo is free. There’s no shortage of scrap metal, 2x4s or plastic chunks (cut up wheels) so I can make hundreds of arrows for no meaningful resources. Similarly with bolts (even easier) or pebbles for the pneumatic rifle (easier still).

For guns, I find breaking into the armories in underground labs can give quite a lot of stuff. And remember to reload your brass.