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It was mostly my own fault. Newly started character, never seen the creature before, thought I'd see how dangerous it was... I never seem to get very far, even less so with the new update. I should probably re-think my playstyle...

Melee is really dangerous now, even using window frames to get several turns worth of hits. Unless you get luck and get something nasty like a baseball bat, you're going to have to kite a [i]lot[/i]. Bows and crossbows are still effective due to the fast firing rate for bows and high damage for crossbows. You're still going to have to kite a lot, but at least if you do it right you won't get hit. Which is important because it seems like they've upped the 'nasty bite' chance considerably. I went through 4 first aid kit uses in like the first day.

Yeah, I've also bled to death on several occasions, seems the bleeding chance have increased as well. But I like that you can bind wounds with normal rags now, that is a new thing, right?

Curing bleeding? No, that's been in for a while. You can also cauterize with a starting pocket knife as long as you keep 2 charges of matches or a lighter on hand, but that causes a lot of pain, 20 as I recall. I also have pain tolerance usually though, so it may be higher.

Nice to know. I can't recall what version I played before I got the second newest update, but I reckon it was quite the gap between them, so most features are new to me.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/e3wKvzS.png[/img] I crit for 100 damage. The only thing that can kill me right now is my own stupidity.

You should be able to repair that collar pin with a soldering iron, and if you scrape up enough extra kevlar vests you can cut them up for kevlar plates to reinforce that vest. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] Oh that picture actually reminds me of the ridiculousness I was wearing before I got my reflex recurve. 2 purses, military rucksacks, cargo pants, and backpacks. My max volume was just under 400. Completely unloaded with just the meager amount of equipment I carried plus my crossbow, longbow and the ammo I was at like 40ish pounds out of my 132 max. I could carry like almost twice what a shopping cart could. My encumbrance for my torso was 12. It basically became kite or die, because dodging was so hilariously impossible it wasn't even funny. I've since dumped both backpacks and purses, and I think a rucksack but added in a duffel bag. My max volume went down by about 80 or so, but my weight went down without the extra clothes and the crossbow being gone. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] Obviously I had a bit more than just the purses, rucksacks, etc. but I don't remember all of it and it wasn't super significant by itself. 2 cargo pants though.

Vests are really damn common now i noticed.

Kevlar vests? Actually I've yet to find one after killing multiple cop and soldier zombies. I was swimming in them in 0.9.

What about the other vests. Don't they give you kevlar? I havent messed around with clothes yet as i haven't found the tools i need yet since i been busy getting gas for my car and more ammo and food

I'm not sure, I haven't found much protection to be honest. Aside from knee/elbow pads or guards. I've got a single vest with ceramic plates in it that's damaged, plus a kevlar harness I picked up off a K-9 zombie that I haven't shredded yet, but that's it. All of my protection right now is coming from just not getting hit. Which let me tell you, can be tricky. I'm still not used to how beefy the zombies are now, I got locked in a bathroom with three of them for a few turns before I managed to squeeze my way out.

Open the door get on the floor [img]http://i.imgur.com/7bNnrV4.png[/img] I wonder does that make dinos friendly to you

I find it weird that I found a Pineapple(4) and the only fruit related recipe it was usable for was Fruit Jam. I get that it would have become generic Dehydrated Fruit, but dehydrated pineapple IS a thing. I know it wasn't due to quantity as you need at least 2 fruits for Jam and as I said Jam was an option. And yes, I have a dehydrator and enough charges that Dehydrated Fruit would have been an option. I downloaded this to the good computer and started a fresh city earlier. Things are gonna go horribly because there was a Firehouse, 2 Sporting Goods Store(one had a Pistol Crossbow) and many houses with basements within a very short distance from the starting Shelter.

[QUOTE=WarRage333;44091475]Open the door get on the floor [img]http://i.imgur.com/7bNnrV4.png[/img] I wonder does that make dinos friendly to you[/QUOTE] I assume it's the same as the wolf suit. Basically mostly useful for warmth, especially during Winter if you aren't planning on leaving your base for a while. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=SteakStyles;44091513]I find it weird that I found a Pineapple(4) and the only fruit related recipe it was usable for was Fruit Jam. I get that it would have become generic Dehydrated Fruit, but dehydrated pineapple IS a thing. I know it wasn't due to quantity as you need at least 2 fruits for Jam and as I said Jam was an option. And yes, I have a dehydrator and enough charges that Dehydrated Fruit would have been an option. I downloaded this to the good computer and started a fresh city earlier. Things are gonna go horribly because there was a Firehouse, 2 Sporting Goods Store(one had a Pistol Crossbow) and many houses with basements within a very short distance from the starting Shelter.[/QUOTE] I assume you either didn't have the recpie for it if it didn't show up at all or it just hasn't been added to the list of possible materials. Also firehouses are fucking terrifying. I went to one thinking there'd be some good loot, - which there was, don't get me wrong - but I found out it after opening up the metal door and taking a peek inside that there's like a dozen firefighter zombies inside.

Was a melee nerf needed or is melee just useless now?

Pardon the stupid question but can the most recent build still be downloaded from the wiki? I've been away from this game for a fairly long time and I'd like to get back into it.

[QUOTE=Lijitsu;44093390]I assume it's the same as the wolf suit. Basically mostly useful for warmth, especially during Winter if you aren't planning on leaving your base for a while. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] I assume you either didn't have the recpie for it if it didn't show up at all or it just hasn't been added to the list of possible materials. Also firehouses are fucking terrifying. I went to one thinking there'd be some good loot, - which there was, don't get me wrong - but I found out it after opening up the metal door and taking a peek inside that there's like a dozen firefighter zombies inside.[/QUOTE] Nah, Pineapple just isn't an ingredient for dehydration yet. I had actually made some dehydrated lemons and apples prior(though they became generic dehydrated fruit). Also, I lucked out with that firehouse as it was deserted. Oddly enough I believe they were gonna have lasagna before the shit hit the fan as there was pretty much everything needed to make one there.

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;44093507]Was a melee nerf needed or is melee just useless now?[/QUOTE] It wasn't a specific melee nerf at all, zombies have more health across the board. Kiting with ranged is more viable than just standing there and smashing, but I'm using up considerably more ammo than I did in 0.9. [QUOTE=Archimedes;44093526]Pardon the stupid question but can the most recent build still be downloaded from the wiki? I've been away from this game for a fairly long time and I'd like to get back into it.[/QUOTE] Yes! You certainly can, just go to the download page [url=http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download]here[/url]. You'll see the bit about the 0.A RC build available now. [QUOTE=SteakStyles;44093648]Nah, Pineapple just isn't an ingredient for dehydration yet. I had actually made some dehydrated lemons and apples prior(though they became generic dehydrated fruit). Also, I lucked out with that firehouse as it was deserted. Oddly enough I believe they were gonna have lasagna before the shit hit the fan as there was pretty much everything needed to make one there.[/QUOTE] Ah, okay. Yeah, I don't know their priority on cleaning up recipes like that at all, I assume it's below tweaking auto learned versus book learned. Oh jeeze, I'd feel both lucky and kinda screwed. All of those firefighter zombies had tons of firefighter gear on them, almost all of it was made out of nomex. Hell, I'm wearing a fire-resistant hood and a helmet right now. I've got a ton of gear to shred and repair in my base as well.

fuck zombie dogs

[QUOTE=WarRage333;44089909][img]http://i.imgur.com/e3wKvzS.png[/img] I crit for 100 damage. The only thing that can kill me right now is my own stupidity.[/QUOTE] 100 damage on crits isn't that much really. I bet that if you got into a fight with a npc that has a rifle then you would be royally fucked. A melee character wearing kevlar and all that stuff? How much is the encumbrence? I don't think you can dodge shit. Yeah, block is awesome until you get overwhelmed or shot at.

Love how the camera now moves in the direction you're driving. Best thing I've noticed in the new version. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] Wasn't this new version supposed to have mouse support? My mouse isn't doing anything.

[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;44094236]fuck zombie dogs[/QUOTE] And zombie scientists, those nerds keep throwing manhacks at me

I know this sounds fairly :downs: but how exactly do I procure the new version? Lijitsu linked a Github collection of uncompiled, scary code and I really don't want to sit here putting together everything like in previous versions of Whale's.

[QUOTE=Bob_Namg;44094930]I know this sounds fairly :downs: but how exactly do I procure the new version? Lijitsu linked a Github collection of uncompiled, scary code and I really don't want to sit here putting together everything like in previous versions of Whale's.[/QUOTE] For the tiles version go [url=http://ci.narc.ro/job/Cataclysm-Matrix/Graphics=Tiles,Platform=Windows/972/]here[/url], for the curses version go [url=http://ci.narc.ro/job/Cataclysm-Matrix/Graphics=Curses,Platform=Windows/972/]here[/url]. I have no idea what the curses version is, I always take the tiles version and just turn off tilesets. You should see the GitHub page, and on it there's a link called 'Build Artifacts.' Directly under that is a .zip link, it'll say 0.9 but that's because they haven't updated the name for it. It is indeed the 0.A RC build.

[QUOTE=Bob_Namg;44094930]I know this sounds fairly :downs: but how exactly do I procure the new version? Lijitsu linked a Github collection of uncompiled, scary code and I really don't want to sit here putting together everything like in previous versions of Whale's.[/QUOTE] [del]I downloaded it from the wiki: [url]http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Download[/url] I don't know what the difference between graphical stable and console stable is though.[/del] Uhm, what Lijitsu said.

Sorry about not telling you as much before, there's been a lot going on the last week and I forgot that I was actually really confused when I went to get it myself. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Teh Zip File;44094759]Love how the camera now moves in the direction you're driving. Best thing I've noticed in the new version. [editline]1st March 2014[/editline] Wasn't this new version supposed to have mouse support? My mouse isn't doing anything.[/QUOTE] [quote]View item on mouse hover in SDL. Mouse move.[/quote] If you scan over an area your 'look' panel will come up. I've noticed that. I haven't tried mouse moving, I'm too used to the keypad.

what the fuck is this [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XNxkBwB.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Blockhead;44096730]what the fuck is this [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XNxkBwB.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] [video=youtube;rDNkDnMNCdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNkDnMNCdg[/video]

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;44096963][video=youtube;rDNkDnMNCdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNkDnMNCdg[/video][/QUOTE] eh, I just shot him in the head with an uzi once and he died.

[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;44096963][video=youtube;rDNkDnMNCdg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNkDnMNCdg[/video][/QUOTE] I'd say that's pretty much Cataclysm in a nutshell, at least early game :V

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