Recent content by BobTheBard

There's an easy reason for that, and that's because some recipes actually require murky water. Not only that, but murky water stacks a lot higher. So not only does it save a recipe in the XML files but it potentially saves fuel so you don't leave a fire going with full output slots.

I tend to see it this way too, as an abstraction. Just because a box is sealed doesn't mean it contains things that are useful or fresh - A sealed box of food might have gone off, been infested by bugs, or had rats get into it, rendering it inedible or already eaten. A sealed box of medicine...

Gonna have to say it looks a little silly to turn loot all the way down then complain about not finding any loot. Plus, as Roland mentioned, emergencies do really strange things to supply and availability. Maybe panicky shoppers already cleaned out that pharmacy.

Forest biome is my usual holdout spot on Navezgane, simply because it has the nicest average temperature. On random servers I tend to set up in the first nice-looking spot I find regardless of biome, though I tend to avoid setting up in snowy areas unless I can't find any water or luck into...

Correct. Shotgun turrets are technically traps. The junk turret is technically a personal weapon. You can tell this because of the skills you need to make and use them - The junk turret is Intellect's ranged personal weapon (every stat has one) and has its own stat to match, while the shotgun...

I just hope they don't start to refine it, encounter a problem, and decide to change it again. So in that sense, I'm happy with them refining the perk system over bringing LBD back. Forward motion is forward motion. I'll even forgive them the AI debacle of A17, since I know that was testing...

Thank you. People are getting too hung up on the dead horse. This has nothing to do with LBD except as an example of a pattern of behavior that is worrisome. You're also missing the point. The point is really quite simple, it's worrying that if these major changes continue happening there will...

This confirms for me that Theory #2 is the correct one. As for LBD specifically, I'd argue that it was a major system whether or not the developers agree. They put three years of work into it then just got rid of it for a sidegrade rather than an upgrade. Them not considering it a major or...

Did you see my post where I did all the math showing that junk turrets are objectively bad weapons until you max them out, and that maxing them out only just brings them up to the same level as pistols? I've submitted facts into this argument now, so waving your arms and yelling about them...

Given that the main reason I use mods is to see food, water, and temperature on the HUD, all I can say is 'This is definitely a step in the right direction.'

I didn't forget it so much as I would consider it a different phrasing of #2. While it's definitely better to ditch a core system a dev doesn't like during Early Access than after release (looking at you Stellaris) at some point you have to look at it, consider it good enough, and move on...

As one of the more generally critical people, let me try to summarize the position with less name-calling and insults than are typically thrown around. I believe the fundamental difference here is progress. Are the developers making consistent, steady progress towards finishing the game? I can...

This. The whole 'Early Access' craze, combined with crowdfunding and general overuse, has made the terms Alpha, Beta, and Release largely meaningless in the videogame industry since the definition of what is an alpha, what is a beta, and what is released vary from game to game, largely in...

Something to consider is that for a lot of things - weapons, tools, armor - you only ever need one of them at a high quality. It's pointless to craft any more than that. So the current crafting system as a perk tree is mainly for repetitive crafting, making things you're going to make a lot...

Going to address your post a bit out of order here. I reckon most Tier 5 weapon skills are pretty effective. Also, 'From what I hear' suggests you don't actually have a lot of personal experience with this, yet you talk like you're an authority on it. So basically what you're saying is 'never...