Recent content by Zourin

Generally, hitting level 20 by around day 14ish seems to be about the general pace-mark if you're aggressive with zombies and spawned hordes. That means I've already sunk 14 hours into a single game, and by then you should be far and away well into the starting strides of anything resembling a...

What I want to know is how viable is it to spec melee as a single player. Points are so scarce that I'm having trouble NOT turning into an engineer-harvester with a major dump in Intelligence just for the core technology to keep up with the horde nights. Melee spec is very MAD (Multiple...

There aren't enough points to be a melee solo. Everything's so spread out now and points are rediculously scarce. I used to be able to at least have a half-decent build by L20, but now I'm lucky if I can scrape enough materials together, advance through tech, AND still qualify as a 'melee...

The blunderbuss used to be a really good bear gun, back when it came packed with a snare effect next to other shotguns. The ammo was cheap, the slow/stun effect was enough to keep bears out of reach, and the damage was worthwhile because it's hard to miss a bear. Nowadays, with the...

To be honest, Sex Rex is barely a thing with only one point in it, and food/drink impacts your stamina more at low levels. You burn more stamina trying to sprint while encumbered, simply because it takes longer to get anywhere, so Pack Mule is a good choice over Cardio early on. Think of it...

first five on essentials: Sex Rex, Pack Mule, Fast Healing, Boom Headshot, Hidden Strike 2 & 3. Strength 2 & 3 4. Pack Mule 2 5. Rex2 6 & 7. Fortitude 2 & 3. 8 & 9. Agility 2 & 3 10 & 11. Perception 2 & 3 12 & 13. Int 2 & 3 14. Cooking You really can't go wrong pushing to have the...

From a single-player perspective, it's kinda really important to manage BM hordes in a controlled way. Before A17, you needed a full 360 degree defense setup, because you had zero control over which section of a perimeter they were going to hit. Other than avoidance strategies, there were only...

I miss the rivers.

New version, new Rgen map, new playthrough! The Good aka Old gripes fixed: - Nomad-level combat balance and day 7 night horde is on point. Not too hard, not too soft, and found the bottom of the horde right at the bottom of my ammo bag in solo play with a freestanding base. - I'm finding...

Survival is a matter of exploitation. Doesn't matter if it's a deer or a zombie. That said, as a matter of this being a GAME, there are two forces that need to be balanced. 1. Intelligent Offense vs Intelligent Defense. Smart zombies that have discernable intelligence are vulnerable to having...

Very simply, zombies treat barbed wire as a whole block and a 'step up', and thus, an obstacle. You need 2 blocks clearance for them to believe they can path 'over it', even though they just end up walking through it.

I have to agree here. When going out at night to harvest roadkill is a priority, they're pretty damn rare.

That's not a worst-possible build. That's an A9 build. Wellness didn't come in until A10, and perks were an A13 thing. it's probably also the next thing people will be bragging over; aka "I play maximum difficulty no perks dead is dead. game too ez"

Armor skills don't work, or at the very least, they don't change the tooltip values for your current damage reduction. -Charismatic leader doesn't work on yourself, making its stat buffs, and more importantly its bleed resistance, useless in SP. -Self medicated doesn't work as advertised, it...

they're pretty trash. 1 point in a skill/attribute is worthless since the magazine bonuses are level gated, so you'd have to already be behind the curve on a skill where 1 point is make or break. which is int, and if you're behind on Int, odds are a magazine isn't your problem.