PC Do you put points into int to get the workbench or wait for the loot fairy?

[ElCabong]

I would rather scrape my man parts on a cheesegrater instead of paying those over inflated prices on something I can gather myself with a half hours worth of work.

You can take a wrench to the lights on the top of light posts for usually one or two bars of steel.

 

[PinkLed5]

this is my OCD, but this is what i always do, on every play:

0 grease monkey, 0 advanced engeneer, 0 master chef.  No matter what. It's kinda my own challenge.

I hate spending points on stuff I can unlock with a book.  But looting is my #1 reason for playing this game, so I enjoy that aspect of the game a lot.

 

[ricp]

I am really happy all the workbenches in the wild are broken, considering how beneficial a workbench is regarding player progression. I don't, however, put points into advanced engineering or grease monkey as the traders are just so generous. In previous alphas, I'd work pretty quickly towards knowing how to craft it (either schematic or perks) but now I just end up buying them.

 

[Vintorez]

I don't put points for it, but I do try to seek bookstores and garages to get the blueprints fairly quickly.

 

[ElDudorino]

Funnily enough I am speccing into Int but not taking the points for a workbench. I'm focusing on trading, and it's kinda crazy what you can unlock early with it. I'm in the pine forest playing slowly and got a steel club on day 5 or 6, a bunch of good books, and some military armor which is surprisingly cheap. To give you an idea of where I was at, I didn't even have all body parts armored yet and was using a wooden club. The trader is selling a fully assembled minibike as well, which I'm saving up for. What he hasn't sold me is the stupid workbench but I won't need it until I'm ready to make bullets anyway, which will probably be after the second blood moon horde.

I'm not clear on how loot stage affects finding a workbench schematic and if it's even possible to find it in the first few days - in the pine forest anyway. I would definitely have it faster if I just spent the points, but I'm not taking Grease Monkey either so I'd have nothing to build anyway.

 

[RipClaw]

It depends on whether I find the schematics for the forge and the workbench within the first week. I decide on the chemistry station when I find a beaker.