Tarps

Lax

Lax

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Are Tarps only available at traders at certain levels? Trader has gatherer but no tarps. Rekt.
 
traders.xml (58):
XML: 
        <traderstage_template name="midTier0"> <!-- Forge|Dew Gatherer -->
            <entry min="10" max="999999" quality="0"/>
        </traderstage_template>
        <traderstage_template name="midTier1"> <!-- Workbench|Mixer|Concrete Mix|Vending Machine|Dew Tarp -->
            <entry min="20" max="999999" quality="0"/>
        </traderstage_template>
        <traderstage_template name="midTier2"> <!-- Chem Station|Dew Filter -->
            <entry min="30" max="999999" quality="0"/>
        </traderstage_template>

Not sure how traderstage calculates, but I'd assume it's something like quests completed plus/times something skill related. In practice, I had a tarp while doing tier 2 quests, not sure when it first showed up thou.
 
You see them at certain levels. You'll see the gatherer and the next day or two later you'll see the tarp. Generally won't see the filter until you're about ready to go visit Bob the philosopher.
 
I usually come across the tarp after day 4 or day 7 (can't remember for sure) when the trader restocks his inventory.
 
Browsing thru the xmls a little more, the comments seem to suggest that trader-stage is essentially just tied to player level, with a small boost from completing quest tiers. I don't know if those comments are correct, but that'd mean you see tarps at Player level 20. Maybe 19 if you've made it to tier 3 by then.
 
Has any consideration been given to the ability to craft them with an expensive materials recipe?

I've very rarely pulled a mod for the dew collectors out of destroyed dew collectors in the wild. Seems sensible to be able to craft them as well rather than having to depend on the traders, especially considering people don't always play with traders active and/or ignore them but for buying and selling miscellaneous item at times. TFP might be thinking it's an incentive to deal with the traders, but it somewhat restrictive gameplaywise.
 
In v1.4 all traders were limited to just the one part. by day two, both parts were always carried. Not bought a filter since v1.0.

In my only v2.0 game so far, we have both parts for both dew collectors, on day 4.
 
Finally got it in stock by day 12. Thought for sure I was able to purchase much sooner. Very strange. At least now I can get water production moving.
 
Seeing as how the Dew Collector is rewarded to you in the craft books before even a crafting bench one might think a tarp would be easier to come by. I found one earlier on by luck but I would have guessed traders to stock them sooner.
 
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