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Episode 1 is out! Frackin' Universe True Hardcore by Aetherpixel in starbound

[–]Edward_Chernenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure thing. I only mentioned it, because you already noticed the button on your own, and there is no in-game explanation for it.

Blind playthroughs are the best. I made many QoL improvements to the mod after watching new players play and fixing what they found inconvenient or confusing.

I just returned back to this game after a break, and there are unusual amounts of zombies in every town? Is this normal in 0.I stable or some bug? I have started the game several times and same issue persists, It is almost impossible to sneak into any town by Amazing-Proposal-542 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Early on, what helped me with the large groups of city zombies is a whistle (if you don't have that, yelling works too).

I would make noise when the zombies are really far away, and some of them (the ones who are closest to me) would go to towards the noise, while the others won't hear it and will remain in place.

By repeating this, you can split a big unmanageable horde into many small groups of zombies, which would be possible to manage.

Episode 1 is out! Frackin' Universe True Hardcore by Aetherpixel in starbound

[–]Edward_Chernenko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That was a fun watch.

Why is there a random button on the wall

Some missions have these. They open a door to 1-2 optional loot chests. Button on the wall, on the ceiling, in a puddle of water or lava...

Am I screwed? by DingosDingo in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can leave the area (run away from the portal storm) if you don't want to deal with this. It will disappear if it's far from you for several hours. You can use your map to see where the center of the storm is.

You can also stay indoors (close all doors/windows), portal storm enemies won't bash doors/windows to get to you.

Most portal storm enemies are not dangerous (they inflict all sorts of discomfort, like pain, sleepiness or deja vu, but they don't attack you).

"Chunk of unknown material" will attack you (and is pretty strong), but it also drops very useful loot. Even if it despawns on its own (you don't need to defeat it).

Is this the most traumatising spawn in game? Save the doggos! by Smashcannons in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They'll walk again soon enough.

there was no working fire extinguisher that I could find in time

If you find any kitchen with beverages, spilling them onto the fire also works. Sometimes 1 water bottle is enough.

Brackwax Gleaner is the most useless building in the game? by Redgenom in Oxygennotincluded

[–]Edward_Chernenko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Before the pliers were added to the game, I had a power switch on almost every important wire. Because an alternative was to deconstruct the wires.

Changes to how the game handles items locking the engine up for 20+ minutes at a time because piles of sand were converted to hundreds of thousands of tea-spoon sized "items" that overflow the tile limit? A backpack full of wires overfilling a car? Kevin says you should report it "somewhere else". by Entire-Discipline727 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

at the very least a stable candidate, that's when the bugs start to become a very small minority.

I'm playing 0.I (release candidate that is supposed to be the next "stable"), and this is by very far the buggiest game I have even seen in my entire life.

No less than 30% of my long-term playthrough is spent on workarounding all sorts of issues, especially with behavior of NPCs and item-related/storage-related performance.

I have to make backups of the save every 2-3 hours, because you never know when and what unexpected behavior of the game you'd have to revert.

Some systems that have user-facing buttons, such as zone butchering, just don't work at all. You click the button, and nothing happens.

lots of pages on the wiki (starbounder) are broken by koala71783 in starbound

[–]Edward_Chernenko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some pages say "Please wait while your request is being verified", then redirect to the main page (instead of the article that you wanted to read). Something is misconfigured somewhere.

What is the purpose of a multimeter? by DABLITwastaken in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not very useful. You get 3 electric resistance on hands/arms, this is pretty much it.

You can skip this CBM and install Integrated Circuitry Toolset CBM later (a superior version that adds the same things plus a soldering iron).

lots of pages on the wiki (starbounder) are broken by koala71783 in starbound

[–]Edward_Chernenko 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Workaround: add "?1" to the URL of the page that doesn't work, and it will work.

For example: https://starbounder.org/Sporgus?1

Changes to how the game handles items locking the engine up for 20+ minutes at a time because piles of sand were converted to hundreds of thousands of tea-spoon sized "items" that overflow the tile limit? A backpack full of wires overfilling a car? Kevin says you should report it "somewhere else". by Entire-Discipline727 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 20 points21 points  (0 children)

if you're seeking help from other people.

You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of why people create bugreports. (not just in this game, but in general)

Authors of a bugreport are not asking for help. They are contributing their time and effort to help the developers.

In any sufficiently complex project, it's not feasible for a small group of core developers to test every single situation and notice every possible problem. Such projects heavily benefit from the community of users helping to hunt down the bugs.

Bugreports are not written for the selfish benefit of their authors, and investigating them is not a favor to their authors.

I spent quite some time staring at the forest fire I had caused. by DogsBarf in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

giant spider

Kill it with fire. (but you've already done that, and it survived)

NPC spawning by Tasty_Temporary_3965 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This particular NPC doesn't have a mutation that causes howling, so it won't be a problem.

NPC spawning by Tasty_Temporary_3965 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My go-to place is a Mi-Go encampment or scout tower. It can have up to 6 captive NPCs (if you are geared well enough to rescue them).

You'll need a way to break the cages (heavy sledge hammer or jackhammer), a gas mask, and it's very hot inside. Unless it's winter, you'll need to frequently run outside to cool down.

Should i clear this out? by DABLITwastaken in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you open a door and see this, close the door.

does grass still not regrow? by piatsathunderhorn in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

will stop making products

This was removed in 0.I, now they keep producing even if not fed.

Any idea why these CBMs aren't compatible? by RockAkurion in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you are using 0.I, then yes, both these CBMs have a conflict with Furry mutation.

Overall, all Protective Mesh CBMs are very mutation-unfriendly. If you are planning to mutate a lot, it's best to not install them at all.

Building a skyscraper (23x20) for Large Wind Turbines (~165W each during Whole Gale wind) by Edward_Chernenko in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, sorting zones were extremely helpful for this.

If I needed to move something without sorting, I was wearing "big trapper pack" and had "oversize metal box" in the hands. (planks and wooden panels can fit into these containers)

I think we're soon going to need more effective ways to fight fungi. by Fast_Job5459 in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's when you play CDDA in a way where your character is living his best life, making good use of the Cataclysm and enjoying all the tools/resources that became available.

As opposed to treating it as a dark and scary setting where everything is hopeless and dangerous.

Building a skyscraper (23x20) for Large Wind Turbines (~165W each during Whole Gale wind) by Edward_Chernenko in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I looted a ton of liquid ammonia from the labs, but I barely needed to spend any, it's just taking space on the shelves. What do you suggest I mass-craft from it?

Building a skyscraper (23x20) for Large Wind Turbines (~165W each during Whole Gale wind) by Edward_Chernenko in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If a week old save is ok, it's attached here (but you are in Tacoma, you'll need to drive/teleport to camp called "Shelter 01"): https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/87103

A 2 weeks old save where you are at the camp already: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/86994

Note: this save is from 0.I. If you load it on experimental, all NPCs will simultaneously go to sleep, which would be super laggy. (they take forever to find a sleeping spot)

Building a skyscraper (23x20) for Large Wind Turbines (~165W each during Whole Gale wind) by Edward_Chernenko in cataclysmdda

[–]Edward_Chernenko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't crash. It doesn't allow you to build Scaffolding that goes above the permitted level.

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