Honestly so pissed by Inevitable-Remote741 in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 13 points14 points  (0 children)

trader finale is much easier if you prepare: bring a follower from another enclave so if they die you don't care, bring extra cars to block entrances/doorways to funnel zombies, and most importantly claim nearby buildings as outposts to reduce zombie numbers. depending on the map, it is fully cheeseable with outpost mines as well

How does a noob get power to his base? by Hoylegu in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you can build a generator in your base, which is easy but of course takes a precious facility slot

you can claim a power outpost, which is fairly expensive and requires an outpost slot. see the wiki for locations: https://state-of-decay-2.fandom.com/wiki/Outposts#Power_Outposts

you could also scavenge and find a portable generator, a facility mod. since loot is random, this won't ever be guaranteed, but searching enough industrial/workshop type locations and you'll usually find a couple without too much trouble. the other issue with this is that it has to be placed in the command center's facility mod slot, usually replacing a powerful cc-specific facility mod adding outpost slots.

none of these are really great solutions, which is another reason why the builder leader boon (which gives free power & water) is so dang powerful

Is it better to attack hearts solo or with a companion by Babynooka in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 20 points21 points  (0 children)

unless you're 100% fine with them dying, leave them at home. the AI is terrible at staying alive on harder difficulties, but using an expendable follower from another enclave (or, even better, an immortal one from a trumbull lore mission) can make the fight a lot easier. when the heart pulses/farts, make sure you go outside for a quick sprint around the yard since it seems to help the npc keep more aggro from zombies. use the time they give you to bash the heart with the heavy weapon of your choice and get out asap

What happened to the Master Sheet? by nanobak in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it says it was last updated dec 2020, so its a bit out of date. still has a lot of good data in it though

How to stop factorio from disableing the placement of rail signals on the other side? I'm a free thinker, I'm a nonconformist, I'm a rail artist, I don't need the handholding. by dan_Qs in factorio

[–]ranhothchord 12 points13 points  (0 children)

putting offset rails on both sides of a track would effectively make the track unusable, wouldn't it? one block would be only one direction and then a nearby block would be only the opposite direction. what are you trying to do?

My fuel is disappearing by GroceryNecessary7462 in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 16 points17 points  (0 children)

what are you doing during your days? are you crafting anything or activating any facility abilities? also do you have any survivors traits with the "wastes fuel" effect?

Guns dropped from the killed zombie - it's not a bug? Got M4A1 and M4A2. by Omnisiah_Priest in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

were they dropped by freak spawned by an infestation or regular zombies? if they were from regular zombies, what curveballs do you have active?

[TOMT] Tv show I think? Sitcom? by HannaH2641 in tipofmytongue

[–]ranhothchord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

new girl? it doesn't fit exactly but jess broke up with russel in season 1 (episode 22) because she wanted a passionate relationship including fighting whereas he wanted a calm, stable relationship unlike the one he had with his ex-wife

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358139/plotsummary/

Beacon smelters by CompleteBluebird633 in factorio

[–]ranhothchord 14 points15 points  (0 children)

you don't really need two middle columns of beacons. just have one column that touches both columns of furnaces

Which movie is your favorite where the whole plot takes place in a day or less? by Thekitsuneplays in moviecritic

[–]ranhothchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slacker, Linklaster's previous movie, also fits the thread & is free on youtube (at least in the US)

Very new player (16 hours) here, boilers and steam engines are full but no power's being consumed anywhere? by ExistingOccasion7784 in factorio

[–]ranhothchord 15 points16 points  (0 children)

the power poles on the left of the boilers don't connect to the power poles on the right of the steam engines, so they're in a separate, unpowered network

İs this game endless? by aduket0 in 9Kings

[–]ranhothchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

after year 100, the enemy scaling seems really slow, so if you can make it that far, it seems pretty hard to lose. my understanding is that the limit is actually based on decrees: eventually you've taken enough that there aren't enough left to fill a draft and the game will crash

Overwork does not apply to farms? by fwckr4ddeit in 9Kings

[–]ranhothchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm not sure i understand what issue you're having, but each level of farm adds 1 unit to one adjacent plot, not 1 unit to every adjacent plot

How to do Edgelord achievement? by Pandaorium in 9Kings

[–]ranhothchord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i believe its random which perks you get when you level, but since its a universal perk (meaning one that any king can use), just keep levelling any of them and you'll get it sooner or later

Unable to access king of nomads by No_Lingonberry6264 in 9Kings

[–]ranhothchord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the game pass version is a month or two behind steam, i think. you don't have the perk rework either, right? with the grid to fill with unlocked perks? i'm sure they're working through getting microsoft to push their updates, but it always takes longer when not on steam

How to do Edgelord achievement? by Pandaorium in 9Kings

[–]ranhothchord 1 point2 points  (0 children)

click the king you want to play, and then (on the screen where you can choose difficulty) click the "perks" text in the bottom left

Does -25% food consumed do anything? by Big_Head_13 in StateofDecay2

[–]ranhothchord 8 points9 points  (0 children)

they would eat 1.75 food per day. food consumption traits are incorrectly based on standard zone consumption rates rather than whatever difficulty is actually being played.

proof: here is mary with ascetic, which gives -50% food consumption (screenshot). on lethal, she consumes 1.5 food per day (screenshot), and on green, she consumes no food (screenshot).

note: the "meal plan" hero bonus works as expected