Search Mode/Investigate area

[Mills]

Been playing the game like crazy and for 15-20 hours Id say I have a pretty good understanding of a lot of the game but have yet to use the "Investigate Area" option when right clicking. Can someone explain what it does & is used for please.

[Death]

It's mostly used for foraging, but it can also be used to find small items like keys and also the hidden stashes in certain houses.

[Mills]

Originally posted by Death:

It's mostly used for foraging, but it can also be used to find small items like keys and also the hidden stashes in certain houses.

Oooo never knew anything about stashes. Will have to look into that thank you very much.

[Coconutsales]

It's for foraging, lets you look for natural items in forests and useful items in cities. You can also use it to find small 3D items you dropped that you can't find otherwise.

Foraging gets much better as you work with the system and get higher skill level. Discarding items you don't want gets you the experience for finding it.

Note that you can scavenge in urban areas and forested areas for different loot tables. Clicking the magnifying glass and hovering on the scene displayed on the UI will show you what your chances are of finding certain goods.

Sneaking increases chances to find things, and wearing headgear decreases chances. Take off masks, hats, and glasses to increase chances!

Time of day, season, and weather affect chances too. Thunderstorm at night in the late fall (pre-winter) wearing a welding mask means you probably won't find ♥♥♥♥.

[Mills]

Originally posted by Coconutsales:

It's for foraging, lets you look for natural items in forests and useful items in cities. You can also use it to find small 3D items you dropped that you can't find otherwise.

Foraging gets much better as you work with the system and get higher skill level. Discarding items you don't want gets you the experience for finding it.

Note that you can scavenge in urban areas and forested areas for different loot tables. Clicking the magnifying glass and hovering on the scene displayed on the UI will show you what your chances are of finding certain goods.

Sneaking increases chances to find things, and wearing headgear decreases chances. Take off masks, hats, and glasses to increase chances!

Time of day, season, and weather affect chances too. Thunderstorm at night in the late fall (pre-winter) wearing a welding mask means you probably won't find ♥♥♥♥.

Is it really that useful to go out of your way to do this as opposed to just normal looting? I feel that even with the unlucky trait on I am still finding everything I need and more pretty easily.

[Quineloe]

Originally posted by Death:

It's mostly used for foraging, but it can also be used to find small items like keys and also the hidden stashes in certain houses.

So basically if I found a boarded up house, cleared it but didn't find the loot stash, I should return there and walk the place with investigate going?

[Death]

Originally posted by Quineloe:

Originally posted by Death:

It's mostly used for foraging, but it can also be used to find small items like keys and also the hidden stashes in certain houses.

So basically if I found a boarded up house, cleared it but didn't find the loot stash, I should return there and walk the place with investigate going?

Might as well. Those are the houses that would potentially have stashes.

[Mills]

All the feedback is appreciated. Would you guys say its worth taking the time to do? What's the best thing you've gotten from the hidden stashes?

[Coconutsales]

It is very useful considering that you find natural ingredients and items that you can't loot. Also that's how you get crickets, grasshoppers, worms (you can dig those with trowels tho) and cockroaches for fishing bait too.

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Foraging#Items_.28Build_41.6_-_WIP.29

For the loot table.