what's the 1 thing u do when when the power goes out

[ShrunkBigfoot94]

- so you're just surviving
- getting what you need or want
- zzzzzttt (power goes off)
-act clueless for a minuet
-but I don't know what to do or get

just wanna here some ideas from ya'll maybe it will help me later on, thanks for reading and have a good say

[Defektiv]

Turn on the generator.

[Chris!!]

If you're having a safe house, look for a generator (red box) inside a warehouse and carry it to your safe house to have electricity again.

If you're not having a safe house, get a barbeque or materials for campfires for cooking and sterilising water - optionally get a car to carry materials and extra water so you have what you need, so you're not forced to forage for items on a rainy day.

[taxhelp_pro]

Get an antique stove or a grill to burn wood in. Keeping a generator going is at last as much trouble as doing without one. And by the way you generally need two because the gas pump won't work without one.

[Kaia]

Ideally, the power outage is something you should be tracking a day or two in advance via the automated emergency broadcast that tells you that the grid is failing. From that message on, you have i think one or two days to ensure you get a generator running.

Since the power outage can and will happen when you sleep, i found it's quite handy to turn your generator on ahead of time so that you don't needlessly expend food shelf time because you were taking a snooze when the bzzt happened.

You don't have to be at home to track that broadcast, you can listen to it on your car's radio, or on a walkie talkie in your inventory. And if you have a headset you can listen to it without risking attracting zombles.

[Animalman]

Barely use electricity to be honest with you. I guess i make sure to carry a small torch for emergency nighttime looting

[Jambie Lionheart]

I get very conservative with electricity and fuel after power goes out >: ] Other than that, nothing really changes. I am also more cautious when looting buildings from the on too, I guess. Darkness is a distinct disadvantage in PZ.

[TromaVille Citizen]

Eat the perishable food first.

[Defektiv]

I wish they would fix the bug with exponential fuel consumption with identical consumers but until they do you kind of have to play conservative if you want to get anything done. You turn on 2+ of the same fridge or freezer under the same generator and you can't even take an entire day out for looting without a full generator to run out of gas.

[Jambie Lionheart]

Originally posted by Cat Supremacist SM:

Originally posted by Jambie Lionheart:

I get very conservative with electricity and fuel after power goes out >: ] Other than that, nothing really changes. I am also more cautious when looting buildings from the on too, I guess. Darkness is a distinct disadvantage in PZ.

Little tip you didn't ask for but might enjoy knowing : If you rapidly tap-drive so the RPMs don't go up but the car still accelerates, you save a lot of gas and can travel 30-60mph easily depending on the car and your practice with the technique.

No way! That's pretty cool >: ] I did not know that. MY fuel is going to stretch so far now! Thanks for the tip it will be greatly used and abused :)

Originally posted by Defektiv:

I wish they would fix the bug with exponential fuel consumption with identical consumers but until they do you kind of have to play conservative if you want to get anything done. You turn on 2+ of the same fridge or freezer under the same generator and you can't even take an entire day out for looting without a full generator to run out of gas.

There's a sandbox setting that can alter the amount of fuel various items use, motor vehicals and generators are among them.

[Greb]

Why, I check the server settings, of course! It should be set to only happen 2,147,483,647 days from the start of the game!

[Lokaror]

Little changes for me TBH. I use my genny sparingly and mostly eat canned/other "non persishable" (Atleast for zomboid) foods anyways.

[Redacted]

Well... it depends. If you're playing only for a short time (a few days of real-time), or intend to play for weeks or even months. in general you build a base, collect a generator, hook up some raincollectors and start walling of some area to start leveling your mechanics and farming in relative safety I suppose, but to get that real immersion going you'll need mods.

One of them being a very unknown little weather mod that allows you to adjust temperatures AND downpour per month in the mod settings (can look it up if you want), and then you have periodical goals, like;
- Before summer make sure you have your house walled off, and got your 'to-do's in order, because you're not gonna be running around outside a lot. Same goes for winter btw.
- You're gonna need an inside garage for mechanics, build that.
- You're gonna need an upstairs 'chill-out' (literally) because it's cooler there in summer.
- You're gonna need water supplies (Raincatchers, Well, plumbing stuff)
- You're gonna need power supplies (Generator + Solar Panels)
- You're gonna need food and drinkable water sources
- Might want to build a semi-indoor farm (makes sure no ceilings above crops for sunlight)
- Plan for Fishing cabins
- Plan for Hunting Trips
- Fuel Storage (Mostly barrels, but a tanker vehicle is usefull too)
- Build Warehouse with cooled storing compartment full of fridges
- Carparking (for excess vehicles/mechanics)
- Some interior decoration (I'm living in a pretty pink palace suitable for a gigachad)
- Build a little watchtower (with airconditioning and supplies to stake out)
- Medical Station
- Organize your various types of trips/loadouts for quick gearing up. (Hunting stuff and vehicle for hunting. Exploration loadout. Quick Trip loadouts etc).
- etc.

I've been playing for I think 1,5 month on my current save (real-time). I got my base secured with a gate. I got a garage with cars. I got the Airconditioning (mod) installed. Got a well for some easy water to drink. Got a little farmplot (just starting out, but plannign to build a large greenhouse). Got an armory. Working on procuring stuff to build a lab (Biochemistry mod). Done with initial Carpentry, Metalworking and got Electrics at lv4 (need 6). All at 50% xp rate (twice as slow). I also got a large truck with a Trailer. Got a few other cars, including an RV with interior mod for long trips. The heat of summer is intense with the monthly weather mod, but it's satisfying to see the end nearing and still looking back at getting something done (you're gonna need better heater/cooler mod in your car) this last month of the game. I leveled quite a bit in mechanics, and have been doing quick runs to gather some missing supplies. Games gud.

In general. It's pretty fking immersive as a whole :)
4hr day cycle. In-game time spent about 3 months. Best playthrough yet (1000h+)

[Coolranch]

One of the things I like about this game is how the pre/post-Shutoff dynamic totally changes.

For me, the lead-up to the shut-off is very anxious, because in most circumstances, you never know exactly when the failure is gonna start. Everything is about getting prepared for the blackout. Even with 3 hour days, there never seems to be enough time in a day to get everything done.

Then when it finally happens, provided you managed to get ready for it, it's almost like a sigh of relief. Now you don't have to rush around anymore if you don't want to. Life kinda slows down and the game gets more relaxing.

Maybe that's not everyone else's experience, but..

[Quill]

THIS... IS STEP ONE!

Secure The Keys!

NOW! WE TAKE KNOX COUNTRY!

[BeetlePie]

It'd be a good idea to look for some buckets or pots to collect rainwater as the most immediate priority. It all depends on your situation, of course.