I love new moodlets or my humble review on b42

[DTS]

I love new moodlets in build 42! I've seen a lot of negative comments, and I'm afraid the developers might bring back the old icons. I hope you keep the new ones - they are much more intuitive and representative.
I like the new muscle strength mechanic, it makes the game more challenging. However, it's strange that after just a few swings of a club, the character feels bad. And, by the way, what does this characteristic depend on? I haven't noticed much difference from either strength or fitness.
Speaking of fitness, it's almost impossible to level up! I've already lived for half a year and during that time, I've gained three points in strength and not a single point in fitness! Even exercises give very little progress.
I like the new professions, but I wish there were more opportunities for smelting items, as I've looted whole Echo Creek and the surrounding areas, and the metal was only enough for two levels of blacksmithing. And I still need to level up wielding somehow.

[pauloandrade224]

yeah i found them ... wierd at the start but now i enjoy these a looooooooooooooooott more .

even when they looked like 18 plus faces .

the muscle strain is affected by your strength stat and by your weapon skill stat too. the more strength the more hits u can do before the strain kicks in on all weapons the same is then enhanced by ur weapon skill.

lets say for example u got a level 4 skill in long blunt it takes like 50 hits to get strained ( imagine)

but on a level 0 it takes only 20. thats how it works

[DTS]

Originally posted by pauloandrade224:

the muscle strain is affected by your strength stat and by your weapon skill stat too.

Thanks. Probably I didn't notice the difference because my weapon skills is not that high yet. Just 1-2 levels in each.

[namorufa]

Originally posted by DTS:

Originally posted by pauloandrade224:

the muscle strain is affected by your strength stat and by your weapon skill stat too.

Thanks. Probably I didn't notice the difference because my weapon skills is not that high yet. Just 1-2 levels in each.

I reached axe Lv4 and it was so different compared to Lv0. Tried switching to training Lv1 long blunt and man it was a pain.

I'm struggling with metalworking since I can't find proper tongs, care to share how you trained blacksmithing? I've been smelting knives but they don't give xp. As for welding I just dismantle car wrecks after reading the books.

[DTS]

Originally posted by namorufa:

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I've been smelting knives but they don't give xp.

Same knives for first 2 or 3 levels. I found survivor house with ton of new recipes, so switching to make useful stuff. But without recipes it's literally impossible.
As for the carving - make long handle, than medium handle, than small handle and smoking pipe in the end. Leveled up to 7 or 8 without any books in just a 3-4 days.
For wielding - barricading windows works from level 0. I ended up on lvl 5 wielding (boosted with books). It took me 4 full tanks just barricading one same window. Not the most effecient way to lvl this skill, but it took only 1 list of metal.
Masonry is also kinda easy - dismantling large stones gives a-ok XP bonus. Spend couple days on the road collecting resources and bringing them home and 1 more day leveling skill.

[pauloandrade224]

Originally posted by namorufa:

Originally posted by DTS:

Thanks. Probably I didn't notice the difference because my weapon skills is not that high yet. Just 1-2 levels in each.

I reached axe Lv4 and it was so different compared to Lv0. Tried switching to training Lv1 long blunt and man it was a pain.

I'm struggling with metalworking since I can't find proper tongs, care to share how you trained blacksmithing? I've been smelting knives but they don't give xp. As for welding I just dismantle car wrecks after reading the books.

i havent done that yet myself i only just got my generator online due to farming electrical skill.

the hard part wasnt finding the gennies or the fuel it was the skill aspect.

[derLoko]

Originally posted by DTS:

I've gained three points in strength

How the heck did you do that? What was your starting strength?

[DTS]

Originally posted by derLoko:

How the heck did you do that? What was your starting strength?

I've started with -2 from default. Being always overweight gives you XP in strength. And i'm always hoarding for loot. Plus It's already winter in my playthrough, so half a year passed.