What's the point of the cargo damaging?

[Cercamon]

Isn't the timefall supposed to dmg everything? Well then Sam's outfit is not damaged. Make the boxes the same material as Sam's outfit.

[Holografix]

Email Die-Hard Man with this. He is in charge of Bridges.

[Barmy Deer 𝝙]

This is how I like to see it.

Some materials/elements are time-fall resistant, like the buildings, cargo cover, Sam's suit, and the "decontaminating suit" screen that you see before entering a main terminal [which PERHAPS it's the same technology that protects Sam's face when he wears the hood?]

So, why didn't they make everything time-fall resistant then?

(1) It would have been game breaking.

(2) It's a post-apocalyptic world where materials and resources are scarce. People need to carefully select where to use such resources, as they simply won't be enough for everything.

[thorin.hannahs]

Because video game. There are many more moments like that.

[clif9710]

Originally posted by thorin.hannahs:

Because video game. There are many more moments like that.

Your comment should be cut into stone and posted around the game world. Or even a sign would do: Leave logic and the purchase price amount behind all ye who enter here.

[Digby]

Sams suit is not timefall proof.
He replaces them at every stop with a room.

[alvin]

I don't think Timefall damage everything, but gets affected by a faster time, so things are getting rusty, including Sam's suit, but it would indeed be cool if you had to change suit afterawhile too, like you do with boots.

[Cercamon]

Originally posted by Jet:

Sams suit is not timefall proof.
He replaces them at every stop with a room.

That's never said therefore is not true.

[Yeast Lord]

Originally posted by Cercamon:

Originally posted by Jet:

Sams suit is not timefall proof.
He replaces them at every stop with a room.

That's never said therefore is not true.

woah, you so dense i bet you using level 4 power skeleton to type that reply

[TotesAdorbs]

Originally posted by Barmy Deer:

So, why didn't they make everything time-fall resistant then?

Chiral radiation.

This is mentioned briefly, buried in an e-mail or interview. Chiralium/Chiralium Crystals are what they use to make things resistant to time-fall. They have to balance the use of this in order to minimize exposure to chiral radiation which has harmful effects to most of humanity. I think it mentioned that those with DOOMs are either immune or resistant to the effects. Which would make sense as to why Sam's clothing doesn't degrade noticeably but the cargo and everything else does.

[ImHelping]

I mean the real magic is the fact Sam's boots are indestructible hanging on a hook exposed to rain, but if you put them in a box while equipping the sneaky shoe plants then the boots are destroyed within two minutes and five seconds of rainfall hitting their protective box.

I sure don't mind that bit of videogame mercy. But it is also kind of funny how the most brazen "timefall rain doesn't matter" item, is also the one most easily destroyed by rain when in a box.

[Barmy Deer 𝝙]

Originally posted by TotesAdorbs:

Originally posted by Barmy Deer:

So, why didn't they make everything time-fall resistant then?

Chiral radiation.

This is mentioned briefly, buried in an e-mail or interview.

Good point!

[Barmy Deer 𝝙]

Originally posted by ImHelping:

I mean the real magic is the fact Sam's boots are indestructible hanging on a hook exposed to rain, but if you put them in a box while equipping the sneaky shoe plants then the boots are destroyed within two minutes and five seconds of rainfall hitting their protective box.

I need to check that. I thought it only destroyed the container?

[ImHelping]

Originally posted by Barmy Deer:

Originally posted by ImHelping:

I mean the real magic is the fact Sam's boots are indestructible hanging on a hook exposed to rain, but if you put them in a box while equipping the sneaky shoe plants then the boots are destroyed within two minutes and five seconds of rainfall hitting their protective box.

I need to check that. I thought it only destroyed the container?

It has been a while but because I like using the sneaky shoe plants (stealth bonus works even when loudly wading through snow with a clanking hover carrier behind you!), it seemed to stand out that it would default to placing them in a quickly wearing down box on top of your back.

and after all, once a box is destroyed the item inside it starts taking damage. At the very least I seem to remember "Wait these boots were nowhere near this bad earlier"

[Seamus]

Originally posted by ImHelping:

Originally posted by Barmy Deer:

I need to check that. I thought it only destroyed the container?

It has been a while but because I like using the sneaky shoe plants (stealth bonus works even when loudly wading through snow with a clanking hover carrier behind you!), it seemed to stand out that it would default to placing them in a quickly wearing down box on top of your back.

and after all, once a box is destroyed the item inside it starts taking damage. At the very least I seem to remember "Wait these boots were nowhere near this bad earlier"

No, items inside boxes do not take damage from timefall once the box is destroyed.

You're remembering incorrectly.

Damage to contents is exclusively via impacts. Be it falling, being shot, tripping over the boxes, etc.

[Barmy Deer 𝝙]

Originally posted by ImHelping:

I like using the sneaky shoe plants (stealth bonus works even when loudly wading through snow with a clanking hover carrier behind you!)

LOL! That's awesome! I had no idea !