Oil Shale

[Peanut]

1,600+hrs. in the game. Needless to say, "I love it!". I am very glad for more flat land to build on. I didn't like all of the rocks (I actually hate them). I love to see sunrise and sunset and the mountains block it out. However, I am not liking the oil shale. It appears to take one to make one can of oil. It seems like just extra work for the sake of making the game more challenging. I initially thought - well maybe, lets give it a try. But I feel (and it's just my opinion) it should be 1 shale gives you 3-4 oil cans. I can't see me running into the desert constantly to fill up the extractor and collect shale. The oil extractor (for me) is an early game, must have, and this will definitely slow me down.

Also, needing tech for the drying rack and forge I feel is wrong. I don't start searching villages until I have my basic base built and making dried meat is a top priority for travel. Again, just my opinion. But I don't like these few changes and I hope it can be tweaked and changed up a bit. Overall, this is an awesome game and love how it has been made to accommodate all types of players. No other game beats this one for me.

[ArrrrrrBOOTY!]

I think it should be ok, from what I see with the changes ... worth some play time to really test it.

I get the forge concerns etc but an initial town hit is worth the risk/reward as there are generally only 3 nasties lurking ... I turn them down so they are easy to kill.

The point that it makes you think about how you prioritise tech is a great challenge.

You can now use extractors to get the shale from that area.

Oil was too plentiful in V14 and you really only needed it for the circ saw and fuel production. As it is, the towns have a readily available supply of fuel.

There are some recipes needing it but to be fair, the items can be sourced from town hunting as the loot refreshes every 10 days.

I bet when the game progresses we sit here going 'what the heck am I going to do with all this shale?' LoL