Heating a building?

[ero521]

So far I've tried using campfires and radiators in a fully enclosed structure (foreground and background wall tiles) but the temperature never goes higher than around 30*F or so and my colonists freeze. Am I missing something else I can do?

[fodder]

as far as i can tell, unless you are well underground (maybe 7/8 tiles down), even double thickness walls don't do jack with radiators. you can be standing around looking at 20 degrees centigrade, move 1 tile up and -1 degrees c, with a radiator 3 tiles away. none of it make any sense.

[ero521]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks it's a bit silly that radiators don't do more. Although I did find that once you research the Thermal Outfit (I think that's what it's called) that plus at least 1 radiator per room meant no more freezing.

[fodder]

they do. you can be looking at something like 40 degrees C when standing next to them. just not near the surface when there's a storm on.

[GenericUsername]

In my playthrough when I put a radiator down the temp was 120 F next to the radiator. As I moved farther away then temp went down. the heat spread fairly wide.

I'm pretty sure you need a source of power (steam engine) for it to work. In my set up I was underground and above ground and they worked. I had background gaps filled, not sure if this makes a difference.

If you haven't tried it with a power source, give it a try. I was hit with a snow storm day 2 so I explored more on it.

[Amane]

I can see the connections for the radiator, battery, power conduit, lights, etc. Are they working?.

Can I wear clothes to protect against the cold?

[coldreactive]

Originally posted by fodder:

they do. you can be looking at something like 40 degrees C when standing next to them. just not near the surface when there's a storm on.

Then I guess new players are going to have a very hard time with this game. Got spawn camped by a raider, died three times (even though it was only one) buddy and the other colonist that spawned nearby died from the freezing weather that came 5 minutes after the raid.

Not sure how I "need shelter" when I have shelter:

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Haven't been lucky on salves, and I healed someone twice with simple medkits, and they died right after.

[fodder]

Originally posted by coldreactive:

Originally posted by fodder:

they do. you can be looking at something like 40 degrees C when standing next to them. just not near the surface when there's a storm on.

Then I guess new players are going to have a very hard time with this game. .

unless they make a lot of progress in the month and a bit. that's the least of their problems. i mean, all you have to do is dig down 10 tiles and start the base downwards. (and possibly back fill any holes dug above so your guys don't end up trapped there for some odd reason, like waking up on the wrong side of the wall.)

or kill lots of chickens for feathers to make clothes? if they want surface dwelling.

weird how the surface raiders/bandits don't freeze to death. maybe they will when the player is around?

[Amane]

Power source found.
I noticed that crafting from the L key now has more steam engines and solars in the energy tab.
I have not yet confirmed how to use the battery.

Just because it is possible to create electrical accessories on the workbench,
I didn't notice. small battery etc.
The large battery is hard to understand because it is created from the L key.

From the night immediately after the descent, not only hostile creatures come,
Cold weather can come very early.
Underground life seems to be the basis.

Why can't I use the TAB key to destroy the background wall? Is there a way to give instructions? You can set up a wall in the background.

[fodder]

you can't actually interact (E) with the built solar gen or battery, though solar gen does work, try it during the day with steam gen off (there's an on/off switch) batteries. you just build them somewhere. haven't really bother paying too much attention as to how well they work, not least because you can't tell the amount of power generated/used/stored. suffice to say, you'll probably need quite a few solar panels and batteries to go completely solar. if that's at all possible.

to mine background tile, i think you use right click with pickaxe active. (left click to mine foreground tile)

[Amane]

You can't know the performance of an item until you make it.

Create a [parka] for cold protection for the early companions and equip it.
Created by I Key inventory and handcraft.
One [Animal Hide] and one [Fur Clump] can be made.
2 types of animals? Is it possible with Is it a drop when dismantling at the Butcher workbench and knocking it down?
I wonder if this will prevent the cold snowstorm.
If it's an emergency, it's about as strong as a torch or a campfire.

Are Sticks garbage? I'm not sure what kind of material it will be.

In addition, if you are fighting while blocking the attackers with a wall
It seems that the assailant disappears in the same way as the bug phenomenon that occurs when it is stuck in the wall during creation, and it slips through the basement.

[coldreactive]

Originally posted by fodder:

Originally posted by coldreactive:

Then I guess new players are going to have a very hard time with this game. .

unless they make a lot of progress in the month and a bit. that's the least of their problems. i mean, all you have to do is dig down 10 tiles and start the base downwards. (and possibly back fill any holes dug above so your guys don't end up trapped there for some odd reason, like waking up on the wrong side of the wall.)

or kill lots of chickens for feathers to make clothes? if they want surface dwelling.

weird how the surface raiders/bandits don't freeze to death. maybe they will when the player is around?

There was also a raider camp directly west not too far from spawn. So I couldn't go that way to find animals/etc.

[fodder]

i saw the patch notes saying something about upping power of radiator. not really sure that was the issue per se. probably just end up covering real issues with some skin deep fix.

[Amane]

A blizzard may come as soon as you start playing, so you can endure it by setting up a bonfire and holding a torch in your hand.
A raccoon dog comes at night. One animal should be able to make one [Parka].
A radiator will not work without power.
In the main story, not the demo, there may not be a blizzard on the early crash-landing planet, right?
However, if the natural environment is harsh, they will live underground.

[DodgeyB]

I found if you double up walls on your structures, while it is by no means tropical inside my people stopped freezing to death. I am using concrete and all my walls for my buildings are two blocks thick. Doors are doubled up as well.

[CalamityCannonKiwi]

an alternative is to make a base underground. its easier to keep warm