Player Stats advice?

[Ranger]

Hey Guys,

I wouldn't mind some advice on the player stats as I'm extremely confused, the game does not seem to match what the developers have said.

I currently play Co-Op with 2-3 mates and we have been trying hardmore and paying attention to the stats to see what benefits we might get by playing the game differently.

Now we all started with 20 strength and 205 weight, I believe this is the default. These guys have seen their stats move maybe 1 point in either direction but I have seen nothing but a decline since Day 1 and we are now on Day 20.

I started with the above, 20 STR and 205 Weight.

My STR is now 11 and my weight is 185. I cut down more trees, remove stumps, kill mutants and generally never stop working in the game. I eat as soon as I see the X appear on the Stomach and I never over eat. I have only been infected once and it was for a short period of time. I don't drink Sodas or Snacks unless it's an emergency when I'm stuck down a big cave etc.

So my problem is, I feel I'm playing the game correctly but yet these stats don't really reflect it. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

[Truman4Bellic[GER]]

I have the same problem. No matter how much trees I chop, wood I carry or what I eat my strength keeps decreasing. Currently I'm on 11. I'm usually never infected.This doesn't make any sense at all.

[Tovarisch]

I believe strength is co-related to body weight. My character weighs 158 lbs (!) and my strength is 10, mainly because I just started playing and I didn't realize that there was a weight mechanic. I've been trying to get my character's weight up back to at least 200 lbs by eating a lot of non-snack/booze/soda foods, and progress is really miserably slow, and my strength is still stuck at 10 no matter how many cannibals I kill or deforestation I am inflicting.

However, my athleticism score does increase with physical activity though. So I guess that part is still working well nonetheless.

[Ranger]

Yes upon further testing last night, my athleticism has increased and I was able to halt my weight loss.

I cut down around 300 trees last night while eating properly, 2.2 meals a day etc and my strength did not increase but decreased more to 10 but I then ate all 12 of my snack bars at once and my weight got an up arrow as did my strength so clearly it seems you can't have a low weight and high strength which is kind of strange.

Will continue checking if my strength goes up as my weight does.

[Syncourt]

For one, you need to eat before the X appears in order to avoid gaining undereating points. Secondly, you need to eat a certain amount of meat every day to gain good nutrition points. Your good nutrition has to be above undereating in order to gain strength. Chopping too many trees while you have more undereating points than good nutrition causes you to lose strength.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=787944200

[Ranger]

Syncourt thank you very much for that mate. I'll follow it and update later this week and hopefully will be stronger :P

[rtm642]

My guy keeps losing weight. He was down to 155 last time I checked and I'm scared to look again. The only explanation I have is that I've been building constantly...but athleticism remains at zero... I'm kinda just waiting for them to announce a specific system.

[Andi]

It's a little hard to figure it out, i agree with that. But i think i got it now. My guy is at 28 strength and 12 athletic. Weight is 199. Eating at least 2 fresh meat and a lot of blueberries a day. I think the berries do the job for the strength. It takes a few days for showing any affect though. Also aloe is a thing. Since you can't have more than 10, i eat a couple as soon as i stumble over them on my way.

[Syncourt]

Originally posted by rtm642:

My guy keeps losing weight. He was down to 155 last time I checked and I'm scared to look again. The only explanation I have is that I've been building constantly...but athleticism remains at zero... I'm kinda just waiting for them to announce a specific system.

The guide I wrote is based on the developers comments posted here along with some extra advice that I aquired through testing.

IMO the system needs some adjustments which I have mentioned in multiple threads and the survival book needs to give some basic information on how dieting works in the game.

[Andi]

Originally posted by Syncourt:

Originally posted by rtm642:

My guy keeps losing weight. He was down to 155 last time I checked and I'm scared to look again. The only explanation I have is that I've been building constantly...but athleticism remains at zero... I'm kinda just waiting for them to announce a specific system.

The guide I wrote is based on the developers comments posted here along with some extra advice that I aquired through testing.

IMO the system needs some adjustments which I have mentioned in multiple threads and the survival book needs to give some basic information on how dieting works in the game.

Thanks for the guide! Nice work bro! +1

[Truman4Bellic[GER]]

Yeah, excellent guide. It helped me alot and solved my physical problems ;) Thanks