cassette player

[tools guy-kun]

kind of a weird opinion on my end, but despite all the dupe exploits in the game and all that, I feel like the cassette player is unintentionally a cheat item.

because it doesn't break, nor do the cassette tapes, it's basically an infinite source of energy/stamina, and all you have to do to get it is go to the yacht.

the draw back (to some) of the cassette player is listening to some of the music on repeat. but this is 100% easily mitigated when you turn off the music volume in the audio settings. so, whenever you're low on stamina, you'd just whip it out and press a button. then bam, you'll be good to go in seconds.

this almost eliminates the use of energy mixes, although I can't say the same for hard or survival since I've never tried those difficulties out, making me unsure of what the differences are in energy/stamina gain with the cassette player.

this is in no way a complaint about the item, but an observation I made. was it supposed to be this good of an item?

[RequiemsRose]

It is the intended function, yeah. Stamina isn't actually that hard to maintain, even in hard/survival. Even without the cassette player you can pop a soda (or even hotkey them) to recover stamina instantly. With the cost of the stamina mixes, I rarely use them compared to the other options, if anything the mixes are too weak for their cost when the alternatives are plentiful to find, can be carried in larger amounts or dont need an amount to carry, or already just part of playing the game (like eating, drinking or sleeping).

The cassette player is just one of the more convenient on-the-go solutions to stamina management, with the perk of technically having no cost (except the repeating music that can drown out the sound of incoming enemies but as you mentioned, that can be turned off). Little surprised it doesnt at least need batteries though, that one would make sense and limit its use a little.

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by RequiemsRose:

The cassette player is just one of the more convenient on-the-go solutions to stamina management, with the perk of technically having no cost (except the repeating music that can drown out the sound of incoming enemies but as you mentioned, that can be turned off). Little surprised it doesnt at least need batteries though, that one would make sense and limit its use a little.

Exactly! If it were designed to require batteries to function then that would make me shut up about this thing. I love how convenient the cassette player is, but if there was a mod that made it require batteries to maintain the use of the item, I would download it just because it makes sense.

It’s good to know that even in hard or survival, it’s not too different. Not like I would play those difficulties because I am a bit of a “cat” and I’d rather have more fun than difficulty in my gameplay, but any information learned about hard and survival is always knowledge well learned.

[jswarpaint]

I didn't know any of this I have gotten the cassette player and about 4 tapes I thought it was stupid on dude online put the thing on a tree where all could hear it .. never realized it helped anything ...lol

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by jswarpaint:

I didn't know any of this I have gotten the cassette player and about 4 tapes I thought it was stupid on dude online put the thing on a tree where all could hear it .. never realized it helped anything ...lol

I think it actually lures cannibals toward it as well, so putting it on a tree while playing it could help lead them into traps or something.

I haven’t tested this myself but it’s what I heard, haha.

[phoenix_death12]

yeah i totally abuse the ♥♥♥♥ out of it lol, glorious

[Nerevar]

in HS it is alot more useful actually. as soda isnt stupidly overpowered in HS compared to other modes as in HS you have to manage calories and thus you simply cannot chuck down soda nonstop or youll get overweight in no time.

energy mix+ actually has a big benefit in hs. it replenishes ALL energy INSTANTLY. this is insanely good in a combat situation. the tape player would simply take too long compared.

regular energy mix is trash tough. no clue why that even exists. its way worse than the + version.

[Nerevar]

Originally posted by tools guy-kun:

Originally posted by jswarpaint:

I didn't know any of this I have gotten the cassette player and about 4 tapes I thought it was stupid on dude online put the thing on a tree where all could hear it .. never realized it helped anything ...lol

I think it actually lures cannibals toward it as well, so putting it on a tree while playing it could help lead them into traps or something.

I haven’t tested this myself but it’s what I heard, haha.

this is correct. it does lure them in. not as good as the artifact of course but still.

[threethreethree]

cassette player luring cannibals - on reeaally? i'm gonna hafta try that. I'm a trap lover - I even lately build "unprotected" little cabins, and just lure folks to traps i have nearby because I don't want traps to make my place look ugly lol. So maybe this will add to my effectiveness such that i can keep coneflowers in my flowerboxes (they'll still show up when i'm gone to take them arg!). Will also hafta experiement and find out how you put it in a tree...