Best early POI's for Forge Ahead books?

[MrSchweda]

Day 11 and I still only have 6 of those books. Really want a bench. Didn't help Rekt sent me to multiple missions 1km or more away before I even have a bike.

[Nerevar]

traders and any poi that has cemet mixers in them. cemet mixers contain a forge ahead book 100% of the time. sadly forges at traders no longer have the old 100% book. so any extra rekt or other trader you find is a 100% safe book.

otherwise putting 1 point into LOCKPICKING will raise the odds of finding only forge ahead. tinkerer raises the odds of 4 different books compared.

bookstores are generelly a good source but they are tier 2+ and only found in downtown areas.

just take crafting magazine bundles from traders and always BUY forge ahead magazines when you see them at the trader. he resets every 3 days starting day 4.

wearing nerd chestpiece before reading the books adds a chance to gain 2 magazine points instead of just 1. but its only 10% chance for the first tier of the armor.

[CatPerson]

If single-player, you can always temporarily raise the loot abundance to whatever the max is, so when you do find magazines, you'll get two at a time to speed it up. Or whatever it is, I think it was two.

Then turn it back down when you've at least got your bench.

I know I know, so cheesy. Just saying it's an option.

[MrSchweda]

I'll do lockpicking. Haven't found a bookstore yet. Thx for the info.

[Midnight_Toker247]

Originally posted by MrSchweda:

I'll do lockpicking. Haven't found a bookstore yet. Thx for the info.

Unless you actually WANT a point (or more) in lockpicking don't do that. Put points into advanced engineering instead, it's a MUCH more worthwhile perk and it has the same effect on the type of books you will find.

Any of the construction POIs are great for it. Working Stiff tools are good for it. There are dead end areas I see all the time that have a large hole in the ground where they were laying pipe, those always have a cement mixer you can loot. There are a number of tier 1 and 0 POIs that have workbenches, forges, mixers, and chem stations. Also people underestimate the good stuff you can get from trash, I find books in trash all the time, won't necessarily be that book but it's always worth a look.

[TheGamer5964]

I will give a simple answer, look for construction sites, there is usually random workbenches, cement mixers, etc. laying in the open, these have a moderate chance to have forge ahead in them.