Craft Oil for gun repairkit

[Cursedth]

The Oil (flask) is one very essential component to craft repairkits to maintain your weapons.
But only findable as loot.

I think it would be nice to be able to craft this yourself as well, much like one can make bio fuel, but instead using corn meal and tallow.

[LordMikey]

GOOD idea!!! i always have a ctate JUST for fat/tallow +1

[Chaoslink]

Eh, if you ask me some things need to be loot only. If/when gun molds come back I wanna see good/fine be the best quality you can craft. Oil is one of those things that needs to be loot-only so that you can't hole up in... well a hole in the ground. Some things simply shouldn't be craftable.

[Blue]

Or maybe...you can find a tool ( syphon) that can loot/drain fuel from cars. Similar to the blood drawing kit from zombie nurses.

[Yabaji]

Originally posted by Munchermanjz:

Oil is one of those things that needs to be loot-only so that you can't hole up in... well a hole in the ground. Some things simply shouldn't be craftable.

+1

[Thylbanus]

Originally posted by LordMikey:

GOOD idea!!! i always have a ctate JUST for fat/tallow +1

Not a bad idea, but it more than just oil. It's also a cleanser. So there would have to be some component added to it to make gun oil.

[GirthQQuakes]

In my opinion the game doesnt have enough difficult to find loot. Right now it's pretty much brass and iron.

I dont want everything to be made in the 1000's so easily.

[S-P]

Considering how easy it is to get oil in loot why do you need to make it? Guns don't break they quickly imho.

[Tokfan]

At lower levels oil seems to be more of an issue than on higher with higher damage and more reliable melee weapons & stamina.
Think it's pretty balanced at the moment, ask me again in a week what I believe though, I can change my mind :)
Note; we run with 20% loot and no loot respawn.

Edit: One roaming horde later, got two oils & two books, more or less +-0 maybe a bit lower, but I also got another piece of moldy bread so well worth it. Only used my shotty, no traps or melee at all, with a bit of melee or crossbow action combined with well placed spikes no doubt I'd seen a net gain especially with a horde that size (day 45).

[Qrasss]

I'm glad it's craftable since I like to loot & salvage, but also like the option to craft.
More gameplay options does not seem like a bad thing. After all it's a solo game with options to set up your game or even a server to your liking......

[Teresa]

This thread is from 2015 when repair kits required oil to craft. They no longer even require it.

[Trooper Bri]

And the 2022 Necropost of the Year award goes to.....

[Crater Creator]

I can understand reaching this thread by googling e.g. "7DtD craft oil for repair kit," if you're trying to look something up: to learn something. It's harder to imagine searching for an old thread because you want to comment on things said seven years ago.

In any case, please don't resurrect very old threads. They tend to contain out-of-date information, which is confusing.