Way to get fuel in early game?

[KippenKaasBaas]

I'm still a very new player. Only at day 8 of my first playtrough.
Because I got sick of the long walks I invested a lot of my perks into the Grease monkey tree. And after quite a long grind I'm now the proud owner of a motorcycle.
Small issue: I've run out of fuel.
What is the easiest way of getting fuel for a nooby like me?
I haven't found a gas station yet.

[Crater Creator]

Gas station pumps are good, as are the metal barrels you’ll find in many POIs. I’m not sure if it’s only the red ones that have gas. If you have a harvest tool like a wrench, start disassembling cars to get a whole bunch of different materials including gas. Eventually, you should find or acquire a chemistry station to make your own gas from oil shale, which is easy to get from the desert.

[KippenKaasBaas]

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Gas station pumps are good, as are the metal barrels you’ll find in many POIs. I’m not sure if it’s only the red ones that have gas. If you have a harvest tool like a wrench, start disassembling cars to get a whole bunch of different materials including gas. Eventually, you should find or acquire a chemistry station to make your own gas from oil shale, which is easy to get from the desert.

Wait. Wrecked cars give you gas?
That makes it easy. There's a million of them scattered around.
Thanks for the tip.

[Azure]

Some POIs that are mission locations have cars in them so be sure to salvage them before starting the mission so you can salvage them again after (same goes for looting the place if your interested in it)

[KippenKaasBaas]

Originally posted by AzureTerra:

Some POIs that are mission locations have cars in them so be sure to salvage them before starting the mission so you can salvage them again after (same goes for looting the place if your interested in it)

You could loot the entire place twice?
That's weird.
What do you mean ''before starting the mission''. Do you mean before talking to the trader?

[SuperMeatBag]

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Originally posted by AzureTerra:

Some POIs that are mission locations have cars in them so be sure to salvage them before starting the mission so you can salvage them again after (same goes for looting the place if your interested in it)

You could loot the entire place twice?
That's weird.
What do you mean ''before starting the mission''. Do you mean before talking to the trader?

Before activating the mission at the yellow marker, you can harvest any and all things, when you use the marker to activate the quest, everything will reset. So you can do two rounds of harvesting if you have time/space/etc.

[KippenKaasBaas]

Originally posted by SuperMeatBag:

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

You could loot the entire place twice?
That's weird.
What do you mean ''before starting the mission''. Do you mean before talking to the trader?

Before activating the mission at the yellow marker, you can harvest any and all things, when you use the marker to activate the quest, everything will reset. So you can do two rounds of harvesting if you have time/space/etc.

Bloody hell. I learn new things every day. That's awesome!

[SuperMeatBag]

I'm pretty sure some players see this as an exploit, but as a near-obsessive level scavenger I feel it is totally acceptable and yes, awesome.

[KippenKaasBaas]

Originally posted by SuperMeatBag:

I'm pretty sure some players see this as an exploit, but as a near-obsessive level scavenger I feel it is totally acceptable and yes, awesome.

It does sound like an exploit.
But since I've turned off horde nights, and zombies always walk, and I'm on lowest difficulty I wasn't really looking for the most legit hardcore experience anyway lol.

[Crater Creator]

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Gas station pumps are good, as are the metal barrels you’ll find in many POIs. I’m not sure if it’s only the red ones that have gas. If you have a harvest tool like a wrench, start disassembling cars to get a whole bunch of different materials including gas. Eventually, you should find or acquire a chemistry station to make your own gas from oil shale, which is easy to get from the desert.

Wait. Wrecked cars give you gas?
That makes it easy. There's a million of them scattered around.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, the cars are lovely... until two weeks later, when you’ve harvested every one around. They don’t respawn, you see (except for quests, as discussed).

[SuperMeatBag]

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Wait. Wrecked cars give you gas?
That makes it easy. There's a million of them scattered around.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, the cars are lovely... until two weeks later, when you’ve harvested every one around. They don’t respawn, you see :buzzed: (except for quests, as discussed).

My rule is to not destroy a car that gives repeatable loot so I can keep getting the loot over and over. Unless I need an engine or battery for something.

[KippenKaasBaas]

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Wait. Wrecked cars give you gas?
That makes it easy. There's a million of them scattered around.
Thanks for the tip.

Oh, the cars are lovely... until two weeks later, when you’ve harvested every one around. They don’t respawn, you see :buzzed: (except for quests, as discussed).

Haha, well thanks for the heads up.
Since I cover a lot of ground with my motorcycle (as long as I have fuel lol) I suspect I'll find a gas station sooner or later.
Or I could try to find some of that oil shale you mentioned. But I haven't really gotten into the mining aspect of this game yet.

Anyway I'll start with scraping the cars. Thanks again.

[Crater Creator]

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Oh, the cars are lovely... until two weeks later, when you’ve harvested every one around. They don’t respawn, you see (except for quests, as discussed).

Haha, well thanks for the heads up.
Since I cover a lot of ground with my motorcycle (as long as I have fuel lol) I suspect I'll find a gas station sooner or later.
Or I could try to find some of that oil shale you mentioned. But I haven't really gotten into the mining aspect of this game yet.

Anyway I'll start with scraping the cars. Thanks again.

No problem. Another tip is to use the shift key sparingly - it’s less fuel efficient.

[seven]

Originally posted by 76561198015220729:

Originally posted by SuperMeatBag:

I'm pretty sure some players see this as an exploit, but as a near-obsessive level scavenger I feel it is totally acceptable and yes, awesome.

It does sound like an exploit.
But since I've turned off horde nights, and zombies always walk, and I'm on lowest difficulty I wasn't really looking for the most legit hardcore experience anyway lol.

If you decide to double loot here is another tip. If you put down a chest to hold loot from your first run through, don't put it too close to the POI. When you click the marker it will destroy the chest as it resets everything. If you activate and then put down a chest it's fine.

[KippenKaasBaas]

Small update:
I've scrapped every car I could get my hands on and I now have enough fuel to last me a lifetime.
Time to start exploring the distant lands!
I wanna live on top of that skyscraper I see in the screenshots. But I have to find it first.
Thanks again for all the tips.

[Andi]

If you're playing on a randomly generated map, you won't find any skyscrapers. I'm just trying to save you some time here. :D