what is best time to repair clothes?

[Sito]

should i wait until cloths are "worn" before repairing? it seems that the same amount of cloth is used to repair "decent" and worn. but the effect is the same to reconditon them to new.

[H34VY_R41N]

Depends on what difficulty experience mode are you playing. Gear under 70% might be destroyed in a fight on Stalker/Loper.

[jswilliams]

For some items it's a mistake to wait to get the max repair effect, like a toque that can get shredded by an animal attack. But also keep in mind there is a carp ton of cloth in the world, so when you're sitting on a good supply, keep those clothes in good shape. Maybe reair in the mid-70s.

When I have a rabbit factory going full swing and fishing tackle in supply, I repair my rabbit mittens every day to grind mending skill.

[Dotann]

This is just me, and to each his own, but i try to keep my gear up above 97% on everything. Most of my stuff is 100% and when it goes down I grab some cloth, or make some and sew it up. It never hurts and it always ups your skills. Plus it keeps your weight down too.. Its easy to find cloth and extra clothes you dont need.

[jswilliams]

Originally posted by Dotann:

This is just me, and to each his own, but i try to keep my gear up above 97% on everything. Most of my stuff is 100% and when it goes down I grab some cloth, or make some and sew it up. It never hurts and it always ups your skills. Plus it keeps your weight down too.. Its easy to find cloth and extra clothes you dont need.

See this has merit too. I mean really, if you're on a grotesquely long run, you can start conserving cloth when you're down to 50 pieces and then use it only for headgear and bearroll repair. It'll still last forever.

But caution: On Interloper for sure, you might not have time to be doing all that mending while balancing CF risk, hunting, not dying, not freezing...

[Dotann]

LOL I never carry 50 peices of cloth on me. the most i have had is 15 or so as i said earlier, when you keep your gear up regulary most items dont need much reparing so only 1 - 2 peices and your good to go for each. when i get too weighed down i drop what i dont need. :) I try to use comon sense in it, just like real life. Oh and speaking of long runs,, so far i have been through out the whole map and am headed backwards now to the begining. Am now back at Coastal Highway and trying to clear out each point of interest. Will stop next map at Pleasant Valley for finall destination. That is if the bears dont get me again LOL :P

[Sito]

i dont keep cloth on me. i store it at my bases and repair as is need, but i grab cloths as i explor then rip them up. im on a long run in stalker. seems too easy with lots of cloth everywhere

[Dotann]

Ah i hear ya. I just dont like carrying extra clothes on me that i dont need to take up needed slots. Instead of one slot of cloth so i rip it as i find it to save space. :D

[Pleadian]

In Interloper I always carry 5 to make a snow shelter in times that a blizzard has rolled in and I can't back to a cave and/or bed

[Sito]

ok i think 70 % should be good

[Pleadian]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

Headgear can be lost at 100% in a fight. The background mechanics surrounding headgear annoys me deeply.

Can make deer pants, boots, wolf or bear skin coat, and rabbit mittins no problem but ear muffs and hats of any materials escape me. Pathetic.

#StoneAgeRenaissance

"Pathetic" is a bit over the top

[JiffyPopKids]

Originally posted by Dotann:

This is just me, and to each his own, but i try to keep my gear up above 97% on everything. Most of my stuff is 100% and when it goes down I grab some cloth, or make some and sew it up. It never hurts and it always ups your skills. Plus it keeps your weight down too.. Its easy to find cloth and extra clothes you dont need.

What about longer term? in five or six hundred days for now you'll be wishing you didn't spam cloth all the time. Personally, I wait untill I can get the full effect of a repair. (Example for the toque, each repair gives it about 30% condition. so I usually wait untill it's around 70 or 75% condition and then repair it so I can get the full effect.)

[{O|G} Erik the Red]

I always try to wait until I can get the full repair benefit for condition before repairing. This does get harder to do as the mending skill improves though. Cloth is also usually a rarity for me, since I like to stay one map region for a time, and I don't like harvesting curtains or clothing until they themselves fall into ruin, or I get desparate.

[Sito]

some maps run out fairly quick. like mystery lake. had to make a run to milton to raid grey mom's house. as time goes on i tend to switch to wolf coats but i like my current set of cloth coats and sweaters. dont want to give them up just yet

[earthmom]

I try to have 15 pieces of cloth on me most of the time. Very very handy when you need to make a snow shelter