gas masks??

[(WTH)benskins]

I run oy of theses and im a sitting duck, an1 give advice on what to do when masks runs out???

[EcL!PsE]

Deconstruct structures for resources to make more, use anti-rad pills instead of gas masks or send non-essential recruits out to die.

[Estamel]

u need anti-rad pills pop one when u get back. i have also experienced that they dont always get rad poisoning when going outside

[Jolly]

Don't be wasteful with them to begin with (ie, maximize trips out). Be sure to emphasize collecting resources for making new gas masks while scavenging. Always grab every gas mask you can while scavenging (help "pay" for the trip). Use the alternate methods detailed above. Wait for a trader/luck.

[(WTH)benskins]

the masks, they only last for 1 trip which i cant understand why, is there anyway of them lasting longer??

[Sonny]

We're planning an update soon that'll change how gas masks work that should make them a little easier to use.

[(WTH)benskins]

sorry im a noob just brought game today... think il start again lol

[(WTH)benskins]

ahh ok thats good thanks

[Kumamanuma]

A strategy I've found works pretty well is to make sure when you send out expeditions, that you are visiting more than one location at a time (which is why it’s important to find the towns asap). If I search around 4-6 buildings I usually find at least two gas masks each expedition. I very rarely craft gas masks. In dire situations I just send them out without any protection, and like Estamel Tarchon said there is a chance that they can come back without rad poisoning. Lastly, you should always keep at least one expendable person in your group so that if you run completely out of gas masks, anti-rad pills or food, you can send them on a suicide expedition to hopefully find the supplies you need, then cannibalize them when they come back and succumb to rad poison.

[GamerGuyMike]

Originally posted by Kumamanuma:

A strategy I've found works pretty well is to make sure when you send out expeditions, that you are visiting more than one location at a time (which is why it’s important to find the towns asap). If I search around 4-6 buildings I usually find at least two gas masks each expedition. I very rarely craft gas masks. In dire situations I just send them out without any protection, and like Estamel Tarchon said there is a chance that they can come back without rad poisoning. Lastly, you should always keep at least one expendable person in your group so that if you run completely out of gas masks, anti-rad pills or food, you can send them on a suicide expedition to hopefully find the supplies you need, then cannibalize them when they come back and succumb to rad poison.

i've lost so many to canabalisim

[LordXamon]

I find very little plastic, it may be just me but I find it very difficult. All the games I've played the lost by not being able to stay out into the wilderness without masks, without plastic and without pills

[Bert Bertsson]

Hopefully gas masks will be changed so you keep the masks, but have to find the air filters for them. but as mentioned above, make sure you get your worth out of the gas mask and do the longest trips possible. I try to encounter every person i find when i play, and you'd be surprised just how many have gas masks for trade. Schools arre also a good location to get the materials you need to make more.

[Dank Matter]

Stuff said about rad pills is not right. Pop one BEFORE you send someone out. They are active for quite some time. So you can send someone out on two or three trips before the effects wear off. After that use the gasmask, since you will have some more supplies to create some gasmasks.

[Defiant]

Originally posted by NuclearFart:

Stuff said about rad pills is not right. Pop one BEFORE you send someone out. They are active for quite some time. So you can send someone out on two or three trips before the effects wear off. After that use the gasmask, since you will have some more supplies to create some gasmasks.

Would it make sense then to send someone out without pills or a mask first, let them get rad poisoning, then give them anti rads and send them out a few more times?

[SamV]

Originally posted by Hysterics:

Would it make sense then to send someone out without pills or a mask first, let them get rad poisoning, then give them anti rads and send them out a few more times?

That's what I have been doing since rad poisoning doesn't kill someone instantly. Send someone out with no gas mask or pill and let them get rad poisoning. When they get back clean them up and give them some sleep and then a rad pill right before they go out again so you can get two or three trips out of one pill without killing the person. Seems more efficient that way.

[SONICMOTT]

Originally posted by benskins1987:

I run oy of theses and im a sitting duck, an1 give advice on what to do when masks runs out???

here... minimize the amout of times you go out and when you do go out, make it worth it. this is what i do. 1.wait till it rains and you have a full tank 2.while its still raining send 1/2 people out with gas masks and use all of your water or just under the max ammout. once you do that you just saved a few gas masks. Oh and be sure to equip them for combat and storage, a.k.a lots of med packs your best gun/melee weapon and your biggest storage container