New to game some questions

[FriedTato]

Just got the game and i have some questions

1. What is the use of the RV over the Cricket? Seems you can not secure it so pointless.

2. I secured a upstairs room of a house, built a campfire and while cooking thru the night had a few zombies trying to knock the door down. Is anywhere safe to do nightly things other then just look at a wall?

3. As to question 2 if i secure a warehouse will the same happen?

4. Can you fix a baseball bat or make one? (sure i'll figure this out just tossing it out while i have a brain fart)

Oh and day cycle seems really short (possible i just found my answer its the private server i am on)

[EthanT]

Zombies will detect you through walls, boards, doors, etc if you so much as fart or shine a candle light. Safest thing to do is alt tab while staring at wall.

[JB]

Originally posted by FriedTato:

Just got the game and i have some questions

1. What is the use of the RV over the Cricket? Seems you can not secure it so pointless.

2. I secured a upstairs room of a house, built a campfire and while cooking thru the night had a few zombies trying to knock the door down. Is anywhere safe to do nightly things other then just look at a wall?

3. As to question 2 if i secure a warehouse will the same happen?

4. Can you fix a baseball bat or make one? (sure i'll figure this out just tossing it out while i have a brain fart)

Oh and day cycle seems really short (possible i just found my answer its the private server i am on)

Heya, Thanks much for the support! I'll help out with your questions. Feel free to join our Discord we're on and available most days. I'm typically on US time but I'm visiting the office in the UK now.

1 - Space, more storage. With coming updates we'll introduced vehicle fortifications and locking mechanics. Right now it's basically a massive mobile container. In future you'll be able to secure it and log right from the bed inside.

2 - If you look on the horizon you'll see smoke columns, these are starting camps. Also securing the doors and windows in a house would stop or should stop this from happening.

3 - It shouldn't but some structures do have issues, we're cataloging and fixing them as they're reported in game. You can report in game issues with the F1 button.

4 - You can craft a club from firewood, you can't craft a bat yet. However, there's a trick if you have some nails, hammer and a bat you can craft a bat with nails essentially giving you a new conditioned weapon. This will be patched shorty :)

Day cycles - Private servers are all kinds of crazy :p

[JB]

Originally posted by Eternal Herald:

Zombies will detect you through walls, boards, doors, etc if you so much as fart or shine a candle light. Safest thing to do is alt tab while staring at wall.

This isn't intended behavior, zombies have line of sight and sound but shouldn't find you unless they can hear or see you for now. If you're active can you report that in game next time it happens to you with the F1 reporter please?