Resource farming

[CaptainCrunch504]

i am trying to hit a point where food and water isnt a issue, is farming worth it and how do i do that? also i am always running out of metal scrap and the kits i think its called ( red tool box things) even while breaking cars, suggestions?

[viper1392000]

Farming Crops worth it, afraid thats a big nope, if ya want to know how to do will link videos, I farm infected to get salt, canned foods then kill a bear to make salted meat. No issues with food. Usually every few days I go out and scrap all the cars over the entire map.

[viper1392000]

https://youtu.be/MZnhuGw3tYc

https://youtu.be/U6FRNbJUs-k

[viper1392000]

Was able to do a build that took 19 days without having to farm for new food. I may have been able to push it one or two more days but was done with video.

[CaptainCrunch504]

how often do the cars respawn?

[viper1392000]

Seems like every couple days, think you can restart game and they will be back, don't really pay attention seems like they are always back when I go out.

[viper1392000]

Restarting the game will put the vehicles back in game to destroy just checked.

[GamingAfter50]

There is a ton of smashable cars in the city, bring lots of empty storage. You can also "farm" the swingset at the white house. It gives you two metal scraps every time and always respawns. Likewise the "caravan" at the motel. That will give you some scraps and components and it always drops 1 gear when I smash it. Careful of the bear!

[CaptainCrunch504]

are we able to add storage to cars or to the truck?
if i put lockers in the truck will they fall out?

[viper1392000]

Originally posted by CaptainCrunch504:

are we able to add storage to cars or to the truck?
if i put lockers in the truck will they fall out?

I find that letting lockers, boxes fall in the back of truck keeps them in place only have to fall a little. Seems that when I place all the way on bottom they come out. Cars you can't add storage

[CaptainCrunch504]

Do you think its worth getting the hostages? have they improved in this version?

[viper1392000]

Scott cuts down trees like a pro, kate and rachel can help with most crafting needs, for me they are worth it, they do fight infected if you give them firearms with at least 1 bullet. They do get stuck allot, open doors and wall gate, you just have to NPC your place with chicken fences. They won't open chicken gates. I have an extra shelter close by for when they get stuck to get them unstuck.

[GamingAfter50]

Originally posted by CaptainCrunch504:

are we able to add storage to cars or to the truck?
if i put lockers in the truck will they fall out?

I have 6 of the red lockers in the back of my truck and there is still room to stack some of those small wooden crates at the back of the truck bed and still close the tailgate. Don't put stuff on the open tailgate or your truck will start to float.

[Asheira]

@CaptainCrunch504 NPC survivors are worth it, if you're at the point of :
1) Setting up another base / in need of a lot wood (Scott)
2) Crafting a lot / all non-personal crafts do work here , ammo is a heavy time invested craft, but only the cartridges and the final bullets work for the NPC survivors (Assign to NPC option)

My personal experience with NPCs is that I did not like how the open the big gate to walk around.
So I've started another base next to a lake to check on farming.
Which (IMHO !) isn't worth doing at this point of the development.
(chickens not reproducing / for feathers, arrow crafting, too much on daily watering needed etc.
...)

However if you build your base on the wooden platform level without an outer wall, just ladders down from a ring of platforms and a cabin/house in the middle,
That does help tons with the NPCs not opening gates.
I've added another small hut on top of my (elevated) cabin to have some piece of mind for sleep times. Rarely getting interrupted for the 6-8 hours nightly sleep when sleeping some 30 feet above ground.
Hope this helps
Have fun

[Asheira]

back on topic:
For endless water supplies I'm doing well with a single Distillery next to a 2nd base at a lake side.
With a small chest holding matches, firewood and tree bark.
And 2 buckets on the floor.
It is in range of the Motel/Gas station and the long wide slope downhill to the lake which is easy to kill snipe the bear every 3 days or such.
He can eat 2 sniper bullets and then submerge into the lake so the kill can be wasted if you're not shooting him quickly.
But that's as far as I got it for endless water/food supplies.
Save/Continue (reload) for the nightly creeps adds to extra food supplies anytime, but after Day 100 I hardly ever done that.
Dried meat can last you a long time on multiple racks.

[CaptainCrunch504]

where can i get a sniper, lol i need to pick off some bandits because they snipe me first