VHS Tapes Guide [Gain XP fast] [v41.62]

This is a quick guide to VHS Tapes. At the moment [game version 41.62 without mods] there are 185 entries, 35 of which can greatly facilitate your game, namely, significantly speed up the leveling of skills.

How it works

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After watching VHS Tapes, your character will gain experience depending on the type of video that you have found. A complete list of "useful" VHS Tapes, what skills will be pumped, where to find them - can be found below in this guide.
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So you found one / several "useful" VHS Tapes, what next? Make sure the TV is newer, because not all TVs can play VHS tapes. Open the device menu (RMB> Device Settings), turn on the TV, drag the video from the inventory / backpack to the "Media", click "Play". Done!

VHS tapes and skill books

I have created two "unemployed" characters, so there is no additional class experience bonus. One of them just watched the tapes, while the other read the skill books. Each of them viewed all "useful" entries, which resulted in the following result:
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Character Skills - Without Books ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ Character Skills - With Books
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It is very easy to get the first levels of Farming and Tailoring, which in general is a rather difficult task. But with the books you can see the result yourself, all skills were almost doubled!

Home VHS

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⠀ Home VHS ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀		⠀ Crafting Skills ⠀	⠀ XP ⠀
⠀▪⠀stock cars	🔧	⠀ Mechanics▲	⠀ +12,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀OSCC'92	🔧	⠀ Mechanics▲	⠀ +12,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀RMFA	💊	⠀ First Aid▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Combat Wound Management	💊	⠀ First Aid▲	⠀ +87,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀No 9 ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Metal Fences"	🌠	⠀ Metalworking▲	⠀ +100 ⠀
⠀▪⠀nof vid ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Metal Roof", "Metal Walls"	🌠	⠀ Metalworking▲	⠀ +87,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀TV repair	⚡	⠀ Electrical▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Muldraugh AV Club ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Makeshift Radio"	⚡	⠀ Electrical▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Tailoring 101	🎀	⠀ Tailoring▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Granny Nani	🎀	⠀ Tailoring▲	⠀ +75 ⠀

* XP is indicated without any character bonuses and accelerators

VHS

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⠀ VHS ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀		⠀ Crafting Skills ⠀	⠀ XP ⠀
⠀▪⠀Carzone [E1]	🔧	⠀ Mechanics▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Carzone [E2]	🔧	⠀ Mechanics▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Carzone [E3]	🔧	⠀ Mechanics▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E1] ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Fishing Rod"	🐟	⠀ Fishing▲	⠀ +50 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E2]	🐟	⠀ Fishing▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E3]	🌱	⠀ Farming▲	⠀ +87,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E4]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E5]	🔨 🌿	⠀ Carpentry▲ ⠀ Foraging▲	⠀ +50 ⠀ +12,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E6] ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Trap Crate"	🐾	⠀ Trapping▲	⠀ +125 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E7]	🌿	⠀ Foraging▲	⠀ +87,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Exposure Survival [E8]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +87,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E1]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E2]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +50 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E3]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E4]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E5]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +37,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E6]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀Woodcraft [E7]	🔨	⠀ Carpentry▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E1] ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Cake Batter"	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +75 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E2]	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +100 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E3]	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E4]	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +50 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E5]	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +50 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E6]	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +62,5 ⠀
⠀▪⠀The Cook Show [E7] ⠀↳ Learn you to make - "Pie Dough"	🍖	⠀ Cooking▲	⠀ +75 ⠀

* XP is indicated without any character bonuses and accelerators

Other VHS

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The Dog Goblin⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀

Fatigue▼⠀

Stress▲⠀

Panic▲⠀

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In general, other cassettes are used to reduce boredom. That's all.

Where to find VHS Tapes

VHS Tapes can be find in houses, in box warehouses and VHS stores
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Muldraugh: VHS store
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March Ridge: VHS store
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Riverside: VHS store
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Louisville: VHS stores

Tips & Tricks

Be sure to read skill books before watching VHS tapes
- Experience multiplier works great, especially at higher levels
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You can listen to TV and read a book at the same time
- A small but effective way to level up your character
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You can listen to multiple recordings at the same time from multiple TVs
- Maximum madness for your alpha male/woman
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Place the TV (for example) next to the sink in the toilet
- While your favorite culinary show is on, you can have time to wash off dirt, dust, etc.

Other Helpful Guides

Related: In this guide, you can learn more about TV shows and TVs:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2398624513
I am actively studying English now, sorry for grammatical mistakes, if they exist =)
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Also, if this guide was useful for you, like it, add to favorites! =)
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Good Luck!

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[Venomir]

I just so happen to be playing a game in the North East section of Louisville and your map is missing a VHS store location. It is just to the right of the East corner of the base ball diamond.

Said differently, it's location is about halfway in between the other two VHS stores in the upper North of Louisville, and then down and left on the map until you reach the edge of the baseball diamond.

[Blobphish]

@ v.lav No problem. The guide is the best I have seen so far. I also make it sound like there are a lot of "missed" tapes but I think it is only 3. For those that would like to know there is Dead Wrong for Aiming, Mother's Boy for Short blades and Z-Squad S2.03 for Mechanics (no Electrical)

[v.lav]

Sorry @Blobphish, I stop playing PZ a while ago, the guide might be outdated right now

[Blobphish]

Your guide is missing many types like Mothers Boy for Short Blades. A single episode of one of the TV Series gives Mechanics and Electrical I think but I can't remember which one. Looking for that information is why I found your guide.

[Pherdnut]

That is hilarious that the dog goblin just freaks you out. Didn't even know about the home tapes. Not sure I've ever found those. Nice thing about the woodcraft tapes if you already have a carpentry bonus, is that you can miss a lot of the TV episodes while looting early-game.

[Dad Paul]

@Nash not anymore(((

[Skald]

Your English is very good by the way!

[hardy_conrad]

Interesting. Thank you very much, I just started and need all the help I can get.

[Nash.]

@kaiser_savage you can watch them every time you load into server, for now atleast

[Sainty]

@Kaiser_Savage they're like books i suppose, if you die just watch it again, or they're like the tv channels...unlimited usage