Basic Walkthrough - (updates pending)
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:21 am
Hey folk! (As promised updates will continue and thank you all for the ideas. I am kinda just tapping this all out and have autocorrect turned off and am not proofreading so if you see a mistake or want to see other details that maybe I missed feel free to PM me!)
So I suppose I want to say I saw a lack of walkthroughs in this forum. I DO NOT make any attempt at knowing what is best or right for any player entering the wasteland. I just hope to help you survive longer.
1
Honestly if you don't have a benefactor or faction mates, life is hard. You are on your own, the way it should be at first. Scavenge. Search every rock pile. Check every burnt and rusted out car. Look at your surroundings. Locate the first town and the shops you can sell scavenged gear to.Once you enter the first town there will be a sign in the middle of town. It gives you a general overview about getting started and survival "For dummies". Avoid your first fight until you have a weapon and maybe a shirt. I don't care if its dirty clothes and a stick. This is my humble opinion. Once you are confident, and can take the fight to the wasteland. Kill some bugs. Get out there. You might just die or through some strange miracle survive!
2-5
This is a critical and difficult stage in your development as an OV player. Life is hard. Survival is not easy. You are strong, willing as well as able? Lets find out.
Move close too cities. Water, food and rad/sickness protection sources become priority if you wish to progress. Expect to get killed. Life is not easy in the wastes. Again keep and sell anything of value. This often means rare junk, top tier construction materials, clothing you cant use and sometimes rare and awesome gear. Some items, you might want to consider adding to your collection of weird odds and ends you hold onto. Maybe someday you will invent something new. Or just rebuild the wheel with what you have left over. Bugs will be your primary source of experience at this level. Although lepers may be an option past lvl 2-3 depending on your build and gear. Bug meat can be sold in towns. Pick cactus fruits and check trees, cars and rockpiles. Most looted items can be sold or used in some manner. You will learn certain towns offer more for certain items. Some also charge different prices.
5-10
This is a critical and scary place. You will want to learn certain mobs and behaviors. You want to start looking for low level outlaws or people who want to be one. Never assume you are safe in a non safe zone. Never assume you are safe in a safe zone if your hungry or sick. You will die. I personally recommend actively seeking spots where you can build levels and survive. Many folk, myself included made a priority of currency in this game. Having cred to spend can mean the difference between life and death. Lepers were suggested for farming at this level. They do drop a lot of materials or actual bandages and this helps to keep you out in the wastes longer. Tear up all the clothing they drop and craft away. It is important to keep an eye on your sickness, thirst, hunger and radiation while at it. Often in that order. Be careful not to get surrounded or try and fight more than you can handle. Lepers can be found south of Silosia. There are also human mobs that share the map with Silosia. They can be fought around this level as well although they do not drop as many materials for bandages. They do have different drops though and you might get lucky. There is the benefit of being near a town. Giving you the option to run to a safe zone if need be. Once your comfortable, explore a bit and find what suits you best for game progression. Here is where you can make choices. I hope anyway. We still have a skill tree that is not quite yet active in some respect.
10-20
I think the real currency in this game is grit and a desire to survive and accept the wasteland. This is where you find out if you have it. Brawlers will become a mainstay mob for creds and sometimes useful gear. Sell the pants at the clothing store for maximum return on your effort. Other gear will drop but you need to learn what is worth keeping and what is not. A lot of players often hang around the spots where they spawn so you have competition, but if you keep it friendly you also have backup. This is where you will encounter people telling you not to block a spawn point more often if you have not already heard it from players already. Don't block spawn points! Also try to learn where to stand so you can all get kills and gear! It takes time but you will learn as you go. This also brings us to the idea of finding new spawn spots that work for you. It is dangerous work, but it can pay off in the form of new gear and possibly less traffic and competition. Keep in mind there is less back-up also should you get overwhelmed. I currently am in this area of leveling and will simply start quoting most posts or asking you to refer to them below. Also, for prolonged experience grinds it is recommended you bring medicines and radflush as well as food and water to avoid a non combat death. You could be kicking butt, getting epic gear and feeling invincible. Yet none of us are immune to starvation or sickness.
Also to quote Rha from below
"Make friends not enemies"
It will prolong your survival out there. I wanted to update this and say that since first writing this I seem to have made some enemies. : D Just remember folks you are not immune to the animosity of other players. Keep your eyes open out there.
U
Even if it is a wasteland in regards to it being a work in progress. We all have a chance to shape this project as the first people to invest time and energy into it. I welcome and will update as valid ideas and truths come in.
So I suppose I want to say I saw a lack of walkthroughs in this forum. I DO NOT make any attempt at knowing what is best or right for any player entering the wasteland. I just hope to help you survive longer.
1
Honestly if you don't have a benefactor or faction mates, life is hard. You are on your own, the way it should be at first. Scavenge. Search every rock pile. Check every burnt and rusted out car. Look at your surroundings. Locate the first town and the shops you can sell scavenged gear to.Once you enter the first town there will be a sign in the middle of town. It gives you a general overview about getting started and survival "For dummies". Avoid your first fight until you have a weapon and maybe a shirt. I don't care if its dirty clothes and a stick. This is my humble opinion. Once you are confident, and can take the fight to the wasteland. Kill some bugs. Get out there. You might just die or through some strange miracle survive!
2-5
This is a critical and difficult stage in your development as an OV player. Life is hard. Survival is not easy. You are strong, willing as well as able? Lets find out.
Move close too cities. Water, food and rad/sickness protection sources become priority if you wish to progress. Expect to get killed. Life is not easy in the wastes. Again keep and sell anything of value. This often means rare junk, top tier construction materials, clothing you cant use and sometimes rare and awesome gear. Some items, you might want to consider adding to your collection of weird odds and ends you hold onto. Maybe someday you will invent something new. Or just rebuild the wheel with what you have left over. Bugs will be your primary source of experience at this level. Although lepers may be an option past lvl 2-3 depending on your build and gear. Bug meat can be sold in towns. Pick cactus fruits and check trees, cars and rockpiles. Most looted items can be sold or used in some manner. You will learn certain towns offer more for certain items. Some also charge different prices.
5-10
This is a critical and scary place. You will want to learn certain mobs and behaviors. You want to start looking for low level outlaws or people who want to be one. Never assume you are safe in a non safe zone. Never assume you are safe in a safe zone if your hungry or sick. You will die. I personally recommend actively seeking spots where you can build levels and survive. Many folk, myself included made a priority of currency in this game. Having cred to spend can mean the difference between life and death. Lepers were suggested for farming at this level. They do drop a lot of materials or actual bandages and this helps to keep you out in the wastes longer. Tear up all the clothing they drop and craft away. It is important to keep an eye on your sickness, thirst, hunger and radiation while at it. Often in that order. Be careful not to get surrounded or try and fight more than you can handle. Lepers can be found south of Silosia. There are also human mobs that share the map with Silosia. They can be fought around this level as well although they do not drop as many materials for bandages. They do have different drops though and you might get lucky. There is the benefit of being near a town. Giving you the option to run to a safe zone if need be. Once your comfortable, explore a bit and find what suits you best for game progression. Here is where you can make choices. I hope anyway. We still have a skill tree that is not quite yet active in some respect.
10-20
I think the real currency in this game is grit and a desire to survive and accept the wasteland. This is where you find out if you have it. Brawlers will become a mainstay mob for creds and sometimes useful gear. Sell the pants at the clothing store for maximum return on your effort. Other gear will drop but you need to learn what is worth keeping and what is not. A lot of players often hang around the spots where they spawn so you have competition, but if you keep it friendly you also have backup. This is where you will encounter people telling you not to block a spawn point more often if you have not already heard it from players already. Don't block spawn points! Also try to learn where to stand so you can all get kills and gear! It takes time but you will learn as you go. This also brings us to the idea of finding new spawn spots that work for you. It is dangerous work, but it can pay off in the form of new gear and possibly less traffic and competition. Keep in mind there is less back-up also should you get overwhelmed. I currently am in this area of leveling and will simply start quoting most posts or asking you to refer to them below. Also, for prolonged experience grinds it is recommended you bring medicines and radflush as well as food and water to avoid a non combat death. You could be kicking butt, getting epic gear and feeling invincible. Yet none of us are immune to starvation or sickness.
Also to quote Rha from below
"Make friends not enemies"
It will prolong your survival out there. I wanted to update this and say that since first writing this I seem to have made some enemies. : D Just remember folks you are not immune to the animosity of other players. Keep your eyes open out there.
U
Even if it is a wasteland in regards to it being a work in progress. We all have a chance to shape this project as the first people to invest time and energy into it. I welcome and will update as valid ideas and truths come in.