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[BigD145]

BWAHAHAHAHA
Best discovery, i just found out that, while otherwise a worthless melee weapon, this anvil i found has FOURTY bashing power. With this i can smash through normal house walls in a single blow! PASTEL SMASH! (Character is named pastel)
And given my current equipment it only barely over encumbers me, excellent
Edit: son of a.... damnit. Murdered by a zombie in the darkness as safemode failed to prevent me from wasting ten turns trying to hit it, ugh

Ah yes, the fatal anvil weapon. Fatal to its wielder as you spend precious seconds getting it up to speed.

[Descan]

Modern blacksmiths tend to use automatic anvil-hammers, which is basically two heavy pieces of metal that pump up and down.

So basically hammering with an anvil.

[TheBronzePickle]

I'm pretty sure only the top one pumps up and down. The bottom end's an actual anvil.

It basically lets you not have to swing the hammer yourself, and the piston works a lot faster than a human hand can so you can also get the forging done a lot faster and with less need to re-heat the metal.

[jocan2003]

Modern blacksmiths tend to use automatic anvil-hammers, which is basically two heavy pieces of metal that pump up and down.

So basically hammering with an anvil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k1nv7xzjw#t=90  Something like that?

[Tnx]

Does storing my food in the basement of the shelter effectively freeze its spoilage when I'm not down there?

[Orange Wizard]

I'm not sure. The reality bubble is determined by z-level IIRC - so being on the surface should mean the underground is unloaded.
That said, basements seem kind of buggy in general. I've had issues where basements reset or replace themselves with different ones, and it's been discussed at one point on this thread too.

[Angle]

Does storing my food in the basement of the shelter effectively freeze its spoilage when I'm not down there?

No, spoilage is independent of the reality bubble. IIRC, Items have a date for their creation, and this is checked against the current date to heck for spoilage.

[Descan]

Kind of, but faster.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_hammer

[Orange Wizard]

No, spoilage is independent of the reality bubble. IIRC, Items have a date for their creation, and this is checked against the current date to heck for spoilage.

Okay. Good to know.

[Tnx]

I'm not sure. The reality bubble is determined by z-level IIRC - so being on the surface should mean the underground is unloaded.
That said, basements seem kind of buggy in general. I've had issues where basements reset or replace themselves with different ones, and it's been discussed at one point on this thread too.

Aw crap, so I shouldn't store my stuff in the basement at all?  I recall a long time ago where collected loot would disappear for some reason, is this still happening?

Does storing my food in the basement of the shelter effectively freeze its spoilage when I'm not down there?

No, spoilage is independent of the reality bubble. IIRC, Items have a date for their creation, and this is checked against the current date to heck for spoilage.

Thanks for answering!

[Ruludos]

So, awkward question time. I just built a small vehicle from scratch, and discovered that I built it sideways. Is there a quick and easy way to flip it, or do I have to pull it apart and put it back together properly?

[nomoetoe]

Hey, since we now have jumper cables, couldn't we make solar farm full of storage batteries and when your solar vehicle gets low on charge you could just use your jumper cables and transfer the power of the solar farm to your vehicle? I must do dis, I'll need it when I make a bunch of crazy vehicles for the heck of it. Death, Pain. Dewm.

edit: also is it just me or are hordes really dangerous.

[Sindain]

edit: also is it just me or are hordes really dangerous.

They really are, that's why I like em. They remain a (mild) threat even to late game characters. Unfortunately this means that in the early game the only option you really have is to run away.

[Girlinhat]

Using an anvil as a hammer... probably not the silliest thing I've ever seen.

http://i.imgur.com/GIBOWnD.png

SERIOUS QUESTION!  Is there a way to give this thing a decent swing speed, maybe even in the 500's, but make it so that you need like 20+ strength to wield it?  And without sufficient strength, you'd swing it slower/softer?  It's a shame strength/dex doesn't factor into swing speed at all...

[MikaTheCrazy]

Started up a new character, I immediately find a backpack in the basement. I then wander outside to get a rock, and there is a mi-go right outside the shelter. I tried to lead it through a window, but it simply smashed down the wall, saying "anything else?" as if to taunt my efforts to slow it. In the end I managed to escape out the other side of the shelter while it was smashing apart all the furniture, and I even managed to get some stuff from the corpses littering the area, including a CBM. I think I'll avoid that area for a while, maybe try loot the other nearby shelter.

edit: after wandering around finding bears and wasps, (the wasp was in a town, so there is probably a nest) I have found another mi-go near a shelter, I swear these things are spawncampers. (Also, is this normal?)