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[Micro102]

I found an artifact called a shimmering urchin. Has 2 charges that regen. I used it and it told me I can feel my body deteriorating. No idea what it does.

[Iceblaster]

I found an artifact called a shimmering urchin. Has 2 charges that regen. I used it and it told me I can feel my body deteriorating. No idea what it does.

According to this, your artifact has the possibility of...

Something as it's not updated. Regardless, your body deteriorating is... Probably it hurting your every body part.

[Zireael]

LOL @ Iceblaster, but deteriorating is not pleasant definitely.

[Imp]

I found an artifact called a shimmering urchin. Has 2 charges that regen. I used it and it told me I can feel my body deteriorating. No idea what it does.

Was it one minute after you used the artifact?  If so, I suspect this:

Recharge

Artifact tools can restore their charges:
4.  Every minute, but hurt all character's body parts by one HP ("You feel your body decaying.")


Some artifact charges appear to not show a message when used, if this is the case, and if you were alone when you used the artifact, you may have 'not-seen' one of these things happen:

Monsters around you getting stunned
Monsters around you getting charmed
Monsters around you getting damaged

And you also could have triggered 'mutate', which doesn't seem to give a message but has a 1/3 chance of doing nothing.

[Tawa]

Zombie pheromones are really fun, particularly with hulks and the like.

They beat up other zombies.

[teoleo]

is possible that in an area with no monsters suddenly I found myself surrounded by zombies? (dynamic spawn)

[Aseaheru]

You made noise? If so, thats a horde you got there.

[teoleo]

i not, but a near npc yes, but the monster have spawned directly near me.... a Turn before only me and two building, and a turn after me and 30 zombies.....

[IcyTea31]

If they are appearing on-screen, either you've caught the attention of somebody, or you're hallucinating. Had any pink tablets recently? Either way, it's better to just run than to waste ammo and/or health trying to fight them off. Both conditions time out, so don't worry.

[Aseaheru]

That or hes scitzo, or there was an eye.

[Micro102]

I keep finding myself thinking I should add fleet footed and night vision to every single character I play. The combination is just too powerful. You don't get caught unless a creature walks towards you and you it so it ends up right next to you and unless it's faster or as fast as you then you get away. Something faster? Shotgun/window/teleporter/caffeine pills/lighter.

[TheOperator]

Advantages and disadvantages need (but won't get) balance, badly; Illiterate renders the game basically unplayable.

[Raddish]

It's not forced upon you though.  You choose it knowing full well the effect it will have on your game.  Unless it's the first time you choose it I guess, but it is kinda self explanatory.

[etgfrog]

Advantages and disadvantages need (but won't get) balance, badly; Illiterate renders the game basically unplayable.

This...is wrong. This does make the game a challenge but assuming you put 1 initial point into mechanics then you wont be locked out of vehicles. You can very well train first aid the hard way. With just first aid and mechanics you can install quite a few cybernetics. There is also the possibility you just ignore crafting all together and live off of what you find. The survivor armor is auto learned from fabrication and tailoring. I'm actually surprised when I actually played a char with one. The only downside I can think of is the lack of martial arts being learned after you create a character.

[IcyTea31]

The only downside I can think of is the lack of martial arts being learned after you create a character.

...Unless you have NPCs turned on and get lucky with one. That's how new martial arts were learned before dojos were added.