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[Gentlefish]

Ripping and installing solar panels is... level 3 mechanics? It's repairing them that's hard (like mechanics 6) so yeah, keep them away from the outside of the vehicle. Install all the batteries, too! All that delicious solar energy will come in handy when you install a welder on the back. and put in a water filter.

Oh, empty out the diesel tank, rip it off, and turn it into a dirty water tank. You can install funnels to collect water for you that way! There's really no reason not to have a mobile base these days, minus farming.

[Xardalas]

Neato. Thanks for the quick replies. Unfortunately, I only have threeish working solar panels, but I have like six storage batteries. All of which were at a 100% when I pulled them out.

Only got a single large electric motor though. I am not sure if that is enough to even run the humvee and get it moving at any decent speed.

[Gentlefish]

You might trim armor off the back half of the humvee, then. That'll lighten the load and if any of the front armor breaks, you can repair it easily with the extra plates.

[ChairmanPoo]

Why use electric motors though? I mean, I keep one as backup, but with two 60L tanks full of gas you'll last a long time. And if you manage to fill an external fuel tank you'll basically never run out.

[Teneb]

So decided to come back to it, not playing since version 0.C-4367, whenever that was (going by the zip in my downloads folder). I do remember that there was being some work into making player faction and base, was there any released stuff on that or is it still an in-progress thing?

[Xardalas]

Can solar panels be installed a part that has a roof and will they work if they do?

Also, is the Cata wiki down or something? I still can't connect to it.

[Greiger]

Yea solar panels appear to be treated as on top of everything else.  So you can have a roof and perfectly functional solar panels on top.  Funnels work too.
 Probably once z-level cars go in (if they ever do) we'll be able to specify exactly where we want the solar panels to be.
Donno what's up with the wiki.

Bit of a question, I know there have been multiple passes on attempts at z levels.  But I see multiple z-level building mods.  One of them I know was from the first attempt at z-levels.   Do they both work with the current z-level implementation or is one of them horribly borked if I try to play with them on?

[ChairmanPoo]

I favor playing with multiple Z level buildings but without Z levels enabled (lag, bugs)

[Aseaheru]

 The official(That is, in the game mod options without any work) Z-level mod adds in a number of multi story structures. The feature in options is for viewing multiple z-levels, which lags to hell (particularly around multi-level structures) and lets mobs teleport through floors an amazing amount.

[beorn080]

There seems to be a bug regarding ammo and loading and such, as I just fired off a tank cannon about 20 times without using up ammo.

[Aseaheru]

I see that as they being supported by poles or something while staying horizontal.

[pisskop]

newest experimentals have a bug where ammo in vehicles isnt consumed when loaded.  fairly sure now that this extends to turrets now

[Greiger]

That's odd actually, I'm running 4770 and when a npc told me to stick my hands up I did and then fired the mounted M2 Browning mounted on my car at them and it used up 25 rounds of .50 BMG as expected.

I also completely missed the npc but they got distracted by the explosion of car chunks that suddenly appeared from the wreck they were standing near and spent the next 20 turns picking up chunks of steel, so it worked out.

Maybe it matters that I'm using the mod that makes it so turrets aren't all automatic anymore?

[pisskop]

loading a battery/thread powered device with ammo from a vehicle doesnt consume resources but does reload

[Orange Wizard]

I also completely missed the npc but they got distracted by the explosion of car chunks that suddenly appeared from the wreck they were standing near and spent the next 20 turns picking up chunks of steel, so it worked out.

"That guy's aim is so bad that I'm not even going to acknowledge his presence any more."