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[S.K. Ren]

I understand that a lone turret will be overwhelmed but if you plan a head and dig an entrenchment around your base at least 2 squares wide and put several of them by each entrance. A brute is the only thing that can break a wall and if it comes your turrets are toast either way. That's why I'll only defend the entrances.

[Whales]

I know for sure that java-based roguelikes have no such limit. Please confirm my guess about another RLs (also, how do we generaly call them? curses-based?)

On the contrary, they do have a limit; screen resolution.  If your tiles are 50x50 pixels, you can only fit a 16x16 viewing window on a computer with 1024x600 resolution (like many netbooks are).  Similarly, because I want Cataclysm to be widely compatible, I limited it to a 80x25 character window, the size of many terminals.  There's no limitation preventing it from being larger, but I value widespread compatibility more.


And turrets are actually pretty good; I generally find they can take on a stream of normal zombies and blow them away with ease.  The do have problems with faster zombies, and they do generate a lot of noise.

[S.K. Ren]

Ok after a little testing it seems Metabolic Interchange is pretty good as long as its used in conjunction with other supplies. It seems that it does stop draining once you get to hungry(actually I thinkit stops when you hit very hungry and doesn't restart until you hit satiated aka no hunger status). Also what it actually does is exchange 1 hunger for 1 energy every turn. You can however supplement large energy gains with other power sources and rely on Metabolic Interchange for passive augs.

[ChairmanPoo]

Passive augs don't need energy, for the most part.

I think that, since you'll be running scarce on food pretty soon, metabolic interchange is a bad choice ATM

[DrPoo]

Hmm is there a new update beyond E? God damn.. i hope there wont be too many NPC's
I hope there will be a "no dog and lone person in the world" gamemode. I love that feeling, when there is nothing left to loose.

[S.K. Ren]

Ok now Im sure this is how metabolic works. It will drain 1 food/turn and generate 1 energy/turn until full energy or until you reach very hungry at which point it shuts off until you reach neutral hunger at which point it will reactivate until you hit very hungry again. My suggestion is if you want this, take Gourmand and Light Eater to maximize your food efficiency and grab the CBM:Nutrition Recycler Unit aug and you should be able to run around pretty well. Just restating this as a confirmation.

And by passive augs I actually meant toggle-able  augs that you activate and they remain on with a passive drain like Internal Night Vision.

[forsaken1111]

If you wanna get rid of the dog just close the door to the house and walk off.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Or use it to snag yourself a free beartrap.

[forsaken1111]

or dinner

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Why not both!?

Although now that you mention it, the dog is pretty good at mass murdering squirrels and rabbits for you.

[ChairmanPoo]

Or simply lock it in a room and go into the basement. Poof, no dog.

I understand my namesake's concern, though. I don't like having to be concerned about the dog either... I don't know to what extent this is because I have a soft spot for dogs, and to what extent it's because I dislike having to escort NPCs around.

[DrPoo]

I just would wish you could turn it off so it wouldnt even spawn at all.
Not to go all Minecraft whiner style "MAEK IT TOEEGLED OR I WIL QUIT" but you get the point.

[Gunner-Chan]

Then edit the sources yourself. It's such a pointless edit at this stage it's not worth complaining about.

[Farce]

And turrets are actually pretty good; I generally find they can take on a stream of normal zombies and blow them away with ease.  The do have problems with faster zombies, and they do generate a lot of noise.

Can... can I put a suppressor on the turret?

[The Merchant Of Menace]

Not everyone is capable of doing that, especially if they play on Windows and aren't familiar with compiling it.