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[ChairmanPoo]

I am unable to build spike pits. What do I need to do?

(I have the four spikes. I've also tried it at a pit, and at a shallow pit

[Whales]

I am unable to build spike pits. What do I need to do?

(I have the four spikes. I've also tried it at a pit, and at a shallow pit

It's not working.  I don't know why.  Sorry.  I'll figure it out eventually.

EDIT:  OH HEY I FIXED IT    Pushed to github.  Sadly it will break your saves and requires a clean build.  Sigh...

[ChairmanPoo]

No prob. I just had an unfriendly encounter with a hulk  anyway :p

(Ironically enough, I had that encounter just when I went out in order to get a shotgun. "I'm risking too much going out with just a .38 as a weapon. What will I do if I meet a hulk?" I thought)

I almost killed it, too, but then I had to reload, and that was the end of it...

[The Darkling Wolf]

Hehe, fixed it by virtue of me pointing it out to him

Patch
 (mediafire link)

[Darkfyre]

What exactly is puTTY and how does it work? I know it's a multiplayer client, but I want to know how it works because my home network has certain securities

[Blackray Jack]

Been a long while since I played and I'm just getting back into it. How come wearing the barest of things makes me heavily encumbered, hampering speed and melee? All I have is a jean jacket in my and a backpack on my chest area and realistically, I don't know why this is hampering me so much.

Also, zombie hordes everywhere, and I DO mean everywhere camping out at literally nearly every building of interest, and they can track you even with stealth perks chosen. I understand zombies are plentiful and proactive but a horde on every street corner? It sounds like I may be exaggerating but I can assure you I'm not.

I would suggest re-working how wearing things work in relation to hindrance and so on, it just seems you're forced to wear the lightest of things just to stay agile and unburdened, correct me if I'm wrong here!

[Whales]

What exactly is puTTY and how does it work? I know it's a multiplayer client, but I want to know how it works because my home network has certain securities

PuTTY is an SSH client.  Wikipedia article on SSH.  SSH is like telnet, but secure.

Been a long while since I played and I'm just getting back into it. How come wearing the barest of things makes me heavily encumbered, hampering speed and melee? All I have is a jean jacket in my and a backpack on my chest area and realistically, I don't know why this is hampering me so much.

Also, zombie hordes everywhere, and I DO mean everywhere camping out at literally nearly every building of interest, and they can track you even with stealth perks chosen. I understand zombies are plentiful and proactive but a horde on every street corner? It sounds like I may be exaggerating but I can assure you I'm not.

I would suggest re-working how wearing things work in relation to hindrance and so on, it just seems you're forced to wear the lightest of things just to stay agile and unburdened, correct me if I'm wrong here!

A backpack is a highly encumbering item--having a backpack offsetting your balance hampers melee and dodging.  Note that this is all torso encumbrance affects; you can still shoot guns and flee just fine.  The idea is to encourage a light-traveling character build if you're melee-oriented, though with high enough skill it won't matter if you're wearing a backpack.

Zombies aren't that bad if you keep moving and only fight them when you have to.  Unless you're very noisy you shouldn't encounter a true horde too often.

[ChairmanPoo]

In my experience it's quite usual to meet large groups right at the beggining in the last few builds. However, they're only green zombies, and thus can be outrun easily, or even fought in an one-slot window, in a pinch. I see them more as a start-of-the-game scare, rather than an actual threat

[Blackray Jack]

The backpack is an understandable thing but then that brings up the next problem, carrying capacity. If you don't have a backpack then carrying things is nigh impossible unless you're loaded down with cargo pants and clothes that have several pockets in them, even then the need for carrying a backpack is too great considering all the items in the game.

[TheBronzePickle]

You either find a location you can store your necessary gear and launch 'missions' from, you turn yourself into an unwieldy pack mule, or you train like a soldier until you have no problems carrying your body weight's worth of supplies on your back and doing battle. Sounds realistic to me.

[Whales]

The backpack is an understandable thing but then that brings up the next problem, carrying capacity. If you don't have a backpack then carrying things is nigh impossible unless you're loaded down with cargo pants and clothes that have several pockets in them, even then the need for carrying a backpack is too great considering all the items in the game.

You can fare quite well with a lower number of items; carry only what's necessary.  A trenchcoat doesn't encumber you badly, and with that, cargo pants, a fanny pack and a holster, you can definitely carry everything you need for a melee character, and even have an emergency revolver.

[Jacob/Lee]

I've been thinking of making a nomad character, I more or less constantly move towns occasionally hunkering down for a little bit to perform some raiding runs on a city. Anyone tried that? Considering the stuff I carry, I'll need a lot of storage space...

[a1s]

I think you can also just drop some of your crap while you fight the zombies (for a 0 encumbrance), you will however lose it, if you have to run away. (or lead the horde away and backtrack at a later time)

[FunctionZero]

... I more or less constantly move towns ...

Wow, you must be really strong!

[TheBronzePickle]

One thing that is a problem is carrying enough to eat and drink. Water by its nature is heavy and not easy to transport, and the fact that a lot of the in-world water is going to be unusable is a big limiter. There's also the fact that food is needed pretty much as badly as water in this game, and food isn't light either.