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[Girlinhat]

Eyesight does not work that way.  There's two types of cells used in the eye.  One is used in daylight to see color and fine detail.  The other is used in night time, and it can't do color or detail as well, but it does pick up light more easily, so it's easier to see vague shapes.  Getting more, or more sensitive cone cells won't give you sharper vision, it'll give you vague vision through less light.

BUT considering "mutations" then we can handwave a little.  You're able to see a lot of detail with Night Vision, implying that you've mutated more sensitive rod cells and thus more acute color and detail vision in low light settings.  After all, animals traditionally use cone cells to see at night, but when you're mutating then tradition is ignored.

[bombzero]

BUT considering "mutations" then we can handwave a little.  You're able to see a lot of detail with Night Vision, implying that you've mutated more sensitive rod cells and thus more acute color and detail vision in low light settings.  After all, animals traditionally use cone cells to see at night, but when you're mutating then tradition is ignored.

daylight must be very, very fucking painful then for the first few days after the mutation.

[Girlinhat]

And all days after that, really.  Daylight stops hurting because your eyes adjust (dilated) or because they're damaged (the cones were destroyed).  So if daylight stops hurting the eyes of a night-vision creature, it's because they've gone blind.

[BigD145]

I have a Winnebago in mind. The older style. It will not have wheel or an engine to simulate rotted wheels and dead engine. Maybe even a rusted out gas tank. The shell will be fine, perhaps minus intact windows. It won't be common but it will be a fixable wreck.

[Flying Dice]

I have a Winnebago in mind. The older style. It will not have wheel or an engine to simulate rotted wheels and dead engine. Maybe even a rusted out gas tank. The shell will be fine, perhaps minus intact windows. It won't be common but it will be a fixable wreck.

Will it have Hyper-Active mode? 

[Cane1994]

Dont forget the liquid schwartz

[Farce]

If I could install a stereo in the back that spammed me with Raise Your Hands, I would be very, very happy.

[BigD145]

I have a Winnebago in mind. The older style. It will not have wheel or an engine to simulate rotted wheels and dead engine. Maybe even a rusted out gas tank. The shell will be fine, perhaps minus intact windows. It won't be common but it will be a fixable wreck.

Will it have Hyper-Active mode? 

Geeze, now I guess I have to rename it either Eagles or Eagle5. Good going, people.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Cane1994]

Yay!

[Mechanoid]

So after spending 6 in-game days sitting inside the starting evac shelter, cheating my way to a modestly large custom 5x6 vehicle, and wanting it to be as durable as possible, i've come to the conclusion that large vehicles just arn't worth the time and materials ... to fully armor. Why? Literally chewing through 3 1/2 fully charged welders to create the vehicle, but then 3 more welders to armor plate everything. The mass of the vehicle basically doubled, and the K-x%'s dropped like crazy.

If you have to armor a vehicle:
1. Prioritize armor to areas that will be hit by impacts the most. Usually, this is the front and all external wheels. Internal areas that don't have components shouldn't need armor, or should be armored last.
2. Glass windows do not seem to be safe against impacts. Building an impact zone in front of your windows out of frames and armor plates, instead of plating the tile with the window directly. These frames will get hit first, and the glass will last longer.
3. Go under 30 while on a bridge even with considerable driving skill. Hitting zombies can cause control loss, and vehicles are deleted entirely when their base tile (the tile you started the vehicle construction on) hits the deep water tiles that surround bridges. I learned this the hard way for the second time after my cheat-vehicle above fell victim to this.

[BigD145]

I knew this before even messing with vehicles and I'm glad vehicles are done the way they are. Vehicles have high upkeep. They can be fun tools in a survival game, but be prepared to let it go and walk everywhere. Or just make a motorcycle for those quick jaunts between cities or to escape impending triffids because you didn't see that triffid heart on the map. Bicycles will be a less time consuming alternative if they ever get implemented.

[beorn080]

I knew this before even messing with vehicles and I'm glad vehicles are done the way they are. Vehicles have high upkeep. They can be fun tools in a survival game, but be prepared to let it go and walk everywhere. Or just make a motorcycle for those quick jaunts between cities or to escape impending triffids because you didn't see that triffid heart on the map. Bicycles will be a less time consuming alternative if they ever get implemented.

Foot power. Based on Str, possibly key it to total carry weight for things like Bad Back. If no engine is installed, players can try to use their feet to push the vehicle from inside it. Optimally, we will be able to tame dinosaurs and let them use the sunroof to carry babies. If a "silly" mode is ever implemented, foot power would be = to a 2.5L engine, but only when barefoot.

[Greiger]

Ok now that the Guild Wars 2 beta weekend is over I'm back to my character and I noticed something during a mad dash from my car to my base.

I'm not taking any damage from acid rain.  None at all.  Ran at least 10 tiles all with the acid pouring down.

Spoiler: From the drivers side of that car to here, avoiding pits (click to show/hide)

Known bug? Side effect of the scales mutation?

Also as a little aside it seems building a roof over downward stairs disables the stairs.  Just as a warning for folks modifying any place with a single tile stairway.

[beorn080]

It occurs to me that a car that has minimal/no boards on it and is large could make a viable mobile trap. Do zombies attacking/moving through a stationary car take damage from mounted machetes/spikes?

[alfie275]

Someone should make Dead Reckoning from Land of the Dead