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There are several technical issues with brewing process itself, but it's not even important. The true pain is research potential of the current team. Grimwulf and Kalin are, how do I put it? They are men of guts, not wits. Incapable of research. While Azira's research skill is 4, and the guy isn't interested at getting better at it. In fact, he's not interested in anything, except maybe a bit of shooting and engineering. His only only true passion is alcohol.
Anyway, researching a simple and essential tech like Stonecutting will take ridiculous amount of time (300 research points needed). Can't tell how long exactly, coz Azira needs to eat, sleep and lay on ground doing nothing from time to time. Brewing will take longer (700 research points). If the team insists, we're gonna do it regardless, but let's deal with Stonecutting first, and hope that nothing happens in the meantime. No more mech raep squads, or berserker colonists, or food poisoning from shashlik, or Randy Random's tough love.
Plenty of ways to do it, but none of them are availiable right now. As our glorious Kolony will live and prosper, I'll get into further details. For now we just wait for random events and pray they bring us new recruits.
Oh, yeah. I know I'm repeating myself for the third time, but I have no way to change/roll new arrivals. Depending on Random's mood and Codex Hivemind, new colonists might make the situation worse, not better.
Waa..? Fucking hell, Grimwulf. I hope you choke on that meat.
As Soviet people often say, you can rest after you die. Right now though, the working day begins! AAAAZIIIIIRRAAAAAAAAAAHH!
*grumbles to himself* Did you really think I'm sleeping? Yeah, I'd look at you sleep in this freezer.
Where is that doctor Mengele? Oh, there you are!
Good morning.
Nothing good about it. Grimwulf snores and mumbles something incoherent when he sleeps. I can't take it anymore.
Come on, guys. We are almost a family at this point. We nearly killed each other on multiple occasions using knives, fists, shashlik, and dirty socks. But we're still here, right? That counts for something.
That's deep, Azira. Well said.
I found this crate of walkie-talkies this morning. They seem to be intact.
Awright, great. Everybody grab one and go to your working places. Come on, chop-chop.
I want to sleep. My whole body hurts from all that digging and fighting.
We must all sacrifice something, Kalin. Get up. Today's schedule: Azira draws his schemes; I make more shashlik; Kalin digs the tunnel.
... I will literally kill you one day.
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. I didn't make the rules, Kalin. Karl Marx did.
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!
Later that day.
*psshhht* Hello? Can anybody hear me? Please respond. Unless you are a damn nazi, then shut the fuck up. Over.
*Clears throat* AAAAAARHHHHHHHHHHEMRHRHRHM, this is Red General Grimwulf speaking, Supreme Commander of Codex Labour Army. Identify yourself and state your business. Over.
I have a crazy German chasing me. I repeat, A GERMAN IS CHASING ME! Normally I would kick his ass and make a trenchcoat out of it, but right now I am unarmed, and he sports a handgun.
Our place is well-fortified, and is crawling with veteran space marines. You may come over, but no funny stuff. Our, errm, snipers will be watching. What's your name?
Just call me... Humble Servant.
Ooookaaay. That's not weird at all. Waiting for your arrival, Servant.
*Panting* How did I manage to drag myself into this? *huff puff* That nazi scum won't get me, I won't have it!
*pssshhht* Almost forgot. Servant?
Listening.
Watch out for centipedes.
For wh-- HOLY MOTHER OF NATIONS
Yeah, them. Don't ask.
Well, that solves my nazi problem.
I doubt that, comrade. The mechos are pretty passive, unless you attack them yourself. And nobody's that stupid.
You don't know the guy who's chasing me.
Well then. Let's honour the crazy with a minute of silence.
*Knocks*
Come in! Make yourself comfortable, build a bed.
Just like in Mortherland.
I'm Grimwulf, the guy you were talking to. I run this place in communistic fashion. We also have Azira - pilot, doctor, and a sir. And Kalin, the errand boy with no useful skills.
My name is not important. I serve the Motherland.
Then you are in luck, comrade! This place is the closest thing to Motherland you will find in this dumpster of a planet. Welcome home. Have some shashlik and tell me more about yourself.
Not much to tell. As a child I've been filmed in propagan-- err, ideological movies.
Then... I... Was on a Mission. Details are classified.
My Mission was accomplished not so long ago, so I can stick with you for some time.
I see you're wearing the same cryosleep apparel as all of us. Crash-landed on the same ship?
Huh? Is that some kind of humour? I'm in a full Conscript suit, and proud of it.
... Riiiiight. I see you have a... special... vision of... things. You'll fit right in.
Anyway, my ship crashed here long before yours. That makes me a man with experience, and you - someone who should listen and learn.
And I LOVE heavy labour.
That's great. We need a lot of hauling to do. Are you up for it?
No.
I like you already. You are a mighty fine man, Servant. Yes... a fine man.
Umm. You have a weird look in your eye,
Don't worry, I'm just evaluating your, hm, usefulness. Some more shashlik? You really need to gain some weight.
Speaking of weight. You hear those distant explosions? Must be that fat nazi, still fighting for his life.
Who was he anyway? What's the deal with you two?
Manbear.
So. Let me get it straight. MANBEAR, fat old German in pink pants and cowboy hat, was chasing you, HUMBLE SERVANT, because... why?
The same reason he attacked giant mechos with a handgun.
He should be dead by now. I'd rather not talk about it anymore, if you don't mind.
Horosho. I still have to check on his corpse, though. Make sure he's dead and maybe loot whatever valuables he had. For the sake of working class. Do me a favor, and take care of shashlik. Plenty of raw venison needs some love.
Aye, I'll do the cooking until you get back.
Going somewhere, Grim?
Long story. We have a new guy hanging in the hideout, go talk to him. He seems decent enough, just, err... Don't ask about his clothing, ok?
Well, what do you know! Crazy comrade wasn't joking, a demented old MANBEAR actually fought those centipedes.
When he mentioned "Conscript suit", I thought he's a little bit cookoo, and those centipedes were actually blowing up space deers, not manbears. Nope. I was wrong.
The guy died before I even got close. Looted a shoddy handgun from his body. The cowboy hat was sadly beyond any help. His tatters seem to be warm, though.
Looks like it was a parka long time ago. Also found some food and... pink latex pants? Nope! Not touching these.
Things are looking up!
BOOOOOOM
WOOOHOOO *runs screaming like a madman*
Too close! *panting* Way too close!
A bit later.
I'm sad to inform you that your friend is dead.
Good riddance. GLORY BE!
So, you had a chance to chat with Azira? You two get along?
As long as he's not German or anti-infantry gun, he's good in my book.
Awright. Now I need you to help the other guy, Kalin, with digging a tunnel.
On it, Comrade Comissar. I live to serve.
You bring a tear to my eye. Kalin can learn a lot from you.
He managed to roast all venison while I was away. Now that's productivity! Gotta get more meat.
If only we had more men like Servant, this place would be so much better. I only wish he was a bit... thicker. Winter is coming, after all.
*Psssshhht* Red Base to Pigtails. Red Base to Pigtails. Do you copy? Over.
I hate you so much. Over.
We have a new recruit! More details later, but he's cool. Sent him over to help you with tunnel. He will dig from another end.
...
So never again say that I don't care about my subordinates! Over and out.
H-help? You sent somebody to HELP? NOW?! FUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUU
*Inhales fresh air* Life is great, Azira.
Grimwulf. Why are you lying in the mud?
Makes me think of Motherland. I can literally smell it. Can you smell it?
I... need to research, Grim.
Later that evening.
"SENT OVER SOME HELP" MY ASS! WHERE ARE YOU, FUCKER?! I've digged the whole fucking thing myself!!
Hey, Servant. Back already?
I found the tunnel you were talking about, but was too hungry to dig.
That's ok. Have some shashlik.
So. I figured you weren't serious about snipers, but... where are your defenses?
Eh. Centipedes don't bother us as long as we keep our distance.
No, I mean defenses against pirates.
Oh, them! I was just thinking of what to do with pirates, but we must take care of crusaders first. And then there's always a threat of the Old Ones. If they awaken...
You think I'm joking?
I think you're stressed out. It's ok, we've all been there.
What do you know about this planet?
It sucks. But there's nobody else here, except for us. And, well, your Manbear, wherever you found him.
*sigh* You ARE clueless, after all. Don't you know what kind of place is this? How did you even crash landed here?
Beats me. Still suffering from cryosleep amnesia.
Dammit. I'll save the stories for another time. What you SHOULD know right now is that we are not alone here, far from it. And your landing was noticed, have no doubts about it. They will find you sooner or later, and you'd better be prepared.
What are you blabbering about, comrade?
There are five major factions on this planet.
Three of them are so-called Outlander Towns.
People living in these places are survivors. Distrustful, but not initially hostile. It will be hard to become their friends, but maybe we could establish some trading. Especially since they are not too far away. District-at-the-cliff is the closest to us.
Friendship's Mesa and Honesty's Cave are a bit further, but within caravan's reach.
Then we have a tribe of Germans.
Germans?
Well, crazies. They are not in the talking mood normally. I recommend extermination with extreme prejudice. They are located far away to the east.
Finally, we have the pirates. The most dangerous of the lot.
Although their base is extrmely far away to the south, you can encounter raiding bands all over the fucking continent.
If you plan to survive longer than a few days, I suggest you do something about defenses. Like, yesterday.
Later that night.
Don't give me that tired face, Kalin. Come on, look alive! We have work to do!
I've been digging granite the entire day, while all of you were busy with NOTHING! And now you make me haul steel?
Don't be so dramatic - look, I'm helping! Catch up!
Goddamn you.
Awright, we're here. Let's talk it all over again, make sure we have everything planned ahead.
Whatever gets me a break from all that labour nonsense.
*Psshhht* Azira, Servant, do you copy?
Loud and clear, Comrade Comissar.
I'm with you, men.
Right. First thing first - The Wall.
Not much you can do with its configuration without losing on territory. I say we do it like that, the initial plan. Simple and effective.
We need a place to rest. AT LEAST I DO!
This hut will do for the time being.
It's very tight there. Most of you people aren't known for your, ahem, patience.
Building new houses should be the priority. Or a single house with private rooms.
Will be a bit harder to heat separate rooms or houses. Maybe we can figure out a ventilation solution, hmm.
What in Great Sickle's name are you talking about? The Wall should be our priority! The wall and defenses!
Men, no point in arguing about that right now. We have no building materials for any of that. How's the research going, Azira?
If you give me another day of silence and privacy, I might be able to finish it. I might.
Good news. Meanwhile we focus on what we can do with what we have. Fixing that house will be doable.
Barely enough space to throw our beds, not nearly enough to store stuff. We can't keep food, meds or valuables outside.
I agree, it will deteriorate. We need a storage of sorts.
Then we gather some wood and do something like this:
And when we need more space, we simply dig it.
Say "dig" again, I double dare you!
Stay calm and keep hauling, Kalin. Just throw all building materials in this heap.
We have plenty of iron for several projects. Not enough manpower, though. Azira is busy with research, and I must hunt and make shashlik. That leaves Kalin and Servant to do the building, digging and hauling.
What do we start with? I suggest tailoring table. Kalin is skillful enough to make warm clothing from deer hides.
Are you utterly mad, doctor? We MUST focus on our defenses! First and foremost, we need turrets. And turrets need power!
How do you suggest to obtain power, you genius?
Engineering is my old-time hobby. I can think of several options. First thing that comes to mind is a standard fueled generator.
Which isn't an option for us. It requires, well, fuel. And wood is hard to come by in tundra. Sure, in the future you can bother with growing trees or assemble such a generator as a backup system, but right now it won't do any good.
Go on. We're listening.
Let's see... There is always a solar generator. Simple. Reliable.
During daylight it will output 1700 W. During nighttime the output will be zero.
And if we need turrets at night?
We can solve this problem by assembling several batteries. They will store power during days, so that it would power up our systems during nights. However, the problem is placement. Solar generators should be placed away from buildings and mountains - basically from any kind of shadows.
Shadows are moving according to the sun's position. Might be diffuclt to find a spot that is lit during the entire day. And that we don't need for building purposes.
The spot must be safe too. Generators of any kind are very resource-demanding, we can't afford to lose them.
Any other options?
Pretty sure I can make a wind turbine.
Depending on weather, the output can reach as high as 3000 W. But if there is no wind, it drops down to zero.
I suppose you can't build a nuclear reactor or smth more advanced?
No.
Then what would you recommend?
Both wind turbine and solar generator have their own pros and cons. They require roughly the same amount of materials. Solar generators demand a fitting spot. Wind turbines can be placed anywhere, but they need a huge amount of space.
If they are blocked by anything, including walls, trees or roofs - they simply won't work. Mountain roofs also apply. You can't place a wind turbine in a cavern or tunnel.
Complicated.
Yeah, makes you think. Let's head back to the hideout, Kalin. No point in standing here doing nothing.
What's that thing falling down?
A spacecraft chunk!
Very fortunate. To assemble generators, batteries and turrets I will need a lot of components. We can salvage them from those chunks.
So let's decide the plan for tomorrow.
If we focus on defenses, I recommend two generators of any kind you prefer, connected to at least two batteries to store power. I can begin constructing turrets afterwards.
I'd rather just focus on tailoring. I'm sick tired of doing all the hard work for you bastards. Besides, we need warm clothes.
Who's going to haul our stuff to the new base then? Who will fix the house, build a storage, move the beds?
Do it yourself!
We'll run out of food in an instant. Servant can cook too, but that means no generators and turrets for us.
Don't know, Grim. Aren't you all dramatizing the whole deal? How soon can the pirates arrive anyway? We probalby have days, or seasons even. And how bad can it be? We have firearms and experience.
And murderous centipedes. Turrets can wait, I say. Now, if you excuse me, I want to drop on my bed and die.
Yes, it's been a tough day for all of us. We all deserved some rest.
another dope update. games seems well interesting. what's the deal with the game's state, as far as being alpha goes; wait for it or should I just get into it as is?
Since I have no meta knowledge with this game regarding '"how soon do enemies arrive", I am going to be silent. While sabotaging the thread would be the 'dex way, I am at least waiting until I appear in flesh.
"Commissar Grimwulf entered a fey mood. This bed is of the highest quality. The mural depicts "Champion the Warg", hero of the fatherland, defeating the enemies of the revolution by deflecting bullets back at them, only using his body. His is wielding the flag of the glorious Kodex Kommunistic Kolony."
another dope update. games seems well interesting. what's the deal with the game's state, as far as being alpha goes; wait for it or should I just get into it as is?
It might suffer the same fate as DF, remaining in permanent alpha, yet full of content. It's stable, fun and challenging at high difficulties. A lot depends on starting team and location, of course. Unlike DF, the game isn't free, so I can't say it's 100% worth a shot. But if you're into games like this (survival builders), it's totally up your alley.
Plenty of mods out there in case you wish to alter vanilla experience. I'm not using any of them in LP, but still.
I'll find your lack of freshly dug & filled graves disturbing. Despite disastrous start, you seem to handle things well.
Anyway, glory to the first man to die!
I vote for wall first, to remove the possibility of surprise buttsecks. Then generator/turrets near the chokepoint. Solar seems to require slightly less space, but it is worrisome that we then also need batteries to last us through the night.
Therefore, I'm more for wind turbines.
Most important matter of business is that I should get Dayya's snazzy conscript armour because 1) I'm the close combat space cop and 2) he's a frickin nudist perv and will be more productive if his "needs" are met!
(Also: if he freezes to death in winter that's a lot of free shashlik)
Edit: fuck misread that, well I still want his rags!
It might suffer the same fate as DF, remaining in permanent alpha, yet full of content. It's stable, fun and challenging at high difficulties. A lot depends on starting team and location, of course. Unlike DF, the game isn't free, so I can't say it's 100% worth a shot. But if you're into games like this (survival builders), it's totally up your alley.
zero experience playing this type of game, but I always enjoy reading threads like this about them. setting and theme makes this attractive to me (more so than others of the type), but the price tag and perpetual alpha is slightly off-putting.
We're still waiting for you to show us how to cut stone blocks, so Teh Wall will have to wait. We could make a wall of steel, but that's just wasteful. Right now we have 3 people (Grimwulf, Kalin, Servant) and 4 tasks at hand, each man can only handle 1. You have to finish researching and can't be disturbed.
The four tasks are:
1. Hauling our stuff to the new base and making it suitable for living. Fixing a hut, building a storage, moving beds, etc.
2. Crafting tailoring bench and making some warm clothes from all those deer hides. The nights are pretty cold already.
3. Assembling power generators and turrets. None of it requires stone blocks, only steel and components - we have plenty.
4. Managing food situation. Hunting, butchering, cooking.
So once again, we can only do three. One of those tasks has to be left for later.
Solar seems to require slightly less space, but it is worrisome that we then also need batteries to last us through the night.
Therefore, I'm more for wind turbines.
Most important matter of business is that I should get Dayya's snazzy conscript armour because 1) I'm the close combat space cop and 2) he's a frickin nudist perv and will be more productive if his "needs" are met!
You wear the same syththread shirt and pants. He has a jacket, though. My inner Freud tells me that he's not really a nudist - he just feels like he's wearing a conscript suit. It's easier to imagine when you don't have any distracting clothes on you.
So yeah, you can have the jacket. Just snatch it away while Day sleeps and don't mention it when he wakes up.
IMO if you lack colonists to recruit fellow Codexers(It might take a loooong while, especially with stubborn prisoners), you should enable the console and basicly cheat a few in with "wanderer event" or "chase event"(so it won't feel that cheap)
All in all, they are random and you might as well get some useless prick. Not mentioning that it will increase difficulty of dem raids and stuff.
Oh, and count me in. Call him/her "Cheetah" and use my current avatar or some sexy chick :D
As for non-character input, tailoring should be the lowest priority. It both uses a significant amount of material, and the main tailoring bench requires power; you only work at 40% speed without.
And for power, go with the easy compromise: One of each.
