Since the zweihander is made of steel, we need a soldering iron (or the grossly more inefficient welder)
We also need scrap metal. The easier way to get it here is to set fire to an item in a vehicle
As it burns it throws out chunks of metal
After many failed attempts (which do train mechanics) we reinforce the zweihander. It now does even more damage, much like reinforced armor offers more protection
I thought it was a wolf, honest
Some giant worm tunnels up to say hi.
When driving, it's best to hide the sidebar
I park the truck and await the zombies that will come due to the noise of the truck
The hacksaw will be useful
After a while, no zombies come any more. It's time to bring up the truck next to the fuel pumps
Well, except a boomer that explodes on me
We refuel to 9% full from the three pumps. Since the truck actually has 4 fuel tanks, 9% is quite a lot.
I repark the truck and go into the city
If you hide behind the corner the shocker zombie won't have to to do the damn ranged attack and is way easier
Using a hammer and screwdriver, I start disassembing over and fridges for useful items
I make some spikes to mount on the front of the truck
Moving forward to the pawn shop. It's empty
But there's more useful places in this town
The military surplus store has a gas mask, which offers better environmental protection than the filter mask and also covers the eyes. In particular this protects against boomers blinding you. It does however cost 1 more mouth encumberance point (3 vs 2), and each point is +5 base move cost
Three zombies with a single swing man. Still because it's a slow weapon they manage to get some hits in
The clothing store has a dinosaur suit
Around the corner there's a zombie necromancer. It's a pretty weak zombie that can raise the dead. I kill it immediately
The sporting goods store has a basic repair kit, a new item that repairs weapons and tools made out of wood, bone and chitin
Don't have a wrench or we could get some blades here
The other military surplus store doesn't have anything interesting
There are a bunch of zombie dogs. A tactical retreat is in order
My careless running around the town gets me in a bit of trouble as zombies approach from everywhere
Nothing that hiding behind a window and a zweihander can't handle though
The hardware store has a ton of useful loot, especially the welder, anvil and crucible, part of the puzzle of making the KATANA
They're too heavy to carry, so they go into a cart
Great luck! The back of the hardware store has a steel compactor, which can change convert steel items (like frames, etc) into scrap metal, chunks of steel of lumps of steel. This is essential for crafting
Due to the rain the the zombie child killing, I've become depressed, reducing speed and stats. Not good.
Back at the truck I unload the cart into the side trunks
The Semi Truck's heavy duty frame rams into a shrub!
ROARRR!
The Semi Truck's heavy duty frame rams into a shrub!
ROARRR!
The Semi Truck's heavy duty frame rams into a shrub!
ROARRR!
At the library there are some skill books. Nothing groundbreaking
We find an RV with a working kitchen unit. Morale is too low to remove through
On the other side of the town, there's a fire station. Predictably, in it a group of tough firefighter zombies.
And a fat zombie
We drive northeast to uncover some of the map. There's a triffid grove. Triffids are scary
Mines on the road and forest on either side. Must proceed on foot
The sewage treatment plant has some mostly useless CBMs
South in the fields there are some military corpses
Reading the map uncovers nearby roads and some types of buildings
Just south is a military crash site with some CBMs
As I'm closing the window curtains preparing the place for a night's rest, a ZOMBEAR says hello
ZOMBEARS are dangerous. I take off my gas mask so I move more quickly and move through the window so that I get some more attacks
With the broken window, that shelter is no longer an adequate shelter, so I go back to a house just south of the fire station
Great, a methhead house. Hopefully the fumes don't kill me overnight
The basement has the essential welding goggles
The zweihander has taken damage and is no longer reinforced. I fix it up again
MREs are disassembled now
Into this
With child slaying no longer on my mind, it's time to sleep
Day 6 begins