OK, time for a real-world break. I'm stumped _and_ I'm struggling to get the resources I need to feel 'safe' enough to _try_ to progress.
So... I'ma do something else for a little while but this has been a delightful few hours with a new game that is obviously the result of a _lot_ of love from the dev and design teams. <3
Hmm... I can't tell if batteries have a charge that the game tracks... For example if I'm running certain equipment long enough will the battery die before the power comes back on?
Or... Does it just act like a uninterruptible power source?
Don't know yet.
No biggie just a sprained ankle.
...
Then I fell again just a few minutes later and fractured a bone.
So...
I've got those debuffs going for me.
Annnd... I've fallen from trying to jump across a small gap on a walk way and injured my leg.
I _really_ thought I could clear that gap.
This guy Warren might have something that could help me and he wants peas.
You know what I found three hours ago and _ate_ on the spot?
Yeah.
Canned fucking peas.
Haven't seen another can since.
OooooK.
So, if I _open_ a storage container that _has_ duct tape in it... I can use the duct tape _in_ the container to repair gear in my inventory or gear that's equipped. Noice.
That's considerate.
There's a room that has a much lower temperature than normal and I'm going to see if the ... not yet food parts last longer in there. Or if they despawn or just rot per normal.
...
👀
There is a mini-game for 💩ing.
It's not _critical_ if you don't get it right. It's not like you accidentally cover the floor with it or anything.
It just slightly speeds up the timer bar.
...
That's hilarious.
Hrm... I have to find somebody who can tell me how to craft an item I need to progress.
They're supposed to be in an area I've pretty much explored already.
...
I can't find them.
M'kay... Area's _around_ the safeish area do not stay free of squishies. Squishies show back up over time. Again, I dunno if this is a daily check or weekly or... <shrug> I don't think I've got through a weeks worth of days yet so... Weekly is probably _not_ the answer.
Oh, what's that? You heard I've learned to make ranged weapons from office scrap?
Yeah. Yeah, I have. I'm pretty much in-fucking-vincible now.
Watch out squishies!
OK... OK... I'm getting the strong vibe that Dr. Manse is an asshole.
...
Well, I guess I can't do anything with _that_ body. I suppose it's just going to lay there for... The _rest_ of the game.
I need more power supplies... The initial items that you can deconstruct to get them... Well, they're not respawning like they were earlier.
Mayhaps it's a day-of-the-week thing or... Mayhaps, I'm outta spare parts. Hrm.
Oh. I think I can make batteries to use when the site power goes down in the evening. I mean, batteries to power my workstations.
Oooh. Oooooooooh.
And maybe a heater.
OK.
OHHHHHHHH-KAY.
Bitty pieces are starting to click in the old man's brain here.
A'ight.
AAaaaahhh! I just looked at the crafting benches _upgrades_ tab. There _is_, in fact, an upgrade that makes crafting from containers happen.
_Sweet._
We're back to mailing sexual favors to the dev team. <3
Oooh, desk legs are _weapons_. OK. That's... That's why they don't stack. But... I think they're also used in some crafting... Or maybe just research.
Feel like that human skull with the brain in it is going to be useful at some point.
... What?
Oh, no... No, in the _game_.
I'm coming corpse! Don't despawn on me now!
Ya'll... You can _toggle_ the beep that occurs every hour. It makes that nostalgic digital watch beep. When it's active there's a little bell symbol on the liquid crystal display of the watch.
🥹
Is so good.