IkaikaKekai

I think a base or a reloading bench should be required (as well as any prereqs like a small forge) but overall a good idea as long as it takes time to craft. Not just a 'I made 6000 rounds in 30 seconds lol' I mean like 60 seconds to make say 10 rounds. Idk if it works like this IRL but say you can break down other ammo (ala Fallout:NV) so say exclusively use .45ACP and 5.56 NATO, I can break down all 9mm and 7.62 i run across, melt down the brass and lead, reuse the primers and powder to make the ammo I use. This might be getting ab it overly complex but should be something that's considered.

Yep, went with it because apparently Ikaika Kekai is too much of a hard word for haoles to pronounce or spell.

Yes...all 350 pounds, 6'1" of me.

Maturity is behavior, not age. I've played with 12 year olds more mature than 30 somethings in different games. As long as your parents are alright with it I don't mind you playing. It's the shrieking masses that think crouching repeatedly over a dead person is the point of the game that I can't stand.

Well there's only one important milestone we're worried about right now, which is the one you want to pop. However it will still be a good thing if they crank out a lot of milestones and bug squashes before they reach that milestone. EDIT That 'second barrel' is either a holder for the cleaning/extractor rod or just extra metal for support (looks too small to be a 2nd barrel unless its some weird combo gun: 12 gauge top barrel, .22 bottom barrel). They do have single shot rifles (dunno about breakaways, but that's possible) that are breach loaders. There are also some rifles that can shoot both shells and bullets (usually the smaller gauges and higher calibers to match) but don't the status about them being popular in Europe/Russia. Basicly I'd say its more than likely a rifle rather than a shotgun, if nothing else just because it says Hunting Rifle instead of 'Hunting Shotgun'.

Some sort of protective wear would be welcome IMO, either as a full on NBC suit or just a surgical facemask and medical latex gloves, or even simpler stuff (bandanna worn as a face mask, regular gloves, respirator or even a dust mask, ect). And yes protective suits usually have a 'time limit' on them (radiation suits only block a certain % of radiation, extending the time you can spend in an area before you get into the 'unhealthy dosage' amount, chem suits can only last so long ((chemicals eat through the suit, filters get clogged, leaks ect ect ect)) and as stated biosuits will suffer wear and tear. IRL no I would not, they don't make biosuits in my size and I sweat like a pig already :P

There's going to be many infection factors (and many types of infections) so this is still something viable (if we can get infections just from being near dead bodies or certain areas) As said above a thin sheet of plastic won't really protect against bites or scratches (to a certain degree they will but not much).

It's more risky but if you find oil barrels in town or tire piles, they can be set on fire without matches, just have to use the menu to do so and you can cook on them.

Lakes/ponds, pump wells and covered wells can collect water from, no mater what you need to boil them (all you need is a tin can and fire (firebarrel or campfire)) The map mentioned above has most of the wells and pumps on them as well as lakes and ponds. Seawater is the only place you cant drink from.

I think I'm in Love. This will be my favorite weapon in Standalone I think.

By law (at least in the United States) canned (and possibly bagged kibble) dog and cat food is required to be safe for human consumption to be sold in the US. Sure you're getting the cheep ass cuts of meat (probably just one step bellow what you're getting at Taco Bell) but it's safe to eat. You think that's bad, my brother bought some dried dog treats that was NOT fit for human consumption (and was printed right on the package in not so tiny letters) and was being sold as beef jerky, the clerk selling it didn't even know till he pointed out the label (packaging was extremely similar to Jerky normally sold ((think it was the same company)) ) And that was the 2nd to last bag on the shelf as well...*hands Lancer a Bucket*

aye, although for me the animation seams glitched, soon as i raise my hands i lower them and pick up my gun again.

I've heard Rocket touch on something like this for SA, still a good idea and sounds a bit more in depth than what Rocket said (at the time anyway). Would be awesome if he makes it the way you're saying.

It is true, to be 'replaced' by radios. which you will have to find, loot, and tune to the right frequency. They will be both VOIP and text chat.

Well, to be honest I'm sure it has, just more along the lines of 'dey shud add in flarguns on baots sew we kan set de zombies on fire!'

Most flares of that type are parachute flares, so they would stay in the air longer. Would be good if you could use this 12 gauge flare in compatible shotguns (thinking the double barrel) and use the flaregun like a shot pistol.

I would agree, to really lower KOS they would have to make you feel guilty about killing people, but that's pretty difficult to be honest. A pile of dead bodies in real life would only make me feel a bit nauseous (because of the smell, pile of dead dogs and someone's going to die by my hand), a pile of pixels representing dead bodies won't really impact everyone. The only time I've felt guilty about killing someone in any game (is usually with NPCs) is if they're 'good guys' or 'innocent', or some other tug at your heartstrings moment, (kill someone, turn around and a little kid asks "Have you seen my daddy?"). Ammo scarcity will probably only make a few more people wounder if its worth shooting someone (or get VERY good at shooting), but it's still worth a try. But really the only thing that will stop KOS is the players themselves. Once a while ago, I was looting the airtower at Balota and just about to leave. Guy ran past me and upstairs yelling friendly and had 10 or so zombies following. Waited for him to clear the line of fire and started shooting zombies. Zombies dead I walk up the stairs to check on the guy (pretty sure I had my gun lowered) and get shot in the head. Bitched in side and he claimed I shot him first. So we'll probably never get rid of KOS completely.

Aim for the head (Edit Or heart) PERIOD. Just as a god damn courtesy for the person your shooting. Quick, fast death. Not a stomach shot that'll take an hour for me to die.

I consider myself a solo player (but will team up with anyone friendly, thus Stray Dog) and I don't KOS already. But I would think ammo scarcity (not nessicarily scarcity of other equipment/goods) would limit at least a little bit of KOS after a while. I'm guessing the 'average' KOSer (one who kills on sight because they've been killed so many times) as well as 'real' bandits (ones that just want your gear, not really caring if your alive or not at the end of the day) Will at least not kill on sight (possibly later if they determine a true threat) when they run into someone, bandits will probably rob the person they run into. Even the ones who KOS 'fer teh lulz' will eventually go away or wise up when they have to do a lot more work for their 'jollies'. Say you've got an AK74 and run into someone with a M16 and you get into a firefight. You win but you're down to 14 rounds of ammo, just used up your last morphine and bandage and only have a can of food and soda each. You go and loot the body, guy ran out of Ammo for his M16 during the fight and were attacking you with a makarov with 2 clips left when killed. He had two cans of food and NVG on him, but because of the firefight a couple rounds hit his equipment so both cans are FUBAR and the NVG are broken. Was that firefight worth it now that there's a group of zombies approaching to investigate the gunshots?

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for thee, and it looks like that fucker right there.

I thought they took away the storage capacity of campfires in the last patch?

I would also have the chat bubble show up when someone's using VOIP in direct. But this might be a bit difficult with what Rocket wants for Radios. (IE you put a radio down on your frequency, start talking to yourself on another radio, wait for idiot to show up when he hears your voice and blow up the bomb the 2nd radio is sitting on)

Maybe instead of a chatbubble with text above the head, just have a small chat bubble (if your within hearing range and only for direct) and keep the text box at the bottom. Or possibly keep both with an option to turn the chat bubbles off.

All praise the Amazing Horse and His Rider! *leaves some raisins as an offering before drinking of the sacramental lemonade*

Spammer, reported him and hoping my sacrifice to the Great and Powerful OrLok satisfies them.