Scrap Mechanic Thirst
Odon Irving
Scrap Mechanic is a creative construction and survival game. The game is still in Early Access but has a lot of content to enjoy. Scrap Mechanic has three game modes: Creative, Challenge, and Survival. In Creative Mode, you can build elaborate constructions and vehicles in peace. Challenge Mode gives you lots of levels and crafting tasks to achieve. But Survival Mode is where the most significant challenge lies.
Scrap Mechanic's Survival Mode is full of dangerous robots to defend yourself against as you settle down on the planet. You play as a mechanic that has crashed onto an agricultural world where the farming robots have malfunctioned. Surviving this chaotic planet will take a lot, so here are some helpful tips and tricks to use during your adventure.
Survival Mode begins with your character waking up outside their crashed ship. It is on fire, and it might be tempting to get away from it as quickly as possible. But, before you rush off into this enormous, replayable open-world, you should first make sure to loot the ship you crashed in entirely.
Around the ship, there will be plenty of crates that you can smash open to grab the loot which includes components and food to help you survive. It is also a good idea to grab a bucket and head to a nearby lake. You can use the water to put out the flames on the ship and explore inside of it as well. Also, make sure to grab the beds. The ship can act as an initial first base before you venture further.
The Wocs are friendly alien creatures that look very similar to cows. You'll mostly find them in meadows and forests. Although you could kill these lovable creatures for a Woc Steak, it is far better to keep them for a reliable source of Woc Milk instead. This milk is an excellent source for both thirst and hunger needs, especially early on when you haven't got a farm fully set up.
You need to feed the Woc pieces of corn to produce the milk. You can find plenty of corn plants all over the place. Just hit them with your hammer to get the pieces. The Woc will produce one milk bottle with every three pieces of corn they've consumed. You can also use the corn to lure the Wocs to your base. Just remember to feed them regularly, so they do not despawn. This way, you'll have a healthy supply of Milk.
Scrap Mechanic is full of wonderful resources and components for you to use. Even though the map is randomly generated, many structures will always be available. Warehouses and towers often have lots of damaged, green crates to loot. Keep an eye out for golden boxes, as these will have more valuable components, such as engines.
Knowing that you do not need to keep exploring further and further away from your base is helpful. After a few days, landmarks will reset. When you return, they should have new crates for you to loot. Make sure to look everywhere in a structure. Sometimes the chests are hidden, such as in hay piles. You want as many resources as possible, so keep looting as much as you can.
As with many deadly open-world games, you have a lot of enemies to keep an eye out for in Scrap Mechanic. The world is full of dangerous robots to fight, such as Totebots and Haybots. The Haybots, in particular, can be pretty deadly as they will often hunt in packs. If they get too close to you, a few hits, and you can quickly be defeated.
Luckily there are a few ways to deter the robots that will help you take them all on more easily. The bots will avoid water, so building your base near water is a good idea. Additionally, if you have a bucket or a water cannon, if you spray them with water, they will be electrocuted for a few seconds, allowing you time to get a few attacks in. The robots are also quite scared of saw blades and drills. Decorate your base and vehicle with blades, and the robots are less likely to attack. They eventually get braver, though, so they are not a permanent solution to bot attacks.
Your superb, custom vehicle is vital for exploration in this vast world of Scrap Mechanic. After finding the Builder Guide right near the crashed spaceship, you can start constructing your first vehicle quite soon in the game. But early on, finding the necessary parts and keeping your vehicle functioning is more difficult.
As you drive around, you will draw the attention of many robots that will likely strike the wheels and engine first. A great way to combat this is to have a layer around the wheels to block these attacks. It could be as simple as a line of wood sticking out to circle the vehicle. This cheap, simple-to-craft defense will help you to avoid losing a wheel early on.
For Scrap Mechanic, farming isn't as peaceful as in other games. The helpful farming guide near the lake beside the crashed spaceship does not prepare you for what happens when you plant too many crops at once. Early in the morning, you will be alerted that unauthorized farming has been detected. A countdown will begin before a wave of robots will arrive to try and destroy your crops. The higher quality of produce you have, the more dangerous the robots will be. Additionally, each night, the waves of robots will get stronger and stronger.
There are plenty of ways to avoid this. To begin with, having your farm well defended with walls and deterrents is a good start. You can also try having smaller patches of farmland for different crops, separating them into more manageable zones. It is also a good idea to have breaks from farming to reset the raid level to a more manageable threat. As long as you are careful and organized, you should be free to farm without too much distress.
Being able to heal and revive your friends is vital when exploring structures far away from your home. Some warehouses can be especially difficult, with more advanced robots guarding them. When setting off on an adventure like this, ensure you and your friends have an ample supply of Revival Baguettes. You can sometimes find them in Golden Crates. But it is easiest to go to the Cookbot and let them create these delicious meals for you. You need to feed the baguette to your fallen friend to bring them back into action.
It is important to note that you can not use the revival baguettes when playing Solo. Instead, make sure to take a few beds with you when exploring. They act as a respawn point. So you could place a bed on your vehicle or outside a tower you plan to raid. Be wary, though, that these beds only have a limited amount of uses before they break. So your respawn point is not permanent.
Scrap Mechanic has several vital landmarks, but the most important ones are the Mechanic Station, Packing Stations, and the Farmer's Hideout. Following the beginning quests, you can get a waypoint to the Mechanic Station via your Logbook. Otherwise, follow the main road, and you will eventually stumble upon it. This is true for the other stations as well.
The Mechanic Station provides a Craftbot and a Dispenserbot. Both are vital for progression, allowing you to craft more bots and components. The station will help you upgrade your vehicle. As you add your unique style, this vehicle will soon become your pride and joy. Next, you'll want to head to the Packing Stations to turn your crops into Produce Crates. You can sell these bundles at the Farmer's Hideout. Here you'll get lots of unique items in exchange for crops that will help you thrive on this robot-controlled planet.
Rations are a items that go hand-in-hand with the Hunger and Thirst mechanic, indicated with two bars above the Salvage Counter. Hunger (orange) and Thirst (blue) are bars that indicate your need for the rations. Neglecting these will cause you to become Starved and Dehydrated, giving the player debuffs to attack and defense, and vice-versa for being Nourished and Quenched (nearly maxed out bars).
Rations can be gathered from enemies, who will randomly drop 1 large ration or 2 small rations. The variation between hunger and thirst rations are randomized. No particular enemy will drop any particular ration. In Last Strandeds, rations can be obtained through Supply Containers, and the Ration Dispenser, that can be built in the safe area. Enemies in Last Strandeds never drop rations, and instead drop Scrap.
Most Agents start off with 50% respective hunger and thirst. Perks that do not follow this rule are Survivalist and Damned Agents, who start Nourished and Quenched or Starved and Dehydrated respectively.
To eat rations, hold T to open up the AGENT menu. Click on the Rations tab and either click on Use to consume the ration or Drop to drop them to your teammates. You must have an empty slot (fists) to use the ration, or the game will display "My hands are full right now".
Despite this game being fast and tense, hunger and thirst still requires attention and care, even emphasized by the game having a Challenge built based on this. While hunting for Rations is risky, being starved and/or dehydrated is unfavorable.
If your hunger or thirst bar reaches 90% or above via consuming an MRE Lunchbox or Aquafill Bottle, they will not deplete for a certain amount of time depending how hungry/thirsty you were when you consumed the aforementioned large rations (Indicated by either bar being green).
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You could just make some tea from the water you find. Goldenrods are everywhere to make tea. So whenever you are thirsty, go to a lake and drink until full and if you happen to get ill, drink some tea afterwards. I've never done it that way, because thirst never was an issue in that game, but in theory it should work and it's even easier to do than a pill solution, because those pills would be somewhat rare, but water and goldenrods aren't. So even with a pill as a solution you would need to loot or do quests.
Do you enter towns, or do you stay completely out in the wild? I'm asking, because you wouldn't even need to do quests or clear complete building for some water. Tons of buildings have multiple toilets and sinks on ground level. You just need to open the door, kill the zombies on ground level, loot kitchens and bathrooms. That's like five minutes work for two days worth of water. Then either do multiple buildings that day or one every other day.
I get that due to your playstyle you don't made the experience on how easy it is to get water, but I @%$# you not, it's actually that easy to stay hydrated.