Hi all!
We're very busy on Alpha 21 but I thought I would share the new crafting system and looting changes with you.
There are now tons of new skills that govern unlocking and the quality of items in the game.
A few examples of crafting skills are shotguns, pistols, cooking, armorer, medical, etc.
Perks no longer unlock recipes or govern crafting skills. Many perks are being reworked to add value where before the main value was a recipe unlock.
Books no longer unlock recipes. The ones that did unlock items are being reworked to do something else.
Crafting skill is improved by finding magazines in the game. Mailboxes, file cabinets, book shelves etc can all contain various magazines that improve your skill.
Perking into shotguns for example, increases the odds of finding shotgun magazines, shotgun parts, and shotguns in loot. This makes early specialization work, and you are no longer at the will of the...
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