I hadn't played DDA in a bit and was itching to give it another go. Downloaded the latest stable version and created a new character. They got rid of any point limits for character creation and thus I made a bit of an overpowered character. For world gen, I dialed zombie evolution up to (down to) 20, as I really like the base-building, crafting, and survival aspects more than the zombie combat. Might have all been a bit too much though, as I can mow through the regular zombies with my barbed-wire bat. Oh well, I'm having fun anyway.

I'm currently on the look out for an anvil, or the appropriate stuff to craft one. I've lucked out and have found a lot of useful tools already.

I'm also debating moving my base to be near the river. I had some really good luck with fish traps in my last game in G, though I think I eventually completely depopulated the small pond I was fishing. Hoping that won't be as much of an issue next to a large body of water. I do think they changed the vis

My proposed image for the canvas

Holy cow building a car from scratch takes a lot of this stuff. This is the first game i've ever tried to build a car. I'm scrounging every house for light disposable batteries to craft the rods. Fortunately most houses have at least one in a flashlight. Is there another good reliable source for welding rods or wire?