How to ... Desolation Redux (GER / ENG)

A number of basic questions regarding survival in Desolation redux keep popping up in the site chat repeatedly. So I made a little beginner's guide.

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Player Stats

[li]Pizza = Food, Bottle = Hydration, Heart = Health, (Thermometer can be ignored for now).[/li]
[li]Mind the little plus or minus next to the symbols, it indicates an incoming change in status.[/li]

Food

[li] To consume canned food like baked beans, tactical bacon, tuna and deviled ham you need a can opener [/li]

Hydration

[li]Hydration sources are PET bottles, canteens or soda cans.[/li]
[li] Empty bottles can be refilled at rain barrels, pumps, water dispensers, water towers and even some of the dead trees.[/li]
[li] Water catching systems can be crafted.[/li]

Zombies

[li]They show up in huge numbers and glitch through walls and doors.[/li]
[li]You are only safe on ladders and inside your crafted bases.[/li]
[li]Zombies can be killed by a single hit. Their hitboxes are unpredictable though.[/li]

Melee Combat

[li]To engage in melee combat you need a melee weapon, fists alone will not work. You can find pickaxes,
baseball bats and axes. Axes are most effective.[/li]

Health

[li]In game it is hard to see if you are bleeding. Look out for the little minus next to the heart symbol. If you see it you need to bandage yourself. [/li]
[li] The player camera starts shaking if you get hit by a zombie. Use pain killers as remedy. [/li]
[li]Broken bones can be cured by applying a splint oder consuming morphine.[/li]

Lighting

[li]Every lamp in the game can be switched on by pressing L. However, it will only work at night, so roughly between 9.00 pm and 6.00 am.[/li]

Tools

[li]Only the following tools currently work int he game: axe (chopping wood), saw (crafting lumber), toolbox (fixing vehicles), screwdriver (harvesting electronic components), car jack (flipping vehicle).[/li]

The mysterious Action-Menu

[li] Press 'Tab' to activate it and interact with various objects: getting water, repair vehicles, bandage other players, move various objects.[/li]

Crafting

[li]For crafting press I to access your inventory, now leaf through your handbook and click "craft" at the bottom of the page of whichever object you want to craft.[/li]

Updated 2018-06-29