#Can't add to soup.

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slow summit
opaque bison
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what ingredients do you have

weary shard
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what build are you on again

slow summit
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I'm on version 41.78.16 (Steam)

weary shard
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what are you trying to add to it?

slow summit
opaque bison
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Can you add meat?

slow summit
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Why wouldn't you?

weary shard
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try putting one of the items in your inventory then clicking on the soup pot

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oh frick is it because its frozen lol

slow summit
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What about Pasta? I can't add it either.

slow summit
weary shard
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pasta i never made in 41 so im not sure you can try asking in #pz_b41_chat if you havent already asked ill see if i can see anything on google

slow summit
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Google just says "Soup can use fish roe, bell pepper, dandelions, seaweed, acorn, dry ramen noodles, peanut butter, peanuts, lemon, lime, nettles, thistles, and rose hips as ingredients, but stew cannot."

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which isn't that helpful imo

weary shard
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yeah google might be difficult since most people are on 42 , im looking on steam forums cause pasta problems would come up a lot on there lol

lime nebula
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Like I asked in chat earlier, is this soup you made from scratch or one you found already in a pot and sitting around?

slow summit
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How come most people are on 42?

lime nebula
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Because 42 has alot of new features.

slow summit
lime nebula
slow summit
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I literally just bought the game, I have no idea.

weary shard
lime nebula
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Think of it as already-mixed canned soup.

slow summit
lime nebula
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It sure doesn't hold your hand. But like CDDA and other similar games, there's alot of weird things to discover.

weary shard
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yeah lol its quite the learning curve , did the thawed meat work in the pot at all?

slow summit
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Yeah, the tutorial is very lacking. I didn't even notice the furniture button until several hours in, or even how to work on cars...

slow summit
opaque bison
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just watch a guide

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https://youtu.be/mD0KO4uN8ho?si=FLDX2_eBomDMXSsS

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TheZedSurvivor
Project Zomboid Cooking Guide | Recipes and TIPS to COOKING! Build 41

🎬 Information about the video
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⌚️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Sandwich/Burger
00:47 Coffee/Tea
01:12 Cooking Meat
01:25 Salad
01:37 Soup/Stew
01:58 Rice/Pasta
02:33 Roast
03:02 Stir Fry
03:14 Jarring
03:35 Bread
04:00 Pie
04:29 Cake
04:55 Common Mistake
05:11 Benefits
05:32 Levelling
05:40 Tip of the ...

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slow summit
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I also just recently learned that fridges have a freezer section...

opaque bison
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for example

weary shard
slow summit
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I shouldn't have to watch a guide just to play the game imo. The game should be clear enough on its own.

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also the combat is very wonky. A dumb misclick has killed me too many times as the area to click to hit is very small

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That and I had water shutoff on me 3 days in on what is supposedly easy mode...

rare eagle
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you dont

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the game LITERALLY has a tutorial

slow summit
rare eagle
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plus the AEBS radio broadcast tells you when the power will shutoff

lime nebula
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It's one of those games where they hide everything in the main game.

rare eagle
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its not gonna tell you EVERYTHING

lime nebula
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There's a few like those, and some are cult classics. A "like it or you don't" sort of game really.

rare eagle
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thats what makes it fun

rare eagle
slow summit
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Right, but I feel like some of the basics never got explained, like building/moving furniture

weary shard
rare eagle
lime nebula
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Yeah those are kinda hidden in the "survival guide" which is more like the manual.

rare eagle
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and the game tells you what you can craft and what you cant

slow summit
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Sure, the game doesn't need to hand-hold all the advanced stuff, but losing so often early on because the game gave me no direction on BASIC stuff is very frustrating

lime nebula
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But it's true that alot of things, even menu functions aren't explained.

weary shard
slow summit
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I still have no idea how hunger works. One playthrough I got overweight, another underweight, like WTF

lime nebula
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B42 kinda improved on the interface, but another two steps too far with all the extra content.

slow summit
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I keep getting hungry ALL the time

lime nebula
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So you're still even more lost.

weary shard
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i think we fished in 41 mainly? spear fishins

opaque bison
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I dont see what the issue is with watching a guide

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just figure stuff out on your own or watch a guide

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shrimple

slow summit
weary shard
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i get what theyre saying , they are saying like say the internet was not a thing and youre trying to figure out how to cook lol theres really no indiciation on how to do that

opaque bison
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this isn't COD

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and some mechanical depth won't be explained

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even from triple A games

slow summit
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Well, I have never played COD, so I can't speak to that, but this is the first game I have played where I have felt completely lost within the first hour of playing.

opaque bison
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But yeah I think I see your point, but its just the reality of the situation

opaque bison
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thats normal

slow summit
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I'm not saying remove all the mystery and learning, just provide SOME direction rather than letting new players completely flounder. I honestly almost refunded the game but I chose to join this discord for help as Google was no help.

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and I've never refunded a game before.

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The fact that the game was so frustrating (and not in a the game is supposed to be hard kind of way), but in a "I can't understand how any of the mechanics work" kind of way, is VERY offputting to new players.

weary shard
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yah my friend that played with me had the same problem

lime nebula
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It's a valid critique. Just so happens that it's usually a feature in this sort of games, where most of the mechanics are not explained.

That makes it very difficult for newcomers who don't know what they're in for/not experienced with CDDA-type games. They're stuck with either going in completely blind or forced to face D&D campaign-sized manuals and result in info overload.

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I stayed about 3 weeks in sandbox just getting the basics right.

rare eagle
slow summit
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Yeah, I pretty much knew nothing about the game, just that a lot of steam friends have played it, it has good reviews, that it was a crafting zombie survival game, and it was on sale.

lime nebula
# slow summit cdda?

It's a low-spec turn-based RPG with a serious cult following. Basically little to no tutorial, but a massive amount of content and seriously deep mechanics - to the extent that you can take a slice of bread from a bag, slather peanut butter on it with a spoon, hold the bread in your left hand and fling it at a dog's hind leg.

slow summit
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Interesting. Kinda sounds like Dwarf Fortress, I saw it highly recommended, but only ended up playing an hour or so as I couldn't figure out what to do. I got it in a bundle, so I couldn't refund it.

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Similar in the sense that it has a cult following, has no tutorial, and deep mechanics.

serene perch
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yeah it has to thaw out before you can use it

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had the same problem

brave merlin
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this is the problem when you're looting at the soup store.

rare eagle
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damn

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