Cap quality of free starting items.

[pulsar swan]

I strongly agree that starting quality of items should be a fixed, set in stone, always the same, number. I too have encountered the differences of almost 10k quality which can be very noticeable on Insane settings.

[untold tartan]

Cap it high enough you can repair it a few times and thats it. 1000 ish qual would be high enough. Should give about 5-6 repairs before its trash.

[cunning solar]

Can you elaborate? I've been in a world for 20some days, repaired my tools more times than I care to count, but never noticed any stat or quality drop on them?

[untold tartan]

each time u repair they lose a small amount of quality

[cunning solar]

Should it show on the item, or is it a hidden mechanic?

[pulsar swan]

You lose quality equal to the durability repaired.

[cunning solar]

Yeah, no, definitely never seen the Quality number change on my gear 🤔

[compact nest]

I did, because I checked it. So I'm principle it works. Maybe you didn't check explicitly.

[pulsar swan]

You've never had your stone axe break and you can't repair it?

[cunning solar]

Can't say I've experienced that, no. Not even with quality 2.

[pulsar swan]

That's... a problem

[cunning solar]

Might be because I often craft new tools when I get a level-up to crafting specific things, maybe I "skipped past" the issue by accident.

Although ... I use Bone Knives to smack zombies after they die and I've seen decrease in damage they take after some time ... Despite dropping off damage, I have still not seen the Quality or Damage numbers change on the knife. I guess I'm facing several bugs without realising?

I will try and document it today after work, on bone knives vs zombies specifically.

[broken iris]

geez, guy complaining of not enough pain in the ass difficulty. throw it away if you don't like it. the game is challenging enough. I found my first firearm only on day 12 in the snow biome and none in the forest (not counting pipe sheit)