Well, at least I get some money. Something is better than nothing.
Also, if the MC selects the Springfield rifle, does that come with a complimentary scope and bayonet? 
doesnât mention one plus you can craft a scope so Iâm guessing no plus no option to use bayonet or snipe bandits when they attack lyle and Lillian but you can craft silencer too so thatâll be awesome that you can go agent 47 on everyone 
@Bruno_Frank_Hill the silencer is a nice idea. You can fashion one out of scrap, like army of two style and use a soda can, or temporary silencers for a one shot. Shooting a gun through a pillow muffles the sound but annihilates the pillow. Of course we canât carry around a full sized pillow with you while zed hunting, Iâm merely using a one shot example.
Iâm also secretly hoping for an NPC who you should end up hating but end up loving. Really sarcastic, always against everybodyâs views and decisions, with a âsurvival of the fittestâ moto and very hard but very rewarding to get along with, and maybe uncovering a very interesting backstory. Excellent character in terms of stats but when it comes to morale theyâre a social pariah⌠Similar to Morrigan from DAO.
think I saw the silencer in craft bit of stats already and will probs be a permanent oneâŚdonât know if @JimD will get so realistic you have to repair/get new weapons and mods and should have what you need to craft it too. and you mean heather right?lol within literally a second two of reading that thought of heatherâŚbut yeah bring on a heather 2.0 lol despit what some people say jillian really isnât one she pissed me off so I killed her excerpt with my goody two shoes characters 
Oh no I do mean Morrigan. She was a character in DAO I thought I would despise but she was incredibly interesting and hilarious, everybody disliked her and she just antagonised them for fun. She was incredibly difficult to please but it was a great experience if you do and her story progressing in the game is very insightful and heartwarming. Heather was just a social pariah and I didnât find a single use for her, she was pretty useless apart from sniping.
Iâm talking about a character with a range of talents: combat, survival, scavenging. Basically the ultimate Survivalist, but the rest of your group will HATE them, lowering morale and putting a lot of people in a bad mood. The MC can choose to try to get along with them but will prove difficult, but you keep on trying youâll crack through
Iâm sure the Springfield already has a scope mentioned, not sure about a bayonet though
Did- did you just describe an NPC based on me? Thatâs exactly how I behave in public! Of course, youâd have to add âNervous to talk in publicâ and âthe risk is not worth the rewardâ to it.
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The base was falling, why risk going anywhere? You have your orders from a superior officer. The Colonel is too busy dealing with things falling down around him to bother telling you âOh hey go wait for me at the armory and maybe grab a weapon or twoâ. The same reason why the Doctors donât raid the hospital for medical supplies, they are kind of in a hurry.
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I agree with you but any selfish character could give a damn and abuse the situation to obtain a advantage in apocalypse. Mara would certainly try to raid and not helping annoying random people she doesnât know. Whatever background she is. 
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@JimD Thanks. Also i was wondering about the vehicles you will be implementing. Will they be based on driver skill or will we get a unique choice regarding our class. Like a cruiser or swat van for the cop, humvee for the soldier, work truck for construction worker (maybe with metal sheeting or electrical wires in back)? Thanks again
I wouldnât say selfish, they will help out because they believe in safety in numbers and survival is to work together. But they will piss off everyone by the NPC making their views very open even if it disagrees with everyone else, will go against accepting anyone who they think is useless regardless if they will die if not taken in, winds people up for their amusement and doesnât socialise with others unless forced. But people put up with them because they become a brilliant workforce: skills in outdoor survival, scavenging, combat and other core abilities and willing to put their neck on the line for the good of the group even in dangerous situations (but will mock those who donât take on the harder tasks). Getting along with this character means the MC taking part in the more difficult but rewarding tasks, agreeing with their views even if it means pissing off others or having high skills similar to their own which impresses them. MAYBE they even open up a little on why theyâre like this if they like you enough.
@Jjcb maybe @JimD will make this character a reference of you? 
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So a post apocalyptic asshole Mary Sue?
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Exactly what Iâm going for. But at the same time youâll love this character, even though they do everything you hate
Mary Sue characters are annoying and immersion breaking. I mean, if itâs the main character then you at least have the excuse of it being a power fantasy, but if itâs just some NPC whoâs magically good at everything but is an asshole it just feels like a cheap way to introduce drama.
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At least itâs satisfying if you actually manage to kill them.
Unless its because of luck.
Or they come back later because it wasnât actually them
Seriously screw that.
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Mary sue idealism more than anything else is what Iâm going for. This characterâs ideals are very important to them and will follow them no matter what people will think, these ideals are âsurvival of the fittestâ so rejecting the weak, pulling their own weight and chastising anyone who doesnât and offering to tackle the obstacles whatever the cost, even other survivorâs lives.
A lot of survivors will see them as ruthless, nasty and quite possibly uncivilised. But they must respect this person for their drive to survive and what they offer towards their group, doesnât mean anyone will like them of course.
They will be difficult to get along with when it comes to getting on their good side. They will reject comfort and console as they know the world has gone to hell and would prefer it more if the MC is straight with them, their views and ideals is important to them and if the MC agrees with them it will surprise them as many people called them inhumane for it but will respect the MC for their similar outlook, although many other survivors will react negatively for this. Your character having strong survival skills mentioned above is another plus. They will condemn the MC for letting in survivors they think theyâre useless or have some sort of weakness like a health problem and such, seeing them as another mouth to feed and making tasks more difficult, bare in mind they will be like this to 90% of survivors.
I also want them to have a bad habit of rustling peopleâs feathers intentionally, because âif they donât like me, I might as well give them reasons to do soâ.
Gender? Doesnât matter. Man or woman would fit this role equally.
Edit: I also want them to be inappropriately hilarious, how they mock characters and the little jabs they say towards the MCâs decisions.
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I HATE that kind of characters, there are the main proof of a bad writing in games and literature. When a Mary Sue apppears and dominates a scene causing fake drama and unbelievable situations itâs moment to stop reading or playing all would end in Twilight or worse 50 shades of gray
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like every other survivor, this character will be expendable. You will have the choice to bring them along and they can die as easily as any other, especially if they do the more dangerous tasks.
so if you donât like this character when you meet them (trust me, their attitude will be noticeable right away) then you can ditch them, rob them or even kill them
Oh my god⌠Seriously? A Social Darwinist Mary Sue?
âYou got pus on my bar of hardened poop!â
âYou got poop in my jar of pus!â
âHm, this tastes- Oh god itâs horrible! Why did I taste it!? WHY!?!!?â
Two disgusting tastes that taste disgusting together! Reeseâs Pus Cups!
Well, a character like that would certainly be insufferable. Mainly because theyâre such a self obsessed idiot. Personally I canât see how any reasonable person would trust someone like that. Iâd probably try to knock some sense into them first, but if that didnât work Iâd get rid of them as soon as I could. Thereâs no use for someone whoâs untrustworthy enough to be that much of a liability, skilled enough to be a threat, and completely unlikable to boot. Your character is basically one of those crazy asshole survivalists who just canât wait for the fall of society so they can show everyone how great they are⌠and whoâll most likely be killed quite quickly by an organized group because they have tons of supplies and spent all their time pre-collapse making enemies.
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@Shoelip The day has finally come, We agree totally on something. That personality had a name of the criminology course, but sadly I canât remember narcissistic egomaniac or something like that. They are terrible in a group dynamic and could cause violence and distrust . Also emotional vampires .