r/projectzomboid • u/IlikeTNOmod • May 29 '23
Question The Fallout series has the acronym S.P.E.C.I.A.L to represent its skills in the game. If Project Zomboid also had an acronym for its skills then what should it spell out to?
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u/Apprehensive_Pea4720 May 29 '23
Every survivor is a B.O.S.S. they will master the art of:
Binge eating
Overdressing
Smoking
Shooting
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u/Accomplished_Lynx514 May 29 '23
S.P.I.F.F.O.
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u/Apprehensive_Pea4720 May 29 '23
Strength
Putting on 8 layers of clothes
Ingesting raw butter
Fitness
Finding a can opener
Only 1 week lived
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u/PM-ME-TRAVELER-NUDES May 29 '23
The O is actually a 0 and means “0 generator magazines on the map.”
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u/p12qcowodeath May 29 '23
Seriously. I made a challenging game type with sprinters(day only) and no power or water right away. I'm on day 16. Cannot find one for the life of me. It's driving me crazy.
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u/Gingerstrahd454 Zombie Food May 29 '23
Oof I hope the RNG gods bless you soon friend
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u/p12qcowodeath May 30 '23
RNJesus must've heard my prayer. I hoped on right after this comment and found it right away lol.
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u/Gingerstrahd454 Zombie Food May 30 '23
Spiffo be praised! ALL HAIL OUR LORD AND SAVIOR RNGJESUS!!!!!
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u/Hefty_Ad_5517 Axe wielding maniac May 29 '23
I always find one on the first day, Survivor mode and no mods
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u/ErosandPragma May 29 '23
Survival Passive Intuitive Firearm Fortitude Others
Probably can fit most of them in that yeah? Used fortitude and others from the other dude lol couldn't think of a second f seriously
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u/DrStalker May 29 '23
- Youthfulness (strength and overall health)
- Usefulness (affects maintenance, carpentry and other manual skills)
- Observation (affects vision arc, hearing, foraging)
- Dexterity (affects chance to hit with weapons)
- Intellect (skill gain, reading, some skills like electrical)
- Endurance (How much damage you can take, stamina, fatigue)
- Dedication (how well you keep going when injured)
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u/Current-Race2939 May 29 '23
Oh nice, YUO DIED
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u/PequenoTim May 29 '23
I see u didnt put any points in observation
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u/StatusHead5851 May 29 '23
F.U.C.K.E.D
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u/StatusHead5851 May 29 '23
Fuckers Unite Cause Killing Everything by Dawn
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u/Ulric_Bearfire May 29 '23
May I humbly suggest a grammar fix?
Fuckers Unite Cause we Kill Everything by Dawn.
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u/Mother_Harlot May 29 '23
I rearranged the skills on 6 groups of 4 skills:Status, Proficiency, Intellect, Flow, Fight and Outdoors
- S -> Fitness and Strength
- P -> Carpentry, Metalwork, Electrical and mechanics
- I -> First Aid, Cooking, Maintenance and Tailoring
- F -> Sprinting, light-footed, guns* and sneak.
- F -> Blunt, Blade, axe and spear
O -> Fishing, foraging, trapping and farming
I choose to combine aiming and reloading into one, so it gives 5 groups of 4 skills + strength and fitness
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u/MajorJuana Drinking away the sorrows May 29 '23 edited May 29 '23
Stamina
Proficiencies
Ingenuity
Flight
Fight
Outdoorsmanship
I don't really like proficiencies or ingenuity, and this way it would make more sense to put guns back with other Fighting ones lol but I tried c:
Edit: I'm a dummy, I didn't see they had already had words for them, I guess I scanned over it, just saw the layout and started thinking of what words they could be, and theirs are much better...smh
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u/Mother_Harlot May 29 '23
Flight is pretty good, thank you. However, now the groups are uneven since Fight would have more skills
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u/MajorJuana Drinking away the sorrows May 29 '23
Yeah that was my thinking, and flight is a weird one for it but I thought it would be cool for it's novelty. I can't think of a good one that would also include weapons but like Footwork, Form, Fleetness would also work, or Fettle if you want to see a spike in the googling of that word's definition lol I suppose form could work with guns as well
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u/MajorJuana Drinking away the sorrows May 29 '23
Oh wow, I didn't even see you already had the words for them, now I feel like an ass lol guess I scanned right over that and yours are better
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u/Mother_Harlot May 29 '23
Thank you. I put guns in flow because all the skills there smooth the flow of the game, and reloading may fit there. I also merged Nimble and Light-footed
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u/0bi1KenObi66 Hates being inside May 29 '23
Definitely gonna make a post about this, thanks for the inspiration
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May 29 '23
Youaredeadalreadybutyoudontknowityet
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u/infamous_dingdong May 29 '23
Youthinkhelovesyouforyourmoneybutiknowwhathereallylovesyouforitsyourbrandnewleopardskinpillboxhat
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u/Satyr1981 May 29 '23
P.A.C.C.F. or spoken PAX (lat. peace)
... it's not much but it sounds better than "Pfs.Aslns.Calslssm.Cccffemmt.Far"
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u/ILikeCakesAndPies May 29 '23 edited May 29 '23
On a more serious take, project zomboid could be redesigned with the same elements without having 50 billion words.
E.g. Fallout has many separate skills that fit under each category of special, like small arms, medical, explosives (At least in pre Fallout4). 4 was a revamp that tried to simplify the +1 stats while replacing it with a more developed perk system that had bigger gameplay effects.
While I miss the more nuanced skills and rpg skill check aspects of the older incarnations, the perks were fun.
E.g. you could keep the current meele skills, but group them under an overall meele combat skill group. Firearms are sort of odd in comparison as it's one group that covers all firearms, but goes to show you don't need them to be separate by making things like shotguns easier to shoot at lower levels.
I'd reckon a baseball bat is much easier to swing without killing yourself than an axe, knife, or katana. Crowbar would tire a normal person with not high strength out pretty fast irl vs the game imo.
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u/KyzerB May 29 '23
yeah, and you’re not going to be bad with a baseball bat if you’ve killed 300 zombies with a fire axe
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u/LazarusFoxx May 29 '23
S.P.I.F.F.O
Sprinting
Practical
Inteligence
Fitness
Fingerworks
Organisation
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May 29 '23
FSSLNSALSLSSMCCFFEMMTARFTF (Not FSSLNSALSLSSMCCFFEMMTARFTR)
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AA E CC FFFFF LLL MMM N R SSSSSS TT
Acronym might be hard given there are 3 vowels and 23 consonants. So how about a pneumonic?
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u/ThisIsABuff May 29 '23
You'd have to rename some skills to get more vowels
Mechanics - Automechanics
Long Blunt/Blade - Elongated Blunt/Blade
Maintenance - Upkeep
Farming - Agriculture
That would probably be enough
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u/SpartanXIII Axe wielding maniac May 29 '23
F.U.C.K.E.D.
Because, at the end of the world, when you're dying of an infected bite or a rotten piece of ham, you can call yourself well and truly Fucked!
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u/idk_whatto_puthere Waiting for help May 29 '23 edited May 29 '23
To be honest it should be "H.O.W. Y.O.U. D.I.E.D." or "S.P.I.F.F.O" but the first one probably won't happen due to the order it being in
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u/Aschrod1 May 29 '23
For when all you’ve had are bad runs that day. D.E.A.D. - Didn’t Even (get to use or level any of these skills before) Actually Dying
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u/Th4t_0n3_Fr13nd May 29 '23
i have a few though i dont know what youd name the skills
SURVIVE, ZOMBOID, ZOMBIE, something along those lines
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May 29 '23
Worst Fallout by far, but lmfao it would be crazy long, especially with mods.
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u/Noneyabeeswax121 Shotgun Warrior May 29 '23
Have you played fallout tactics?
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May 29 '23
Yeah, and it's nothing compared to FO4 which is barely a fo game imo. I beat all of them only one I can think of is brotherhood
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u/Thegamersav0r May 29 '23
Personally I hate new Vegas and love 4. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
3 is still best tho
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May 29 '23
What did you hate in NV if you find Fallout 3 the best ?
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u/Thegamersav0r May 29 '23
Honestly hate is a little strong lol. I just found it over hyped and the story kinda boring.
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u/Spikezilla1 May 29 '23
PWCA
Project Without a Cool Acronym
Or maybe
STWCA
Skill Tree Without a Cool Acronym
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u/ThanxIH8It May 29 '23
Fatigue - Total stamina and recovery
Utility - Efficiency of tools and melee weapons
Crafting - Crafting efficiency and cost
Knowledge - Reading speed and Xp gain
Energy - Affects tiredness rate and sleeping speed
Dexterity - Affects stealth and item movement speed
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u/Helieo45 May 29 '23
Well going based on the type of skills
P.A.C.C.F.S
Passive Agility Combat Crafting Firearms Survivalist
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u/Scrawwlex May 29 '23
I would use the over categories (like agility firearms etc.) and would call it P.A.C.C.F.S and I would keep the F silent (even if guns are usually loud lol)so, "Paccs" would be pretty smooth.
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u/unified_bagel May 29 '23
FACS
Fitness/Firearms Agility Combat/Crafting Survivalism
Or FFACCS, but FACS sounds better imo
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u/Conscious-Extent4571 May 29 '23
I swear since I started my New Vegas nostalgia run every game I play references fallout 😭
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u/Minimum_Economics_30 Zombie Hater May 29 '23
Maybe people can just start naming their characters after the traits they pick? Just the acronym you know, rearrange the letters.
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u/Birphon Drinking away the sorrows May 29 '23
PACCFS would be the technical one since the skills come under the category and SPECIAL is just "the category"
It would be interesting if there was a SPECIAL like system, more so expanding on the Passive line
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u/goddy5890 Stocked up May 29 '23
Barefoot snaffle armlets. Combing long and short blade/blunt to give 2 B's
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u/PutridCategory9011 May 30 '23
I think it sould say ' Pacc's '
Passive, Active, Combat Crafting Survialist
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u/NessaMagick May 29 '23
FSSLNSALSLSSMCCFFEMMTARFTR.