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r/StateofDecay2•
OrdinaryYes

What are your recommended Red Talon Contractors?

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Looking for recommendations on good Red Talon traits. I've hired a few, but it always feels like I could do better.

The ones I've tried so far:

  • Demolitionist - The higher stack limit is alright, but the provided Knowledge is kinda meh for me.
  • From an Armored Unit - Really good bonuses for cars, so I thought this one was a good pick. However, I replaced this one with a survivor with Vehicle Delivery.
  • Forager - Gardening, food + meds income, and less food consumed overall? Sounded like a great deal to me.

That's it. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated :)

Posted Jun 2, 2022, 1:37 PM UTC

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Dynan•

The hacker one for an extra outpost slot is good for me.

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OrdinaryYesOP•

True. +1 Outpost slot is pretty unique, and it also gives Knowledge of Computers for the level 3 Command Center.

Overall, a good pick.

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GeminiZZZ•

I like demolition as I always craft ammo. And there is hacking, one extra outpost is nice. I also have gut packing (-30% food consumption is decent on higher difficulty. Hero bonus is community +150 plague res which is also nice)

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OrdinaryYesOP•

The thing about demolition is I can also get Knowledge of Munitions from the Military Enclave. That's why it seemed replaceable for me.

Hacking with the extra outpost definitely sounds nice. I can never have enough outposts after all.

Gut Packing sounds really nice. Since it gives Knowledge of Nutrition, I could also safely enact rationing if I really need it. The extra plague resistance would be nice to have as well.

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AbysmalPendulum•

I used demolition mainly because it made crafting c4 so much easier didn't need 2 people to craft it.

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MendejoElPendejo•

This

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Understandable. I've personally never used C4 charges so I never got much out of my Demolitionists. Fortunately they're still in my legacy pool, so I can try those out in the future.

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AbysmalPendulum•

C4 takes out a plague heart pretty quickly

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Own_Champion_5429•

Hey bud I have 3 demolition, hacking, cook ,all 3 help a lot make things a bit more easy . And after having them I never want not to have a few on every team

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Interesting. Somebody recommended those exact three before you did.

I guess those 3 are really popular then? I'm still unsure with demolitions, because I'm not a fan of Knowledge of Munitions and Electronics.

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Own_Champion_5429•

I love using C4 so if you would grab a different one but they come with plus 15 ammo storage. Any red talon people are worth grabbing when you can

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quirkytorch•

Gut packing. Gives you +150 plague resistance once you unlock the hero bonus

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Originally I was gonna get Gut Packing, but I settled on a Forager since they also provided a Food Consumption bonus. In the end, I might just replace the Forager with a Lichenologist and get a contractor with Gut Packing instead.

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Super_JayEcho Researcher•

I like Hacking, Mobile Operations, Gut Packing and Fortifications. I actually like my Demolitionist as well as I always want Munitions anyway and Chemistry is one of the few community skills where I'm liable to double up to get both specializations.

I was a bit ambivalent on Fortifications but she's become one of my most useful legacy survivors, especially for starting new communities. She has a few really helpful bonuses that help get things up and running smoothly, which is cool especially because it ties directly to her traits and background.

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Hacking and Gut Packing are definitely on my must-get list now. As for Mobile Operations, I've had one before but I replaced her with a regular survivor with Vehicle Delivery. Not sure if that's better, but having that command unlocked without needing to get lucky with a Mechanic Enclave is nice.

I just read up on Fortifications, and I see how it can be useful when starting out. It's not as useful once you have a neat base set-up, but free materials also sound nice.

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Whisky911•

As long as it is not field medicine, I go for high level warfighting with the second highest trait being heroism. This gives you a chance to get frontline exp. and vigil guard. If you have these traits and max cardio, this character will never get sleepy.

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OrdinaryYesOP•

I actually have someone with that combo. -80% Fatigue severity right? I'm happy with just Vigil Guard since it's -1 Beds used, which is insanely good.

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Whisky911•

Yea if to have it, and max cardio that character will never get sleepy. The zzz’s will appear in your bar but never go down unless you are injured

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Due-Comparison-6832Wandering Survivor•

Hacking Field Operations Infrastructure

I recently lost my field Operations chick to a bug involving deleting a community so I've been on the hunt for another one but Daybreak grind sucks.

Infrastructure is great for me but I know it's not the best.

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Field Operations? I haven't seen that one before. What does it do?

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Due-Comparison-6832Wandering Survivor•

Basically it is normally automechanics with 50% vechile endurance as a hero bonus. Alongside that you have +1 fuel per day, fuel efficiency, and fuel storage at the cost of -1 labor.

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Ohh okay. It was called mobile operations for me. I have one of those already, but I ultimately replaced her with an automechnic with vehicle delivery.

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ProquisEnclave Member•

Hacking is good for that extra outpost

Foraging is trash tho, only RT quirk skill without a specialization

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OrdinaryYesOP•

Yeah Hacking just seems too good to pass up now.

I only got Foraging because it provides the less food consumption perk plus food and meds income. I realize now that I could just get a lichenologist for +2 meds then go for Gut Packing for the less food consumption.

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ProquisEnclave Member•

or just get someone with Meal Plan Hero Bonus, -25% Food Consumption

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