2901FREELANCER

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DEVLOG {ADD LINK} Devlog

hi! magenta here, im slowly hacking up a help file here <3 this page UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2901//FREELANCER INFO INDEX

• SO WHAT AM I DOING HERE??

youre playing a bleak time and mood management sim! its both a serious sim and also sortof a weird art game you can explore, so just having fun

• WHATS UP WITH THESE OTHER TWO GAMES?

also included with 2901\\ "Don't Go Outside!" aka ZOMSIM -- the original game! its got less features but is harder! a one-room game focused on barricade gameplay, made for a game jam in 2013.

you are trapped inside your home, as the world goes to hell. can you escape before you run out of food?

"Super Wierdo Zone, The" some silly stuff you can walk around and do that isnt quite a game. you can also find the various cheat modes for the game

FAQ:

Q: How do I save?

Each night when you go to bed, the game will ask you if you'd like to save the game or 'just sleep'. games can only be saved at night

Q: How do I get money?

Work jobs, sell items, commit crimes, do what you gotta do. everything is expensive but you need food to live

Q: Where do I find food?

Ideally you scavenge it, but eventually you can earn rations working or buy your own.

Q: What do I eat to stay alive?

Food in 2901//FREELANCER comes in the form of rations. Every day you gotta eat one and if you don't you die, its that easy

Q: Whats up with the closet?

The bedroom closet stores a near-infinite amount of items, and can be scavenged to find food, building supplies, tools or etc.

Q: How do I get tools?

Search the closet! After youve raised certain stats you'll find the next tool automatically.

Q: How do I leave the house?

Why would you want to do that?? Just kidding in 2901//FREELANCER you arent confined to the house anymore! search for a crowbar or find your house keys to let yourself out.

Q: What are these things attacking my home?

huh? what are you talking about

GAME MODES

• DONT GO OUTSIDE**
• 2901//FREELANCER**
• SUPER WEIRDO ZONE, THE**

HOW TO PLAY

idk who knows

STATS & MANAGEMENT

SCAVENGING
CONSTRUCTION
COMBAT
STRESS
MOOD
KARMA
HYGIENE
HOUSE CONDITION
TIME

SCAVENGING

How good are you at finding things? Scavenging is improved by . scavenging! this is one of your base stats, and influences how long you take to search and how much you are able to find.

Equip the utility knife to improve scavenge attempts
Related Tools: UTILITY KNIFE

CONSTRUCTION

How well can you build? Develop your building by breaking down objects or building them back up!\\

practice whittling with scrap wood once you've found the utility knife//

related tools: HAMMER, UTILITY KNIFE

COMBAT

Level of Fighting experience/power. The more you fight, the more this will go up. You can also find a trainer in the city to practice with for money

STRESS

The player must keep from getting too much stress or else it'll start impacting mood and performance. Relax, Get extra sleep, eat a snack-- but above all watch for stressful situations and avoid them if possible.
Check the mirror to see the player's current stress level. extremely high stress levels will impact the player's mood, which can be fatal.

MOOD

Total overall measure of the player's mental state. good mood stats and the player reacts to stress better, and mood state thats too low will just straight up kill you. Keep your stress low and your conditions good for a while to improve mood.

KARMA

Karma is a measure of how selfless youve been, and will help you make new connections in the game-- sometimes citizens will be more friendly, and people are more likely to offer tips about the city!

try volunteering at the temple if you need some more insight or tips!

HYGIENE

If you dont stay clean you will start to smell, and being stank as fuck will start to impact your mood negatively. its not so bad at first, but dont forget to make time to stay clean. at least _somewhat_ clean

The player will loudly grumble about smelling bad in the mornings when waking up

HOUSE CONDITION

As time goes on, even the house gets dirty, which can fuck up your mood. its not a huge issue, but if you forget about it the mess can take a toll on your mood.

Interact with the broom in the hallway to see if the house needs to be cleaned

TIME

TIME IS ON THE MOVE IN THIS GAME WHEN YOU ARE-- But you still need to manage it intelligently to succeed!

make sure you get enough sleep or you'll see the stress add up quickly!

LOCATIONS

Just like a real city, the game's simulation has many zones and locations to visit. You might not see each of these places each run, but there are many styles of gameplay available so experiment with different places you spend time in game

Here we've split the main locations into the HOME and the CITY

THE HOME

The player's home is the main location in the game, its where you go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning
heres a quick breakdown of what the rooms in the player's apartment are for

• HOME ROOMS:*
  

ENTRYWAY/LANDING
LIVINGROOM
HALLWAY
BATHROOM
KITCHEN
STUDY
BEDROOM

ENTRYWAY/LANDING

the player enters and exits here, and can be barricaded against danger

LIVINGROOM

front of the house. the player can move to the entryway, the hallway, and the study. contains table (for tools), a plant, a video game system, and a couch

HALLWAY

Back of the home, contains the hallway clock (main method of telling time at home), a broom, an object that can be broken down for wood, and connects to the livingroom, the bathroom, the bedroom, and a doorway to the kitchen.

BATHROOM

Check your player's status in the mirror, take a bath or wash your hands. connects to the hallway

KITCHEN

cant be physcally entered but you can make a bonus meal here and check the status of your rations

STUDY

place to use your comouter terminal and read a book. check your stats on the virtual book case or read a bit to take your mind off things.

BEDROOM

where you sleep, save the game, search for supplies, and find random closet tools. contains a big box for checking your rations/building supplies or a large closet for scavenging. what could be in there? probably tons of stuff. check the endtable next to your bed for a helpful readme file

CITY DISTRICTS

PRODCITY##2901 is a bustling self-contained city-state (SCCS) TM home to a great many types of people and places to visit!! from the shopping district to the shipping district, see the mighty production hub or stop by for a bite of one of ##2901's AgriculturalCenter! Stay in our of our fine homes and attend our finest universities! PRODCITY##2901 is consistently above output standards for the region. <END TRANSMISSION>

• District Info*
  heres the real scoop:
  PRODCITY##2901 is a single [extremely] walled city that has been split into 9 distinct districts, grouped according to function. The entire city is laid out roughly in a 3x3 grid
  

HOUSING DISTRICT

poor people live here

SHOPPING DISTRICT

rich people shop here

SHIPPING DISTRICT

workers load and offload goods

PRODUCTION DISTRICT

low end workers labor here

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

food is grown here

VIP HOUSING

high end workers\corporate managers live here

MILSEC HQ

military training grounds and command HQ

STATE DISTRICT & STATE SQUARE

politicians and the ultra rich

COMMON SQUARE

one of the only places everyone can legally gather in the city, frequent bombings

KEY LOCATIONS IN THE CITY

EQUALIST COMPOUND situated in the housing district, home to many

PLACES OF INTEREST

TRANSNAV HQ
FIGHT TRAINER

MORE INFO

JOBS

AGRICEN
SHOPDIST
PRODHUB

SECONDARY JOBS

TEMPLE
SOUP KITCHEN
EQUALIST GUARD DUTY

FREELANCE JOBS

SELL DRUGS
WRITER
VOLUNTEER AT TEMPLE
WORK FOR SHADY QUEST DUDE
SELL WOOD
SOUP KITCHEN
EQUALIST GUARD DUTY

TOOLS

the player can equip different items to enable different abilities! most tools are found by searching the bedroom closet

CROWBAR

ENABLES: BREAK INTO SCRAP
Crowbar can open some doors.
raise the scavenging stat a little to find.

HAMMER

ENABLES: CONSTRUCT, PATCH
Equip hammer to build home defenses.
raise the construction skill a little to find.

BASEBALL BAT

ENABLES: COMBAT
powerful enough to bust a head, what else needs to be said about it

UTILITY KNIFE

ENABLES: PRACTICE WHITTLE
improves scavenging, a must-equip

WRENCH

ITEMS

DRUGS

Quick list of all drugs:
CAFF
BUDZ
OG BUDZ
GRAV
GCB
EMO
HYPE
REZ
DERMAL
VOID
VOIDb

CAFF

NAME: Caff
DESCRIPTION: Synthetic Stim
FAVORITE OF: All Districts
WHERE SOLD: Shopping District, PRODHUB
PRICE, APPROX: 30

BUDS

NAME: Buds
DESCRIPTION: Plant Narcotic
FAVORITE OF: Housing District
WHERE SOLD: Housing, Agricen, CorpHaus
PRICE, APPROX: 40

OG BUDZ

NAME: OG BUDZ
DESCRIPTION: Hi-tech Plant Narcotic
FAVORITE OF: AgriCen
WHERE SOLD: ShipHub, AgriCen
PRICE, APPROX: 60

GRAV

NAME: GRAV
DESCRIPTION: Cyborg Drugs
FAVORITE OF: ProdHub
WHERE SOLD: State District
PRICE, APPROX: 80

GCB

NAME: G.C.B.
DESCRIPTION: Alcohollike sim
FAVORITE OF: MILSEC
WHERE SOLD: ProdHub
PRICE, APPROX: 120

EMO

NAME: Emotet
DESCRIPTION: Party / Therapy Drug
FAVORITE OF: Shopping District
WHERE SOLD: Corporate Housing
PRICE, APPROX: 80

HYPE

NAME: Hyperd
DESCRIPTION: "Never Go Tired"
FAVORITE OF: Shipping Hub
WHERE SOLD: Housing District, MILSEC HQ
PRICE, APPROX: 190

REZ

NAME: Reso
DESCRIPTION: Synapse Upgrade
FAVORITE OF: Corporate Housing
WHERE SOLD: Shopping District
PRICE, APPROX: 77

DERMAL

NAME: Dermal
DESCRIPTION: Transdermal Superopiate
FAVORITE OF: State District
WHERE SOLD: Housing District, ShipHub
PRICE, APPROX: 160

VOID

NAME: V01D
DESCRIPTION: "GOD-DREAM-UNITY"
FAVORITE OF: Addicts
WHERE SOLD: ??????
PRICE, APPROX: 100

VOIDb

NAME: V01D.b
DESCRIPTION: _EXPERIMENTAL_
FAVORITE OF: ???????
WHERE SOLD: ??????
PRICE, APPROX:??????

DRUG CHARTS

Where do I buy them? where do i sell?

FACTIONS

• GOVERNMENT FORCES
• ANASOC STREET GANGS
• CYBER CITIZENS
• VOID CULTISTS
• CAT CAPITALISTS
• STREET CRIMINALS
• RADICAL EQUALISTS
• VR JUNKIES & DRUG BURNOUTS