What does the backup life support do?

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Apr 22, 2017 20:35:23 GMT ArabianIGoggles said:

I have been unable to figure out what this actually does. It makes no difference in amount or capacity of the backup life meter, so what does this thing actually do?

You know two complete plays so far and waiting for patches for a third....

I've yet to use a single one of them. Easier to sort the vault then plan the map to maximize completion, normally semi circles from one side to the other side of the map ...😂

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Apr 22, 2017 20:35:23 GMT ArabianIGoggles said:

I have been unable to figure out what this actually does. It makes no difference in amount or capacity of the backup life meter, so what does this thing actually do?

I'm carrying around a lot of backup life support and I have no idea how to use it. I've fiddled around, trying to figure it out but can't. It'd be nice if it would work in those places that SAM yammers on about...you know...too hot, too cold, too whatever, but I can't tell that it ever kicks in on it's own and I don't know how to trigger it.

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What does the backup life support do? Apr 23, 2017 0:16:24 GMT

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Post by kino on Apr 23, 2017 0:16:24 GMT

In hazardous conditions it slows down the decrease in life support. It's handy in a couple of places.

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What does the backup life support do? Apr 23, 2017 0:44:30 GMT

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Apr 23, 2017 0:16:24 GMT kino said:

In hazardous conditions it slows down the decrease in life support. It's handy in a couple of places.

Does just having it in one of the consumable slots mean it's automatically slowing down the decrease of the life support bar?

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What does the backup life support do? Apr 23, 2017 0:46:32 GMT MarilynRobert and OneWomanArmy like this

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Post by bladefist on Apr 23, 2017 0:46:32 GMT

It wastes a consumable slot. Even if it did slow down the meter, I can't think of any situation where it would be useful.

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Apr 23, 2017 0:46:32 GMT bladefist said:

It wastes a consumable slot. Even if it did slow down the meter, I can't think of any situation where it would be useful.

Well, I do seem to be living without it working since I can't tell that it does anything so I think I'll just sell them.

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Post by kino on Apr 23, 2017 3:29:56 GMT

Apr 23, 2017 0:44:30 GMT MarilynRobert said:

Apr 23, 2017 0:16:24 GMT kino said:

In hazardous conditions it slows down the decrease in life support. It's handy in a couple of places.

Does just having it in one of the consumable slots mean it's automatically slowing down the decrease of the life support bar?

You have to activate it like any consumable. I found it useful as hell in the Voeld vault, I believe, where the cold was just draining me, while exploring around.

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