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Howdy Osmium_Planet!

The general idea is that you aren't supposed to know your own name, but any degree of cooperation (e.g. participating in a discussion forum) between two or more players makes it possible.

The information you gave along with your question ($1k, 7/7 electric floor) should be enough for a kindly neighbor to help you out (I would, but I'm too busy to log in today).

Go!

Rumble in The Castle... this conflict should come to a head tonight!

Bookies (wholly in my mind) are putting the line at 3:2 Costanzo based on estimated hours played.

Damaged fixtures and family or pet corpses are the telltale of a broken house.  Under the current system, if your house is broken your actions are extremely limited until you self-test to reset it.

Broken houses are a very interesting part of the game and also the most commonly exploited mechanic.  In my opinion, they need a small adjustment to prevent abuse.

I'll never forget you, Mr. Knight and Mr. Loos!

Welcome to the forum all you cool new people!

Chills are a little confusing and I can't find information on the wiki, but  I know through experience that Kimenzar and mala are both correct.

Chills exist for balance reasons, to prevent the same player from endlessly attacking the same house after dying there (and other various money transfer exploits).

You get a "chills" in house X if you die there OR carry tools in there and die elsewhere. They last 24 hours.

I do not know the exact moment the "chills clock" starts, but my guess is that it's the moment of death.

*wobbles cigar Groucho-style* ... That's the kindliest Screw You I ever hoid!

JKesler22, I can feel the frustration in the tone of your post, and I certainly agree that The Castle Doctrine can be very frustrating at times.

Would you mind explaining, in specific detail, exactly what behavior other players are engaging in which has ruined the game for you?  Currently, it's unclear.

This game behaves like a roguelike in that sometimes you'll get lucky and break through to survive the (tough, unforgiving) start and advance to the midgame, and sometimes you won't.  Even "perfect play" and a streak of good decisions won't save your family when the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate is pointing their way.

Should you ever snag a major bounty or rob a $10k+ vault, slow down and make the most of that opportunity, because it's' your ticket to the big time! 

As soon as you you can afford it, procure a gaggle of pitbulls and space them out on the (long, twisty, concrete&pit ) family path so each would require a gun to advance past (spaces are required -- if dogs are adjacent a robber can club through the line for a fraction of the cost).

Edit:  If you make nothing but good decisions you'll never die - I meant to say "your family"

I never even considered using this technique to build towards a pre-drafted house... great idea!  You can even seal up your incomplete construction site with $2 wood to reduce inspections until it goes live.

The hardest part with this strategy is probably keeping one's family safe during the mid game, due to space constraints and build expenses.

I visited this house lots but the powered door right at the entrance frightened me so I ran home. 

Thanks for sharing this house   What I like best is the gigantic red herring in the upper right.  Drill and drill and find a litterbox!

Permanently closed powered doors... the final frontier.