Utterly Mad

I always turn the item spawns down to 0.01, but even at 0.01 getting tools is not an issue because zambies. Also they did something to the game that makes that not seem to matter as much. I still get lots of item spawns. Tons of bandit/survivor camps too.

I have fond memories of the time I played a barbarian in winter, with item spawns at the minimum. I had to smash a science lab wall with my axe because it was the only source of a rock I could find, and thus my only way to make more essential tools. This was back before lab bunkers were made a lot harder to crack open.

I also have fond memories of the first time I played a medieval peasant, spawned RIGHT next to a bandit camp. If I hadn't set starting time to midnight to abuse Stats Through Skills, I would've been fucked royally.

Speaking of which, definitely think I'll see about waiting until night and raiding the bandit camp.