Nice guide. I was away for a long time. Its good to see your blog and tube channel still alive. Its pinned as one of my favorite pages for a very long time.
The only point I dont agree about builds is I still prefer rifle, pistol combination with a submachine gun. I believe this also fits the minimalist approach since that type of build can loot and shoot any type of ammo (assuming the player carries more than one type of a gun at weapon slots aswell as the inventory slots)
When we pick the awkward game breaking infinite ammo minigun, armor and max boost combos; the original game as it meants to be looting and grooting and aggro control at will. Also doing it the most economic way not to burn out (Pistol, rifle and submachinegun)
I really find melee, explosives the most useless weapons now (all except under certain conditions). I adored fast shotguns such as AA alot at the past. Its dps/dph isnt good at all. The ammo consumption of sm gun can be , somehow controlled. (Saving subm ammo for Outpost defense and only for short time defense out at looting and hunting)...Ps: Getting outof mass aggro Esc>Log out seems to be the most rational way if the player is under serious threat anyways; fending off the swarm with a subm gun; doing so.
I find pistol and rifle the two core weapons in the game, which I agree and wish the game got back to its original roots at a more realistic post apoc survival.
Very useful. me likey. :D