Finally got my Electric Chainsaw, and what a difference it makes. Of course, I can't even cut down my 6x3 tree farm in one shot, because LV doesn't hold a lot of charge, but it's the savings in materials that's the real bonus, I shudder to think how many axes I went thru up until this point in the game. No more!
P.S. Thanks Sven, sure enough, I found 3 ingots of Manganese in a chest somewhere and that made me 27 ingots of Stainless Steel so not only was I able to make the Chainsaw, but the Electric Drill as well. Of course, the power issue with that tool is gonna be even worse than the Chainsaw, because I can't be running back to base to recharge it every 10 minutes, so I need to come up with a way to recharge it on the fly. What's the standard way to do that? They didn't make the tool so the battery can be removed and replaced with a full one in the field, which is unfortunate.
P.S. Thanks Sven, sure enough, I found 3 ingots of Manganese in a chest somewhere and that made me 27 ingots of Stainless Steel so not only was I able to make the Chainsaw, but the Electric Drill as well. Of course, the power issue with that tool is gonna be even worse than the Chainsaw, because I can't be running back to base to recharge it every 10 minutes, so I need to come up with a way to recharge it on the fly. What's the standard way to do that? They didn't make the tool so the battery can be removed and replaced with a full one in the field, which is unfortunate.