Why do dwellers think they can't carry 100 items?
At some point, a patch allowed dwellers in the wasteland to realize they have 100 items and automatically head back to the vault. It's not foolproof, however, and I regularly get dwellers coming back with about 60 items while claiming to be full (just now a dweller brought back 61).
All my wasteland explorers are lvl 50 with 10 in all specials. This 'bug' does not seem to relate to total strength (dwellers with 10 STR can bring back 100 items, while dwellers with 12 or 13 have been observed bringing back around 60). I have over 400 storage, so that's not it. I keep 18 dwellers in the waste at all times.
Does anyone know what's causing this? Is it a bug or working as intended? How can I mitigate it?
Best Answer
Well, I think this may be a bug but there might just be a random number generator somewhere between 60 and 100. So if you send a dewller out into the wasteland then when he or she will come back to the vault when they reach this randomly generated number. If you want to get legendary items then do quests because I heard that in the newest patch, you won't find legendary items in the wasteland. Anyway, completing a quest is always the best way to get rare and legendary items so I suggest upgrading your Overseer's Office to level 3.
Sending Dwellers out is a good option for common and rare items but you don't get as much junk as in quests.
P.S. Maybe you can go through that patch again.
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How many items can a dweller carry?
Dwellers will find items every hour in the wastes, plus some time fixed events such as: Broadcast Tower, National Guard, etc. However, their inventory do have a limit of 100 items. After picking 100 items, they won't pickup anymore, although they show up in the log that they have found something.What is the dweller limit in fallout shelter?
The vault can have a maximum of 200 dwellers living in it.How long should you let your dwellers explore?
My longest runs so far are around 36 hours of exploration and 18 hours return trip. The low level luck people I used to send out would still bring back rusty whatever guns and BB guns even towards the end of their trips. They did some times come back with a nice rifle or the like but that was rare.What does putting a dweller in the storage room do?
While the storage rooms do not produce anything, putting E type dwellers in them will raise their happiness, improving your average happiness rating and earning you more caps from your daily reviews. It will also count towards "Place # dwellers in the right room" objective.Winston Churchill USA Speech \
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