Something for player to learn

[suz]

Relevant(not really but worth a chuckle):
http://awutcomic.blogspot.co.il/2011/11 ... houts.html
http://corpseruncomics.com/corpse-run-1 ... -language/

[Zombra]

Perhaps some kind of codex or journal could be implimented that unlocks new information when you discover something. For example, when encountering a new enemy or gaining a higher skill level, certain journal entries will become unlocked. Or, if you enter a new city for the first time, or find an old newspaper or book in an abandoned building, you learn background information, such as: the history of nuclear weapons, ballistics, ammunition velocity, and maybe like you suggested, survival techniques like making a solar stills, etc.

Ehh. No codex please. I'm not afraid of text when it's descriptive or otherwise in the context of what's happening in the game, but finding or unlocking dusty history books is a BIG turnoff to me. Background information should emerge as part of the action, not "Tonight's homework: read chapters 12-17."