Actually they were added to get some ingredients for you tech gadgets. I used to run arround Tarant every morning collectiong rags for my cocktails...
Really? Where did you read that? I'm just curious. I interviewed Leonard Boyarsky for a preview before Arcanum was released, and he told me during a discussion of party behavior that the trash cans were included to counteract party NPCs grabbing stuff. I can see where it would serve both purposes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Spick: You are playing as mage and the junk is for technologists. But if he has useful technologists in his party, that stuff can still come in very handy. It all depends on how you want to play.
