# The Bunker

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-bunker/6.md?page=135

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## [Annotated Base Screenshots](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/annotated-base-screenshots/4752)

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**Author:** [@trevmillion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/trevmillion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/annotated-base-screenshots/4752 "2014-01-13T23:56:46Z")

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A thread to show off your base. Tilesets encouraged! I’m using Tsu’s which does an amazing job rendering vehicles. \[image\] Description: Vehicles are my favorite part of this game so I searched the map for hours to find…

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## [Circular distance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/circular-distance/4737)

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**Author:** [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/circular-distance/4737 "2014-01-13T16:25:03Z")

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No, it’s not a bug report, or a complain. I just wonder, the default option for this is OFF, but I always enable this, because well, it’s better for the sake of gameplay. Set it to ON by default, to let be sure people …

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## [Turrets, what's up with them?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/turrets-whats-up-with-them/4741)

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**Author:** [@PunkCapitalist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PunkCapitalist)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/turrets-whats-up-with-them/4741 "2014-01-13T12:22:43Z")

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I used to play the 0.9 stable version and turrets were easily survivable with the right equipment. Now I’m playing an experimental build (0.9-3139-g44364f8) and I have been one-shot killed several times already, even whe…

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## [Flyers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flyers/4713)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flyers/4713 "2014-01-12T07:07:07Z")

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is it just me, or do you imagine the descriptions in the flyers to look like the PIPBoy cartoon characters from Fallout?

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## [My pet, the hostile racoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-pet-the-hostile-racoon/4729)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-pet-the-hostile-racoon/4729 "2014-01-11T17:16:11Z")

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so a couple times i’ve noticed a hostile racoon following me around, not attacking just following. i equipped a ton of encumbering stuff and was able to train pretty high in unarmed and melee. but the point is, how com…

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## [Duct tape where art thou?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-where-art-thou/4721)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-where-art-thou/4721 "2014-01-10T14:39:04Z")

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i have been looking for duct tape for along time (in my save i’m playing on ATM anyways). so the question is where are places it will most likely be there?

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## [Corrupted saves](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/corrupted-saves/4719)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/corrupted-saves/4719 "2014-01-10T12:18:51Z")

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I lost 3 hours of work on my character due to a corrupted save from a raging fire burning down a fast food restuant. It crashes a lot also.

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## [HUD question about the progress bar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hud-question-about-the-progress-bar/4724)

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**Author:** [@Gobbopathe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gobbopathe)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hud-question-about-the-progress-bar/4724 "2014-01-10T12:18:03Z")

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Hello there I’m back in Cataclsm DDA after leaving it in 0.5 and I’m really pleased to see the way it runs. I noticed the new XP system (really nice, it was too easy to “cheat” on the old one), but I do not understand …

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## [Happy anniversary thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/happy-anniversary-thread/4720)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/happy-anniversary-thread/4720 "2014-01-10T04:28:58Z")

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Didnt the game launch like a year and seven days ago? And nobody said anything? Like no thread, no main page post no, nada? THATS BAD, THATS TERRIBLE D: So yeah, happy (late)anniversary Cataclysm DDA! We hope you get…

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## [General Mayhem and Destruction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-mayhem-and-destruction/4715)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-mayhem-and-destruction/4715 "2014-01-10T03:23:24Z")

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Post fun ways to explode stuff tactically or otherwise! A friend of mine figured out that bullets explode if left in a fire and explosives go off as well so its possible to make a bonfire of ammo if you don’t mind diein…

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## [Misc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/misc/4725)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/misc/4725 "2014-01-10T01:28:36Z")

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Uh here’s a bunch of misc questions and feel free to post any question you may want to know. I found a building in a forest and it doesn’t appear on the map? Its like a combination of the mansion and a cabin. Does it ha…

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## [How to recharge the dead battery in a car?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-recharge-the-dead-battery-in-a-car/4716)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-recharge-the-dead-battery-in-a-car/4716 "2014-01-09T19:29:10Z")

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so how do i recharge the battery in a vehicle when the battery is already dead? at least i’m pretty sure that’s the reason for the “the flatbed’s engine fails to start” message.

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## [How do i open a black box?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-black-box/4718)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-black-box/4718 "2014-01-09T12:08:57Z")

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I cant open a black box and i dont know what im looking for.

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## [Dream](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dream/4688)

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**Author:** [@srggrevous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/srggrevous)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dream/4688 "2014-01-09T01:08:39Z")

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"You have a strange dream" Occasionally I get this message after going to sleep after a long day/night of scavenging and fending off zombears. Does it actually do anything?

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## [Broken arms throwing up thousands of live spores](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-throwing-up-thousands-of-live-spores/4708)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-throwing-up-thousands-of-live-spores/4708 "2014-01-09T00:18:03Z")

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I came home into my fenced off base as usual and i went to sleep and woke up with fungi coming through my hands when a spore cloud disintegrated! Then it happended again i had 600+ pain and my arms were at zero (both) Ho…

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## [Tubes, Drills: What are they for?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tubes-drills-what-are-they-for/4717)

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**Author:** [@Teddy\_Salad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Teddy_Salad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tubes-drills-what-are-they-for/4717 "2014-01-08T20:47:28Z")

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Copper tubing and cordless drills are both relatively common, but as of yet, I haven’t found a use for either. What are they for? The drill says it can run on batteries, but I “can’t do anything interesting with my cord…

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## [Musically Cataclysmic: What do you listen to when playing Cataclysm?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/musically-cataclysmic-what-do-you-listen-to-when-playing-cataclysm/3641)

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**Author:** [@Wayne](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayne)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/musically-cataclysmic-what-do-you-listen-to-when-playing-cataclysm/3641 "2014-01-08T12:09:42Z")

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As it says on the tin. What music have you listened to while playing Cataclysm? I’m listening to the Manhunt soundtrack with my current game. It adds a whole new level of dread and despair in my opinion.

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## [Vehicle welding rig](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-welding-rig/4707)

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**Author:** [@Icecoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Icecoon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-welding-rig/4707 "2014-01-07T21:21:02Z")

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I have found a welding rig in a farm’s barn. I said myself how I’m lucky, but how do I power it? I don’t have any batteries and the description said something about being powered by the car’s battery. So how do I make it…

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## [The graveyard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-graveyard/2855)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-graveyard/2855 "2014-01-07T19:48:19Z")

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Here is where you can bury your previous characters so all the world could see their final attempts in the world. You can put your character in the hall of the dead along with the page and post number, so they can honor…

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## [\[Question\]Does zombies love meat chunks?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-does-zombies-love-meat-chunks/4682)

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**Author:** [@duke455](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duke455)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-does-zombies-love-meat-chunks/4682 "2014-01-07T14:44:30Z")

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As the title says, are zombies attracted to meat chunks, like they are with the player? If not, can this be introduced as a game feature?

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## [I have solar panels bionic and arm blaster and a few more bionics but no power](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-solar-panels-bionic-and-arm-blaster-and-a-few-more-bionics-but-no-power/4709)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-solar-panels-bionic-and-arm-blaster-and-a-few-more-bionics-but-no-power/4709 "2014-01-07T12:16:27Z")

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I dont know why im not charging because i have solar pannels and im in sunlight.

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## [About anvil's](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-anvils/4703)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-anvils/4703 "2014-01-07T08:11:33Z")

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is there an easy way to make them? and if you can find them where can you?

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## [\[Question\] Royal Jelly and science guys](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-royal-jelly-and-science-guys/4698)

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**Author:** [@duke455](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duke455)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-royal-jelly-and-science-guys/4698 "2014-01-07T00:34:40Z")

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Quick question, in the latest experimental build (5 Jan) I found a group of dead scientists, and in the middle of the mess i found a royal jelly(It was on the ground, not on the corpse of the scientists). I never found i…

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## [Eternal Flames (glich)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-flames-glich/4704)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-flames-glich/4704 "2014-01-07T00:10:51Z")

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I don’t know if this glitch works on 0.8 but I put around 5000 units of gasoline in my wood stove and lit it then went to bed. When I woke up it was still going except there was no fuel! Im going to see how long it last…

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## [Noob quesion, surviving spores?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/noob-quesion-surviving-spores/3725)

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**Author:** [@Weaverfish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weaverfish)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/noob-quesion-surviving-spores/3725 "2014-01-06T23:01:57Z")

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I’ve got a really decent character going on, my best one yet. I picked up the spore infection though, and none of the wiki’s nor the forums talk about if the thing is even survivable. I’m pretty sure the next time i’m …

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## [Cataclysm dda Question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-question/4702)

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**Author:** [@marloneek777](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/marloneek777)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-question/4702 "2014-01-06T20:32:21Z")

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Hi, I have one question. Is the world in cataclysm creates as we start playing (like in minecraft or dwarf fortress) or is it scripted in the game and it can’t change ?? Sorry for my bad english. Thx

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## [Can you remove accessory's form guns?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-remove-accessorys-form-guns/4699)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-remove-accessorys-form-guns/4699 "2014-01-06T17:23:20Z")

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well can you?

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## [The secrets of the universe... Revealed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-secrets-of-the-universe-revealed/4632)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-secrets-of-the-universe-revealed/4632 "2014-01-06T13:58:52Z")

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So I found a way of perpetual motion, now I come with another science breaking discovery! You can plant a tent in your vehicle for an instant emergency stop! Yes; I did find this out on the unstoppable death mobile, an…

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## [A short anecdote to share](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-short-anecdote-to-share/4581)

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**Author:** [@CarrierPrimoris](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CarrierPrimoris)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-short-anecdote-to-share/4581 "2014-01-06T01:03:07Z")

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I had a wonderful experience within a recent game of Cataclysm, and, as no one else is awake at my residence, I have decided to share it with you fine folk. After a short absence, I had decided to check on Cataclysm. Af…

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## [Big spoiler disscussion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/big-spoiler-disscussion/4686)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/big-spoiler-disscussion/4686 "2014-01-05T13:32:22Z")

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So, if that hasn’t scared you away then read this you lot! I have noticed that Nuclear Missile silos have NOT been discussed in the wiki or the forums. Is this because nobody has seen them ecept me or what? I am playi…

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