# The Bunker **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-bunker/6.md?page=26 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Storage help please](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/storage-help-please/24539)
**Author:** [@emofang](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/emofang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/storage-help-please/24539 "2020-08-22T23:21:03Z")
How do you put items in cupboard or lockers I am new and trying to go on my first scavenging trip and need help --- ## [Steel Plate Crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/steel-plate-crafting/24500)
**Author:** [@Dracolich\_Zero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dracolich_Zero)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/steel-plate-crafting/24500 "2020-08-22T21:17:29Z")
Hi all, i’ve just recently got a mbr vest and i’m looking to invest in some steel plating, the problem is that it needs steel plates, i can’t craft them even though my fab is 4 and i can’t for the life of me figure out h… --- ## [Age penalties / old age death?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age-penalties-old-age-death/24528)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Scarfalot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sir_Scarfalot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age-penalties-old-age-death/24528 "2020-08-22T19:16:21Z")
I just picked up the #10934 experimental, mostly for the nested containers, and as I was making my character I noticed that I now had an ‘age’. My questions are, is that number purely aesthetic? Does it increase by in-g… --- ## [Inventory sorting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-sorting/24529)
**Author:** [@Dracolich\_Zero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dracolich_Zero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-sorting/24529 "2020-08-22T12:25:45Z")
Hi all, i’ve run into an issue that i don’t know if has any solution since i’m still learning the mechanics of the new stuff added, you see i constantly have to drop my duffe bag with loot to fight since i’m melee based,… --- ## [Is there any way to fix a grave?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-fix-a-grave/24513)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-fix-a-grave/24513 "2020-08-21T19:06:10Z")
So one of my npc followers died. First off, the fact that I can build a coffin, dig a grave, place my friends body in the coffin and then bury the coffin in the grave, and it will stay there always to remind me of him, i… --- ## [New Pocket System & Items](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-pocket-system-items/24505)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-pocket-system-items/24505 "2020-08-21T18:39:35Z")
I’m hoping to understand the new system better, and some of the decisions made for it. I have a canvas sack, and it has a pocket. There’s nothing listed as not being allowed in the thing, but when I try to use the “inser… --- ## [Diving into Faction Camps & NPCs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diving-into-faction-camps-npcs/24488)
**Author:** [@SomeGuy57](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SomeGuy57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diving-into-faction-camps-npcs/24488 "2020-08-20T13:07:57Z")
Hello! I’ve been playing Cataclysm for about 5 years now, diving in every 6-9 months to see how it’s progressing, and I’ve been very impressed with the game’s growth over the years! This time I’ve fired up the experime… --- ## [Why am I glowing?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-am-i-glowing/24504)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-am-i-glowing/24504 "2020-08-19T22:51:20Z")
I fought a Boomer zombie or something like that. When it died, both my npc follower and I have a bright glow around us, and in my status effects I am nauseous and glowing. When I highlight Glowing it says “You are covere… --- ## [Hypovolemic shock and blood tranfusion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hypovolemic-shock-and-blood-tranfusion/24496)
**Author:** [@Orkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Orkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hypovolemic-shock-and-blood-tranfusion/24496 "2020-08-19T13:22:53Z")
So I was riding my bike in town kiting some zombies when I ran into a CROWS and took a bmg to the left arm. This resulted in severe bleeding for about 20 in game minutes or more as I was panicking and not keeping track … --- ## [The longer I play, the harder it gets](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-longer-i-play-the-harder-it-gets/24494)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-longer-i-play-the-harder-it-gets/24494 "2020-08-19T10:52:02Z")
I’ve been attempting to play CDDA off and on for over a year, I think more like 2. I started on my android tablet before I moved over to PC. I was never even able to survive 2 in game weeks. Hundreds of attempts and I ne… --- ## [Issue with the minimap?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/issue-with-the-minimap/24490)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/issue-with-the-minimap/24490 "2020-08-19T01:53:23Z")
Having updated my game to the latest experimental, all of a sudden my minimap no longer looks like it used to. Now it looks like a smaller version of what I see on the big map screen. It doesnt even show the blinking dot… --- ## [Rechargeable battery question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rechargeable-battery-question/24473)
**Author:** [@Dracolich\_Zero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dracolich_Zero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rechargeable-battery-question/24473 "2020-08-18T22:27:38Z")
Hi all, i’ve been searching to see if my question has been answered and i can’t find any answers so i’ll aks here, i’m using stable and i found a rechargeable battery, it has 200 charges but i don’t know where and how to… --- ## [I need help with a error code](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-with-a-error-code/24479)
**Author:** [@B00ked1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/B00ked1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-with-a-error-code/24479 "2020-08-17T23:20:27Z")
every time I load my save on the newest build it displays this error and kicks me to the title screen src/main\_menu.cpp:1146 \[bool main\_menu::load\_character\_tab(bool)\] Error: Invalid enum string ‘fire’ for ‘11damage\_typ… --- ## [How buggy are npc's?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-buggy-are-npcs/24470)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-buggy-are-npcs/24470 "2020-08-17T14:13:02Z")
So I befriended the npc in my starting bunker, and another one I found in a cabin after I found him an inhaler. Things are going super swell and stuff. So after reading their VERY verbose instructions (lol) it seemed lik… --- ## [Larders packing and the old west](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/larders-packing-and-the-old-west/24469)
**Author:** [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/larders-packing-and-the-old-west/24469 "2020-08-17T14:09:24Z")
so maybe this belongs in the garage but why is there a wooden barrel for liquids but not solids? most food taken in long drawn out treks was simply packed in wood barrels usually with other food (eggs packed in corn meal… --- ## [How effective is hiding?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-effective-is-hiding/22845)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-effective-is-hiding/22845 "2020-08-17T14:07:14Z")
So I recently noticed that you can ‘hide’ in large cardboard boxes and dumpsters, and so I’m curious as to how useful and effective that is. Also, what other things are you able to hide in? EDIT: Dumpsters, not garbage … --- ## [Does exercise improve health?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-exercise-improve-health/23888)
**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-exercise-improve-health/23888 "2020-08-16T20:53:45Z")
So I was wondering does all of the exercise (running, climbing, bashing in skulls) that your character is doing have any effect on their hidden health stat or modifier? Or is this entirely dependent on what you eat, if … --- ## [I'm confused as to why I can't use my stepladder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/im-confused-as-to-why-i-cant-use-my-stepladder/22861)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/im-confused-as-to-why-i-cant-use-my-stepladder/22861 "2020-08-16T20:50:32Z")
I want to go on top of a building which doesn’t have any access to it by stairs or whatnot, so I made a stepladder to get up. It says that there isn’t any terrain that could support my weight, even though I’m right next… --- ## [Any ideas where to find normal cardboard boxes?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-ideas-where-to-find-normal-cardboard-boxes/20511)
**Author:** [@frac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/frac)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-ideas-where-to-find-normal-cardboard-boxes/20511 "2020-08-16T11:16:23Z")
Been looking for the cardboard boxes for the survivor camp quests. Small and large are easy, but I only have one medium (the banana box size.) I think I found it in a bush. Searched the top floor of a mall and a coupl… --- ## [Help with a couple horrid status effects plz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-a-couple-horrid-status-effects-plz/24461)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-a-couple-horrid-status-effects-plz/24461 "2020-08-16T03:42:57Z")
So there am I, FINALLY starting to do well. Two weeks in, amassed a hoard of helpful stuff, found a crashed plane and see TONS of cool looking things on the map Ive never seen before. My guy is exhausted. I get to the ba… --- ## [Airstrips/Airplaneports?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/airstrips-airplaneports/23106)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/airstrips-airplaneports/23106 "2020-08-15T21:11:19Z")
I’m sure I found an airstrip a few months back in an experimental build, but it was the only one i’ve seen so far and was wondering if they’re still in the game? My brain could have totally snapped and this never happen… --- ## [I need help with a crash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-with-a-crash/24449)
**Author:** [@B00ked1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/B00ked1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-with-a-crash/24449 "2020-08-14T22:44:52Z")
Every time I try to load up my save it crashes when it says loading please wait. Can someone help pls, also I am on experiment The program has crashed. See the log file for a stack trace. CRASH LOG FILE: ./config/cras… --- ## [Upcoming 0.F : what players can expect?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/upcoming-0-f-what-players-can-expect/24371)
**Author:** [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/upcoming-0-f-what-players-can-expect/24371 "2020-08-14T03:09:03Z")
i’ve been anticipating the release of 0.F stable (because so many mechanism that im familiar with has changed drastically) and im thinking that maybe some players would ask about what’s new in 0.F stable. and so in this… --- ## [I have a bad feeling about this](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/24435)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-this/24435 "2020-08-13T18:27:07Z")
So I looted a massive pile of cool stuff in town. I found a working car and put all the loot in the trunk. So I sort of figure out how to start the car and how to drive it. Well I am fish tailing all the way back to my b… --- ## [Vehicle "Wiring" Item](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-wiring-item/24357)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-wiring-item/24357 "2020-08-13T00:22:08Z")
Not sure if this is a base item in 0.E+ experimental version, or if it’s from a mod (maybe Blaze?), anyways, it’s called “wiring” and it say it’s a length of heavy duty copper wiring useful for routing power. Is there a… --- ## [Dissecting in 0.E+](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dissecting-in-0-e/24327)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dissecting-in-0-e/24327 "2020-08-12T21:11:43Z")
Requires a CLEAN surface, which I’m not seeing on the item browser at all…and it just went 500 internal server error, so I can’t try looking again. What qualifies as a clean surface? Argh! --- ## [Weakness status effect](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weakness-status-effect/24424)
**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weakness-status-effect/24424 "2020-08-11T12:45:36Z")
So, my char has the Weakness status effect in the Player Info tabs and it has no description whatsoever and i have no idea what it means. Any ideas? --- ## [Proficiencies how do?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/proficiencies-how-do/24388)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/proficiencies-how-do/24388 "2020-08-11T01:54:18Z")
These are new, and seem pretty important for some recipes. How do you gain proficiencies? It’s not particularly clear to me. I get that they’re some sort of sub skill, but they don’t show up in the character menu unless … --- ## [A question on how the game deals with spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-question-on-how-the-game-deals-with-spawns/24403)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Cahoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Brian_Cahoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-question-on-how-the-game-deals-with-spawns/24403 "2020-08-10T23:24:49Z")
So I was using the same game world for like a real life week. Everytime a character would die (all the time grrrr), I would make a new character but in the same world. It seemed like even tho the start date went all the … --- ## [Autopilots are interesting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/autopilots-are-interesting/24405)
**Author:** [@Nonesuch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nonesuch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/autopilots-are-interesting/24405 "2020-08-10T15:11:07Z")
Decided to try out autopilots, as I was curious how they worked in game and if there was some kind of potential hack or workaround there for allowing NPCs to drive. I’ll have to try them again in a more serious game as o… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-bunker/6.md?page=25) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-bunker/6.md?page=27)