# The Bunker

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-bunker/6.md?page=73

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## [Is using splintered wood more efficient to keep a fire going?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-using-splintered-wood-more-efficient-to-keep-a-fire-going/14414)

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**Author:** [@Gaelstrom](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gaelstrom)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-using-splintered-wood-more-efficient-to-keep-a-fire-going/14414 "2017-10-31T23:55:21Z")

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Vs using a stick.

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## [Wilderness life](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wilderness-life/14378)

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**Author:** [@Ruttiger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ruttiger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wilderness-life/14378 "2017-10-31T23:30:16Z")

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I started a full on wilderness game, and I’m finding it a bit… fucky. NPCs cause the game to lag out. Based on error messages it seems like they all need to start walking towards the nearest city when the spawn, and wi…

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## [Vehicle turret blacklist?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416)

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**Author:** [@jacob.exe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jacob.exe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416 "2017-10-31T23:02:11Z")

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Like the title says, is there a way to set a blacklist for creatures that are targeted by vehicle turrets? I am asking this because it seems that my mounted laser rifles have decided that cattle need to be exterminated; …

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## [Take the game after several time](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/take-the-game-after-several-time/14396)

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**Author:** [@teoleo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/teoleo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/take-the-game-after-several-time/14396 "2017-10-30T09:13:50Z")

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and no option for zombie spawn… now the spawn is only dynamic?

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## [Newbie question about clothing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-question-about-clothing/14395)

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**Author:** [@however](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/however)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-question-about-clothing/14395 "2017-10-29T01:04:27Z")

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I should put few clothes of that same type ? In example now i have on my torso: winter coat, sports jersey, suit and kariginu. And i have 2 pairs of pants + shorts. Its good idea ? Or maybe i should wear 1 shirt, 1 coat,…

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## [Vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicles/14403)

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**Author:** [@however](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/however)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicles/14403 "2017-10-29T01:03:17Z")

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I never used cars in game, what advantages they can give me and when to start thinking about get one ?

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## [How did stoves/ovens/braziers change?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-did-stoves-ovens-braziers-change/14347)

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**Author:** [@Michi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Michi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-did-stoves-ovens-braziers-change/14347 "2017-10-29T00:14:43Z")

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I noticed some comments saying these kind of things improved, but I am not understanding how, nor am I seeing a chance in game play. What am I missing? Thanks!

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## [Possible spoiler, or bug...?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-spoiler-or-bug/14357)

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**Author:** [@snow\_dwarf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/snow_dwarf)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-spoiler-or-bug/14357 "2017-10-27T04:56:48Z")

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So I created a new world, made a character. Decided to start in an evac shelter. Went downstairs… Magma everywhere… Forgot to take a screenshot, but there wasn’t anything else other than the sea of magma… Bug or spoiler? …

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## [Vehicle Maintenance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-maintenance/14398)

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**Author:** [@Wondabarappa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wondabarappa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-maintenance/14398 "2017-10-26T21:53:51Z")

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Is there a way to clean the blood off of your vehicles besides removing and placing the parts again? it kinda wears on me to see my mobile fortress painted a bright red and pink all the time but removing all those parts …

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## [Camera display installation issues](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/camera-display-installation-issues/14392)

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**Author:** [@Chros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chros)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/camera-display-installation-issues/14392 "2017-10-26T00:15:48Z")

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Hello everyone, Brand new fan of this game and have been enjoying every minute of it! I can’t seem to be able to install my camera display in my death mobile. My skills (if relevant) are mechanics 6, electronics 10 and…

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## [Newb questions: Lava, youtube tutorials](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-questions-lava-youtube-tutorials/14386)

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**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-questions-lava-youtube-tutorials/14386 "2017-10-24T12:15:38Z")

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Just discovered this game a few weeks ago. I’m running 0C-6784 on my Apple. Despite the information on the wiki about Lava, I do not seem to be able to get close enough to it to cook with or craft within the light emi…

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## [If you know this particular survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/if-you-know-this-particular-survivor/14383)

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**Author:** [@Dishonored\_Archer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dishonored_Archer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/if-you-know-this-particular-survivor/14383 "2017-10-23T22:42:14Z")

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\[spoiler\]\[image\]\[/spoiler\] The song plays in your head now.

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## [I'll draw your current survivor V.3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ill-draw-your-current-survivor-v-3/13819)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 125\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ill-draw-your-current-survivor-v-3/13819 "2017-10-19T01:57:37Z")

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Since Im sitting by heaps of free time why not do this again? Basically just submit a screencap of the @ screen, your inventory and the bionic menu if you have bonics. (Please place them under spoilers to help the reada…

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## [Why use mutagens?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-use-mutagens/14359)

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**Author:** [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-use-mutagens/14359 "2017-10-18T10:33:16Z")

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Same as the Title but in two questions : -Why use mutagen rather than CMBs ? Since CBMs are (currently) penalty free while mutagens always come with negative traits. and what really interests me : -Why use mutagen …

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## [For want of a wrench](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-want-of-a-wrench/14326)

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**Author:** [@Zeebie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zeebie)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-want-of-a-wrench/14326 "2017-10-16T19:16:34Z")

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I’m 16 days in, 276 kills, but can’t find a wrench (or pliers). And it seems that it is virtually impossible to get vehicles running without one. I’ve got plenty of books, maybe I can make the tools …except making a fo…

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## [Too many angry animals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-angry-animals/14324)

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**Author:** [@Asor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Asor)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-angry-animals/14324 "2017-10-11T13:46:35Z")

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I attempted to do wilderness playthrough, but I was attacked by 12 coyotes 5 dogs and a moose on the first day. It was so much combat that I got annoyed and made a new guy with animal empathy. It isn’t even noon yet and …

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## [Remember your first game? How did it end?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remember-your-first-game-how-did-it-end/14211)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Moustache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Moustache)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remember-your-first-game-how-did-it-end/14211 "2017-10-11T12:48:50Z")

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I chose to be a firefighter in a burning building, got trapped by the then seemingly invincible normal zombies, and died horribly as the roof collapsed. Almost quit then and there, glad I didn’t!

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## [How to create ascii games?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-create-ascii-games/14323)

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**Author:** [@Chazcal10](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chazcal10)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-create-ascii-games/14323 "2017-10-11T12:46:59Z")

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I’ve been playing Cata DDA on and off for several years now and I love it to pieces, however, I’ve always felt with an open source game it’s so easy to keep adding and adding to the overall theme or tone of the game or s…

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## [Starting to play again, what should I look out for?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-to-play-again-what-should-i-look-out-for/14101)

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**Author:** [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-to-play-again-what-should-i-look-out-for/14101 "2017-10-11T05:16:10Z")

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Last time I played was probably in one of the final experimentals before 0.C. What should I look forward to, as in changes to mechanics, and potential new zombie types / name changes?

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## [Vehicles Morale](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicles-morale/14346)

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**Author:** [@Submarine](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Submarine)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicles-morale/14346 "2017-10-09T12:16:11Z")

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Would it be a idea to code vehicles the same as how a @ Status works? So the feets are the wheels , stamina the engine ect… While being wet hot overloaded or on rougf terrain efected the vehicle as a whole?

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## [Help refilling bionics](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-refilling-bionics/14330)

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**Author:** [@JunkBondTrader](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JunkBondTrader)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-refilling-bionics/14330 "2017-10-09T01:27:46Z")

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Hello! Just a quick question. Total newb question actually. I can’t seem to find a straightforward answer. Or rather, I just don’t seem to understand. I am fairly new to the game, and have just come across my first few …

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## ["Wander spawns" spawns too many zombies?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wander-spawns-spawns-too-many-zombies/14342)

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**Author:** [@lcy03406](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lcy03406)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wander-spawns-spawns-too-many-zombies/14342 "2017-10-07T20:05:25Z")

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I used to play with “wander spawns” off, but today I feel tired of quiet cities so I turned it on and start a new map. Now every time I enter a city a horde of zombies welcomes me. Their population recovers so quickly t…

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## [Blob upgrade?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blob-upgrade/14339)

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**Author:** [@Zeebie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zeebie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blob-upgrade/14339 "2017-10-05T19:34:02Z")

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Have blobs recently been given a boost? Normally I just ignore them, but my most recent game started in a city that was already overrun with them and I’ve been having to battle a lot of 'em. I remember them being essen…

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## [Have infections become more common?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-infections-become-more-common/14310)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/have-infections-become-more-common/14310 "2017-10-05T09:20:55Z")

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I’ve taken a long break from playing Cataclysm, and when I got back into it I seem to be taking way more infections than I used to. Is this a change, just me or what? I stopped playing for a couple of months and so it wo…

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## [Mutation Category Guide - Complete but more input would be nice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-category-guide-complete-but-more-input-would-be-nice/11548)

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**Author:** [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-category-guide-complete-but-more-input-would-be-nice/11548 "2017-10-04T23:59:50Z")

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Alright, I feel like the wiki is pretty outdated on the subject of mutation categories, so I thought I’d make my own guide. But I’ve only played a few mutation categories and I’ve played even fewer post threshold. So adv…

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## [Styles color code?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/styles-color-code/14341)

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**Author:** [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/styles-color-code/14341 "2017-10-04T21:44:43Z")

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Hello,i created this topic since I couldnt find the meaning of the color from the selected style. So far i thought if it was blue it was activated (the caracter used it for attacking), red if it was selected but it could…

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## [Help with welding rig](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-welding-rig/14321)

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**Author:** [@Burningcafe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Burningcafe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-welding-rig/14321 "2017-09-30T19:12:33Z")

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I cant seem to be able to use it to repair my vehicle. Is there something i’m missing or it doesn’t work like this anymore?

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## [Boring starts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boring-starts/14294)

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**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boring-starts/14294 "2017-09-29T00:58:56Z")

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Hi. I have a problem with starting a new game and i think its boring af, i didn’t found a starting scenario that fits me completely because i start with nothing at all or with pretty much anything i need for midgame~ish…

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## [Refugee center - i mean underground under this center](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugee-center-i-mean-underground-under-this-center/14309)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugee-center-i-mean-underground-under-this-center/14309 "2017-09-28T17:47:28Z")

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is stairs in the refugees center go to somewhere? do i need to dig down? can i see\\found something on this floor? or stairs in real not go to nowhere and there is no any floorsand just earth\\mud\\rock? i teleport to th…

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## [How-to select and copy textmsg in SDL-version of game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-select-and-copy-textmsg-in-sdl-version-of-game/14304)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-select-and-copy-textmsg-in-sdl-version-of-game/14304 "2017-09-28T17:24:16Z")

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Hi! when i run FAR cammander - i can select part of the screen by the edit-select(and after select) but in the CDDA i can not - there’s no such option in the menu in the head of the screen. maybe there is third-side pr…

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