# Broken bones **URL:** \ **Category:** The Bunker\ **Created:** [August 27, 2013, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843 "2013-08-27T10:50:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![detahramet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/detahramet/32/58_2.png) [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/1 "2013-08-27T10:50:46Z")

How do you deal with them? I ask because my most recent, and longest living, character, ZZ Top, walked right into a hail of turret bullets at a military outpost, and had his arm crippled. It only takes one arm to use Katana, but its still a problem. Its not going to kill him, because ZZ Top will never stop being awesome, nor will it ever die., but its still an inconvience. ---

**Author:** ![Freedomizer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/freedomizer/32/177_2.png) [@Freedomizer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Freedomizer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/2 "2013-08-27T11:21:48Z")

You must craft splints in order to heal broken limbs. However, I think it might take a month or so, my “Awesomium IV” had to wait an entire season (91 days) to recover his leg. ---

**Author:** ![MarkB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markb/32/152_2.png) [@MarkB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarkB)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/3 "2013-08-27T12:03:18Z")

I believe there’s also a risky automated medical treatment available in hospitals that can help. ---

**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/4 "2013-08-27T12:08:29Z")

I think a season is only 14 days by default. ---

**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/5 "2013-08-27T14:08:20Z")

[quote=“Sheb, post:4, topic:2843”]I think a season is only 14 days by default.[/quote]it can be changed in options. i generally lengthen seasons to 20 days, though i’m tempted to change them to real life lengths. anyone know if that works out any better gameplay wise? ---

**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/6 "2013-08-27T14:23:03Z")

Yeah, I swap them to 20 days too. I know time in cata is compressed a tad, but 14 days for a season feels a bit too short. ---

**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/7 "2013-08-27T14:24:48Z")

Turning them to real life would basically mean you only ever experience Spring and maybe some summer. Who plya for over 100 days? ---

**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/8 "2013-08-27T14:40:18Z")

[quote=“Sheb, post:7, topic:2843”]Turning them to real life would basically mean you only ever experience Spring and maybe some summer. Who plya for over 100 days?[/quote]i do! ---

**Author:** ![detahramet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/detahramet/32/58_2.png) [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/9 "2013-08-27T15:13:52Z")

> [@Sheb](#): > > Turning them to real life would basically mean you only ever experience Spring and maybe some summer. Who [glow=white,2,300]survives[/glow] for over 100 days? FTFY ---

**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/10 "2013-08-27T17:02:40Z")

FYI: Using a splint is necessary but not sufficient for good healing, it heals much faster if you get lots of sleep, eat healthy foods, etc. ---

**Author:** ![detahramet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/detahramet/32/58_2.png) [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/11 "2013-08-27T17:32:08Z")

Eh, took a nap with an arm splint, was back to full in three days. And during those three days, the turret that protecting the farm/feeding my character had been blowed up by wolves/. ---

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/12 "2013-08-27T17:47:35Z")

> [@detahramet](#): > > Eh, took a nap with an arm splint, was back to full in three days. And during those three days, the turret that protecting the farm/feeding my character had been blowed up by wolves/. In mother cataclysm, turret don’t blow up wolves, Wolves blow up turret. ---

**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/13 "2013-08-27T20:46:45Z")

What version introduced broken bones? I have 7.1 and I can craft splints but I’ve never had a broken bone even when a bear tried to eat me and had several body parts on Red. ---

**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/14 "2013-08-27T20:49:03Z")

> [@DG123](#): > > What version introduced broken bones? I have 7.1 and I can craft splints but I’ve never had a broken bone even when a bear tried to eat me and had several body parts on Red. Broken bones are what you end up with when the hp of one of your arms/legs reaches 0. ---

**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/15 "2013-08-27T21:12:12Z")

Ahh, I see. I thought you actually lost the limb if that happened since I remember seeing someone post about it being irreversible. ---

**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/16 "2013-08-27T21:13:07Z")

> [@DG123](#): > > Ahh, I see. I thought you actually lost the limb if that happened since I remember seeing someone post about it being irreversible. Before .7 the only way to reverse it was with the stem cell treatment machine in the hospital, now craftable splints can also reverse it. ---

**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/17 "2013-08-28T01:41:35Z")

Stem cell treatments are fairly new too. Limb destruction was permanent at least until .2 or so, IIRC. ---

**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/18 "2013-08-28T02:02:37Z")

Personally, I think the splint being able to regenerate limbs at 0 is a bit outlandish. Your arm is gone at that point. There’s no arm to mend. ---

**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/19 "2013-08-28T02:16:31Z")

At this point, it’s not chunked-off so much as Broken. Theoretically was Broken earlier. Used “destruction” as shorthand for 0HP. Sorry for the imprecision. ---

**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843/20 "2013-10-01T06:57:20Z")

That’s lousy. From really low health, like 5-1 health, you ought to require a splint to hold anything or to heal properly so you’re not constantly in pain. But at 0 health, it ought to be gone. On the flip side, there ought to be artificial arms and legs, like bionics. Let’s say you put on the metal alloy CBM. If you don’t have an arm, you ought to get a metal one. [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-bones/2843.md?page=2)