# Does tainted tornado work again?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [June 1, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596 "2018-06-01T13:43:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/1 "2018-06-01T13:43:17Z")

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I know that a while back the mutagenic properties of ‘tainted tornado’ were temporarily removed, does it work now? I don’t wanna risk chugging some just to find out it doesn’t work still.

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/2 "2018-06-04T02:02:07Z")

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I’m gonna bump this up till I get an answer. It’s important to me!

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**Author:** ![mentos046](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mentos046/32/11932_2.png) [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/3 "2018-06-05T02:04:44Z")

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They do appear to work as of 7438, but with Tainted Tornadoes and Mutagens, and probably with Serums as well, there is still a possibility that you can consume one and not get a new mutation; that’s normal. Tainted Tornadoes also give you a very heavy depressant debuff, at about Depressants [60] per drink. If you drink 2-3 of them simultaneously your character will pass out. Even if you’re somewhere that no zed can happen upon your unconscious form and nom on you at a leisurely pace, this can and will lead to death because you also gain hunger and thirst at a very fast pace in this state.

If you’re going to mutate it is highly recommended to take Robust Genetics if you haven’t already. Mutagens have a chance (I believe it’s roughly 33%) to give you a negative mutation and nothing else and, the way I understand it, Robust Genetics changes that to an equal chance to give a positive mutation and nothing else.

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/4 "2018-06-05T14:03:46Z")

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Yeah the whole being knocked out until you starve or die of dehydration (is there a specific name for that?) is the main reason why I avoid the atomic coffee as last and only time I used it essentially my character would apparently be so exhausted that they would for lack of a better term sleep to death.

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**Author:** ![darktoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@darktoes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darktoes)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/5 "2018-06-05T15:37:06Z")

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Comatose would probably be the closest term.

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-tainted-tornado-work-again/15596/6 "2018-06-05T17:15:10Z")

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–Thanks for the info!  
–While all my characters have a theme, it’s standard for them all to be cannibals with robust genetics. A robust cannibal, I guess.  
– 😶 \<–This guy is a mutant. You can tell because he has no mouth and is yellow. I prefer plant mutants. Cyber plants are even better! My favorite type of survivor is a psychotic, man-eating, cyber-plant monstrosity with a wood axe!  
–When I was just beginning in the cataclysm, I was trying to figure out how to use a tainted tornado. “Why doesn’t this work? Maybe another will fix it?” You can guess how that guy died. 😭