# How do I make sense of warmth numbers?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [October 12, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561 "2014-10-12T05:27:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/murphy/32/2371_2.png) [@Murphy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Murphy)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561/1 "2014-10-12T05:27:16Z")

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The + screen now shows something I don’t quite understand, some numbers are negative and some positive, and they fluctuate all the time.

I think they no longer show total warmth provided by clothing but instead show how warm you feel… which is redundant since you could already tell that from color, and I can no longer quickly assess exactly how much warm clothing I’m wearing on each body part.

What exactly do those numbers mean? I take it I should try to keep them at zero plus-minus 20?

Also, I’ve read something about the wind affecting warmth and…

1. I keep hearing a “whirrr” from the west, is that wind? I have enhanced hearing but I’m sure it’s not some stray car because I’m underground.
2. Speaking of that, is there even supposed to be wind underground?

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**Author:** ![Nubsawce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/47e85d/32.png) [@Nubsawce](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nubsawce)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561/2 "2014-10-12T06:00:00Z")

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As I found out in a bug thread, since I thought they were supposed to represent temperature of the body parts, they are actually measuring something entirely different.

The numbers are apparently a -100 to 100 scale, where 0 is comfortable, of how warm or cold the body part feels with all current armor on it. So yes, you want to zone in on 0 if possible.

I don’t know about the whirr.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561/3 "2014-10-12T09:20:40Z")

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In my experience, a whirr is an engine.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561/4 "2014-10-12T18:53:03Z")

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Without your save I can’t be sure, but Zireael and Nubsawce are accurate.