# How exerting is

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [March 6, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040 "2021-03-06T20:32:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/1 "2021-03-06T20:32:30Z")

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… installing parts to a vehicle?  
… removing parts from a vehicle?  
… repairing a vehicle?  
… using a sewing kit to repair clothing?  
… using an arc welder to repair stuff?  
… using a soldering iron to repair stuff?  
… searching through underbrush?  
… picking stuff from trees/plants?

I’ve been looking into json and code, and I can’t seem to be able to find this information anywhere. I need this so I can plan on not becoming Moderately Weary 2 hours from waking up fully rested.

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**Author:** ![anothersimulacrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/anothersimulacrum/32/10770_2.png) [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/2 "2021-03-06T21:30:31Z")

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If you’re on a recent version, it will show how exerting certain activities are in the sidebar. It’s not quite something it tells you in advance, unfortunately, but it does tell you.

> [@ThinkSome](#):
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> … installing parts to a vehicle?  
> … removing parts from a vehicle?  
> … repairing a vehicle?

`ACT_VEHICLE` is `Moderate`  
`ACT_VEHICLE_DECONSTRUCTION` is `Brisk`  
`ACT_VEHICLE_REPAIR` is `Moderate`

> [@ThinkSome](#):
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> … using a sewing kit to repair clothing?  
> … using an arc welder to repair stuff?  
> … using a soldering iron to repair stuff?

`ACT_REPAIR_ITEM` is `None`

> [@ThinkSome](#):
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> … searching through underbrush?  
> … picking stuff from trees/plants?

`ACT_FORAGE` is `Light`, but because you’re walking, it will be ignored and the activity for that period will be considered `Moderate`.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/3 "2021-03-06T22:00:50Z")

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Walking… what do you mean?

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**Author:** ![anothersimulacrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/anothersimulacrum/32/10770_2.png) [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/4 "2021-03-06T22:07:37Z")

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Between foraging, you are walking. Walking is `Moderate` exercise.  
The game only cares about your highest activity level in the last 5 minutes for metabolic purposes.

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**Author:** ![AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AcidAntOnAMinefield)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/5 "2021-03-07T07:27:28Z")

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A funny thing is that reading has no Weariness / Exertion levels - not even the Martial Arts books where you **practice** the martial art itself.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/6 "2021-03-07T12:17:59Z")

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Why is walking considered moderate, though?

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**Author:** ![anothersimulacrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/anothersimulacrum/32/10770_2.png) [@anothersimulacrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anothersimulacrum)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/7 "2021-03-07T16:13:51Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/42350>
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> Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
> Walking is currently defined as a Moderate level activity. At 4.5 METs,...

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**Author:** ![Erk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/erk/32/3871_2.png) [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-exerting-is/26040/8 "2021-03-09T17:08:40Z")

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The books should just be reading. We need to establish practice actions for the physical part, and they can have a higher exercise level.