# Machinery's Handbook just for fun

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912 "2020-06-10T06:42:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![leafgecko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@leafgecko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/leafgecko)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/1 "2020-06-10T06:42:22Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/b/b8bc7f0d2fa488cf4eab5efcc0d0216c37c5a2fb.jpeg)  
don’t quite understand.

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/2 "2020-06-10T07:15:47Z")

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Fun for someone, I’m certain.

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/3 "2020-06-10T07:52:08Z")

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> [@leafgecko](#):
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> don’t quite understand.

What part of it?

That it is “_Just for fun._” but decreases morale? Well, telephone books and some maintenance logs can also be read “_Just for fun._”, even if they are not enjoyable. It’s just the game’s way of stating that it does not train any skill.  
Or does it bother you that it seems like a book that should train some skill but does not?

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/4 "2020-06-10T14:38:06Z")

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Self-inflicted non-enjoyable fun. What a strange concept.

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**Author:** ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/5 "2020-06-10T14:44:04Z")

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I mean, I’ve spent many hours of my life Mining in EVE Online. Basically that exact concept 😛

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**Author:** ![Nonesuch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nonesuch/32/8516_2.png) [@Nonesuch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nonesuch)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/6 "2020-06-10T18:53:07Z")

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The description does imply that it’d be useful for something. For that matter, phone books should really act like maps (addresses for business), and the veterinary manual should train a minor amount of First Aid (as there’s a LOT of meds like antibiotics that are the same for humans as for most animals).

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**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:** [June 11, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/7 "2020-06-11T01:14:13Z")

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The idea here is that we populate the world with copies of the book give people a chance to acquire it maybe and then at some point later we can start dropping in recipes attached to the book or possibly even what were calling proficiencies. For example you might need to learn a particular proficiency to use a metal lathe that’s pretty complicated to use.

In short this is an isolated piece of content that we intend to wire into all the other game systems at some point in the future but for now it’s just a book.

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**Author:** ![pleegwat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@pleegwat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pleegwat)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/8 "2020-06-11T16:07:58Z")

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> [@Nonesuch](#):
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> For that matter, phone books should really act like maps (addresses for business)

Only if you’ve previously collected a street map for the same area.

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**Author:** ![Nonesuch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nonesuch/32/8516_2.png) [@Nonesuch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nonesuch)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/9 "2020-06-11T16:29:28Z")

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We already have a degree of abstraction in terms of how the overmap works. If that was the requirement, make it worth the find - populate a large area of the map. Phone books aren’t super common spawns anyway, makes sense for current year +1.

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**Author:** ![Tru3Ragnarok](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tru3ragnarok/32/7164_2.png) [@Tru3Ragnarok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tru3Ragnarok)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/10 "2020-06-19T17:03:13Z")

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Should make it so these rather pointless books give positive morale to players with masochism lmao

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**Author:** ![ultimate\_bro\_moment](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ultimate_bro_moment/32/9699_2.png) [@ultimate\_bro\_moment](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ultimate_bro_moment)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/11 "2020-07-29T21:59:04Z")

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It’s a tradeable item. You can read it to make yourself bored, or trade it to an NPC for a good price/gear depending on your barter skill.

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machinerys-handbook-just-for-fun/23912/12 "2020-07-30T11:16:49Z")

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> [@ultimate\_bro\_moment](#):
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> You can read it to make yourself bored

I wonder if there’s a case when you might actually need it.