# No CBMs from dissecting?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 17, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180 "2021-10-17T04:15:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bio/32/6690_2.png) [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/1 "2021-10-17T04:15:04Z")

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Did they remove the ability to retrieve CBMs from corpses in any recent updates? Today I dissected a few corpses and it doesn’t even give me any burnt out electronics. Neither technicians nor shockers/zappers. What happen? Is this a glitch?

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**Author:** ![TealcOneill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@TealcOneill](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TealcOneill)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/2 "2021-10-17T04:17:08Z")

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CBMs are now the sole property of the Exodii faction, which is a new semi-friendly faction you can run across in the world. You can also get a quest from a new npc in the backroom of the refugee center to go take a look at them. The abilities of the zombies are now blob-magic.

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**Author:** ![hydroplatypus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/hydroplatypus/32/4070_2.png) [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/3 "2021-10-17T15:28:39Z")

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I think zomborgs are the only CBM zombies at the moment. Everything else had CBMs removed in a recentish update

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**Author:** ![Bio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bio/32/6690_2.png) [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/4 "2021-10-17T15:38:06Z")

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there is no point in dissecting besides training for med school then?

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**Author:** ![hydroplatypus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/hydroplatypus/32/4070_2.png) [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/5 "2021-10-17T16:22:14Z")

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In general there is little point, though you do encounter zomborgs from time to time, so you can still get at least the occasional worthwhile dissection.

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**Author:** ![ProfoundDarkness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/profounddarkness/32/2581_2.png) [@ProfoundDarkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ProfoundDarkness)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/6 "2021-10-18T02:07:11Z")

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I’ve observed zomborgs have some frequency around “Crashed Pod” overmap specials. If you scout in daylight and have something like binoculars combined with auto-note being enabled you should find the odd pod now and then.

If you haven’t stumbled on it yet, take a look at [Hitchiker’s Guide to the Cataclysm](https://nornagon.github.io/cdda-guide//#/monster/mon_zomborg). I find it pretty handy to look up what I’d get from monsters or furniture. Also if you don’t mind loosing some surprise where to find particular resources. I keep it open next to [CDDA Item Browser](http://cdda-trunk.chezzo.com/) now.

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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:** [October 18, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/7 "2021-10-18T02:14:37Z")

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> [@Bio](#):
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> there is no point in dissecting […] then?

Well, if you mean dissecting Zombies, then no.  
Zomborgs (and maybe failed cyborgs?) offer CBMs. And some mods add other creatures that can be dissected for useful stuff.

Also, you can get `burnt out bionic`s from cows and some mutated creatures (build 2021-10-17-0638) when dissecting their corpses.

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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:** [October 18, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/8 "2021-10-18T05:18:12Z")

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For another couple days yes, until the weak points stuff gets finished up and you can dissect monsters to learn how to kill them better.

Zomborgs remain cbm-rich.

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**Author:** ![Aphegis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aphegis/32/7212_2.png) [@Aphegis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aphegis)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-cbms-from-dissecting/27180/9 "2021-11-02T16:56:52Z")

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Wow, i loved this hitchiker website, such a cool useful idea, thanks for the tip!!