# Thread for generic short(ish) questions! {Newest: 6/11}

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**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [June 12, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thread-for-generic-short-ish-questions-newest-6-11/15671 "2018-06-12T03:45:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thread-for-generic-short-ish-questions-newest-6-11/15671/2 "2018-06-12T03:53:50Z")

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> [@Newby Guide to Compiling (and Editing) With Code::Blocks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newby-guide-to-compiling-and-editing-with-code-blocks/1128):
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> Prior to beginning. Do note that melee.json, ranged.json, instruments.json, and recipes.json are accessible in cataclysm/data/raw folder. Once you compile the game, whatever is in the raw folder will be reloaded by the executable, meaning you will not have to fiddle with itemdefs if your stuff is in any of these four files. This is quite important as compiling takes a long time on older computers and makes the computer slow down to a crawl while it’s at it. To compile you need two things. The…

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