# Tips, Tricks and Newb Questions: Reborn!

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870 "2018-10-04T17:58:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 58

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1145 "2019-09-24T23:36:15Z")

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I would recommend a [Charcoal Cooker](https://cdda-trunk.chezzo.com/charcoal_cooker/craft) if your main concern is using a wood derivative to craft. If for some reason you specifically need a nearby fire specifically (though the only recipes where that applies is probably clay work) you could keep a single pipe and 60L Metal tank on hand and just build a wood stove when you need it.

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**Author:** ![Wolfechu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/wolfechu/32/7042_2.png) [@Wolfechu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wolfechu)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1146 "2019-09-25T00:59:21Z")

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How well does a wood stove work outside? Is it going to get put out by the rain, or…?

Just curious, I’ve never even thought to build one outside.

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1147 "2019-09-25T01:20:53Z")

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Wood stoves should work outside in the rain. Unless something changed recently.

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**Author:** ![Ragno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ragno/32/5935_2.png) [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1148 "2019-09-25T02:30:25Z")

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ok , i think here has been a misunderstanding, there are recipes that forcefully require a “\>nearby fire” (like pointy stick i believe), the problem here comes from that i have mobile base, so if i need to craft something that needs a nearby fire, i have to deploy my brazier and hope there isnt any rain, since rain is kind of OP for fires, even a drizzle stops any kind of fire unless is roofed

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**Author:** ![bobchaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f8ce5/32.png) [@bobchaos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bobchaos)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1149 "2019-09-25T02:42:07Z")

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I don’t believe there are recipes that can’t substitute fire for a hotplate form a kitchen or chem lab, but if you prefer fire (or just smaller vehicles) you can stick materials for a lean-to in you storage, along with some wood and a light. Use the construction menu to set it up, then you can have fires under the rain, or a makehift shelter for yourself and your rollmat

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1150 "2019-09-25T06:12:33Z")

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Yeah, that’s why I recommend the wood stove. It’s the only one I can think of that’s easy to set up, protects the fire from the rain, and breaks down into the same components 100% of the time. Sure it requires nearly 70L of space, but it’s really your only option if you want to set up a fire that’s immune to the rain and can be carried from place to place, even if you have to disassemble and rebuild it every time.

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**Author:** ![Udai\_Shankar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/udai_shankar/32/8438_2.png) [@Udai\_Shankar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Udai_Shankar)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1151 "2019-09-25T13:14:11Z")

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Can RA21E medical ampoule , Rivtech tiny glass vial filled with fast healing chemicals help me in aid to fight parasitic infection?

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**Author:** ![Bdole92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@Bdole92](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bdole92)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1152 "2019-09-26T05:58:48Z")

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Sorry if this has been asked, but after googling i couldn’t find a lot of documentation on the new mechs that have been added. I found a recon mech in the bottom of a lab and managed to get it back to my base, but it shows as being heavily injured. I don’t want to risk losing it, is there a way for me to repair it? The initial github post said mechs weren’t initially repairable, has that been changed or do i just need to be careful with it. Also, i assume i can’t recharge the military fuel cell it comes loaded with?

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**Author:** ![Axema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/axema/32/10822_2.png) [@Axema](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Axema)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1153 "2019-09-26T06:39:57Z")

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> [@Bdole92](#):
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> heavily injured

I don’t know if this is a bug, but mine repaired itself (from lightly injured to uninjured) by just stocking it behind my mobile base. I didn’t put it in a carrier, btw :3

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**Author:** ![Ragno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ragno/32/5935_2.png) [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1154 "2019-10-05T03:55:43Z")

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its the rc car remote control supposed to disappear after the rc car reaching out of range?, after i get the option to what to do with the rc control after getting the rc car a bit far (like 5-10 tiles away)it just dissapears

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**Author:** ![mentos046](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mentos046/32/11932_2.png) [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1155 "2019-10-06T00:41:58Z")

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The Fletcher’s Friend doesn’t seem to have the recipe for metal arrows anymore; is there another book or do they no longer exist?

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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:** [October 6, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1156 "2019-10-06T01:25:59Z")

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They no longer exist

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**Author:** ![mentos046](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mentos046/32/11932_2.png) [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1157 "2019-10-06T02:52:01Z")

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That’s disappointing. Why the change?

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**Author:** ![knives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/knives/32/3023_2.png) [@knives](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/knives)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1158 "2019-10-06T08:28:33Z")

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found myself an atompot. which is awesome!

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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:** [October 6, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1159 "2019-10-06T13:16:55Z")

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If I recall correctly, it’s because arrows with steel/iron shafts aren’t really a thing. Metal arrows do exist, in the form of aluminum arrows, but the player cannot craft them because they require equipment that is not available to the player without some setup (e.g. a faction camp workshop).

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**Author:** ![mentos046](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mentos046/32/11932_2.png) [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1160 "2019-10-07T02:11:16Z")

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Does anyone know if a Pine Lean-To contains fires, or just shields them from rain? I threw a brazier on top of it as an extra precaution but I don’t know whether removing it would run the risk of burning the Lean-To down.

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**Author:** ![Trigon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/trigon/32/2668_2.png) [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1161 "2019-10-07T08:04:50Z")

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Lighting a fire under a pine lean-to without a brazier will just burn it down. I tested it myself a few weeks ago and started a Forest Fire. So I’m 100% certain.

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**Author:** ![Kouwed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/76d3ee/32.png) [@Kouwed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kouwed)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1162 "2019-10-09T15:48:58Z")

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I was just wondering does disassembling bots like police bots give you anything worthwhile without the jury rigged robots mod? I mean super alloy is nice but do the android arms or the ai modules come in handy?

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**Author:** ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1163 "2019-10-09T17:45:49Z")

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You need them for building your own turrets and robots. The recipes are rare, but disassembling a few to figure them out works.

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**Author:** ![Kouwed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/76d3ee/32.png) [@Kouwed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kouwed)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1164 "2019-10-09T18:04:55Z")

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Ah nice disassembling police bot takes 2 hours so wasnt gonna disassemble all of them without reason.

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