# 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\
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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:** [January 13, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1486 "2020-01-13T17:14:55Z")

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As Junknown said you need a coffin. You could pile up a bunch of wood and burn them like a funeral pyre.

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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:** [January 13, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1487 "2020-01-13T23:15:14Z")

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> [@Dredd501](#):
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> Quick question, about 0.D (I use this for my canon character play through, the one I actually care about)
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> Is starting a building fire still a quasi effective way of attracting zombies to a fiery doom? Are they still attracted to the sounds and walk into the blaze, an the bodies get burned away? I find myself stuck inside an apt highrise, surrounded by hordes not too distant all on side

It is, just take into account that from 0,D and onward (since iirc it was the time when fire spread changed) where before it only took to light fire on a couch and then wait 5 minutes to set the entire house ablaze and and it was totally burnt at waiting like an hour, you need to wait like 30 minutes for the blaze to take on, so the best way i found for it, is light a fire in the nearest house to the zombies you want to burn, and then hole up in another house from around 4-5 houses of distance (the distance really doesnt matter as long as the house is inside of your reality bubble).

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**Author:** ![Dredd501](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dredd501/32/5092_2.png) [@Dredd501](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dredd501)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1488 "2020-01-13T23:31:14Z")

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Okay, cool. Thanks, Ive been sweating over this. I’ve put together so many plans, and none of them look viable. Lol

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1489 "2020-01-14T06:13:37Z")

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Is there a run down of the color coding for book recipes? I understand some but not all.

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**Author:** ![crazykiddeath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/crazykiddeath/32/5709_2.png) [@crazykiddeath](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/crazykiddeath)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1490 "2020-01-14T09:03:05Z")

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Red = unknown contents  
Purple = you don’t have a high enough skill level yet to learn from it  
Blue = you can still learn skills from it  
Yellow = you can’t learn skills from it but it contains recipies you have yet to memorise  
Grey = you’ve learned all you can from it

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1491 "2020-01-14T09:29:06Z")

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What about brown recipes?  
And how can you memorize a recipe, once you have read the book and can’t progress in skills?

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**Author:** ![Tamior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1492 "2020-01-14T10:06:31Z")

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Brown recipes require higher skill level to actually attempt crafting them.  
You can memorize a recipe by either crafting it (sometimes a few times), or by reading the book (you can keep reading a book that contains unknown recipes).

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**Author:** ![Gilliph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gilliph/32/10493_2.png) [@Gilliph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gilliph)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1493 "2020-01-14T10:34:08Z")

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Is it possible to build a barge to upload your vehicle onto? Like a seperate vehicle that can carry your land vehicle.

Just wanted to clarify this first before I convert my death mobile into a aqua/terra hybrid.

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**Author:** ![crazykiddeath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/crazykiddeath/32/5709_2.png) [@crazykiddeath](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/crazykiddeath)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1494 "2020-01-14T11:28:56Z")

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Not really, closest is being able to load a one tile wide vehicle on to a bike rack. Carefully when you do your conversion, heavy vehicles are quite difficult to get floating.

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1495 "2020-01-14T15:23:06Z")

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What is a good way to breach a metal door? Something as simple as possible.

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**Author:** ![D34DGuY](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/d34dguy/32/5555_2.png) [@D34DGuY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/D34DGuY)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1496 "2020-01-14T15:58:59Z")

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Pick axe will suffice.

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1497 "2020-01-15T05:20:02Z")

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Nice!

Is it possible to select by category in the adv inventory screen? There is no shortcut for it at least.

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**Author:** ![stk2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@stk2008](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/stk2008)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1498 "2020-01-15T09:30:31Z")

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yep

press s and it will pop up with a list of options and category is one of them 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1499 "2020-01-16T04:09:10Z")

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That’s about sorting, I always sort by category. But that’s not the question, I would like to transfer by category, as per the drop menu.

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**Author:** ![Vormithrax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bb73d2/32.png) [@Vormithrax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vormithrax)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1500 "2020-01-16T06:50:43Z")

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No, you cannot move an entire category using AIM. Best you can do is press/hold ‘M’ to quickly move a bunch of lines

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**Author:** ![Lorelei43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1501 "2020-01-16T11:43:25Z")

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Ah thanks! Good to know I’m optimizing as best as possible AIM usage 🙂

I’m intrigued by objects with 0% coverage with Bash/Cut resistance. How that would work?

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**Author:** ![Flunter\_Uurgen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/flunter_uurgen/32/7772_2.png) [@Flunter\_Uurgen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flunter_Uurgen)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1502 "2020-01-18T19:25:24Z")

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I have a pretty specific question.

When using the custom zone loot sorting filter, can you make a custom loot zone for favorited (\*) items only?

The asterisk appears in the name of the favorited item (so it would make sense it would work like renaming an item would) and I’ve tried various combinations for the filter text but loot gets ignored and put in regular spots instead.

Thanks in advance.

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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:** [January 19, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1503 "2020-01-19T00:12:21Z")

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> [@Lorelei43](#):
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> I’m intrigued by objects with 0% coverage with Bash/Cut resistance. How that would work?

AFIK/iirc, coverage % works as an indicator of blocking chance with the item in that body part ( if you have an armor that encase your whole body and has a coverage of 80%, it means it has a chance of blocking chance of 80% when you are hit, again iirc) so having those items with 0 % of coverage means it will never be used to protect you, doesnt matter the amount of resistance it provides, on the bright side it means it will never be damaged on combat (useful for things like the hairpins)

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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:** [January 19, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1504 "2020-01-19T01:25:10Z")

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To further clarify what Ragno said above, the reason they have a resistance value at all has more to do with the material they’re made of and the thickness (I think) but the coverage value is a variable that’s more directly alterable. So for things that shouldn’t really block attacks at all just get that 0% applied.

I’m not a coder but this is what I’ve picked up from other people more knowledgeable talk about it.

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**Author:** ![Merliun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@Merliun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Merliun)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions-reborn/16870/1505 "2020-01-19T14:53:16Z")

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Quick question, how do you deal with the temperature inside Mi-go encampment/towers? also is the foul-smelling air and temperature caused by one of the plants inside?.

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