# Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [January 3, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42 "2013-01-03T03:04:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2441 "2014-03-02T05:26:43Z")

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[quote=“gtaguy, post:2440, topic:42”]Blunter bullet tips for extra force and one breakage?[/quote]Soft Nose rounds. Really, pretty much every real life application for a bullet has already been invented and is available on the market, unless you want to get into sci-fi stuff.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2442 "2014-03-02T06:00:18Z")

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We need quantum entangled ammo. When you shoot it fires two projectiles from a single bullet.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2443 "2014-03-02T07:08:39Z")

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[quote=“gtaguy, post:2442, topic:42”]We need quantum entangled ammo. When you shoot it fires two projectiles from a single bullet.[/quote]Shotguns.

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**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2444 "2014-03-02T14:01:54Z")

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> [@gtaguy](#):
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> We need quantum entangled ammo. When you shoot it fires two projectiles from a single bullet.

You can get shotgun bolas rounds that do exactly that. Two projectiles joined by a metal wire.

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**Author:** ![jimboblordofeskimos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jimboblordofeskimos/32/2_2.png) [@jimboblordofeskimos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jimboblordofeskimos)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2445 "2014-03-02T16:54:43Z")

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> [@HunterAlpha1](#):
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> [quote=“gtaguy, post:2440, topic:42”]Blunter bullet tips for extra force and one breakage?[/quote]Soft Nose rounds. Really, pretty much every real life application for a bullet has already been invented and is available on the market, unless you want to get into sci-fi stuff.

Dumdums. Never heard of commercial models, pure homemade nasty.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2446 "2014-03-02T19:46:02Z")

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> [@jimboblordofeskimos](#):
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> [quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:2441, topic:42”][quote=“gtaguy, post:2440, topic:42”]Blunter bullet tips for extra force and one breakage?[/quote]Soft Nose rounds. Really, pretty much every real life application for a bullet has already been invented and is available on the market, unless you want to get into sci-fi stuff.

Dumdums. Never heard of commercial models, pure homemade nasty.[/quote]My kneecap hurts just thinking about them.

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**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2447 "2014-03-02T22:37:00Z")

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> [@jimboblordofeskimos](#):
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> [quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:2441, topic:42”][quote=“gtaguy, post:2440, topic:42”]Blunter bullet tips for extra force and one breakage?[/quote]Soft Nose rounds. Really, pretty much every real life application for a bullet has already been invented and is available on the market, unless you want to get into sci-fi stuff.

Dumdums. Never heard of commercial models, pure homemade nasty.[/quote]

Oh you can certainly get them.

Seems various idiots keep panicking and making a huge fuss about it every time a brand of that bullet type is marketed. They call them “cop-killers” although obviously that term should refer to armour piercing rounds.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2448 "2014-03-03T01:31:26Z")

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> [@DG123](#):
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> [quote=“jimboblordofeskimos, post:2445, topic:42”][quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:2441, topic:42”][quote=“gtaguy, post:2440, topic:42”]Blunter bullet tips for extra force and one breakage?[/quote]Soft Nose rounds. Really, pretty much every real life application for a bullet has already been invented and is available on the market, unless you want to get into sci-fi stuff.

Dumdums. Never heard of commercial models, pure homemade nasty.[/quote]

Oh you can certainly get them.

Seems various idiots keep panicking and making a huge fuss about it every time a brand of that bullet type is marketed. They call them “cop-killers” although obviously that term should refer to armour piercing rounds.[/quote]These days the term “cop killer round” is becoming less and less relevant, because more and more badguys are starting to armor up with body armor, thus making it more likely an armed citizen will be forced to confront an armored active shooter.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2449 "2014-03-03T09:41:32Z")

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How about taking the ammo discussion to another thread?

I wonder if I’ll be able to move my save to the new experimental (once Jenkins kicks back in) because I wanna try out the wells!

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2450 "2014-03-03T11:09:21Z")

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[quote=“Zireael, post:2449, topic:42”]How about taking the ammo discussion to another thread?

I wonder if I’ll be able to move my save to the new experimental (once Jenkins kicks back in) because I wanna try out the wells![/quote] “Topic: Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!” I think the ammo discussion is fine where it is. Guns are a major part of the game so it makes sense to discuss and answer questions about guns and ammo in this thread.

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**Author:** ![Inadequate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Inadequate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inadequate)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2451 "2014-03-03T11:25:51Z")

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None of this ammo is in the game. If you want it implemented, make a thread in the Drawing Board. If you want to discuss it, take it to General Discussion. No matter how you look at it, this is not a discussion that should be occurring in this thread.

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**Author:** ![Mrnocamera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mrnocamera/32/61_2.png) [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2452 "2014-03-03T18:17:59Z")

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Mods on the left are the selection you can choose from, ones on the right are the ones you have selected.

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**Author:** ![Stingray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stingray](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stingray)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2453 "2014-03-03T18:19:19Z")

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Oh, sorry. Just deleted my post, as I figured it out myself just now.

Thanks for your reply nonetheless. 🙂

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2454 "2014-03-03T19:40:05Z")

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What was the question?

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**Author:** ![Mrnocamera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mrnocamera/32/61_2.png) [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2455 "2014-03-03T19:42:11Z")

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He wanted to play without mods.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2456 "2014-03-03T19:43:36Z")

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Ah, ok I thought by mods he meant weapon mods, and I assumed there had been a change to how they were installed/uninstalled.

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**Author:** ![Kyriolexical\_Dino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kyriolexical_dino/32/276_2.png) [@Kyriolexical\_Dino](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kyriolexical_Dino)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2457 "2014-03-04T02:02:06Z")

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What’s the best fuel for fire ? I just got into a winter and set it’s length to 30 days in the world creation and My base is running out of benches and 2x4 so I wanna know which is best, logs or planks on a stone fireplace for the longest burning time.

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**Author:** ![Inadequate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Inadequate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inadequate)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2458 "2014-03-04T02:06:27Z")

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Planks, probably. Actually the best way to maximize wood for fuel would be to turn everything into skewers, but that’s a little time-consuming if you aren’t desperate for fuel.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2459 "2014-03-04T02:11:23Z")

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Planks, definitely. I’ve had 2 logs burn for about an hour, which isn’t that long compared to 2 2x4’s, which lasted me 4 hours.

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**Author:** ![Kyriolexical\_Dino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kyriolexical_dino/32/276_2.png) [@Kyriolexical\_Dino](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kyriolexical_Dino)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2460 "2014-03-04T02:17:25Z")

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thanks, Never would have knew, since I was following the logic that firewood and logs burn longer than simple planks.

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