# Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions! **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 140

**Author:** ![dovla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@dovla](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dovla)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2781 "2014-04-02T00:51:28Z")

Does anyone know why these woods are crawling with zombies all of a sudden? I thought I was relatively safe this deep but apparently not… ![](http://i.imgur.com/dRLH0pZ.jpg) ![](http://i.imgur.com/H1JIZRA.jpg) These were my worldgen options: ![](http://i.imgur.com/bDP2wwp.jpg) ---

**Author:** ![infectedmochi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/infectedmochi/32/206_2.png) [@infectedmochi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/infectedmochi)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2782 "2014-04-02T01:10:36Z")

You have Wander spawns set to True so it’s likely that they are from the horde. ---

**Author:** ![dovla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@dovla](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dovla)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2783 "2014-04-02T01:34:08Z")

> [@infectedmochi](#): > > You have Wander spawns set to True so it’s likely that they are from the horde. Yeah, I was wondering why they were zeroing directly on the bunker. Then I remembered acid rain blew up my four turrets. I guess it was the explosions that drew them. ---

**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2784 "2014-04-02T19:46:04Z")

Is this “horde” a new thing? I don’t remember such a thing from last time I played. ---

**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:** [April 2, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2785 "2014-04-02T21:11:22Z")

> [@DG123](#): > > Is this “horde” a new thing? I don’t remember such a thing from last time I played. Yah, there is now a toggle in the options for wandering hordes. ---

**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2786 "2014-04-02T22:59:20Z")

I assume that means it only works with a new game? ---

**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:** [April 3, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2787 "2014-04-03T01:32:49Z")

Yah, you will need to create a new world with the option turned on, also obviously have a recent build that has it included. Be warned though, im not sure how it is now, but when they first came out, they could be fairly hardcore early on at least. ---

**Author:** ![secretfire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/secretfire/32/2984_2.png) [@secretfire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/secretfire)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2788 "2014-04-04T00:01:40Z")

How do I enable a desert map? Yesterday’s experimental had it, todays does not, it seems, and I lost my save, dagnabbit. I don’t see why it would vanish or reappear from one day to the next? ---

**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2789 "2014-04-04T00:13:43Z")

Whare is the build empty door frame in the construction menu ---

**Author:** ![sting\_auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sting\_auer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sting_auer)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2790 "2014-04-04T00:49:26Z")

1.) How do I deal with regular, bug-sized wolf spiders and jumping spiders? They block me from shutting doors half the time and it’s extremely annoying. 2.) There seems to be a bug with funnels, if I remove a container from the tile they’re on, it seems that it won’t work ever again to collect rain, even if I deconstruct the funnel and replace it. What do? ---

**Author:** ![Blackopsman9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Blackopsman9999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blackopsman9999)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2791 "2014-04-04T01:32:27Z")

How do you get a vehicle going? I’ve had cars that I found and gassed up, but only once have I modified a car, and then I died of zombears during building. I was realy pissed after that, and I had a chassis with an engine, seat, and wheels. how do you guys get your cars going? ---

**Author:** ![sting\_auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sting\_auer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sting_auer)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2792 "2014-04-04T01:33:33Z")

**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:** [April 4, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2793 "2014-04-04T01:40:03Z")

> [@Blackopsman9999](#): > > How do you get a vehicle going? I’ve had cars that I found and gassed up, but only once have I modified a car, and then I died of zombears during building. I was realy pissed after that, and I had a chassis with an engine, seat, and wheels. how do you guys get your cars going? Generally I try and build in places with not much line of sight, so things cant spot me from miles away and home in, garages in houses, firestations, etc are good, just between some houses at a pinch. Or just work at night with no lightsource for things to find you with. Just fixing up a partly damaged car then driving it somewhere safe to mod it is also alot easier than building from scratch. > 1.) How do I deal with regular, bug-sized wolf spiders and jumping spiders? They block me from shutting doors half the time and it's extremely annoying. I generally shoot them, they get auto targeted fine, im pretty sure throwing stuff at them would work. If in doubt, burn the building down around them. ---

**Author:** ![Blackopsman9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Blackopsman9999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blackopsman9999)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2794 "2014-04-04T01:50:01Z")

I had driven a pickup to a public works I cleared and thought it was time to play with building Q.Q ---

**Author:** ![prytoclasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@prytoclasm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/prytoclasm)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2795 "2014-04-04T04:09:36Z")

Just some random hint, even if for higher characters which use bionics and can craft CBM:PowerStorage MK-II: When you enter a Laboratory, take some plutonium cells with you and disassemble all the terminals you can not use, or do not want to use or that have no use for you anymore and craft power storage units. Last visit in a laboratory increased my max storage from 240 to 550. ---

**Author:** ![dovla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@dovla](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dovla)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2796 "2014-04-04T09:07:45Z")

[quote=“prytoclasm, post:2795, topic:42”]Just some random hint, even if for higher characters which use bionics and can craft CBM:PowerStorage MK-II: When you enter a Laboratory, take some plutonium cells with you and disassemble all the terminals you can not use, or do not want to use or that have no use for you anymore and craft power storage units. Last visit in a laboratory increased my max storage from 240 to 550.[/quote] Crafting all those Amplifier Circuits and Power Converters to create even more CBMs has the added benefit of grinding your electronics skill, making CBM installation less risky. I curbed my OCD by limiting myself to only scavenging consoles on the first level of the lab. ---

**Author:** ![Caconym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@Caconym](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Caconym)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2797 "2014-04-04T09:13:04Z")

**Author:** ![Blackopsman9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Blackopsman9999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blackopsman9999)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2798 "2014-04-04T16:41:21Z")

What has a cutting quality of 2 or more? And how do I get plant fibres? ---

**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2799 "2014-04-04T16:47:55Z")

> [@Blackopsman9999](#): > > What has a cutting quality of 2 or more? And how do I get plant fibres? I looked at the jsons and, apparently, nothing. My version is 3 days out of date though perhaps something changed by now. You get plant fibres from killing triffids. ---

**Author:** ![Blackopsman9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Blackopsman9999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blackopsman9999)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/2800 "2014-04-04T16:58:21Z")

Ok, in the recipes it says cooked strawberries need a cutting quality of 2 or more… the fuck? [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42.md?page=139) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42.md?page=141)