# 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:** 195

**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:** [July 15, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3881 "2014-07-15T22:10:42Z")

> And I've been wondering why labs are so cold. Thats what we call an ice lab. They get colder the deeper you go. Any lab you find has a % chance of being an ice lab. Managing to get all the way to the bottom and getting the finale that is just a goddam flaming eye and his mates in glass jars while you bits are all falling off from frostbite is a bit of a bitch. They are good for storing meat in to keep if fresh for longer though. ---

**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3882 "2014-07-15T22:43:18Z")

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:3859, topic:42”]Tracking Device: ON PDA Battery: FULL Don’t know what else to do.[/quote]OK so I found the c on the main map that indicates the location of my vehicle when the tracking device is on, but it’s dozens of map tiles away from my actual vehicle. Any ideas? ---

**Author:** ![Arek\_PL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Arek\_PL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arek_PL)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3883 "2014-07-15T22:45:30Z")

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:3882, topic:42”][quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:3859, topic:42”]Tracking Device: ON PDA Battery: FULL Don’t know what else to do.[/quote]OK so I found the c on the main map that indicates the location of my vehicle when the tracking device is on, but it’s dozens of map tiles away from my actual vehicle. Any ideas?[/quote] most simple is to forget about tracker and just mark your vehicle on map every time when you exit it ---

**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3884 "2014-07-15T23:01:18Z")

**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3885 "2014-07-15T23:39:46Z")

Lol duh hadn’t thought of that. I’ll DL the latest experimental first before reporting. ---

**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:** [July 16, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3886 "2014-07-16T02:14:46Z")

[quote=“HunterAlpha1, post:3885, topic:42”]Lol duh hadn’t thought of that. I’ll DL the latest experimental first before reporting.[/quote] If its any help going to your actual car and turning the tracker off and on again will often fix the phantom car thing. ---

**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:** [July 16, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3887 "2014-07-16T09:43:57Z")

> [@Jakers](#): > > IRL tetanus is a fatal disease which causes muscular spasms and sometimes paralysis. However nowadays in the real world we have vaccines for it. Apparently you do not in cataclysmdda. I think there is a vaccine now and that boots protect from it. ---

**Author:** ![supergameman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@supergameman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/supergameman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3888 "2014-07-16T11:48:08Z")

How can I cook/heat up a frozen food item? ---

**Author:** ![Dashite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dashite/32/335_2.png) [@Dashite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dashite)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3889 "2014-07-16T12:57:45Z")

> [@supergameman](#): > > How can I cook/heat up a frozen food item? Just look for it in the crafting menu, under the food tab. If you can’t find it, you need to work on your cooking skill. ---

**Author:** ![Weyrling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@Weyrling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weyrling)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3890 "2014-07-16T13:08:43Z")

> [@supergameman](#): > > How can I cook/heat up a frozen food item? You can apply the hot bonus to food by 'a’ctivating a hotplate on it, this will improve its enjoyability but won’t actually cook anything. ---

**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:** [July 16, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3891 "2014-07-16T17:05:36Z")

> [@Weyrling](#): > > You can apply the hot bonus to food by 'a’ctivating a hotplate on it, this will improve its enjoyability but won’t actually cook anything. I learned that the hard way… ---

**Author:** ![Cringe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Cringe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cringe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3892 "2014-07-18T01:31:28Z")

How do i craft a gas mask? I have 3 tailoring yet i don’t see it in the crafting menu. ---

**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:** [July 18, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3893 "2014-07-18T01:34:32Z")

Find books and read it for recipes. Don’t listen to the Wiki. ---

**Author:** ![Cringe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Cringe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cringe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3894 "2014-07-18T01:36:56Z")

> [@FunsizeNinja123](#): > > Find books and read it for recipes. Don’t listen to the Wiki. Do you happen to know which book i need to look for? ---

**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3895 "2014-07-18T01:53:48Z")

How do I use the bloody shopping carts? I keep finding them, but I can’t figure out how to use them/put stuff in them. I can drive a car fine (-ish), but those carts are like blackmagic to my nutjob. ---

**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:** [July 18, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3896 "2014-07-18T01:58:19Z")

> [@Cringe](#): > > [quote=“FunsizeNinja123, post:3893, topic:42”]Find books and read it for recipes. Don’t listen to the Wiki. Do you happen to know which book i need to look for?[/quote] Read all the skill books. I’m too lazy to list… > [@Daidalon](#): > > How do I use the bloody shopping carts? I keep finding them, but I can’t figure out how to use them/put stuff in them. I can drive a car fine (-ish), but those carts are like blackmagic to my nutjob. (G)rab them. (D)rop things into them. ---

**Author:** ![Womble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Womble](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Womble)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3897 "2014-07-18T02:01:49Z")

> [@Daidalon](#): > > How do I use the bloody shopping carts? I keep finding them, but I can’t figure out how to use them/put stuff in them. I can drive a car fine (-ish), but those carts are like blackmagic to my nutjob. As above, [G]rab will get you pulling one around. (You can also use this to drag furniture and motorbikes around, but don’t expect to pull a car unless you’ve got crazy strength.) You then need to use either [D] for a directional drop or [/] for the advanced inventory management. The latter lets you take things from other tiles and drop it directly into the cart. ---

**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3898 "2014-07-18T02:29:31Z")

Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I was about to try and put pedals and a seat on it, lol. ---

**Author:** ![Urist\_McKoga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/85f322/32.png) [@Urist\_McKoga](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Urist_McKoga)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3899 "2014-07-18T03:16:22Z")

> [@Daidalon](#): > > Thanks for the quick replies everyone. I was about to try and put pedals and a seat on it, lol. You can do that so you have a foot powered cart, but i recommend to get something bigger than that (like a motocycle or the adorable beetle). Just care, a shopping cart can carry only 200 vol., any extra item go to the floor. ---

**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/3900 "2014-07-18T04:10:09Z")

Or just stand on the shopping cart and (d)rop items on it the normal way. First thing I do when I get a shopping cart is replace the basket with a trunk, it holds a lot more stuff. [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42.md?page=194) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42.md?page=196)