# 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:** ![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:** [September 6, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4402 "2014-09-06T12:09:02Z")

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It always has been. Might make you cough though.

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**Author:** ![Aravhorn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aravhorn/32/260_2.png) [@Aravhorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aravhorn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4403 "2014-09-06T13:02:53Z")

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Well, that’s fantastic! Now i am a step closer to make my sauna now! 😛  
…Or at least now I don’t need to move the generator back and forth to the outside when it’s charging batteries.

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**Author:** ![Dragoonseal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dragoonseal/32/352_2.png) [@Dragoonseal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dragoonseal)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4404 "2014-09-06T14:03:42Z")

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Salt swamps or salt marshes, do they exist currently? I’ve seen them mentioned like they do, and that they’re a good source of salt water. I’ve checked all the swamps I’ve come across so far and no salt yet. If there were ones with salt how would I be able to tell them apart from the normal ones?

The current bug where the ambient temperature influences food rotting when cooking makes summer really brutal, I’d kill for access to some salt water to make jerky with.

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**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4405 "2014-09-06T14:25:05Z")

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[quote=“Dragoonseal, post:4404, topic:42”]Salt swamps or salt marshes, do they exist currently? I’ve seen them mentioned like they do, and that they’re a good source of salt water. I’ve checked all the swamps I’ve come across so far and no salt yet. If there were ones with salt how would I be able to tell them apart from the normal ones?

The current bug where the ambient temperature influences food rotting when cooking makes summer really brutal, I’d kill for access to some salt water to make jerky with.[/quote]

You can’t really tell unless you bottle it/ try to craft next to it.

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**Author:** ![Dragoonseal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dragoonseal/32/352_2.png) [@Dragoonseal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dragoonseal)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4406 "2014-09-06T14:30:39Z")

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[quote=“Daidalon, post:4405, topic:42”][quote=“Dragoonseal, post:4404, topic:42”]Salt swamps or salt marshes, do they exist currently? I’ve seen them mentioned like they do, and that they’re a good source of salt water. I’ve checked all the swamps I’ve come across so far and no salt yet. If there were ones with salt how would I be able to tell them apart from the normal ones?

The current bug where the ambient temperature influences food rotting when cooking makes summer really brutal, I’d kill for access to some salt water to make jerky with.[/quote]

You can’t really tell unless you bottle it/ try to craft next to it.[/quote]

Damn, was afraid of that. Do I have to meticulously go through the swamp area and check every square of water (as I’ve mostly done so far) or is it a case of the whole area will be salt water if it’s a salt marsh and not just a few squares here and there?

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**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4407 "2014-09-06T14:55:49Z")

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Its just sorta pock marked throughout.

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**Author:** ![The\_Lone\_Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/the_lone_badger/32/8063_2.png) [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4408 "2014-09-06T21:45:57Z")

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To use a built-for-Stable mod pack with the experimentals I need to edit some file, right? Like with tilesets?

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**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4409 "2014-09-06T23:20:09Z")

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Depends on what it changes. Some are simply incompatible.

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**Author:** ![anon388770](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@anon388770](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anon388770)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4410 "2014-09-07T13:06:09Z")

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How can I disassemble a broken tank drone? The thing is too heavy to carry, I can’t do anything through the Advanced Inventory Management, and the disassemble command only works for your inventory.

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**Author:** ![Adarchist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Adarchist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Adarchist)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4411 "2014-09-07T13:08:30Z")

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A quick newb question. How to craft exploding arrowheads? According to the wiki i have the right stats (ive got fab 7, archery 7, mech 3) but they dont show up in the crafting menu. Exploding arrows do but the arrow heads dont. Maybe im just missing something, it could well be in a book but ive read the Fletchers book and the Novice bow hunter book all the way through. I also have all the components to make the arrow heads according to the wiki.

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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:** [September 7, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4412 "2014-09-07T13:19:40Z")

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> [@anon388770](#):
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> How can I disassemble a broken tank drone? The thing is too heavy to carry, I can’t do anything through the Advanced Inventory Management, and the disassemble command only works for your inventory.

Ayyyeee, 100Rads! Haven’t seen you in a while. Anyway, you can stand over them and butcher them. B works as dissembling stuff on the ground.

> [@Adarchist](#):
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> A quick newb question. How to craft exploding arrowheads? According to the wiki i have the right stats (ive got fab 7, archery 7, mech 3) but they dont show up in the crafting menu. Exploding arrows do but the arrow heads dont. Maybe im just missing something, it could well be in a book but ive read the Fletchers book and the Novice bow hunter book all the way through. I also have all the components to make the arrow heads according to the wiki.

Wiki is more or less wrong all the time 70% of the time. But arrowheads should he auto learned by your point… strange.

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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4413 "2014-09-07T13:28:04Z")

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> [@FunsizeNinja123](#):
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> Anyway, you can stand over them and butcher them. B works as dissembling stuff on the ground.

Yes, but it takes forever. I’m talking days. And if you stop you can’t resume your task.

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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:** [September 7, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4414 "2014-09-07T13:33:49Z")

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For big things, yes.

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**Author:** ![anon388770](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@anon388770](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anon388770)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4415 "2014-09-07T13:41:27Z")

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I already tried using B, but it didn’t do anything.

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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:** [September 7, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4416 "2014-09-07T14:03:17Z")

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Do you have the tools…?

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**Author:** ![anon388770](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@anon388770](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anon388770)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4417 "2014-09-07T14:10:22Z")

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Yes, of course.

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**Author:** ![Datanazush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/datanazush/32/1055_2.png) [@Datanazush](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Datanazush)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4418 "2014-09-07T14:10:51Z")

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> [@Adarchist](#):
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> A quick newb question. How to craft exploding arrowheads? According to the wiki i have the right stats (ive got fab 7, archery 7, mech 3) but they dont show up in the crafting menu. Exploding arrows do but the arrow heads dont. Maybe im just missing something, it could well be in a book but ive read the Fletchers book and the Novice bow hunter book all the way through. I also have all the components to make the arrow heads according to the wiki.

As I will continue to proclaim, use the [CDDA Item Browser](http://cdda-trunk.estilofusion.com/) to get up to date information on items, it has a category for either the current stable and the latest experimental versions.

As for the info you’re looking for, you need to learn [the recipe](http://cdda-trunk.estilofusion.com/exploding_arrow_warhead/craft) from one of two places:  
Either the Anarchists version of the [AAA Guide 2040](http://cdda-trunk.estilofusion.com/textbook_anarch) or the [Handloaders Helper](http://cdda-trunk.estilofusion.com/recipe_bullets).

(Side note here: Can we get the item database to be stickied somewhere on the forum? It’s handy and is always up to date on the latest info.)

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**Author:** ![12doze12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/49beb7/32.png) [@12doze12](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/12doze12)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4419 "2014-09-07T18:33:09Z")

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How can I remove an empty door frame in 0.A ?

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**Author:** ![Daidalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Daidalon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daidalon)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4420 "2014-09-07T20:09:25Z")

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> [@12doze12](#):
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> How can I remove an empty door frame in 0.A ?

Dynamite

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**Author:** ![12doze12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/49beb7/32.png) [@12doze12](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/12doze12)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4421 "2014-09-07T20:41:07Z")

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Is there a less explosive way?

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