# 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:** ![Arek\_PL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Arek\_PL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arek_PL)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4462 "2014-09-12T12:26:48Z")

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[quote=“charcharmunro, post:4461, topic:42”]Alternatively train throwing to ludicrously high levels and chuck stones at them from outside their range until they explode.  
Throwing’s weird.[/quote]

crossbow with stell bolts work too alslo cloak cbm and emp cbm are better because they have chance to deactivate turret and give you some ammo (just make sure that you activate emp first before presisng move key because i killed some turrets with my katana)

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**Author:** ![charcharmunro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/charcharmunro/32/350_2.png) [@charcharmunro](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/charcharmunro)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4463 "2014-09-12T12:40:45Z")

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That involves getting to the turrets without them, y’know, killing you.

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**Author:** ![TinHead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tinhead/32/299_2.png) [@TinHead](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TinHead)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4464 "2014-09-12T23:24:10Z")

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I’m 100% sure im going to die, my dude constantly is lowering stats and I have been putting on all types of medicine, plus he’s coughing.  
I think the smoker from earler is going to kill my guy…  
Damn, oh and its SO COLD and my armor is way too heavy to wear due to 0 Str.

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**Author:** ![TinHead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tinhead/32/299_2.png) [@TinHead](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TinHead)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4465 "2014-09-12T23:33:56Z")

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Holy crap…  
I took some Anti Fungal, And Anti Parasitics with some AntiBiotics and I MIGHT SURVIVE  
YAY

(Nope, Nevermind.)

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**Author:** ![detahramet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/detahramet/32/58_2.png) [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4466 "2014-09-13T00:03:43Z")

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[quote=“TinHead, post:4465, topic:42”]Holy crap…  
I took some Anti Fungal, And Anti Parasitics with some AntiBiotics and I MIGHT SURVIVE  
YAY

(Nope, Nevermind.)[/quote]

Remember children, this is what happens when you double post.

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**Author:** ![Sneak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sneak](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneak)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4467 "2014-09-13T23:25:03Z")

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How do you repair weapons and items?

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**Author:** ![Hibou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/hibou/32/1330_2.png) [@Hibou](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hibou)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4468 "2014-09-13T23:30:03Z")

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> [@Sneak](#):
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> How do you repair weapons and items?

You need some sort of repair kit (basic, gunsmith, toolbox, etc.) and a lot of duct-tape. Unless we’re talking clothes made of leather/cloth, which a sewing kit or some substitute will suffice.

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**Author:** ![Sneak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sneak](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneak)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4469 "2014-09-13T23:50:03Z")

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Turrets. They’re so annoyingly badass. Can someone teach me to take out my rage on them (obliterate them)?.

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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 14, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4470 "2014-09-14T00:06:42Z")

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Do what is your namesake.

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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 14, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4471 "2014-09-14T03:11:19Z")

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> [@Sneak](#):
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> Turrets. They’re so annoyingly badass. Can someone teach me to take out my rage on them (obliterate them)?.

Shoot first.

Try to approach in the dark with your lights off. Then shoot them from outside their light range. They’re fairly fragile.

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**Author:** ![blazing\_glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blazing\_glory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/blazing_glory)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4472 "2014-09-14T08:53:40Z")

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> [@Sneak](#):
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> How do you repair weapons and items?

Depends on the item.

If it’s cotton then you’ll need a sewing kit equipped with thread and a rag,activate it and use it on said item,if it’s leather then do the same but with a leather patch,both can be obtained by cutting up clothing.

If it’s metal then you’ll need a soldering iron with battery in it,and scrap metal/metal chunks/metal whatever,if it’s plastic then you’ll need the same but with plastic,metal is obtained by smashing up lockers and metal cases and stuff,plastic is a little less common,I advise you check a bunch of bathrooms,find cough medicine,dump it out,and cut up the bottle which is plastic.

If it’s a gun then you’ll need a gun repair kit equipped with duct tape.

I don’t think anything can be done for wood however,so that’s your baseball bat trashed.

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**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:** [September 14, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4473 "2014-09-14T08:57:20Z")

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[quote author=blazing glory link=topic=14.msg178777#msg178777 date=1410684820]

> [@Sneak](#):
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> I don’t think anything can be done for wood however,so that’s your baseball bat trashed.

basic repair kit with duct tape

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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:** [September 15, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4474 "2014-09-15T06:33:27Z")

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[quote author=Arek\_PL link=topic=14.msg178779#msg178779 date=1410685040]

> [@blazing glory](#):
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> [quote=“Sneak, post:4467, topic:42”]I don’t think anything can be done for wood however,so that’s your baseball bat trashed.

basic repair kit with duct tape[/quote]

Or toolbox, anything that can be reloaded with ducttape anyway.

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**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:** [September 15, 2014, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4475 "2014-09-15T06:58:07Z")

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somebody edited our posts

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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 15, 2014, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4476 "2014-09-15T08:51:18Z")

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> [@blazing glory](#):
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> plastic is a little less common,I advise you check a bunch of bathrooms,find cough medicine,dump it out,and cut up the bottle which is plastic.

Mass plastic is obtained by cutting up car wheels.

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**Author:** ![X-PLODE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4477 "2014-09-15T16:00:45Z")

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Plastic chunk are easy to get, just disassemble a console or just electronic tools like radio/ups/soldering iron etc.

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**Author:** ![Aslandus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aslandus/32/1086_2.png) [@Aslandus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aslandus)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4478 "2014-09-15T17:02:46Z")

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I always get plastic by cutting up bags after eating all the potato chips (unlike bottles, you can’t reuse plastic bags), but taking apart consoles sounds like a faster way to do it

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**Author:** ![X-PLODE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4479 "2014-09-15T17:25:46Z")

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> [@Aslandus](#):
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> I always get plastic by cutting up bags after eating all the potato chips (unlike bottles, you can’t reuse plastic bags), but taking apart consoles sounds like a faster way to do it

You can use plastic bags for a couple of recipes like raincoat i think and they are also necessary when you have a vacuum sealer, it uses a bag to seal fish/meat/veg and keeps it fresh.  
Don’t remember if it’s fresh indefinitely though.  
Cardboard boxes are also good for making fletching if you don’t have plastic chunks.

Try not to cut up plastic bags since i don’t think you can make more, you have to scavenge them.

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**Author:** ![Aslandus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aslandus/32/1086_2.png) [@Aslandus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aslandus)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4480 "2014-09-15T19:30:33Z")

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> [@X-PLODE](#):
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> [quote=“Aslandus, post:4478, topic:42”]I always get plastic by cutting up bags after eating all the potato chips (unlike bottles, you can’t reuse plastic bags), but taking apart consoles sounds like a faster way to do it

You can use plastic bags for a couple of recipes like raincoat i think and they are also necessary when you have a vacuum sealer, it uses a bag to seal fish/meat/veg and keeps it fresh.  
Don’t remember if it’s fresh indefinitely though.  
Cardboard boxes are also good for making fletching if you don’t have plastic chunks.

Try not to cut up plastic bags since i don’t think you can make more, you have to scavenge them.[/quote]  
I’ve never found a vacuum sealed, so I just used sealed glass bottles to store food long term (and plastic bottles for water), and while I’ve found numerous raincoats in houses, I’ve never found a vacuum sealer before

that said, I don’t think I fletched my arrows, so apart from repairing plastic objects I didn’t use much plastic…

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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:** [September 16, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4481 "2014-09-16T05:02:19Z")

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Zombies are cleaning out the broken glass from windows sometimes when they come through, bug or feature?

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