# 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:** ![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 24, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4562 "2014-09-24T16:51:17Z")

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Is switchblade still fastest butchering tool with 44(don’t remember exactly)?  
What’s the point of having butchering knife then.

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**Author:** ![Barhandar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Barhandar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Barhandar)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4563 "2014-09-24T17:04:06Z")

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[quote=“X-PLODE, post:4562, topic:42”]Is switchblade still fastest butchering tool with 44(don’t remember exactly)?  
What’s the point of having butchering knife then.[/quote]  
Hunting knife, introduced at same time as switchblade, has 50.

And butchering quality power-crept severely over time.

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**Author:** ![jcd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jcd/32/338_2.png) [@jcd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jcd)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4564 "2014-09-24T17:30:35Z")

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[quote=“Barhandar, post:4563, topic:42”][quote=“X-PLODE, post:4562, topic:42”]Is switchblade still fastest butchering tool with 44(don’t remember exactly)?  
What’s the point of having butchering knife then.[/quote]  
Hunting knife, introduced at same time as switchblade, has 50.

And butchering quality power-crept severely over time.[/quote]  
but in the newest experimentals someone has rebalanced it.

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/9185>

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**Author:** ![Barhandar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Barhandar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Barhandar)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4565 "2014-09-24T17:35:13Z")

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[quote=“jcd, post:4564, topic:42”]but in the newest experimentals someone has rebalanced it.  
[https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/9185[/quote]](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/9185%5B/quote%5D)  
_makes airquotes_ “Someone”. Hunting knife is still the highest there, with it at 30, followed by butchering knife at 25.

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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 24, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4566 "2014-09-24T22:07:18Z")

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well i wear 2 sheaths, 2 holsters, 2 sccabads and combat boots but there is a way to wear more weapons on me? because 2 pistols and 6 blades is not enought for long looting runs and they take some volume

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**Author:** ![kastor246](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kastor246](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kastor246)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4567 "2014-09-24T22:21:56Z")

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Hey, so where other than garage’s can I find a welder?

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**Author:** ![sagethor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sagethor/32/347_2.png) [@sagethor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sagethor)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4568 "2014-09-24T22:24:43Z")

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Hardware stores and public works are usually good places for finding welders as well.

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**Author:** ![kastor246](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@kastor246](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kastor246)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4569 "2014-09-24T22:30:12Z")

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[quote=“sagethor, post:4568, topic:42”]Hardware stores and public works are usually good places for finding welders as well.[/quote] Thanks!

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**Author:** ![vsirl005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/2bfe46/32.png) [@vsirl005](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vsirl005)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4570 "2014-09-24T22:43:39Z")

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So, acetylene torches, welders, welding masks, hammers, shovels, commercial fertilizers and seeds are generally found in hardware stores, right? Would hot plates be in hardware stores as well?

Also, how would one find a way to repair PBA masks, or would it be more reasonable to loot a firestation and pray the RNG gods don’t smite me with a horde before I get to my destination for an undamaged one?

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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 25, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4571 "2014-09-25T00:24:20Z")

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You can repair the PBA masks with a sewing kit, strangely.

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**Author:** ![Jarlaxle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jarlaxle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jarlaxle)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4572 "2014-09-25T04:38:12Z")

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Is there a way to eliminate slime pits? I FINALLY found a fire station after wandering around two different towns and I plan to make it a permanent home base for the coming winter but with one probably huge hitch. There is a slime pit on the far edge of the town and I don’t want to make base if I can’t clear the town of all threats besides a random horde.

Also unrelated question but is there a way to combine shopping carts and/or wheelbarrows into a super loot transport?

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4573 "2014-09-25T04:45:40Z")

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[quote=“Jarlaxle, post:4572, topic:42”]Is there a way to eliminate slime pits? I FINALLY found a fire station after wandering around two different towns and I plan to make it a permanent home base for the coming winter but with one probably huge hitch. There is a slime pit on the far edge of the town and I don’t want to make base if I can’t clear the town of all threats besides a random horde.

Also unrelated question but is there a way to combine shopping carts and/or wheelbarrows into a super loot transport?[/quote]

No to slime pits, yes to vehicle combining. Learn some mechanics, get a wrench, welder, goggles, and hacksaw, and get building! 😉

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**Author:** ![Jarlaxle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jarlaxle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jarlaxle)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4574 "2014-09-25T04:57:57Z")

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[quote=“KA101, post:4573, topic:42”][quote=“Jarlaxle, post:4572, topic:42”]Is there a way to eliminate slime pits? I FINALLY found a fire station after wandering around two different towns and I plan to make it a permanent home base for the coming winter but with one probably huge hitch. There is a slime pit on the far edge of the town and I don’t want to make base if I can’t clear the town of all threats besides a random horde.

Also unrelated question but is there a way to combine shopping carts and/or wheelbarrows into a super loot transport?[/quote]

No to slime pits, yes to vehicle combining. Learn some mechanics, get a wrench, welder, goggles, and hacksaw, and get building! ;-)[/quote]

☹ Well guess I just clear that town and wander off into the sunset looking for that elusive perfect base.

edit: super duper extreme mind blowingly newb question incoming. Do I have to empty out all the stuff from the shopping carts or can I combine with no worries. All three are slammed pack full and I am lazy about these things.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4575 "2014-09-25T06:00:57Z")

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You need to totally disassemble all but the one you want to use for a base for your new vehicle and then build outwards from the central one.

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**Author:** ![Barhandar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Barhandar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Barhandar)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4576 "2014-09-25T08:04:07Z")

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Does ceramic armor’s “plates cannot be repaired, only replaced” mean that you HAVE to use plates when repairing, or that you can’t repair the armor at all? Last time I had a dragon skin vest, I was able to reinforce it just fine.

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**Author:** ![Malaxxor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Malaxxor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malaxxor)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4577 "2014-09-25T11:06:23Z")

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> [@vsirl005](#):
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> So, acetylene torches, welders, welding masks, hammers, shovels, commercial fertilizers and seeds are generally found in hardware stores, right? Would hot plates be in hardware stores as well?

Pretty much yes, with a few exceptions: commercial fertilizer and seeds can be found in a special “Gardening store”, along with certain farming implements like shovels or hoes. I’m also not sure about acetylene torches; I’v never found them in a hardware store, although that could just be the RNG. Hotplates are actually pretty easily found as they can spawn in hardware stores, sporting goods stores and electronic stores (the most common, from what I found).

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**Author:** ![Barhandar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Barhandar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Barhandar)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4578 "2014-09-25T13:39:24Z")

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> [@Malaxxor](#):
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> I’m also not sure about acetylene torches; I’v never found them in a hardware store, although that could just be the RNG.

Oxytorch spawns anywhere mechanics and bigtools itemgroups spawn. Which isn’t along with fertilizer, but is along non-mine-and-pawn-shop spawns of pickaxes, jackhammers, and other bigtools.  
You’re much better off searching for one in a garage.

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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 25, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4579 "2014-09-25T18:44:38Z")

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if i will give npc a cbm he will instal that?

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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 25, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4580 "2014-09-25T18:55:11Z")

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> [@Arek\_PL](#):
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> if i will give npc a cbm he will instal that?

Nah, if you are lucky, he wont try and use it as a weapon or eat it.

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**Author:** ![HopeNotToDie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@HopeNotToDie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HopeNotToDie)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/4581 "2014-09-25T22:31:16Z")

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Where do spray cans tend to spawn? I’ve been looking forever and just can’t find one.

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