# 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:** ![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:** [November 18, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5322 "2014-11-18T15:21:52Z")

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![](http://i.imgur.com/fqJiPbG.png)

How do I attract this horde?

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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:** [November 18, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5323 "2014-11-18T15:50:37Z")

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[quote=“TheFlame52, post:5322, topic:42”] ![](http://i.imgur.com/fqJiPbG.png)

How do I attract this horde?[/quote]  
your car rammed into flower or bush?

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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:** [November 18, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5324 "2014-11-18T16:11:03Z")

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Nevermind, I just had to move my car. Why this worked and not blowing up a mininuke, I don’t know. I’m holed up in a modified sewage treatment plant.

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THEY COME, THOUGH THE WALLS  
RAM THE WALL TO ESCAPE  
CEILING FALLS, RAM CRUSHED  
DRIVE INTO HORDE  
CAR MIRED, ZOMBIES INSIDE  
ENGINE SURGES  
ZOMBIES DEAD NOW, CAR FREE  
RUN

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**Author:** ![DoReVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DoReVo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DoReVo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5325 "2014-11-18T17:11:12Z")

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[quote=“IcedPee, post:5321, topic:42”][quote=“DoReVo, post:5320, topic:42”]“Can perform unspeakable acts upon zombies to turn them into your packmule slave thing.”

The new feature in latest release, how do you do this ?[/quote]

Activate a knife-type object while standing near/on top of a non-pulped zombie corpse

Watch out for your morale though[/quote]

I cant do it, there is no option for it. only cut material, carve writing and cauterize. Tried it on different non pulped zombie corpes.

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5326 "2014-11-18T17:50:22Z")

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> [@DoReVo](#):
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> I cant do it, there is no option for it. only cut material, carve writing and cauterize. Tried it on different non pulped zombie corpes.

Ice obviously forgot to mention that you ll need sufficient skill in survival. Thus your not gud enough so git gud 😛

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**Author:** ![DoReVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DoReVo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DoReVo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5327 "2014-11-18T18:14:06Z")

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> [@Valpo](#):
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> [quote=“DoReVo, post:5325, topic:42”]I cant do it, there is no option for it. only cut material, carve writing and cauterize. Tried it on different non pulped zombie corpes.

Ice obviously forgot to mention that you ll need sufficient skill in survival. Thus your not gud enough so git gud :P[/quote]

Buff up all my skills to 50 through debug menu, still nope, no options for “pack mule” thingy.

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5328 "2014-11-18T18:22:57Z")

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Only reason i can see why it won t work the is that your playing stable.

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**Author:** ![DoReVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DoReVo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DoReVo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5329 "2014-11-18T18:33:36Z")

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Oh so its in the experimental ? Yeah i was playing the latest stable.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5330 "2014-11-18T18:38:52Z")

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[quote=“DoReVo, post:5329, topic:42”]Oh so its in the experimental ? Yeah i was playing the latest stable.[/quote]Also, I think it won’t work if you’re playing with the Prevent Zombie Revivification Mod either, because I always do and I have never seen this option.

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5331 "2014-11-18T18:57:13Z")

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It should be in stable 0.B? iI am not sure but isn t it released? are you playing 0.A?

edit: i checked and it has been released.

maybe try updating to 0.B if you haven t yet-.

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**Author:** ![Caconym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@Caconym](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Caconym)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5332 "2014-11-18T21:31:43Z")

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There is an area that every time I go near I get deafened, I don’t know whats causing it. Anyone know what might be causing it? I would very much like to get rid of it.

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5333 "2014-11-18T21:33:18Z")

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> [@Caconym](#):
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> There is an area that every time I go near I get deafened, I don’t know whats causing it. Anyone know what might be causing it? I would very much like to get rid of it.

Aww those sensible feline ears.

Hm maybe you have been near a triffid grove and a triffid queen deafened you with her tree crushing?

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**Author:** ![Caconym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aca169/32.png) [@Caconym](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Caconym)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5334 "2014-11-18T21:38:56Z")

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> [@Valpo](#):
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> [quote=“Caconym, post:5332, topic:42”]There is an area that every time I go near I get deafened, I don’t know whats causing it. Anyone know what might be causing it? I would very much like to get rid of it.

Aww those sensible feline ears.

Hm maybe you have been near a triffid grove and a triffid queen deafened you with her tree crushing?[/quote]  
There is a triffid grove near but it’s about 8 over-map tiles away from the deafening area, don’t see a queen anywhere.

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5335 "2014-11-18T21:43:46Z")

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i have been deafened by: trifid queens ,explosions grim howler… uh and myself howling lol. If its nothing of that i am at loss as well.

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**Author:** ![Thwap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5336 "2014-11-18T21:44:12Z")

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Can anyone explain the deal with martial arts to me? Because it seems like 100% fluff and 0% meat. There are like 400 different styles and they all seem to boil down to walking into a guy and seeing “you batter X for Y damage”. Am I supposed to be going to a menu to pick moves or something?

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5337 "2014-11-18T21:47:19Z")

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> [@Thwap](#):
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> Can anyone explain the deal with martial arts to me? Because it seems like 100% fluff and 0% meat. There are like 400 different styles and they all seem to boil down to walking into a guy and seeing “you batter X for Y damage”. Am I supposed to be going to a menu to pick moves or something?

are you holding a weapon in your hands? did you chose a stile?  
and yes you walk into an enemy and moves are performed randomly depending on your chosen stile.  
for example using brawling you can trip enemies which makes them stumble away from you + you can start a counter attack if they hit you.

also consider that you need higher lvl in unarmed combat to unlock techs from the martial arts. not all are available (proly none) at unarmed 0.  
they unlock as you lvl that skill.

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**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5338 "2014-11-18T22:15:16Z")

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could drunken brawler apply to martial arts that you use if you dont have a techniqe unlocked it would give it to you ?

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**Author:** ![Sirbab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sirbab/32/944_2.png) [@Sirbab](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sirbab)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5339 "2014-11-18T22:39:19Z")

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So about the Camera and E-Ink Tablet, is there a difference in the quality of photos? All i’m taking are exceptional photos. (Ps, it would be really neat if it acted like a bestiary, showing stats, spawn zones, etc)

Also, how does one make Zlaves? i haven’t been able to find any documentation on that.

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**Author:** ![Thwap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5340 "2014-11-18T23:46:30Z")

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Fire, smoke, electricity etc. are all invisible to me in this version. Maybe because I’m using software rendering. Unplayable.

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**Author:** ![DoReVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DoReVo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DoReVo)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/5341 "2014-11-19T09:29:53Z")

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[quote=“Valpo, post:5331, topic:42”]It should be in stable 0.B? iI am not sure but isn t it released? are you playing 0.A?

edit: i checked and it has been released.

maybe try updating to 0.B if you haven t yet-.[/quote]

I am playing 0.B, just now i redownload the stable version on the homepage, not using any mods, buff up all my skills to 30. and try activing combat knife, acto knife, and butcher knife while standing on zombie corpse, but still no option to do any “pack mule” thingy. the corpses is not pulped or smashed by pressing the “S” button.Help ?

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