# 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:** ![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:** [July 31, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9462 "2015-07-31T16:36:30Z")

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I see no reason to use up plutonium for energy only. The energy consumption my cars have is so low that a few solarpannels will deal with it easily.  
So unless the car components that we can install use up much more power…

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9463 "2015-07-31T16:40:09Z")

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If you have enough engines, maybe.

Never enough engines.

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9464 "2015-07-31T16:56:49Z")

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Yeah if you purposely use up unessasary amounts of energy. But thats like saying i shoot zombie kids with a .50 machinegun… because i want to.  
Not like its nessesary… at all.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9465 "2015-07-31T16:58:24Z")

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If your deathmobile is big and armored up enough. XP

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9466 "2015-07-31T17:06:15Z")

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> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> If your deathmobile is big and armored up enough. XP

Nope if its that big then it has that much more solarpannels.  
I build huge vehicles. Not a reason.  
i actually armore every tile of my vehicles… not just the outside. So they turn out super heavy.  
If you drive arround a lot then maybe… but then again thats not nessesary either. And also not comfortable… its better having an ebike for explorin citys then navigating them with your roling fortress trust me.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9467 "2015-07-31T17:07:33Z")

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True. I’ve not really played with minireactors but, but I still like the idea of it being a backup to solar power.

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9468 "2015-07-31T17:11:04Z")

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It would be realy cool if i had something useful for it to be nessesary like … like.  
i would want a huge vehicle mounted energyweapon that does 120mm canon amounts of dmg and uses rediculess amounts of energy… like 2 full storage abterys worth of power per shot. Then we are talking.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9469 "2015-07-31T17:13:39Z")

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That would be both absurd and hilarious.

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9470 "2015-07-31T17:21:05Z")

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hilarious… sure. absurd??? pls i take offense to that.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9471 "2015-07-31T17:22:46Z")

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We would need a damn big gun to make it worth it though. X3

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9472 "2015-07-31T17:26:00Z")

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> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> We would need a damn big gun to make it worth it though. X3

Thats what i am saying. What part of 120mm gun dmg doesn not say huge gun? \>\>:(

Or are you suggesting even more bam? like uh mininuke amounts of boom?  
I think i would be fine with it doing 1 k dmg and a moderate splosion.  
Or perhaps an even bigger variant of the railgun that goes pew and leaves a trail of plasma and fire.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9473 "2015-07-31T17:29:06Z")

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Basically, yeah. Thing is that you can only go so big with the explosion effects, as unlike exploding tools/grenades ammo doesn’t have tweakable explosion parameters. So the main way to make it hit harder is ranged damage and armor pierce. Which is great…if you hit.

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9474 "2015-07-31T17:35:32Z")

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Than lets have a full auto turret that fires litle exploding plasmabolts. Minigunstile… say 50 shot bursts :))))

or simply make the gun accurate??

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9475 "2015-07-31T17:36:23Z")

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Ooh, that would be hilarious and accomplish the massive power drain through more efficient means.

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**Author:** ![troll\_from\_behind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@troll\_from\_behind](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/troll_from_behind)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9476 "2015-07-31T18:09:39Z")

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Big energy gun would be great with a charging up-function that makes the gun go BOOM if you don’t discharge it in time.  
We don’t have a selfdestruct mechanism yet?

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9477 "2015-07-31T18:11:41Z")

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So basically a big multi-explosion turret with a range of 1? XP

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9478 "2015-07-31T18:16:45Z")

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My best-ever deathmobile (with the Vehicle Additions Pack in place) had 4x laser cannon turrets and 4x pulse laser turrets set to auto. Then it had 3x turbolaser turrets set to manual. With 10 storage batteries, 12 advanced solar panels, and a minireactor for power.

It was game-breaking. Cars blocking the road? Hop on the turbolasers and blast them until there’s nothing left but scrap. All the noise attracts a horde? Who cares, the auto-lasers will cut them all down as soon as they come within range.

God it was great. I need to build another one.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9479 "2015-07-31T18:19:59Z")

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We should make a Death Star version of that turbolaser…

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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:** [July 31, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9480 "2015-07-31T18:47:53Z")

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and it blows up the planet?

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9481 "2015-07-31T18:52:12Z")

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Best self-destruct device ever.

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