# 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:** ![Kryxx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kryxx/32/438_2.png) [@Kryxx](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kryxx)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9582 "2015-08-10T17:34:31Z")

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Still cannot figure out what the passive thing the dagger does.

It has 28 stabbing, so at least it’s a decent melee weapon.

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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:** [August 10, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9583 "2015-08-10T17:38:54Z")

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Freaky. It seems artifact weapons and armor are harder to figure out than the more generic arti-tools.

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**Author:** ![TheCondor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheCondor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheCondor)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9584 "2015-08-10T17:55:49Z")

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I found a pile of ruble with sparks coming out of it so I am thinking this may be my first artifact. What is a way to lighting proof myself so I can go dig it out?

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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:** [August 10, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9585 "2015-08-10T18:11:15Z")

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There’s a bionic for that, and rubber or hazmat gear might just barely help.

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**Author:** ![Shopkeeper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/shopkeeper/32/453_2.png) [@Shopkeeper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shopkeeper)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9586 "2015-08-10T19:14:56Z")

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Just being quick can also help. Wait for the pile of rubble to emit a blast of electricity, then run up nab the artifact and run out before it goes off again.

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9587 "2015-08-10T19:17:07Z")

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Currently Working On a “Removing Nether Creatures Mod” And I’m wondering, what part of the json has the “Vortex Stone”?

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9588 "2015-08-11T02:30:22Z")

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> [@TheMightyHercules](#):
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> Currently Working On a “Removing Nether Creatures Mod” And I’m wondering, what part of the json has the “Vortex Stone”?

Tools.json.

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9589 "2015-08-11T03:11:10Z")

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Oh. I’m Such a God Damn Idiot ;-; I checked Everything else BUT THAT DAMN FILE

FML… I’m an Idiot…

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9590 "2015-08-11T03:24:20Z")

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Herpaderp. Most items with a use\_action are either there or in tool\_armor. \<3

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9591 "2015-08-11T03:44:14Z")

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How Would I Alter The Vortex To The Mod? Just Copy It In Plain Text And Remove The “Charges” Stuff?

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9592 "2015-08-11T03:55:06Z")

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Or copy it and remove the use\_action property.

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9593 "2015-08-11T05:35:44Z")

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Having Technical Difficulties… Modding Is Hard When You Have Barely Any Knowledge In Scripting ;-;

Edit: Gah! The Struggles… Anyway, Could I have some help solving this issue,

DEBUG: line 39:5: expected JSON value but got “:”  
{  
},  
“id”:  
^  
“vortex\_stone”,10 “type”: “TOOL”, 10 “symbol”: “;” 10  
Press spacebar . . .

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 5:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9594 "2015-08-11T05:41:57Z")

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It happens to everyone. I forget a random comma all the time, for example.

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9595 "2015-08-11T05:45:25Z")

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Any Ideas? Because I Got None .-.

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9596 "2015-08-11T05:49:59Z")

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Doh. Add an opener “{” right after the “},” part?

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9597 "2015-08-11T06:07:31Z")

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Erm, Yeah… I Think \>-\< I’ll Just Add The [spoiler=Code] “mon\_shadow\_snake”,

{  
},  
“id”: “vortex\_stone”,  
“type”: “TOOL”,  
“symbol”: “;”,  
“color”: “light\_gray”,  
“name”: “vortex stone”,  
“description”: “This is a stone with spirals all over it, and holes around its perimeter. Though it is fairly large, it weighs next to nothing. Air seems to gather around it.”,  
“price”: 300000,  
“material”: “stone”,  
“weight”: 1,  
“volume”: 1,  
“bashing”: 6,  
“cutting”: 0,  
“to\_hit”: 0

}  
]  
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Nearest To Where It “Fucked Up”

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9598 "2015-08-11T06:34:05Z")

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[quote=“TheMightyHercules, post:9597, topic:42”]Erm, Yeah… I Think \>-\< I’ll Just Add The [spoiler=Code] “mon\_shadow\_snake”,

{  
},  
“id”: “vortex\_stone”,  
“type”: “TOOL”,  
“symbol”: “;”,  
“color”: “light\_gray”,  
“name”: “vortex stone”,  
“description”: “This is a stone with spirals all over it, and holes around its perimeter. Though it is fairly large, it weighs next to nothing. Air seems to gather around it.”,  
“price”: 300000,  
“material”: “stone”,  
“weight”: 1,  
“volume”: 1,  
“bashing”: 6,  
“cutting”: 0,  
“to\_hit”: 0

}  
]  
[/spoiler]

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Hmm. Yeah, what you need is…change this part:

`{
},
"id": "vortex_stone",`

To this:

`},
{
"id": "vortex_stone",`

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9599 "2015-08-11T06:41:15Z")

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![](http://cdn.funnyhub.com/2015/jan/facepalm/facepalm30.gif)

Are You Kidding? I screwed up with the placement of the comma?  
God Damn I’m Horrible… I’ll see if It’ll Co-operate and NOT spawn any vortex(s) and/or bugs…

Edit: FFS! Another Bug ;-; Staying Up late Isn’t Helping… But I Must Finish This Mod! Even If It’s The Last Thing I Do!

[spoiler=BUGZ!][b][i]DEBUG: line 35:30: missing separator  
“mon\_breather\_hub”,  
“mon\_breather”,  
“mon\_shadow\_snake” ]  
^

10 10{, 10  
Press spacebar . . .[/i][/b][/spoiler]

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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:** [August 11, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9600 "2015-08-11T06:50:19Z")

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Nein, it isn’t the COMMA that’s misplaced, it’s that closing bracket thingy. ;\_;

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**Author:** ![TheMightyHercules](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themightyhercules/32/340_2.png) [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9601 "2015-08-11T06:56:08Z")

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Wait Wut? Jeeze, I didn’t see the entire thing properly. SLEEP DEPRIVATION IZ !!FUN!!

Still, Needless to say, I fucked up. Thanks a bunch for helping!

EDIT:

 ![](http://i.imgur.com/vfG8xwh.jpg)

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