# 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:  [@Rhodri](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rhodri)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9722 "2015-08-17T21:59:05Z")
Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9723 "2015-08-17T22:03:25Z")
Not sure, but did get a grenade hack from one. Since those are emblematic of grenadier zombies, it’s likewise possible that power armor, associated with armored zombies, might also be rare drops.
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### Author:  [@Grady](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grady)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9724 "2015-08-18T01:17:39Z")
So I lugged a 30 Gallon Drum back to my den with the thought of using it to store copious amounts of water. To my chagrin, I am unable to pour anything into it. The description says it is sealed. Do I have to unseal it? If so how? How do I start filling this large monstrosity that is now just sitting there making fun of my ignorance of how to use it?
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9725 "2015-08-18T01:31:25Z")
It might be that you aren’t holding it. Alternatively, try unloading a liquid container while standing over it.
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### Author:  [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9726 "2015-08-18T02:21:56Z")
> [@Rhodri](#):
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> Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?
I know I’ve gotten it from bio-operators, and I think I’ve gotten it from regular soldiers, too, but VERY rarely. Most common place I’ve found power armor is wreckage sites, and that’s also about the only place I’ve ever found a power armor helmet - they’re just stupid rare.
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9727 "2015-08-18T02:26:06Z")
Almost as rare as jacks are sometimes. :V
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### Author:  [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9728 "2015-08-18T03:04:18Z")
> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> Almost as rare as jacks are sometimes. :V
You know, I’d never really had a problem with that… until my current game. I’ve cleaned out several science labs and gotten the maps to them, so the area I can see is HUGE, and I’ve checked the outskirts of all the major towns, looked in two or three garages, checked every car I can get to… nothing. I finally got the skill and the tools together and bloody well MADE MY OWN. So annoying.
On the plus side, I did manage to find a humvee and an APC with enough wheels that I could (with some other work) drive them away, so now that I have a jack, I have plenty of armored wheels, military composite, heavy frames, steel plates, and security cameras, so, you know, yay…
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9729 "2015-08-18T03:08:37Z")
Exactly. Some games they’re common, other games I can only find like one or two from a whole city’s worth of cars.
Far as I can tell, their rarity is just enough to cause sporadic issues finding them.
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### Author:  [@DooMJake](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DooMJake)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9730 "2015-08-18T10:12:48Z")
> [@Rhodri](#):
>
> Can zombie soldiers drop power armor?
Yes, I had that happen once - i think it was a salvaged one, though.
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### Author:  [@mwswimmer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mwswimmer)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2015, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9731 "2015-08-18T13:05:02Z")
Yep, its happened a couple of times for me, but its always dropped regular power armor, not salavged
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### Author:  [@vylaern](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vylaern)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9732 "2015-08-19T17:53:52Z")
Hi,
I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9733 "2015-08-19T18:08:04Z")
Doh. Avoid lighting flammable settings on fire. Use a fireplace, wood stove, deep pit, fire ring…even an oven or PLACED brazier if you’re desparate.
Once the fire starts spreading, much like in real life, it’s gonna get out of control rapidly.
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### Author:  [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9734 "2015-08-19T18:16:33Z")
[quote=“vylaern, post:9732, topic:42”]Hi,
I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.[/quote]
why can t you unload it into fire?
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### Author:  [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9735 "2015-08-19T19:37:41Z")
[quote=“vylaern, post:9732, topic:42”]Hi,
I am day 6, and Today, instead of fireplace and start a fire at home. How to STOP it? I have 3 cans of water. I cannot unload it into fire.[/quote]
I’m Now Imagining a Survivor With His/Her’s Phone In That Situation Asking For Help…
I Have A Sick Taste Of Humor Sometimes…
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9736 "2015-08-19T19:45:54Z")
“Right, pull pin, okay cool fire extinguishers work just like grenades, ohfuck why didn’t I read the rest of the instructions?”
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### Author:  [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9737 "2015-08-19T19:57:17Z")
At least you (And Some Cannibals) could enjoy some Cooked (Possibly Badly Burnt) Human (Or Elf…).
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9738 "2015-08-19T20:32:00Z")
Huehuehue. \<3
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9739 "2015-08-19T22:03:51Z")
Also, I noticed something. Do lobster helmets even exist? Can’t find them in recipes, item groups, etc. But they’re defined in armor.json, so…
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### Author:  [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9740 "2015-08-20T00:37:37Z")
> [@Random\_dragon](#):
>
> Also, I noticed something. Do lobster helmets even exist? Can’t find them in recipes, item groups, etc. But they’re defined in armor.json, so…
Debugged To Get All Recipes and No, You Can’t Make It. BUT, You Can Spawn It In.
[s]Looks Like Someone Screwed Up…
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/9741 "2015-08-20T00:39:47Z")
Derp. It’s kevlar/plastic, hence why you can’t make it.
However, no sign of any item groups using it.
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