# 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:** ![nadia911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nadia911](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nadia911)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/81 "2013-01-30T14:22:50Z")

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[quote=“jimy, post:80, topic:42”]When you travell far enough the maps will have to generate first and then it freeze.  
How long depends on your CPU.[/quote]

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Voideka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Voideka](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Voideka)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/82 "2013-02-01T22:36:49Z")

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> [@gtaguy](#):
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> Stairs, the bane of my existence. They teleport enemies trapped outside inside.

Can you elaborate on this? I am scared.

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**Author:** ![n9103](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19adc/32.png) [@n9103](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/n9103)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/83 "2013-02-02T01:22:08Z")

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(currently) when you go down stairs, the game makes enemies follow you down based on distance, not accessibility.  
If you’re behind walls above ground, and there are enemies trying to attack you outside those walls, if you go down stairs, they will ignore the walls, appearing at the stairs underground a few turns later.

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**Author:** ![Voideka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Voideka](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Voideka)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/84 "2013-02-02T02:27:29Z")

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Eek. Well that’s not fun… Oh, how far away from a city is considered ‘safe’? I just found a house in the middle of a forest and was thinking of making it into a base.

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**Author:** ![n9103](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19adc/32.png) [@n9103](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/n9103)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/85 "2013-02-02T02:56:55Z")

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Prepare for the flood of wildlife in that case.

As for distance from cities to not get a horde spawn… I think just two maptiles, but that’s pure speculation.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/86 "2013-02-02T10:41:35Z")

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Depends on size, I’d normally be 5-10 map tiles away.

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**Author:** ![Tchey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tchey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tchey)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/87 "2013-02-03T20:20:35Z")

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Hi hi,

My computer is an eeePC901 with a french azerty keyboard, running Linux Lubuntu.  
The game runs nicely, but i have some trouble with some keys.

I move with the arrows, so only 4 directions. In other games, like TOME4, i can set Ctrl+UP to go NE, Ctrl+RIGHT to go SE, and so on. I didn’t find a way to do this in Cataclysm. When i go to ingae options, and try to set Ctrl+UP, thee game tells me that “5 is already in use” or something like that… Shift or Alt don’t seem to be better. Help ?

How do i control a vehicle ? I can ride a motorcycle, but then i don’t know how to stop it and to walk again.

Is the ingame menu up to date with DDA version ?

Thanks !

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**Author:** ![Voideka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Voideka](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Voideka)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/88 "2013-02-04T11:16:28Z")

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Can you do anything with metal wreckage or is it just scenery for the crash site?

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**Author:** ![Ander\_Hammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@Ander\_Hammer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ander_Hammer)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/89 "2013-02-04T11:26:12Z")

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> [@Tchey](#):
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> How do i control a vehicle ? I can ride a motorcycle, but then i don’t know how to stop it and to walk again.

Up accelerates, down decelerates, ‘$’ accesses vehicle options, ‘s’ is emergency stop (use carefully, or awesomely, depending on how much you like power slides’), ‘e’ will let you disembark (preferably after braking).

> [@Voideka](#):
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> Can you do anything with metal wreckage or is it just scenery for the crash site?

Once upon a mod you could 'e’xamine it and sift through, looking for an item and clearing the wreck away; I haven’t tried it in DDA yet. It takes some time per tile, so be careful.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/90 "2013-02-04T15:09:16Z")

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Power slides are in? Fuck yeah!

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**Author:** ![The\_Darkling\_Wolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/the_darkling_wolf/32/828_2.png) [@The\_Darkling\_Wolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Darkling_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/91 "2013-02-04T15:52:22Z")

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You need a shovel to clear up wreckage now, it gives you some pipes and scrap metal.

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**Author:** ![Weh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Weh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weh)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/92 "2013-02-05T04:49:12Z")

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Can someone please tell me how to take apart a lawnmower? I have everything I need to make a lawnmower halberd, except for the lawnmower blade. I have a wrench, but it doesn’t give me the prompt to take the lawnmower apart. I’m getting quite frustrated.

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**Author:** ![ComputerWarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ComputerWarrior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ComputerWarrior)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/93 "2013-02-05T07:54:23Z")

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As with (almost) all of the objects in the game, you can disassemble them using ‘(’ and then choosing the item.

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**Author:** ![Voideka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Voideka](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Voideka)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/94 "2013-02-06T06:31:13Z")

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[quote=“The Darkling Wolf, post:91, topic:42”]You need a shovel to clear up wreckage now, it gives you some pipes and scrap metal.[/quote]How does one do this?

edit: by (e)xamining it! (I figured it out :o )

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/95 "2013-02-06T12:39:44Z")

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Fires burn everything! Even ammo for guns… Without firing… What sort of madness is this? Future bullets?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/96 "2013-02-06T20:25:56Z")

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> [@gtaguy](#):
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> Fires burn everything! Even ammo for guns… Without firing… What sort of madness is this? Future bullets?

Yes, future bullets.

Careful what you wish for, the alternative is having them explode 😃

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**Author:** ![n9103](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19adc/32.png) [@n9103](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/n9103)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/97 "2013-02-06T20:34:20Z")

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That might cut down (or increase, :p) the current molotov-frenzy some people use as a playstyle.  
Hydrogen ammo in particular should be quite violent.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/98 "2013-02-07T04:06:41Z")

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I could see someone modding in burning hydrogen with enough fire causes a win. Because you died in the most epic way possible. By creating a sun on earths surface.

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**Author:** ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/99 "2013-02-07T12:51:23Z")

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New Question!? Can I shoot cans with a crossbow to gain some experience?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/100 "2013-02-07T16:17:24Z")

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> [@gtaguy](#):
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> I could see someone modding in burning hydrogen with enough fire causes a win. Because you died in the most epic way possible. By creating a sun on earths surface.

Fail, burning hydrogen != fusion. It actually burns at a relatively low temperature compared to gasoline.

> [@Miloch](#):
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> New Question!? Can I shoot cans with a crossbow to gain some experience?

I believe so, though the cans don’t actually matter to the process, you get a minimal amount of practice for firing a weapon, much more for hitting a monster, more yet for a critical hit on a monster. Some weapons (BB guns) are capped at lvl 1 though

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