# 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:** ![Dampe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@Dampe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dampe)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10642 "2015-10-04T21:44:31Z")

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Playing experimental 3750, and I just found The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in a bookstore. How long has this been in the game?

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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:** [October 4, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10643 "2015-10-04T21:46:58Z")

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> [@Dampe](#):
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> Playing experimental 3750, and I just found The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in a bookstore. How long has this been in the game?

Far as I can recall, it’s been in for a while, but a bit rare.

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10644 "2015-10-05T01:14:27Z")

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Here’s a noob question (Well, Not really noob but still a question), How you move the PC itself from one world/game/version to another?

[spoiler=Reason]I’ve been playing on the Tutorial\* and I’ve gotten quite far then any of my normal playthroughs. Even gotten to one of the Mutation Thresholds.

Why you may ask? Because Why the hell not![/spoiler]

\*You could actually escape the Tutorial Room and play it like a “Normal” Game

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**Author:** ![Hazerithious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hazerithious](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hazerithious)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10645 "2015-10-05T01:48:09Z")

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[quote=“TheMightyHercules, post:10644, topic:42”]Here’s a noob question (Well, Not really noob but still a question), How you move the PC itself from one world/game/version to another?

[spoiler=Reason]I’ve been playing on the Tutorial\* and I’ve gotten quite far then any of my normal playthroughs. Even gotten to one of the Mutation Thresholds.

Why you may ask? Because Why the hell not![/spoiler]

\*You could actually escape the Tutorial Room and play it like a “Normal” Game[/quote]

[url=http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=User:Dreukrag/Draft\_SavegameEdit#Moving\_character\_and\_vehicle\_from\_one\_world\_to\_another\_and\_placing\_them\_on\_an\_specific\_position]Go Here to do 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:** [October 5, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10646 "2015-10-05T01:50:54Z")

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It’s also been mentioned before. I swear, we need to maybe make a wiki page on it or something. @\_@

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**Author:** ![Hazerithious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hazerithious](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hazerithious)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10647 "2015-10-05T02:04:10Z")

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Well, that’s the thing. It IS a wiki page.

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10648 "2015-10-05T02:08:44Z")

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_checks_ Ah right. Odd that it’s organized as being on a user’s page. o.O

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10649 "2015-10-05T02:10:02Z")

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> [@Hazerithious](#):
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> [url=[http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=User:Dreukrag/Draft\_SavegameEdit#Moving\_character\_and\_vehicle\_from\_one\_world\_to\_another\_and\_placing\_them\_on\_an\_specific\_position](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=User:Dreukrag/Draft_SavegameEdit#Moving_character_and_vehicle_from_one_world_to_another_and_placing_them_on_an_specific_position)]Go Here to do that.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![hamstersky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58f4c7/32.png) [@hamstersky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hamstersky)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10650 "2015-10-05T07:52:17Z")

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I have a little question:

How do I dig/remove the pavement?

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10651 "2015-10-05T08:07:25Z")

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> [@hamstersky](#):
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> How do I dig/remove the pavement?

Pickaxe or jackhammer

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**Author:** ![Dampe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@Dampe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dampe)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10652 "2015-10-05T15:23:37Z")

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Are pigs new in the experimental?  
I’ve never seen them before.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10653 "2015-10-05T19:12:30Z")

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> [@Coolthulhu](#):
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> [quote=“hamstersky, post:10650, topic:42”]How do I dig/remove the pavement?

Pickaxe or jackhammer[/quote]

Unless it’s been corrected recently, you could also build something easily smashable there (such as a door frame) and smash it… that leaves dirt behind (even on non-ground floors of buildings! heh).

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**Author:** ![Hazerithious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hazerithious](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hazerithious)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10654 "2015-10-05T20:40:04Z")

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If you find an artifact like MINE… Use it and abuse it. Just don’t activate it xD I activated mine, and basically insta-died from all the bad effects.

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10655 "2015-10-05T20:41:15Z")

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Or if you intend to, save first. o3o

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10656 "2015-10-05T21:28:28Z")

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Might as well try a final desperate plea: How do you make it so npc’s change their attitude in the talk.json file?

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**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10657 "2015-10-05T21:50:03Z")

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For any of those in the latest experimental, how are you finding the spawns?  
Seems like the monster half-life/evolution is pretty borked-- running into quite a lot of Hulks, masters, feral predators and grenadiers on day 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:** [October 5, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10658 "2015-10-05T22:05:16Z")

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> [@Noctifer](#):
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> Might as well try a final desperate plea: How do you make it so npc’s change their attitude in the talk.json file?

Examples:

```auto
    {
        "type": "talk_topic",
        "id": "TALK_EVAC_GUARD1_ATTITUDE",
        "dynamic_line": "Then leave, you have two feet.",
        "responses": [
            {
                "text": "I think I'd rather rearrange your face instead!",
                "topic": "TALK_DONE",
                "effect": "insult_combat"
            },
            {
                "text": "I will.",
                "topic": "TALK_DONE"
            }
        ]
    },
```

```auto
    {
        "type": "talk_topic",
        "id": "TALK_ARSONIST_MUTATION_INSULT",
        "dynamic_line": "Screw You!",
        "responses": [
            {
                "text": "...",
                "success": {
                    "effect": "end_conversation",
                    "opinion": {
                        "trust": -1,
                        "fear": -2,
                        "value": -1,
                        "anger": 1
                    },
                    "topic": "TALK_DONE"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
```

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10659 "2015-10-05T22:07:51Z")

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Will try this, thank you.

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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:** [October 5, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10660 "2015-10-05T22:09:36Z")

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Hope it proves useful then. ^^

[quote=“Iosyn, post:10657, topic:42”]For any of those in the latest experimental, how are you finding the spawns?  
Seems like the monster half-life/evolution is pretty borked-- running into quite a lot of Hulks, masters, feral predators and grenadiers on day one.[/quote]

Don’t look at me, I tend to play with monster evolution off just in case. ;A;

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**Author:** ![DG123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/10661 "2015-10-05T23:32:31Z")

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So… what might “robot controls” be for? I found some on an automated street cleaner and it seems I can install them on vehicles, but I have no idea what they do.

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