# 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:** ![Alistaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Alistaire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alistaire)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1221 "2013-07-17T08:33:09Z")

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What clothing protects you from rain? I’m currently wearing a Raincoat, and according to the wiki it has 1 Environmental Protection. Is this why it stops the rain’s moral debuff? Because if that’s the case, would a Trenchcoat (with the same Environmental Protection) do the same?

(A trenchcoat is better in every way, because it has more storage, same warmth, less encumberance, more protection)

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**Author:** ![beorn080](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@beorn080](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/beorn080)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1222 "2013-07-17T09:24:19Z")

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A raincoat has a special tag that protects against rain. Otherwise you need 50 warmth across your body to negate rain, IIRC.

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**Author:** ![Alistaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Alistaire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alistaire)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1223 "2013-07-17T09:39:50Z")

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> [@beorn080](#):
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> A raincoat has a special tag that protects against rain. Otherwise you need 50 warmth across your body to negate rain, IIRC.

Ehr, it doesn’t seem to have a tag like that;

` {
        "type" : "ARMOR",
        "id" : "coat_rain",
        "name" : "rain coat",
        "weight" : 8,
        "color" : "light_red",
        "covers" : ["TORSO", "ARMS"],
        "to_hit" : 0,
        "storage" : 7,
        "symbol" : "[",
        "bashing_protection" : 0,
        "description" : "A plastic coat with two very large pockets. Provides protection from rain.",
        "price" : 100,
        "material" : ["COTTON", "PLASTIC"],
        "volume" : 9,
        "cutting" : 0,
        "warmth" : 20,
        "phase" : "solid",
        "enviromental_protection" : 1,
        "rarity" : 50,
        "encumberance" : 2,
        "bashing" : -4,
        "flags" : ["VARSIZE"],
        "cutting_protection" : 3
    },
    {
        "type" : "ARMOR",
        "id" : "trenchcoat",
        "name" : "trenchcoat",
        "weight" : 6,
        "color" : "light_red",
        "covers" : ["TORSO", "ARMS"],
        "to_hit" : -1,
        "storage" : 24,
        "symbol" : "[",
        "bashing_protection" : 0,
        "description" : "A thin cotton trenchcoat, lined with pockets. Great for storage.",
        "price" : 225,
        "material" : ["COTTON", "NULL"],
        "volume" : 10,
        "cutting" : 0,
        "warmth" : 20,
        "phase" : "solid",
        "enviromental_protection" : 1,
        "rarity" : 25,
        "encumberance" : 1,
        "bashing" : -5,
        "flags" : ["VARSIZE"],
        "cutting_protection" : 1
    },`

There’s no difference in flags between the items.

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**Author:** ![Alistaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@Alistaire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alistaire)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1224 "2013-07-17T11:50:58Z")

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I’ve found out a Trenchcoat protects against rain as much as a Rain Coat would - which makes sense of course. Nice, free 24 storage space.

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**Author:** ![Markus\_Tullius\_Cicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markus_tullius_cicer/32/129_2.png) [@Markus\_Tullius\_Cicer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Markus_Tullius_Cicer)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1225 "2013-07-24T14:03:45Z")

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How to cure addiction from sleeping pills?

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**Author:** ![Mrnocamera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mrnocamera/32/61_2.png) [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1226 "2013-07-24T14:08:27Z")

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Don’t use them for ages. IIRC it goes away over time if you don’t use them.

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**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1227 "2013-07-24T14:24:00Z")

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What is the best place to find power armor hauling frames cause right now my characters just walkin through town for the sheer purpose of murdering shocker zombies and hoping to run into military or scientists that happen to be there.

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**Author:** ![Markus\_Tullius\_Cicer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markus_tullius_cicer/32/129_2.png) [@Markus\_Tullius\_Cicer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Markus_Tullius_Cicer)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1228 "2013-07-24T15:14:50Z")

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> [@Catfoodbob](#):
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> What is the best place to find power armor hauling frames cause right now my characters just walkin through town for the sheer purpose of murdering shocker zombies and hoping to run into military or scientists that happen to be there.

In town:  
Military supply  
Police station (maybe)

In world:  
Military outpost  
Military bunker  
Corpses of “brother in arms” 😉  
Lab. (maybe)

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**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1229 "2013-07-24T18:01:55Z")

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Is power armor stuff craft-able? not including the Cbms

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**Author:** ![darth\_servo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@darth\_servo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darth_servo)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1230 "2013-07-24T18:38:55Z")

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> [@Catfoodbob](#):
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> Is power armor stuff craft-able? not including the Cbms

Not at the moment. There aren’t any recipes for power armor or power armor components yet.

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**Author:** ![woofinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@woofinator](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/woofinator)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1231 "2013-07-24T20:54:41Z")

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Is there anything to negate the effects of killing child zombies? The Optimist trait would help a little I suppose, but I’ve never tried it before. Or do you pretty much just have to fire up the meth pipe before taking on a regional school (although I might do that anyway)

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**Author:** ![Labtop\_215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Labtop\_215](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Labtop_215)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1232 "2013-07-24T20:57:46Z")

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> [@woofinator](#):
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> Is there anything to negate the effects of killing child zombies? The Optimist trait would help a little I suppose, but I’ve never tried it before. Or do you pretty much just have to fire up the meth pipe before taking on a regional school (although I might do that anyway)

You can kill zombies indirectly with fire though, or traps and not take a moral hit. But you’ll still have to deal with zombies that make it past those traps however.

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**Author:** ![woofinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@woofinator](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/woofinator)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1233 "2013-07-26T08:49:16Z")

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A question of the bow and arrow variety:

how do i obtain one of these creatures? and where do i find the arrows to feed it with?

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**Author:** ![MarkB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markb/32/152_2.png) [@MarkB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarkB)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1234 "2013-07-26T09:38:25Z")

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[quote=“woofinator, post:1233, topic:42”]A question of the bow and arrow variety:

how do i obtain one of these creatures? and where do i find the arrows to feed it with?[/quote]

You can find bows in Sporting Goods Stores, and sometimes arrows and archery skill books too.

Crossbows and crossbow bolts can also be found in Crossbow Traps, if you can disarm them (or survive failing to do so).

Alternatively, craft and use a Sling or Slingshot until your Archery is at least 2 and Survival at least 1, and you’ll be able to start crafting the simpler bows and arrows out of easily-obtainable items.

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**Author:** ![Oragepoilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1235 "2013-07-26T13:07:40Z")

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Megastore also hold bow, even the best one.

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**Author:** ![woofinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@woofinator](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/woofinator)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1236 "2013-07-26T17:14:16Z")

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Ah. Thanks a ton guys. I was not aware that you could craft arrows…you’d never believe that I’ve been playing this game since .3 hahaha. But I’m just branching out a bit now, my previous strategies were “find a car, run over zombies, hole up at a road side gas station or mansion”.

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**Author:** ![esran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@esran](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/esran)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1237 "2013-07-27T00:00:15Z")

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is it possible to craft welders?

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**Author:** ![Flare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Flare](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flare)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1238 "2013-07-27T00:08:01Z")

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> [@woofinator](#):
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> Is there anything to negate the effects of killing child zombies? The Optimist trait would help a little I suppose, but I’ve never tried it before. Or do you pretty much just have to fire up the meth pipe before taking on a regional school (although I might do that anyway)

EAting the candy they drop more than offsets the morale hit, and if you’re running dry in the candy drops, there’s always the crack and marijuana they drop.

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**Author:** ![TheTinCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@TheTinCat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheTinCat)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1239 "2013-07-27T02:39:45Z")

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> [@esran](#):
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> is it possible to craft welders?

IIRC No, hence these god damn things are more or less the most valuable and hard to come across item in Cataclysm right now.  
have fun looking! 😛

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**Author:** ![Labtop\_215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Labtop\_215](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Labtop_215)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1240 "2013-07-27T04:51:12Z")

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> [@TheTinCat](#):
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> [quote=“esran, post:1237, topic:42”]is it possible to craft welders?

IIRC No, hence these god damn things are more or less the most valuable and hard to come across item in Cataclysm right now.  
have fun looking! :P[/quote]

Nope, that title is still held by the jackhammer.

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