# 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:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1501 "2013-08-27T22:29:31Z")

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> [@KA101](#):
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> [quote=“ajwilli1, post:1498, topic:42”][quote=“Dapper Danielle, post:1495, topic:42”]I seem to be having an odd problem with a vehicle of mine. I found a driveable car in town and claimed it, learned how to drive after running over hundreds of squirrels, etc. etc. Anyway later on, my character died. When I rediscovered the car, it no longer allows me to drive it. I go to move into the driver seat and it gives me a message in red text saying something about the passenger already being in the seat or something to that effect. Nothing is damaged or otherwise wrong with it. What a shame, I wanted to be a VW bug-driving road warrior

The fix, call the Ghostbusters to get rid of that dead passenger for you.[/quote]

Won’t work. Rivet’s unlicensed nuclear accelerators got rejected for mainline. :-([/quote]

Oh god no, how we will bust the apocalypse now!

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**Author:** ![Dapper\_Danielle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dapper\_Danielle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dapper_Danielle)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1502 "2013-08-27T22:53:25Z")

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Thanks for the help guys. Unfortunately I didn’t get to test the ghost corpse in the seat thing. I ran into it with the semi I found and pushed it about twenty tiles into a forest with a ton of webs all over lol. I highly doubt anything good can come from that place.

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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:** [August 27, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1503 "2013-08-27T22:56:13Z")

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Spider meat, its great for summer pool parties!

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**Author:** ![shadenight123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/shadenight123/32/997_2.png) [@shadenight123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/shadenight123)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1504 "2013-08-27T22:56:18Z")

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Where do you find a welder?  
I need those brazier working, or else light will be a problem hence-forth…what with the smoke and all.  
(Or otherwise: getting lights in the night to Read Books?)

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1505 "2013-08-27T22:58:43Z")

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> [@shadenight123](#):
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> Where do you find a welder?

Hardware stores, Public works and Garages.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1506 "2013-08-27T23:01:35Z")

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[quote=“shadenight123, post:1504, topic:42”]Where do you find a welder?  
I need those brazier working, or else light will be a problem hence-forth…what with the smoke and all.  
(Or otherwise: getting lights in the night to Read Books?)[/quote]

You could build a stone fireplace or dig pits if you really want to get easy light

To read in the night you can use the starting shelter terminal (it produces enough light to read by). I use a modified shopping cart that has headlights and that I drag everywhere I go

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**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1507 "2013-08-28T08:03:42Z")

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Or just use lightstrip? Easy to craft, last forever.

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**Author:** ![HeadWar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/headwar/32/2685_2.png) [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1508 "2013-08-28T10:12:45Z")

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[quote=“shadenight123, post:1504, topic:42”]Where do you find a welder?  
I need those brazier working, or else light will be a problem hence-forth…what with the smoke and all.  
(Or otherwise: getting lights in the night to Read Books?)[/quote]  
Brazier doesn’t prevent smoke. (At least not in the stable version.)

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**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1509 "2013-08-28T10:24:16Z")

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I’d suggest making a rock fireplace. Just activate autopickup for rocks until you get 40 of them (or clear some rubbles). Much more stylish.

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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:** [August 28, 2013, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1510 "2013-08-28T10:45:50Z")

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Yeah, braziers create crazy amounts of smoke from only a single skewer right now.  
None of it seems to be thick though, so as long as you’re wearing a dust or filter mask you should be fine.

Anyway, real men build a wood stove. Out of a gas tank, a pipe and some other stuff. BBQ like a boss.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1511 "2013-09-01T14:41:28Z")

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Hey, can anyone explain the Pneumatic bolt driver for me?

What exactly does it fire as ammo? I mean… I assume from the name that in real life it would be some kind of nail gun thing that would fire metal bolts.

But I don’t know of any such item in game. So does it use crossbow bolts, or what?

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**Author:** ![Sheb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1512 "2013-09-01T14:47:00Z")

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Yup, it fires crossbow bolts.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1513 "2013-09-01T15:04:00Z")

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Excellent. So… is there any advantage of using the pneumatic assault rifle or is the bolt driver just generally better?

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1514 "2013-09-01T15:32:24Z")

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> [@DG123](#):
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> Excellent. So… is there any advantage of using the pneumatic assault rifle or is the bolt driver just generally better?

Well, with the rifle you have a low ammo cap (15) and are firing pebbles at people (which has low damage) but the rifle does have a burst fire mode. With the bolter, you are firing wooden crossbow bolts (unless you found a bunch of steel crossbow bolts or Kevin did something with craftable crossbow bolts) that do about 10 damage. The bolter does have a low ammo cap (8) unless you found a few gun mods. I like the bolter personally, because its easy to craft ammo from two by fours and looks cool in my imagination.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1515 "2013-09-01T15:34:48Z")

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Bitches dunno about my precious nail rifle.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1516 "2013-09-01T16:11:43Z")

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Had one of those, but it took about 3 bursts to take down a zombie…

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1517 "2013-09-01T16:24:46Z")

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Y’know I was gonna make the bolt driver before but I thought it required metal bolts used in construction that had to date not found.

mfw they’re goddamn crossbow bolts-- and yes, I think someone was going to add some metal craftable crossbow bolts. we can only hope.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1518 "2013-09-01T16:30:56Z")

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I just noticed something. Maybe I’m an idiot for not noticing it sooner…

The armour values on the wiki are wrong.

The kevlar vest says it has … 22 cut protection and 4 bash protection.

It ACTUALLY has 36 bash, 72 cut.

I imagine the same applies to the protection values of the spider exoskeleton mutation. No wonder I thought it looked like crap on the wiki. Says it gives you +8 cut protection. What is it really?

And what’s with the incorrect values? Was the whole damage system overhauled?

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1519 "2013-09-01T16:34:05Z")

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Not sure on the spider mutation, but it might be correct.  
Clothing’s always going through changes, mutations not so much.

Wiki’s outdated pretty badly.

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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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/1520 "2013-09-01T16:41:26Z")

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Also… does the “Still” do anything? I can’t seem to make any alcohol except cider from apples, and that doesn’t even require it.

I’m lacking a source of medicinal alcohol at the moment. Version 7.1

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