# 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:  [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15462 "2016-09-04T00:24:46Z")
> [@Rot](#):
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> I’m wondering about this too, I’ve been training my rifles skill with .22 ammo and a ruger 10/22. About 200 rounds in and my skill is approaching 5 already. I’ve been wondering if it’s the quality of the shot or just the sheer amount of shots you did with the corresponding skill, and if missing gives any exp.
I don’t know if this helps but in an earlier version of the game I was definitely training up my archery skill by firing arrows at inanimate objects like walls and trees. I’m not sure if actually hitting an object affects anything at all. Helps with finding your arrows though.
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### Author:  [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15463 "2016-09-04T00:26:46Z")
[quote=“Tawarochir, post:15461, topic:42”][quote=“DG123, post:15460, topic:42”][quote=“Tawarochir, post:15453, topic:42”][quote=“DG123, post:15452, topic:42”]Is there by any chance an equivalent item in the game which does the same as a scabbard but doesn’t encumber the torso?
I’m experimenting with trying to get my torso encumberance low enough to actually use my katana.
Seems kind of odd that the scabbard gives torso encumberance. If anything you should be tripping over it since it’s dangling down.
Even if I just have a couple of back holsters, a heavy survivor suit and a survivor duffle bag, I already have a huge penalty to using the sword…[/quote]
What kind of scabbard are you wearing and how old is your game? In the current versions, there’s a regular “scabbard” that goes on the leg and holds up to about 8 volume weapons. Then there’s a “baldric”, a torso scabbard that holds about 9 or 10 IIRC and goes in the “waist” layer, allowing you to wear a backpack along with it without suffering a penalty. Finally, there’s the “back scabbard”, which holds literally anything (you can fit the largest swords, nodachi and zweihanders in it) but goes in the “strapped” layer, which gives you a penalty if you wear a backpack alongside it.[/quote]
In the version I’m using I’m only aware of one such item and it’s just called “scabbard” and it counts as a torso/belt type item. I don’t think the waist existed separately in this way in this version…
I’d like to upgrade but I hear the new version has a crapload of bugs breaking engines etc, and I’m not sure if I can without other stuff screwing up too.[/quote]
I dunno where you’ve heard that, but the current game is one of the most stable versions I’ve ever played. Hasn’t crashed once.[/quote]
I never said anything about it crashing. I read in a few threads that vehicle engines don’t refuel properly now, and also the turret mechanics have been changed which has messed up the tank mod and vehicle additions mod.
On another subject, any advice on finding science labs? I see none on my world map but I imagine that’s because I used a road map and they wouldn’t be on that.
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### Author:  [@Tawarochir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tawarochir)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15464 "2016-09-04T00:57:42Z")
> [@DG123](#):
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> I never said anything about it crashing. I read in a few threads that vehicle engines don’t refuel properly now, and also the turret mechanics have been changed which has messed up the tank mod and vehicle additions mod.
I think the tank and vehicle addition mods are ok, but I’m not sure. I did hear about the refueling issues and don’t know if vehicles refuel properly right now; I haven’t updated in a while.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15465 "2016-09-04T02:36:22Z")
yea.
like its amazing. people dont think the devs read the same bug report threads?
literally every player is a potential dev and bigfixer
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### Author:  [@X-PLODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/X-PLODE)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15466 "2016-09-04T04:25:03Z")
> [@pisskop](#):
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> literally every player is a potential dev and bigfixer
More like everyone is a potential json script kiddie.
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### Author:  [@evilexecutive](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/evilexecutive)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15467 "2016-09-04T04:33:50Z")
> [@X-PLODE](#):
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> [quote=“pisskop, post:15465, topic:42”]literally every player is a potential dev and bigfixer
More like everyone is a potential json script kiddie.[/quote]
I don’t see how this is too much of a problem. All it takes is some research into how the code works, and you can add jsonized content to the game. You can add new guns, mutations, books, monsters, even whole locations on the map. That’s literally the whole point of having parts of this game be jsonized, so people can add new content.
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### Author:  [@SkyeAuroline](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SkyeAuroline)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15468 "2016-09-04T04:43:11Z")
What are my potential options for underground power?
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### Author:  [@evilexecutive](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/evilexecutive)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15469 "2016-09-04T04:59:30Z")
> [@SkyeAuroline](#):
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> What are my potential options for underground power?
It might be a good idea to just use Pedal Power. Bicycle pedals and an Alternator to charge a set of batteries, which can then power a crafting rig. Later on you can get a Vortex Generator and hook it up to a truck alternator for essentially infinite(albeit slow) power.
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### Author:  [@SpadeDraco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SpadeDraco)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15470 "2016-09-04T05:08:22Z")
> [@SkyeAuroline](#):
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> What are my potential options for underground power?
Could you be a bit more specific? Everything that works above ground and isn’t called “Solar Panels” works just as well underground. You’re going to be building a “vehicle” with the workstations that you need, hooking them up to storage batteries, and powering them with a bunch of alternators hooked up to an engine of some sort. I’d reccomend a 1 cylinder engine. Or a footcrank if you’d rather generate the power with your own stamina.
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### Author:  [@survivornaginata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/survivornaginata)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15471 "2016-09-04T10:46:53Z")
i noticed that we can now make lighters on lvl 0 skill.i like ability to make refiable lighter but seems to me like a bug especially since it is avaible on [begining.Is](http://begining.Is) it?
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### Author:  [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15472 "2016-09-04T10:58:00Z")
> [@SkyeAuroline](#):
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> What are my potential options for underground power?
You could build a solar charging rig on the surface and stick a crapload of storage batteries in it (removable ones is more convenient) then just move them to underground when charged and plug them into another vehicle/construction down there.
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### Author:  [@Malaxxor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malaxxor)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15473 "2016-09-04T11:53:23Z")
Quick question:
Has the Survivor suit been ‘fixed’? The last time I played (~a month ago), it was inferior in pretty much every aspect to the Survivor Trenchcoat + Cargo Pants combo, which is IMHO a bit counter-intuitive.
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### Author:  [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15474 "2016-09-04T12:04:15Z")
It was always better than the combo you’re describing and it hasn’t been changed in months.
100% coverage is much more important than those few points of armor and storage.
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### Author:  [@Malaxxor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malaxxor)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15475 "2016-09-04T14:12:03Z")
[quote=“Coolthulhu, post:15474, topic:42”]It was always better than the combo you’re describing and it hasn’t been changed in months.
100% coverage is much more important than those few points of armor and storage.[/quote]
Really? Cause I was under the impression that with a trenchcoat and cargo pants, you were already pretty much invincible to anything besides a Hulk and some of ther top-tier nether critters, so to me, storage IS more important than coverage. But anyway, thank you for clarification.
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### Author:  [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15476 "2016-09-04T14:54:36Z")
Drag a cart. It’s better than wearable storage.
Anything with coverage below 100% can never be considered invincible. 95% coverage on whole body will still let in the occasional punch and bite, so if you get grabbed and piled on, it’s still an emergency.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15477 "2016-09-04T15:27:00Z")
Biohazards be bio-y
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### Author:  [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15478 "2016-09-04T18:33:05Z")
[quote=“Malaxxor, post:15473, topic:42”]Quick question:
Has the Survivor suit been ‘fixed’? The last time I played (~a month ago), it was inferior in pretty much every aspect to the Survivor Trenchcoat + Cargo Pants combo, which is IMHO a bit counter-intuitive.[/quote]
The trenchcoat can be worn over the survivor suit without penalty.
That said, I do use the LIGHT survivor suit for the lower torso encumbrance.
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### Author:  [@Rezalex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rezalex)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15479 "2016-09-04T19:28:12Z")
> On another subject, any advice on finding science labs? I see none on my world map but I imagine that's because I used a road map and they wouldn't be on that.
I would use the Road map and then go to all of the dead end roads, that is usually where labs are.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15480 "2016-09-04T19:59:29Z")
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^^^
How does this file work? It would seem that the values defined are tracked, and that upon reaching a threshold (halp?) you recieve either the deficit or abundence effect, which is defined in the effects/json file. Is this true? Ima be trying to add my own effects, because even if the game isn’t ‘100%’ Im a little sick of eating vitamans if no penalty can come. Even minor ones.
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### Author:  [@bitcoinbastard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bitcoinbastard)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-tricks-and-newb-questions/42/15481 "2016-09-04T20:45:55Z")
> [@survivornaginata](#):
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> i noticed that we can now make lighters on lvl 0 skill.i like ability to make refiable lighter but seems to me like a bug especially since it is avaible on begining.Is it?
Yes this is a bug. A bunch of disassembly recipes are showing up in the recipe list.
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