Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

Litppunk · 2017-01-24T13:30:33.000Z

^ that sounds about right

mlangsdorf · 2017-01-24T14:51:50.000Z

There was a big change to melee in the last year that made differences in skill less of an absolute barrier: starting survivors have more of a chance of hitting zombie dogs (and thus surviving the fight), but default zombies have more of a chance of hitting late-game characters.

It’s pretty subtle but it’s there.

COS_Cecillian · 2017-01-24T21:37:49.000Z

Thank you all. I think I will nuke the nearby mall for fun.

Eisen · 2017-01-25T11:05:35.000Z

So how do I craft Javelins again or rather where do I find a recipe?

bananaedmonkey · 2017-01-25T13:00:28.000Z

Eisen:

So how do I craft Javelins again or rather where do I find a recipe?

The javelin recipes are weird.

Iron javelin requires 3 throwing, 2 fab

Wooden javelin requires 2 throwing, but 3 fab.

since the throwing skill rises at a ludicrous rate you will always be more limited by fab, meaning you will unlock Iron jav before you unlock wooden jav.

This would be fine but the Iron jav’s recipe includes a wooden jav, so the crafting ladder here needs 3 fab.

_k1 · 2017-01-25T13:48:19.000Z

I find out a secret: sinkhole is not insta-death!

deoxy · 2017-01-25T16:22:27.000Z

§k:

I find out a secret: sinkhole is not insta-death!

Hasn’t been for a long time now - but it used to be, and the only way to know is to fall in one, so it’s understandable that one would not test it regularly!

ChazBass · 2017-01-26T02:12:23.000Z

Hello, I am new to Cataclysm DDA and think the game is fantastic. I have a quick question: What does the player stat “Per” mean? Thanks!

_k1 · 2017-01-26T03:27:39.000Z

Perception, useful for spotting trap and foraging food in shrub, and moderately useful for shooting and throwing.

bananaedmonkey · 2017-01-26T15:47:02.000Z

Perception also increases how far you can see in the dark

BorkBorkGoesTheCode · 2017-01-27T05:05:16.000Z

Do vehicle engines make noise while in use?

Litppunk · 2017-01-27T09:08:53.000Z

I would have have trouble believing they don’t unless theres a bug?

come to think of it I think the sound actually gets thrown from the muffler if there is one. I seem to remember something about that.

Eisen · 2017-01-27T13:40:05.000Z

bananaedmonkey:

[quote=“Eisen, post:16664, topic:42”]So how do I craft Javelins again or rather where do I find a recipe?

The javelin recipes are weird.

Iron javelin requires 3 throwing, 2 fab

Wooden javelin requires 2 throwing, but 3 fab.

since the throwing skill rises at a ludicrous rate you will always be more limited by fab, meaning you will unlock Iron jav before you unlock wooden jav.

This would be fine but the Iron jav’s recipe includes a wooden jav, so the crafting ladder here needs 3 fab.[/quote]

Well that’s odd. I get the throwing requirement but you can craft may more complex things with fab 1 than a weighted/balanced stick.

This should be fixed.

Gauth · 2017-01-27T21:31:05.000Z

Coming back to CDDA for the first time after a long while, using the latest experimental build.
Have there been changes with Perception stat? It used to give clear indications of its influence on ranged attacks, now it simply says that it is ‘also’ useful for spotting traps and objects of interest.

pisskop · 2017-01-27T22:16:38.000Z

its not a prereq to grab 10per. minefields are advertised by 4 signposts

but otherwise not too many. if ranged pewpewet -> take per/Dex

per affects the relatively new dynamic natural night vision all chars start with. night vision is better, but natural humies will see according to the ambient light levels weather and moon. a higher per gives a bonus to this

_k1 · 2017-01-28T04:05:16.000Z

Per 10 is not even mine-proof. One can still sometimes step on landmine. Not walking on unexplored land at night is mine-proof.

I used to assume that every crafting task gives the same amount of exp. It now seems that the longer a task takes, the more exp it gives.

BorkBorkGoesTheCode · 2017-01-28T04:11:06.000Z

BorkBorkGoesTheCode:

Do vehicle engines make noise while in use?

[quote=“Litppunk, post:16672, topic:42”]I would have have trouble believing they don’t unless theres a bug?

come to think of it I think the sound actually gets thrown from the muffler if there is one. I seem to remember something about that.[/quote]

There might be a bug of some kind. My APC makes 16 when started, then nothing happens that I can perceive.

woofinator · 2017-01-28T17:43:23.000Z

Where in the save file do you go to remove a character’s negative morale penalties? Used to know this…but I am dumb and don’t remember things

Coolthulhu · 2017-01-28T20:17:36.000Z

woofinator:

Where in the save file do you go to remove a character’s negative morale penalties? Used to know this…but I am dumb and don’t remember things

That file with garbage name in saves/worldname/ that ends in .sav
If you have more than one, you need to check all of them to find the character to edit.
Then search for “morale”.

TeSparg · 2017-01-29T07:53:09.000Z

 So i have made a caracter spawned in a school and got tons of GREAT books....now i sit on level 6 on fab,surv,elec and other skills like mecanics....the question is: "What do i do now?"

do i continue to read the rest of the books (trowing ,rifle ,marksmanship etc) in my base?
do i build a vehicle or repair one and then go to get quests?
do i loot more of the town nearby?
do i start killing zombies to get the fighting skills up?

(sorry for eny bad english)