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What is Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a open-source turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. It is often described as a “zombie game”, but there is much more to it than just zombies.
The game is procedurally generated, which means that each playthrough is unique, and it features RPG-like skill progression system and is often considered as an epitome of a modern roguelike.
It’s notable for its high level of difficulty and its emphasis on realism, and you must manage attributes like hunger, thirst, and fatigue, as well as deal with injuries and illnesses.
Resources for New Players
Below are some good resources for people who are just starting out in this vast game:
Wiki
The Cataclysm Wiki is a great resource. It can be found here
Tutorial Series
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works tal @lemmy.today Looks like the "Stylish" trait has been removed
Looks like the Stylish trait --- a long-standing ability that allowed one to get a small, constant amount of morale by wearing fancy or very fancy clothing --- is gone.
Just noticed this after doing a build out of git.
I kind of regret this. I'm not saying that it's the most-realistic trait, but it made it interesting to collect fancy items.
Related PR on GitHub:
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works tal @lemmy.today Defunct wiki
Chezzo ran a wiki that was used by the game for some time at:
http://cddawiki.chezzo.com/cdda_wiki/index.php
A lot of useful information, like about martial arts and such, is on there. Unfortunately, that domain apparently went down about two months ago.
A (fairly-recent) copy of the wiki, archived in late March 2024, can apparently be viewed at:
It looks like archive.org also dumped a several-months-older copy of the site, from August 2023, with MediaWiki-scraper:
https://archive.org/details/wiki-cddawikichezzocom_cdda_wiki
I'd guess that this is sufficient to bring the Wiki back to life if someone with a MediaWiki setup wants to do so.
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works tal @lemmy.today Does anyone use the "move view" keys?
Does anyone actually use the "move view" keys? These are, by default, the shift-movement keys; they recenter the view persistently on a location offset from one's character. I occasionally hit them by accident.
I just can't imagine much of a use for them. Maybe being in a firefight at long range and wanting to see what's coming temporarily, but it seems like an incredibly niche use, and they tie up a bunch of keybindings by default.
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works BuxtonsWaterUK @sh.itjust.works A great role play recommendation series for CDDA, highly recommended. Overrun | CDDA Ep 1 "Lock & Load"
I've been watching Rycon for years and his CDDA content has always been top notch, so I thought I might as well share it with you guys just in case anyone else is interested.
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works falling_deeper42 @sh.itjust.works WatchCDDA - A Semi-Multiplayer Mode for Cataclysm DDA!
For those who don't know, there exists a sort of multiplayer mode for Cataclysm called WatchCDDA. It's completely ASCII mode however, as it's played through the terminal.
It's not completely multiplayer due to how the game works (it would be too hard to get things to work correctly if players stood near each other), but you can watch others play and the world itself is shared, so if you for example die in a cabin, another player could technically stumble upon your corpse.
You can also watch others play.
There is also a Discord server for WatchCDDA found at https://discord.gg/HhuWWdW
The following explainations have been copied from the website:
Creating an Account
In order to create an account, enter in "ssh [email protected] -p 3333" into your terminal. The password is newacc. If you are on windows using putty, use [email protected] for host, and 3333 for port. It is worth noting that when you type passwords here, you won't see "*******" print to your screen
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Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead @sh.itjust.works falling_deeper42 @sh.itjust.works I found a random gravesite in the middle of nowhere
Didn't know these existed, but pretty cool to find randomly!