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[Detonate]

Is it normal to kill over 100 zombies of various types with just a screwdriver, then to only die from the cold? The Spetznaz Knife Techniques book is a blessing.

[Tnx]

So I'm following x2yzh9's guide to run it on virtual box and I'm stuck on the part where I type in cd /home/<user name here>/Downloads/Whales
It just tells me there is no such file or directory..  What can I be doing wrong here?

EDIT: It works! But it is very slow.  Do I have to repeat these steps each time I play?

EDIT2: Oh and thank you for that tip quinn! 

Alright, Here's my guide

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DL virtualbox, set it up
DL the ubuntu iso image from their website
Setup your virtual box
go to settings, storage, mount the ubuntu iso on there
Start it up, setup your ubuntu
DL https://github.com/Whales/Cataclysm in a .tar gz form
extract it to your downloads folder
rename the new extracted file to Whales
Open up the terminal under applications
type the following
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev
cd /home/<user name here>/Downloads/Whales
sudo make clean;make
sudo ./cataclysm
resize your window

[quinnr]

@Tnx: Are you actually typing the <user name here> part?
Your username is viewable right at the command prompt, it should look something like this:
<username>@<computername>-<directory/location>$ <where you type your commands>

EDIT: Just type "~/Downloads/Whales" instead. That ~ will be replaced with your home directory automatically.

[userpay]

Pff haha. I accidentally activated the mininuke that I had found and ended up blowing all those CBMs I'd collected up. So much for that character.

[GlyphGryph]

My god, the spear is still freaking beastly. The only time I ever get in stuck in the enemy is when I have negative skill, and when combined with an MP3 player + constant pot high, I level like a madman. And the spear levels EVERY skill - blunt, cut, and pierce! Awesome.

Currently average 130 damage a hit, and the speed is a cool 78.

Anyone know a faster weapon?

[fred1248]

My god, the spear is still freaking beastly. The only time I ever get in stuck in the enemy is when I have negative skill, and when combined with an MP3 player + constant pot high, I level like a madman. And the spear levels EVERY skill - blunt, cut, and pierce! Awesome.

Currently average 130 damage a hit, and the speed is a cool 78.

Anyone know a faster weapon?

adamantite claws. 58 or something. also levels every skill. and average damage is around 90 at 5 raw

[Whales]

Okay, so clearly the game needs some rebalancing!  Especially as those who once found the game too hard get used to it and find it too easy.  I'm going to take a break from new features for a little while, and work on streamlining the melee code (to start), and nerfing it a little as I go--especially at high levels of skills.  I'm also making the skill curve steeper; the higher your skill, the slower it'll increase, so the super-high levels will be harder to obtain.

In the meantime, nails will spawn more often, and there's now a "home hardware" item group, including nails.  I'll add in duct tape soon, with some crafts to go with it.

I'll also try to fix that unloading items bug, thanks to everyone who's investigated and shared their backtraces, it's really a big help.

I encourage you guys to email me--this thread's a little hard to keep up with, sometimes   I try to be prompt when returning emails, and it's a good way to index stuff.

Also, I'm a little hesitant to suggest this, but you can also open issues on my github repo (see my sig for the link).  That'll index things and leave them in a public place so I don't get 500 emails of "I start inside a wall sometimes!"

As always, thanks for playing and for helping me develop the game!

[FunctionZero]

Also, I'm a little hesitant to suggest this, but you can also open issues on my github repo (see my sig for the link).  That'll index things and leave them in a public place so I don't get 500 emails of "I start inside a wall sometimes!"

Nah, don't worry, we won't abuse it. We're nice. Usually.

[quinnr]

Also, I'm a little hesitant to suggest this, but you can also open issues on my github repo (see my sig for the link).  That'll index things and leave them in a public place so I don't get 500 emails of "I start inside a wall sometimes!"

Nah, don't worry, we won't abuse it. We're nice. Usually.

Unlike those Facepunch folks. Read the thread today and noticed how they suggested that you look up a couple...things. :-/

[FunctionZero]

Also, I'm a little hesitant to suggest this, but you can also open issues on my github repo (see my sig for the link).  That'll index things and leave them in a public place so I don't get 500 emails of "I start inside a wall sometimes!"

Nah, don't worry, we won't abuse it. We're nice. Usually.

Unlike those Facepunch folks. Read the thread today and noticed how they suggested that you look up a couple...things. :-/

>going to Facepunch
I hope you guys don't do this.

[Bdthemag]

Most of the people on Facepunch are idiots, so don't ever go there again. Stay at Bay12, its better here.

[Whales]

Yeah, facepunch was a bust.  Not a goldmine like Bay12!

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I haven't read anything on Facepunch in about five or six years now, but even back then they struck me as irrationally aggressive.

[FunctionZero]

I haven't read anything on Facepunch in about five or six years now, but even back then they struck me as irrationally aggressive.

Just like their "god", then.

But anyway, let's not make this a Facepunch thread. Even now they've gotten more attention than they deserve.

[Aklyon]

I haven't read anything on Facepunch in about five or six years now, but even back then they struck me as irrationally aggressive.

A site that (from a literal view) is named after punching of faces would indeed tend to be irrationally aggressive.