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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

A practical guide to what matters across CDDA’s scavenging, crafting, equipment, and specialist systems.

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six-shooter

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A six-shot revolver, produced since 1899 and known as the most popular handgun of the 20th century. It has a swing-out cylinder for ease of reloading.

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SKS rifle

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Developed by the Soviets in 1945, this rifle was quickly replaced by the full-auto AK-47. However, due to its superb accuracy, low recoil, and deployable integrated bayonet, this gun maintains immense popularity.

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SL8 civilian rifle

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A semi-automatic clone of an older German assault rifle. Due to importation bans, it is semi-auto and can only feed from 10 round magazines.

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slam-fire pipe shotgun

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A crude shotgun, composed of two thick steel pipes, an end cap, and a nail. The lack of sights make this weapon only useful at point-blank range.

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small game lever-action rifle

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A .22 Long Rifle lever-action rifle, which holds 16 rounds of ammo. While quite useful against small game, its effectiveness isn't as great against the undead.

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small game lever-action rifle

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A .22 Long Rifle lever-action rifle, which holds 15 rounds of ammo. While quite useful against small game, its effectiveness isn't as great against the undead.

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small game rifle

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A venerable .22 caliber lever-action rifle, with a 19-round tube magazine and a classic design that dates back over a century. Generally used for the hunting of small game like rabbits, the strict taxonomic classification of zombies as 'small game' is debatable, but this decades-old weapon can still be counted upon to help manage the undead population.

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small game single shot rifle

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A .22 Long Rifle rifle that chambers just one shot. Its main use is for the youth, and not much else. God help you if you hope to use this thing to a meaningful effect.

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small homemade grenade

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An improvised explosive device cobbled together from spare parts. Use this item to light the fuse. You will then have 5 seconds before it explodes; throwing it would be a good idea.

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sporter AR rifle

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A lightweight AR-15 platform rifle, capable of feeding standard AR magazines. Unlike the military versions, it has no threaded barrel or collapsing stock.

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Springfield rifle

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A powerful military rifle chambered in .30-06, developed to replace the US Army's older Krag rifle. It served as the main American rifle in World War I, was used alongside the M1 Garand in World War II, and was used as a sniper rifle as late as the Vietnam War.

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steel spear

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A stout wooden pole with a hand-forged steel spearhead.

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STEN Luty submachine gun

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A Luty pattern makeshift smoothbore SMG crudely constructed out of various steel parts using advanced powered hand tools; likely one of the most complex guns that is feasible to make outside of a machine shop, but still very unreliable. This one is chambered for 9x19mm cartridges and accepts STEN-compatible magazines.

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STEN Mk II submachine gun

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The standard issue 9mm submachine gun of the British military throughout most of the Second World War. The STEN is aesthetically far from pretty. Featuring an iconic side mounted magazine well and a design optimized for mass production using unskilled labor, the STEN was developed to make up for drastic supply shortages during the early days of the war. Likely entering the US prior to the 1960s, either as a war time holdover or a museum purchase; you suppose that if you were to try and defend your nation, whatever the cost may be, and fight the undead 'on the beaches, fight on the landing grounds, fight in the fields and in the streets, fight in the hills; and never surrender', then it might be the time for the STEN to come back into frontline service.

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stone knife

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A sharpened stone set into a hollowed handle. Not nearly as usable as a proper knife, but it's better than nothing.

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stone sickle

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A primitive tool for cutting grass. The sharp, crescent-shaped stone at the end of the handle is barely good enough for the job.

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stone spear

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A stout wooden pole with a sharp stone spearhead.

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stun gun

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A high-powered stun gun. Use this item to attempt to electrocute an adjacent enemy, temporarily paralyzing them.

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survival bow

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A weak bow crudely crafted from a single uncured wood stave. Weak and wildly inaccurate, but easy to make.

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survival knife

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This massive knife features a hollow handle with a compass built into the pommel and a row of fearsome-looking saw teeth along the back of its blade.

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Swiss Army knife

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An iconic pocket knife imported from Europe. Its red plastic handle conceals many small tools.

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sword bayonet

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A long, knife bladed bayonet that can be attached to the front of a rifle, converting it into a pike. It is long enough to be used as a short sword when unmounted.

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tactical tonfa (on)

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A reinforced plastic tonfa; the core is filled with capacitors and a high-yield rechargeable storage battery. When a switch on the handle is pressed, a high-voltage current is transmitted to the two electrodes mounted in the end of the weapon, and by extension to anyone unfortunate enough to be in contact with them. The integral flashlight is turned on, continually draining power and lighting the surrounding area.

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takedown recurve bow

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A modern fiberglass bow that can be taken down for storage. For use by those of somewhat above-average strength. Use it to disassemble it for storage.

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takedown recurve bow (folded)

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A modern fiberglass bow that has been taken down for storage. For use by those of somewhat above-average strength. Use it to assemble it into shape.

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tanto

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Long Japanese knives like this more-modern remake were the samurai's backup weapon, before the advent of the larger wakizashi. It's still a deadly blade, even if it's smaller than its more famous relatives.

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tanto

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A dull, cheaply-made replica of a long Japanese knife, typically used as a samurai's backup weapon.

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tanto

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Long Japanese knives like this more-modern remake were the samurai's backup weapon, before the advent of the larger wakizashi. This one doesn't feel well-balanced.

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Taurus Raging Bull

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The Taurus Raging Bull is a 5-shot revolver chambered in .454 Casull. It has impressive stopping power.

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Taurus Raging Judge Magnum

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The Taurus Raging Judge Magnum is a 6-shot revolver chambered in .454 Casull. It can fire .410 shotshells and .45 Colt cartridges as well.

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tear gas grenade

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A canister grenade filled with noxious irritant. Use this item to pull the pin and start the fuse, turning it into an active tear gas grenade. In five seconds it will begin to expel a highly toxic gas for some time. This gas damages and slows those who enter it, as well as obscuring vision and scent.

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tear gas payload

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This is a dummy item used by tear gas hacks. You should never see it outside of debug.

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TEC-9 pistol

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The TEC-9 is a semi-automatic 'pistol' made of cheap polymers and machine stamped parts. Its rise in popularity among criminals is largely due to its intimidating looks, low cost and relative ease of converting to fully automatic.

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tempered steel combat machete

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This common gardening tool has been customized, rebalanced and tempered to dramatically improve its performance as a weapon.

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the Disorder

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A large, heavy sledge hammer converted for use as a weapon. It features a notable safety on the side, and the back of the head has a firing mechanism that can be loaded with rifle blanks. When the head impacts and the safety is off, the blanks are engaged, sending the moving piston forward and causing massive damage. Etched into the head are the words 'she's lost control'.

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the Louverture

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An oddly-vented mace with an internal fuel reservoir built into the pommel. Can be engaged to ignite large puffs of gasoline and start fires.

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the Obrez

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A cut-down, modified Mosin-Nagant. It has a short barrel and the stock has been cut down and fitted with a mace head, with new low profile front and rear sights added. The sides of the firearm have been reinforced with metal to withstand a beating.

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the Pressin

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A compact short-range pistol without a pistol grip. When in use, the entire gun body is pointed at targets and squeezed. The body also conceals a switchblade for close quarters use.

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Thompson submachine gun

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A submachine gun chambered in .45 ACP and accepting Thompson magazines.

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Tokarev handgun

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A symbol of Soviet pride and favored sidearm of Red Army officers, this is a compact pistol firing the punchy 7.62x25mm cartridge. featuring an uncomfortable grip angle reminiscent of brandishing an unusually irate capital L at one's opponents, it is nevertheless a commendably accurate and durable handgun.

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trench knife

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This stout combat knife features a steel guard to protect the user's knuckles. The guard can also be used for striking or blocking.

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trench mace

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A mace made from a circular chunk of steel pinned to the end of a stick. You can feel your inner Trench Raider come alive when you wield it.

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triple-barreled shotgun

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A pretty modern-looking shotgun that has three barrels.

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tube fed varmint rifle

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A lightweight and modular pistol caliber hunting carbine, firing the low power .22 LR cartridge. Before the Cataclysm, a mix of high customizability, cheap ammunition, and low recoil made this a very popular varmint rifle among civilian shooters.

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Type 30 bayonet

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An essential tool within any 20th-century Japanese soldier's toolbox, the Type 30 is a massive, single-edged sword-style bayonet intended for use with Arisaka rifles and even light machineguns. Possessing a J-shaped quillon guard for hooking an opponent's weapon during combat, the bayonet, when dismounted, acts like a particularly sizable machete.

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UMP submachine gun

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A modern polymer-body sub-machine gun, once quite popular with police departments until recently. Can be configured in 9x19mm, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP using conversion kits and the appropriate UMP magazine.

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updated Enfield rifle

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An evolution of Britain's First World War battle rifle, this bolt-action firearm uses the same .303-caliber cartridge as its forerunner. Much beloved across the globe by collectors, rifles like this served as England's infantry rifle well into the 1950s, with a specialized sniper variant remaining in service until the early nineties.

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USMC bayonet

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A modern bayonet in use with the US Marine Corps, adopted in an effort to improve USMC hand-to-hand fighting capabilities. The bayonet is optimized to function as a fighting knife, sporting an ergonomic handle that will minimize hand fatigue during combat. The blade tip is sharper in profile than other bayonets to assist in penetrating body armor, and also features a small serrated section to provide for some utility.

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