Cataclysm 101 - How Do You Even Play?

I've had a lot of people tell me that Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead looks cool but the learning curve is too steep to even get started, so I decided to put together a day one tutorial. This guide covers basic inputs and how to secure shelter, water, fire, and food on day one of the Cataclysm.

This guide is for Cataclysm-DDA experimental build 2022-05-21-1937. The game is in constant development and everything shown here is subject to change. Experimental builds update daily and can be found at https://cataclysmdda.org/experimental/

If you're playing on the older 0.F Stable, you won't be able to get pipes from lockers, which leaves you unable to craft a crowbar and get a 60 liter tank. You'll have to rely on your limited supplies of bottled water until you can start raiding towns. We'll cover that next time!

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0:00 - Intro, Version Information
1:02 - Settings
1:19 - New Game
1:52 - Character Creation
4:00 - Basic Movement/Menus
6:00 - Containers and Picking Up Items
7:13 - Needs: Shelter - Somewhere to Sleep
8:21 - Needs: Fire - Getting What We Need
9:28 - Crafting/Hauling
10:40 - Martial Arts
11:13 - Going Outside/The Map
12:18 - Smashing a Car
13:23 - Crafting a Screwdriver and Disassembly
15:52 - Deconstructing Furniture
17:18 - Constructing and Placing a Brazier
18:22 - Needs: Water - Getting a Water Tank
19:19 - Finding Water and Avoiding Danger
21:28 - Building a Fire and Boiling Water
24:23 - Emergency Food
25:02 - Summary and Conclusion