Let's Play Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - Episode 2: Shelter

[@Sleeping_Waters]

I'm here for the long haul, your storytelling is great, your art is super cool, your editing is on point, and your just FUN. I love CDDA but I'm going to keep a close eye on anything you decide to do!

[@MrMarar0]

What this person says! ❤

[@brunomunemassa8266]

This is at the same time a nice tutorial, an entertaining series and a PSA on why smoking's bad.

[@thatdudeoverthere2188]

Smoking is cool and good actually. Source: I am dying

[@blshouse]

Also, smoke masks your scent. So it is situationally useful to disrupt zombies and aggressive animals from tracking you by smell.

[@krodmandoon3479]

​@@thatdudeoverthere2188Agreed and same

[@peterlem1]

I'm loving this, really appreciate all the extra art and stuff you edit in. Also: "This first SD drive has 9 songs and instructions to make an improvised grenade launcher round" I love these little comedic absurdities in games with procedurally generated content.

[@gustafv1861]

Something that's more common than you'd think.

[@kernium]

You found a 4channer's SD Card! Hurray!

[@dxcvvxd]

loving the series and the way youre getting yourself out of seemingly inescapable situations

[@Inglonias]

Using a mall as an opener like this is something I've always wanted to do, I just lacked the skill to pull it off. Which is odd because I'm the guy who rebalanced the spawn tables in malls to be less ridiculous.

[@mutantwormgirl]

I wasn't able to capture it on video but I'm pretty sure that zombies have been raining down from the skylight. It must have been really out of control before.

[@Inglonias]

@@mutantwormgirl If you think that's bad, try a school start. I actually had to bias spawns to the ground floor of schools because zombies would keep raining and dying. EDIT: If you previously saw another version of this comment alongside this one, my bad. I forgot I had left it and didn't bother to check. Sorry.

[@mutantwormgirl]

I am always happy to see the zombies applying their stupidity in surprising ways.

[@mundivore2397]

I wish I could like this twice! I can't describe how top-shelf this is.

[@mutantwormgirl]

Thank you! I'm so happy people are having fun with it.

[@lunarholiday1377]

Hey have you heard of Kruggsmash? Your series really does an awesome job with storytelling, and it reminds me of how he does storytelling too. Also I love your use of extra sound effects and music! I think it really adds to the vibe and quality of the video

[@mutantwormgirl]

That's a huge compliment, thank you!!

[@drakenel]

Love that you included the fanart you got of the aftermath. You sound a bit more confident in your narration of the character's inner dialogue this time, and the editing looks even cleaner this time. You're improving well!

[@Kirgash]

Been looking forward to this since last episode and continue to do so. Your narrative woven with the game mechanics explanation feeds my fascination. ^ ^

[@fuminggodchild]

Really appreciate the effort you put into these, another great episode.

[@shoulderoforion115]

Please keep making these, not many youtubers actually do playthroughs of cdda, only breif mentions or strictly tutorials, this content is niche

[@jestersnb9761]

I've never heard of someone living in the freaking MALL.

[@mutantwormgirl]

Food, fun, and fashion: the mall has it all.

[@GrandpuhTy]

When I saw the stabbing practice in the menus I was fully expecting a Futurama reference, "Now stand back I gotta practice my stabbin'!" *unhinged noises*

[@CanalTremocos]

This is such a great tutorial. I now see how my guy lives in a rat-hole compared to what he could have. (Art imitates life.)

[@mutantwormgirl]

So many little touches, like good lighting, a comfortable seat, a heater/cooler etc can go a long way toward making your guy's life better, and they all have useful mechanical effects.

[@benvella1728]

I don't know if it's intentional or not, but the long pause on black at the end of the video made me realise what a journey this has been already and felt like I had been stuck underwater, drowning. Incredible work WG!

[@ZeroKaneko]

As someone that has at least 1000+ theoretical (watched videos) hours in this game, I did not even know your limbs had those hidden stats. It's kinda insane to me that even after all this time, I can still learn things about this game I didn't know yesterday. Thank you very much for teaching me something new. :D

[@Benisjamminnn]

You've really nailed this series so far. You're the first channel I've turn notifications on for because I don't want to miss a video.

[@lordfriedrick7911]

From a scared woman to a brutal survivor in just 2 episodes...

[@KunjaBihariKrishna]

One of my favorite parts of this game is the point where you establish a comfortable base with plenty of supplies to last for a year. Have an mp3 player on at all times, and strategically dip into a stockpile of hard drugs while crafting a fleet of tactical vehicles

[@Shayoni]

if rimworld taught me anything, then it's that eating without a table is a capital offence.

[@boops1312]

Love the tactical use of the environment, combined with details like "because it's the employees only area, it's mostly empty".

[@funky2999]

Thank you for the videos! It brings a smile on my face every time I see you upload!

[@Calhouned]

Awesome work. I love the effortless segue from RP/story narration to concisely explaining game mechanics. Looking forward to the next video!

[@Nerdule]

Really loving this series so far! It's making me want to try getting back into CDDA again.

[@Kalekemo]

This so far has been the best Cataclysm playthrough I've been able to find. You do such a great job of narrating everything that's going on.

[@rirtunsasgi2626]

your storytelling mixed with facts on items in game is great.

[@Bob.Roberts]

Did one of those zombies have a vibrator on them? That's some attention to detail, lol. Really loving this series so far; the rp narration totally brings this otherwise incidental sounding game to life.

[@Nalumah]

That fanart is a fucking *mood* lol

[@cogsworther1639]

I love the simplicity yet expressiveness of that fanart at the beginning

[@arphod]

This is the best CDDA Let's Play/Tutorial I've seen, and I've seen several. I'm in.

[@lunacy05]

I really enjoy your explanations on the game mechanics, it does help a lot to people that's not familiar with Cataclysm

[@asahearts1]

Wish I had this kind of information with this presentation when I started out a couple years ago. I really appreciate the storytelling, as well. Thank you very much!

[@SuperShyerGuy]

love the hiding-in-a-cardboard-box thing, solid snake up in here

[@YurAdHear]

This series is rad so far. Please keep making them!

[@asherlite7200]

I don't understand this game at all, but I just want to watch you play stuff

[@ujubin]

i really like this series. pls continue if you can!!

[@mattpants6178]

I’m glad to see you’re continuing with CDDA! ❤❤❤

[@themanfromerf]

The fact that you can't wash your hands in this game disturbs me to the very core of my being.

[@Scourge24]

That fanart at the beginning always leaves me in stitches. It's such a good "done with this shit" expression on her face.

[@UpbeatMisanthropist]

Loving this series immensely, it's really good tutorial content, an exciting let's play, and already am. Interesting narrative is emerging. I just hope you're enjoying making it as much as I am watching it

[@squeethemog213]

I'm going thru these as I work today and your narration is great. Here I go diving into part 3 😁

[@user-burner]

Ah, cdda, my favorite gummy vitamin consumption simulator

[@sirgoodwin2]

god i need more of this, you and twin crows are my fix for cdda stories

[@kraDiDark]

Great work. Also it always interesting how other people play the game.

[@_Khalmyr_]

Your content is AMAZING keep going PLEASE!!!!

[@ScrapComputer]

As a smoker, I feel personally called out 😰

[@EnteringName]

Very entertaining, I'm gonna keep watching this

[@Cuthawolf]

Very much enjoying this, and really looking forward to more.

[@cyncynshop]

this game looks so interesting, there's so many small touches and modifications that can happen in a playthrough. Your commentary is amazing, and the sound + art you put in is so fitting.

[@gabrote42]

You got yourself a subscriber. Great Content, all for it! 2:25 How useful! I wonder if you can conserve battery by only having one at a time 3:35 The dude even had a can opener! 5:06 Between when one finds a safe shelter and when one can make renewable batteries, it's a good last resort if the _other options_ run out of power and you really need the morale, I suppose. +17 Wow, nice highrolls here, the benefit of killing so many zombies. 9:48 This is so cool! I like that songs are now tracked individually, instead of the old generic music in ipod. 12:10 Pain subsides, mind snaps back into place 20:49 Survival, Whistle, Glowstick... Cool finds 21:34 My sister would love one of these. I don't think they sell them in my country. 26:10 A sealed-off haven with plenty of material. Cool 26:54 I wonder if unequipping the knife would make it faster 32:54 "Not an urge, more than that. It was my destiny to be here, in the box." - Naked Snake, starting the family tradition.

[@deli7625]

Nice vids + commentary, always neat to learn little tips even in your playthroughs, such as the rack display volume in advanced inventory... I knew shelves held more than the floor since it overflowed at certain points when I decided to dump everything in one spot, but not the specific limit. Thanks for the vid!

[@coltwindstorm2549]

Absolutely wonderful storytelling and gameplay tips.

[@Hellsmaster21]

Love the narrative, nail board traps are your friend in the mall.

[@smalldog1]

woooo keep it coming!!

[@DrakeBarrow]

You're braver than I. Never tried a mall start, and for that matter rarely tried to clear one from the outside. Usually too many zombies in the parking lot to do more than get fuel from the cars at the edges. I'm really enjoying this playthrough!

[@agentsmith099]

Keep it coming! Loving this series, I like your narrative style while playing. It helps understand what's going on as well as keep it interesting. Can't wait for the next episode!

[@Diarmuhnd]

I like watching you play CDDA and your narration style. Thank you for sharing the fun.

[@antoniocannarozzo8951]

This is great, I love it, expecially how you fluidly wove bits of tutorials inside the narration. Keep it up, looking forward for the next episode!

[@sleep3417]

...i can't believe i didn't know about distraction management all this time. Definitely going to use it from now on. No more being interrupted 50 times in a row while trying to read.

[@Warriorfanclangenfan]

Yay time to watch episode 2! I'm trying to space them out so I dont watch too fast lol

[@gabeux]

Hey, your content is great. I know KZbin can be though on long-form videos, but keep it up sustainably and it hopefully it will go far. Have a great one!!

[@serpentwolf5582]

Love how you describe mechanics as you get to them appreciate it as a newer player :3 Also the storytelling is great :)

[@SomeRandomGuy1098]

I really like this. I believe I randomly happened to see someone recommend your channel when I was looking something up on reddit and I'm glad I checked it out. Looking forward to the next episode

[@absolutegato706]

Awesome video, good madam! You can wear the clothes from zombies only if you wash it first. Just use washboard+cleaning agent and water from any source. But hauling the items can be a chore though. Also you can counter the guilt from killing zombie child with psychopath. If you spot a device with full battery (especially small battery) don't forget to Unload it. The battery will serve your mp3 player better.

[@sereminar4]

Nice fan art! Also I'm loving this series :D

[@bunnysupreme74]

Love how Mellifera is able to organize all the loot and think clearly while in "unmanageable pain" for several minutes 😂. I don't know what kinda life she had before, but it must have mentally prepared her for this kind of unbearable situation.

[@mutantwormgirl]

Retail.

[@bunnysupreme74]

@@mutantwormgirl 😂 Or as Jordan the Stallion likes to say, McDonald's employees are built McDifferently. Must be cathartic for her then, to kill all these ex-customer zombies in the mall. Btw, your work on KZbin is inspirational and phenomenal! ♥️ Plus, just imagining the amount of time, effort, and thought put into recording and editing all these videos, makes me go 💀

[@Sparrowbatics]

Really enjoying this series and your narration style! Keep up the great work!

[@MrAleksander59]

Wonderful playthrough. Looks interesting that devs added "lifestyle", maybe will return some day and see what else here.

[@emmanueledwards6018]

i just gotta say, you have an excllet style here

[@caseymccabe5184]

Another great video! I hit the notification bell for the first time in forever

[@SubtleArboreal]

Great content. Hope to see more in the future.

[@astgrimoire]

I absolutely love this

[@CdenGG]

Love the series can't wait for the next episode!

[@FireVasilisk]

This is top yotch content I m telling ya

[@zmishiymishi5349]

Mell standing in a shop full of rotten carnage - Kind of messy... Taking a step to the other room -Guess i'll squat here.

[@mutantwormgirl]

I'm surprised there aren't mechanics related to everything being gross and smelly. You'd think it would make characters nauseous or unhappy.

[@jifftastic]

Great series so far! Please keep it up! I'm still a noob to the point I can't figure out how to move a grabbed object around without moving my character lol. Seeing this makes me wonder how many things you can do that just aren't apparent.

[@LyleSollaYates]

You’re doing great with this, really fun stuff

[@nikolajosorov4941]

thank you for this cool let's play! just make more videos 🙂

[@ThengelB]

Can't wait to watch this after work

[@billyhelbert6686]

It's been a while since I watched a CDDA playthrough I was invested in Last one was by Rycon... I can't remember the name though... it started the albino mutant girl I can't remember her name though. But yeah this is fun, I love your RPing! Imma watch your tutorials after this but I definally can't wait for more of this!

[@TherealbigO1]

Came for the tutorial, staying for the gameplay. This is better than a lot of podcasts I listen to. And a lot more tense. I know this might be out of scope of your playthrough but have you touched the bionics or mutant abilities in this game at all?

[@mutantwormgirl]

Thanks! Mutations are my favorite thing in Cataclysm and I love bionics too. We will eventually get to both in this playthrough, assuming Mel lives that long. If not, her successors will.

[@metalstorm478]

Please...I beg of you another episode PLEASE I'm staving for more content.

[@werotan]

Great video!

[@o0Hidden0o]

33:00 What a thrill

[@ComradeMaryFromMars]

9 songs and how to make grenade launcher rounds you mention it so casually

[@Thk10188965]

From what little I know about vending machines I feel like the vending machine(s) still being operational when the power is out is already nonsense. Even more nonsense, it seems either the vending machine is trusting the user not to lie to it, hilariously bad business sense, or the internet is also still functional, and the vending machine is still connected to it despite the lack of power to the building that would enable something like a wireless access point to function. Even if it was connected via Ethernet, it would still need to be connected to a router with power. Not to mention all the rest of the (power dependent) internet infrastructure. That said, one should just be able to violence it open without legal concern. Mechanically I can see why it still works because it is cool to have the cash cards still have use, despite societal collapse.

[@mutantwormgirl]

It is nonsense. It's just old content that people have been reluctant to remove.

[@Thk10188965]

@@mutantwormgirl If I saw things right non-electronic money exists, and they could get away with claiming an efficient low power mode functioning off a battery, (citing history divergence) while only accepting physical money. Cause physical money identification and fake rejection has a *history* Hell *keeping* things cold with (really) good insulation isn't that power expensive with input output being a big loss point, but a vending machine could have an airlock system or something to keep those losses low. Really it is just the cash card aspect that that throws it way over the edge of believability for me.

[@ryurhonin]

I want more! :D

[@Dodara87]

Is it beneficial to do long crafts from a bed for that comfort bonus to heal wounds?

[@mutantwormgirl]

Yep! Ideally you want a chair or bed you can sit in while you do all your crafts. Car seats work too, even better if they're the reclining kind.

[@mikeruban7415]

did I see a vibrator in the inventory?!

[@gex6692]

At some point she’ll kill all the zombies in the mall right?…

[@Sleeping_Waters]

Not with wandering Hordes on, the gunfire will draw more Zed to the mall, there not infinite but if your using a gun for combat you will need to have enough bullets to kill the whole neighborhood. The wandering hordes form from existing zombies and travel towards noise, they will not be stopped by any obstacle until they hit your reality bubble.

[@MarioPawner]

Even without wandering hordes there's roughly eight hundred zeds in the mall in my experience. That's definitely going to be a huge effort.

[@KaihanDTuna]

The dumbest thing i've ever done on Cataclysm.. i was driving a car.. but i'm struggling how the heck i steer it, i slow down the car but hit a tiny abandoned wooden home, and insta-died from it

[@placeholderchannelname9111]

Part 2!!

[@SadTown99]

Is there a name/term for these types of games that have an ongoing status+dialogue box like this?

[@mutantwormgirl]

I don't think so. I mean we used to call CDDA a roguelike, but the industry kind of ran away with that term.

[@markov1300]

22:09 personal reminder 4 me l8r

[@bavettesAstartes]

Nice profile picture, WG.

[@mutantwormgirl]

Thanks! It's from a TOP SECRET PROJECT.

[@candlesinwoodenroom4888]

Which sound pack are you using?

[@mutantwormgirl]

I'm using the music from CC-Sounds and the effects from @'s soundpack.

[@goblinchad9859]

what tileset do you use?

[@mutantwormgirl]

MSXOtto+, it comes with the game.

[@goblinchad9859]

@@mutantwormgirl TY

[@TheXello]

Why do you look at the zombie after every attack?

[@mutantwormgirl]

I'm checking to see if they're stunned, which lets me know whether I can safely attack or not. If I'm fighting multiples, I'm checking to see whether I need to switch targets so I can keep more than one enemy stunlocked. I'll also do it when using blades to check whether bleeds are applied.

[@TheXello]

@@mutantwormgirl I didn't know you could do that. Thanks for the tip!

[@Leverquin]

what is this texture pack and music pack?

[@mutantwormgirl]

It's msxotto+ and cc-sounds, both of which come with the game.

[@Leverquin]

@@mutantwormgirl thanks. I am watching slowly

[@cheapgrams2955]

Discord whennn???