# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=100

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## [Evening, gents. I could use some mod suggestions, if you don't mind](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evening-gents-i-could-use-some-mod-suggestions-if-you-dont-mind/22526)

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**Author:** [@Serben](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Serben)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evening-gents-i-could-use-some-mod-suggestions-if-you-dont-mind/22526 "2020-01-23T18:58:48Z")

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Basically, i’m looking for a mod/combination of mods that lets me be completely self sufficient innawoods. I want to be able to craft EVERYTHING up to and including CBMs and power armor starting with nothing but my two h…

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## [Crash from new game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-from-new-game/22296)

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**Author:** [@nerosshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nerosshadow)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-from-new-game/22296 "2020-01-23T18:57:39Z")

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Hey here, having a crash before even loading up. Got the crash log here. Any ideas? https://gyazo.com/686da693c1953945eda0448afd44941a

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## [Stop, Drop and Roll! (whilst on fire)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-and-roll-whilst-on-fire/22510)

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**Author:** [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-and-roll-whilst-on-fire/22510 "2020-01-23T17:41:05Z")

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It occurred to me to have crouching now, implies the old stop drop and roll tactic while ablaze(minus on a lava tile or engulfed). So if on fire and not in lava/engulfed in flame(as in burning building). You could crouc…

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## [Guns without noise and Broken Accessories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-without-noise-and-broken-accessories/22509)

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**Author:** [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-without-noise-and-broken-accessories/22509 "2020-01-23T17:38:25Z")

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As title. Seeing many new guns in game. Variations on themes like 870 Wingmaster etc. But most don’t have noise applied. Also While attaching a MasterKey 4shot Underbarrel accessory onto a rifle(HK416). The shotgun wou…

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## [Should "irradiated" status really be visible without any special equipment?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-irradiated-status-really-be-visible-without-any-special-equipment/18200)

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**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-irradiated-status-really-be-visible-without-any-special-equipment/18200 "2020-01-23T10:38:51Z")

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Right now personal dosimeters are effectively moot because any character can just look at the status screen and get a pretty good idea of how irradiated he or she is. Moreover, you can instantly detect that a given area…

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## [Anyone successfully complete Jesse Isherwood's second mission? ("Kill Monster")](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-successfully-complete-jesse-isherwoods-second-mission-kill-monster/22533)

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**Author:** [@slitherrr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/slitherrr)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-successfully-complete-jesse-isherwoods-second-mission-kill-monster/22533 "2020-01-23T04:45:31Z")

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I’ve been sent to kill a monster from the Isherwood farm. It takes me to a tile in the upper-right corner of the Isherwood area, but there’s nothing nearby but a couple of pitbulls. Searching through the code, it’s a mon…

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## [Basecamp building - allowing \>1 survivor per workslot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-building-allowing-1-survivor-per-workslot/22541)

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**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-building-allowing-1-survivor-per-workslot/22541 "2020-01-22T14:48:07Z")

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Is it in plans, however long-term those may be? At least for some “big” projects like building walls/roof of a new structure and such, which take about a week currently?

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## [Washing items is weird](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/washing-items-is-weird/22540)

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**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/washing-items-is-weird/22540 "2020-01-22T06:20:19Z")

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Why washing don’t allow picking items in the file under you and the 8 surrounding tiles? That’s a bother to have to hold them in inventory. While we are at it, washing a trouser in under 5 mn is not realistic. I think C…

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## [Does the STR\_RELOAD flag update reload speed?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-the-str-reload-flag-update-reload-speed/22538)

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**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-the-str-reload-flag-update-reload-speed/22538 "2020-01-22T03:21:30Z")

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Doing some testing I noticed that no strength value changes the reload time displayed on the weapon. I want to know if the flag actually works and it just doesn’t display the new value or if it even works at all.

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## [Forgot how dog taming works](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/forgot-how-dog-taming-works/18862)

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**Author:** [@Lesseps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lesseps)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/forgot-how-dog-taming-works/18862 "2020-01-22T00:38:41Z")

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Hey there, it’s been a while since I played and I recall you could tame a dog and equip said dog with a bags to store stuff in. Is that feature still around? And if yes, can dogs be equipped with Kevlar dog harness? And …

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## [Changing fonts in Linux cacaclysm-tiles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-fonts-in-linux-cacaclysm-tiles/22534)

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**Author:** [@billydeath](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/billydeath)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-fonts-in-linux-cacaclysm-tiles/22534 "2020-01-21T21:29:00Z")

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I’ve been searching for some time how I can change the fonts in my Linux cataclysm-tiles setup. As most Linux users will know, sometimes you won’t have a fonts.json file created along with your install (in my case /usr/…

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## [Systemic World Improvments](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/systemic-world-improvments/22517)

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**Author:** [@Minecrafter\_Next\_Gen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Minecrafter_Next_Gen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/systemic-world-improvments/22517 "2020-01-21T20:39:51Z")

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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead has an amazing systemic world, interconnecting the world to make it seem real, somewhat. I have noticed that many non-player characters you can happen across seem to stand in place eternally, a…

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## [What if we had a Dark Souls mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-if-we-had-a-dark-souls-mod/22525)

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**Author:** [@Minecrafter\_Next\_Gen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Minecrafter_Next_Gen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-if-we-had-a-dark-souls-mod/22525 "2020-01-21T20:17:07Z")

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Think upon it momentarily, what if?

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## [\[Algorithm\] How to generate random grass on field](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/algorithm-how-to-generate-random-grass-on-field/22528)

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**Author:** [@lhlseeklove](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lhlseeklove)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/algorithm-how-to-generate-random-grass-on-field/22528 "2020-01-21T08:28:51Z")

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Hello,Guys： I have a question，How to generate random grassland on field like this picture？ I used Berlin noise, but it don’t work well, there are many separate points. I hope to generate a more natural grassland l…

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## [Any way to turn off the "\*\*\* spotted! stop moving items?" message?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-turn-off-the-spotted-stop-moving-items-message/22477)

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**Author:** [@N1Z0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/N1Z0)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-turn-off-the-spotted-stop-moving-items-message/22477 "2020-01-20T22:02:07Z")

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To be clear, this is NOT the message when safe mode is engaged, it pops up irrespective of the safe mode toggle, and makes dragging objects through a forest (near a fish infested pond, a moose or a bunch of dogs) a butto…

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## [Idea for salt making](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-salt-making/22512)

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**Author:** [@N1Z0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/N1Z0)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-salt-making/22512 "2020-01-19T19:34:28Z")

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Had an idea in game the other day, wondering why salt couldn’t be just evaporated using the sun rather than a lengthy process of waiting for boiling etc. I remembered visiting a salt maker on Molokai in Hawaii, and they…

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## [Escalation/tower defense/creeper mod or "late game dynamics"?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/escalation-tower-defense-creeper-mod-or-late-game-dynamics/22514)

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**Author:** [@TechyBen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TechyBen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/escalation-tower-defense-creeper-mod-or-late-game-dynamics/22514 "2020-01-19T18:50:12Z")

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How simple would it be to add a constant spawn or creeper defence (constant attack by enemies) or later game dynamic attacks on the player’s base/location? Basically, if we assume the rest of the world in game has blob,…

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## [No stamina on starting up the game, movement is -2000000 something, debug message void. Why god](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-stamina-on-starting-up-the-game-movement-is-2000000-something-debug-message-void-why-god/22515)

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**Author:** [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-stamina-on-starting-up-the-game-movement-is-2000000-something-debug-message-void-why-god/22515 "2020-01-19T14:13:27Z")

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So I’ve been waiting for this bug to get fixed for the past couple of days, but it’s still persisting, a debug message saying “void” will show up while loading the world, and once it does, my character has no stamina, th…

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## [Convert from Fixed to Detachable magazines?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/convert-from-fixed-to-detachable-magazines/22451)

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**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/convert-from-fixed-to-detachable-magazines/22451 "2020-01-19T04:39:52Z")

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With how weapon mods currently work is it possible to modify say a mosin nagant or similar weapon with an internal magazine to instead accept detachable magazines without the need of making an entirely new weapon?

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## [Going from "Engorged" to "Peckish" in 2 hours is stupid \[Warning: Bitter sarcasm\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/going-from-engorged-to-peckish-in-2-hours-is-stupid-warning-bitter-sarcasm/20243)

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**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\
**Replies:** 78\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/going-from-engorged-to-peckish-in-2-hours-is-stupid-warning-bitter-sarcasm/20243 "2020-01-18T17:12:53Z")

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Requiring upwards of twenty thousand calories to go from “Peckish” back to “Engorged” is even more stupid. Getting hungrier while in the process of eating a mountain of food is by far the more mostest stupiderest. Fift…

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## [Avoiding Being Grabbed Out of Vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-being-grabbed-out-of-vehicle/22455)

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**Author:** [@Xernon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Xernon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-being-grabbed-out-of-vehicle/22455 "2020-01-18T17:33:01Z")

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So there I was, a post-threshold medical mutated survivor with 20+ bionics (thanks deadened for not requiring aneasthic) in my mobile base, experiencing my first winter. Just driving at high speed through a random city, …

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## [This about some bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-about-some-bug/22499)

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**Author:** [@Mr.Centes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr.Centes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-about-some-bug/22499 "2020-01-18T14:30:10Z")

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In the game,I find some BUG.the strong back it doesn’t work and the rock bowl’s recipe is missing. I hope you can fix them.

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## [Idea for a faction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-faction/22507)

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**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-faction/22507 "2020-01-18T10:09:39Z")

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I had an idea for an extremely difficult, but extremely rewarding bandit camp. It would be an old military outpost with some of its soldiers still alive. Hundreds of Army personnel use the base as a fortress, raiding the…

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## [Anyonee know what this means?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyonee-know-what-this-means/22502)

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**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyonee-know-what-this-means/22502 "2020-01-18T04:09:52Z")

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I’ve updated to the newest build 10211, loaded up a current save, saved and quit to check something, loading the save back up i’m now getting this error (screenshot below). If I move one tile the time just runs and won’t…

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## [Heres a fun suggestion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heres-a-fun-suggestion/22203)

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**Author:** [@Tru3Ragnarok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tru3Ragnarok)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heres-a-fun-suggestion/22203 "2020-01-17T22:03:52Z")

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Since we’ve been moving in the direction of realism something has been seriously bugging me. It now universally takes several hours for a proper fire to get going once you’ve started it. This might be realistic for sett…

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## [Boxes with pasta in megastore - WAD?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boxes-with-pasta-in-megastore-wad/22457)

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**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boxes-with-pasta-in-megastore-wad/22457 "2020-01-17T15:50:01Z")

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They always drop with exactly 1 unit of food, be it lasagne pasta, fast noodles, raw spaghetti or macaroni. Maybe there’s some reason for this I’m not aware of?

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## [Tales of the Unarmed Master: "So Seven Migo Enslavers walked into a bar..."](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tales-of-the-unarmed-master-so-seven-migo-enslavers-walked-into-a-bar/22213)

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**Author:** [@Scipio\_Merc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scipio_Merc)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tales-of-the-unarmed-master-so-seven-migo-enslavers-walked-into-a-bar/22213 "2020-01-17T08:46:17Z")

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So, here is a tale of how I ended up crawling with, for the second time in my entire time playing Cataclysm, a 300+ pain score, and, equally for the first time, all four limbs broken as I nearly bleed to death. My prese…

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## [Brake efficiency](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/brake-efficiency/22482)

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**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/brake-efficiency/22482 "2020-01-16T08:43:11Z")

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Can something be done with how fast vehicles brake? This is just too advantageous and not realistic. Any vehicle, even buses, manage to break from high speed to full stop in 2 seconds. Never saw that IRL.

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## [Unloading Items](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unloading-items/22487)

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**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unloading-items/22487 "2020-01-16T01:08:43Z")

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Is there a way to stop an item being unloaded getting added into your inventory? I’ve noticed on the recent build that items like mp3 players, flashlights, etc are being added into my inventory when I unload the batteri…

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## [Spitball Ideas For Cbms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spitball-ideas-for-cbms/21355)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Rice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Matthew_Rice)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spitball-ideas-for-cbms/21355 "2020-01-15T22:34:53Z")

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What im Thinking about is stuff like: -More Cbm Melee Choices(spear,Knife,axe,etc.) -Remove All Traces of Humanity and become nothing more than a machine by replacing all of your limbs with cbms. -Bionic Guns(minigun,…

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