# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=107 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [First missile silo - I am confused](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-missile-silo-i-am-confused/21984)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-missile-silo-i-am-confused/21984 "2019-11-22T06:27:15Z")
So I’ve found a missile silo, fought the turrets, found out that I need a long rope to actually climb down because elevator decided to go on a vacation and stairs just weren’t there. Had to trek back home for a long r… --- ## [Earplugs are apparently made from Elerium (or something)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/earplugs-are-apparently-made-from-elerium-or-something/22001)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/earplugs-are-apparently-made-from-elerium-or-something/22001 "2019-11-20T17:40:57Z")
I think the image speaks for itself. Or maybe I don’t understand what “bulky” means in CDDA terms. --- ## [Attempts to memorize serums and mutagens recepies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/attempts-to-memorize-serums-and-mutagens-recepies/21733)
**Author:** [@Victor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Victor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/attempts-to-memorize-serums-and-mutagens-recepies/21733 "2019-11-20T17:06:32Z")
My character with intellegence 9 crafted 25 liters of bird mutagen, but still can’t memorize the recepie from a book. (I’m using an exeprimental verison from late of May 2019) I realize that it is hard, but do we have s… --- ## [Focus . what does it affect?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/focus-what-does-it-affect/21995)
**Author:** [@LuLu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LuLu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/focus-what-does-it-affect/21995 "2019-11-20T16:44:04Z")
Can some fine soul tell me what focus is…i Imagine its exactly as it sounds but does it effect crafting and accuracy? --- ## [Bug when i am in the main menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-when-i-am-in-the-main-menu/21969)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Rice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Matthew_Rice)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-when-i-am-in-the-main-menu/21969 "2019-11-20T16:22:16Z")
So, i just got the newest expiremental, and whenever i exit a menu in the main menu like options or create world, and it zooms my game out. --- ## [Vodka recipe looks wrong to me](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vodka-recipe-looks-wrong-to-me/21976)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vodka-recipe-looks-wrong-to-me/21976 "2019-11-20T15:18:08Z")
So, just to check if I’m understanding it right: ethanol is measures in ml, 1000 units=1 litre; water is measured in portions of 250 ml, 4 portions=1 litre. If aforementioned is true, then vodka recipe is wrong. It sa… --- ## [Error With Mod Ammo When I Start A New Game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/error-with-mod-ammo-when-i-start-a-new-game/21993)
**Author:** [@OHNO\_BATMAN](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/OHNO_BATMAN)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/error-with-mod-ammo-when-i-start-a-new-game/21993 "2019-11-20T12:13:10Z")
Never played before but I’m getting this error when I try and start a new game. Didn’t install any fancy mods or anything just what was included. DEBUG : warnings for type cw-24: magazine “akmbigmag” holds incompati… --- ## [Random Apartment Door](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-apartment-door/21994)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-apartment-door/21994 "2019-11-20T00:04:26Z")
I’ve noticed with the updated apartment block (now has a second floor and roof) that there’s a random door in the corner of an upstairs room. I don’t think that’s meant to be there right? Also, the washer and dryer i… --- ## [NPC Followers And Combat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-followers-and-combat/21996)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-followers-and-combat/21996 "2019-11-19T23:25:22Z")
Am I missing something in the npc combat commands? I’ve got an npc follower and put their settings to only attack what I attack first and follow me no matter what. We started attacking a couple of zombies, those couple… --- ## ['Place' function not working underground](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/place-function-not-working-underground/21968)
**Author:** [@Scyrinal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scyrinal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/place-function-not-working-underground/21968 "2019-11-18T21:34:11Z")
The ‘place’ function for Petpack and Petcarrier is not working underground. (EG. Basements.) Is this a bug or something intentional? --- ## [Initial Day Setting?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/initial-day-setting/21985)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/initial-day-setting/21985 "2019-11-18T16:35:33Z")
What effect does the initial day value have on world creation? I’ve been using the default value of 30 coupled with a spawn delay of 2, but the last world I created I knocked the initial day back to 0 and the spawn dela… --- ## [Guide to Blob Vehicles?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guide-to-blob-vehicles/14838)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guide-to-blob-vehicles/14838 "2019-11-18T08:19:18Z")
The mod that allows you to use Blob Parts on your Vehicles is of interest to me, mainly because I was hoping I could use its Liquefied Blob Feed fuel as a replacement to Diesel until I get a sizeable Cotton/Canola crop g… --- ## [Shelter idea: Treehouses](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shelter-idea-treehouses/21938)
**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shelter-idea-treehouses/21938 "2019-11-17T19:14:37Z")
Would treehouses be a possible thing in cataclysm? I’d presume not, due to every tree occupying a single tile and that’s it, but perhaps something similar to the simple shelter could be a thing. It could allow players t… --- ## [Lore regarding the moon and off-planet humans](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-regarding-the-moon-and-off-planet-humans/21974)
**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-regarding-the-moon-and-off-planet-humans/21974 "2019-11-17T19:11:00Z")
We know the cataclysm was more or less a worldwide event, but how was the moon affected? Were there portal storms on the moon? Was there at least some level of moon colonization or was the people orbiting in space stati… --- ## [Art of the Cataclysm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/art-of-the-cataclysm/19057)
**Author:** [@Deadrick](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Deadrick)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/art-of-the-cataclysm/19057 "2019-11-17T14:34:07Z")
Just thought that I would start a general thread for art relating to Cataclysm DDA. I will start things off by posting my weekend project. It’s an image inspired by the game but not something specific from my playthroug… --- ## [Map gen data for burned forest and lava rifts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/map-gen-data-for-burned-forest-and-lava-rifts/21975)
**Author:** [@harison86](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harison86)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/map-gen-data-for-burned-forest-and-lava-rifts/21975 "2019-11-17T06:30:08Z")
Where is the map gen data for the burned forest and lava rift map specials? I want to add certain enemies to these locations in a mod. --- ## [Adding DVDs and functional televisions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-dvds-and-functional-televisions/21954)
**Author:** [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-dvds-and-functional-televisions/21954 "2019-11-16T14:21:02Z")
Pretty much just a morale boosting thing, like having it on within 3 tiles of you for a bonus while you’re crafting. I was thinking it could run off vehicle power. As for dvds, they could provide a huge morale bonus for … --- ## [Assign sorting zones option disappeared from base missions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/assign-sorting-zones-option-disappeared-from-base-missions/21966)
**Author:** [@Dorian\_h](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dorian_h)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/assign-sorting-zones-option-disappeared-from-base-missions/21966 "2019-11-16T13:14:32Z")
Hey there, after coming back from a haul, I found that I could no longer assign loot zones and that items in the ones that were set no longer count towards mission materials. Is there some new way of doing it in the … --- ## [Martial arts weapons crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/martial-arts-weapons-crafting/21885)
**Author:** [@Acolyte](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Acolyte)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/martial-arts-weapons-crafting/21885 "2019-11-16T03:12:43Z")
So, should people with a martial art that includes weapons not already know the recipe for them? I mean if you know how to swing a medieval sword you’d know what one was and be able to try and craft it. Once your Fabrica… --- ## [Frozen - all the food turned icicles but I'm barely wearing shorts for my testicles?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-all-the-food-turned-icicles-but-im-barely-wearing-shorts-for-my-testicles/21962)
**Author:** [@mogimbo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mogimbo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-all-the-food-turned-icicles-but-im-barely-wearing-shorts-for-my-testicles/21962 "2019-11-16T02:18:25Z")
TL;DR - food freezing mechanics are bad ATM and needs to be optional or adjustable in-game So, after getting a new computer and updating to 0.D Danny I found out that everything is now frozen. Water in toilets, almost a… --- ## [Birds and eggs - basement](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/birds-and-eggs-basement/21960)
**Author:** [@FunkleBlaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunkleBlaze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/birds-and-eggs-basement/21960 "2019-11-15T22:44:18Z")
How long it take to lay eggs for bird? I have 4 birds in basement and only turkey laid eggs for now. If I keep them in basement, then it influence on speed of giving products (in this case - eggs)? --- ## [Fire pit is not fully burning things](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-pit-is-not-fully-burning-things/21953)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-pit-is-not-fully-burning-things/21953 "2019-11-15T03:34:18Z")
Dug a pit near an apartment complex that I was intending to use to burn all of the zombie bodies. However it seems that the fire is not actually burning things to completion. In the fire is a plank, a bunch of corpses, a… --- ## [More crossbow variety](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-crossbow-variety/21943)
**Author:** [@harison86](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harison86)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-crossbow-variety/21943 "2019-11-15T02:17:10Z")
I think the player should be able to make or find other types of crossbow such as Composite and compound versions of the heavy and repeating crossbows Unsure of how well composite and compound construction scales up f… --- ## [Vision range reduced](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vision-range-reduced/21914)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vision-range-reduced/21914 "2019-11-12T15:47:54Z")
Up until today, when getting up onto the second story of a building, it used to reveal the map for a good distance around. Now it seems like it only shows me up to about three tiles away. Happened after update today, whe… --- ## [Start date of 1 equals First Day of the year, as in January 1st?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/start-date-of-1-equals-first-day-of-the-year-as-in-january-1st/21929)
**Author:** [@Tad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/start-date-of-1-equals-first-day-of-the-year-as-in-january-1st/21929 "2019-11-12T02:46:49Z")
What day if the year is Spring, Day 1? I mean, it can’t be Jan 1st, because that’s not spring, so what the fuck is it? --- ## [Can somebody explain this?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-somebody-explain-this/21883)
**Author:** [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-somebody-explain-this/21883 "2019-11-11T19:04:54Z")
so i was playing on latest build (build 9873, which fix zone crashing on my game session) and i found this road blocked by military and i found this to be illogical. how am i supposed to deal with this turrets if they… --- ## [Adding a custom basement that can spawn organically within the base game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-a-custom-basement-that-can-spawn-organically-within-the-base-game/21919)
**Author:** [@Odieman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Odieman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-a-custom-basement-that-can-spawn-organically-within-the-base-game/21919 "2019-11-11T15:23:52Z")
Hello. I’m making a very small, basic mod that does effect the way the game generates cities. Basically, a custom basement that is specifically for a neckbeard. I’ve tried doing this: https://pastebin.com/t0GCqJJC H… --- ## [Underground Galore idea](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/underground-galore-idea/20315)
**Author:** [@yonsisac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yonsisac)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/underground-galore-idea/20315 "2019-11-11T15:08:42Z")
Hello all! So for the pass days I started mining and gonna be honest besides the fact you can get coal and lime seems a bit empty in my part. So since I been studying a bit of JSON I was thinking of making a mod that ex… --- ## [We need wall explosives](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-need-wall-explosives/21899)
**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-need-wall-explosives/21899 "2019-11-11T08:03:56Z")
Pickaxes and jackhammers are great, but sometimes you want to go through a wall in less than half to a full hour. I know you can try to blow up a wall but having an armed explosive next to it but sometimes it doesn’t wor… --- ## [Game Launcher and experimental builds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-launcher-and-experimental-builds/21903)
**Author:** [@66Jamie61\_2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/66Jamie61_2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-launcher-and-experimental-builds/21903 "2019-11-11T03:43:55Z")
Hello. Is it possible to get experimental build through launcher? I can’t find it anywhere. The only version I can get is 0.3D-3509, although I can see that there is #9882 available. [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=106) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=108)