# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=135

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## [I need help resizing my minimap!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-resizing-my-minimap/20174)

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**Author:** [@Bake\_my\_potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bake_my_potato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-need-help-resizing-my-minimap/20174 "2019-05-27T19:49:14Z")

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I have tried to change the minimap size my changing the minimap height but nothing seems to work. I’ll put it all the way to 100, reset the game, and nothing happens. Can y’all help me??

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## [Default settings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-settings/20176)

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**Author:** [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-settings/20176 "2019-05-27T16:32:23Z")

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So, in my last playthrough, I made it through most of year 1 before I got bored and killed my character. I found that I was only running 15 day seasons, which confused me because I thought the default had been bumped up…

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## [Bows, Crossbows and Their Balance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bows-crossbows-and-their-balance/17067)

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**Author:** [@darktoes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darktoes)\
**Replies:** 310\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bows-crossbows-and-their-balance/17067 "2019-05-27T09:07:44Z")

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In the interests of balance and furthering the game, I’ve decided to put together a little thread/poll here about bows and crossbows, specifically looking at their balance. To be clear, I’m the one responsible for most o…

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## [A funny moment and why you always check your states](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-funny-moment-and-why-you-always-check-your-states/20171)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-funny-moment-and-why-you-always-check-your-states/20171 "2019-05-26T19:41:51Z")

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So at one point in a game, I was moving wherein a MEGA story I was living in. originally I was in a small room just before the roof. but was making a small hut/house (Two rooms) on the roof. while moving the box of food…

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## [Battle Maid Redux, attempted translation + minor tweaks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battle-maid-redux-attempted-translation-minor-tweaks/15424)

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**Author:** [@Vermilion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vermilion)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battle-maid-redux-attempted-translation-minor-tweaks/15424 "2019-05-24T09:48:20Z")

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Battle Maid Redux This is an attempted translation of the Battle Maid mod for C:DDA with some minor nerfs to the martial arts. This uses the same IDs as the original mod, so DO NOT use this mod at the same time with the…

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## [Some changes to bite infection mechanics suggestion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-changes-to-bite-infection-mechanics-suggestion/439)

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**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-changes-to-bite-infection-mechanics-suggestion/439 "2019-05-26T10:45:57Z")

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Suggestion group 1: (modification) Have bite only indicate a chance of infection, not a guarantee. Introduce trait to reduce chance. Allow cleaning wounds with alcohol to prevent infection. Suggestion group 2: (repla…

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## [Butchery, How to](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/butchery-how-to/20169)

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**Author:** [@nerosshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nerosshadow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/butchery-how-to/20169 "2019-05-26T07:40:06Z")

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for the life of me I cannot figure out how to butcher with a rope and tree, the git isnt helping.

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## [A few zombie disposal questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-zombie-disposal-questions/20164)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-zombie-disposal-questions/20164 "2019-05-25T19:20:16Z")

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So I was wondering. Does tossing a zombies body off a building actually do anything? Example. I had a spitter zombie’s body on top of the apartment rooftop start. know I knew doing anything would lead to acid everywhere.…

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## [Missing mansion roofs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-mansion-roofs/20160)

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**Author:** [@draghi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/draghi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-mansion-roofs/20160 "2019-05-25T17:03:12Z")

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hello, i’ve come across mansion designs in separate playthroughs that have that same problem, the upper level seems to be missing roofs above bathrooms or red carpet floor sections. i slept inside one of those and was s…

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## [Zombie hordes appearing out of thin air in recent updates?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-hordes-appearing-out-of-thin-air-in-recent-updates/19675)

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**Author:** [@draghi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/draghi)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-hordes-appearing-out-of-thin-air-in-recent-updates/19675 "2019-05-25T17:01:54Z")

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hello i just cleared a part of town of some hordes and took some hours to dissect the bodies of several shocker/technician zombies then came back to see in the same place i cleared a new 30+ zombie horde spawned out of t…

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## [Survivalist's Furniture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivalists-furniture/20102)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivalists-furniture/20102 "2019-05-25T16:54:25Z")

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I have been thinking. would having some more makeshift furniture be a good idea? By that, you have the log walls and log/sod roof and rope and plank doors. some rope and wood furniture would fit and would help with playe…

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## [Psionics Mod \[WIP\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/psionics-mod-wip/15605)

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**Author:** [@SethSR](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SethSR)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/psionics-mod-wip/15605 "2018-06-04T18:55:01Z")

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Hello! This is my first time posting here, and my first time modding a game! Don’t worry though, I’m a programmer by trade, so this should be doable (famous last words…). In recent years, I’ve taken a liking to the kind…

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## [Inconsistent skill/resource requirement GUI](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inconsistent-skill-resource-requirement-gui/20159)

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**Author:** [@Stevepunk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stevepunk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inconsistent-skill-resource-requirement-gui/20159 "2019-05-25T14:20:35Z")

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One thing that always bothers me is the resource requirement for recipes is in the opposite format to the skill requirement. The skill UI is fine I think. In the below screenshot I have 1/2 cooking - 1 of the required 2…

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## [Roads/walkways and pathways](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/roads-walkways-and-pathways/20157)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/roads-walkways-and-pathways/20157 "2019-05-25T09:45:06Z")

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While working on some buildings for a fort. I got to thinking. It would be nice if we could place a kind of flooring that didn’t have a roof. in essence walkways like sidewalks and stuff. they could be fast to move on an…

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## [Getting error upon building CDDA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-error-upon-building-cdda/20146)

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**Author:** [@bananaedmonkey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bananaedmonkey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-error-upon-building-cdda/20146 "2019-05-24T15:05:55Z")

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I have been trying to compile CDDA for the last couple hours, I am stuck on this error. HEAP\[Cataclysm-vcpkg-Debug-x64.exe\]: Invalid address specified to RtlValidateHeap( 00000198F47A0000, 00000198FC426F30 ) It is thro…

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## [Tab out crash. Assistance needed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tab-out-crash-assistance-needed/20056)

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**Author:** [@Hof1993](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hof1993)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tab-out-crash-assistance-needed/20056 "2019-05-24T04:38:24Z")

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my previous computer anytime I hit the Windows key I could Tab out of game to do other things. Now whenever I tab out the game automatically crashes. Is there another key combination I can use to Tab out a game without i…

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## [A few questions on camps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-questions-on-camps/20145)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-questions-on-camps/20145 "2019-05-23T23:50:49Z")

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So one can actually control where things get placed. And how well do they interact with player built buildings? Can I build a warehouse and use it to store things without it getting in the way of any new buildings?

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## [Do zombies become stronger over time?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-zombies-become-stronger-over-time/20118)

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**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-zombies-become-stronger-over-time/20118 "2019-05-23T21:36:33Z")

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Are we all zombie food in the end?

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## [Allow lab dissectors to be used for dissections with higher yields than doing it yourself](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-lab-dissectors-to-be-used-for-dissections-with-higher-yields-than-doing-it-yourself/19001)

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**Author:** [@Esther](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Esther)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-lab-dissectors-to-be-used-for-dissections-with-higher-yields-than-doing-it-yourself/19001 "2019-05-23T13:23:38Z")

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This idea occurred to me earlier today. Being called “dissectors”, I’ve generally assumed that they function as operating tables with laser machinery for dissecting cadavers, especially because they’re impossible to miss…

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## [You know you've improved when](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/you-know-youve-improved-when/20076)

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**Author:** [@PhenomPhear](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PhenomPhear)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/you-know-youve-improved-when/20076 "2019-05-23T08:51:13Z")

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So I was messing around in the top level of a lab, trying to haul some wood and I kept getting interrupted by hearing a “piercing wail”. What do I do? I put on my noise canceling headgear. This made me think “Wow, I’ve r…

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## [Abandoned scenario - frail trait](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/abandoned-scenario-frail-trait/20138)

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**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/abandoned-scenario-frail-trait/20138 "2019-05-23T08:04:03Z")

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Does the frail trait always stay with you when you play the abandoned scenario? I understand starting with it, waking up from a coma, lack of food/water, but i’d like it if you can recover back to full health

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## [Game crashes setting alarm to wake up (build 8858)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-setting-alarm-to-wake-up-build-8858/19890)

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**Author:** [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-setting-alarm-to-wake-up-build-8858/19890 "2019-05-23T04:13:26Z")

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Good day people; I have noticed through some gameplays, that if i have the internal chronometer installed and go to sleep setting an alarm to wake up, the game crashes; while without that cbm i have no problems. Its a …

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## [Books resetting after each load](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/books-resetting-after-each-load/20137)

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**Author:** [@Agelv\_Laerothon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Agelv_Laerothon)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/books-resetting-after-each-load/20137 "2019-05-23T03:41:23Z")

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All books in my game revert to red text as if I never checked their contents upon loading my save I’m on the latest build, does anyone experience the same issue?

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## [Mi-go Raiders, Slavers, etc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-raiders-slavers-etc/18009)

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**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-raiders-slavers-etc/18009 "2019-05-23T00:01:20Z")

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So I was thinking there aren’t enough ranged enemies in the game, and that might be something we could use more of. One of the more mysterious and dangerous enemies currently present in the game is the Mi-go. As I under…

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## [Bionic slots. They in or not?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-slots-they-in-or-not/20132)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-slots-they-in-or-not/20132 "2019-05-22T22:15:18Z")

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so pre.D update there was a debug to add Bionic slots. But it’s gone now. does that mean they added Bionic limits? or did they remove the debug to work on the option more. Personally, I don’t want slot limits and would l…

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## [Project Kawaii. Return of the Nekoshojou-Maid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/project-kawaii-return-of-the-nekoshojou-maid/19829)

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**Author:** [@Azure\_Soul\_Azur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azure_Soul_Azur)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/project-kawaii-return-of-the-nekoshojou-maid/19829 "2019-05-22T22:06:23Z")

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Poorly made. But somewhat useable. All info is in Project\_Kawaii\_Log.txt so check that. If someone wants to make it better feel free to. I’m pretty busy so there not much time to learn modding for this game. https://me…

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## [Announcing incoming new features for Sound Pack Developers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/announcing-incoming-new-features-for-sound-pack-developers/19975)

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**Author:** [@mr\_sep](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mr_sep)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/announcing-incoming-new-features-for-sound-pack-developers/19975 "2019-05-22T19:48:45Z")

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Hello! I’d like to announce that I’ve made a PR that will enable Sound Pack Developers to add a large number of new sound effects to their packs. Full list is in the PR itself and it can be found HERE. Few important fe…

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## [Alcohol makes me pass out instantly?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-makes-me-pass-out-instantly/20140)

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**Author:** [@Orca\_0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Orca_0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-makes-me-pass-out-instantly/20140 "2019-05-22T18:00:08Z")

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Any alcoholic beverage makes my character pass out for about an hour. I’m playing experimental version 0.D-2518-g65a0502. My character traits are Cannibal, Fast Metabolism, Killer Drive, Masochist, Optimist, and Pain Sen…

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## [Game becoming way slower after an update](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-becoming-way-slower-after-an-update/20124)

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**Author:** [@Rose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rose)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-becoming-way-slower-after-an-update/20124 "2019-05-22T17:50:12Z")

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So, I’ve updated the game yesterday from 8938 to 9013 and the game progression slowed down significantly. All actions that take time have slowed down: walking, driving, butchering, aiming, etc. Crafting inside a vehicle …

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## [Robot "NPCS" for bases](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/robot-npcs-for-bases/20117)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/robot-npcs-for-bases/20117 "2019-05-22T15:22:51Z")

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I was thinking and unless you start with an NPC it’s hard to get them to join you half the time. So I got to thinking. Could a robot be a replacement NPC, Players can make? Of course, they would have problems. one no ski…

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