# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=151

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## [Thoughts on changing the game start date](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-changing-the-game-start-date/18628)

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**Author:** [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-changing-the-game-start-date/18628 "2019-03-03T18:34:11Z")

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GitHub issue for more context: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/28000 As we continue to make the game more realistic, early spring start is becoming more and more difficult. This is as it should be, b…

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## [Feature Freeze for 0.D](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/feature-freeze-for-0-d/18536)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/feature-freeze-for-0-d/18536 "2019-03-03T18:26:26Z")

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Details in the linked issue, but the tl;dr is we’re REAL close to having all the blockers sorted out, so I’ve created an official release branch that will only get bugfixes from now on, and the release should happen i…

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## [The history of my character that is so Lucky I think it should be considered illegal to use her](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-history-of-my-character-that-is-so-lucky-i-think-it-should-be-considered-illegal-to-use-her/19044)

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**Author:** [@Turtleoverlord](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Turtleoverlord)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-history-of-my-character-that-is-so-lucky-i-think-it-should-be-considered-illegal-to-use-her/19044 "2019-03-03T01:28:23Z")

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Playing the good old,big cities extremely away from each other,robots prodige so I start with a Craftbuddy at the fled the riots scenario,oi started on a library and I saw an LMOE shelter south and a gun store on the ot…

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## [Really Bad Day custom Starts, Rescrewed Edition](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/really-bad-day-custom-starts-rescrewed-edition/19040)

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**Author:** [@begginfokillz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/begginfokillz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/really-bad-day-custom-starts-rescrewed-edition/19040 "2019-03-02T18:05:17Z")

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hi everyone, i just finished a custom starts mod while i wait for the new stable update of the game, please do enjoy, and tell me what you think. screenshots included too! starts i have made for your suffering: “name”…

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## [Where the fast zombies at?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-the-fast-zombies-at/19038)

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**Author:** [@Graphical](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Graphical)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-the-fast-zombies-at/19038 "2019-03-02T17:40:44Z")

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What happened to the Fast Zombies mod you could pick in world gen? I wanted to play 28 days later only to find it not possible. If its removed for good, could someone give a link to the .zip file for it or something? …

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## [So will the devs do update for android version (solved)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-will-the-devs-do-update-for-android-version-solved/18509)

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**Author:** [@Foxyguard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foxyguard)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-will-the-devs-do-update-for-android-version-solved/18509 "2019-03-02T13:05:58Z")

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First will the android vwrsion get actually updated? Two:add sandbox mod or console or map editor so we can make like. A map or something what we can play in defense… also is there to repair the radio tower

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## [Are the Craftbuddy's an vanila item or is it an mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-the-craftbuddys-an-vanila-item-or-is-it-an-mod/18980)

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**Author:** [@Turtleoverlord](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Turtleoverlord)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-the-craftbuddys-an-vanila-item-or-is-it-an-mod/18980 "2019-03-02T09:40:42Z")

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Well,I can’t find them on the item browser or the wiki They are just out of there for some random reason or they aren’t vanila ?

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## [Suggestion for cdda about space (solved)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-for-cdda-about-space-solved/18873)

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**Author:** [@Foxyguard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foxyguard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-for-cdda-about-space-solved/18873 "2019-03-02T09:33:53Z")

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Alright i recoinsider my idea there new idea:just space junk and fallen rockets, and orbital satelites they would cointain scans of big spaces,fictional guns,dangerous weapons but would land in water or near water

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## [Mechanical switch in storage units](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mechanical-switch-in-storage-units/19037)

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**Author:** [@mullmuzzler](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mullmuzzler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mechanical-switch-in-storage-units/19037 "2019-03-02T06:38:54Z")

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Anyone noticed that, sometimes, you need to turn the switch handle twice in order to open the gate ? The gate is closed, but when you turn the handle first time, the game show “the gate is closed!”

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## [Telescoping Eyes Bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telescoping-eyes-bug/19034)

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**Author:** [@Tazeell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tazeell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telescoping-eyes-bug/19034 "2019-03-02T05:19:03Z")

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There seems to be a bug with part of the functionality of telescoping eyes. It’s supposed to solve eye issues, clearing up the need to things like glasses and the like. However if you end up mutating a sight problem afte…

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## [Diversified forests](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diversified-forests/19027)

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**Author:** [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diversified-forests/19027 "2019-03-02T00:17:10Z")

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I was thinking while trying to find a specific tree among many, perhaps forests needs to be fleshed out. Different forests could have different preferences for wildlife, trees, bushes Having forests diversified on …

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## [Refugees abd "the cow is too big"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugees-abd-the-cow-is-too-big/19023)

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**Author:** [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugees-abd-the-cow-is-too-big/19023 "2019-03-01T23:42:25Z")

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How I can donate food to Tacoma or Refugee? I mean the NPC. I receive “the cow is too big” msg, but the car container its supposed for cattle. Its a error or the cow is really big? I already capture cow before without…

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## [Food rotting too quickly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/food-rotting-too-quickly/19029)

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**Author:** [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/food-rotting-too-quickly/19029 "2019-03-01T21:37:51Z")

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I have food like boiled eggs that’s rotten within a day or two. I did change the season length, but it lists time as “one week”. I read in a post that thawing and refreezing might cause things to “rot” faster?

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## [Not enough items dark-craftable](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/not-enough-items-dark-craftable/19025)

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**Author:** [@VIVIT](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/VIVIT)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/not-enough-items-dark-craftable/19025 "2019-03-01T21:36:29Z")

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Making things with your hands is obviously a very tactile exercise. Very fine work like sewing or soldering is obviously something that would require you to be able to see, but boiling water? Filling a charcoal kiln? Ham…

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## [A (Much less interesting) Problem with NPCs, a Hulk, and pretty much nothing else (Sorta a sequel to: A ((Basically)Finished) Saga...)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-much-less-interesting-problem-with-npcs-a-hulk-and-pretty-much-nothing-else-sorta-a-sequel-to-a-basically-finished-saga/19008)

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**Author:** [@QuietCoyote](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/QuietCoyote)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-much-less-interesting-problem-with-npcs-a-hulk-and-pretty-much-nothing-else-sorta-a-sequel-to-a-basically-finished-saga/19008 "2019-03-01T21:06:24Z")

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(You know the drill, you can skip this.) Much less of a continuation though, much to my dismay, the home mechanic, while trying to find a quicker way to reach the loot, town; he managed to find a random wolf, of which h…

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## [Help with flags and mods](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-flags-and-mods/19015)

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**Author:** [@Heartwawy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Heartwawy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-flags-and-mods/19015 "2019-03-01T17:24:46Z")

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So, having little experience with coding, I am having trouble with adding the OVERSIZED flag to a modded item that is strapped to the torso (Aftershock’s Extradimensional Pack). Every time I add the flag into the mod’s j…

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## [Killing hostile npcs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-hostile-npcs/19013)

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**Author:** [@Hof1993](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hof1993)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-hostile-npcs/19013 "2019-03-01T13:55:39Z")

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So after defending myself several times from hostile npcs I keep getting the guilty status. Does killing hostiles still drop moral or could it be the child zombies I kill on the regular?

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## [Curious about the logic behind the health system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/curious-about-the-logic-behind-the-health-system/19011)

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**Author:** [@Tazeell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tazeell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/curious-about-the-logic-behind-the-health-system/19011 "2019-03-01T04:05:12Z")

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What goes into an item being classified as healthy vs not? Does it take thing like mutations into account? What would be considered healthy after ones biology ceases to be human or no? What sort of things make one thing …

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## [Vote on what features you'd like for 0.E!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vote-on-what-features-youd-like-for-0-e/18906)

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**Author:** [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vote-on-what-features-youd-like-for-0-e/18906 "2019-03-01T00:46:14Z")

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Hey everyone, 0.D is just around the corner, and it’s time to start thinking about the next version. There’s a much longer list of possible features for 0.E that could ever reasonably be included, so I’ve put together a …

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## [Miscellaneous Minor Ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/miscellaneous-minor-ideas/18697)

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**Author:** [@VIVIT](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/VIVIT)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/miscellaneous-minor-ideas/18697 "2019-02-16T13:57:12Z")

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A “Bloodthirsty” advantage that grants morale for kills. A character creation method that removes advantage and disadvantage limits as a midpoint between single-pool and freeform, allowing players to try out some more i…

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## [The Loot Conundrum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-loot-conundrum/19006)

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**Author:** [@crazykiddeath](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/crazykiddeath)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-loot-conundrum/19006 "2019-02-28T18:17:44Z")

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Am I the only one that stuggles to find the right balance for loot? I usually play with the drop rate turned up because it doesn’t make sense to me that you can break into a house/shop and find very little in the way of …

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## [Pressurised Fuel Tank](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pressurised-fuel-tank/18998)

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**Author:** [@Tazeell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tazeell)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pressurised-fuel-tank/18998 "2019-02-28T16:37:57Z")

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So I found this badass flamethrower but it requires a very specific magazine, a Pressurized fuel tank. Now I can craft small pressurized fuel tanks it wont accept so I figured I just need to skill up more. Hunkered down …

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## [The game's plan after reaching "0.C-9000"?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-games-plan-after-reaching-0-c-9000/18996)

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**Author:** [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-games-plan-after-reaching-0-c-9000/18996 "2019-02-28T14:34:41Z")

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well i’ve been consistently checking the experimental build on jenkins site and it seems like the game is now halfway to reach build 9000. which is amazing for me. but im curious, when we reach build 9000, is there gonn…

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## [Largest city size and space but allows for specials like mansions/factories?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/largest-city-size-and-space-but-allows-for-specials-like-mansions-factories/19000)

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**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/largest-city-size-and-space-but-allows-for-specials-like-mansions-factories/19000 "2019-02-28T13:37:32Z")

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I want the biggest cities but still enough space for overmap specials, like mansions, factories, fungal towers etc. Is size 16 spacing 8 good enough to let overmap specials spawn or should I reduce city size?

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## [Changing Font doesn't work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-font-doesnt-work/18989)

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**Author:** [@Lesseps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lesseps)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-font-doesnt-work/18989 "2019-02-28T07:42:38Z")

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Okay, I’m using windows tileset latest experimental. I edited my FONTDATA file to look like that: { “fontblending”: false, “fontwidth”: 16, “fontheight”: 16, “fontsize”: 16, “typeface”: “whitrabt”, “map\_fontwidth…

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## [Vibrator accident](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vibrator-accident/18974)

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**Author:** [@mortaljacket](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mortaljacket)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vibrator-accident/18974 "2019-02-28T00:58:54Z")

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So on day my caracter got realy down and i decide to use a vibrator to get the boost on morale. I had an EMP granade in my inventory and while she did her “stuff” it went off. I didnt even knew it was possible stil give…

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## [Anyone wish to test a car i made?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-wish-to-test-a-car-i-made/18977)

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**Author:** [@begginfokillz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/begginfokillz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-wish-to-test-a-car-i-made/18977 "2019-02-27T22:31:45Z")

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hi, i am posting a link to a car i made in game, and a link to a tool i found online to port it into the game. if anyone could try the car, and give me some input, i would be most grateful. i would love to know from a pr…

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## [What are Your Options for a "Perfect" Game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-your-options-for-a-perfect-game/18914)

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**Author:** [@QuietCoyote](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/QuietCoyote)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-your-options-for-a-perfect-game/18914 "2019-02-27T19:45:40Z")

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By options I mean of course world (or game?) options, mainly about spawn rates, evolution (although I have no experience with what that does, other than the desc. which sounds a little ambiguous), and maybe monster speed…

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## [Mutations/traits and bionics: Thoughts and rambling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutations-traits-and-bionics-thoughts-and-rambling/18995)

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**Author:** [@Hirmuolio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hirmuolio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutations-traits-and-bionics-thoughts-and-rambling/18995 "2019-02-27T17:07:32Z")

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I had some thoughts and looked at the code. Coding this would probably be way too big undertaking for me so I am just putting the thoughts here. Bionics are practically completely hardcoded. They are working based on th…

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## [Idea: Mutation Locks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-mutation-locks/18987)

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**Author:** [@Heartwawy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Heartwawy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-mutation-locks/18987 "2019-02-27T09:44:44Z")

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The RNG that is mutations is frustrating as it is rewarding. The loss of deterioration can be coupled with the loss of that nifty quick trait. Thus, there should be special mutation locking drugs that prevent a present t…

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