# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=157 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 158 --- ## [Food morale buff duration really short](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/food-morale-buff-duration-really-short/18588)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/food-morale-buff-duration-really-short/18588 "2019-01-30T03:17:32Z")
Food/drink morale debuffs used to last for quite a while, yet now last only about an hour in game - maybe a bit more. While it is possible that this is an intended change, it seems likely to be a bug, especially consider… --- ## [Morale while batch crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-while-batch-crafting/18602)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-while-batch-crafting/18602 "2019-01-30T01:31:10Z")
With the recent changes to food morale buff duration, I’ve been having difficulties keeping my alcoholic character productive during batch crafting, as my food/alcohol based buffs all go away at about an hour in, at whic… --- ## [Can actions happen in less than 6 seconds?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-actions-happen-in-less-than-6-seconds/18564)
**Author:** [@Hirmuolio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hirmuolio)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-actions-happen-in-less-than-6-seconds/18564 "2019-01-29T19:47:43Z")
The game has 6 second long turns. If you have a watch in game you will see that if your action progresses time then the time progresses in 6 second chunks. But I also noticed that when you run you can sometimes move by … --- ## [Scraps of meat can't be smoked?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scraps-of-meat-cant-be-smoked/18538)
**Author:** [@Damnit-Jenkins](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Damnit-Jenkins)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scraps-of-meat-cant-be-smoked/18538 "2019-01-29T18:09:00Z")
So I just watched " Cataclysm University - Course 25 - Early Food Preservation" and did the following: Built a Kiln for charcoal. Made charcoal Built Smoking rack Loaded smoker with charcoal Hunted some food. Came back… --- ## [Localized weather and special weather effects](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/localized-weather-and-special-weather-effects/5604)
**Author:** [@JimQuaid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JimQuaid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/localized-weather-and-special-weather-effects/5604 "2019-01-29T17:00:50Z")
In my other thread, which wasn’t all that well received by the people with da power of coding and merging another interesting idea came about: \[quote=“Sean Mirrsen, post:34, topic:5561”\]I think what we need is actual we… --- ## [Atomic Refrigerator?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/atomic-refrigerator/18309)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/atomic-refrigerator/18309 "2019-01-29T13:48:46Z")
I think a refrigerator powered by plutonium cells would be a nice addition. Maybe have a variant of the FoodCo Kitchen Buddy that takes UPS charge or plutonium cells. It would be great for food preservation, assuming you… --- ## [CVD machine in experimental](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cvd-machine-in-experimental/18522)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cvd-machine-in-experimental/18522 "2019-01-29T09:49:53Z")
What is the CVD machine sed for in current dev? Because is seems like the recipes that used it in Lab-journal-Gustav were removed at some point. Is there something else it is used for, or is is useless at the moment? --- ## [Alcohol withdrawal morale debuff fluctuates wildly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-withdrawal-morale-debuff-fluctuates-wildly/18584)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/alcohol-withdrawal-morale-debuff-fluctuates-wildly/18584 "2019-01-29T02:45:04Z")
I am playing a character who is addicted to alcohol, which would - prior to updating to the latest version after being about 4-5 days behind - give me morale debuffs ranging from -45 to -90 give or take, depending on how… --- ## [Hightech tool idea](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hightech-tool-idea/17963)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hightech-tool-idea/17963 "2019-01-29T02:20:02Z")
so for a few new tool ideas. plasma/laser welder. both are very fast and low power cost though the plasma is the higher of the two it uses nuclear cells as fuel while the laser is just a batterys and is the highest norma… --- ## [The Warlock Mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-warlock-mod/18285)
**Author:** [@Terror](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Terror)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-warlock-mod/18285 "2019-01-29T01:31:42Z")
Hey this is just to introduce my warlock class mod. Download at the bottom The Warlock A powerful Warlock in the old world, you were a master of the arcane and occult arts alike, unlike the rare but typical magic user… --- ## [Homeless camp scenario start](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/homeless-camp-scenario-start/17778)
**Author:** [@Wayticus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayticus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/homeless-camp-scenario-start/17778 "2019-01-28T23:32:30Z")
As the title says new scenario, starts in a homeless camp, I didn’t see one like this already made, and wanted to RP one myself, thought I’d share it. Is limited to survivor, tweaker, crackhead, and hobo, no bonus points… --- ## [Creature Sight range](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/creature-sight-range/18579)
**Author:** [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/creature-sight-range/18579 "2019-01-28T18:19:56Z")
So I’ve recently tried to make a terrain flag that affect sight ranges of player and other creature. It works for player : when you step on terrain with the flag your sight is reduced to 1 tile, but when I spawn a monste… --- ## [Getting portal generator](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-portal-generator/18566)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-portal-generator/18566 "2019-01-28T09:57:10Z")
I’ve searched quite a few labs, and bunkers and whatnot, and have yet to find a portal generator. Am I looking in the right place, and just getting unlucky, or do I have to look somewhere else, or disassemble some partic… --- ## [Make electricity with foot paddle and avoid walls](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-electricity-with-foot-paddle-and-avoid-walls/18484)
**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-electricity-with-foot-paddle-and-avoid-walls/18484 "2019-01-28T00:10:13Z")
I want to make electricity in the basement of a house. I made a 1 tile vehile with foot paddle, seat, truck alternator, and battery. But I can’t drive it. I don’t want to install wheel and move round and around in the… --- ## [Hmmm a android bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hmmm-a-android-bug/18568)
**Author:** [@Foxyguard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foxyguard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hmmm-a-android-bug/18568 "2019-01-27T20:38:25Z")
So i tried newest catalysm version i turned on only option software rendering and it instantly turned itself off after i did everything i had to do like i wonder whats the cause of it --- ## [Changes to Butchery or at least some ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changes-to-butchery-or-at-least-some-ideas/18559)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changes-to-butchery-or-at-least-some-ideas/18559 "2019-01-27T20:30:26Z")
So i was thinking on some aspects of Butchery. And i felt it would work better if it was orginized like this. Quick, Full,Field dress, dissect, and quarter. with it being set in to group quick is the faster sloppy versi… --- ## [Toilets can only contain water?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toilets-can-only-contain-water/18562)
**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toilets-can-only-contain-water/18562 "2019-01-27T14:28:48Z")
So apparently the toilet can only hold water and allow you to retrieve it. Not even clean water just regular water. I found out when I thought since clearly I don’t have enough watertight containers atm I though why not … --- ## [A quick question for The Bionic Battery system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-quick-question-for-the-bionic-battery-system/18557)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-quick-question-for-the-bionic-battery-system/18557 "2019-01-26T17:31:59Z")
So would the battery system that lets you gain power from batteries work with more than the base batteries? like rechargeable batteries and car batteries --- ## [Questions about overmap specials](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-overmap-specials/18552)
**Author:** [@Hirmuolio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hirmuolio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-overmap-specials/18552 "2019-01-26T10:42:58Z")
Few questions about things in overmap specials json. "connections" : \[ { "point" : \[-1,0,0\], "terrain" : "road" }, \] This causes road to spawn from this thing and connect it to other things. What exactly does the "exi… --- ## [The issue of Kev Jong-Un](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-issue-of-kev-jong-un/18526)
**Author:** [@trelatyraelis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/trelatyraelis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-issue-of-kev-jong-un/18526 "2019-01-26T07:36:16Z")
Getting your account banned from posting in an open source project for posting in an open pull request to confirm a post made a fellow coder a few days back smells more like a dictatorship in an open source project. Oh … --- ## [Super-dense pancake bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/super-dense-pancake-bug/18556)
**Author:** [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/super-dense-pancake-bug/18556 "2019-01-25T22:14:20Z")
I think I just encountered a bug, but I’m not sure how it happened. I’m pretty certain these pancakes were normal before being stored in a fridge, frozen, and reheated a couple of times. Now I’ve got two of the original … --- ## [I'm keep sinking inside my own boat for some reason](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/im-keep-sinking-inside-my-own-boat-for-some-reason/18523)
**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/im-keep-sinking-inside-my-own-boat-for-some-reason/18523 "2019-01-25T21:21:22Z")
This is something new from the new version, since the new side menu has update, I have a weird situation on the ship, for some reason, I keep sinking inside the ship that I was build, and even keep on that way even while… --- ## [Planting vegetables in a lab without sun light](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/planting-vegetables-in-a-lab-without-sun-light/18464)
**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/planting-vegetables-in-a-lab-without-sun-light/18464 "2019-01-25T21:16:47Z")
Burned down library and fungi in lab. Planted veggies on dirt in the library. Will the veggies grow? There is no sunlight. --- ## [Security camera and indirect damage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/security-camera-and-indirect-damage/18540)
**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/security-camera-and-indirect-damage/18540 "2019-01-25T18:28:49Z")
Can monsters sill hit me if I can see them indirectly through security camera? --- ## [Complete mutation graph: requisites, cancels and more](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/complete-mutation-graph-requisites-cancels-and-more/18551)
**Author:** [@Delta\_Epsilon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Delta_Epsilon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/complete-mutation-graph-requisites-cancels-and-more/18551 "2019-01-25T15:58:12Z")
The ipynb code file is a Jupyter Notebook. Used libraries: graphviz with dot and circo engine. For clarity, prerequisite edges are omitted for trivial mutation pathways. A mutation changing or leading into another is … --- ## [Crashing whenever i use any Vehicles. Experimental - O.C 8472 Build](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-whenever-i-use-any-vehicles-experimental-o-c-8472-build/18550)
**Author:** [@Fuzzy\_Duck](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fuzzy_Duck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-whenever-i-use-any-vehicles-experimental-o-c-8472-build/18550 "2019-01-25T12:15:05Z")
So, it seems that everytime i try to use an vehicle game crashs. I can turn on the engine, but trying to use any eletronic, mounted turret, or move the rig will crash. CRASH LOG FILE: config/crash.log VERSION: 0.C-370… --- ## [2 questions about purifier](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-questions-about-purifier/18525)
**Author:** [@Medi\_Ding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Medi_Ding)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-questions-about-purifier/18525 "2019-01-25T12:12:26Z")
What is the difference between purifier serum and normal purifier? Does serum just remove more? I saw in the json that normal purifier has a health rating of 5. Given how it does stuff to your genes and is basically mut… --- ## [Bows and modifications change since I last played?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bows-and-modifications-change-since-i-last-played/18539)
**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bows-and-modifications-change-since-i-last-played/18539 "2019-01-25T04:46:47Z")
Since the last time I played, it looks like there’s been a number of modifications to the way bows work. The original modifications are still in the menu but it seems that bows only accept one now? Can someone give me a… --- ## [Multiple item actions possible in JSON](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/multiple-item-actions-possible-in-json/18535)
**Author:** [@Escaron](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Escaron)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/multiple-item-actions-possible-in-json/18535 "2019-01-24T23:24:24Z")
Hello, is it possible for one item to have multiple action items specified? Like one drug having an ability to act as a weak painkiller and weak disinfectant? Is it possible to do this in JSON? --- ## [Base lighting so you can see](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/base-lighting-so-you-can-see/18516)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/base-lighting-so-you-can-see/18516 "2019-01-24T15:42:46Z")
o think some sytems to better light up a building would be nice. some ideas are torches. placed torchest. the most basic lighting for a base basically the torch item placed on a wall. has to be completely replaced when … [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=156) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=158)