# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=178 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 179 --- ## [Failed to place NPC in a valid location near (98,5,-3)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/failed-to-place-npc-in-a-valid-location-near-98-5-3/17091)
**Author:** [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/failed-to-place-npc-in-a-valid-location-near-98-5-3/17091 "2018-10-21T18:07:32Z")
So I’ve lost my NPC companion in a Lab and I got that message, does that mean that the companion is stuck somewhere or is it an unrelated error about a failed attempt at spawning another NPC ? I’m on build 8066 DEBUG … --- ## [Old Guard U.S. Marshal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/old-guard-u-s-marshal/17081)
**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/old-guard-u-s-marshal/17081 "2018-10-21T17:45:00Z")
So after helping out the Old Guard with a few problems, they Deputized Mr. Raynor as a Marshal and asked me to go deal with a problem. I saw somewhere that as long as I wear the badge, police eyebots will recognize my a… --- ## [Extra-low (0.01) item spawn rates world limitation in current experimental (what to kill to get X?)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/extra-low-0-01-item-spawn-rates-world-limitation-in-current-experimental-what-to-kill-to-get-x/17022)
**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/extra-low-0-01-item-spawn-rates-world-limitation-in-current-experimental-what-to-kill-to-get-x/17022 "2018-10-21T09:11:38Z")
Got back to playing after several months, and normally I like playing with extra-low (0.01) item spawn rate. However, with the new changes, I really wonder how viable it is. Are there any crucial items that can’t be lo… --- ## [Way to Heal livestock](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/way-to-heal-livestock/16991)
**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/way-to-heal-livestock/16991 "2018-10-20T20:08:57Z")
Is it possible to heal livestock? Do they naturally regen health? One of my newly tamed cows is only at || health, and my dog is only at 1 bar! This leads to another question: do tamed animal fight with each other? --- ## [Changes to Sight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changes-to-sight/17039)
**Author:** [@Treah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Treah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changes-to-sight/17039 "2018-10-20T19:57:21Z")
So its been quite some time since I had updated my game to the latest pull and wanted to know if any one knows with the new changes to the way the sight works where the map is shown but not seen by the player, is the inf… --- ## [Health system rework proposal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/health-system-rework-proposal/7604)
**Author:** [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/health-system-rework-proposal/7604 "2014-10-19T17:19:21Z")
Current health system has 5 more or less major flaws: \[ol\]\[li\]Food health value becomes obsolete once you acquire vitamins\[/li\] \[li\]Optimal gameplay (popping pills once every x hours) is tedious rather than skill-based… --- ## [Ease of Use - Item Tagging (Easy Looting and Droping Backpacks)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ease-of-use-item-tagging-easy-looting-and-droping-backpacks/11813)
**Author:** [@Human\_Shield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Human_Shield)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ease-of-use-item-tagging-easy-looting-and-droping-backpacks/11813 "2018-10-20T19:15:48Z")
There has been talk of being able to drop backpacks but the managing of separates inventory spaces would be too much of a hassle to manage. Terraria has a feature in which you tag items in your inventory to keep and the… --- ## [New Mod: Bat Clothing!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-mod-bat-clothing/16288)
**Author:** [@TheSalamanderDJ](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheSalamanderDJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-mod-bat-clothing/16288 "2018-10-20T17:26:17Z")
Made a mod by request of a younger cousin of mine! --- ## [Newbie Questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931)
**Author:** [@bobbyboey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bobbyboey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-questions/13931 "2018-10-20T15:32:02Z")
Hey, I’m sorta new at coding and all, so I don’t really understand much in the compiler. I’m running it on Code::Blocks MinGW, and got this message in the Build window: -------------- Build: Release in Cataclysm (compi… --- ## [SQUARELIKE Font (Very WIP)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/squarelike-font-very-wip/16964)
**Author:** [@Mummelpuffin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mummelpuffin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/squarelike-font-very-wip/16964 "2018-10-20T14:55:16Z")
I have absolutely no experience working with fonts, so this is very much a trial-and-error process for me at the moment. It can currently be found here until I come up with a better place to host it. The plan is for ev… --- ## [Launcher not allowing me to update](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-not-allowing-me-to-update/17070)
**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-not-allowing-me-to-update/17070 "2018-10-20T13:59:48Z")
What it sounds like: my launcher is still on build 8040, and I see that build 8062 is out in the changelog, but the ‘update game’ button is grayed out and I cannot click it. What do? --- ## [The Flesh Is Weak: Cybernetic Limbs & Digitizing Consciousness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-flesh-is-weak-cybernetic-limbs-digitizing-consciousness/17073)
**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-flesh-is-weak-cybernetic-limbs-digitizing-consciousness/17073 "2018-10-20T03:31:15Z")
I saw that there was some discussion a few years ago regarding adding cybernetic replacement limbs, but I haven’t seen any mods for this or any recent discussion. Has anybody made a mod for this yet, or are there any pla… --- ## [Arcana Mod Summoning question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-mod-summoning-question/17062)
**Author:** [@Sppectre](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sppectre)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-mod-summoning-question/17062 "2018-10-19T22:06:39Z")
Hey guys! I have an urgent inquiry about Arcana and Magic Items mod. So basically, I needed some ASAP assistance in my adventure to a Grove so I summoned a Shoggoth. The thing is, I never actually saw one in action so… --- ## [Root walls and jackhammers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/root-walls-and-jackhammers/17065)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/root-walls-and-jackhammers/17065 "2018-10-19T17:56:19Z")
While clearing a triffid heart, I noticed that I couldn’t burrow through root walls with the jackhammer, with the message “You can’t drill there”. However the wiki recommends bringing a jackhammer, implying that you can … --- ## [Minireactor Self Destruct](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minireactor-self-destruct/17047)
**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minireactor-self-destruct/17047 "2018-10-19T13:08:58Z")
So, I’m a new player, and I’ve begun tinkering with my deathmobile, a tank which I’ve extensively modified with among other things, a minireactor. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make my vehicle self destruct in … --- ## [Camp creation (or rather failure to do so)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/camp-creation-or-rather-failure-to-do-so/17033)
**Author:** [@Rose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rose)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/camp-creation-or-rather-failure-to-do-so/17033 "2018-10-19T01:45:09Z")
So, I’ve decided to make my own camp for my own faction. I’ve recruited an NPC ant told her to make a camp at a location that I liked. But nobody told me that things are going to get this awful… So here we are, standin… --- ## [Good place to start](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-place-to-start/8350)
**Author:** [@Shrde](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shrde)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-place-to-start/8350 "2018-10-18T20:47:26Z")
Im new to this game I’ve see it threw a few youtube videos so where is the best place to start this game and what are some good guides or newb tips to help --- ## [Ambient Light Solar?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ambient-light-solar/17050)
**Author:** [@Unawares](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Unawares)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ambient-light-solar/17050 "2018-10-18T00:16:00Z")
So my recent explorations in the now much brighter Labs got me thinking about solar power implementation. Currently my understanding is solar power generation requires above ground outdoor location and daylight with goo… --- ## [A set of Ideas added over time](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-set-of-ideas-added-over-time/17020)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-set-of-ideas-added-over-time/17020 "2018-10-18T03:42:00Z")
!WARNING! this is going to be a bunch of ideas at once. i prefer to do this over a bunch of ideas and i may end up either making new one later or modify this one. also some ideas are more of add after game is finished th… --- ## [Wrong dreams for trog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wrong-dreams-for-trog/17043)
**Author:** [@Demosthenes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Demosthenes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wrong-dreams-for-trog/17043 "2018-10-18T02:48:48Z")
My trog survivor (love that regeneration and night vision) is continuously having spider dreams. Is the code frayed? --- ## [About auto-move](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-auto-move/17048)
**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-auto-move/17048 "2018-10-18T00:09:21Z")
I see auto-move mentioned here and there. What is this feature? Does it work on ascii version? Does it need mouse click? --- ## [Dumb mod idea: primitive mode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dumb-mod-idea-primitive-mode/10156)
**Author:** [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dumb-mod-idea-primitive-mode/10156 "2018-10-17T05:10:37Z")
This would be a massive pain in the ass to put together and keep updated, but…I had an idea for a mod. Basically, one that severely limits the player’s crafting options, by pushing a wide array of recipes to being bookl… --- ## [Update to an "infected" scenario after healing overhaul warranted?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/update-to-an-infected-scenario-after-healing-overhaul-warranted/17030)
**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/update-to-an-infected-scenario-after-healing-overhaul-warranted/17030 "2018-10-16T21:56:40Z")
Long story short: since medkits no longer cure infection and antibiotics no longer cure infection instantly, “infected” scenario got MUCH more difficult. And the real problem is, quite likely you only have 8 hours to ge… --- ## [Can't navigate the main menu using "\>" "\<"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-navigate-the-main-menu-using/17027)
**Author:** [@Fjolset](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fjolset)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-navigate-the-main-menu-using/17027 "2018-10-16T16:57:28Z")
I’m having problems navigating the main menu. My numpad and arrow keys are working, but my “\>” “\<” doesn’t seem to work, which makes it so I can’t go back to previous pages when I’m creating a new world or a new characte… --- ## [Lots and lots of soldier ants](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lots-and-lots-of-soldier-ants/17018)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lots-and-lots-of-soldier-ants/17018 "2018-10-16T03:17:35Z")
I’ve got an anthill intersecting a lab I want to explore, and there’s a seemingly limitless number of soldier ants blocking my way. Killed around 300 so far, with no signs of stopping. And that’s excluding those killed b… --- ## [Frame/Quaterpanel Shape](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frame-quaterpanel-shape/17031)
**Author:** [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frame-quaterpanel-shape/17031 "2018-10-16T01:15:39Z")
Good evening survivers! I’m heavy into vehicle building, not only for driving but also for base application. I was wondering if there is any significance/purpose for the different shapes that frames/quarter panels have. … --- ## [Blue (the darker one) is quite unreadable over text on Windows Tiles/SDL builds by default](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blue-the-darker-one-is-quite-unreadable-over-text-on-windows-tiles-sdl-builds-by-default/15682)
**Author:** [@dissociativity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dissociativity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blue-the-darker-one-is-quite-unreadable-over-text-on-windows-tiles-sdl-builds-by-default/15682 "2018-10-15T21:13:16Z")
As the title says, especially if one is using flux or any similar application to reduce eye strain. Blue also makes it really hard to read tiles in general, it’s irritating wherever it appears as a background for tiles … --- ## [Mod ideas: raiders and stuff](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-ideas-raiders-and-stuff/17029)
**Author:** [@socom55](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/socom55)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-ideas-raiders-and-stuff/17029 "2018-10-15T19:01:09Z")
i had an idea for a mod for raiders that should spawn randomly in groups and hunt down the player and they will take items they find like the normal roaming npc but they are always hostel and there will be 4 types of rai… --- ## [Game wont launch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-wont-launch/16998)
**Author:** [@what](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/what)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-wont-launch/16998 "2018-10-14T14:02:49Z")
is there any way to fix this? it started last night when my computer crashed while playing the game. i can open the launcher, but not the game. --- ## [How is the amount of experienced gain through... well any action (I am specifically looking into crafting) determined?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-is-the-amount-of-experienced-gain-through-well-any-action-i-am-specifically-looking-into-crafting-determined/16956)
**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-is-the-amount-of-experienced-gain-through-well-any-action-i-am-specifically-looking-into-crafting-determined/16956 "2018-10-14T07:28:03Z")
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