# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=204 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 205 --- ## [How to drift in cata?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-drift-in-cata/15154)
**Author:** [@Code\_4Life](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Code_4Life)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-drift-in-cata/15154 "2018-03-28T23:47:58Z")
Uh i recently got a car in cata and i remembered something i saw from here(i forgot) And he said something about drifting how do you drift in cata and is it possible? --- ## [Bushes (and possibly trees) spread?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bushes-and-possibly-trees-spread/14307)
**Author:** [@Squaggly\_Maggleton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Squaggly_Maggleton)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bushes-and-possibly-trees-spread/14307 "2018-03-28T18:23:54Z")
Apart from the zombies, the world of cata doesn’t seem to age much. Maybe make it so that after an amount of seasons, grass tiles next to a bush have a percentage chance of spawning a bush? If implemented, this could mak… --- ## [Robots, turrets and stuff](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/robots-turrets-and-stuff/15193)
**Author:** [@Rose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rose)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/robots-turrets-and-stuff/15193 "2018-03-28T00:37:16Z")
Hi! I’ve run into a problem. The game wiki says that robots hit by EMP shut down or turn friendly. But all the robots i’ve hit by EMP, either by grenades or Bionics, do not shut down at all. They lose some health, may tu… --- ## [NPC gives quest, instantly dies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-gives-quest-instantly-dies/15189)
**Author:** [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-gives-quest-instantly-dies/15189 "2018-03-27T20:52:56Z")
So I went over to chat to the NPC that had literally never left the evac shelter. He told me he was infected and gave me a quest to get him antibiotics, saying he would only have a few days to live! I walked four or so… --- ## [Item duping bug by giving equipment to followers using equipment manager](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-duping-bug-by-giving-equipment-to-followers-using-equipment-manager/15197)
**Author:** [@hobophobe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-duping-bug-by-giving-equipment-to-followers-using-equipment-manager/15197 "2018-03-27T19:27:54Z")
If you use the ‘e’ command to have your followers equip items from your own inventory (instead of through dialogue) it will give the NPC the item but not remove it from your inventory. An error message is provided; \[im… --- ## [Shouldn't you not see anything while sleeping?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shouldnt-you-not-see-anything-while-sleeping/15183)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shouldnt-you-not-see-anything-while-sleeping/15183 "2018-03-27T12:12:35Z")
While is it that I can still see things while my character sleeps? While the player is technically an outside controller, it still make sense to me. After all, you vision is limited when you have heavy eye encumbrance, s… --- ## [So what actually is "The Blob?" (lots of spoilers)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-what-actually-is-the-blob-lots-of-spoilers/15159)
**Author:** [@hobophobe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-what-actually-is-the-blob-lots-of-spoilers/15159 "2018-03-23T17:36:44Z")
I searched the forums a bit, but only found a few threads pertaining to Nether creatures and Jabberwocks. But nothing on this The Blob. Even the wiki page is barely a stub. So what the heck is this amorphous black muck?… --- ## [Mods don't always show in the mod list](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-dont-always-show-in-the-mod-list/15185)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-dont-always-show-in-the-mod-list/15185 "2018-03-26T22:34:40Z")
I’m certain I put them in correctly, but for some reason the new mods don’t appear to show in the mod list for creating a new world. I thought that perhaps they are just going in the game automatically? I put it into the… --- ## ["DEBUG: tried to set invalid ammo of wooden javelin for altalt"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/debug-tried-to-set-invalid-ammo-of-wooden-javelin-for-altalt/15179)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/debug-tried-to-set-invalid-ammo-of-wooden-javelin-for-altalt/15179 "2018-03-26T19:11:29Z")
That exact message shows up every once in a while, and it what seems to happen is that the altalt doesn’t take use a wooden javelin as ammo. I’m not sure what to do about this, and I assume it isn’t because of the Ascens… --- ## ['Yell A Sentence'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/yell-a-sentence/15181)
**Author:** [@SaveScummer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SaveScummer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/yell-a-sentence/15181 "2018-03-26T19:03:49Z")
How is ‘yelling a sentence’ any diferent from just yelling? I tried using it around Mi-Gos and it didn’t do anything, I was expecting them to repeat the stuff I yelled at them. --- ## [Cant install a ATGM Launcher on a vehicle i just took it off from :D](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-install-a-atgm-launcher-on-a-vehicle-i-just-took-it-off-from-d/15182)
**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-install-a-atgm-launcher-on-a-vehicle-i-just-took-it-off-from-d/15182 "2018-03-26T17:04:37Z")
The title is the exact description of the problem. When trying to re-install the launcher, it tells me i need a “ATGM launcher” and i sit on a “Vehicular ATGM Launcher”, freshly unmounted and repaired. --- ## [Unarmed vs shockers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unarmed-vs-shockers/15178)
**Author:** [@Zeebie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zeebie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unarmed-vs-shockers/15178 "2018-03-26T13:04:02Z")
I’m trying a puncher for the first time, and of course I’m in misery when a shocker shows up. I thought the nail knuckles’ “does not conduct electricity” would allow me to hit safely, but I guess not? Are there gloves … --- ## [Vehicle Mounted Turrets- Is there a point?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-mounted-turrets-is-there-a-point/14632)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-mounted-turrets-is-there-a-point/14632 "2018-03-26T07:42:21Z")
None of the vehicle turrets I’ve seen (with the exception of the the Laser Rifle and the Tesla Cannon) have ever seemed worth using to me. When you fire them, they fire all over the damn place instead of where you aim th… --- ## [Copy-from is not reliable](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/copy-from-is-not-reliable/15176)
**Author:** [@techincal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/techincal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/copy-from-is-not-reliable/15176 "2018-03-26T01:11:46Z")
After having to double check every single attribute which gets auto-copied for mutation IDs, I started to get paranoid and sure enough… not everything gets copied over when using copy-from for items, eg. thrown\_damage. I… --- ## [Disconnecting vehicle batteries](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disconnecting-vehicle-batteries/15174)
**Author:** [@Hirmuolio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hirmuolio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disconnecting-vehicle-batteries/15174 "2018-03-25T21:47:09Z")
Short story first: Today I found an electric car. It was in good shape, had multiple working panels, two batteries with plenty of charge and engine in perfect shape. But the car doesn’t recharge the batteries at all. I… --- ## [My custom profession](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-custom-profession/15164)
**Author:** [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-custom-profession/15164 "2018-03-25T04:22:29Z")
Sorry something unfinished here, but I wanted to see if you guys have made similar things, and to basically iron out my attempt at making a new profession. \> { \> "type": "profession", \> "ident": "Hero", \> "name": … --- ## [Does anybody use the Necromancy mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anybody-use-the-necromancy-mod/14723)
**Author:** [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anybody-use-the-necromancy-mod/14723 "2018-03-25T02:43:51Z")
And has anyone found the Principles of Postmortem Mind Control book lately? --- ## [Well, I need to get a HOSTILE Tank Drone to run out of 120mm HEAT Rounds. Any suggestions?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/well-i-need-to-get-a-hostile-tank-drone-to-run-out-of-120mm-heat-rounds-any-suggestions/15143)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/well-i-need-to-get-a-hostile-tank-drone-to-run-out-of-120mm-heat-rounds-any-suggestions/15143 "2018-03-24T22:44:17Z")
Doing Gods of the Cataclysm, and I need to get a Hostile Tank Drone to fire all forty 120mm HEAT rounds. Without dying, of course. And since collecting innumerable Granades to get the several thousand HP needed to survi… --- ## [My thoughts if that's ok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-thoughts-if-thats-ok/15166)
**Author:** [@walkabout](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/walkabout)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-thoughts-if-thats-ok/15166 "2018-03-24T18:13:53Z")
Been playing and reading this forum and the reddit for the past few weeks. I guess I was hooked. I have some thoughts about the game and though they may only apply to me and my preference, I thought I would share them he… --- ## [What's the difference between running and walking?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-running-and-walking/15156)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-running-and-walking/15156 "2018-03-24T17:52:46Z")
So, I recently discovered the ‘running’ option, and I am curious as to just what the difference between running and walking is, other than the obvious part you moving faster. I mean more detailed factors and such --- ## [Guns and gun-critters with "weird" damage types (in context of acid ant spit)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-and-gun-critters-with-weird-damage-types-in-context-of-acid-ant-spit/15168)
**Author:** [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-and-gun-critters-with-weird-damage-types-in-context-of-acid-ant-spit/15168 "2018-03-24T10:00:22Z")
Discussion related: tl;dr Acid ants spit like spitter, but this is neither good mechanically nor very “realistic”. I’d do it like this: Ants use the “gun” actor, like turrets A fake gun and ammo is created for ant… --- ## [Variable seaon lengths and other season variables](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/variable-seaon-lengths-and-other-season-variables/15146)
**Author:** [@hobophobe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobe)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/variable-seaon-lengths-and-other-season-variables/15146 "2018-03-23T23:09:34Z")
Would be very cool to be able to change the length and intensity of each individual season, so you can basically simulate any temperate climate or just make up your own. --- ## [Stats Through Skills](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stats-through-skills/15130)
**Author:** [@Rose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rose)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stats-through-skills/15130 "2018-03-23T15:37:52Z")
Hello. Can someone help me? I’ve been playing CDDA for some time now, and I wanted to give my first successful character some boost, so I tried installing a Stats Through Skills mod onto an existing world. After browsing… --- ## [L33TMaster's Real Vehicle Brands - Updated March 8, 2018](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/l33tmasters-real-vehicle-brands-updated-march-8-2018/14566)
**Author:** [@L33TMaster](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/L33TMaster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/l33tmasters-real-vehicle-brands-updated-march-8-2018/14566 "2018-03-23T08:20:59Z")
L33TMaster’s Real Vehicle Brands This is a mod I’ve been tossing around in my mind here and there and been improving upon it as I play through with it installed. What it does(or is supposed to do) is add real vehicle br… --- ## [Where to find Bionic Claws?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-bionic-claws/15132)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-bionic-claws/15132 "2018-03-22T19:30:06Z")
I’ve been looking for this bionic so I can make my unarmed combat the stuff of legend. I looked through the item groups, but I can’t find it anywhere (turns out it’s not a military bionic). I couldn’t find a clear list o… --- ## [Advanced Deathmobile Building](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-deathmobile-building/15072)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-deathmobile-building/15072 "2018-03-22T15:35:56Z")
First off, there’s no “Deathmobile” tag. Shame on you, Kevin. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Anyway, this thread is for collecting information on Deathmobiles, or in this case; Mid-sized vehicles used for both exploration and livin… --- ## [Create Your Own Melee Weapon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/create-your-own-melee-weapon/12701)
**Author:** [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/create-your-own-melee-weapon/12701 "2018-03-22T09:28:23Z")
So lately I’ve been experimenting with editing jsons in order to put items into the game that I think should be there. Most of what I make is usually melee weapons or guns/ammo, cool stuff… but I’m interested in seeing… --- ## [Rapid-firing a high calibre rifle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rapid-firing-a-high-calibre-rifle/15138)
**Author:** [@Zanos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zanos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rapid-firing-a-high-calibre-rifle/15138 "2018-03-19T10:49:18Z")
“Near” being the keyword, there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXEK7rcqO-Y --- ## [Removal of impossible gun mods](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removal-of-impossible-gun-mods/15153)
**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removal-of-impossible-gun-mods/15153 "2018-03-21T05:22:50Z")
You’re not at a level where you can make equivalent guns, that’s specifically disallowed. You’re totally right that it’s a similar case to a belt-feed adaptor mechanism, that mod will be going away. Any other examples… --- ## [Most efficient way to make threads?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/most-efficient-way-to-make-threads/15085)
**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/most-efficient-way-to-make-threads/15085 "2018-03-21T03:04:50Z")
Is there any way to make thread out of rags more quickly than spending most of an hour disassembling them? [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=203) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=205)