# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=206 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 207 --- ## [Tried to load a charcoal forge with coal, coal disappeared but forge is still empty](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tried-to-load-a-charcoal-forge-with-coal-coal-disappeared-but-forge-is-still-empty/15081)
**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tried-to-load-a-charcoal-forge-with-coal-coal-disappeared-but-forge-is-still-empty/15081 "2018-03-10T15:46:53Z")
As it says in the title, I just built my first charcoal forge, as I assumed that the coal from a local home improvement store would work for it. I wasn’t sure if it would or not, but was pleased to see the notification ‘… --- ## [Game slows down while crafting, sleeping, reading, etc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-slows-down-while-crafting-sleeping-reading-etc/15079)
**Author:** [@hobophobe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-slows-down-while-crafting-sleeping-reading-etc/15079 "2018-03-09T00:47:55Z")
I have tried lowering graphic settings, reducing screen size, switching to ascii, but the game is still very slow. Not sure how to find what is causing this, or how to fix it! Playing new experimental using the launcher … --- ## [Overmap Rebalancing - Update (2016-11-29)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/overmap-rebalancing-update-2016-11-29/11725)
**Author:** [@leon713](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/leon713)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/overmap-rebalancing-update-2016-11-29/11725 "2018-03-08T03:50:56Z")
Good day, ladies and gentlemen! First of all: Please excuse my bad english, I didn’t have a lot of practice in recent years. I really like all the mods, that get delivered with Cataclysm - and use most of them. Since t… --- ## [Sound and tileset suddenlt not working](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-and-tileset-suddenlt-not-working/15078)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Chumpski](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bill_Chumpski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-and-tileset-suddenlt-not-working/15078 "2018-03-07T05:34:01Z")
So I’m using the experimental launcher, and last night, everything was going dandy. Using RFFSounds and MShockxotto+. However, after having updated to build 7181, they’re both gone. My saves are fine, thankfully, but now… --- ## [Difference between land and field?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/difference-between-land-and-field/15076)
**Author:** [@ZenZen2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ZenZen2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/difference-between-land-and-field/15076 "2018-03-07T04:43:17Z")
What is the difference between "locations" : \[ “land” \] and "locations" : \[ “field” \] used in overmap specials. Couldnt find any info on that. “locations” : \[ “forest”, “field” \] is the same as "locations" : \[ “wi… --- ## [Why am I hallucinating?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-am-i-hallucinating/15064)
**Author:** [@SpadeDraco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SpadeDraco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-am-i-hallucinating/15064 "2018-03-05T03:32:23Z")
No bionics, no traits that would cause it, no current addictions, not taking any drugs. It’s day 3 in the evac shelter and for some reason my character keeps hallucinating. I also don’t see any artifacts laying around ne… --- ## [Vehicle Construction Bug?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-construction-bug/15060)
**Author:** [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-construction-bug/15060 "2018-03-04T07:07:26Z")
I got Experimental 7174 for Windows about an hour ago and just attempted to replace some broken vehicle controls on an RV. When the process was underway it prompted me to choose whether to use the vehicle controls on per… --- ## [Tutorial Playthrough : New Player Resource](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-playthrough-new-player-resource/14874)
**Author:** [@Vormithrax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vormithrax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-playthrough-new-player-resource/14874 "2018-03-04T06:31:47Z")
A companion series to Cataclysm University designed to introduce new players to Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead. The first few episodes walk through the launcher, world and character creation, and the basic int… --- ## [Removing Storage Batteries](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-storage-batteries/15058)
**Author:** [@smoelf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/smoelf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-storage-batteries/15058 "2018-03-03T15:27:36Z")
Did something happen to rules for removing storage batteries? I used to able to do so, but right it seems to require lifting 1 or strength 15 simply to take a storage battery our of a storage battery case. It seems odd. \[… --- ## [Guru meditation request: underground floor height](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guru-meditation-request-underground-floor-height/15057)
**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guru-meditation-request-underground-floor-height/15057 "2018-03-03T00:49:57Z")
I constantly ask the main issue to myself - where dwarfes (in the dwarf fortress 2 game) put soil when they dig the courses? and still a question already to our game - and why all Earth on game model inside made from st… --- ## [Help - display problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-display-problem/15052)
**Author:** [@Walegrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Walegrin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-display-problem/15052 "2018-03-02T09:15:22Z")
I’m not sure how this happened. When I am looking at the game screen no buildings have roofs, I can see the layout and contents of all buildings. I think I may have accidently hit the key I have mapped to the debug men… --- ## [Latest build: Can't use Copper/Stone axes to make logs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-build-cant-use-copper-stone-axes-to-make-logs/14980)
**Author:** [@Rook275](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rook275)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-build-cant-use-copper-stone-axes-to-make-logs/14980 "2018-03-02T06:03:47Z")
Using the latest build cataclysmdda-0.C-7120 I’m trying to do a wild man run and build a cabin in the woods and I’ve run into a problem, both the Copper, and Stone axes are set to level one Woodcutting, but making Logs, … --- ## [More Survival Tools not working](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-survival-tools-not-working/15054)
**Author:** [@justhereforaminute](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/justhereforaminute)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-survival-tools-not-working/15054 "2018-03-02T00:57:41Z")
More survival tools is not working. \[image\] I am using v. 7166 How do I fix? --- ## [No Makeshift Guns Mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-makeshift-guns-mod/14512)
**Author:** [@Cyrano\_7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cyrano_7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-makeshift-guns-mod/14512 "2017-11-20T20:55:17Z")
A small exclusion mod that removes crafted pipe and scrap metal firearms that fire conventional cartridges. I play with this as I didn’t like when they added all the pipe guns or the complicated semi-automatic firearms m… --- ## [I made a scenario mod I think, it's about Hobo's](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-made-a-scenario-mod-i-think-its-about-hobos/14614)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-made-a-scenario-mod-i-think-its-about-hobos/14614 "2017-12-07T03:50:01Z")
It adds one new scenario, two professions, and some extra content if I get it working. WIP stuff or things that don’t fit the hobo theme can be found in the Extra folder. Link: https://www.nexusmods.com/cataclysmdarkda… --- ## [Wintertime Classes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wintertime-classes/14608)
**Author:** [@ShadowDragon8685](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowDragon8685)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wintertime-classes/14608 "2017-12-06T18:13:29Z")
I found many of the starting classes unsatisfactory, both in terms of the quantity and nature of the gear they start with. The first day of spring is basically still wintertime, and if you’re playing with 90-some days pe… --- ## [I want to make a Mutation Mod...and wanted to grab opinions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-want-to-make-a-mutation-mod-and-wanted-to-grab-opinions/15042)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-want-to-make-a-mutation-mod-and-wanted-to-grab-opinions/15042 "2018-03-01T14:29:28Z")
I really want to give back to this game, and Mutations are my favorite aspect of the game, so this is how I plan to give back. But I want to know what people want out of a Mutation mod. An overhaul of the categories? Mo… --- ## [Stat through skills broken?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stat-through-skills-broken/14983)
**Author:** [@papabrando](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/papabrando)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stat-through-skills-broken/14983 "2018-02-28T19:14:45Z")
Stat through skills doesn’t appear to be working for me, exp 7019, just updated to 7021 (nearly all my time on this save has been on 7019 when I started). It still gives me the message but none of my stats go up. You’d … --- ## [Making Mods. Please help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-mods-please-help/15035)
**Author:** [@Code\_4Life](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Code_4Life)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/making-mods-please-help/15035 "2018-02-27T23:05:37Z")
Well considering you’ve clicked on this your either a random person or a person who codes some of the mods here. I want to talk about making mods. I already have a clue at what mods are made of those ‘.json’ and made a … --- ## [The animals surely mutated a lot!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-animals-surely-mutated-a-lot/15031)
**Author:** [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-animals-surely-mutated-a-lot/15031 "2018-02-27T21:48:27Z")
The animals surely mutated a lot! :joy: \[bitten fish\] --- ## [The Abandoned Barn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-abandoned-barn/15043)
**Author:** [@Code\_4Life](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Code_4Life)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-abandoned-barn/15043 "2018-02-27T05:17:33Z")
Hey Guys while i was snooping in the cataclysm website that said something like about an abandoned barn that has a dark story behind it. i mean what was the story behind it? Does anyone know? --- ## [Vehicle and kitchen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-and-kitchen/15016)
**Author:** [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-and-kitchen/15016 "2018-02-26T17:07:16Z")
I can use a hippie truck and made food in any place inside the vehicle. But if I made the vehicle the kitchen need to be a 1 step or dont detect. What I m doing wrong? --- ## [Make a dimension shift device](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-a-dimension-shift-device/15026)
**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-a-dimension-shift-device/15026 "2018-02-25T15:27:15Z")
I recently bought Titanfall II. That game has an ability called phase shift, which I think would be very interesting to have in this game. What this ability does is that it momentarily teleport you into an identical bu… --- ## [Avoiding Zombies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-zombies/15028)
**Author:** [@RidiculousName](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RidiculousName)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-zombies/15028 "2018-02-25T05:43:47Z")
Hello, I’m a new player. I’ve played plenty of roguelikes before and I’ve enjoyed this one for several hours. Recently I decided to switch off the slow-zombies mod. Unfortunately, now I don’t know how to keep my charact… --- ## [Recent Jenkins builds (\>7129) failing/skipping?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recent-jenkins-builds-7129-failing-skipping/15008)
**Author:** [@Beetlecat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Beetlecat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recent-jenkins-builds-7129-failing-skipping/15008 "2018-02-22T19:45:32Z")
Perfunctory apologies if this is in the wrong place, etc. … I’m a fairly avid updater/follower of new features, but the latest bunch of builds have all been failing as per the Jenkins dashboard. Normally I just wait for… --- ## [The CRPG Book Project, A Massive 528-Page eBook on the History of Computer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-crpg-book-project-a-massive-528-page-ebook-on-the-history-of-computer/15006)
**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-crpg-book-project-a-massive-528-page-ebook-on-the-history-of-computer/15006 "2018-02-21T23:24:43Z")
Check page 454, what’s that? Yep it’s an entry on DDA. Maybe easier to read here: https://www.scribd.com/document/370973385/crpg-book-1-0-1 --- ## [Mid-Late Game Help for First Successful Character?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mid-late-game-help-for-first-successful-character/15015)
**Author:** [@Anderson1711](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Anderson1711)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mid-late-game-help-for-first-successful-character/15015 "2018-02-21T17:39:10Z")
So, a few hours of playing after this: https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/whats-happening-in-your-randomly-generated-apocalypse-part-2/14511/293 And I have finally managed to get a nice home after going through and l… --- ## [Caffeine or Cocaine for Bionic Removal?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/caffeine-or-cocaine-for-bionic-removal/15007)
**Author:** [@mentos046](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mentos046)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/caffeine-or-cocaine-for-bionic-removal/15007 "2018-02-20T23:13:07Z")
In what is arguably the best situation I have ever stumbled upon in this scenario, I picked a Broken Cyborg in the wilderness and spawned one overmap tile away from a house that contained not only a First-Aid Kit, but al… --- ## [Learning Styles from Close Quarters Battle CBM](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/learning-styles-from-close-quarters-battle-cbm/15003)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/learning-styles-from-close-quarters-battle-cbm/15003 "2018-02-20T18:49:23Z")
I’ve been told its possible to learn styles you don’t already know from the Close Quarters Battle CBM. I’m wondering how long this takes, because I’d love to learn Muay Thai or Bionic Combatives and use them with my full… --- ## [Suggestion: Tanned hide alternative for building a door curtain](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-tanned-hide-alternative-for-building-a-door-curtain/15004)
**Author:** [@Rook275](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rook275)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-tanned-hide-alternative-for-building-a-door-curtain/15004 "2018-02-20T18:38:46Z")
So playing wild man style is my preferred way to Cataclysm. and I have a suggestion for the “door curtain” construction. currently, the door curtain requires two sheets to be made, but I was hoping we could add somethin… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=205) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=207)