# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=214 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 215 --- ## [I can't see the difference between Firearm and Gunsmith Repair Kits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-cant-see-the-difference-between-firearm-and-gunsmith-repair-kits/14636)
**Author:** [@ShadowDragon8685](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowDragon8685)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-cant-see-the-difference-between-firearm-and-gunsmith-repair-kits/14636 "2017-12-19T20:53:28Z")
Exactly what it says on the tin, really. Beyond nebulous “game balance” reasons (which I freaking abhor,) the Gunsmith Repair Kit seems anomalous: Both it and the Firearm Repair Kit (which is craftable,) have Fine Hamme… --- ## [Snares Broken - Invalid Trap Id?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/snares-broken-invalid-trap-id/14677)
**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/snares-broken-invalid-trap-id/14677 "2017-12-19T10:42:52Z")
I’m recieving the following Debug message when loading worlds: DEBUG : invalid trap id “tr\_light\_snare” FUNCTION: int\_id generic\_factory::convert(const string\_id &, const int\_id &) const \[T = trap\] FILE src/generic\_fa… --- ## [Are power sources hard-coded?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-power-sources-hard-coded/14672)
**Author:** [@ShadowDragon8685](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowDragon8685)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-power-sources-hard-coded/14672 "2017-12-19T06:44:57Z")
I was trying to figure out how vehicular power sources worked by looking at the solars, but they seem to have a tag instead of any specific instructions regarding how they generate power. I was toying with the idea of a… --- ## [Atomic Coffee Maker, Spoiler Request](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/atomic-coffee-maker-spoiler-request/14673)
**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/atomic-coffee-maker-spoiler-request/14673 "2017-12-18T17:37:33Z")
Shortly before dying, I discovered that the atomic coffee was leaving an Irradiated \[2\] status on my character. I’ve never seen such a lovely device before, and didn’t have time to even figure out if the \[2\] was a count… --- ## [Build 7015 Crashing New World Whenever Tiles Load](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/build-7015-crashing-new-world-whenever-tiles-load/14674)
**Author:** [@Immortan\_JoJo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Immortan_JoJo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/build-7015-crashing-new-world-whenever-tiles-load/14674 "2017-12-18T17:03:29Z")
So I’m playing with all the most mods that are offered with the game’s launcher and I haven’t played in over a month. So i updated the game and started a new, fresh save and whenever the game starts to load tiles.exe it … --- ## [Z-Levels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/z-levels/13508)
**Author:** [@NoriSilverrage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NoriSilverrage)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/z-levels/13508 "2017-12-18T16:48:26Z")
A few people said Z-Levels are in a decent state (PK re-balance recommended setting), so I started a game with them… And while cool, so far is has been annoying. Reason is that I’m always getting interrupted by noise. S… --- ## [Can I get a cat pet with catfood?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-i-get-a-cat-pet-with-catfood/14171)
**Author:** [@CK\_Kirbi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CK_Kirbi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-i-get-a-cat-pet-with-catfood/14171 "2017-12-18T10:47:26Z")
As written on the title. I am curious if you can lure wild felines into your car/squatter shelter/doom-mobile/farm/survivor-bunker-turned-fortress if you throw cat food near a wild cat and lead it into your abode like Pe… --- ## [Effects of unilateral encumbrance?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/effects-of-unilateral-encumbrance/14668)
**Author:** [@Aluminumfoil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aluminumfoil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/effects-of-unilateral-encumbrance/14668 "2017-12-18T10:38:20Z")
How does one-sided encumbrance work with stats, attacks, and so on? Does weapon size make a difference? --- ## [How is experience for Combat Skills calculated?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-is-experience-for-combat-skills-calculated/14661)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-is-experience-for-combat-skills-calculated/14661 "2017-12-18T06:21:22Z")
This has always eluded me. How does the game determine how much experience to give for Combat Skills when fighting enemies? When is this experience rewarded? Is it when an enemy is attacked? Killed? I’m playing a charac… --- ## [Do horde Zs still spawn indoors?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-horde-zs-still-spawn-indoors/14664)
**Author:** [@Aluminumfoil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aluminumfoil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-horde-zs-still-spawn-indoors/14664 "2017-12-17T02:51:35Z")
Thinking of starting a new playthrough with hordes for a change. But I really dislike horde Zs spawning inside of fortified locations. Has that gotten patched out, or is that still a thing I’ll have to factor into my dec… --- ## [Any tips for thriving when playing with pk's rebalance?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-tips-for-thriving-when-playing-with-pks-rebalance/14659)
**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-tips-for-thriving-when-playing-with-pks-rebalance/14659 "2017-12-17T00:25:53Z")
I just keep dying after three or five days, i have lost 34 characters today and i don’t know what to do. --- ## [General question for a new guy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-question-for-a-new-guy/14666)
**Author:** [@Jimbo\_Gee81](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jimbo_Gee81)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-question-for-a-new-guy/14666 "2017-12-16T11:08:14Z")
So during my short character runs which usually involve me running away screaming, I have noticed these money cards around. While I am loving the indepth detail in the game, I am noticing money seems to be quite useless … --- ## [The Truth about Cataclysm DDA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-truth-about-cataclysm-dda/13560)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-truth-about-cataclysm-dda/13560 "2017-12-16T06:50:50Z")
So I’m a old school roguelike player (as in my first game was Castle Wolfenstein, no not Castle Wolfenstein 3D, Castle Wolfenstein released in 1983 on the C-64) and jumped right into Cataclysm. First I love the game, ev… --- ## [How does one mod drop lists and map locations?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-one-mod-drop-lists-and-map-locations/14663)
**Author:** [@ShadowDragon8685](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ShadowDragon8685)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-one-mod-drop-lists-and-map-locations/14663 "2017-12-16T02:47:04Z")
This question is going to sound a little stupid, I know; how does one go about creating and adding locations to CDDA? Is there a simpler method than ASCII mapping in a text editor? And how does loot happen? Say, for exa… --- ## [Is this game going to have some sort of paper doll?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-this-game-going-to-have-some-sort-of-paper-doll/14662)
**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-this-game-going-to-have-some-sort-of-paper-doll/14662 "2017-12-16T02:25:25Z")
I tought it would be pretty good to see this ingame, i don’t like to compare games but i like so much this feature. --- ## [Hey CDDA i would some help on reviving catamodder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-cdda-i-would-some-help-on-reviving-catamodder/14660)
**Author:** [@WonderPsycho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WonderPsycho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-cdda-i-would-some-help-on-reviving-catamodder/14660 "2017-12-15T00:25:04Z")
just like the title says i want to revive the program CataModder! (for those who don’t know what it is, its a program used to make modding cataclysm easy.) but i don’t know how code programs tbh, so my plan in order to r… --- ## [NPC is pushed into rock!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-is-pushed-into-rock/14483)
**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-is-pushed-into-rock/14483 "2017-12-15T15:39:50Z")
My NPC and I were mining downstairs. After 7 hours of labor it was finished. I went downstairs. As usual, he came with me. As we descended, I saw solid rock from 8 directions around me. My NPC had no place to be. He mus… --- ## [RESOLVED: Game Crashing since build 7002](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/resolved-game-crashing-since-build-7002/14649)
**Author:** [@proxiehunter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/proxiehunter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/resolved-game-crashing-since-build-7002/14649 "2017-12-15T08:15:21Z")
Using 32 bit Windows tiles through the launcher (which I’m running through Wine on a Linux machine) every build past 7002 crashes when it reaches the step “Finalizing Tileset”. It also crashes when I try to switch to a n… --- ## [NPC Allies with Power Armor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-allies-with-power-armor/14652)
**Author:** [@psyxypher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/psyxypher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-allies-with-power-armor/14652 "2017-12-14T21:35:43Z")
So, since power armor is completely useless to my character, I was thinking of giving a set to one of my NPC allies and seeing how well that works out for them. Any experience on this anyone has? Is this a good idea? Is … --- ## [Any way to increase city spacing beyond 8](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-increase-city-spacing-beyond-8/14655)
**Author:** [@STK](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/STK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-increase-city-spacing-beyond-8/14655 "2017-12-14T16:42:14Z")
Hi all…again I am trying to increase the city spacing above 8 but seems to be locked to 8 for some reason. Even using the wild life start and having city size = 1 city spacing = 8 I still see a lot of towns even tho… --- ## [I'll draw your current survivor V.4](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ill-draw-your-current-survivor-v-4/14628)
**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ill-draw-your-current-survivor-v-4/14628 "2017-12-13T10:40:54Z")
As promised, here’s the return of this thread. To have your survivor drawn, submit a screen cap of the @ screen, your inventory and the bionic menu if you have bionics. To help with the readability of the thread, pleas… --- ## [What does the bionic systems mod from noctifier adds?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-does-the-bionic-systems-mod-from-noctifier-adds/14647)
**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-does-the-bionic-systems-mod-from-noctifier-adds/14647 "2017-12-13T00:49:14Z")
The title says it all. --- ## [Some Balance Feedback on special spaces (spoilers)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-balance-feedback-on-special-spaces-spoilers/14648)
**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-balance-feedback-on-special-spaces-spoilers/14648 "2017-12-12T22:00:15Z")
Have a current late-game character stomping about poking into some of the darker corners of the world. Just wanted to provide a bit of feedback on them: The labs are feeling kind of old. Really good loot in them, and a … --- ## [Chemical sprayer/fungicide](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chemical-sprayer-fungicide/14643)
**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chemical-sprayer-fungicide/14643 "2017-12-12T21:08:42Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out how to kill of fungal nests with any means other than fire - which is pretty damn cheap and effective, though it won’t kill a tower (which, oddly, will burn for all eternity as it regenerat… --- ## [Allow us to organize the bionics -and -mutations tab](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-organize-the-bionics-and-mutations-tab/14646)
**Author:** [@Osman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Osman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-organize-the-bionics-and-mutations-tab/14646 "2017-12-12T20:25:29Z")
Title. Allow us to organize the tabs the same way you can in the layering (+) tab. It’s just a small pet-peve of mine that I can’t always have my most used bionic (metabolic interchange) in top of the list of the 20 oth… --- ## [Randomness in the wasteland](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomness-in-the-wasteland/13587)
**Author:** [@cotteneyejoe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cotteneyejoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomness-in-the-wasteland/13587 "2017-12-12T16:21:43Z")
I was a few days into the world and had a few guns that I was planning to use for a rampage through a mansion, as I went through the rooms clearing out the dead, something caught my eye. when I examined it I learned that… --- ## [Spread of Eternal Fire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spread-of-eternal-fire/14619)
**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spread-of-eternal-fire/14619 "2017-12-12T00:57:42Z")
Was thinking about the longstanding issue of fire acting oddly when the player isn’t there to interact with it, and realized there’s a solution to the problem of keeping the map data loaded to handle the spread of fire w… --- ## [Red Dot Sight vs Survivor's Laser Sight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/red-dot-sight-vs-survivors-laser-sight/14018)
**Author:** [@Outcast](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Outcast)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/red-dot-sight-vs-survivors-laser-sight/14018 "2017-12-11T23:44:36Z")
I’ve gotten my hands on two firearm mods, the Red Dot Sight and the Survivor’s Laser Sight. Of the two the Survivor’s Laser Sight has a higher Price value and appears to have a better Sight Dispersion. However when the… --- ## [Mutation with multiple requirements not lost when one of the requirements is lost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-with-multiple-requirements-not-lost-when-one-of-the-requirements-is-lost/14642)
**Author:** [@harison86](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harison86)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-with-multiple-requirements-not-lost-when-one-of-the-requirements-is-lost/14642 "2017-12-11T22:24:06Z")
Not 100% certain if this is intentional or not, maybe it’s supposed to be a difficult to reverse consequence for mutating so brazenly. I was turning my character into a supermutant and chugging gallons of troglobite mut… --- ## [Request for a mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-for-a-mod/14620)
**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-for-a-mod/14620 "2017-12-11T03:53:56Z")
I would like to see an SCP related mod that includes foundation ultra rare and absurdly guarded sites containing apocalyptic anomalous objects. I think it would blend pretty good with cata. For example imagine what you c… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=213) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=215)