# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=222

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## [Aim rebalance nearing completion, also adjusted aim menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aim-rebalance-nearing-completion-also-adjusted-aim-menu/14257)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aim-rebalance-nearing-completion-also-adjusted-aim-menu/14257 "2017-09-28T20:55:58Z")

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The aim rebalance I’ve been working on for about a month now is nearing completion, we’ll need people to try it out and see what they think, I’ll post again once it lands. For now here’s a preview of the updated aiming …

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## [Slow performance on linux](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/slow-performance-on-linux/14244)

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**Author:** [@condortaco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/condortaco)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/slow-performance-on-linux/14244 "2017-09-28T20:35:51Z")

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I’ve got the latest experimental running on linux mint 18. Back when I still used windows there were no performance issues at all. Currently while sleeping, reading, waiting, or driving with one z level zoomout the gam…

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## [Refugee center - i mean underground under this center](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugee-center-i-mean-underground-under-this-center/14309)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/refugee-center-i-mean-underground-under-this-center/14309 "2017-09-28T17:47:28Z")

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is stairs in the refugees center go to somewhere? do i need to dig down? can i see\\found something on this floor? or stairs in real not go to nowhere and there is no any floorsand just earth\\mud\\rock? i teleport to th…

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## [How-to select and copy textmsg in SDL-version of game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-select-and-copy-textmsg-in-sdl-version-of-game/14304)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-select-and-copy-textmsg-in-sdl-version-of-game/14304 "2017-09-28T17:24:16Z")

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Hi! when i run FAR cammander - i can select part of the screen by the edit-select(and after select) but in the CDDA i can not - there’s no such option in the menu in the head of the screen. maybe there is third-side pr…

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## [UPS Conversion mods do not apply to items that are not in the player's inventory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ups-conversion-mods-do-not-apply-to-items-that-are-not-in-the-players-inventory/14305)

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**Author:** [@WraitheDX](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WraitheDX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ups-conversion-mods-do-not-apply-to-items-that-are-not-in-the-players-inventory/14305 "2017-09-28T06:53:22Z")

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I applied UPS conversion mods to 4 items. They all worked, but on second glance two of the items lost the upgrade. Those were the only two items I upgraded from a separate (non-player) inventory. The two that were not d…

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## [Free Gunpowder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/free-gunpowder/14302)

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**Author:** [@TacticalPteridactyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TacticalPteridactyl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/free-gunpowder/14302 "2017-09-28T03:13:32Z")

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Latest experimental, 6807. Disassembling bullets (tried .22 CB & .410 birdshot) gave me a nice little pile of components … but the ammunition remains in my inventory.

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## [Invalid ammo of none bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/invalid-ammo-of-none-bug/14299)

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**Author:** [@WraitheDX](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WraitheDX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/invalid-ammo-of-none-bug/14299 "2017-09-28T02:43:20Z")

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Just added UPS upgrade to my Soldering Iron, and the first time using it gave me the following bug: DEBUG : Tried to set invalid ammo of none for soldering iron+ (UPS) FUNCTION : item& item::ammo\_set(const itype\_…

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## [Focus doesn't modify skill gains from books](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/focus-doesnt-modify-skill-gains-from-books/14198)

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**Author:** [@Dreamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dreamer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/focus-doesnt-modify-skill-gains-from-books/14198 "2017-09-28T01:40:07Z")

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Version: 0.C-23708. Focus that is drained from reading skillbooks doesn’t influence anything. As a new player, I was reading novels, eating potato chips, even playing “Find a Kitten” between sessions of reading skillbo…

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## [Adding mods to existing worlds, (also music problems)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-mods-to-existing-worlds-also-music-problems/14298)

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**Author:** [@JerrytheHellbound](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JerrytheHellbound)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-mods-to-existing-worlds-also-music-problems/14298 "2017-09-28T01:36:59Z")

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Is it possible to add mods to an existing world? I’ve tried editing the mods.json but that just causes it to not work or crash.

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## [Thrown items crash the game \[6806\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thrown-items-crash-the-game-6806/14297)

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**Author:** [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thrown-items-crash-the-game-6806/14297 "2017-09-28T01:07:27Z")

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Simply put, throwing any item causes the game to completely freeze.

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## [Is This Game Still Being Developed?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-this-game-still-being-developed/14292)

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**Author:** [@Moral](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Moral)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-this-game-still-being-developed/14292 "2017-09-27T23:46:19Z")

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Is the game still being developed or is it just vaporware at this point? I remember the game used to be updated semi-frequently but now it’s been two and a half years since the last update, so is it safe to assume the g…

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## [Parks and recreation mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/parks-and-recreation-mod/14249)

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**Author:** [@stk2008](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/stk2008)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/parks-and-recreation-mod/14249 "2017-09-27T16:15:49Z")

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Hi all just want to say there is an error now with this mod I shall get the error later as not able to right now. info so far CDDA version 6784 64bit tiles Load game and have parks and rec buildings mod enabled try to…

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## [Questions about register\_iuse in LUA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-register-iuse-in-lua/14293)

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**Author:** [@CodeSeg](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CodeSeg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-register-iuse-in-lua/14293 "2017-09-27T13:27:36Z")

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I’m very optimistic about LUA scripts in mods. So I’m trying to use LUA to create a new mod. I’m starting with “register\_iuse”, but I have some problem figuring out the details. If I defined a iuse function in Lua, then…

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## [Custom Color game message from debug menu lua console](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/custom-color-game-message-from-debug-menu-lua-console/11247)

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**Author:** [@Labtop\_215](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Labtop_215)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/custom-color-game-message-from-debug-menu-lua-console/11247 "2017-09-27T12:39:53Z")

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I have been playing around with game.add\_msg(“A message here.”) to try and output a message to my game log for role playing purposes. However, I’ve only been able to output messages in white that eventually fade out to …

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## [LUA Mapgen Problems](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lua-mapgen-problems/13515)

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**Author:** [@Catasteroid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catasteroid)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lua-mapgen-problems/13515 "2017-09-27T11:57:56Z")

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I’ve been experimenting with the LUA mapgen method to make an interesting procedural house with many potential variants and so far I’ve been met only by the same error from the game when attempting to generate the map; D…

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## [Is there a way to make it so you don't know what is inside something?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-it-so-you-dont-know-what-is-inside-something/14283)

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**Author:** [@ryan7251](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ryan7251)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-make-it-so-you-dont-know-what-is-inside-something/14283 "2017-09-27T01:41:16Z")

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What i mean is a lot of tilesets give you “Xray vision” meaning if you are close to something you can open you somehow know what is inside what i want is to only know what is inside something after i look inside.

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## [Less Max HP](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/less-max-hp/14287)

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**Author:** [@Asor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Asor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/less-max-hp/14287 "2017-09-27T00:23:29Z")

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My friend and I both mode characters in the same world. Neither of us have toughness or any traits like frail, yet my limbs HP maxes at 45, and his at 84. Anyone know what could cause this? I’ve played for a while, is t…

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## [Playing with goals – what are my options? (About to try this game)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/playing-with-goals-what-are-my-options-about-to-try-this-game/14289)

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**Author:** [@DirectOrder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DirectOrder)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/playing-with-goals-what-are-my-options-about-to-try-this-game/14289 "2017-09-27T00:21:14Z")

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I’m just about to dive into this game for the first time, and I’m really excited about it, but from what I can tell, there’s no way to beat the game or “win”. I’m not into sandbox type games, so when I play them, I alwa…

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## [It seem to me what we need world converter... or save converter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/it-seem-to-me-what-we-need-world-converter-or-save-converter/14291)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/it-seem-to-me-what-we-need-world-converter-or-save-converter/14291 "2017-09-26T21:59:45Z")

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hi to all! i play one character for about two years. and i have many and many errors on load. bad maps bad tiles or some of that sort. it’s will be pity for me to lost my char with LOTS of stuff and my manywheeled many…

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## [H86's Rebalancing Mod 1.0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/h86s-rebalancing-mod-1-0/14286)

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**Author:** [@harison86](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harison86)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/h86s-rebalancing-mod-1-0/14286 "2017-09-26T15:16:05Z")

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Hey, first time doing anything like this ever, I hope I can please at least a small number of people in this community. Brief summary, I’m making this mod to try and adjust the game’s difficulty curve as it currently st…

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## [Zombie Clowns/Jugglers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-clowns-jugglers/14282)

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**Author:** [@Umbra\_Vorago](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra_Vorago)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-clowns-jugglers/14282 "2017-09-26T07:06:11Z")

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I know it sounds silly at the first thought, but hear me out, because I think this would be a fun little addition. The Zombie Clown would be a near average based strength Zombie, however it is constantly juggling variou…

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## [Wiki link on the main page does not work and other suggestions to the main page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiki-link-on-the-main-page-does-not-work-and-other-suggestions-to-the-main-page/14264)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiki-link-on-the-main-page-does-not-work-and-other-suggestions-to-the-main-page/14264 "2017-09-26T01:32:00Z")

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Wiki link changed, but has not been updated on the main page I recommend adding a news update recommending the experimental. Its been 2 years since the official release and the experimentsl is daily builds. Having t…

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## [SMG/Security Bot Night Sight Bug (?)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smg-security-bot-night-sight-bug/14274)

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**Author:** [@Rels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rels)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smg-security-bot-night-sight-bug/14274 "2017-09-25T16:44:09Z")

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Prison Break scenario my character being 3+ spaces away from the Security Bot (meaning it shouldn’t have been able to see him), in the dark, when it stared shooting Zombie Brutes, took a burst-shoot from the Security Bot…

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## [Game Crashing in Character Creation\>Skills\>Survival, etc. (v.6790 Experimental)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashing-in-character-creation-skills-survival-etc-v-6790-experimental/14275)

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**Author:** [@Rels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rels)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashing-in-character-creation-skills-survival-etc-v-6790-experimental/14275 "2017-09-25T16:43:06Z")

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Not sure if this is common with experimental(s) and thus not worth reporting, that’d it get fixed soon anyway. So I uploaded my ‘config’, ‘mods’, and ‘worldoptions’. https://mega.nz/#!wzoFWTQS!y-GDwrttfTurgVG\_bUkgqEXNP…

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## [Cata and Steam](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cata-and-steam/14269)

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**Author:** [@Quin91](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Quin91)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cata-and-steam/14269 "2017-09-25T10:02:55Z")

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So I tried adding Cata to Steam and while that bit works. Cata really doesn’t like the Steam overlay in game, Does anyone know why this is doesn’t work? Bringing the overlay up takes a long time then Cata hangs for a whi…

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## [Game won't launch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-wont-launch/14281)

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**Author:** [@Gaddabout](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gaddabout)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-wont-launch/14281 "2017-09-25T03:18:20Z")

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Howdy. Been playing about 6 mos, got a new comp today, downloaded the launcher, and…nothing. Game won’t launch. High end Alienware machine, Win 10, 62 bit, NVIDIA 1080 graphics card. I’m a dummy so probably something…

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## [Cdda steam future](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-steam-future/14278)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-steam-future/14278 "2017-09-24T23:41:11Z")

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You know mabye sometime in in the (near) future somebody should make a official port of cata on steam just sayin because the revival happened 4 years ago or who ever’s reading this could what for a steam port when 0.d c…

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## [What does the migration file do?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-does-the-migration-file-do/14276)

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**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-does-the-migration-file-do/14276 "2017-09-24T19:40:20Z")

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Exactly as the title says or rather what do these migration do if anything?

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## [60L tank of water bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/60l-tank-of-water-bug/14265)

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**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/60l-tank-of-water-bug/14265 "2017-09-24T19:12:50Z")

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Ok, so yesterday i built a metal funnel and a 60L tank but when i was going to unload the water into a glass jar it just added one option, THE SAME F\*\*\*\*\*\* TANK. Is it bug or feature? Edit: grammars

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## [Always miss your shots? Feel guns suck? You SHOULD read this!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/always-miss-your-shots-feel-guns-suck-you-should-read-this/14277)

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**Author:** [@Reaper327](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper327)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/always-miss-your-shots-feel-guns-suck-you-should-read-this/14277 "2017-09-24T17:44:24Z")

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Here’s some formula to calculate the accuracy and firing rate of guns, or you can skip to the conclusion part at the bottom Calculating total dispersion: -\> {0 ~ 45} means a random number between 0 and 45 Total\_disper…

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