# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=228 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 229 --- ## [Removing radiation from effected areas?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-radiation-from-effected-areas/14053)
**Author:** [@Outcast](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Outcast)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-radiation-from-effected-areas/14053 "2017-07-29T05:29:09Z")
I’ve just discovered that large patches around the walls of my home base are covered in invisible deadly radiation. Is there some kind of chemical or device I can build / find that cleans up or reduces Ground Radiation? … --- ## [Interesting mapgen - lava in cemetery](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interesting-mapgen-lava-in-cemetery/14038)
**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interesting-mapgen-lava-in-cemetery/14038 "2017-07-29T05:27:10Z")
\[image\] Lava crawling through the cemetery, a book of tall tales, a willow, and a gravestone splattered with boiled squirrel blood, was what Dastot Tri-Lakes saw in this rainy autumn morning. --- ## [NPC removes Arm-Splint but it was me who takes it off](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-removes-arm-splint-but-it-was-me-who-takes-it-off/14055)
**Author:** [@Outcast](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Outcast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-removes-arm-splint-but-it-was-me-who-takes-it-off/14055 "2017-07-29T03:09:29Z")
Just pointing out a minor thing I encountered. One of the NPCs I had recruited had a broken arm so I gave him an arm splint. Eventually the NPC’s arm healed and they dropped the splint. (Cool!) However when the NPC di… --- ## [Watchcdda - Cataclysm: DDA ssh server - watch and play](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/watchcdda-cataclysm-dda-ssh-server-watch-and-play/13765)
**Author:** [@r7st](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/r7st)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/watchcdda-cataclysm-dda-ssh-server-watch-and-play/13765 "2017-07-28T18:35:05Z")
It allows: playing on the server. watching other people play on the server. playing a group game where everyone controls the same game at once. playing a pseudo-multiplayer game where players play on the same world. \[… --- ## [Confidence v. Steadiness (Aiming)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/confidence-v-steadiness-aiming/14033)
**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/confidence-v-steadiness-aiming/14033 "2017-07-28T15:40:49Z")
So what exactly is the difference between confidence and steadiness? And how do they interact with recoil and time to aim? I’ve gotta say, in general, without a good understanding of these mechanics, I find that rifles h… --- ## [Content for Bright-nights mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/content-for-bright-nights-mod/14049)
**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/content-for-bright-nights-mod/14049 "2017-07-28T13:50:32Z")
I like the concept behind the brightnights mod and was wondering if I could contribute to it with some simple json content (mostly buildings, dungeons and vehicles) that wouldn’t necessary fit with the main game. I want… --- ## [Leading and Hogtieding animals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leading-and-hogtieding-animals/14009)
**Author:** [@Alec\_White](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alec_White)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leading-and-hogtieding-animals/14009 "2017-07-27T22:30:22Z")
I want to be able to lead animals, and to tie them in one place, but I can’t come up with a sensible manner of doing it. The only way I can think is using monsterexamine.h/.cpp adding a “tie” and “lead” methods. And its… --- ## [Acquiring Clay?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/acquiring-clay/14029)
**Author:** [@Outcast](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Outcast)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/acquiring-clay/14029 "2017-07-27T21:27:44Z")
I’ve been searching for clay and have gathered just about all of it that I can find in the nearby cities. From what I’ve read there is another way to obtain clay: \[spoiler\]My understanding is there is a way to extract … --- ## ["Used" CBMs as analogy to "filthy clothes" mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/used-cbms-as-analogy-to-filthy-clothes-mod/14002)
**Author:** [@NFossil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NFossil)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/used-cbms-as-analogy-to-filthy-clothes-mod/14002 "2017-07-27T21:21:30Z")
I’ve just heard on the CDDA subreddit that painkillers are needed to install CBMs. I haven’t tried the relevant experimental yet so I can’t comment on actual gameplay. The comments on that thread went into lore discussio… --- ## [My CDDA mods and activities](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-cdda-mods-and-activities/13903)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Darkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profound_Darkness)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-cdda-mods-and-activities/13903 "2017-07-27T19:49:34Z")
Hello, been a while since I was last about and I’ve learned a little bit more. This first page is intended to be my current (small) mods and activities for CDDA, as they are all relatively small items it didn’t make sen… --- ## [Getting world data](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-world-data/14007)
**Author:** [@Ioncloud](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ioncloud)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-world-data/14007 "2017-07-27T17:47:29Z")
This post will sorta explain wtf: http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=14581.0 Given that, I’m working on getting world data out of DDA and things were going along rather well when I came to this: http://imgur.co… --- ## [To all contributors, players won't playtest each and every PR](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-all-contributors-players-wont-playtest-each-and-every-pr/14034)
**Author:** [@Alec\_White](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alec_White)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/to-all-contributors-players-wont-playtest-each-and-every-pr/14034 "2017-07-27T03:25:12Z")
As I was told to post it somewhere else. Regarding https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/20892#issuecomment-317653619 \[quote=“Night-Pryanik”\]Night-Pryanik commented 11 hours ago Everyone had plenty of time… --- ## [Science ID Cards and Military ID Cards have vanished](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/science-id-cards-and-military-id-cards-have-vanished/14031)
**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/science-id-cards-and-military-id-cards-have-vanished/14031 "2017-07-26T23:47:02Z")
So I’m playing version 0.C3782 which is the same version I was playing back in November, 2015 which is the last time I was hooked on the Cataclysm (“JUST HOOK IT INTO MY VEINS!!!”). And the weird thing is…back then, Scie… --- ## [Spawn rate 3.0 + 16 size city = over 9000 zombies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawn-rate-3-0-16-size-city-over-9000-zombies/14036)
**Author:** [@hdggDalton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hdggDalton)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawn-rate-3-0-16-size-city-over-9000-zombies/14036 "2017-07-26T15:30:38Z")
I just found a 16 size city. I’m faster than the thousands of zombies there (classic zombies and 50% speed) but I set spawn rate to 3.0, which makes hunting significantly easier and raiding much harder. I also set city s… --- ## [Rehabilitating A Light Tank](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rehabilitating-a-light-tank/13953)
**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rehabilitating-a-light-tank/13953 "2017-07-25T17:31:29Z")
This is my current character, Sergeant John Ennion’s (Bionic Soldier), pie-in-the-sky pipe dream that he will probably never accomplish in a zillion years or more importantly, before he is tragically killed. I have accom… --- ## [Blobpocalypse and Unstoppable Fungus Among Us](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blobpocalypse-and-unstoppable-fungus-among-us/14030)
**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blobpocalypse-and-unstoppable-fungus-among-us/14030 "2017-07-25T16:20:01Z")
PART I: The Blobs Ok so like…what is the deal with the spawn rate of small blobs (I get that when you kill them they splatter into two small blobs, but it no way does that account for the 60-90 something small blobs I h… --- ## [Is there a way to turn off permadeath?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-off-permadeath/14028)
**Author:** [@ryan7251](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ryan7251)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-off-permadeath/14028 "2017-07-25T14:12:42Z")
Ok yeah yeah i know “Real hardcore rougelike players always use permadeath” And that is all nice and good but am a 30 year old with a job and a kid so i don’t get much time so it’s really upsetting to lose a old save bec… --- ## [Baiting Traps and Animals Consuming](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/baiting-traps-and-animals-consuming/14010)
**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/baiting-traps-and-animals-consuming/14010 "2017-07-25T12:30:50Z")
We have a lot of animal interactions now, but even if an animal kills another they don’t really do anything like feeding on a corpse. I was wondering if code that would add animals feeding on appropriate foods would als… --- ## [Razorgirl's friend painkiller \[SPOILERS!\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/razorgirls-friend-painkiller-spoilers/14024)
**Author:** [@kaluce](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kaluce)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/razorgirls-friend-painkiller-spoilers/14024 "2017-07-25T06:27:59Z")
TL;DR: how do the pkill effects in the json work? I’m making a mod that provides an exact dosage for CBM installation, since I don’t want to keep accidentally killing my character, and I don’t want to fork the code to r… --- ## [A rude awakening](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-rude-awakening/14015)
**Author:** [@EnDSchultz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EnDSchultz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-rude-awakening/14015 "2017-07-25T04:31:06Z")
So I put on my blindfold, engaged my sound dampening CBM, and went to sleep inside my tricked out RV as is standard procedure. After a while, I was wondering why it was taking several minutes to complete a half hour time… --- ## [Xl jumpsuit plastic exploit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/xl-jumpsuit-plastic-exploit/14027)
**Author:** [@survivornaginata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/survivornaginata)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/xl-jumpsuit-plastic-exploit/14027 "2017-07-24T09:51:57Z")
xl jumpsuit can be crafted from 30 rags but its components are cotton and plastic allowing for possible if minor exploit of harvesting plastic by tailoring it from rags and cutting it out. --- ## [Infinite blood exploit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/infinite-blood-exploit/14004)
**Author:** [@Azrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azrad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/infinite-blood-exploit/14004 "2017-07-24T02:02:27Z")
You can use the vacutainer to draw blood from your survivor. You can do so as many times as you could ever want as well, but who needs blood anyway? Well… consuming blood provides 5 to nutrition and quench. It also has … --- ## [Screencapping?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/screencapping/13995)
**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/screencapping/13995 "2017-07-23T21:01:17Z")
I can think of a hundred and one reasons I’d want to screencap in Cataclysm: DDA, but Screencapping doesn’t seem to work. I.e. instead of getting my survivor’s killcount which I’m at least subjectively proud of (although… --- ## [Help with furniture tag "FLAMABLE\_ASH"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-furniture-tag-flamable-ash/14026)
**Author:** [@RipRoarinBoogerPenis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RipRoarinBoogerPenis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-furniture-tag-flamable-ash/14026 "2017-07-23T13:52:07Z")
Planning on adding the fire\_container tag to trashcans so you can have fire in them, what does the flamable\_ash tag do? Not sure I want to remove it not knowing what it does. --- ## [System requirements - how do they look like?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/system-requirements-how-do-they-look-like/13525)
**Author:** [@lol2121](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lol2121)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/system-requirements-how-do-they-look-like/13525 "2017-07-21T20:32:36Z")
As the subject says, I’d like to know what are the minimal and recommended system requirements of this game? BTW: I’ve under-clocked mine CPU from 3500 MHz to 2500 MHz. --- ## [Merchants and Settlement Mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/merchants-and-settlement-mod/13992)
**Author:** [@undereastern](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/undereastern)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/merchants-and-settlement-mod/13992 "2017-07-21T06:06:46Z")
\[image\] Personally, I prefer STALKER, Fallout or Metro like games (in the field of social interaction) rather than surviving alone. So I thought making such a village and barter with another survivors something useful … --- ## [Hunters Mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hunters-mod/14019)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hunters-mod/14019 "2017-07-20T23:02:11Z")
Hello. My first “mod” is very simple and quite strange. It puts basic zombie monster( “zombie”) into WILDLIFE category as “hunter”. Hunters are fast and dangerous. They can kill you very easily but they have low HP. Thei… --- ## [How Much Vodka Wort Can Fit in a Fermenting Vat?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-much-vodka-wort-can-fit-in-a-fermenting-vat/14011)
**Author:** [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-much-vodka-wort-can-fit-in-a-fermenting-vat/14011 "2017-07-20T19:32:08Z")
As well as how much liquid can stuff like the standing tank and the wooden keg contain. I never knew how ridiculous farming could be. --- ## [Vehicle Part - Steel Bolt Rack](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-part-steel-bolt-rack/14016)
**Author:** [@Outcast](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Outcast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-part-steel-bolt-rack/14016 "2017-07-20T15:48:58Z")
I’ve install a part on a vehicle called a “Steel Bolt Rack”. This part identifies itself as a “Tank” that accepts charges of “Steel Crossbow Bolt”. My guess is that this part allows you to store crossbow ammo in it tha… --- ## [Next Stable Release Date?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/next-stable-release-date/14014)
**Author:** [@RADIALTHRONE1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RADIALTHRONE1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/next-stable-release-date/14014 "2017-07-20T03:59:46Z")
So the last stable release was 0.C-2834, way back in March of 2015. Current experimental is 6601. After 2.5 years and 3700+ version changes, I think it’s about time. [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=227) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=229)