# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=231

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## [Are we in feature freeze?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-we-in-feature-freeze/13848)

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**Author:** [@Alec\_White](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alec_White)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-we-in-feature-freeze/13848 "2017-06-29T18:34:31Z")

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If so someone should update http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=4104.0

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## [One small wish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/one-small-wish/13939)

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**Author:** [@off\_line\_ua](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/off_line_ua)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/one-small-wish/13939 "2017-06-29T18:25:44Z")

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Greetings from the Ukrainian community! (Sorry for Google translator) Cataclysm is a unique phenomenon, which has a lot to develop. However, some settings are missing. Setting the spawn of wild animals is very necessar…

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## [Sound issues](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-issues/13938)

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**Author:** [@Stein](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sound-issues/13938 "2017-06-29T17:06:57Z")

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Hi I am having some trouble with my compiled version of Cataclysm 0.C tiles. I am on a MX-linux (based on Debian) 32bit OS and I compiled with "make CCACHE=1 DYNAMIC\_LINKING=1 NATIVE=linux32 RELEASE=1 TILES=1 SOUND=1 L…

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## [Facebook Fanpage - Content wanted!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/facebook-fanpage-content-wanted/13936)

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**Author:** [@Eisen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eisen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/facebook-fanpage-content-wanted/13936 "2017-06-29T04:54:43Z")

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Hi, I’m one of the guys running the fanpage on facebook and I seem to be only admin to post from time to time. I want to become more active though and I’m searching for images to share on that page. Anything CDDA relat…

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## [Has anyone ever...?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-anyone-ever/13923)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-anyone-ever/13923 "2017-06-28T13:47:23Z")

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Has anyone ever created a lovecraftian/cthulu mod where you actually had to worry about your sanity and what not?

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## [Zones Expanded](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zones-expanded/13852)

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**Author:** [@Exsoit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Exsoit)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zones-expanded/13852 "2017-06-27T20:40:03Z")

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I didn’t see anything about this, but the current use of zones seems like the ground work for something similar to Dwarf Fortress burrows. I was considering, as a summer project, to work to expand the use of them to incl…

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## [Wandering Factions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wandering-factions/13929)

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**Author:** [@Maddremor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maddremor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wandering-factions/13929 "2017-06-27T09:18:11Z")

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Are there plans for implementing the wandering hordes system currently used for zombies only for other factions (post 0.D release)? Would it be possible to have a general system for non-human overmap movement, faction sp…

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## [What weapons would you like to see in the game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-weapons-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-game/2160)

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**Author:** [@Keksi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Keksi)\
**Replies:** 1149\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-weapons-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-game/2160 "2017-06-27T06:48:00Z")

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I think it would be nice to have more variety with both guns and melee weapons. You can never have enough weapons, right? I’ll take any requests for weapons, as long as it’s not anything too absurd. I’m trying to make t…

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## [Disabling Individual Monsters From Spawning](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disabling-individual-monsters-from-spawning/13925)

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**Author:** [@End\_Transmission](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/End_Transmission)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disabling-individual-monsters-from-spawning/13925 "2017-06-27T00:40:11Z")

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So, on World-Gen, the options for enabling/disabling monsters are a bit confusing. The opt-in stuff is plenty clear. Want dinosaurs? Enable dinomod. There’s an option that says “Classic Zombies Only” which I’m not sure e…

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## [Vehicle questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-questions/13908)

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**Author:** [@TeSparg](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TeSparg)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-questions/13908 "2017-06-26T20:34:02Z")

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So after 3 seasons(currently winter) I finally constructed my home on 4 wheels … from an ambulance. The thing is i searched for security vans , SWAT vans , or any other vehicle with heavy duty frames and armor but didn’t…

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## [CDDA launcher/Arcana and Magic items not working?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-launcher-arcana-and-magic-items-not-working/13920)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-launcher-arcana-and-magic-items-not-working/13920 "2017-06-26T11:38:56Z")

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I use a CDDA launcher and it SAYS that arcana and magic items is installed, but as far as I can tell I can't use it. I really want to use it since magic is awesome, but I guess it is possible that it is installed but I …

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## [Move characters and buildings to other worlds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/move-characters-and-buildings-to-other-worlds/13910)

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**Author:** [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/move-characters-and-buildings-to-other-worlds/13910 "2017-06-26T09:04:12Z")

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I was wondering how to move a character and a “map tile” (lets say for example a specific grocery store) to another save. I know of the transfer utility but I wonder if I could transfer the building as well. What files w…

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## [Ranch 2 motor mission...mining?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranch-2-motor-mission-mining/13922)

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**Author:** [@TeSparg](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TeSparg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ranch-2-motor-mission-mining/13922 "2017-06-26T08:19:29Z")

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Well to be short when i got the mission to get 2 motors for them so that they could power some sort of sawmill, i asked for any advice then this line from the last mission came up were he asked for 75 rocks to get firepl…

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## [New vehicle construction system explained](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-vehicle-construction-system-explained/3507)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_Strachan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ian_Strachan)\
**Replies:** 103\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-vehicle-construction-system-explained/3507 "2017-06-26T02:50:49Z")

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I wasn’t sure about making a thread here, but not everyone on the forums follows the Github repository, so I figured it’d be about time to give the official lowdown on the new system. Here it is, in four easy steps: \[o…

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## [Energy, satiation, and hydration](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/energy-satiation-and-hydration/13867)

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**Author:** [@Maddremor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maddremor)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/energy-satiation-and-hydration/13867 "2017-06-26T00:32:47Z")

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Although this has been discussed multiple times in the past and will be again in the future, I felt the need to add my own ideas to the pile. So let’s get our turnout gear against the flame war, because I want to talk ab…

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## [Mentalist Mutation Tree](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mentalist-mutation-tree/13913)

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**Author:** [@MorCel\_374](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MorCel_374)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mentalist-mutation-tree/13913 "2017-06-25T15:47:48Z")

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Right now all mutations are focused on physical aspects of the being the blob interacts with. What if it could tamper with the mind but, instead of atrophying critical thinking (Predator mutation line) or increasing INT,…

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## [AR-15 not leaving shells (solved)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ar-15-not-leaving-shells-solved/13912)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ar-15-not-leaving-shells-solved/13912 "2017-06-25T08:01:42Z")

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My heavily modified AR-15 is not leaving behind expended shells. It’s using .223 Remington ammo in a drum magazine. I realize this may be part of some of the mods I use. If so, if someone knows which one please let me…

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## [Migrating all battery tools to magazine batteries](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/migrating-all-battery-tools-to-magazine-batteries/13909)

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**Author:** [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/migrating-all-battery-tools-to-magazine-batteries/13909 "2017-06-25T05:00:22Z")

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In this post I’ll call old batteries, the ones that can be divided and merged freely, “pool batteries” (as in, “battery pool”), and the discrete batteries that have a charge (for example, vehicle batteries) “magazine bat…

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## [(22609-geb297a1) Mission\_Null?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/22609-geb297a1-mission-null/13830)

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**Author:** [@Codeslamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Codeslamer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/22609-geb297a1-mission-null/13830 "2017-06-25T02:12:59Z")

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After asking for a mission from the starter NPC after doing their first mission. https://gyazo.com/6858589453c76fe03056e42398d065a7 ^ The picture pretty much explains everything.

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## [Ability to lock vehicle doors?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-lock-vehicle-doors/13868)

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**Author:** [@zombiechow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/zombiechow)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ability-to-lock-vehicle-doors/13868 "2017-06-24T19:58:04Z")

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I was surprised when an NPC paid me a little visit while I was sleeping in my armored car, opened the car door and then helped himself to whatever he wanted right under my sleeping body. This doesn’t seem exactly right -…

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## [Non Drive Train Engines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-drive-train-engines/13888)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-drive-train-engines/13888 "2017-06-24T19:46:06Z")

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How about adding a way to add engines that are not attached to the drive train. Aka, pure power generators. Is this possible without a lot of additional coding?

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## [MOVED: How to move the player](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-how-to-move-the-player/13911)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-how-to-move-the-player/13911 "2017-06-24T04:38:40Z")

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This topic has been moved to The Toolbox - Code Help. \[iurl\]http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=14651.0\[/iurl\]

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## [How to move the player](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-move-the-player/13907)

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**Author:** [@Ioncloud](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ioncloud)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-move-the-player/13907 "2017-06-23T18:59:41Z")

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I am attempting to move the player outside of the keyboard but am having difficulty locating the correct place to call to do so. plmove seems to be what moves the player; however, the method is private which I’m sure me…

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## [Windows smart screen stopping version 6535](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-smart-screen-stopping-version-6535/13906)

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**Author:** [@hdggDalton](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hdggDalton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-smart-screen-stopping-version-6535/13906 "2017-06-23T16:56:40Z")

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Hey everyone, I just downloaded cataclysm dda version 0.C-6535 (experimental) and when I tried to run it Windows smart screen “protected me” because the publisher was unknown. Should I be worried about this? I take my co…

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## [Help with my first profession mod/code](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-my-first-profession-mod-code/13896)

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**Author:** [@Logistic\_Tangent](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logistic_Tangent)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-my-first-profession-mod-code/13896 "2017-06-23T02:34:25Z")

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Hi all. I just started working on a profession based on Randall Flagg from the Stephen King novel The Stand and I had a few questions. The plan for the profession was to have it feel like a sociopathic nihilist with a b…

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## [Infinite CBMs ?- Build 6521 -](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/infinite-cbms-build-6521/13878)

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**Author:** [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/infinite-cbms-build-6521/13878 "2017-06-22T21:09:07Z")

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So I’m on version 6521 and the space taken by CBMs doesn’t show up in the CBM menu, is it just a display thing or does that mean that CBMs currently don’t take any slots and can be installed without limit ? \[spoiler\]\[im…

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## [Save RNG seeds?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/save-rng-seeds/13900)

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**Author:** [@leebash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/leebash)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/save-rng-seeds/13900 "2017-06-22T19:42:41Z")

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I wonder if it is a good idea to save the seeds (or whatever used to generate the seeds) in save files, to prevent me from using alt+F4 every time I fail a check? :stuck\_out\_tongue:

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## [CBMs Installation : how do that work ? (RP point of view)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbms-installation-how-do-that-work-rp-point-of-view/13902)

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**Author:** [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbms-installation-how-do-that-work-rp-point-of-view/13902 "2017-06-22T16:52:25Z")

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So does your survivor really perform self-surgery by carving out it’s eyes with a butcher knife and a medkit or are CBMs equipped with some sort of surgery assistance function that make them able to more or less install …

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## [Make Firearms Repair Kit Disasembleable](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-firearms-repair-kit-disasembleable/13901)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-firearms-repair-kit-disasembleable/13901 "2017-06-22T15:11:15Z")

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The title says it all.

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## [Is the electromagnetic unit supposed to be harmful now?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-the-electromagnetic-unit-supposed-to-be-harmful-now/13895)

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**Author:** [@Azrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azrad)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-the-electromagnetic-unit-supposed-to-be-harmful-now/13895 "2017-06-22T13:37:27Z")

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Just noticed that the electromagnetic unit also damages the survivor using it, as a steel plating almost broke my survivor’s arm. Don’t recall that ever happening in old versions.

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