# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=279

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## [Multivitamin volume?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/multivitamin-volume/11912)

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**Author:** [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/multivitamin-volume/11912 "2016-05-25T07:30:40Z")

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I updated from 13528-g13127dc to 14381-gba63e0d and I am suddenly over volume. A quick look shows the most likely culprit to be the multivitamins, 61 volume for a stack of 616. Is this intended?

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## [Sub Prime Contact Console (and other Lab finale misc.)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sub-prime-contact-console-and-other-lab-finale-misc/11906)

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**Author:** [@Dichotomancer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dichotomancer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sub-prime-contact-console-and-other-lab-finale-misc/11906 "2016-05-24T14:15:57Z")

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First, new to the forums, gotta give my obligatory respect to the devs on this game. The attention to detail to everything, from house set pieces, to the super robust vehicle construction system. Mwah. I’ve been losing m…

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## [Game is too intimidating to play!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-is-too-intimidating-to-play/11876)

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**Author:** [@ianpwilliams](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ianpwilliams)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-is-too-intimidating-to-play/11876 "2016-05-24T11:33:09Z")

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I’ve started many, many new games, read a huge amount of tips, and maybe lasted to day 2 or 3 if I was lucky. Now I’m at the stage where I’m just not playing it because “what’s the point if I’m just going to die again?”.…

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## [SHITBRICKS: Insufficient (vespene gas) wheels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shitbricks-insufficient-vespene-gas-wheels/11914)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shitbricks-insufficient-vespene-gas-wheels/11914 "2016-05-24T07:08:03Z")

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i build my own auto-home. size 6width 12length 6 axis, 1&2 axis have turnable wheels. i try to drive but - “insufficient wheels” i read. 12 wheels - and insufficient?!?! BTW - weight of my autohome is about 10000 ma…

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## [Amigara balancing?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/amigara-balancing/11907)

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**Author:** [@baldamundo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/baldamundo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/amigara-balancing/11907 "2016-05-24T06:45:59Z")

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Encountered them for the first time today, and have to ask are they entirely WAD atm? I don’t mean WAD in terms of being glitchy (although maybe that also), but just in terms of the whole balancing of them being really w…

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## [On wheels and turn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-wheels-and-turn/11917)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-wheels-and-turn/11917 "2016-05-23T21:12:39Z")

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Hi! the first question on the size of automobile wheels. very often, dismantling the machine, I see that on the same machine are wheels of different sizes. why it happens in the game? is this “a feature” of the game e…

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## [No Official OSX Builds in the Jenkins Index?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-official-osx-builds-in-the-jenkins-index/11915)

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**Author:** [@KKristophDavion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KKristophDavion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-official-osx-builds-in-the-jenkins-index/11915 "2016-05-23T16:26:34Z")

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Not sure if this is the right place but all of the official OSX experimental builds in the index seem to have poofed? Not sure if I’m just being stupid or someone else goofed up but it’s mildly hampering my ability to ge…

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## [Anyone know what's going on with bionics?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-know-whats-going-on-with-bionics/11892)

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**Author:** [@The\_Cat\_Wizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Cat_Wizard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyone-know-whats-going-on-with-bionics/11892 "2016-05-23T13:42:05Z")

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Just wanted to make this thread so everyone can provide whatever knowledge they have about the recent bionic nerf/rebalance in experimental.

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## [Avast ye scurvy dogs!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avast-ye-scurvy-dogs/11742)

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**Author:** [@Michi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Michi)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avast-ye-scurvy-dogs/11742 "2016-05-23T11:43:26Z")

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SO COOOL! I developed Scurvy due to a lack of Vitamin C and Night Blindness due to a lack of Vitamin A. Multi-vitamins and gummy vitamins cleared the Scurvy up, but not helping for the night blindness. As far as I can t…

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## [Balance Freeze?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-freeze/11911)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 2:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-freeze/11911 "2016-05-23T02:05:30Z")

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So I’m not actively playing right now (Fallout 4 and Stellaris are eating up my spare time ATM) but I still like to read what is going on. I seem to have read several people stating that the balance is a bit off atm. I…

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## [Curing infection with a first aid kit doesn't give "Recovering From Infection"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/curing-infection-with-a-first-aid-kit-doesnt-give-recovering-from-infection/11908)

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**Author:** [@Eric](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eric)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/curing-infection-with-a-first-aid-kit-doesnt-give-recovering-from-infection/11908 "2016-05-22T21:50:01Z")

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Disclaimer: I am using both the Cataclysm++ and Add Bandits mods, so this may have something to do with it I was on the FEMA Camp scenario, and the first zombie soldier my NPC shot dropped first aid kits. Awesome. I us…

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## [Crafting Realism](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-realism/11884)

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**Author:** [@Michi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Michi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-realism/11884 "2016-05-22T19:02:51Z")

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One of the prime directives for CDDA from what I understand is some basis on realism. There are some things that strike me as pretty unrealistic: Crafting CBMs. Beyond the necessary PHDs in biology, electronics, and w…

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## [\[f\] quirk with manual turrets](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/f-quirk-with-manual-turrets/11905)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/f-quirk-with-manual-turrets/11905 "2016-05-22T18:46:34Z")

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This has been around for a while now and I imagine it’s already been reported, buuuut, just to make sure… Empty hands, \[f\] on turret, use turret… and after that you get the regular \[f\] with empty hands action, which is …

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## [M2010 ESR ammo (all versions)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/m2010-esr-ammo-all-versions/11894)

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**Author:** [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/m2010-esr-ammo-all-versions/11894 "2016-05-22T18:21:10Z")

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Not sure whether this counts as a bug or a suggestion, so apologies if I’m posting this in the wrong place, but there’s no magazine for the M2010 sniper rifle, making it load one bullet at a time.

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## [Avoiding NPC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-npc/11902)

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**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/avoiding-npc/11902 "2016-05-22T10:07:29Z")

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Hi. I have few suggestions: -NPC shouldn’t be able to see us automatically when we are in his ,AI square". He has sixth sense? He sees us through the wall? Moreover, it is almost impossible to escape from NPC without a …

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## [Trains/Subways](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trains-subways/11903)

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**Author:** [@Jarl\_Redskull](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jarl_Redskull)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trains-subways/11903 "2016-05-22T09:33:01Z")

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I think a amazing addition to DDA would be trains and subways, since this game has my favorite vehicle system ever, It would go amazingly if someone made a mod for it or it was added.

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## [Combined Monstergroups Override (Updated 2/25/2016)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/combined-monstergroups-override-updated-2-25-2016/11144)

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**Author:** [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/combined-monstergroups-override-updated-2-25-2016/11144 "2016-05-22T02:58:58Z")

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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m running about 21 mods. Several of those mods include monstergroups entries that overwrite entries from the core game, and they don’t play well with one another. I’ve combined e…

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## [Bug in reloaded 4.6mm ammo crafting recipe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-in-reloaded-4-6mm-ammo-crafting-recipe/11901)

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**Author:** [@DooMJake](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DooMJake)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-in-reloaded-4-6mm-ammo-crafting-recipe/11901 "2016-05-21T20:51:00Z")

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When crafting reloaded 4.6mm ammo you use 100 casings but only get 40 reloaded ammo.

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## [Mechanic which allows to take photos from objects](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mechanic-which-allows-to-take-photos-from-objects/11776)

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**Author:** [@Firn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Firn)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mechanic-which-allows-to-take-photos-from-objects/11776 "2016-05-21T15:29:26Z")

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Hi! There is the the idea of taking photos in my head. BorkBorkGoesTheCode and I want to try placing that in a mod. The question is if its possible at all? Does the actual mechanics will allow it to wield an item (Came…

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## [Bashing weapon advantages over Cutting and Stabbing/Piercing weapons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bashing-weapon-advantages-over-cutting-and-stabbing-piercing-weapons/11896)

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**Author:** [@BoaDrago](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BoaDrago)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bashing-weapon-advantages-over-cutting-and-stabbing-piercing-weapons/11896 "2016-05-21T13:10:40Z")

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Cutting and Stabbing weapons are pretty clear I’d like to think. One leans more on piercing armor, the other on critical hits. Regardless of which you think is better, I’d consider them both to have very considerable pro…

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## [0.C-14136-g1f85fcd: Error when firing energy weapon turrets from Blazemod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-c-14136-g1f85fcd-error-when-firing-energy-weapon-turrets-from-blazemod/11899)

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**Author:** [@Solusphere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Solusphere)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-c-14136-g1f85fcd-error-when-firing-energy-weapon-turrets-from-blazemod/11899 "2016-05-21T03:49:12Z")

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Here’s the error message: http://i.imgur.com/Ce68gZi.png It’s come up so far for both the Laser Cannon Turret and Turbolaser Cannon Turret. I can ignore the error, but neither weapon seems to drain any power from my veh…

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## [Should Revolver casings should go to inventory or the ground?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-revolver-casings-should-go-to-inventory-or-the-ground/11897)

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**Author:** [@xpyder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xpyder)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-revolver-casings-should-go-to-inventory-or-the-ground/11897 "2016-05-20T21:00:13Z")

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I’m posting here to get feedback before submitting it as an actual issue. Because they are manually removed rather than ejected it seems reasonable to me that revolver casings should go into your inventory rather than t…

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## [Bug with trader](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-with-trader/11898)

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**Author:** [@ifonly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ifonly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-with-trader/11898 "2016-05-20T20:03:27Z")

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Hello, There is bug with trader. When I am in trading window, it says profit 1050 \[I am offering no items, this is probably “money” from the quests?\]. Anyway, now I can buy items using 1050 amount. When I finished tradi…

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## [Nerfing the Integrated toolset. (Beware of bad grammar and formulations)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nerfing-the-integrated-toolset-beware-of-bad-grammar-and-formulations/11895)

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**Author:** [@Jokke](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jokke)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nerfing-the-integrated-toolset-beware-of-bad-grammar-and-formulations/11895 "2016-05-20T19:32:28Z")

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when you have aquired the integrated toolset and som easy power source, you are basicially free from all limits. I think it is way to overpowered of a tool. You see, the problem comes to all the tools the integrated tool…

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## [Revamping the Inventory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/revamping-the-inventory/11858)

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**Author:** [@sctjkc01](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sctjkc01)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/revamping-the-inventory/11858 "2016-05-20T10:59:59Z")

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This is something that I’m currently in the middle of developing, however I’d like to hear user feedback before I get too far in this. I look at the Inventory screen, and while it works just fine for the typical 80-char…

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## [How to play as a sniper?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-play-as-a-sniper/11863)

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**Author:** [@monocata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/monocata)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-play-as-a-sniper/11863 "2016-05-20T04:34:10Z")

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Dose any tutorial for the sniper? I know i cant use a shotgun but how to pick a decent rifle? How to Duck under bushes?

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## [For your amusement herein new player's first experiences, and some commentary](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-your-amusement-herein-new-players-first-experiences-and-some-commentary/11772)

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**Author:** [@Porrima](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Porrima)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-your-amusement-herein-new-players-first-experiences-and-some-commentary/11772 "2016-05-19T23:15:07Z")

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Hello! I recently learned about C:DDA and I was totally sold on the idea and what I heard of. So, I started playing it. Let me first tell shortly a bit of where I’m coming from. I’ve played dozens of different roguelik…

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## [Problems with Electric Car](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problems-with-electric-car/11846)

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**Author:** [@Wutnold124](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wutnold124)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problems-with-electric-car/11846 "2016-05-19T22:50:22Z")

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I’m trying to make an electric car with a backup generator in-case it’s batteries fail and the food inside it’s mini-fridge starts to spoil, but every time I put an engine + generator, the car thinks I want the car to be…

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## [Has the rechargeable battery mod been made obsolete?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-the-rechargeable-battery-mod-been-made-obsolete/11891)

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**Author:** [@123nick](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/123nick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-the-rechargeable-battery-mod-been-made-obsolete/11891 "2016-05-19T19:41:54Z")

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i dont see it anywhere, and at electronics of 8 and mechanics of 9 or 10, fabrication of 12, i still dont know the recipe, and i havent found it anywhere. is it no longer being used, only included for support for old ver…

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## [Make it so that walking into locked doors will attempt to lockpick/pry them open](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-it-so-that-walking-into-locked-doors-will-attempt-to-lockpick-pry-them-open/11844)

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**Author:** [@Substance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Substance)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-it-so-that-walking-into-locked-doors-will-attempt-to-lockpick-pry-them-open/11844 "2016-05-19T18:43:28Z")

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Title says it all. Just a minor quality of live improvement. Trying to open a locked door like you would an unlocked door, should just make you lockpick or pry it. Despite having a halligan bar and a locksmith kit, i’m…

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