# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=306

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## [Advanced Tips for the Accomplished Survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-tips-for-the-accomplished-survivor/9357)

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**Author:** [@SteeleMatrix](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SteeleMatrix)\
**Replies:** 132\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-tips-for-the-accomplished-survivor/9357 "2015-11-14T17:08:12Z")

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It’s frustrating to see that every Cataclysm tips and tricks page is always for beginner level players. There’s never posts for us veterans, so here’s a list of some intermediate to advanced level tips. The ones posted h…

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## [Massive horde of one (type)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/massive-horde-of-one-type/10852)

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**Author:** [@Barex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Barex)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/massive-horde-of-one-type/10852 "2015-11-14T10:58:13Z")

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Version experimental 5bb83dc (0.c build 3862) Occasionally, a large horde will spawn, with just one type of zombie. Here is an image with just corrosive zombies spawning. Once I had a horde of about 30 or so feral pre…

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## [Experimental Bug: Invalid spawn location (no CARGO vpart) for Beetle and Bubble](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-bug-invalid-spawn-location-no-cargo-vpart-for-beetle-and-bubble/10854)

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**Author:** [@Culise](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Culise)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-bug-invalid-spawn-location-no-cargo-vpart-for-beetle-and-bubble/10854 "2015-11-14T04:39:09Z")

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In the last two versions I downloaded of the latest experimental (builds 3885 and 3888), I’ve received regular errors on world load specifying “Invalid spawn location (no CARGO vpart) in {Beetle|Bubble Car} (-2,1): {8%|3…

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## [Spawned NPCs throwing errors](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawned-npcs-throwing-errors/10853)

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**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawned-npcs-throwing-errors/10853 "2015-11-14T03:22:30Z")

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I made it to an evac shelter away from my main base, and I wanted to spawn some NPCs to interact with in the basement, so they wouldn’t go charging off to light themselves on fire. The only problem is, whenever I spawn o…

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## [Latest experimental, does not start](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-experimental-does-not-start/10847)

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**Author:** [@breton102](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/breton102)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-experimental-does-not-start/10847 "2015-11-13T23:06:58Z")

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Latest experimental downloaded about a week ago (can’t see version since game won’t start, if someone will tell me where to find it thanks) SDK Windows 7 When I try to start the game it buffers for a tenth of a second…

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## [Dragged my cargo cart over some rubble](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dragged-my-cargo-cart-over-some-rubble/10839)

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**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dragged-my-cargo-cart-over-some-rubble/10839 "2015-11-13T17:49:45Z")

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As the title says, I accidentally ran my cargo cart (shopping cart with cargo space instead of a wire basket) into some rubble left over from when I accidentally ran into the wall with the back of my car. Now when I try …

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## [Morale boost : some tips?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-boost-some-tips/10794)

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**Author:** [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)\
**Replies:** 57\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-boost-some-tips/10794 "2015-11-12T19:07:04Z")

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Hello guys :slight\_smile: I’m trying to lvl up some of my fight-skill, but my morale drop so quickly that I end usually doing nothing for a while to let it come back. (I have ant, fungus and slime in the same spot soooo…

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## [This replaces half the wiki](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-replaces-half-the-wiki/5299)

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**Author:** [@Mattamue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mattamue)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/this-replaces-half-the-wiki/5299 "2015-11-12T09:02:10Z")

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and looks like it doesn’t require manual entry. http://cdda.estilofusion.com/ https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/6421

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## [Changing/Adding mods to a world](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-adding-mods-to-a-world/10845)

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**Author:** [@lordmoneyofman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lordmoneyofman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-adding-mods-to-a-world/10845 "2015-11-11T22:10:24Z")

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I have a world that I’ve had for a long time and wanted to change up the mods or even just add some new ones. Is there any easy way to do this?

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## [Killing tank drones](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-tank-drones/10834)

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**Author:** [@noble](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/noble)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-tank-drones/10834 "2015-11-11T19:49:55Z")

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There’s a tank drone guarding a vault I want to raid. I’ve hit it with EMP grenades, a LAW, C4, .50 AP, a flamethrower and dynamite. Not a scratch. How do I kill it?

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## [Retractable Rollerblades/Bionic Rollerblades](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/retractable-rollerblades-bionic-rollerblades/10840)

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**Author:** [@devjroc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/devjroc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/retractable-rollerblades-bionic-rollerblades/10840 "2015-11-11T06:18:31Z")

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I love carrying around a pair for extra roadspeed. Nothing quite like spearing zeds from skates (although I could see it making attacks and not just dodges awkward). Would it make sense to get a variety that retracts int…

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## [Npcs delete range weapons when given to them](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-delete-range-weapons-when-given-to-them/10835)

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**Author:** [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-delete-range-weapons-when-given-to-them/10835 "2015-11-11T00:40:29Z")

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So I made a pneumatic rifle for an npc and gave it to them via the trading menu. The rifle disappeared form the npc’s inventory, mine and it was not wielding it. I gave them ammo to see if they would equip it and nothing…

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## [Translating itype\_id into screen name](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translating-itype-id-into-screen-name/10841)

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**Author:** [@Godworrior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Godworrior)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translating-itype-id-into-screen-name/10841 "2015-11-10T18:43:47Z")

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I have some code in which I have itype\_ids which I want to print to the screen using ityp::nname. In itype.h there is a mention of a master itype map in which I can look up itypes by itype\_ids, but I can’t find it. Anyon…

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## [Bloodline?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bloodline/10828)

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**Author:** [@Balrogue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Balrogue)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bloodline/10828 "2015-11-10T17:30:47Z")

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Hello, everybody… I’m a new member and I’m not English, so, I speak little English. Please, don’t kill me because there is many spelling and grammar mistakes. I play catclysme since 8 month, and yesterday, I wondered …

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## [Tentacle arms 4/8](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tentacle-arms-4-8/10818)

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**Author:** [@IIzTrollin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/IIzTrollin)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tentacle-arms-4-8/10818 "2015-11-10T16:04:35Z")

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Expermintal SDL W7 Tentacle arms says it gives 3 encumbrance but gives 30 for hands. either tool tip needs to read 30, or encumbrance needs to be 3

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## [Item\_groups could use some tweaks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-groups-could-use-some-tweaks/10800)

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**Author:** [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-groups-could-use-some-tweaks/10800 "2015-11-10T08:36:03Z")

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Playing on an experimental that’s a month or more out of date so if these things have coincidentally been tweaked between then and now, ignore this. So okay, suggestions: Put power armor helmets and frames in all the …

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## [Tileset makers: a different tile for pulped corpses](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-makers-a-different-tile-for-pulped-corpses/10837)

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**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-makers-a-different-tile-for-pulped-corpses/10837 "2015-11-10T08:32:22Z")

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As I’ve gotten to the stage of the game where I find myself clearing areas out of zombies rather than avoiding them, I find myself generating dozens of corpses in some areas. Now I’m well past the point of needing to but…

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## [How to edit vision range?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-edit-vision-range/10831)

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**Author:** [@Vulpes\_Inculta](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vulpes_Inculta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-edit-vision-range/10831 "2015-11-09T22:30:20Z")

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Hello there! Hope I’m posting this in the right forum. My goal is to proportionally reduce (for about 20%) maximum vision distance of both player and all monsters and NPCs. I want vision ranges to fit my preferred zoom …

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## [CTD when firing a turret](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ctd-when-firing-a-turret/10833)

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**Author:** [@dogfish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dogfish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ctd-when-firing-a-turret/10833 "2015-11-09T17:15:47Z")

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0.C-3861 SDL (i think i run the cataclysm-tiles.exe i dont run any mods and havent changed tiles or whatever) Windows Vista Hi, brand new player here. Thanks for all the hard work. I found a working Humvee and was d…

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## [Limit Wander spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/limit-wander-spawns/10829)

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**Author:** [@Ember](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ember)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/limit-wander-spawns/10829 "2015-11-09T16:34:07Z")

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there needs to be a limit as to just how much a wander spawn will spawn in zombies, I played an inside lab start that took quite some time to get to the surface, only to find a wandering spawn happened outside the lab, w…

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## [Explosions on overpowered characters causes CTD](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/explosions-on-overpowered-characters-causes-ctd/10832)

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**Author:** [@shinr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/shinr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/explosions-on-overpowered-characters-causes-ctd/10832 "2015-11-09T15:54:08Z")

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Every once in the while, I play as an overpowered character (high stats, high skills, high tier equipment, almost all of bios except for internal weapons, almost all positive mutations plus Prototype threshold) for a bit…

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## [Drove all day but left the ID's back at base(and other dumb mistakes)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drove-all-day-but-left-the-ids-back-at-base-and-other-dumb-mistakes/10807)

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**Author:** [@Theundyingcode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Theundyingcode)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drove-all-day-but-left-the-ids-back-at-base-and-other-dumb-mistakes/10807 "2015-11-09T11:25:28Z")

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After taking a road trip through a city to reach a military bunker on the far side only to realize I left “my” ID cards back at my home base I started wondering what other dumb but non-lethal(at least not immediately) mi…

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## [Good places for a base?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-places-for-a-base/10547)

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**Author:** [@\_Rogue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_Rogue)\
**Replies:** 58\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-places-for-a-base/10547 "2015-11-09T05:01:49Z")

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Hi, I’m new here and to CDDA and I was wondering if any of you had good places for bases. I already have a makeshift sort of base at the very outskirts of a town in a gun store with very few zombies around; I also have l…

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## [Question about modifying a tile](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-modifying-a-tile/10799)

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**Author:** [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-modifying-a-tile/10799 "2015-11-09T03:52:11Z")

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I’d like to make the cargo dimension from blazemod look like a standard cargo carrier when installed. What exactly is required to do this? Here is what I’ve done so far. A) Look in blaze\_test.json and see that the ID fo…

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## [Circular distance bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/circular-distance-bug/10826)

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**Author:** [@Marte](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Marte)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/circular-distance-bug/10826 "2015-11-08T20:40:33Z")

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Hi all, folks! This is my first post here! :wink: So, yesterday I have found a little and probably obscure bug with “circular distance” and throwing. Tested under the last experimental (both “Tiles” and “Curses”)… The …

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## [Version 0.C-0.C-3846 shoppingcarts items disappeared, speed issues](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/version-0-c-0-c-3846-shoppingcarts-items-disappeared-speed-issues/10827)

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**Author:** [@AgtTacklberry](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AgtTacklberry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/version-0-c-0-c-3846-shoppingcarts-items-disappeared-speed-issues/10827 "2015-11-08T18:26:34Z")

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Just played the newest exp. build 0.C-3846 and got start up. Found a grocerystore and a shoppingcart. Put my Stuff into it and mentioned it dissappeared imeadiatly. Cant exactly remember what mods i did install. how ca…

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## [.Json mod info](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/json-mod-info/10769)

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**Author:** [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/json-mod-info/10769 "2015-11-08T17:30:00Z")

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I want to start this thread for querstions and answers of what specific things in .json files do to make modding easier. I will start by asking how the item groups works. "type" : "item\_group", "id" : "child\_item…

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## [How can I contribute?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-can-i-contribute/10824)

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**Author:** [@Godworrior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Godworrior)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-can-i-contribute/10824 "2015-11-08T02:55:53Z")

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So, I’d like to contribute a small change to the Cataclysm code which allows cancelling a crafting action when selecting a specific component (the one you had expected isn’t there and you don’t want to waste any others)…

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## [Returning Player w/ Question(s)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/returning-player-w-question-s/10822)

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**Author:** [@Kristover](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kristover)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/returning-player-w-question-s/10822 "2015-11-07T21:15:07Z")

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All, Recently returned from overseas trip and looking to get back to Catty after being gone - I loved this game and excited to see the changes. Some questions for a returnee… I downloaded the latest experimental and…

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## [Overrun buildings and disaster zones](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/overrun-buildings-and-disaster-zones/10820)

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**Author:** [@jokermatt999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jokermatt999)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/overrun-buildings-and-disaster-zones/10820 "2015-11-07T17:28:11Z")

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Just an idea I’ve been kicking around, what about having rare building spawns that are overrun with hordes of zombies, like a deadlier version of the wasp houses? It wouldn’t be too hard to tweak the json a bit to add so…

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