# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=31

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## [Mod and content ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-and-content-ideas/27195)

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**Author:** [@Someone11](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Someone11)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-and-content-ideas/27195 "2022-01-20T21:09:12Z")

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Hi i dont know how to make mods but I have ideas for them. Anybody else who has ideas post them here. Someone might use them one day. Tile set ideas and sound pack ideas are welcome too. Also content ideas for things to …

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## [Draft of the Cataclysm Lore Writeup](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/draft-of-the-cataclysm-lore-writeup/10345)

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**Author:** [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/draft-of-the-cataclysm-lore-writeup/10345 "2022-01-20T17:02:28Z")

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Okay, so this whole thing is gonna end up being like 10 posts long due to character limits while still keeping enough space to make changes as needed and having sensible splitting (the entirety is currently just shy of 1…

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## [Zone No Autopickup Question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zone-no-autopickup-question/27516)

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**Author:** [@deMangler](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deMangler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zone-no-autopickup-question/27516 "2022-01-19T15:56:30Z")

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edit problem solved almost as soon as I posted, my herpderp. New Player here. Google hasn’t helped me. tl;dr - how do I make a cupboard immune from autopickup? I have a base with some item sorting zones - whole base …

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## [Horrible german translation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horrible-german-translation/27512)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horrible-german-translation/27512 "2022-01-19T03:19:05Z")

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So for context, I am a native german speaker. I got a friend into cdda, it automagically used the system language on his windows system, which is german, and we witnessed the awful translations. Disabled (as in deactiva…

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## [The most tragic thing I found. NOT to NPC neither to me. But to zombie I killed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-tragic-thing-i-found-not-to-npc-neither-to-me-but-to-zombie-i-killed/26888)

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**Author:** [@OnaiChan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/OnaiChan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-tragic-thing-i-found-not-to-npc-neither-to-me-but-to-zombie-i-killed/26888 "2022-01-18T22:09:32Z")

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While roaming around using my boat. I stumbled upon this riverside dwelling and found this. A brainless zombie in a metal cage. It made me think that someone (NPC) did this. I investigate the house and found no one. T…

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## [Tileset coverage poll](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-coverage-poll/26919)

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**Author:** [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-coverage-poll/26919 "2022-01-18T21:59:49Z")

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Hey, everyone! Ultimate Cataclysm, the default tileset, is reaching about 92% “weighted coverage”, ie. if you run into a thing there’s a roughly 92% chance it’s gonna have a sprite. We still get a lot of concerns about …

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## [Lore inconsistencies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-inconsistencies/27193)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-inconsistencies/27193 "2022-01-18T21:19:28Z")

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SPOILERS AHEAD. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED. I noticed that some things do not make quite sense (yet). Fortunately though, this is not a “Whine about the game” post since I love worldbuilding and can defin…

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## [NPCs are clothing shredding machines now?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-are-clothing-shredding-machines-now/26763)

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**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-are-clothing-shredding-machines-now/26763 "2022-01-18T20:20:56Z")

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Not sure when this started happening, as I mostly avoid NPC’s in my playthroughs, but if you engage a really weak NPC in combat right now - at all - you’re going to have all your clothing shredded out of existence in abo…

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## [Lazer finger bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lazer-finger-bug/27008)

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**Author:** [@Mogel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mogel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lazer-finger-bug/27008 "2022-01-18T20:15:43Z")

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I give a npc a baseball bat and he dropped his finger laser I picked It Up And now it is stuck to my hand I don’t have it installed and it has infinite ammo Maybe it’s just something I missed please tell me that If tha…

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## [Where does heavy and light power armor spawn? (0.F)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-does-heavy-and-light-power-armor-spawn-0-f/27183)

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**Author:** [@J.L](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/J.L)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-does-heavy-and-light-power-armor-spawn-0-f/27183 "2022-01-18T19:58:22Z")

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So, looking at the Hitchhiker’s Guide, all the heavy and light power armor frames, now called combat exoskeletons, seem to be missing from almost all loot tables. Of course, I’m no code wizard, so if I’m wrong I’d love i…

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## [Bunch of bugs and oversights](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bunch-of-bugs-and-oversights/27504)

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**Author:** [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bunch-of-bugs-and-oversights/27504 "2022-01-18T19:56:10Z")

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Feature request or i just missed a feature somehow: It is annoying to pressing 'g’et key or open A.I.M. just to see the items around me when i’m next to a closed furniture. A continuously working item list similar to t…

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## [Crafting ammo reload seems to take a long time](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ammo-reload-seems-to-take-a-long-time/27508)

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**Author:** [@bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bug)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ammo-reload-seems-to-take-a-long-time/27508 "2022-01-18T18:03:02Z")

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I’ve never really reloaded ammo before so not sure if this is normal. I ran out of 9x19 ammo for my MP5, so decided to craft 30 rounds of FMJ reloads. I noticed a 3X chance of failure without handloading proficiency, s…

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## [Can't cover spiked pit with plank](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-cover-spiked-pit-with-plank/27503)

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**Author:** [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-cover-spiked-pit-with-plank/27503 "2022-01-15T18:35:20Z")

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Trying to cover some spiked pits around an LMOE shelter with planks and it isn’t working, not even when I’m wielding a plank and have several more with me. Was this function changed or abolished for some reason, or is th…

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## [Android support](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-support/27502)

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**Author:** [@3APA3A](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/3APA3A)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-support/27502 "2022-01-15T13:12:49Z")

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Please add to the stable version from the experimental Android support without a panel with buttons (there was a fourth mark on the first launch), the game did not work before. Thanks for awesome game :kissing\_heart:

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## [Can you auto-walk in a line like in Dungeon Crawl?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-auto-walk-in-a-line-like-in-dungeon-crawl/27462)

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**Author:** [@arblegarbtheninth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/arblegarbtheninth)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-auto-walk-in-a-line-like-in-dungeon-crawl/27462 "2022-01-13T09:13:43Z")

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Do I need to hit the ‘L’ key 50 times to walk across an empty field? Dungeon Crawl has a shift-walk thing, where you press shift + ‘L’ once, and auto-walk until you hit a wall or something interesting occurs. Is there …

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## [Let us load single rounds into guns without magazines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/let-us-load-single-rounds-into-guns-without-magazines/27495)

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**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/let-us-load-single-rounds-into-guns-without-magazines/27495 "2022-01-13T02:45:57Z")

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It’s possible to put a round directly into the chamber of pretty much all guns and fire them, unless they have a magazine safety. This would be a nice option to have in case you are in the rare situation of having a gun …

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## [Silently open/close doors and windows](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/silently-open-close-doors-and-windows/27485)

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**Author:** [@matshou](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/matshou)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/silently-open-close-doors-and-windows/27485 "2022-01-10T00:55:10Z")

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I would like to propose adding an ability to open and close doors and windows silently. This could be implemented in the following ways: Opening doors while crouching makes 3 (6) noise and costs 300 (100) moves. Closi…

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## [Tough character died instantly because of CBM removal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tough-character-died-instantly-because-of-cbm-removal/27492)

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**Author:** [@groovingrafzahl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/groovingrafzahl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tough-character-died-instantly-because-of-cbm-removal/27492 "2022-01-09T17:52:39Z")

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Hello and a happy new year! This is my first post here, so I hope I’m posting in the right subcategory. I already searched and found a similar problem ( Malfunctionning CBMs Removal ) but couldn’t find the answer I am l…

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## [Help me tweak grappling hook: retrieve it after climbing up](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-me-tweak-grappling-hook-retrieve-it-after-climbing-up/27427)

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**Author:** [@Joseph\_Botosh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Joseph_Botosh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-me-tweak-grappling-hook-retrieve-it-after-climbing-up/27427 "2022-01-09T09:01:52Z")

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So yea, the grappling hooks again. The way I understand it, currently they are pretty useless, also the implementation is strange. So I wanted to to make it even stranger :slight\_smile: This is how I was imagining it: y…

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## [What are some things that should be in the Cataclysm?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792)

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**Author:** [@Heartwawy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Heartwawy)\
**Replies:** 486\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792 "2022-01-09T07:56:27Z")

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Candy bars. Nutrition bars. Just some things you see everyday in real life but not already in the Cataclysm.

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## [Suggestion: Phone Books should have a map](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-phone-books-should-have-a-map/27477)

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**Author:** [@grenz1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grenz1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-phone-books-should-have-a-map/27477 "2022-01-08T08:00:10Z")

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Nowadays, in the era of everyone having smartphones to look up numbers, actual “big” phone books are a rarity. And, true, any phone book found in a house would be an obsolete paper weight useful maybe to level an unbala…

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## [Possible feature to save Outfits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-feature-to-save-outfits/26961)

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**Author:** [@Bjo\_Hart](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bjo_Hart)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-feature-to-save-outfits/26961 "2022-01-08T07:37:23Z")

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Hi there. Is it possible to have a function to save the outfit that you are wearing, maybe different slots for different outfits, one button to completly undress and another function to wear the saved outfits again?.. S…

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## [Lying on a rooftop should make you invisible to creatures one z level below](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lying-on-a-rooftop-should-make-you-invisible-to-creatures-one-z-level-below/27173)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lying-on-a-rooftop-should-make-you-invisible-to-creatures-one-z-level-below/27173 "2022-01-08T07:15:56Z")

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I noticed that we added prone to the game now, however i’m quite sure what exactly it does (besides making toggling move more laborious). One thing I noticed it didn’t do however is seem to affect whether or not monsters…

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## [\[MOD\] Pre-0.F Blacklist and Rebalance Mod Compilation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-pre-0-f-blacklist-and-rebalance-mod-compilation/26638)

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**Author:** [@KliPeH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KliPeH)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-pre-0-f-blacklist-and-rebalance-mod-compilation/26638 "2022-01-06T06:27:00Z")

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==== What is this thread? ==== ⠀ This is a compilation of Blacklist and Rebalance mods pre-packaged with base game prior to update 0.F. In update 0.F these mods were removed as they no longer fit the in-repo criteria, o…

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## [Segmentation Fault](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault/27429)

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**Author:** [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault/27429 "2022-01-04T13:12:10Z")

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This has caused my current play through to be unable to load. It saved just as I ran out of charge on a soldering iron and when I tried to reload from the save it did this to me. Is there anyway to save it? Any reason…

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## [Something broke in the Mutations menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-broke-in-the-mutations-menu/27476)

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**Author:** [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/something-broke-in-the-mutations-menu/27476 "2022-01-04T13:02:13Z")

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Started a new game, fresh install, lab start. Opened up the mutations menu and now it will not close, not with Esc, q, Q, or Space. Adding a local keybinding to the menu also does nothing. Gotta wonder how this one manag…

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## [Living off the land - rural only](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/living-off-the-land-rural-only/26691)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/living-off-the-land-rural-only/26691 "2022-01-02T21:07:34Z")

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I know this is kind-of stupid, but I like playing a rural mapgen run with city size = 0. I even startscum until I am in an area where there are no cabins etc immediately visible. I prefer playing a lost submissive here t…

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## [How to 'unhide' contents on multiple things](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-unhide-contents-on-multiple-things/27424)

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**Author:** [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-unhide-contents-on-multiple-things/27424 "2022-01-01T00:12:37Z")

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Is there a way to show all items in a hidden container. MRE’s specifically. I can’t see the food inside them and I don’t like having to examine and view hidden every single one individually as it’s a bit tedious. So, …

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## [Expanding the Underground](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanding-the-underground/27457)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanding-the-underground/27457 "2021-12-29T08:47:44Z")

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Has anyone of you ever read the Metro series by Dmitry Glukhovsky? I am pretty fascinated by that. When you go into e.g the subway tunnels all you are going to see is mostly spiders and some eldritch horrors. Maybe a la…

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## [More Survivor Stuff (Mainly heavy stuff!) (updated 4/12/2021)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-survivor-stuff-mainly-heavy-stuff-updated-4-12-2021/22254)

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**Author:** [@Hoovytaurus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hoovytaurus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-survivor-stuff-mainly-heavy-stuff-updated-4-12-2021/22254 "2021-12-27T02:03:59Z")

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hey peeps i am pawnis on the discord, and i like heavy things. what this mod includes so far: more survivor armor high-quality survivor guns (high cost high reward) high-quality survivor melees four balanced but …

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