# Game Talk

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## [Dehydrated meat and rotting meat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dehydrated-meat-and-rotting-meat/9379)

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**Author:** [@Azrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azrad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dehydrated-meat-and-rotting-meat/9379 "2015-04-11T23:09:55Z")

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Basically, I raided a spider basement, decided to get all the meat so I can turn them into dehydrated meat and then into protein powder so I can make a keg full of protein drinks and shakes. As it turns out, spider basem…

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## [O.C (c8ce317) 55 gallon drum capacity on vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/o-c-c8ce317-55-gallon-drum-capacity-on-vehicles/9392)

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**Author:** [@Sehn\_Knight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sehn_Knight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/o-c-c8ce317-55-gallon-drum-capacity-on-vehicles/9392 "2015-04-11T20:03:32Z")

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c8ce317 SDL Windows 7 The Capacity for a 55 gallon drum when attached to a vehicle is shown as 110,000 which is is 550 fuel units. 550/15=36.6 gallons Is the total capacity reduced when attaching it to a vehicle or i…

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## [Diabetic Trait?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diabetic-trait/9348)

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**Author:** [@grumpypixel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grumpypixel)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diabetic-trait/9348 "2015-04-11T16:57:51Z")

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My fiance is diabetic and would struggle like hell to cope with her diabetes in am apocolypse. I think it would be a cool scenario to simulate though, have to test sugar levels, find insulin and manage food intake. Any t…

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## [Skill Overhaul Suggestion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skill-overhaul-suggestion/9251)

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**Author:** [@MormonPartyboat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MormonPartyboat)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skill-overhaul-suggestion/9251 "2015-04-11T16:01:45Z")

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This was spawned from the skill/leveling feedback thread, but pretty far from feedback, so I threw it into a new thread. Something I’d really like to see would be a simplification of the various combat related skills. …

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## [Bunch of observations](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bunch-of-observations/9374)

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**Author:** [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bunch-of-observations/9374 "2015-04-11T15:51:19Z")

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I was really lazy to post my observations, but i think most of them are still valid. Stable 0.B Bandits are not hostile in the first turn i see them. Killing them give me ‘Killed innocent’ morale penalty. Build 2578: …

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## [Balance overhaul?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-overhaul/9384)

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**Author:** [@Lesseps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lesseps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-overhaul/9384 "2015-04-11T15:45:57Z")

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This was probably mentioned before already but anyways… The thing that really bothers me is balance between early beginner character and three-day-character. I’m taking 3 days as a milestone here because I can see examp…

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## [So... no one plan dev a option that can change the player character (@) color?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-no-one-plan-dev-a-option-that-can-change-the-player-character-color/9383)

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**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-no-one-plan-dev-a-option-that-can-change-the-player-character-color/9383 "2015-04-11T15:26:07Z")

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Frist I got to say that I am not a racial discrimination person, I just think mabye the PC need a race select option, which the player can select it’s own skin color on the game. and some mutation will cause player colo…

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## [Every effect of the Perception and Intelligence stats](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-perception-and-intelligence-stats/9385)

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**Author:** [@sparr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sparr)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-perception-and-intelligence-stats/9385 "2015-04-11T15:23:02Z")

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http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Detailed\_Perception\_Effects http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Detailed\_Intelligence\_Effects

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## [Unbind "move north", immediately lose ability to scroll up keybinding menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unbind-move-north-immediately-lose-ability-to-scroll-up-keybinding-menu/9391)

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**Author:** [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unbind-move-north-immediately-lose-ability-to-scroll-up-keybinding-menu/9391 "2015-04-11T11:24:52Z")

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“Gosh I don’t need 3 different keys just to move one direction when all I use is the numpad anyway. Let just unbind all these and replace it with the numpad key by itself.” Bam, can’t scroll up the menu anymore. WTF. B…

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## [Heroin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heroin/9349)

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**Author:** [@memsid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/memsid)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heroin/9349 "2015-04-11T09:37:28Z")

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At the moment all you can do is shoot heroin, should allow the ability to smoke/insufflation if we’re going for realism.

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## [DinoMod stops fire stations from spawning](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dinomod-stops-fire-stations-from-spawning/9390)

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**Author:** [@Thwap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thwap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dinomod-stops-fire-stations-from-spawning/9390 "2015-04-11T07:53:22Z")

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Took a few minutes of trial and error to narrow it down.

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## [Mods overwriting regional settings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-overwriting-regional-settings/9386)

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**Author:** [@Trinsic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trinsic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-overwriting-regional-settings/9386 "2015-04-11T01:55:50Z")

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So, I decided to dig into things today to find out why home improvement stores, jewelery stores, and other neat new buildings I’ve seen in the mapgen json folder weren’t showing up in game. In the process I’ve discovered…

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## [I have questions about modding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-questions-about-modding/9356)

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**Author:** [@qqq5255](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/qqq5255)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-questions-about-modding/9356 "2015-04-10T20:50:07Z")

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I’m a modder in Korea, and I have questions about modding I added new profession. And I want to selelct this profession on Challenge - Lab. How can I do this? .json cannot support korean, so I writed description and na…

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## [Aisle with lights and no floor: Bug or operator error? (0.C stable)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aisle-with-lights-and-no-floor-bug-or-operator-error-0-c-stable/9381)

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**Author:** [@SgtStens](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SgtStens)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aisle-with-lights-and-no-floor-bug-or-operator-error-0-c-stable/9381 "2015-04-10T19:51:21Z")

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So I’m trying to build my first mobile workshop/home, starting with an RV and modding it heavily (obv). I put a few tiles of ‘aisle with lights’ in the middle row of the cabin, but for some reason whenever I try to drop…

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## [Give a great deal of the blades in the game a screwdriver quality of 1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/give-a-great-deal-of-the-blades-in-the-game-a-screwdriver-quality-of-1/9352)

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**Author:** [@Turtlicious](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Turtlicious)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/give-a-great-deal-of-the-blades-in-the-game-a-screwdriver-quality-of-1/9352 "2015-04-10T17:16:26Z")

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I’ve used a knife plenty of times to turn a screw, and it’d help ease out the front loaded difficulty in the game.

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## [Every effect of the Dexterity stat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-dexterity-stat/9380)

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**Author:** [@sparr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sparr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-dexterity-stat/9380 "2015-04-10T17:01:14Z")

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http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Detailed\_Dexterity\_Effects This is formatted a bit differently from my previous post regarding Strength. Any feedback on the layout would be appreciated. Also would be he…

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## [Rotten meat on certain crafting recipes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rotten-meat-on-certain-crafting-recipes/9382)

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**Author:** [@Azrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azrad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rotten-meat-on-certain-crafting-recipes/9382 "2015-04-10T16:30:06Z")

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Not quite sure if this is an actual bug. I’ve noticed the rotten meat can still be made to craft some seemingly safe dehydrated meat. Turned that dehydrated meat to protein powder and then made it to a protein shake and …

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## [Acetylene torches and labs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/acetylene-torches-and-labs/9275)

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**Author:** [@Azrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azrad)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/acetylene-torches-and-labs/9275 "2015-04-10T08:30:59Z")

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Just wondering if this was just coincidence or this actually happens. I found out from here that the torches can melt through metal doors (and it’s pretty cheap too, needing only 10 charges). I only found one military ID…

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## [Every effect of the Strength stat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-strength-stat/9377)

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**Author:** [@sparr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/sparr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/every-effect-of-the-strength-stat/9377 "2015-04-10T01:32:44Z")

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http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Detailed\_Strength\_Effects Would it be helpful for me to make wiki pages for each stat with this information? It will become outdated over time, but it might be useful any…

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## [Question about stacking engines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-stacking-engines/9378)

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**Author:** [@martinuzz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/martinuzz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-stacking-engines/9378 "2015-04-10T00:17:11Z")

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So if I want to give my spike mobile more than one v6 engine, do those engines need to have exactly the same volume? Or would giving it a 3.85l and a 4.03l engine work just fine? Also, does each engine need their own b…

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## [0.C - map reveal for NPC quest on wrong level of map](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-c-map-reveal-for-npc-quest-on-wrong-level-of-map/9375)

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**Author:** [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-c-map-reveal-for-npc-quest-on-wrong-level-of-map/9375 "2015-04-09T21:37:58Z")

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I started a lab challenge with static NPC, started 2 levels down from the surface. When I took the quest from the NPC (get software from my computer), he revealed the map around the target area… 2 levels down from the s…

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## [Wierd Clothing Questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wierd-clothing-questions/9360)

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**Author:** [@secretfire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/secretfire)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wierd-clothing-questions/9360 "2015-04-09T20:36:40Z")

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Is it possible to make clothing that can’t be removed? I’m thinking up ideas for ‘low hanging fruit’ I could mod in, and there are more then a few that come to mind. I’ve done basic item modding on my local copy for stuf…

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## [Wreckage Recover - Disappearing Wreckage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wreckage-recover-disappearing-wreckage/9344)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wreckage-recover-disappearing-wreckage/9344 "2015-04-09T20:17:35Z")

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Sometime when you recover wreckage there is a bush or young tree under it. When it’s a young tree it appears to destroy whatever it was that was in the wreckage. I’ve tested this by digging up an isolated wreckage tile…

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## [Hunting and tracking game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hunting-and-tracking-game/6134)

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**Author:** [@stk2008](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/stk2008)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hunting-and-tracking-game/6134 "2015-04-09T19:13:59Z")

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So was on the IRC channel and had a thought. Why not add tracking game possible?. I mean in real life when hunting dear you dont aimlessly wonder around all day looking for them. You scout an area out for foot prints,…

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## [Some skillbook changes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-skillbook-changes/9353)

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**Author:** [@Midaychi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Midaychi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-skillbook-changes/9353 "2015-04-09T17:00:19Z")

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Currently, cataclysm dda’s preferred method of learning skills seems to be shacking up underground with a horde of food and energy drinks and an atomic lamp, and going to down on a pile of skillbooks for months on end. I…

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## [Anyway to write a text on the sign that bulild by you?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyway-to-write-a-text-on-the-sign-that-bulild-by-you/9368)

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**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anyway-to-write-a-text-on-the-sign-that-bulild-by-you/9368 "2015-04-09T16:16:27Z")

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I still can’t figure out how it’s working, If anyone can help with that.

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## [Lot CBM has a working problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lot-cbm-has-a-working-problem/9366)

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**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lot-cbm-has-a-working-problem/9366 "2015-04-09T09:32:54Z")

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Last time I was say that Uncanny dodge dosn’t working, then I test the rest the CBM, and found a lot problem time dilation CBM will drain all the enegry you have, and only work a few time heat drain CBM should be drain…

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## [(9257271) Advanced electronic cigarette](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/9257271-advanced-electronic-cigarette/9365)

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**Author:** [@memsid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/memsid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/9257271-advanced-electronic-cigarette/9365 "2015-04-09T05:05:25Z")

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Advanced electronic cigarette is under tools while the regular electronic cig is under drugs, it’s also lacking ‘Enjoyed electronic cigarette’ morale modifier when used

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## [Quickly, someone make a 40k mod! (Idea for a mod0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quickly-someone-make-a-40k-mod-idea-for-a-mod0/9361)

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**Author:** [@TinHeadDays](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TinHeadDays)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quickly-someone-make-a-40k-mod-idea-for-a-mod0/9361 "2015-04-09T02:07:34Z")

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I think this game would be (even more) brilliant with a 40k mod, once z-levels get in and it would add a ton of fun to the game. Someone needs to get this idea up and running fast!

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## [Leave more clues that tell the story](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leave-more-clues-that-tell-the-story/9342)

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**Author:** [@Pandromidal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pandromidal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leave-more-clues-that-tell-the-story/9342 "2015-04-09T01:46:22Z")

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My understanding is that the alien “blob” parasite is the reason for zombie resurrection. http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9655.msg223467#msg223467 The “blob” tries to control the minds of humans but is only…

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