# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=35

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## [Is a walk-in freezer room a viable idea?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-a-walk-in-freezer-room-a-viable-idea/27115)

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**Author:** [@Lomax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lomax)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-a-walk-in-freezer-room-a-viable-idea/27115 "2021-10-17T12:46:22Z")

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Can anyone save me the time of building one to test and tell me whether I can cool down a small (say 2x3) room on my death-mobile to freezing temperatures with vehicle mounted coolers?

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## [Vehicle cooler kinda useless?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-cooler-kinda-useless/23985)

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**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-cooler-kinda-useless/23985 "2021-10-17T02:35:37Z")

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I know how energy and irl coolers work, alright, but the vehicle cooler is effectively useless when you want to cool off and it produces the hot air and the cold air in the same spot. It also doesn’t help that the hot ai…

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## [We really, really, REALLY need a activity interruption when fires get too clkose](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-really-really-really-need-a-activity-interruption-when-fires-get-too-clkose/27178)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-really-really-really-need-a-activity-interruption-when-fires-get-too-clkose/27178 "2021-10-16T19:02:34Z")

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More than several times I’ve had charecters taking severe injuries or worse because the charecter was too dumb to notice a fire until they’d caught on fire or developed blisters all over their body. It doesn’t matter wha…

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## [Sunken Wastes mod (seeking contributors)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sunken-wastes-mod-seeking-contributors/27171)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sunken-wastes-mod-seeking-contributors/27171 "2021-10-15T16:46:34Z")

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After much toil and bubble, I have completed my first mod! However since I am new to this, I could use some help tidying up and adding more flavour, as it is currently in alpha. This mod completely changes the overmap t…

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## [Wiredraw Machine + UPS conversion mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiredraw-machine-ups-conversion-mod/27172)

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**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiredraw-machine-ups-conversion-mod/27172 "2021-10-15T00:28:29Z")

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Somehow I can’t stick a UPS conversion mod to a wire draw machine. Is this normal?

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## [Efficiency of UPS conversion mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/efficiency-of-ups-conversion-mod/27167)

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**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/efficiency-of-ups-conversion-mod/27167 "2021-10-14T14:26:59Z")

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Does UPS conversion mod make a tool use more battery power? For example, suppose a task requires using a soldering iron. If the soldering iron has no battery mod, the task would only use 5 charges of a light battery …

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## [Magiclysm Addon - Enchanted Bullets (Borderlands-esque elemental bullets for most vanilla guns)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-addon-enchanted-bullets-borderlands-esque-elemental-bullets-for-most-vanilla-guns/24128)

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**Author:** [@UniqueUsername](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/UniqueUsername)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-addon-enchanted-bullets-borderlands-esque-elemental-bullets-for-most-vanilla-guns/24128 "2021-10-14T04:37:13Z")

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Hi all, I’ve been playing around with Magiclysm, and stumbled across GitHub - YASUYASUYASUYASU/Magiclysm\_With\_Magicitem: magiclysmのアドオンです, where I thought the enchanted bullets were a pretty cool idea. They made their …

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## [How to go about uploading a mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-go-about-uploading-a-mod/27165)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-go-about-uploading-a-mod/27165 "2021-10-13T23:38:06Z")

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I’ve more or less finished a “alpha” version of a mod i’m working to replace world generation with submerged dessert buildings, however I’m a bit confused as to the process of how to upload a file. I’ve checked over the …

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## [Disable UPS (unified power supply)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disable-ups-unified-power-supply/27130)

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**Author:** [@xXx\_g4b1ru\_xXx](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xXx_g4b1ru_xXx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disable-ups-unified-power-supply/27130 "2021-10-13T13:53:05Z")

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I have a bunch of UPS-type cellphones, but when I activate them they draw power from the UPS my character is wearing. Does anyone know how to disable the phones drawing UPS power. Even if the UPS is sitting in my backpac…

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## [How do I wash filthy clothes? Not Working](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-wash-filthy-clothes-not-working/27162)

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**Author:** [@Faztz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Faztz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-wash-filthy-clothes-not-working/27162 "2021-10-13T07:56:07Z")

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I have a Washboard I have Soap I have a 100L Steel Drum filled with water I have 3 filthy clothes in my inventory (Military Russack, Pair of Boots, Tactical full helmet) but still, the game says: “you have nothing t…

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## [Seeking feedback on the TCL (new lab) from playtesters](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/seeking-feedback-on-the-tcl-new-lab-from-playtesters/27076)

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**Author:** [@Turn478](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Turn478)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/seeking-feedback-on-the-tcl-new-lab-from-playtesters/27076 "2021-10-12T23:20:37Z")

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cross-posted on reddit The Trans-Coast Logistics facility (aka new lab, aka modular lab) has been released for a couple of weeks now, so I’m hoping enough players have encountered it and worked their way through it to o…

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## [More arrowheads](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-arrowheads/27153)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-arrowheads/27153 "2021-10-11T22:53:31Z")

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I am actively preparing to add some more arrowheads, mainly bone arrowheads, into the game. Basically, carving a bone into a few arrowheads and just copying another arrow recipe but swapping out the arrowhead. And this …

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## [What am I missing to get an NPC to butcher some corpses?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-am-i-missing-to-get-an-npc-to-butcher-some-corpses/27151)

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**Author:** [@ProfoundDarkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ProfoundDarkness)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-am-i-missing-to-get-an-npc-to-butcher-some-corpses/27151 "2021-10-10T22:31:36Z")

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The corpses are piled onto a table, which is the corpse loot zone. There is a constructed butchering rack next to the table. The tools loot zone is 3 tiles from the corpses (includes a butchering kit and hacksaw). The…

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## [The problem that the compiled program is not compatible with non-English language packs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-problem-that-the-compiled-program-is-not-compatible-with-non-english-language-packs/27148)

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**Author:** [@wwkk222208](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wwkk222208)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-problem-that-the-compiled-program-is-not-compatible-with-non-english-language-packs/27148 "2021-10-09T09:18:01Z")

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I tried to compile CDDA with the help of ‘Compilation guide for Windows (using Visual Studio and vcpkg)’ and got the released. It works well in English, but it will crash after non-English language packs being installed…

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## [Item::has\_label() inconsistent behavior?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-has-label-inconsistent-behavior/27145)

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**Author:** [@ProfoundDarkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ProfoundDarkness)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-has-label-inconsistent-behavior/27145 "2021-10-09T00:00:37Z")

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It seems like item::has\_label() has different behavior if called from within the item class vs outside the item class. In particular it always seems to return false from outside the item class while behaving as expected…

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## [Modding Help: Where Is This Located?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help-where-is-this-located/27144)

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**Author:** [@Dalamar\_Aaefe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dalamar_Aaefe)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-help-where-is-this-located/27144 "2021-10-08T15:57:10Z")

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Hello, I’ve spent the last two days opening every Json file and much to my dismay I cannot seem to find a few things, so if someone wouldn’t mind pointing me in the right direction or explaining how it works to me I’d gr…

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## [Permanent Debug Menu Remover](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/permanent-debug-menu-remover/27141)

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**Author:** [@Orkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Orkin)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/permanent-debug-menu-remover/27141 "2021-10-08T07:48:56Z")

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I want a way to remove the debug menu from my game kind of like how its done in Rimworld where it deletes it. I feel like whenever I discover a game has a debug menu in it and it doesn’t punish me upfront for using it th…

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## [Has anyone noticed some odd terrain (roads) lately?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-anyone-noticed-some-odd-terrain-roads-lately/27140)

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**Author:** [@ProfoundDarkness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ProfoundDarkness)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/has-anyone-noticed-some-odd-terrain-roads-lately/27140 "2021-10-08T07:33:23Z")

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I just recently visited some regions that I haven’t been before and I’m getting some odd road generation… bits wider on one side than normal or missing some bits (narrower?) in other places. I’ve included an image. The…

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## [Ingame font looks... strange](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ingame-font-looks-strange/27137)

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**Author:** [@Lance\_Endsley](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lance_Endsley)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ingame-font-looks-strange/27137 "2021-10-06T12:28:09Z")

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Hey, I created this account and post just for this one issue. Not once in my life have i had to spend more than 13 hours attempting to fix such a simple problem. Couldn’t find anyone else with the same issue as me so I d…

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## [Okay then, let's start with radiation sickness. But that's far from the only issue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/okay-then-lets-start-with-radiation-sickness-but-thats-far-from-the-only-issue/27142)

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**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/okay-then-lets-start-with-radiation-sickness-but-thats-far-from-the-only-issue/27142 "2021-10-06T03:37:50Z")

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10,000 msv is supposed to be lethal within weeks. I have 1,600 msv and I am dead within the hour, with absolutely nothing I can do about it, even with every possible remedy and countermeasure. Nanobots, iodide, blue, an…

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## [Does shock absorber on a vehicle reduce the transmission of shock damage?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-shock-absorber-on-a-vehicle-reduce-the-transmission-of-shock-damage/27086)

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**Author:** [@Cactus\_Survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cactus_Survivor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-shock-absorber-on-a-vehicle-reduce-the-transmission-of-shock-damage/27086 "2021-10-05T19:02:59Z")

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When the shock pass through an absorber, I expect the absorber would absorb some of the shock and reduce the shock damage transmitted to the next tile. One shock absorbing material seems to work this way: What is a Goo…

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## [Starting as a captive in a mi-go camp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-as-a-captive-in-a-mi-go-camp/27125)

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**Author:** [@NetSysFire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NetSysFire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-as-a-captive-in-a-mi-go-camp/27125 "2021-10-05T14:12:02Z")

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Yes, I actually and seriously tried that and learned a bit about that. Note: I am currently on the experimental. First of all, starting as a captive is brutal. It really depends on your luck if you are going to make it…

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## [Isn't adding 1+ dex but adding 30 hand encumbrance contradictory for tentacle arm mutation?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/isnt-adding-1-dex-but-adding-30-hand-encumbrance-contradictory-for-tentacle-arm-mutation/26468)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/isnt-adding-1-dex-but-adding-30-hand-encumbrance-contradictory-for-tentacle-arm-mutation/26468 "2021-10-05T04:48:42Z")

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Considering the fact that tentacle arms add dexterity but increases encumbrance, doesn’t the two cancel each other out? Shouldn’t one or the other stats be removed for redundancy? or is my math off?

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## [What is currently infuriating me](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-currently-infuriating-me/27108)

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**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-currently-infuriating-me/27108 "2021-10-04T16:28:50Z")

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I figure this is the place to air my current grievances with the game, in the vain and probably misplaced hopes that someone will notice them. Was it really that much of a hassle to press a directional key after “e” o…

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## [Problem with masterkey shotgun reloading](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-masterkey-shotgun-reloading/27128)

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**Author:** [@Ftor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ftor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-masterkey-shotgun-reloading/27128 "2021-10-04T07:26:13Z")

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Hey guys, another newb here So I found a masterkey shotgun, attached it to my m16a4, but when I try to reload it with 00 shot (the menu also allows to choose STANAG mags, no problems with them) - the game says “can\`t re…

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## [Trouble Making a Remote Flare](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trouble-making-a-remote-flare/27123)

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**Author:** [@Jericoshost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jericoshost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trouble-making-a-remote-flare/27123 "2021-10-03T21:04:47Z")

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So I went into the JSON Files to see if I could make a quick and easy remote flare device by adding some flags. The good news is it sorta worked: I threw the unactivated flare with remote mod and was able to trigger it …

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## [Longest road trip and computer performance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/longest-road-trip-and-computer-performance/27118)

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**Author:** [@grenz1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grenz1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/longest-road-trip-and-computer-performance/27118 "2021-10-03T19:51:37Z")

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I like the map gen. It’s iconic in a way. Eventually, I would love to see highways and byways. Long road trips to different biomes and places. The possibly nuked and overwhelmed city of Boston. The Atlantic Ocean. The A…

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## [Chemical and biological warfare](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chemical-and-biological-warfare/27126)

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**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chemical-and-biological-warfare/27126 "2021-10-03T19:04:15Z")

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What chemical/biological weapons would work against zombies and other critters. The standart mustard gas wouldn’t work on zombies since they don’t breath. But could you come up with something that would really hurt them?…

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## [How to capture screen without LoS obscuration?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-capture-screen-without-los-obscuration/27124)

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**Author:** [@Lomax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lomax)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-capture-screen-without-los-obscuration/27124 "2021-10-02T20:42:01Z")

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I think I found a way to do this last time around but cannot remember how! I just want to capture a picture of my (giant) death-mobile in all its glory, without anything being obscured because I cannot see it from where …

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## [Some New Disadvantages For the sake of Further Suffering!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-new-disadvantages-for-the-sake-of-further-suffering/27119)

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**Author:** [@Jericoshost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jericoshost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-new-disadvantages-for-the-sake-of-further-suffering/27119 "2021-10-02T20:39:48Z")

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I had a few ideas for additional disadvantages to make things more interesting, also for a few characters I had in mind. Disadvantage: Spinal Degeneration Minor/Major 2 Points/ 4 Points Since the sky split/Since that c…

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