# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=41 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 42 --- ## [Is there a way to see the 'health' hidden stat?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-the-health-hidden-stat/26738)
**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-see-the-health-hidden-stat/26738 "2021-07-25T11:55:37Z")
While it’s ultimately not a big deal I’m rather curious as to where my character is on this matter. I’ve been eating lots of food that has the + symbol for health on it so presumably it’s going up well enough. I assume i… --- ## [In-Character CDDA Playthrough Diary + Mythic GME Driven Plot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/in-character-cdda-playthrough-diary-mythic-gme-driven-plot/26741)
**Author:** [@Lee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/in-character-cdda-playthrough-diary-mythic-gme-driven-plot/26741 "2021-07-25T04:39:43Z")
I hope this is acceptable content for me to post in here. If not, I apologize. I really like Kruggsmash’s work, but I’m not a graphic artist. In a previous life, however, I was a part-time hack writer. So this is my … --- ## [Relic? what do they do? help?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/relic-what-do-they-do-help/4473)
**Author:** [@Keyreper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Keyreper)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/relic-what-do-they-do-help/4473 "2021-07-24T18:14:03Z")
recently i found a Relic at the bottom of a cathedral (really just one floor down), what do they do? i can ware it, but it doesn’t seem to do anything. --- ## [Battery system CBM possible bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battery-system-cbm-possible-bug/26722)
**Author:** [@DickWarlord](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DickWarlord)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battery-system-cbm-possible-bug/26722 "2021-07-24T13:52:23Z")
Hey there everyone! So, I’m starting this post so someone can explain me how the battery system CBM works. The description says I can consume the batteries (also a quick google revealed me that it’s through the shift+E … --- ## [Game goals: thoughts on keeping it fresh and tingly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-goals-thoughts-on-keeping-it-fresh-and-tingly/26634)
**Author:** [@nigromancer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nigromancer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-goals-thoughts-on-keeping-it-fresh-and-tingly/26634 "2021-07-23T16:49:55Z")
Calling all greybeards and hardbitten veterans! This topic has been broached before but perhaps not for a while nor since the current new release. After rising to 18+ stats, installing many great cbms and mutating into … --- ## [Bug when cutting log into planks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-when-cutting-log-into-planks/26730)
**Author:** [@player4321980](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/player4321980)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-when-cutting-log-into-planks/26730 "2021-07-23T15:26:51Z")
If you are interrupted when cutting log into planks the log disappears. --- ## [Where do you even find surgeons?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-do-you-even-find-surgeons/26058)
**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-do-you-even-find-surgeons/26058 "2021-03-12T17:39:39Z")
In all my playthroughs I have never once found a surgeon to install my bionics. Where on earth do you find them? --- ## [What zombies give CBMs?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-zombies-give-cbms/26713)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-zombies-give-cbms/26713 "2021-07-22T15:40:54Z")
It looks like the game has recently been updated to account for bionics not being native to the cataclysm world, with bionic spawns being changed. Any idea what zombies now have the ability to drop CBMs when harvested? I… --- ## [Shock Absorber vs Military Composite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shock-absorber-vs-military-composite/20395)
**Author:** [@duhuh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duhuh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shock-absorber-vs-military-composite/20395 "2021-07-22T15:18:58Z")
Does “Shock Absorber” do anything special to protect the interior of my vehicle? Is “Military Composite Armor Plating” always better than “Shock Absorber”? Shock Absorber has durability 1500, weight 49.7, and damage 10… --- ## [Zombie scientists no longer dropping id cards?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-scientists-no-longer-dropping-id-cards/26719)
**Author:** [@logros13](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/logros13)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-scientists-no-longer-dropping-id-cards/26719 "2021-07-21T16:04:05Z")
So i have just cleared and entire subway lab (and killed all the scientists that implies) and not seen a single science id card drop. have i just been incredibly unlucky or has this changed (or is bugged)? --- ## [Auto inventory letters not working properly or at all in 0.F](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-inventory-letters-not-working-properly-or-at-all-in-0-f/26717)
**Author:** [@lagylarius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lagylarius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-inventory-letters-not-working-properly-or-at-all-in-0-f/26717 "2021-07-21T14:32:32Z")
Is this intended? Auto inventory letters doesnt seem to work. It only auto assigns letters to stuff I wield or wear. And even then, it somehow assigns the same letters to different objects. The inventory system was comp… --- ## [Can't load rock forge or clay kiln with charcoal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-load-rock-forge-or-clay-kiln-with-charcoal/26711)
**Author:** [@MrAbrahms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MrAbrahms)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-load-rock-forge-or-clay-kiln-with-charcoal/26711 "2021-07-21T08:18:23Z")
When I examine either to try to load them, it tells me “You need some charcoal to load the clay kiln/rock forge”. I had around 240 charcoal in my inventory, and another 3800 on the ground by my feet. Trying to put charco… --- ## [What are the limitations of mods?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-limitations-of-mods/26668)
**Author:** [@lagylarius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lagylarius)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-limitations-of-mods/26668 "2021-07-21T05:50:26Z")
Even thought I first started playing CDDA because I was into roguelike games, I think the charm of the game resides on it being more of a sandbox/survival/simulator instead. This kind of games usually have mod support a… --- ## [So Long And Thanks For all The (Fried) Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fried-fish/25932)
**Author:** [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fried-fish/25932 "2021-07-20T04:11:39Z")
I have missed the Batter Fried Fish recipe from CDDA for a while now. I’m not sure if it has been taken out of the game for good or if it was removed in the updates that I happen to have installed but so far as I rememb… --- ## [Did Underbarrel grenade launchers was removed?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/did-underbarrel-grenade-launchers-was-removed/26709)
**Author:** [@Vinicius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vinicius)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/did-underbarrel-grenade-launchers-was-removed/26709 "2021-07-20T01:34:21Z")
Hello everyone, it have some time that i don’t play this amazing game (since danny) and now im playing stable Ellison. My quick question is, are grenade launchers, and it’s under-barrel counterparts, removed from the gam… --- ## [Savedata corrupted](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/savedata-corrupted/26707)
**Author:** [@lagylarius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lagylarius)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/savedata-corrupted/26707 "2021-07-20T01:08:08Z")
On 0.e-3 vanilla on windows 10… This is a real bummer since this was one of the coolest games ive played till now but oh well… I did not change my settings around I did not upgrade nor downgrade the game I did not d… --- ## [Can you build a roof over a root cellar?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-build-a-roof-over-a-root-cellar/26708)
**Author:** [@bouchacha](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bouchacha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-build-a-roof-over-a-root-cellar/26708 "2021-07-19T19:55:45Z")
I built a ‘roof over dirt floor’, then I dug a pit and built a root cellar. Only later did I realize the roof I had previously built had disappeared. I’m assuming this was because of the root cellar. Is it possible to bu… --- ## [Mods not working when installed with Homebrew](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-not-working-when-installed-with-homebrew/26694)
**Author:** [@tmoist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tmoist)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mods-not-working-when-installed-with-homebrew/26694 "2021-07-18T02:03:02Z")
Hey there, in response to a previous issue I had in regards to game failing to launch on Mac, I followed advice to do the workaround of installing with Homebrew. While this has worked fine, any mod put in CDDA’s new mod … --- ## [Savescum story (or at least what I imagine it to be)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/savescum-story-or-at-least-what-i-imagine-it-to-be/26687)
**Author:** [@JohnKihan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/JohnKihan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/savescum-story-or-at-least-what-i-imagine-it-to-be/26687 "2021-07-19T03:19:33Z")
Savescum Deja Vu Ben Johnson is one of the select few that have survived the initial wave of the cataclysm. Now he is residing in a basement of a house on the outskirt of a city. Being alone and bored, he decided to sta… --- ## [ERROR: Game Is Unable to Write Its "Options.json" File](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/error-game-is-unable-to-write-its-options-json-file/26701)
**Author:** [@forceofthegrim](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/forceofthegrim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/error-game-is-unable-to-write-its-options-json-file/26701 "2021-07-19T01:51:57Z")
Okay, so, first post, hello fellow survivors. I’ve been playing Cataclysm for a little while now, and please allow me to take this small opportunity to say that I effing love this game. Anyways, on to the issue… I’ve be… --- ## [How to seal a bottle tightly?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-seal-a-bottle-tightly/26705)
**Author:** [@GrEnKa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GrEnKa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-seal-a-bottle-tightly/26705 "2021-07-18T23:46:12Z")
Need help with bottles. For example, I made myself fruit juice and poured it into bottles, how to seal them tightly so that the product does not spoil? --- ## [Faction Camp Expansion Deforestation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camp-expansion-deforestation/26697)
**Author:** [@Gilliph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gilliph)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camp-expansion-deforestation/26697 "2021-07-18T07:20:42Z")
So simply put, If I wanted to build a faction camp within a evac shelter; Would it be recommended to only build one with fields surrounding it, or could I build one with forests/roads/swamps surrounding it, A still be ab… --- ## [Diluted Mutagens - Need assistance from experienced mutagen users](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diluted-mutagens-need-assistance-from-experienced-mutagen-users/24123)
**Author:** [@Olaroll](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Olaroll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diluted-mutagens-need-assistance-from-experienced-mutagen-users/24123 "2021-07-16T16:09:30Z")
IMPORTANT: Currently the mod only has diluted versions of the Feline and Lupine mutagens. This is purely because I can’t balance the other ones, so I need someone to help me out. It’s just a matter of filling out a googl… --- ## [Abrahms No Paper Cash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/abrahms-no-paper-cash/26677)
**Author:** [@MrAbrahms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MrAbrahms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/abrahms-no-paper-cash/26677 "2021-07-14T19:04:08Z")
The sheer amount of useless paper cash was causing my game to frequently crash, particularly when I tried to wield anything (though I don’t think it’s the only cause), so I made this mod to remove it, which helped a fair… --- ## [Warning when about to throw up](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/warning-when-about-to-throw-up/26675)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/warning-when-about-to-throw-up/26675 "2021-07-14T16:45:42Z")
It’s kind of silly how you have the control of a blackout drunk sorority girl when it comes to not throwing up all over the place. You should get a warning along the lines of “You feel like you are about to throw up” whi… --- ## [Putting pressure on wounds to stop bleeding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/putting-pressure-on-wounds-to-stop-bleeding/26673)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/putting-pressure-on-wounds-to-stop-bleeding/26673 "2021-07-14T15:33:51Z")
I think it would be nice if you could have some way to stop minor bleeding without using up medical supplies. Realistically, you should just be able to apply pressure and stop the bleeding. As long as you’re wearing clot… --- ## [Bug: 3.75 Liter condom inside wallet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-3-75-liter-condom-inside-wallet/26670)
**Author:** [@personjerry](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/personjerry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-3-75-liter-condom-inside-wallet/26670 "2021-07-14T05:13:06Z")
So you can put Condoms inside a Wallet. Then, when you boil water, you can store up to 3.75 of it in a nearby container, where the Condom is a valid container. Thereafter, the Condom is now 3.75L in volume and STILL insi… --- ## [Latest update deleted my in-progress mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-update-deleted-my-in-progress-mod/26669)
**Author:** [@MrAbrahms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MrAbrahms)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-update-deleted-my-in-progress-mod/26669 "2021-07-13T21:20:30Z")
Latest experimental version. I was able to recover it from the “previous version” folder. It only removed the one mod (a fork of Aftershock plus some other bits), not the other one I made last night (paper cash blacklist… --- ## [What are the long term results of newer lore?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-long-term-results-of-newer-lore/26659)
**Author:** [@Medi\_Ding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Medi_Ding)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-long-term-results-of-newer-lore/26659 "2021-07-13T12:00:21Z")
I saw this thread and how the planet would become unable to sustain life after some decades. I’m wondering if additions made after the thread have changed what will happen in the long term to any degree. For example, is … --- ## [Where is the best place to settle?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-settle/26271)
**Author:** [@DCHY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DCHY)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-settle/26271 "2021-07-13T11:19:59Z")
For a certain period of time, I am tormented by the question, where is the best place to settle? which building to capture? live in the city? in a bunker in the middle of a field? or build a mobile home? All this time, m… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=40) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=42)