# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=418 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 419 --- ## [How to make the game fun again to people who have played it too much?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-make-the-game-fun-again-to-people-who-have-played-it-too-much/6463)
**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-make-the-game-fun-again-to-people-who-have-played-it-too-much/6463 "2014-06-15T00:55:26Z")
I love this game. But I loved it too much. Played it too much. How can I make it fun for me again? How do I make it, if not fresh, enjoyable? --- ## [Toolbox not usable in construction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toolbox-not-usable-in-construction/6365)
**Author:** [@Khrysanth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Khrysanth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toolbox-not-usable-in-construction/6365 "2014-06-15T00:45:22Z")
In the current version (windows console fccb09f), the toolbox item is not usable in construction tasks. I would guess that this has to do with the system being largely untouched since WhalesCata, and thus not migrated t… --- ## [Long bow bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/long-bow-bug/6496)
**Author:** [@Arek\_PL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arek_PL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/long-bow-bug/6496 "2014-06-14T23:23:41Z")
experimental bead0b2 SDL Windows 7 i got a problem with longbow in experimental when i try to fire it cata stop working this do not happen everytime (i created new character and world and debugged bows and arrows and … --- ## [Traits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traits/5949)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traits/5949 "2014-06-14T19:15:34Z")
Crossdresser. Gives a little morale bonus (upto +5) when you worn some opposite sex clothes. (2) Accurate crossdresser. Gives upto +15 morale bonus when worn PROPER things (tastes are generated randomly) and upto -10 fo… --- ## [Newest Experimental Version?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newest-experimental-version/6492)
**Author:** [@magnum2016](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/magnum2016)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newest-experimental-version/6492 "2014-06-14T19:12:23Z")
Can someone provide me the newest experimental Version? --- ## [Air Pollution](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/air-pollution/6491)
**Author:** [@Hague](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hague)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/air-pollution/6491 "2014-06-14T18:31:11Z")
I was wandering through the streets at night, considering my options when I thought it would be pretty nice to have a mundane way to cover up my scent. I can do that in experimental versions with a cigarette or a joint. … --- ## [Little request](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/little-request/6490)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/little-request/6490 "2014-06-14T10:12:21Z")
Explosions are always square. I suggest to make their shape round according to “Circular distances” option. --- ## [No one does laundry before the apocalypse?!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-one-does-laundry-before-the-apocalypse/6297)
**Author:** [@medikohl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/medikohl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-one-does-laundry-before-the-apocalypse/6297 "2014-06-14T08:43:31Z")
I hate to say this, but I’m struck by the fact that none of the houses have any sort of laundry facilities. You could even have clean clothes as mood modifier. or even a health modifier. Hell bathing in general would b… --- ## [NPC Bug Current xp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-bug-current-xp/6481)
**Author:** [@Stelknecht](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stelknecht)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-bug-current-xp/6481 "2014-06-14T06:19:17Z")
This can’t be intentional, it occurs every turn. Very irritating. I can’t wait to get my NPC follower killed horribly somehow. DEBUG: NPC tried to eat food, but couldn’t find any! Press Spacebar --- ## [Newb question about static/dynamic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-question-about-static-dynamic/6477)
**Author:** [@keegus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/keegus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-question-about-static-dynamic/6477 "2014-06-13T17:55:11Z")
Hey, Just started playing a couple days ago and have been slowly getting the hang of it. I’ve searched a bit but most the info I can find on this is from 2013, but my question is are some zombies always spawned at the b… --- ## [Where do Dogs Spawn?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-do-dogs-spawn/6432)
**Author:** [@magnum2016](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/magnum2016)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-do-dogs-spawn/6432 "2014-06-13T06:08:34Z")
Title says it all i am trying to set up a friendly dog and scavenger team --- ## [Exploit: Unlimited Rags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/exploit-unlimited-rags/6455)
**Author:** [@kdark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kdark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/exploit-unlimited-rags/6455 "2014-06-13T06:02:44Z")
I don’t know if this has been posted, but I just found a way to make unlimited rags. In the build that I am playing, making a trench coat costs 11 rags and some thread. When you cut up that coat with a knife, you get 17… --- ## [Zombears](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombears/6471)
**Author:** [@LokiLoki22](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LokiLoki22)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombears/6471 "2014-06-13T01:02:52Z")
Hello, my character is a naturalistic type, and uses a short bow in combination with a knife. I find that disposing of zombears is a quite risky business, often leading to crippling my character for a day or two after t… --- ## [Hi guys, some questions for you](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hi-guys-some-questions-for-you/6458)
**Author:** [@HoustonJ](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HoustonJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hi-guys-some-questions-for-you/6458 "2014-06-12T20:26:59Z")
So a friend of mine got me into this game, and it has changed a lot since i played it last :slight\_smile: I wanted to maybe start adding and changing stuff etc, but I am kind of lost for some of it. Here is a class I m… --- ## [Game not starting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-not-starting/6472)
**Author:** [@ehw0318](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ehw0318)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-not-starting/6472 "2014-06-12T19:22:56Z")
Whenever I start up the game it loads for a second then it stops and nothing comes up. I am using windows SDL and the stable version. Please help! P.S Don’t give me that restart your computer crap I already tried that. … --- ## [Training Skills/ Getting Materials](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/training-skills-getting-materials/5838)
**Author:** [@bahihs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bahihs)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/training-skills-getting-materials/5838 "2014-06-12T16:41:12Z")
Greetings forum dwellers, I thought it might be nice to have a list of ways to get common (and necessary) building materials (e.g scrap metal, plastic chunks etc.) and ways to build up useful skills (e.g training fabric… --- ## [Bloodsucker](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bloodsucker/6451)
**Author:** [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bloodsucker/6451 "2014-06-12T15:25:28Z")
I am sure that most of you played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., no? What about fighting our greatest fear from it in the Cataclysm? \[center\]\[image\]\[/center\] \[center\]\[size=10pt\]“Bloodsuckers are a type of rare mutant usually found i… --- ## [How do I change fonts?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-change-fonts/6467)
**Author:** [@chefvordivask](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/chefvordivask)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-change-fonts/6467 "2014-06-12T04:59:16Z")
I have a feeling this is asked often, but how would I be able to find a font, add it to the game, and use it? Just to make the game look a bit more square. If you have any fonts that are good for this sorta thing, let m… --- ## [\[Current\] A way to kill Cataclysm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-a-way-to-kill-cataclysm/6465)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-a-way-to-kill-cataclysm/6465 "2014-06-12T01:06:54Z")
Step one: Make tons of manhacks by failure in hacking Melchior Step two: Try to kill them with Chain Lightning CBM \[image\] I had RM-13 Combat Armor turned on. --- ## [How do you get the desert maps?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-desert-maps/6462)
**Author:** [@Grendel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grendel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-get-the-desert-maps/6462 "2014-06-12T00:28:18Z")
I have heard tell of people playing on desert maps and was interested in trying it myself. However the options only has the default map setting. How do I enable desert maps? --- ## [Water weight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-weight/6459)
**Author:** [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-weight/6459 "2014-06-11T23:57:40Z")
I filled a Metal Tank with water to haul back to my base, and to my surprise I did not immediately become Overburdened. Indeed the filled tank (holding over 50L of water) weighed only 3.08 kg. Given that the empty tank w… --- ## [Further Crafting Refinement](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/further-crafting-refinement/6289)
**Author:** [@Paquito](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paquito)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/further-crafting-refinement/6289 "2014-06-11T19:53:21Z")
Suggestion: Recipes require the books they are learned from until the player crafts the recipe X times. So the steps to be able to craft something would be: Get the related skill levels (Fabrication, etc) to the appro… --- ## [Can we PLEASE add an option to disable blinking map notes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-we-please-add-an-option-to-disable-blinking-map-notes/6448)
**Author:** [@xpyder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xpyder)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-we-please-add-an-option-to-disable-blinking-map-notes/6448 "2014-06-11T13:13:28Z")
the blinking map notes are really REALLY annoying, especially as you clear a town and start marking which buildings you’ve emptied. Can we please have the ability to toggle this feature off? --- ## [Does anyone know of or use a good square font that works with DDA?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-know-of-or-use-a-good-square-font-that-works-with-dda/264)
**Author:** [@Rutilant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rutilant)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-know-of-or-use-a-good-square-font-that-works-with-dda/264 "2014-06-11T13:03:30Z")
I hate making contentless posts with the question frontloaded in the title, but… Yeah. I notice some people using different than Terminus and, in the new build, setting the tiles to be less than 14 tall starts cutting o… --- ## [Window Shutters or Curtains for vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-shutters-or-curtains-for-vehicles/6450)
**Author:** [@xpyder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xpyder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/window-shutters-or-curtains-for-vehicles/6450 "2014-06-11T00:10:15Z")
Are there anything like shutters or curtains you can install on a vehicle to control LOS for your windshield? My goal is to be able to “close” my windshield (or something in that location) and shut out line of sight, bo… --- ## [Branch code to work on z levels and npcs?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/branch-code-to-work-on-z-levels-and-npcs/6359)
**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/branch-code-to-work-on-z-levels-and-npcs/6359 "2014-06-10T21:19:21Z")
I suggested a while ago about a code freeze to work on z levels and npcs. I was told no because there was a concern that some people would be put off by this. Here is another idea. I put it in the needful things thread, … --- ## [Eternal storm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-storm/6446)
**Author:** [@Malaxxor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malaxxor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-storm/6446 "2014-06-10T16:21:38Z")
Hey guys, I’m playing one of the older expirimental builds (a few weeks old, one of the first version wich had cotton farming) and I’ve run into a rather annoying bug: the weather doesn’t change. Since almost two weeks… --- ## [My character is never tired O.o](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-character-is-never-tired-o-o/6442)
**Author:** [@Zenone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zenone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-character-is-never-tired-o-o/6442 "2014-06-10T08:39:41Z")
when the night come my character is never able to sleep, the only way to make him tired is study books is this normal? even if i run all the day around he will never get tired! is this a bug or i’m missing something? --- ## [Game not starting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-not-starting/6444)
**Author:** [@yonsisac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yonsisac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-not-starting/6444 "2014-06-10T01:38:52Z")
i have always bin playing on the stabel but all the time i try to open 0.A 1623 Windows SDL/TILES it dosent open and i run on administrater and tryed everything and dosent open and i extracted to a new folder to --- ## [Which is better? (Katana Vs. Broadsword)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-is-better-katana-vs-broadsword/6428)
**Author:** [@Wizardhero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wizardhero)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-is-better-katana-vs-broadsword/6428 "2014-06-09T21:49:13Z")
\[image\] I’ve been using a broad sword as my main weapon of choice and found a katana among dead gang members. I do notice that the katana has 1 less to hit bonus than broad sword but packs a little extra damage to it. … [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=417) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=419)