# Game Talk

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## [Keeping health up as a carnivore?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keeping-health-up-as-a-carnivore/25974)

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**Author:** [@Zeebie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zeebie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keeping-health-up-as-a-carnivore/25974 "2021-07-13T06:47:26Z")

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Thanks to some random mutations I now have the carnivore trait, and combined with my starting trait of lactose intolerance, I am having a very difficult time keeping my health score up - seems like all the healthy foods …

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## [Good way to level proficiencies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-way-to-level-proficiencies/26667)

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**Author:** [@gtgiygus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gtgiygus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-way-to-level-proficiencies/26667 "2021-07-13T01:13:56Z")

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First time messing around in .F, and I am trying to understand the new proficiencies system. Yes, yes, I am a little behind the 8ball on this one, as I have been reading posts complaining about it for awhile. However, …

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## [Cars to wrecks (Updated)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cars-to-wrecks-updated/26643)

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**Author:** [@Havis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Havis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cars-to-wrecks-updated/26643 "2021-07-10T04:23:11Z")

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This is an update of GiMoe’s mod Cars to wrecks, a mod made in 2018. A search for an updated version of this mod was to no avail, so I went ahead and quickly updated the vehicle\_groups.json to include vehicles from recen…

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## [Updated game, map looks very different](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/updated-game-map-looks-very-different/26596)

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**Author:** [@Devil\_Bone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Devil_Bone)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/updated-game-map-looks-very-different/26596 "2021-07-10T14:17:50Z")

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I updated the game and now my map looks like this Im pretty sure something broke. BTW those red circular tiles are supposed to be roads.

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## [Postbiomes mod concept discussion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/postbiomes-mod-concept-discussion/26632)

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**Author:** [@Bruhman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bruhman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/postbiomes-mod-concept-discussion/26632 "2021-07-10T08:11:34Z")

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Hello there, I have a mod idea I’d like to implement and I’d love to hear some criticism from actual players. Originally, I wanted to make a war torn city variation (near ruined buildings with mostly burnt insides + hig…

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## [Companions and their weapons, how to?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/companions-and-their-weapons-how-to/26635)

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**Author:** [@gtgiygus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gtgiygus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/companions-and-their-weapons-how-to/26635 "2021-07-09T12:49:15Z")

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Never really used companions before, but I got lucky and picked up the shelter one instantly this time. How to get them to use weapons is becoming an issue though. They have a gun, and I have some ammo. If I give th…

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## ["Blood" for Blood Effigy? (Arcana Mod)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blood-for-blood-effigy-arcana-mod/26614)

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**Author:** [@Devil\_Bone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Devil_Bone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blood-for-blood-effigy-arcana-mod/26614 "2021-07-09T12:41:27Z")

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Im trying to craft the Blood Effigy in the Arcana Mod, I have all of the ingredients and I drained some blood from a living creature’s corpse into a bottle because it says the effigy needs “blood (1)”. I have one unit of…

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## [Washing clothes question?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/washing-clothes-question/26628)

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**Author:** [@Theoatmeal2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Theoatmeal2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/washing-clothes-question/26628 "2021-07-08T22:55:11Z")

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How come I can clean some clothes but not all. For example I used washboard and detergent to wash army pants but winter army pants does not appear in the list. More soap? What\`s the deal?

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## [Indoor Survival Mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/indoor-survival-mod/26629)

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**Author:** [@Mecho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mecho)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/indoor-survival-mod/26629 "2021-07-08T22:54:09Z")

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Hi,its my first topic on the forum,i just wanted to know if there’s any mod that add’s an underground/Indoor big area to explore and survive on,kinda like the lab start,i got this idea after seeing the backroom’s mod fo…

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## [Deathmobiles talk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deathmobiles-talk/26602)

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**Author:** [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deathmobiles-talk/26602 "2021-07-08T09:02:26Z")

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I’d like to hear about your deathmobiles! tell me anything about them but most of all I’d like to know how wide you make them

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## [Modding questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-questions/26613)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Henness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jonathan_Henness)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modding-questions/26613 "2021-07-08T02:11:13Z")

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Hey there. I am currently working on a chi system similar in vein to the mana system and i was wondering if it was possible to somehow get rid od the two item wear limit. I have a ki barrier item that provides protectio…

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## [Impenetrable chain link fence?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/impenetrable-chain-link-fence/26627)

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**Author:** [@nigromancer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nigromancer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/impenetrable-chain-link-fence/26627 "2021-07-07T15:56:30Z")

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Very odd… Can no longer shoot slingshot through chain link fence… Used to be able to pre 0.F… What gives? Also, cannot spear (i.e. make reach attacks) through said fence. Seems wrong… Should be able to poke holes galore…

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## [Follower camp yoinks your auto sort zones](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/follower-camp-yoinks-your-auto-sort-zones/26623)

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**Author:** [@Atsume](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Atsume)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/follower-camp-yoinks-your-auto-sort-zones/26623 "2021-07-07T04:56:15Z")

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Posting this here incase this happens to anyone else and I dont know where else to put it. : If you make a follower camp one z level above your autosort zones and they are on the same tile it might pull them up a level…

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## [Clothing with items destroyed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-with-items-destroyed/26621)

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**Author:** [@gtgiygus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gtgiygus)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-with-items-destroyed/26621 "2021-07-07T00:44:46Z")

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When you are wearing something, like pants, that are destroyed, will the items inside be destroyed as well? Maybe a chance of being destroyed? Or do they just drop to ground? I swear I keep loosing items I know were i…

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## [Vehicle question (spooilers?)(aftershock?)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-question-spooilers-aftershock/24462)

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**Author:** [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-question-spooilers-aftershock/24462 "2021-07-06T22:27:52Z")

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so I found a helicopter on a hospital roof and in an unrelated place some sort of aeronautics cbm managed to get it installed without too too much fuss so I tried flying and it surprisingly went pretty well the thing is…

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## [Creating a needs framework for NPCs (And maybe even PCs)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/creating-a-needs-framework-for-npcs-and-maybe-even-pcs/26620)

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**Author:** [@ActualDio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ActualDio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/creating-a-needs-framework-for-npcs-and-maybe-even-pcs/26620 "2021-07-06T19:09:50Z")

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So Ive been trying to conceptualize a more robust and flexible AI, and so Ive created a simplification of the Maslow’s hierarky of needs that I hope to implement as a better decision making routine for NPCs. Here’s what…

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## [Discussion regarding mod obsolescence](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discussion-regarding-mod-obsolescence/26594)

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**Author:** [@KliPeH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KliPeH)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/discussion-regarding-mod-obsolescence/26594 "2021-07-06T04:13:05Z")

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EDIT #2: This thread is a digression from What is your favorite QOL mod?. It has been split from the main topic by a moderator due to me going offtopic. Feel free to read the main thread for more context. It seems this…

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## [I cannot start my caricter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-cannot-start-my-caricter/26609)

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**Author:** [@cdrom\_123321](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cdrom_123321)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-cannot-start-my-caricter/26609 "2021-07-06T03:49:24Z")

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i can not start the caraicter creater

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## [Sawing off shotguns no longer works](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sawing-off-shotguns-no-longer-works/25930)

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**Author:** [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sawing-off-shotguns-no-longer-works/25930 "2021-07-06T00:54:48Z")

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As featured in the screenshot, sawing down the barrel of a shotgun does nothing to reduce the length of the weapon, thus making it unable to be stored in things like an XL holster. I don’t recall if item length was ever …

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## [Quick faction camp question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-faction-camp-question/26601)

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**Author:** [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-faction-camp-question/26601 "2021-07-06T00:51:41Z")

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ok so more just a clarification you can make the trench for defense and yeah that makes sense but what was the end goal of it? were you supposed to be able to build it into a palisade? what was the intended method of g…

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## [First stab at faction camps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-stab-at-faction-camps/26600)

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**Author:** [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-stab-at-faction-camps/26600 "2021-07-05T16:53:49Z")

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I’m looking for the file that lets a faction camp member modify a field or forest with a “fortification” I want to adjust it to be more even on the horizontals match up more cleanly on the corners and not have any easily…

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## [Is there a point to the Webbing Belt?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-point-to-the-webbing-belt/25952)

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**Author:** [@Wayland](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayland)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-point-to-the-webbing-belt/25952 "2021-07-05T15:32:54Z")

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Is there anything useful you can do with the webbing belt? You can’t butcher or disassemble it (I would think you should be able to get a short rope out of it - it’s made of parachute cord, right?) and I don’t think it a…

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## [Mopping tiles takes no in-game time (or resources)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mopping-tiles-takes-no-in-game-time-or-resources/26558)

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**Author:** [@KliPeH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KliPeH)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mopping-tiles-takes-no-in-game-time-or-resources/26558 "2021-07-05T13:41:46Z")

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Some liquids, like blood or bile, are able to splash onto floors, furniture, items, and vehicle parts, and color them differently based on said liquid. The mop item (found or crafted via rags, some string and a plank) is…

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## [Migrated from 0.e-3 to 0.f and its -11C in summer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/migrated-from-0-e-3-to-0-f-and-its-11c-in-summer/26603)

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**Author:** [@unback](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/unback)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/migrated-from-0-e-3-to-0-f-and-its-11c-in-summer/26603 "2021-07-05T09:01:48Z")

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as in topic, found only some closed issue, but idk what to do about it, will it pass on its own, or is this savegame fubar in perpetual freezing? please advise

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## [Music bug. Need help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music-bug-need-help/26599)

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**Author:** [@grayeco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grayeco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music-bug-need-help/26599 "2021-07-05T06:08:54Z")

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So im using the N.E.S music. For some reason it will play maybe, one, perhaps two songs. Then completely stop. Anyone know why this is? (I followed the installation guide completely btw. Even rechecked by reinstalling i…

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## [Mansions bathrooms bugged?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mansions-bathrooms-bugged/26597)

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**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mansions-bathrooms-bugged/26597 "2021-07-05T00:42:54Z")

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Started a game with the latest experimental build last night, and the first mansion I’ve come across has completely empty bathrooms - literally just tile floors with no furniture objects or anything else. I don’t think t…

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## [Zet Hair Extension](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zet-hair-extension/26513)

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**Author:** [@etvolaire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/etvolaire)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zet-hair-extension/26513 "2021-07-04T09:08:23Z")

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Anybody know how to enable this mod? Been searching for a while and nothing is popping out in the web.

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## [Advanced Gear/Nanotech (unfinished)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-gear-nanotech-unfinished/17239)

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**Author:** [@Shard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shard)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/advanced-gear-nanotech-unfinished/17239 "2021-07-03T23:51:53Z")

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Ultra-endgame mod, introduces new highly overpowered equipment that requires significant investment of rare resources and raw materials to get running. (Still unfinished, missing some vehicle parts and intend to eventual…

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## [How to exclude CBMs/bionics?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-exclude-cbms-bionics/26584)

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**Author:** [@nigromancer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nigromancer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-exclude-cbms-bionics/26584 "2021-07-03T21:11:58Z")

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Can anyone tell me if there is a simple way to exclude CBMs/bionics from the game, for example when using ‘classic zombies’ mod? Or remove high-tech altogether from the game? Sometimes I hanker for the 80s… …

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## [Is there / will there be any documentation on mutations?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-will-there-be-any-documentation-on-mutations/26573)

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**Author:** [@ERROR\_CODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ERROR_CODE)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-will-there-be-any-documentation-on-mutations/26573 "2021-07-03T12:52:20Z")

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Currently trying to work on mutations for a mod, and noticed a lack of documentation on them. There are docs for seemingly everything else, why isn’t there any for mutations? Is it planned, or has it been forgotten? Or h…

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