# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=435 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 436 --- ## [A couple of Questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-couple-of-questions/5724)
**Author:** [@Chiko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chiko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-couple-of-questions/5724 "2014-04-04T21:36:31Z")
What does creature size do? I can guess it dictates how much meat you can harvest from a creature… but what else can this piece of code do? Also, I’m not really sure I fully understand item spawning. { "type": … --- ## [Tie objects to storage container?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tie-objects-to-storage-container/5432)
**Author:** [@Xelanthol](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Xelanthol)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tie-objects-to-storage-container/5432 "2014-04-04T16:54:38Z")
When I want to get in melee combat I tend to drop duffle bags/backpacks as they inhibit my melee. It gets really tedious to drop all the items I don’t need at the moment. If I could assign items to a container with volum… --- ## [Macroses](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/macroses/5721)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/macroses/5721 "2014-04-04T09:40:12Z")
No comments. There’s a lot of action which require to push same buttons many times. \[R\] a book with non-studied recipes, for example. Or, even worse, \[&FcleanEnterX-X-X-X-X-…\] (boiling water and pouring in a container)… --- ## [Writing and Drawing: to Entertain & Enlight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/writing-and-drawing-to-entertain-enlight/5672)
**Author:** [@Jakers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jakers)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/writing-and-drawing-to-entertain-enlight/5672 "2014-04-04T08:11:06Z")
Now I know we can read books to learn recipes, which is a great addition to cataclysm in my opinion. But if I can read to get ideas, surely I could write, even draw to gain ideas as well? So here’s a quick idea I propos… --- ## [0.A SDL Stable, Crash on loading a save](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-sdl-stable-crash-on-loading-a-save/5727)
**Author:** [@mcbucko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mcbucko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-sdl-stable-crash-on-loading-a-save/5727 "2014-04-04T07:54:10Z")
I’m afraid I don’t have many details for this, since I have no ungodly idea as to what caused it. I saved my game and after attempting to load it, the game consistently crashes while loading the world. Random NPCs are t… --- ## [Is reading better gameplay than grinding? 6 point character problems](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-reading-better-gameplay-than-grinding-6-point-character-problems/5716)
**Author:** [@nonymous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nonymous)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-reading-better-gameplay-than-grinding-6-point-character-problems/5716 "2014-04-04T07:47:26Z")
There’s been a big change in the last couple weeks to skill gain through crafting, and it results from a movement to create a skill system that more realistically depicts skill gain. I also decided to try a run with the… --- ## [Holy shit! Evac shelter basement full of zombie dogs!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/holy-shit-evac-shelter-basement-full-of-zombie-dogs/5698)
**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/holy-shit-evac-shelter-basement-full-of-zombie-dogs/5698 "2014-04-04T04:37:34Z")
I repost Shelter basement full of zombie dogs! (April Fool’s Day joke) · Issue #7019 · CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA · GitHub here: I peeked down into the basement of some new evac shelter (my character was a bit advanced) … --- ## [More Diseases! Post ideas here!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-diseases-post-ideas-here/5706)
**Author:** [@Jakers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jakers)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-diseases-post-ideas-here/5706 "2014-04-04T03:06:19Z")
Currently disease isn’t actually a huge factor in cataclysm. For example, from drinking dirty water you get food poisoning; I know this is actually pretty dangerous (especially if you took the weak stomach trait, thirsty… --- ## [Wind and Wind Power](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wind-and-wind-power/5693)
**Author:** [@Worldmaster27](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Worldmaster27)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wind-and-wind-power/5693 "2014-04-04T03:01:42Z")
Power generation via the wind, as an alternative or support to solar power. As there in no ‘wind’ system currently in place for wind turbines to use, I suggest using the weather as a means of determining the output of a… --- ## [\[0.A WinCurses Experimental 6018abb\] Cannot gain any piercing weapon XP](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-wincurses-experimental-6018abb-cannot-gain-any-piercing-weapon-xp/5723)
**Author:** [@Cenobite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cenobite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-wincurses-experimental-6018abb-cannot-gain-any-piercing-weapon-xp/5723 "2014-04-04T01:16:28Z")
I can’t seem to gain any XP in the Piercing Weapons skill category. I tried testing with a pointy stick (tried a glass shiv as well, but they kept breaking when I used them in combat) and I couldn’t gain any appropriate … --- ## [Lighting your base](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704)
**Author:** [@Rogtuok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rogtuok)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704 "2014-04-03T23:49:59Z")
How do you usualy set up lighting in your home base? I havent figured out a good way to light up My base yeat i try and settle in a public work as i like the layout of the building. --- ## [Crazy Idea: Bionics Threshold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crazy-idea-bionics-threshold/5714)
**Author:** [@secretfire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/secretfire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crazy-idea-bionics-threshold/5714 "2014-04-03T20:49:19Z")
This is a crazy idea. Feel free to ignore it. Or heck, perhaps its already been brought up and dismissed. But here it goes… You can modify yourself enough genetically that you are no longer human in this game, yes? And … --- ## [Hardly any fuel in pumps?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hardly-any-fuel-in-pumps/5712)
**Author:** [@Olix](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Olix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hardly-any-fuel-in-pumps/5712 "2014-04-03T20:32:21Z")
Hi, I just started playing. I found a working truck and set up a base in a lone gas station along the highway. I drove the truck to the gas station, and filled it up… but only to 36%! I’ve emptied all 5 pumps at the gas… --- ## [Vehicle Movement and general scale](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-movement-and-general-scale/5709)
**Author:** [@Dotdotdot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dotdotdot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-movement-and-general-scale/5709 "2014-04-03T16:48:37Z")
I’ve been trying to adjust the scale of my game to something where one square is around 5 ft. by 5 ft. It’s not really for the sake of realism per se, but it’s just something that bugs me. I also know very little about C… --- ## [Saves. Concept of new savefiles system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saves-concept-of-new-savefiles-system/5694)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saves-concept-of-new-savefiles-system/5694 "2014-04-03T15:47:09Z")
Just one look in save files was enough to find a lot of disadvantages in current saving system. Main problem: savefiles’ size and speed of that system. Even my current world is 14.5 MB, while it could be MAXIMUM ~40-60… --- ## [More Alarm Systems](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-alarm-systems/5651)
**Author:** [@Chiko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chiko)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-alarm-systems/5651 "2014-04-03T11:59:15Z")
So we have bubblewrap sheets as sound traps but there could be alarm system options. Broken Glass Alarm: -The most simple of all the makeshift alarms. All you need is a number of Glass Shards. -Should be noisier than … --- ## [Clothing Ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-ideas/5695)
**Author:** [@Chiko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chiko)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-ideas/5695 "2014-04-03T02:02:46Z")
I like how clothing works in this game but some of it is quite odd. One of those weird things is storage space with stacking clothes. Wearing 4 pants (2 jeans and two cargo pants) give a lot of inventory space but it’s … --- ## [Diabetes and other suggestions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diabetes-and-other-suggestions/5708)
**Author:** [@HorrorNerd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HorrorNerd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diabetes-and-other-suggestions/5708 "2014-04-02T22:37:07Z")
a post on the cdda subreddit brought up the idea of having quadriplegic as a bad trait(which if it could be added would add and an amazing challenge.) This got me thinking, what about having diabetic as a bad trait. yo… --- ## [An option to turn off random zombie dogs and zombears](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/an-option-to-turn-off-random-zombie-dogs-and-zombears/5688)
**Author:** [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/an-option-to-turn-off-random-zombie-dogs-and-zombears/5688 "2014-04-02T20:13:59Z")
Can we please get a freakin option for this? Or can someone tell me how to delete them from the wilderness spawns because I’m getting tired of sleeping/crafting/walking around and having to deal with a zombie dog or a zo… --- ## [Cannot install a filled metal tank as fuel tank](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cannot-install-a-filled-metal-tank-as-fuel-tank/5302)
**Author:** [@Profitablius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profitablius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cannot-install-a-filled-metal-tank-as-fuel-tank/5302 "2014-04-02T16:17:39Z")
0.A, SDL, Win 7 I decided to place the fuel tanks of my slightly modified flatbed truck at the inside of the vehicle, so I removed one of them to weld it in another tile. However, it was partially filled, and when I w… --- ## [Firearms should deal piercing damage, not cutting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firearms-should-deal-piercing-damage-not-cutting/5335)
**Author:** [@Adrian](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Adrian)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firearms-should-deal-piercing-damage-not-cutting/5335 "2014-04-02T13:06:41Z")
Because bullets do not cut, and cargo pants should offer absolutely zero protection against firearms. And the opposite can be advocated for loaded MBR vests and kevlar vests: they should offer more protection against pi… --- ## [Enemy Variety - New Enemies V.1.1.3 - MOD](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-variety-new-enemies-v-1-1-3-mod/5315)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Badman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Badman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-variety-new-enemies-v-1-1-3-mod/5315 "2014-04-02T13:06:29Z")
Hey guys, I thought to start making something for everyone to enjoy as far as new enemies go. Currently the mod adds twelve enemies and one unimplemented one into the game. It will likely make things a little harder on t… --- ## [How to you organize your massive loot piles?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-you-organize-your-massive-loot-piles/5639)
**Author:** [@kuliksco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuliksco)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-you-organize-your-massive-loot-piles/5639 "2014-04-02T13:05:15Z")
Wondering how everyone else manages there loot piles. At the moment, I have 1 or 2 piles for each category and try to have most of them setup in a 3x3 grid so when I’m unloading or searching for something, I don’t have … --- ## [Nicer looking road dead ends and turning circles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nicer-looking-road-dead-ends-and-turning-circles/5679)
**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nicer-looking-road-dead-ends-and-turning-circles/5679 "2014-04-02T12:01:11Z")
I improved the dead ends for roads a bit. Now the look more like actual dead ends. There is also a variation of dead ends, turning circles. You find a technical description as well as screenshots here: https://github… --- ## [0.A WinCurses Experimental \[1294\] - Graphics Glitch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-wincurses-experimental-1294-graphics-glitch/5705)
**Author:** [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-wincurses-experimental-1294-graphics-glitch/5705 "2014-04-02T11:37:33Z")
The image is pretty much self-explanatory; if the cursor is positioned beyond FOV, some tiles ignore the bug whilst many others just erase the map tiles from the front buffer, leaving only the monsters visible. No such … --- ## [Garbage Dumps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/garbage-dumps/5668)
**Author:** [@Patto](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Patto)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/garbage-dumps/5668 "2014-04-02T07:59:09Z")
A place away from the city with a lot of ‘junk’. Should be safer than cities with a low hostile density. I think there should be two types of items: Everyday waste Appliances The first will be plastic bags, bottles, … --- ## [Expanded Gameplay Mechanics](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanded-gameplay-mechanics/5681)
**Author:** [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanded-gameplay-mechanics/5681 "2014-04-02T07:54:51Z")
Wounds, Pain, and Medical Treatment. It’s kind of silly to be near death and then just slap on a load of bandages to be perfectly fine; so let’s overhaul the health system. First, we have soft HP and hard HP. Getting … --- ## [Having trouble resizing window and font UI on mac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677)
**Author:** [@Nesiss](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nesiss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-trouble-resizing-window-and-font-ui-on-mac/1677 "2014-04-02T05:19:20Z")
I recently downloaded the mac version of cataclysm dda on my mac, but it too small to play efficiently so I was wondering how I can change the window and font sizes so it can fit my screen. Thanks so much in advance :smi… --- ## [Extra Gun mods?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/extra-gun-mods/5692)
**Author:** [@Alpha](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alpha)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/extra-gun-mods/5692 "2014-04-02T01:38:34Z")
So i was looking at the “I will draw your survivor” post… I think thats what its called, and i saw in some peoples Screenies, they had more than 4 gun mods… I looked about 7 pages into the contributions section and faile… --- ## [Hordes of zombies. Balance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hordes-of-zombies-balance/5388)
**Author:** [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hordes-of-zombies-balance/5388 "2014-04-02T01:22:12Z")
Overmap has list of cities and list of zombie group. In static spawn dynamic creating of zombies is off. I think, if add small monster group (~300 zombies of any kind) in center of cities on start game and move spawn poi… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=434) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=436)