# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=441 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 442 --- ## [Tileset makers: default-check](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-makers-default-check/5509)
**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-makers-default-check/5509 "2014-03-19T23:42:50Z")
Hey, we just had an Issue come up about default tiles, and I thought it was worth relaying here. It’s important to keep the “default” fallback tile (should you use one–I understand ASCII fallback support was a major dea… --- ## [Style string](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/style-string/5513)
**Author:** [@Karols146](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Karols146)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/style-string/5513 "2014-03-19T23:30:40Z")
I don’t know what is wrong, but when i try play on fullscreen. I have a number at beginning “No Style”. I have fullscreen option on. Any ideas ? \[URL=http://img153.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc227&image=270963247\_\_122… --- ## [Strength requirement for high-end bows: bug or not?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480)
**Author:** [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strength-requirement-for-high-end-bows-bug-or-not/5480 "2014-03-19T23:27:49Z")
My character has 8 STR. According to descripition of reflex recurve bow, for example, it requires 12 STR to handle. But I crafted it and then used it - and it fired perfectly without any flaws. Is this ignoring of STR re… --- ## [Graphics version crash on startup? Try this first!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/graphics-version-crash-on-startup-try-this-first/5484)
**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/graphics-version-crash-on-startup-try-this-first/5484 "2014-03-19T23:27:20Z")
Hey, is your graphical DDA crashing on startup? D8 As we’ve been over repeatedly on the forums, and worked out on Github, apparently the necessary libraries to run SDL2\* aren’t included in Windows. Therefore, if your 0… --- ## [Welding rig?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/welding-rig/5506)
**Author:** [@Dark\_T](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dark_T)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/welding-rig/5506 "2014-03-19T19:56:49Z")
Do welding rigs allow you to craft items, or just repair the things on your vehicle? Regular welders use up a lot of batteries. Can you deconstruct something to get a lot of batteries besides taking them out of obvious e… --- ## [Zombie Movement](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-movement/5402)
**Author:** [@Dzlan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dzlan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-movement/5402 "2014-03-19T19:37:20Z")
Just been reading through a few pages of several threads when I remembered. A lot of people dislike how easy bushes are to use and other similar objects. I just thought of this, and for many other reasons this would be … --- ## [0xA rotten tainted meat basement invisible consumer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-rotten-tainted-meat-basement-invisible-consumer/5498)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-rotten-tainted-meat-basement-invisible-consumer/5498 "2014-03-19T17:27:46Z")
That bug needs more research. So, result: tainted meat from basement of my base disappeared. How i got it: There was one crawler zombie in my basement I killed it, but forgot to butcher. I put my stuff in racks and w… --- ## [Tourist profession](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tourist-profession/5490)
**Author:** [@Senrain](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Senrain)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tourist-profession/5490 "2014-03-19T17:21:34Z")
Give us a tourist profession that starts out with a Hawaiian shirt, khaki shorts, flashy camera, and a cash card. Would be cool if they didn’t start out with a big chunk of the map revealed too. Goddamn tourists. --- ## [Freezing world Gen option?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/freezing-world-gen-option/5495)
**Author:** [@Keyreper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Keyreper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/freezing-world-gen-option/5495 "2014-03-19T17:09:45Z")
you know how there is a desert option in the world gen. now? there should also be a way to make a freezing world or tundra or something like that as another option, or would that be too time consuming to make properly? --- ## [0xA: Convert wood in aluminium!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-convert-wood-in-aluminium/5505)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-convert-wood-in-aluminium/5505 "2014-03-19T15:36:26Z")
\[image\] Do that need any explanation? --- ## [Message bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/message-bug/5504)
**Author:** [@xap](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/xap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/message-bug/5504 "2014-03-19T15:32:59Z")
\[image\] well, that Elijah Parker is not my character and the grabber zombie is grabbing him … not me but the message is “the grabber zombie grabs you!” ??? version 0.A 1007 --- ## [CDDA succession games?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-succession-games/5474)
**Author:** [@Mattamue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mattamue)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-succession-games/5474 "2014-03-19T11:57:42Z")
Can I take my character out of a world, email the world save to someone, have them play and take their character out, then send it back to me to put my character back in to play in their changed world? The take-characte… --- ## [Help! What is "bug blood splatter" The ID is?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-what-is-bug-blood-splatter-the-id-is/5501)
**Author:** [@tomato89](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tomato89)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-what-is-bug-blood-splatter-the-id-is/5501 "2014-03-19T11:14:24Z")
I can not find “bug blood splatter” What is the real ID? ? For example, “blood splatter” The id is “fd\_blood” What is “bug blood splatter” The ID is??? \[image\] \[image\] --- ## [Combat Guide](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/combat-guide/5493)
**Author:** [@Rogtuok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rogtuok)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/combat-guide/5493 "2014-03-19T09:46:23Z")
well im farly new and it might be a dumb question but how do i actualy aim and fire my gun ? cant seam to find any information about it. --- ## [Triggering Traps Idea](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/triggering-traps-idea/5488)
**Author:** [@Goombah](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Goombah)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/triggering-traps-idea/5488 "2014-03-19T07:51:06Z")
So there I was, having just come outside my base with nothing but a pipe and a rock I picked up off the ground. Directly next to my base was an array of traps and land mines a short distance away. All those parts would’v… --- ## [RV kitchen kits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rv-kitchen-kits/5496)
**Author:** [@Dark\_T](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dark_T)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rv-kitchen-kits/5496 "2014-03-19T03:13:28Z")
What exactly can they be used for and can they be used to cook meat instead of only heating it? --- ## [Breaking into science labs armories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/breaking-into-science-labs-armories/5438)
**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/breaking-into-science-labs-armories/5438 "2014-03-19T00:49:34Z")
anyone have any idea how many whacks with a sledgehammer and 14 strength it takes to break through reinforced glass, a metal door, and a concrete wall, respectively? --- ## [My impressions of 10 in game days in 0.A 754-gfe9f202](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-impressions-of-10-in-game-days-in-0-a-754-gfe9f202/5475)
**Author:** [@nonymous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nonymous)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-impressions-of-10-in-game-days-in-0-a-754-gfe9f202/5475 "2014-03-18T21:32:33Z")
I spent ten (in game) days carving out a niche in a town in 0.A 754-gfe9f202 console, and here’s the wierd things I’ve seen. Zombears spawn dynamically in static mode. So I guess they’re wildlife? Already noted in ano… --- ## [CVD Machines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cvd-machines/5469)
**Author:** [@MassiveEffectz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MassiveEffectz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cvd-machines/5469 "2014-03-18T20:39:59Z")
\[spoiler\] \[image\] \[/spoiler\] I found this in a lab. I could not smash it open. I couldn’t jackhammer (or jaqueshammer) it open Grenades turned it into rubble C4 turned it into piles of electronic scrap. What is thi… --- ## [Why won't my "rechargeable" UPS charge?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-wont-my-rechargeable-ups-charge/4622)
**Author:** [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-wont-my-rechargeable-ups-charge/4622 "2014-03-18T17:48:46Z")
It’s stored in a trunk in my van, which has a recharging station mounted on top of it. The UPS has the rechargeable mod, and also an extended battery mod (that I can’t remove, it seems…) The vehicle has solar panels an… --- ## [\[0.A-882\] Reinforced Glass Dupe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-882-reinforced-glass-dupe/5489)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Sunder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lord_Sunder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-882-reinforced-glass-dupe/5489 "2014-03-18T17:14:17Z")
Well, something went wrong when I was making my windscreen, and now I somehow managed to glitch a second sheet of reinforced glass into existence. I guess because the glass I was using to construct the screen was on the … --- ## [\[0.A-795-g6c9b7be\] Rotten Cans of Meat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-795-g6c9b7be-rotten-cans-of-meat/5456)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Sunder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lord_Sunder)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-795-g6c9b7be-rotten-cans-of-meat/5456 "2014-03-18T15:27:34Z")
So… canned meat coding seems a bit suspect. Do they require refrigeration now, thus defeating the entire point of canning the meat? Canning meat appears to cause it to rot immediately upon reopening. I’m unsure if this o… --- ## [Fire good](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486)
**Author:** [@pulsefrequency](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pulsefrequency)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486 "2014-03-18T06:25:58Z")
how exactly does fire longevity work? just dropped 100 logs on a wood stove and lit with matchbook, it barely lasted a couple hours; same with 100 paper wrappers, also seems everything burns on the first or second turn a… --- ## [Factions/support](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/factions-support/5482)
**Author:** [@romerrr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/romerrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/factions-support/5482 "2014-03-18T03:13:21Z")
so i wanted to do a mod on this but im only basic at coding and soon found myself strugling and stuck so my idea is the additon of suport in factions and the option to create a new one. this i idea would have some new … --- ## [0.A c7ca8f3 game stops responding on startup](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-c7ca8f3-game-stops-responding-on-startup/5483)
**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-c7ca8f3-game-stops-responding-on-startup/5483 "2014-03-17T20:57:27Z")
The experimental I dl’ed from both the wiki and the main site stops responding when I try to start it up. --- ## [Request to focus on Z levels and NPC overhaul for next few releases](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-to-focus-on-z-levels-and-npc-overhaul-for-next-few-releases/5349)
**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-to-focus-on-z-levels-and-npc-overhaul-for-next-few-releases/5349 "2014-03-17T18:34:18Z")
I am humbly making this request… we have alot of content. We have a ton of places to explore, we have alot to craft. There are 2 things we have talked about for a long time, but not gotten. z levels NPC overhaul. How … --- ## [Bionic Installation Problem & Possible Solution](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-installation-problem-possible-solution/5437)
**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-installation-problem-possible-solution/5437 "2014-03-17T15:36:59Z")
Currently there’s two sides to the whole bionics view: Nerf the fuck out of them, or make it so you can only install so many. Here’s an alternative idea: Don’t nerf them, but rather make them conflict with eachother. F… --- ## [The most awesome thing you have ever done](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-awesome-thing-you-have-ever-done/5471)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-awesome-thing-you-have-ever-done/5471 "2014-03-17T13:26:41Z")
Post the best/awesome thing(s) youve ever done here! I myself, only have one. Fighting amigara horrors with only a katana, hydralic muscles and using the time dilation CBM on and off. … --- ## [0xA: Blood out from nowhere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-blood-out-from-nowhere/5468)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0xa-blood-out-from-nowhere/5468 "2014-03-17T13:22:30Z")
Take an electric carver Attack something alive 3.1. You hit. A pool of blood as result. 3.2. You miss. You still get a pool a blood. --- ## [More speaking monsters and hallucinations](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-speaking-monsters-and-hallucinations/5207)
**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-speaking-monsters-and-hallucinations/5207 "2014-03-17T13:12:05Z")
So, I was thinking that things don’t talk much these days… What we have here… Is a problem to communercate. Put this bit in speech.json fer a phone… Code: \[Select\] },{ "type" : "speech", "speaker" : "mon\_hall… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=440) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=442)