# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=45

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## [Cut down on the realism](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cut-down-on-the-realism/26023)

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**Author:** [@ringrata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ringrata)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cut-down-on-the-realism/26023 "2021-03-09T17:02:40Z")

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Since my last post was a “pointless rant” from the moderators message Again, can we cut off with the realism? This is what kills games. Many people like CDDA for its simple and expansive nature, not cause people sugges…

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## [Looking to make a soundpack and need help on a few things](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/looking-to-make-a-soundpack-and-need-help-on-a-few-things/25734)

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**Author:** [@Fluffy\_Memes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fluffy_Memes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/looking-to-make-a-soundpack-and-need-help-on-a-few-things/25734 "2021-06-04T16:54:51Z")

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Ok so I want to add sounds to spells from magiclysm but first I want to see if I can do it issue is I seem to have an issue with my coding or something can someone tell me if this looks right? \[ { “type”: “sound\_effec…

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## [Does item weight determine how much damage it deals when dropped on someone's head?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-item-weight-determine-how-much-damage-it-deals-when-dropped-on-someones-head/26435)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-item-weight-determine-how-much-damage-it-deals-when-dropped-on-someones-head/26435 "2021-06-04T01:13:51Z")

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I’ve been using dropped furniture to deal with some more nasty hordes and I was wondering if items like anvils might do more damage, looney toons style? If so it would be neat if we could have heavier items like wrenche…

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## [\[MOD\] return\_the\_nut: Crafting pine nuts since cooking 1 survival 2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-return-the-nut-crafting-pine-nuts-since-cooking-1-survival-2/26428)

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**Author:** [@ERROR\_CODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ERROR_CODE)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mod-return-the-nut-crafting-pine-nuts-since-cooking-1-survival-2/26428 "2021-06-03T20:33:33Z")

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return\_the\_nut Returns unto us the nut that was lost. In case it wasn’t already clear, this is a simple mod that adds the crafting recipe for pine nuts back into the game. It’s my first attempt at modding, and it still…

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## [Anthills and mobspawn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anthills-and-mobspawn/26426)

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**Author:** [@SuddenEyePuncture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SuddenEyePuncture)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/anthills-and-mobspawn/26426 "2021-06-03T14:35:27Z")

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I’m creating a bugs expansion mod and noticed a problem: aphids and ladybugs (which should generally spawn near anthills) don’t spawn on the surface near an anthill, but instead spawn underground. My solution (which did…

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## [New Player Feedback - Tutorial and Help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-player-feedback-tutorial-and-help/26424)

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**Author:** [@Fusha](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fusha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-player-feedback-tutorial-and-help/26424 "2021-06-03T09:19:40Z")

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Hi, Game seems really fun, but really hard to get into. And that’s not even a fault of the game, but of the documentation that comes with it, and the lack of a working tutorial. I’ve been playing the stable version. Fi…

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## [Clothing graphics "dissapear" when attacked using chibi ultica etc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-graphics-dissapear-when-attacked-using-chibi-ultica-etc/26422)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-graphics-dissapear-when-attacked-using-chibi-ultica-etc/26422 "2021-06-02T16:52:06Z")

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for the past couple of months i’ve noticed an odd bug where whenever I take damage my charecter’s clothing completely vanishing for a few frames before reappearing. this happens in most graphics sets i’ve noticed that re…

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## [Nightvision, Infrared, and similar unique traits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nightvision-infrared-and-similar-unique-traits/26413)

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**Author:** [@Katshire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Katshire)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nightvision-infrared-and-similar-unique-traits/26413 "2021-06-01T13:35:10Z")

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I’ve been spending time learning the ins and outs of modding in cdda with JSON’s, specifically adding custom mutation lines for roleplay purposes. There are a fair amount of lines that can be added to mutations that are …

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## [Remove Proficiencies?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remove-proficiencies/26355)

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**Author:** [@Couvax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Couvax)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remove-proficiencies/26355 "2021-05-31T10:07:59Z")

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I was wondering if it was possible to remove thoses proficiencies from the game. I’m not enjoying this feature so far. It make the game 10 times grindier, and it’s disappointing me. Maybe i’m not the only one thinking th…

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## [Why does my graphical overmap installation spew errors at the start up of the game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-does-my-graphical-overmap-installation-spew-errors-at-the-start-up-of-the-game/26409)

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**Author:** [@Memetichazard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Memetichazard)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-does-my-graphical-overmap-installation-spew-errors-at-the-start-up-of-the-game/26409 "2021-05-31T02:52:39Z")

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I moved the files to the correct areas (new font to config, that .png to the data/font) and it still spews errors. I don’t understand. I moved them instead of copying them as some other posts mentioned when I searched it…

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## [Dropping gives instant crash in latest 5/28 experimental](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dropping-gives-instant-crash-in-latest-5-28-experimental/26402)

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**Author:** [@bloop\_bleep](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bloop_bleep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dropping-gives-instant-crash-in-latest-5-28-experimental/26402 "2021-05-30T01:54:52Z")

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It is very consistent. Every drop of an item causes a crash. I got a gdb backtrace. The virtual base address is 0x0000555555554000. Here’s the latest output. cataclysm-tiles: src/optional.h:46: const T& cata::optional\<T\>…

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## [Which patch i need on Windows 7 to launch new 1.51. launcher?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-patch-i-need-on-windows-7-to-launch-new-1-51-launcher/26341)

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**Author:** [@StarShatter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StarShatter)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-patch-i-need-on-windows-7-to-launch-new-1-51-launcher/26341 "2021-05-29T18:13:46Z")

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“…Dropped support for old versions of Windows. This version might not work with unpatched versions of Windows 7 or Windows 8 or lower…” Which patch i need on Windows 7 to launch new 1.51. launcher?

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## [1234567891011121314154](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/26299)

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**Author:** [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/26299 "2021-05-29T16:31:22Z")

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## [\[Question\] Magiclysm: Enchanted Tailors Kit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-magiclysm-enchanted-tailors-kit/26361)

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**Author:** [@KittyDurgon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KittyDurgon)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-magiclysm-enchanted-tailors-kit/26361 "2021-05-27T20:43:47Z")

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So I noticed this is listed as an Artifact. Does it have the same type of ‘Positive and Negative’ effects that Artifacts found in temples or (very rarely) as a ‘random event’ on a map tile can have? I can’t recall wh…

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## [How come cockroaches ignore zombies? aren't they carrion creatures?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-come-cockroaches-ignore-zombies-arent-they-carrion-creatures/26057)

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**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-come-cockroaches-ignore-zombies-arent-they-carrion-creatures/26057 "2021-05-26T04:39:23Z")

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I can understand why zombies might ignore small insects (even though the cockroaches are the size of a dog) but why the heck are cockroaches so viciously aggressive (the fact they’re classified as “minimal” threat is a l…

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## [Why not move to less proprietary build infrastructure?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-not-move-to-less-proprietary-build-infrastructure/26315)

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**Author:** [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-not-move-to-less-proprietary-build-infrastructure/26315 "2021-05-26T01:02:34Z")

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May I ask why you ported the release process over to Microsoft GitHub in particular as opposed to Fixing the existing build server; Porting to a build platform that is not proprietary, not closed-source and not a de-fa…

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## [Searching for items?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/searching-for-items/26381)

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**Author:** [@Wollwoll](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wollwoll)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/searching-for-items/26381 "2021-05-25T03:01:07Z")

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Is there a way to view all items in the area? It’s quite annoying not being able to, given the size of the map. For example, in my current game, I appear to have set my baseball bat and hemostatic powder down somewhere, …

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## [So how fucked am I?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-how-fucked-am-i/26367)

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**Author:** [@Ness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ness)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-how-fucked-am-i/26367 "2021-05-23T21:43:45Z")

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so I heard there was sometimes ore under craters so I thought id go try to find some, a little while into it I got super tired and found out that I had weak bones, despite basically living off rations and pemmican, by th…

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## [How to give mutations appearances](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-give-mutations-appearances/26374)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Henness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jonathan_Henness)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-give-mutations-appearances/26374 "2021-05-22T20:33:02Z")

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How does one give say a new mutation you have made a visual? Like say i have a mutation that i want to look like an item (Say one of the many wearable tail items that can be found in mods or something.) How would i tie…

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## [PK's Rebalancing Unofficial patch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pks-rebalancing-unofficial-patch/16060)

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**Author:** [@dissociativity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dissociativity)\
**Replies:** 386\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pks-rebalancing-unofficial-patch/16060 "2021-05-22T05:29:57Z")

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So it seems that at least once a week or two I need to update PK’s rebalance mod to start, or just fix bugs from recent changes to the base game, figure I should do a thread instead of bumping the new one all of the time…

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## [\[SOLVED\] Various Bionics Missing And Cannot Be Spawned](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solved-various-bionics-missing-and-cannot-be-spawned/26370)

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**Author:** [@ERROR\_CODE](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ERROR_CODE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solved-various-bionics-missing-and-cannot-be-spawned/26370 "2021-05-21T23:23:52Z")

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Was trying to spawn bionics for a character earlier, and I noticed that only a small amount of the bionics had spawned. I thought this was odd, but didn’t think much of it. I tried to spawn them again, and the missing on…

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## [Magiclysm Error](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-error/26360)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Henness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jonathan_Henness)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-error/26360 "2021-05-21T22:32:35Z")

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Hello, i’ve been trying to get Magiclysm to run but i keep running into this error. 14:12:21.001 ERROR : src/main\_menu.cpp:861 \[bool main\_menu::new\_character\_tab()\] Error: Invalid enum string ‘ITEM\_DAMAGE\_PURE’ for ‘N12…

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## [\[WIP\] Insect expansion mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wip-insect-expansion-mod/26305)

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**Author:** [@SuddenEyePuncture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SuddenEyePuncture)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wip-insect-expansion-mod/26305 "2021-05-21T06:32:04Z")

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Recently I’ve created a small mod. It adds various kinds of insects and other chitin-plated creatures, such as lady bugs, praying mantises, aphids, antlions etc. You can tame aphids using cattle fodder and they will mak…

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## [A Construction to Convert Refrigerators & Stoves](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-construction-to-convert-refrigerators-stoves/26349)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-construction-to-convert-refrigerators-stoves/26349 "2021-05-20T23:10:46Z")

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In order to give some actual functionality to our current stoves and refrigerators I’d like to suggest we add a construction that converts refrigerators & stoves to small, one tile vehicles that be then hooked to power a…

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## [Hey newbs, what world settings do you use to cheat the apocalypse? (easy world settings)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-newbs-what-world-settings-do-you-use-to-cheat-the-apocalypse-easy-world-settings/21496)

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**Author:** [@Mitz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mitz)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-newbs-what-world-settings-do-you-use-to-cheat-the-apocalypse-easy-world-settings/21496 "2021-05-20T05:03:54Z")

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Hey, just wanted to see how other beginners made their worlds to survive the apocalypse. I’m not looking for people who max their diffiiculty, i want to hear how they make their worlds easier. (plus, the most recent th…

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## [Questions, questions and questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-questions-and-questions/15171)

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**Author:** [@Belcanzor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belcanzor)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-questions-and-questions/15171 "2020-03-28T16:10:56Z")

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The NPC ever “refill quest”? There is a way to do that “refill” quest via “touching” files? One of my NPC suffer pain and sleep a lot. He as cow mutations. How I can stop the pain? Is all that huge pain from “…

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## [First release candidate for 0.F](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-release-candidate-for-0-f/26310)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-release-candidate-for-0-f/26310 "2021-05-11T03:06:38Z")

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This is the first release candidate for 0.F Please give it a spin, especially because we had to scramble to port the release process over to GitHub Actions recently (like, the past three days) because something happene…

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## [ASCII vehicle are displaying capital letters](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809 "2021-05-16T20:59:40Z")

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I’m playing Version 0.E-6063=gd7d885f Build 11016 I play using ASCII as I’ve been playing since before tiles and I can just get more info from it at a glance. I’ve noticed some sections of the vehicles are showing as T…

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## [Environmental Protection - the whole story?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/environmental-protection-the-whole-story/26154)

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**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/environmental-protection-the-whole-story/26154 "2021-05-16T16:00:16Z")

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I just noticed that dust masks and knit scarves have the same Environmental protection value. Does the “environmental protection” rating cover everything that makes dust masks, gas masks, filter masks, etc effective at k…

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## [Why are wasps unable to reproduce?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-are-wasps-unable-to-reproduce/26342)

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**Author:** [@DCHY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DCHY)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-are-wasps-unable-to-reproduce/26342 "2021-05-15T12:38:08Z")

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Hello everyone, why are the wasps not breeding? In the cataclysm, in principle, many mobs have problems with reproduction, but not as large-scale as the wasps. once I discussed the reproduction of cockroaches in the ca…

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