# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=452

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## [Can you record with fraps?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-record-with-fraps/5024)

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**Author:** [@Lanceo90](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lanceo90)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-record-with-fraps/5024 "2014-02-10T18:42:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I was wondering if it’s somehow possible to record this game with fraps. I started up Fraps then the game earlier today but didn’t see the FPS counter so I’m assuming there’s something special you have t…

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## [Vehicle-Mounted fire. Extinguishers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-mounted-fire-extinguishers/5030)

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**Author:** [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-mounted-fire-extinguishers/5030 "2014-02-10T14:27:07Z")

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Pretty simple. Fire extinguisher + Rubber pipe = mount it in your car to flood the place with anti-fire foam, or whatever is in cata fire extinguishers. Activate it through the vehicle control menu.

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## [Eperimental build discovery!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eperimental-build-discovery/5021)

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**Author:** [@Black\_OPs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Black_OPs)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eperimental-build-discovery/5021 "2014-02-10T14:03:44Z")

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So im playing the latest experimental build. got my guy fairly built up. then i raided one of the hospitals. after killing many spitters & bloated zeds i found plenty of meds. but then i found a computer. it took me like…

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## [0.9-4095-g3490e08 mounted turrets still shooting their own vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4095-g3490e08-mounted-turrets-still-shooting-their-own-vehicles/4979)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 6:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4095-g3490e08-mounted-turrets-still-shooting-their-own-vehicles/4979 "2014-02-10T06:46:16Z")

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gratefully they’ve stopped shooting the driver, but mounted turrets still shoot up the vehicle they’re mounted on.

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## [Mouse Support](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mouse-support/4986)

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**Author:** [@SyntaxError](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SyntaxError)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mouse-support/4986 "2014-02-10T02:21:00Z")

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So I’m a complete noob at Cataclysm. I only really found out about it about 6 months ago when Jef Major did a lets play on Youtube and only decided to give it a go recently after seeing Das24680 start a lets play as wel…

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## [Sewing kit replication](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewing-kit-replication/5023)

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**Author:** [@Mr.Bananza](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr.Bananza)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewing-kit-replication/5023 "2014-02-09T22:37:41Z")

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Sewing kits can be picked up by using the amount system (like thread or batteries) and this splits the sewing kit into two different kits with one having the amount of thread that was selected. This is for 0.9 by the wa…

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## [Using vehicle storage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-vehicle-storage/4967)

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**Author:** [@doctoxic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/doctoxic)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-vehicle-storage/4967 "2014-02-09T22:11:01Z")

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How do i get stuff into my shopping basket? The wiki says: I don’t understand what this is actually saying (only drop unknown items into trolly???) I tried: grabbed the trolly go to inventory select item drop bu…

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## [Problems with keyboard input](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problems-with-keyboard-input/5020)

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**Author:** [@borra](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/borra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problems-with-keyboard-input/5020 "2014-02-09T21:00:28Z")

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I’m playing DDA on a laptop and my character has some clothes on which are assigned to # and { but I don’t know why the game doesn’t recognize all those “ctrl+alt” characters and I can’t rebind those items because I’m we…

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## [Woke up and ALL the giant ants were dead - what the killed em?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/woke-up-and-all-the-giant-ants-were-dead-what-the-killed-em/4965)

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**Author:** [@doctoxic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/doctoxic)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/woke-up-and-all-the-giant-ants-were-dead-what-the-killed-em/4965 "2014-02-09T14:58:25Z")

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Hi Fairly new to the game. Just started and spawned near an ant nest. At first i thought this was bad but: a) they are not very hostile so you can move through them easily b) even if they are hostile they are very e…

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## [New tile: dirt road](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-tile-dirt-road/5007)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-tile-dirt-road/5007 "2014-02-09T14:05:54Z")

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so i’ve noticed that mansions don’t have any kind of road or path leading to them, which is odd because mansions the size of the ones ingame would at least need a dirt path for bringing in supplies. which is why i would…

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## [Help needed cross compiling Windows Tile version on Linux](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-needed-cross-compiling-windows-tile-version-on-linux/5018)

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**Author:** [@smotazor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/smotazor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-needed-cross-compiling-windows-tile-version-on-linux/5018 "2014-02-09T13:57:08Z")

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Hello I want to learn how to compile a windows tiles version of the game using Linux. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 as a VM. Specifically I want to compile this version of the game https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-…

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## [\[Suggestion\] GUI, Item counting problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-gui-item-counting-problem/5010)

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**Author:** [@drdaramg](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/drdaramg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-gui-item-counting-problem/5010 "2014-02-09T02:32:12Z")

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I’ve been played CataDDA for two month. and sorry about bad grammer. i’m not english speaker… As myself, I’m PHP and C coder. but not C++… (Yup. for hobby. making something like web page and basic algorithm.) So, I w…

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## [\[0.9-gf64ce72(Build #809 to #806)\]Visual C++ Runtime Library error during launch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-gf64ce72-build-809-to-806-visual-c-runtime-library-error-during-launch/4998)

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**Author:** [@eTo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/eTo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-gf64ce72-build-809-to-806-visual-c-runtime-library-error-during-launch/4998 "2014-02-08T23:57:00Z")

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I was going to check what is going on in experimental versions, but came across this bug while trying to open game for first time: This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please co…

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## [Scale Within the Game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scale-within-the-game/4997)

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**Author:** [@naraceaus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/naraceaus)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scale-within-the-game/4997 "2014-02-08T20:06:09Z")

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This is just a curiosity, but how large is one tile? Is there anything official to go off or is it up to the player’s discrepancies? I understand an object needn’t fill up a whole tile, or that an object may even jut o…

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## [Randomly sized cities](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-sized-cities/5004)

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**Author:** [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomly-sized-cities/5004 "2014-02-08T19:45:37Z")

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Well I’ve been thinking for a while about Cata, and I thought why aren’t there different sized cities? I wanna be holed up in a small village/town/grouping of houses, walk down the road a few miles, then reach the giant …

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## [Super stocked basement](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/super-stocked-basement/5000)

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**Author:** [@WaffleEggnog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WaffleEggnog)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/super-stocked-basement/5000 "2014-02-08T18:37:13Z")

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Now, I’m not sure how ful basements can get in the current version, but since I’ve played, the most I’ve gotten is a few cans of beans, maybe a backpack and maybe a flashlight. Then, this happened; \[image\] So yeah. Do…

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## [Tried to change to fullscreen, messed up](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tried-to-change-to-fullscreen-messed-up/5009)

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**Author:** [@dowe0210](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dowe0210)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tried-to-change-to-fullscreen-messed-up/5009 "2014-02-08T18:17:33Z")

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Ok, so i tried to change to fullscreen, but i missread. I changed the viewPORT (to the max), not the viewPOINT. Now the window goes up in the upper left corner where i cant reach it. Can anyone help me?

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## [Heavy Sleeper/Insomniac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heavy-sleeper-insomniac/4046)

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**Author:** [@Anonymous1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Anonymous1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heavy-sleeper-insomniac/4046 "2014-02-08T17:23:29Z")

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\[size=8pt\]In v0.9Ma, though I’m sure it was the case in previous builds as well, you can select both the insomniac and heavy sleeper trait. I am just curious as if this is an over sight or if it was planned. Would taking…

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## [Crash on world creation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-on-world-creation/5012)

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**Author:** [@schmonzo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/schmonzo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-on-world-creation/5012 "2014-02-08T17:03:26Z")

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I am using version 0.9 stable. I can select tilesets so I am guessing SDL. The program is running on a macbook pro 2011 with OS X 10.8.4. When I create a world the game crashes to desktop, here is what it says: Process…

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## [\[0.9-4142-gf1c9f13\]-Crafting clean water Freezes the game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4142-gf1c9f13-crafting-clean-water-freezes-the-game/5013)

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**Author:** [@Faldegort](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Faldegort)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4142-gf1c9f13-crafting-clean-water-freezes-the-game/5013 "2014-02-08T14:26:57Z")

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0.9-4142-gf1c9f13 SDL Windows 8.1 Black window (with no response) when crafting clean water and puting it in a partially filled water bottle. In the savefile, craft it two times, chose the half bottle “:” and there …

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## [The revival of the power grid. (vehicles too)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-revival-of-the-power-grid-vehicles-too/4781)

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**Author:** [@wad67](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wad67)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-revival-of-the-power-grid-vehicles-too/4781 "2014-02-08T13:59:14Z")

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Since we seem to have a somewhat larger community, I think it would be a good idea to revive an old topic, rather than necro a whole bunch of threads about power systems in general. We could post our ideas and generally…

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## [Unable to change terminal size (RESOLVED)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-change-terminal-size-resolved/5006)

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**Author:** [@Sir\_Scarfalot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sir_Scarfalot)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-change-terminal-size-resolved/5006 "2014-02-08T07:03:30Z")

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I tried to change the option for resizing the play area in the options menu, but when I restarted the game to apply the changes, it now just gives me a black screen and says “Oh! Hey, look at that. Your terminal is just …

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## [On Bloat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-bloat/4993)

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**Author:** [@Oddzball](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oddzball)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-bloat/4993 "2014-02-08T05:25:47Z")

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\[quote=“ejseto, post:13, topic:4939”\]\[quote=“ShadowOfScales, post:1, topic:4939”\]Next, simply dump this file: https://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/binaries/ into the folder you extracted the source into (it’ll have .cpp …

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## [Base building using same construction screen as vehicle builds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/base-building-using-same-construction-screen-as-vehicle-builds/4964)

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**Author:** [@micko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/micko)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/base-building-using-same-construction-screen-as-vehicle-builds/4964 "2014-02-08T05:24:29Z")

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Hello Just had an idea about using the vehicle building I screen to be used to create bases. This could streamline the construction menu and give the ability to place multiple gadgets on the one tile. For example, build…

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## [Rain Catcher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rain-catcher/4933)

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**Author:** [@Jobrien8](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jobrien8)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rain-catcher/4933 "2014-02-08T05:02:14Z")

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After sitting around my base, sipping on the last of my dirty toilet water, I thought of an interesting question… “Why am I sipping dirty toilet water when it’s been raining heavily for four days?” As I looked out the …

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## [Steroids](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/steroids/4989)

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**Author:** [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/steroids/4989 "2014-02-08T02:16:58Z")

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We have all kinds of illegal drugs in the game. But not steroids. Why not? I know normally steroids are a use a lot of them and over time you grow stronger than your genetic potential, but for game purposes we could mak…

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## [Strain - A New Resource to Manage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strain-a-new-resource-to-manage/4957)

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**Author:** [@Logrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logrin)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strain-a-new-resource-to-manage/4957 "2014-02-07T22:11:20Z")

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Suggested this awhile back as part and parcel for the expanding mutation system ((I.E. activated mutations)) but I think it could do well as a stand alone feature, all things considered. I’ve included a modified snippet …

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## [\[0.9-4118-gbf9692c\] Crash/bug upon total disassembly of vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4118-gbf9692c-crash-bug-upon-total-disassembly-of-vehicle/4991)

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**Author:** [@Clueless](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Clueless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-4118-gbf9692c-crash-bug-upon-total-disassembly-of-vehicle/4991 "2014-02-07T04:41:12Z")

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Hello. I was dismantling a shopping cart for transportation, but when I rem(o)ved the last frame, the game crashed. I tried to dismantle it a few more times, with similar results, until I finally succeeded. Except, when…

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## [Hey, what's with all that loading?!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-whats-with-all-that-loading/4973)

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**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hey-whats-with-all-that-loading/4973 "2014-02-07T04:28:27Z")

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Have you noticed your game loading and saving again when you load up your save in the latest experimental? That’s thanks to Kevin’s map-handling upgrade, which just landed. It takes those ginormous map files that event…

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## [Modularization of base game content](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modularization-of-base-game-content/4968)

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**Author:** [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/modularization-of-base-game-content/4968 "2014-02-07T04:16:17Z")

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Just a little post that I think should help clear up some of the direction we’re going with modularization of base-game content. I believe this is the opinion shared by most of the other main devs, if any of you have dif…

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