# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=460

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## [Happy anniversary thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/happy-anniversary-thread/4720)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/happy-anniversary-thread/4720 "2014-01-10T04:28:58Z")

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Didnt the game launch like a year and seven days ago? And nobody said anything? Like no thread, no main page post no, nada? THATS BAD, THATS TERRIBLE D: So yeah, happy (late)anniversary Cataclysm DDA! We hope you get…

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## [General Mayhem and Destruction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-mayhem-and-destruction/4715)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/general-mayhem-and-destruction/4715 "2014-01-10T03:23:24Z")

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Post fun ways to explode stuff tactically or otherwise! A friend of mine figured out that bullets explode if left in a fire and explosives go off as well so its possible to make a bonfire of ammo if you don’t mind diein…

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## [Misc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/misc/4725)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/misc/4725 "2014-01-10T01:28:36Z")

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Uh here’s a bunch of misc questions and feel free to post any question you may want to know. I found a building in a forest and it doesn’t appear on the map? Its like a combination of the mansion and a cabin. Does it ha…

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## [0.9 Stable, Windows: Tiles mode, items dropped onto furniture not displaying](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-windows-tiles-mode-items-dropped-onto-furniture-not-displaying/4726)

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**Author:** [@Wayfarer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayfarer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-windows-tiles-mode-items-dropped-onto-furniture-not-displaying/4726 "2014-01-10T00:55:11Z")

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I just mentioned this as a reply in the 0.9 announcement. I maybe should have just put it here. Pretty minor issue, but anyway: In tiles mode, if you dropped an item onto a counter or a bench (possibly others furnitur…

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## [(Request) Make Transition Lenses count as welding goggles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-make-transition-lenses-count-as-welding-goggles/4689)

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**Author:** [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-make-transition-lenses-count-as-welding-goggles/4689 "2014-01-09T23:29:58Z")

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The Integrated Toolkit frees you from dependance on carrying tools around when you want to do spot work - except that you can’t using the welder function properly without carrying a set of welding goggles at all times. T…

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## [How to recharge the dead battery in a car?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-recharge-the-dead-battery-in-a-car/4716)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-recharge-the-dead-battery-in-a-car/4716 "2014-01-09T19:29:10Z")

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so how do i recharge the battery in a vehicle when the battery is already dead? at least i’m pretty sure that’s the reason for the “the flatbed’s engine fails to start” message.

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## [Flintlocks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flintlocks/4233)

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**Author:** [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flintlocks/4233 "2014-01-09T19:24:03Z")

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Hey, I am Zaweri, and I got my flintlock weapons merged. So, how do you like them? Want me to make more of them?

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## [How do i open a black box?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-black-box/4718)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-open-a-black-box/4718 "2014-01-09T12:08:57Z")

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I cant open a black box and i dont know what im looking for.

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## [Unable to save preferences, controls or templates (Linux)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-save-preferences-controls-or-templates-linux/4693)

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**Author:** [@PunkCapitalist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PunkCapitalist)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-save-preferences-controls-or-templates-linux/4693 "2014-01-09T05:49:33Z")

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Hi. Before going ahead, congratulations and thanks for what I regard as the very best RL available. Just have a small problem. As the title says, I can’t save my preferences, controls’ keybindings or character templates…

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## [Dream](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dream/4688)

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**Author:** [@srggrevous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/srggrevous)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dream/4688 "2014-01-09T01:08:39Z")

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"You have a strange dream" Occasionally I get this message after going to sleep after a long day/night of scavenging and fending off zombears. Does it actually do anything?

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## [Broken arms throwing up thousands of live spores](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-throwing-up-thousands-of-live-spores/4708)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-throwing-up-thousands-of-live-spores/4708 "2014-01-09T00:18:03Z")

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I came home into my fenced off base as usual and i went to sleep and woke up with fungi coming through my hands when a spore cloud disintegrated! Then it happended again i had 600+ pain and my arms were at zero (both) Ho…

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## [Tubes, Drills: What are they for?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tubes-drills-what-are-they-for/4717)

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**Author:** [@Teddy\_Salad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Teddy_Salad)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tubes-drills-what-are-they-for/4717 "2014-01-08T20:47:28Z")

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Copper tubing and cordless drills are both relatively common, but as of yet, I haven’t found a use for either. What are they for? The drill says it can run on batteries, but I “can’t do anything interesting with my cord…

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## [Musically Cataclysmic: What do you listen to when playing Cataclysm?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/musically-cataclysmic-what-do-you-listen-to-when-playing-cataclysm/3641)

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**Author:** [@Wayne](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayne)\
**Replies:** 46\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/musically-cataclysmic-what-do-you-listen-to-when-playing-cataclysm/3641 "2014-01-08T12:09:42Z")

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As it says on the tin. What music have you listened to while playing Cataclysm? I’m listening to the Manhunt soundtrack with my current game. It adds a whole new level of dread and despair in my opinion.

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## [Could the creature compass indicate distance too?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/could-the-creature-compass-indicate-distance-too/4618)

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**Author:** [@vbmark](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vbmark)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/could-the-creature-compass-indicate-distance-too/4618 "2014-01-08T06:15:49Z")

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If I see a Z far away and off the viewport, I sometimes need to run away. I cannot tell if I am being chased, if I am getting away, or if the pursuer is gaining; to know this requires extra key strokes. Could the creat…

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## [Item Changing Mechanic for Crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-changing-mechanic-for-crafting/4711)

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**Author:** [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-changing-mechanic-for-crafting/4711 "2014-01-07T22:33:49Z")

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So you know how a lightstrip becomes a dead lightstrip (A different item entirely) after it runs out of charges? I was wondering if we could adapt that for (some) crafting recipes. I mean, there’s no real reason to sit …

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## [Cannot Cycle Through Parts In Vehicle Screen (Mac OSX)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cannot-cycle-through-parts-in-vehicle-screen-mac-osx/4700)

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**Author:** [@dda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cannot-cycle-through-parts-in-vehicle-screen-mac-osx/4700 "2014-01-07T21:22:37Z")

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So I have been playing for a little while now and finally got a motorcycle! But then it ran out of fuel. So, like I had been doing with cars, I highlight the tile with the tank and try to refill… only this time it wont l…

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## [Vehicle welding rig](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-welding-rig/4707)

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**Author:** [@Icecoon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Icecoon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-welding-rig/4707 "2014-01-07T21:21:02Z")

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I have found a welding rig in a farm’s barn. I said myself how I’m lucky, but how do I power it? I don’t have any batteries and the description said something about being powered by the car’s battery. So how do I make it…

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## [Instant ctd in latest experimentals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/instant-ctd-in-latest-experimentals/4714)

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**Author:** [@Stonegazer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stonegazer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/instant-ctd-in-latest-experimentals/4714 "2014-01-07T20:51:47Z")

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In windows tiles builds 541, 542, 543, and 544 the game crashes to desktop the instant I try to run it. Windows curses build 543 starts okay, and windows tiles build 540 starts okay. (edit: 544 is no good, either) (als…

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## [The graveyard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-graveyard/2855)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-graveyard/2855 "2014-01-07T19:48:19Z")

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Here is where you can bury your previous characters so all the world could see their final attempts in the world. You can put your character in the hall of the dead along with the page and post number, so they can honor…

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## [\[Question\]Does zombies love meat chunks?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-does-zombies-love-meat-chunks/4682)

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**Author:** [@duke455](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duke455)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-does-zombies-love-meat-chunks/4682 "2014-01-07T14:44:30Z")

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As the title says, are zombies attracted to meat chunks, like they are with the player? If not, can this be introduced as a game feature?

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## [I have solar panels bionic and arm blaster and a few more bionics but no power](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-solar-panels-bionic-and-arm-blaster-and-a-few-more-bionics-but-no-power/4709)

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**Author:** [@James2314](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/James2314)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-have-solar-panels-bionic-and-arm-blaster-and-a-few-more-bionics-but-no-power/4709 "2014-01-07T12:16:27Z")

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I dont know why im not charging because i have solar pannels and im in sunlight.

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## [About anvil's](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-anvils/4703)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-anvils/4703 "2014-01-07T08:11:33Z")

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is there an easy way to make them? and if you can find them where can you?

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## [\[Question\] Royal Jelly and science guys](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-royal-jelly-and-science-guys/4698)

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**Author:** [@duke455](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duke455)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-royal-jelly-and-science-guys/4698 "2014-01-07T00:34:40Z")

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Quick question, in the latest experimental build (5 Jan) I found a group of dead scientists, and in the middle of the mess i found a royal jelly(It was on the ground, not on the corpse of the scientists). I never found i…

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## [Eternal Flames (glich)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-flames-glich/4704)

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**Author:** [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/eternal-flames-glich/4704 "2014-01-07T00:10:51Z")

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I don’t know if this glitch works on 0.8 but I put around 5000 units of gasoline in my wood stove and lit it then went to bed. When I woke up it was still going except there was no fuel! Im going to see how long it last…

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## [Noob quesion, surviving spores?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/noob-quesion-surviving-spores/3725)

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**Author:** [@Weaverfish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weaverfish)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/noob-quesion-surviving-spores/3725 "2014-01-06T23:01:57Z")

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I’ve got a really decent character going on, my best one yet. I picked up the spore infection though, and none of the wiki’s nor the forums talk about if the thing is even survivable. I’m pretty sure the next time i’m …

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## [Cataclysm dda Question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-question/4702)

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**Author:** [@marloneek777](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/marloneek777)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-question/4702 "2014-01-06T20:32:21Z")

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Hi, I have one question. Is the world in cataclysm creates as we start playing (like in minecraft or dwarf fortress) or is it scripted in the game and it can’t change ?? Sorry for my bad english. Thx

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## [Can you remove accessory's form guns?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-remove-accessorys-form-guns/4699)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-remove-accessorys-form-guns/4699 "2014-01-06T17:23:20Z")

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well can you?

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## [Are prisoners all supposed to be avid readers?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-prisoners-all-supposed-to-be-avid-readers/4677)

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**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-prisoners-all-supposed-to-be-avid-readers/4677 "2014-01-06T14:57:15Z")

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At least nine of the last ten prison cells I hacksawed my way into held nothing but books in their cells. No shivs, no contraband, nothing besides samurai novels, poetry, and philosophy. These prisons in real life are a…

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## [The secrets of the universe... Revealed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-secrets-of-the-universe-revealed/4632)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-secrets-of-the-universe-revealed/4632 "2014-01-06T13:58:52Z")

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So I found a way of perpetual motion, now I come with another science breaking discovery! You can plant a tent in your vehicle for an instant emergency stop! Yes; I did find this out on the unstoppable death mobile, an…

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## [A short anecdote to share](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-short-anecdote-to-share/4581)

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**Author:** [@CarrierPrimoris](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CarrierPrimoris)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-short-anecdote-to-share/4581 "2014-01-06T01:03:07Z")

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I had a wonderful experience within a recent game of Cataclysm, and, as no one else is awake at my residence, I have decided to share it with you fine folk. After a short absence, I had decided to check on Cataclysm. Af…

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