# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=464

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## [Jenkins is mad at me](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jenkins-is-mad-at-me/4136)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jenkins-is-mad-at-me/4136 "2013-12-19T06:36:48Z")

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…I don’t really know what’s wrong at this point, I’ve cleared up everything that the game said was broken, and Jenkins’ console log doesn’t make sense to me… My Foodstuffs Expansion PR \[code\]GitHub pull request #4451 o…

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## [Hard questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hard-questions/2979)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hard-questions/2979 "2013-12-19T04:13:51Z")

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Like in actually hard to answer questions about the game. (not the awkward things you ask to others) Some of you may be aware of my attempts of building the ISG linked in my signature. For that I am making this thread …

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## [Jenkins](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jenkins/4557)

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**Author:** [@Furaotic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Furaotic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jenkins/4557 "2013-12-19T04:07:17Z")

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So, I’m not exactly sure if this belongs here or not, but for whatever reason I can never download the newest experimental build from the Jenkins website thing. The download always cuts short and says “Unexcpected and of…

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## [\[Experimental: 0.9-2303-g6fa1111 - Curses\] Steeltoed boots are OP](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-0-9-2303-g6fa1111-curses-steeltoed-boots-are-op/4555)

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**Author:** [@Birdie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Birdie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-0-9-2303-g6fa1111-curses-steeltoed-boots-are-op/4555 "2013-12-19T01:13:38Z")

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boots - 12 Bash, 12 Cut. turnout boots - 20 Bash, 20 Cut. winter boots - 24 Bash, 24 Cut. combat boots - 24 Bash, 40 Cut. chitinous boots - 30 Bash, 40 Cut. armored boots - 50 Bash, 50 Cut. Everything looks pretty …

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## [Bigger hoards, idle & active zombies, sneakiness, and sounds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bigger-hoards-idle-active-zombies-sneakiness-and-sounds/4549)

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**Author:** [@Zarthull](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zarthull)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bigger-hoards-idle-active-zombies-sneakiness-and-sounds/4549 "2013-12-19T00:08:09Z")

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I have played this game since it was in development by whales and ever since static spawns were implemented making sound is not as big a problem. The biggest hoard I have seen lately was only about 15-20 zombies, before …

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## [Which game version actually works properly at the moment?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-game-version-actually-works-properly-at-the-moment/4525)

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**Author:** [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/which-game-version-actually-works-properly-at-the-moment/4525 "2013-12-18T17:39:24Z")

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I want to upgrade my old game install to a version with tilesets but it seems the latest “stable” version has bugs and I don’t know which experimental I can trust. Any advice?

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## [2 bugs on 0.9-2259-gcb4a231 (build 386)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-bugs-on-0-9-2259-gcb4a231-build-386/4551)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/2-bugs-on-0-9-2259-gcb4a231-build-386/4551 "2013-12-18T17:04:05Z")

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first - when burning zeds the corpses doubles - instead of 1 corpse with the drops there are 2 corpses , each with his own drop second, not sure if a bug or not, the head health dropped while hallucinating until the cha…

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## [Crossbow mods](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crossbow-mods/4511)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crossbow-mods/4511 "2013-12-18T14:41:58Z")

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so i’ve noticed that it is still not possible to modify an xbow in this game, but a couple years ago i had the opportunity to fire a couple of bolts from a friend’s crossbow, and it had the fanciest laser sight i have ev…

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## [Holding Down Directional Button](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/holding-down-directional-button/4546)

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**Author:** [@dda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dda)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/holding-down-directional-button/4546 "2013-12-18T12:54:27Z")

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I’m not sure if this is the appropriate place for this question, but here it goes: I have been playing at home on my Mac for a little while. I love the game. The only complaint I have is that the actual movement of my c…

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## [\[experimental\] Killing creature with knock-back](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-killing-creature-with-knock-back/4550)

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**Author:** [@lim6221](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/lim6221)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-killing-creature-with-knock-back/4550 "2013-12-18T08:29:10Z")

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\[image\] it happens experimental windows graphical version. i don’t know exact version but it happens later than 0.9-2027-g0db9414 build. it happens whenever i kill creature with knock-back and when that occured, showin…

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## [Are there generators, or is there a way to make something similar?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-there-generators-or-is-there-a-way-to-make-something-similar/4535)

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**Author:** [@Notquiteright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Notquiteright)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/are-there-generators-or-is-there-a-way-to-make-something-similar/4535 "2013-12-18T02:03:55Z")

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I am a bit of a newb, just started playing a few days ago and I just signed in on this forum for my first time. Anywho; is there a way I can use car parts to make a generator so I can power things like batteries or appl…

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## [The Cries of the world](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-cries-of-the-world/4452)

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**Author:** [@HS1342](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HS1342)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-cries-of-the-world/4452 "2013-12-17T20:56:33Z")

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\[b\]The end is here, but it isn’t just new england. The whole world is dying, and people are struggling to survive. They see dark days ahead of them, and whatever past they had, is fading away. You hear the cries of th…

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## [Do you think RP threads deserve their own sub-forum?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-you-think-rp-threads-deserve-their-own-sub-forum/4534)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-you-think-rp-threads-deserve-their-own-sub-forum/4534 "2013-12-17T19:26:20Z")

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I like reading them, even if i don’t participate actively, but it would be not only easier, but better to group them in their own child board in the Library section. As it is now, i find them in at least three different …

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## [Skills for Reflex Recurve Bow?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skills-for-reflex-recurve-bow/4524)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skills-for-reflex-recurve-bow/4524 "2013-12-17T15:04:44Z")

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i thought i needed 5 fab & 7 arch? but i’m not seeing it in the ranged weapons tab.

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## [For you survivalists out there I give you...- Litter!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-you-survivalists-out-there-i-give-you-litter/4476)

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**Author:** [@Rookrune](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rookrune)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/for-you-survivalists-out-there-i-give-you-litter/4476 "2013-12-17T14:26:34Z")

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I myself like to ruff it out in the wild right from the start building up my skills, not even stepping into a town. Its a great way to play. My only problem is finding easy drinking water, I usually live off apple juic…

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## [Go Bag](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/go-bag/4527)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/go-bag/4527 "2013-12-17T03:49:33Z")

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so what are Go Bags for, are they just a flavor item or do they have a function?

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## [Quick -N- Dirty "Wandering" Hordes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-n-dirty-wandering-hordes/4501)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-n-dirty-wandering-hordes/4501 "2013-12-16T23:12:55Z")

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So I got an idea. It’s quick, it’s dirty, and I’m not entirely certain it’s possible. It’s possible for monsters to spawn after x number of days. Is it possible for after y number of days a percentage chance of a “horde”…

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## [The strangest fucking thing I've seen yet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-strangest-fucking-thing-ive-seen-yet/4213)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-strangest-fucking-thing-ive-seen-yet/4213 "2013-12-16T17:28:27Z")

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Started a new game and looked at the map. Nearby was a tiny town. Three houses, three liquor stores, and a church. Odd, but okay. Went into the basement, grabbed a sewing kit, disassembled a blanket in the basement, made…

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## [Wtf is up with the cleansuits?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-cleansuits/4522)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-up-with-the-cleansuits/4522 "2013-12-16T06:53:29Z")

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so i’m in the surface level of a hazardous waste sarcophagus, i’ve got on TWO cleansuits, but i’m still taking rads. i thought they were supposed to protect me? EDIT: does your radiation level go down over time, or are…

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## [\[Experimental - 0.9-2022-g8468d90\] Compile fails on Ubuntu 12.04](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-0-9-2022-g8468d90-compile-fails-on-ubuntu-12-04/4479)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-0-9-2022-g8468d90-compile-fails-on-ubuntu-12-04/4479 "2013-12-16T03:38:46Z")

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Starting a few days ago, when I try to compile on Ubuntu 12.04, I get the following error: src/game.cpp: In member function ‘void game::process\_activity()’: src/game.cpp:1169:69: error: ‘veh’ may be used uninitialized i…

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## [Invisible wolf-spider](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/invisible-wolf-spider/4519)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/invisible-wolf-spider/4519 "2013-12-16T02:43:06Z")

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I will check to see what happens with the invisible spider, if i can interact with it \[URL=http://s1050.photobucket.com/user/Ferodaktyl/media/cdda/nowolfspider2.png.html\]\[image\]\[/URL\] Edit : “You displace the wolf-spid…

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## [Spiked pit bug?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spiked-pit-bug/4512)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spiked-pit-bug/4512 "2013-12-15T22:46:59Z")

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i’ve noticed that my character can walk all over my spiked pits without getting the “are you sure you want to step into the spiked pit” question, and i don’t take damage from them. does that mean that other critters won…

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## [I hate skeletons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-hate-skeletons/4464)

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**Author:** [@DerpMcgee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpMcgee)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-hate-skeletons/4464 "2013-12-15T21:46:14Z")

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I really do. I hate them even more when I wake up in bed with them. I hate the very essence of their being. The zombies I can live with. The horrid creatures I could live with. But skeletons? No… no I hate them. They d…

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## [I fell in a hole](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-fell-in-a-hole/4500)

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**Author:** [@Theinsomniac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Theinsomniac)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-fell-in-a-hole/4500 "2013-12-15T21:38:51Z")

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So I was on my third day of survival, I did some raids, got some pretty good gear and was about to move to a different town as supplies dwindled, when suddenly my character falls into a sinkhole, there was no sign of any…

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## [Request for string-producing developers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-for-string-producing-developers/4453)

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**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/request-for-string-producing-developers/4453 "2013-12-15T20:20:21Z")

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Hi, I have a little request for developers who create strings: Whenever you introduce a new string, please add a comment which describes the context of the string unless the context is either obvious or unimportant. Wit…

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## [MOVED: Cataclysm 2 Development](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-cataclysm-2-development/4518)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-cataclysm-2-development/4518 "2013-12-15T20:11:53Z")

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This topic has been moved to Other Games. \[iurl\]http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=4767.0\[/iurl\]

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## [0.9-2161-g05968d9 crash when attempting to sleep](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-2161-g05968d9-crash-when-attempting-to-sleep/4489)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-2161-g05968d9-crash-when-attempting-to-sleep/4489 "2013-12-15T20:07:17Z")

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game crashes when i try to sleep.

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## [Need opinions on the best way to implement a deconstruct menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/need-opinions-on-the-best-way-to-implement-a-deconstruct-menu/4510)

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**Author:** [@desrik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/desrik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/need-opinions-on-the-best-way-to-implement-a-deconstruct-menu/4510 "2013-12-15T16:49:24Z")

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I’m currently working on an expansion of the construction system and my first step has been to allow deconstruction of many more terrain/furniture objects. My question to the community is: Would you rather: Open the con…

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## [Taraq's JSON Emporium](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taraqs-json-emporium/4435)

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**Author:** [@Taraq](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Taraq)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taraqs-json-emporium/4435 "2013-12-15T15:58:22Z")

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So, I was going to just expand zombies, but then something I saw in the experimental inspired me to make a weapon, so… this is just going to be a bunch of random stuff now! \[spoiler=Makeshift Macahuitl\] { "type":"GE…

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## [Recipes.json](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recipes-json/4508)

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**Author:** [@wobinichhier](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wobinichhier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recipes-json/4508 "2013-12-15T15:23:24Z")

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Hi there, just noticed that when i change the tool quality from “level”:1 to “level”:2 it changes the needed amount of tools required instead of the tool quality, and changing the amount affects the tool quality needed.…

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