# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=465

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## [Zombie Farming](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-farming/4450)

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**Author:** [@Bonevomit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bonevomit)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-farming/4450 "2013-12-15T07:45:46Z")

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Hey has anybody tried this? It’s like having your own pet zombies. Find a place to live with a basement(I usually use the original shelter) Lead a few powerful zombies inside like hulks, bears, or other high hp types(t…

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## ["a terrifyingly real dream"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-terrifyingly-real-dream/4451)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-terrifyingly-real-dream/4451 "2013-12-15T05:13:58Z")

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so when i’m sleeping i’ve started noticing these dreams, and and one of them is called “a terrifyingly real dream has you killing game with your bare teeth”. what’s up with that? will i eventually turn into a wild beas…

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## [Non-Static Spawn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-static-spawn/4229)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_Strachan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ian_Strachan)\
**Replies:** 62\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/non-static-spawn/4229 "2013-12-15T05:09:31Z")

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Disclaimer: I happen to like the idea of non-static spawn and don’t want it removed. I also want it to be more playable than “I broke a window, and that somehow spawned five vanilla zombies and a spitter zombie around th…

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## [Realistic meth labs, yo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/realistic-meth-labs-yo/4436)

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**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/realistic-meth-labs-yo/4436 "2013-12-14T21:07:03Z")

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Yo, Gryphsenberg, this stuff doesn’t make meth. Aspirin? Caffeine pills? Energy drinks? I thought you were a chemistry teacher. I coded an version of one that’d be more realistic. Mr. Gryte, you handle the merging, I’l…

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## [Make first aid/bandages heal over time](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-first-aid-bandages-heal-over-time/4433)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-first-aid-bandages-heal-over-time/4433 "2013-12-14T20:49:10Z")

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just as the title says, instead of “voila, i’m whole again” the first aids should act more like sleep does, healing an amount of health over a given period of time. We don’t need healing potions in this game too :slight…

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## [In the words of Grimith, TANK SUIT!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/in-the-words-of-grimith-tank-suit/4417)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/in-the-words-of-grimith-tank-suit/4417 "2013-12-14T18:41:43Z")

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Homebrew exoskeletons, industrial lifting gear! And of course, the TANK SUIT. Basically single tile vehicles with interesting features. Rig up your claw-machine with a diesel engine and get to work. Slice and dice! Cl…

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## [0.9 stable, Loading problems](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-loading-problems/4490)

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**Author:** [@Alcatraz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alcatraz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-loading-problems/4490 "2013-12-14T16:45:18Z")

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I downloaded the latest version of the game and when I powered it up, I was fine. After character creation, there was an error message and it stopped working. When I tried to use it again, it said," Windows Runtime has b…

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## [The Watcher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-watcher/4463)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-watcher/4463 "2013-12-14T16:21:48Z")

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I don’t know if anyone suggested this, but with all sanity and morale talk I thought it would be an interesting addition. (Also take note that I’m writing this on no-sleep) What if we had an enemy that stalked your char…

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## [\[0.9-1827-gd59e2c4\] Car fuel supply](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-1827-gd59e2c4-car-fuel-supply/4447)

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**Author:** [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-1827-gd59e2c4-car-fuel-supply/4447 "2013-12-14T11:09:26Z")

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The fuel tanks on cars and police cars appear to be draining incredibly quickly, usually only being drivable for a couple of minutes real time before running out of gas entirely. Many other vehicles such as motorbikes an…

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## [How did I die?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-did-i-die/4341)

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**Author:** [@Overkill](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Overkill)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-did-i-die/4341 "2013-12-14T03:13:51Z")

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Hello all! New player and poster here. I’ve been playing for a few weeks now and have been lurking these forums and wiki for as long until now. So I started playing on .8 and finally got to where I could keep a characte…

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## [The Days Are Dark Because Skynet Blackened Them :: Surviving an AI Apocalypse](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-days-are-dark-because-skynet-blackened-them-surviving-an-ai-apocalypse/4426)

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**Author:** [@ArgusTheCat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ArgusTheCat)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-days-are-dark-because-skynet-blackened-them-surviving-an-ai-apocalypse/4426 "2013-12-13T22:36:06Z")

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The gist of this post is simple; Cataclysm DDA was never meant to be just a zombie apocalypse. We can see this in the world already; there are triffids and robot cops and meteor impact sites and a whole bunch of creepy-…

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## [Getting Thread from clothing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-thread-from-clothing/4470)

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**Author:** [@therealskitz0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/therealskitz0)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/getting-thread-from-clothing/4470 "2013-12-13T21:37:41Z")

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So if im just sitting around and im whereing a shirt or whatever thats got a hole or a rip i always pick at loose threads and slowly destroying the piece or clothing Maybe you could pull threads off of clothing and give…

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## [Seg fault at startup](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/seg-fault-at-startup/4378)

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**Author:** [@Yomas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Yomas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/seg-fault-at-startup/4378 "2013-12-13T20:39:16Z")

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Hey guys! Everytime before I play, I do a pull from the git rep (I’m using cygwin), but since today I can’t start the game, as soon as I do ./cataclysm it immediately goes into a segmentation fault (core dumped) I trie…

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## [Experimental build #355 - Professions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-355-professions/4481)

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**Author:** [@ChristopherWalken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ChristopherWalken)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-355-professions/4481 "2013-12-13T20:24:28Z")

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Is there some issue? Many professions have the wrong point value (Hobo gives 1 point, Otaku costs 4, etc.) and it seems like some are missing, I can’t see prostitute anywhere for example.

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## [A few little suggestions to complicate the game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-little-suggestions-to-complicate-the-game/4438)

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**Author:** [@Savidiy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Savidiy)\
**Replies:** 77\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-little-suggestions-to-complicate-the-game/4438 "2013-12-13T20:06:19Z")

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Reduce the renowned area of the map in the beginning of the game. Before: “Where should I go first? In the gun store or to the sewage treatment?”. After: “Where am I going?” Reduce the cost of moving through the bushes …

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## [Level progression/World progression in Cataclysm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/level-progression-world-progression-in-cataclysm/4448)

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**Author:** [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/level-progression-world-progression-in-cataclysm/4448 "2013-12-13T19:32:17Z")

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Ok, i wrote this for a topic where there was a discussion about how to make the game progressively harder. I wrote this, and i think it needs its own thread. So, the points are: You want to make the game harder as the …

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## [Chain Mail Armor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chain-mail-armor/4456)

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**Author:** [@therealskitz0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/therealskitz0)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chain-mail-armor/4456 "2013-12-13T17:46:00Z")

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So i was thinking about that now that we have craftable platemail and other types of armor why not chain mail? Chain mail is a lighter more flexible alternative to platemail and would provide similar protection against …

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## [Flesh out the suicide system!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flesh-out-the-suicide-system/4471)

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**Author:** [@GrizzlyAdamz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GrizzlyAdamz)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flesh-out-the-suicide-system/4471 "2013-12-13T16:46:48Z")

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Because seppuku & roleplay. This is a top gameplay priority.

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## [Experimental build typo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-typo/4482)

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**Author:** [@Redwallzyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Redwallzyl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-typo/4482 "2013-12-13T16:32:32Z")

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someone spelled nails as nailss.

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## [All fitted clothing is overpowered](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/all-fitted-clothing-is-overpowered/4011)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/all-fitted-clothing-is-overpowered/4011 "2013-12-13T15:02:42Z")

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i think you can put on too much fitted clothing, get too many pockets and extra armor with too little encumbrance loss. anyone else agree? its a bit ridiculous.

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## [Frostbite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frostbite/4419)

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**Author:** [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frostbite/4419 "2013-12-13T07:24:39Z")

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How to cure this thing? I have had it on my hands for ~5 days ingame. WTF.

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## [UI suggestion for the new crafting menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ui-suggestion-for-the-new-crafting-menu/4469)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ui-suggestion-for-the-new-crafting-menu/4469 "2013-12-13T06:10:38Z")

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So we got a more organized crafting menu a few days ago, its actually pretty good and clears the clutter that dominated the screen when you hitted more advanced levels. However, there’s a little thing I dont like about …

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## [(NPC) Tried to use a none... again](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-tried-to-use-a-none-again/4457)

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**Author:** [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-tried-to-use-a-none-again/4457 "2013-12-13T02:37:59Z")

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Ok, i don’t know if you are still trying to fix up the current NPCs or just are going to make them from scratch, but… \[image\] Also, when he was attacked by a black rat, he… wieled his entire inventory. I did not took a…

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## ["Missing item (check item\_groups.json)" errors in experimental](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-item-check-item-groups-json-errors-in-experimental/4483)

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**Author:** [@Grendus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grendus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-item-check-item-groups-json-errors-in-experimental/4483 "2013-12-13T02:23:40Z")

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I just downloaded the experimental, and when I try to disassemble a 3 foot string I get two error messages: “Missing item (check item\_groups.json): jumpsuit\_xl” and “Missing item (check item\_groups.json): rebreather\_xl”.…

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## [\[0.9\] Mounted Fusion Gun and it's legacies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-mounted-fusion-gun-and-its-legacies/4454)

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**Author:** [@Thuztor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Thuztor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-mounted-fusion-gun-and-its-legacies/4454 "2013-12-13T00:39:52Z")

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After my fusion gun fired, there were some strange legacies. Instead of ammunition sleeves, there are some “none”-items. And I can’t find the id for plasma-remains. If you’ve picked up some none, it’s only possible to…

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## [New Starting Traits Package](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-starting-traits-package/4466)

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**Author:** [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-starting-traits-package/4466 "2013-12-12T17:28:08Z")

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Git! A new PR which adds a whole lot of new starting traits: The good: accomplished sleeper - falling asleep is easier addiction resistant - reduced likelihood of addiction, easier recovery from addiction cannibal…

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## [USB Flashdrives + PDA's](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/usb-flashdrives-pdas/4467)

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**Author:** [@Dzlan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dzlan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/usb-flashdrives-pdas/4467 "2013-12-12T15:14:46Z")

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So, I’ve found PDA’s in an Electronics store and I quite like them, Rather useful for giving light without exposing yourself too much. I also found a USB Flash drive, a flash drive with HackPRO and a flash drive with Mi…

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## [(Forum) There is a way to make the forums better?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/forum-there-is-a-way-to-make-the-forums-better/4446)

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**Author:** [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/forum-there-is-a-way-to-make-the-forums-better/4446 "2013-12-12T09:23:49Z")

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I mean, since the game is getting more and more big and we are getting more users, why we don’t change a bit the Cataclysmdda page and the forums? I think we have here some neat dudes that could do it, and i am here (and…

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## [Ammo type XXX (Resolved)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ammo-type-xxx-resolved/4478)

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**Author:** [@fishy1234555](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fishy1234555)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ammo-type-xxx-resolved/4478 "2013-12-12T08:40:48Z")

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So is there a way that when I add in custom ammunition, in game it isnt show as ammo type ‘’’‘XXX’’’’ ?

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## [Convert Furniture to Objects and Back](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/convert-furniture-to-objects-and-back/3498)

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**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/convert-furniture-to-objects-and-back/3498 "2013-12-12T03:25:40Z")

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How about a \* command to turn most furniture pieces into objects that can be picked up. This way you could pick them up and load them in a vehicle and then drive to where you want to go and (a)pply them to where you wan…

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