# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=475

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## [More weather effects](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-weather-effects/4122)

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**Author:** [@Samscale1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Samscale1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-weather-effects/4122 "2013-11-20T18:47:03Z")

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So theres a few weather effects in game already. (Sunny, Cloudy, Rain, Acid Rain,etc) but I think a few more could be interesting to see in game. Maybe after the first few seasons. Snow - Winter only (I dont know if thi…

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## [\[0.9 SDL-Linux\] keymap.txt contains an unknown action, "null"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-sdl-linux-keymap-txt-contains-an-unknown-action-null/4121)

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**Author:** [@desrik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/desrik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-sdl-linux-keymap-txt-contains-an-unknown-action-null/4121 "2013-11-20T18:16:15Z")

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Not a game breaking issue, but quite annoying :smiley: Upon installing 0.9 on my computer running Lubuntu 12.04, I proceeded to do a complete key remap. I went to ?-\>1 and removed the key assignments from all the action…

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## [Secondary (/holstered) Weapon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/secondary-holstered-weapon/4119)

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**Author:** [@Binky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Binky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/secondary-holstered-weapon/4119 "2013-11-20T17:15:53Z")

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In most games, and in most real life situations, you’d normally have a holstered or backup weapon which you could get to quickly if your own weapon jammed/ran out of ammo. I’d like to see this in cataclysm, as I think it…

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## [High zombie spawns should not lower other spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-zombie-spawns-should-not-lower-other-spawns/4017)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-zombie-spawns-should-not-lower-other-spawns/4017 "2013-11-20T16:32:08Z")

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It appears that jacking up zombie spawns lowers animal spawns since animal spawns are dynamic. This is from a post by Kevin Granade. I don’t think that raising some spawn variable should lower something else. I want lots…

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## [Item/Thing Flags?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-thing-flags/4109)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/item-thing-flags/4109 "2013-11-20T08:52:42Z")

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What are they, what do they do, is there a manual somewhere? The only one I need currently is whatever tells the game a certain food can be eaten without risk of food poisoning, but I’d love to know what they are for the…

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## [Mutation Question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-question/4115)

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**Author:** [@Der\_Uberkitten](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Der_Uberkitten)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutation-question/4115 "2013-11-20T08:10:11Z")

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So we’re playing the new version and my boyfriend Madi found a certain book on some dead scientists. It contained the recipe: \[spoiler\]Chimera mutagen! It was like four other mutagens put together: Bird, cattle, lizard…

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## [Bionic Repair](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-repair/4094)

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**Author:** [@Rexels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexels)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bionic-repair/4094 "2013-11-20T08:02:11Z")

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Is there any way to remove faulty bionics or at least remove them? This damn noise maker thingie won’t let me sleep.

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## [Secondary/Light/Supplemental/Themed go bag ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/secondary-light-supplemental-themed-go-bag-ideas/4045)

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**Author:** [@moist\_zombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/moist_zombie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/secondary-light-supplemental-themed-go-bag-ideas/4045 "2013-11-20T07:40:17Z")

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The current go bag (just looked at it today) is definitely the perfectionist’s go bag :open\_mouth: It’d take a lot of work, and in a couple cases a lot of luck (long underwear bottoms/fire gauntlets), to gather all that …

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## [Lactose Intolerant Trait](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lactose-intolerant-trait/4048)

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**Author:** [@anon388770](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anon388770)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lactose-intolerant-trait/4048 "2013-11-20T07:36:10Z")

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So yeah, basically your character can’t eat dairy and dairy products, eating them gives him a morale hit (stomachache). Maybe if eating too much dairy he could also generate loud noises from time to time? :smiley: Anywa…

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## [\[Question\] Z-Levels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-z-levels/4084)

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**Author:** [@duke455](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/duke455)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-z-levels/4084 "2013-11-20T06:47:17Z")

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I would like somebody to explain what z-levels are. I heard of them on many topics but never really understand what really are (or are planned to be). Thank you very much!

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## [Building on OS X](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-on-os-x/4015)

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**Author:** [@pipehat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pipehat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-on-os-x/4015 "2013-11-20T03:27:06Z")

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Hi folks, not sure if this is helpful or not but GlyphGryph seemed to think it was so here goes. I was able to build (ascii curses mode) of the game just fine on OS X. Am I understanding correctly that that is a notewor…

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## [Idea for a Mod: Simple Cataclysm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-mod-simple-cataclysm/3990)

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**Author:** [@moist\_zombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/moist_zombie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-mod-simple-cataclysm/3990 "2013-11-20T02:02:57Z")

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Was thinking about a mod that turned all foods into “food”, all drinks into “water”, boiled down vehicles into simple classes, melted down firearms into simple forms (pistol/shotgun/smg etc)… Simplify a lot of the clothe…

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## [Thompson SMG Representation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thompson-smg-representation/3962)

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**Author:** [@Anonymous1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Anonymous1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thompson-smg-representation/3962 "2013-11-20T01:33:08Z")

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\[size=8pt\]I am working on tests for the mod I would like to develop. This thread is in regards to the Thompson M1921 SMG. While I’m semi happy with what I have so far, I have hit a bit of a snag. I am not exactly sure ho…

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## [New Building Ideas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-building-ideas/3221)

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**Author:** [@vache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vache)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-building-ideas/3221 "2013-11-20T01:09:54Z")

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Moving this away from acidia’s building thread to keep them all in one place. If anyone has any feedback, I’m all ears. Here is a rough attempt at making a 3x3 baseball field structure: \[spoiler\] bbb bbb Bbb Any s…

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## [So how do you download the experimental right now?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-how-do-you-download-the-experimental-right-now/4111)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-how-do-you-download-the-experimental-right-now/4111 "2013-11-19T22:23:18Z")

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It sends me to jenkings and I am clicking the link that says caaclysmdda-0.9.zip but that downloads what for my computer is a broken zip file. I am using windows 8 if that matters (it possibly does) and Winrar (which i …

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## [WTF is the “to-hit bonus”?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042)

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**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wtf-is-the-to-hit-bonus/4042 "2013-11-19T20:34:28Z")

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Hi, I have played Cataclysm: Dark Day Ahead for quite some time now. LOL, I even played Cataclysm. I think I have mostly understood the game mechanics. But there is one thing I never could get my head around: That thin…

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## [Since the world is persistent, shouldn't the date be too?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/since-the-world-is-persistent-shouldnt-the-date-be-too/4107)

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**Author:** [@cosmodius95](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/cosmodius95)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/since-the-world-is-persistent-shouldnt-the-date-be-too/4107 "2013-11-19T20:07:40Z")

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I was just thinking about how the world is persistent, but the date you start at isn’t. I think that the date you start at should be the date your last character died, or the current time for your living characters in th…

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## [Mutagen and the schools](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-and-the-schools/3853)

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**Author:** [@Mcrone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mcrone)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutagen-and-the-schools/3853 "2013-11-19T19:31:39Z")

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As of my last char, I managed to find mutagen and purifier in the school science lockers. my understanding of the lore is there substances are the super rare secret government DNA twisting and repairing substances that …

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## [\[0.9\] Sewage transforms into the water](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-sewage-transforms-into-the-water/4101)

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**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-sewage-transforms-into-the-water/4101 "2013-11-19T19:20:05Z")

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Take any canister and go in a subway. Go to any sewage pool and try to fill the canister with the sewage. It magically transforms into the (not clean, though) water. You even can pour the water onto the ground - blue co…

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## [More Robust Construction/Traps](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-robust-construction-traps/4106)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-robust-construction-traps/4106 "2013-11-19T17:44:06Z")

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Lets brainstorm ideas from other games like minecraft/dwarf fortress that we can add here. The most detailed part of construction is building a car. I think we can add more detail to other parts as well. This becomes mor…

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## [\[0.9ma windows\] Weather changing once a minute](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9ma-windows-weather-changing-once-a-minute/4097)

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**Author:** [@Aluminumfoil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aluminumfoil)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9ma-windows-weather-changing-once-a-minute/4097 "2013-11-19T17:32:59Z")

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Pretty sure this is a bug. I get that the weather in New England is pretty volatile, but it doesn’t change once a minute, on the minute, 1440 times a day. If it might be a cause, I recently lowered the season length fo…

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## [Increasing zombie spawns should not reduce other spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/increasing-zombie-spawns-should-not-reduce-other-spawns/4058)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/increasing-zombie-spawns-should-not-reduce-other-spawns/4058 "2013-11-19T17:27:10Z")

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http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=4257.0 posted this in suggestions and got knocked off the first page quickly. lots of suggestions with the new release. This one bugs me quite a bit. I like to jack up the zom…

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## [\[0.9-542-g7e69924\] Can't put knifes into leather and bone armor boots](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-542-g7e69924-cant-put-knifes-into-leather-and-bone-armor-boots/4075)

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**Author:** [@Vronkio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vronkio)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-542-g7e69924-cant-put-knifes-into-leather-and-bone-armor-boots/4075 "2013-11-19T17:27:05Z")

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The boots don’t seem to respond to being activated at all. Is this WAD?

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## [\[0.9 Stable\] Hot legs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-hot-legs/4081)

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**Author:** [@infectedmochi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/infectedmochi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-hot-legs/4081 "2013-11-19T17:25:27Z")

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Pretty self-explanatory, see the screenshot below. It seems that the game mixed up between cold/chilly legs and hot legs. I just ascended from a lab so that should be cold legs instead. \[image\]

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## [\[0.9 Stable\] Modifying vehicle while on board](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-modifying-vehicle-while-on-board/4104)

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**Author:** [@Inadequate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inadequate)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-9-stable-modifying-vehicle-while-on-board/4104 "2013-11-19T17:20:20Z")

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Looked through here a bit and I don’t think it’s been brought up yet. If you try to examine a vehicle while standing on board it, it brings up the message ‘You can’t do that while on board.’ However, if you drop an objec…

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## [How to play around with lua](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-play-around-with-lua/4100)

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**Author:** [@CIB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CIB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-play-around-with-lua/4100 "2013-11-19T16:11:05Z")

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First things first, you need to compile cataclysm with lua enabled. I’d love to provide a binary for windows, but as it stands I can’t get MinGW to compile cataclysm at all(with or without lua). If one of you got compila…

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## [Support for making talking creatures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/support-for-making-talking-creatures/4073)

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**Author:** [@Fniff](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fniff)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/support-for-making-talking-creatures/4073 "2013-11-19T16:04:47Z")

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So, based on earlier discussions, I decided to try modding in humans. I used the parrot flag that is usually only used on Mi’go to allow them to speak. Since the humans I modded in were meant to be psychotics, it made se…

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## [Contained liquids in recipes?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/contained-liquids-in-recipes/4038)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/contained-liquids-in-recipes/4038 "2013-11-19T14:56:51Z")

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How do I put that in? EG you disassemble a 6 pack of beer and you get 6 cans of beer.

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## [Munchies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/munchies/4092)

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**Author:** [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/munchies/4092 "2013-11-19T11:17:56Z")

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So smoking cannabis (understandably) increases hunger and thirst, but what if you gain a small bonus to morale gained by food and drink (especially tasty/junk food) whilst under the influence of weed? Wouldn’t make toki…

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## [\[0.8-2265-g7226841 SDL\] missing item icons on furniture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-2265-g7226841-sdl-missing-item-icons-on-furniture/3733)

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**Author:** [@siegfried2p](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/siegfried2p)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-8-2265-g7226841-sdl-missing-item-icons-on-furniture/3733 "2013-11-19T09:22:48Z")

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sorry for my poor english at first, I thought random map generating is broken so there is no items in stores then I found that there is no item icons on display rack/book shelf/etc…

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