# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=502 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 503 --- ## [Funny Cataclysm Pictures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/funny-cataclysm-pictures/3174)
**Author:** [@bubbadoo14](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bubbadoo14)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/funny-cataclysm-pictures/3174 "2013-09-25T03:48:54Z")
Post some funny pictures from Cataclysm! I’ll start, \[image\] \[size=14pt\]\[tt\]“Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires”\[/tt\]\[/size\] \[size=8pt\]Edit: Messing with picture size to better fit the screen\[/size\] --- ## [Remove zombie dogs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remove-zombie-dogs/3158)
**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remove-zombie-dogs/3158 "2013-09-25T01:01:52Z")
I hate zombie dogs. The smoker, the boomer, the hulk, all of them, they feel balanced. But zombie dogs just feel really cheap. Why are there no other zombie animals? I wish there was an option to turn them off, but there… --- ## [Unable to target NPC's with Wooden Javelins](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-target-npcs-with-wooden-javelins/3204)
**Author:** [@Ricke](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unable-to-target-npcs-with-wooden-javelins/3204 "2013-09-24T21:59:46Z")
Hey guys, hope all is well! So I just lost my character to something that bothered me quite a bit. The weapon of choice for the protagonist was wooden javelins, throwing them with a skill around 4-5. At one point in th… --- ## [Suggestions for weapon styles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestions-for-weapon-styles/3164)
**Author:** [@swwu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/swwu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestions-for-weapon-styles/3164 "2013-09-24T21:50:26Z")
So, now that martial arts changes are in mainline and we can add weapon-based martial arts styles, what kinds of weapon-styles would people want to see in the game? --- ## [Gun editor for home-made weaponry? :D](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gun-editor-for-home-made-weaponry-d/3030)
**Author:** [@moist\_zombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/moist_zombie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gun-editor-for-home-made-weaponry-d/3030 "2013-09-24T21:21:15Z")
Making a post to preserve the idea, its so precious :wink: Basically a retooled version of the vehicle editor that allows you to actually craft your own… ranged weapons :slight\_smile: If it ended up being as capable as … --- ## [Lurker / Stalker zombies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lurker-stalker-zombies/3202)
**Author:** [@An0n3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/An0n3)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lurker-stalker-zombies/3202 "2013-09-24T20:56:48Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence\_hunting Borrowing a page from our own history, how about a zombie type that doesn’t approach the player to attack unless it sees the player either try to sleep/exhausted, or that… --- ## [Map::board\_vehicle: passenger (\) is already there](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/map-board-vehicle-passenger-null-is-already-there/2908)
**Author:** [@Globu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Globu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/map-board-vehicle-passenger-null-is-already-there/2908 "2013-09-24T19:50:18Z")
Hi all, new here. I’m getting this error on my guy’s RV, and can’t access the vehicle controls. A search on the subforum didn’t find this error, so I’m imagining it’s a bug. So, yeah, reporting. Is there a way I can … --- ## [Cities: Jackpots or Deathtraps?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cities-jackpots-or-deathtraps/3124)
**Author:** [@SKiPPY](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SKiPPY)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cities-jackpots-or-deathtraps/3124 "2013-09-24T19:03:35Z")
Without a doubt, a City can be one of the hardest locations to loot, especially if you’re a newbie who keeps forgetting how to equip there weapon (those days SUUUCCCKKKKEEDDD). Yet at the same time, a city just happens t… --- ## [Major Complaint (not really, general kudos thread)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/major-complaint-not-really-general-kudos-thread/3198)
**Author:** [@An0n3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/An0n3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/major-complaint-not-really-general-kudos-thread/3198 "2013-09-24T17:22:32Z")
The nerve of you guys updating this game with all this new crap after I’d kicked this addiction right when a new GTA comes out that I spent $60 on. I WAS CLEAN FOR THREE MONTHS Seriously though, it’s great to come ba… --- ## [Stable release 0.8 "Romero" Smoker Zombies after-smoke BUGGED](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stable-release-0-8-romero-smoker-zombies-after-smoke-bugged/3162)
**Author:** [@Soviet\_Troopa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soviet_Troopa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stable-release-0-8-romero-smoker-zombies-after-smoke-bugged/3162 "2013-09-24T16:55:43Z")
after you kill a smoker zombie and his smoke has been indoors the texture of the smoke will remain, obscuring any items that may have been on the ground. note that you do not get damaged lungs by breathing in the bugged … --- ## [Scorching face](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scorching-face/3193)
**Author:** [@Gladius](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gladius)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scorching-face/3193 "2013-09-24T16:18:36Z")
Hi all, I have a problem, my char has a Scorching face!!! desease. I removed all clothing but still it does not change. Being indoors or underground doesn’t change it either. Getting wet doesn’t helpeither. Geiger Coun… --- ## [Some suggestions for new features (vehicle related)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-suggestions-for-new-features-vehicle-related/3150)
**Author:** [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-suggestions-for-new-features-vehicle-related/3150 "2013-09-24T15:22:38Z")
I don’t know if anything like this has been added in recent versions but I thought up a few things that could make things a lot more convenient… If they’re possible. A way to rig up your vehicle batteries to recharge … --- ## [Was armor functionality changed?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/was-armor-functionality-changed/3180)
**Author:** [@Infotater](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Infotater)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/was-armor-functionality-changed/3180 "2013-09-24T15:15:24Z")
Because I have to say, in the new version, even the heaviest armor provides almost no protection against bites. Doesn’t matter what I wear or how protected a body part is, melee combat with a zombie almost always results… --- ## [Weapon Suggestion General](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weapon-suggestion-general/3186)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weapon-suggestion-general/3186 "2013-09-24T15:14:12Z")
Okay, in order to get some order we might gather all the wishes and suggestions for new weapons and weapon types in this thread. I would like to bring up the Derringers \[image\] A compact, 2 shot last ditch weapon! Com… --- ## [Battery Storage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battery-storage/3152)
**Author:** [@Chaosinum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chaosinum)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/battery-storage/3152 "2013-09-24T15:12:10Z")
Hi, I just wanted to know if it’s possible to power something like a welder or a flashlight from the battery storage of an electric vehicle, assuming the storage has power ofc. I didn’t try and I couldn’t make it work, I… --- ## [How get rid of a companion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-get-rid-of-a-companion/3177)
**Author:** [@Stulpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Stulpo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-get-rid-of-a-companion/3177 "2013-09-24T15:00:24Z")
I managed to convince one of NPC joined to me. But, after some time passed in my journey, i found that i can’t just say him “go away”. How get rid of companion, and does it really possible without killing him? --- ## [Spawn rate resets to 0, and how to fix/prevent it](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawn-rate-resets-to-0-and-how-to-fix-prevent-it/3179)
**Author:** [@VonCede](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/VonCede)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spawn-rate-resets-to-0-and-how-to-fix-prevent-it/3179 "2013-09-24T14:32:29Z")
Well, for a starters, it doesn’t reset to zero, it gets rounded down in the Windows if the decimal symbol is set is set other than dot in Regional settings. Way to reproduce: (I’m still using XP so your methods may var… --- ## [Repeating crossbow burst-fire bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/repeating-crossbow-burst-fire-bug/3195)
**Author:** [@KennyZloj](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KennyZloj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/repeating-crossbow-burst-fire-bug/3195 "2013-09-24T14:09:49Z")
When shooting with burst fire mode in the deer, for example, it consumes 3 bolts, but fires only 1 bolt. But in the zombie it fires 3 bolts. Pneumatic assault rifle - the same situation. --- ## [Does the spawn multiplier cut down on wildlife spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-the-spawn-multiplier-cut-down-on-wildlife-spawns/3183)
**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-the-spawn-multiplier-cut-down-on-wildlife-spawns/3183 "2013-09-24T13:59:40Z")
Made this thread and got a response saying this may be so. I started with 4x zombies and 6 for cities (default was 4). http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=3376.0 There seem to be alot less rabbits. I do remembe… --- ## [Different Tile Starts (Etc: World Biomes)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-tile-starts-etc-world-biomes/2965)
**Author:** [@Necrucifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Necrucifer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-tile-starts-etc-world-biomes/2965 "2013-09-24T02:17:22Z")
StoneCacti posted a topic but also had something in there along asking if there was a desert biome. So I thought that would be pretty cool but not to have different bio's mixed of course. I figured since everytime we pl… --- ## [New Science Lab and lack of underground mapping](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-science-lab-and-lack-of-underground-mapping/3184)
**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-science-lab-and-lack-of-underground-mapping/3184 "2013-09-23T19:06:49Z")
I’m sure the developers know about this… Is the lack of maps underground related to the z-level issue? So in the code, we are not really underground? With the old science labs this was a bit of a hassle, but the halls w… --- ## [Exhaustion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/exhaustion/3178)
**Author:** [@Moddan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Moddan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/exhaustion/3178 "2013-09-23T18:50:54Z")
If I understood it correctly there are currently two systems regarding tiredness. One is the sleep cycle that leads to a tired/dead tired/exhausted state when neclecting sleep and the second system is handing out increas… --- ## [Cataclysm reviewed on TuxJam](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-reviewed-on-tuxjam/3182)
**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-reviewed-on-tuxjam/3182 "2013-09-23T18:15:14Z")
Cataclysm has a review in the latest episode of the FoSS podcast TuxJam. http://unseenstudio.co.uk/tuxjam-ogg/tuxjam-episode-25/ Haven’t listened yet, don’t know if it’s good or bad :wink: Update: The review of Cata s… --- ## [Pimpin' yo crib](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pimpin-yo-crib/3169)
**Author:** [@Lost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pimpin-yo-crib/3169 "2013-09-23T17:05:34Z")
On a starting note, why is it called a crib? Why would a hardcore cap-bustin’ gangsta use a term for baby furniture? Whatever. So turtling is a popular option in this game. Where do you put your safehouse, and what kind… --- ## [Aiming system enhancement](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aiming-system-enhancement/2727)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aiming-system-enhancement/2727 "2013-09-23T16:27:27Z")
Well, since we’ve got NPC’s, headshots and such, I’ve came with a problem that bothered me even since Whale’s original game. WHY CAN’T I AIM MY GODDAMN ATTACK? What if I want to use my sledgehammer to break that goddam… --- ## [New car physics discussion (0.8)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-car-physics-discussion-0-8/3117)
**Author:** [@ramesesniblet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ramesesniblet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-car-physics-discussion-0-8/3117 "2013-09-23T15:55:21Z")
So I got my new character a car and found that they’re not the rolling death wagons they once were. Well OK, they were definitely OP so I think the nerfed damage at lower speeds is just fine. What I don’t get is why they… --- ## [Bug: NPC in the car](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-npc-in-the-car/3163)
**Author:** [@Malcolm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malcolm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-npc-in-the-car/3163 "2013-09-23T09:59:21Z")
There was a problem with me. Met NPC, offered to travel together. He agreed, I sat in the car and waited until he sits down next. Then I seem to be made ​​a terrible mistake - I saved the game and left the game. Once I e… --- ## [How do I use my Chemistry set?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-use-my-chemistry-set/3176)
**Author:** [@DerpMcgee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpMcgee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-use-my-chemistry-set/3176 "2013-09-23T09:54:42Z")
Do I activate it? --- ## [Browsing inventory with arrowkeys, scrolling loops between bottom/top](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/browsing-inventory-with-arrowkeys-scrolling-loops-between-bottom-top/3161)
**Author:** [@Klomvp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Klomvp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/browsing-inventory-with-arrowkeys-scrolling-loops-between-bottom-top/3161 "2013-09-23T07:28:13Z")
Title. As it is now, you can only scroll down from the top. This severely limits the usefulness of being able to browse with the arrows at all. When scrolling “through” the top or bottom, the selection should jump t… --- ## [How long do you usually make your season lenght?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-long-do-you-usually-make-your-season-lenght/3160)
**Author:** [@DerpMcgee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpMcgee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-long-do-you-usually-make-your-season-lenght/3160 "2013-09-23T06:39:35Z")
Do you increase it or. Or do you leave it at default? [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=501) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=503)