# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=505

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## [Segway Escape](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segway-escape/3078)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segway-escape/3078 "2013-09-17T23:59:51Z")

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How hard would it be to code in an electric Segway? Like leave them randomly around town. Would be hella fun to make a daring escape on one of those corny little things. \[spoiler\]\[image\]\[/spoiler\]

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## [Sewing Kit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewing-kit/3049)

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**Author:** [@UberZacht](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/UberZacht)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewing-kit/3049 "2013-09-17T23:35:30Z")

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I haven’t really updated in a few days, but I’m pretty sure that you still need rags/patches/respective material to improve the fit of an article of clothing. It’s really nothing major, but it just urks me. So for examp…

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## [Tileset Subforum?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-subforum/3089)

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**Author:** [@Hyena\_Grin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hyena_Grin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-subforum/3089 "2013-09-17T23:26:45Z")

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Might be time for a subforum dedicated to tilesets? So they don’t get lost in the general coding stuff. I suspect tilesets are going to be a commonly searched feature in Cata’s future, and it already looks like there’s …

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## [Lewis and Clark (Not columbus) Plays DDA](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lewis-and-clark-not-columbus-plays-dda/3028)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lewis-and-clark-not-columbus-plays-dda/3028 "2013-09-17T23:21:54Z")

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If you had to cross the entire DDA map from east to west. What skills/items would you need?

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## [Password reminder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/password-reminder/3088)

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**Author:** [@gim](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/gim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/password-reminder/3088 "2013-09-17T19:40:18Z")

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ohi, long time no see… it would be really convenient to have password reminder for MAIN page (http://en.cataclysmdda.com/login) I have no idea what password I have set there, and maybe I’m blind, but I don’t see any ‘f…

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## [Distillery](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/distillery/3024)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/distillery/3024 "2013-09-17T18:47:26Z")

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Seems simple enough to take old strawberries/blueberries/apples/sugar and turn it into mash. Then with a rubber hose, water supply, few pots and pans, and a nearby fire, turn all that into high quality hard liquor.

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## [Mayonaise with 10 enjoyability?!?!?!?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mayonaise-with-10-enjoyability/3057)

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**Author:** [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mayonaise-with-10-enjoyability/3057 "2013-09-17T18:34:50Z")

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Let me get this right, there 10 enjoyability from eating mayo and only mayo. The fuck?

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## [NPC gifts disappearing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-gifts-disappearing/3084)

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**Author:** [@EndgamerAzari](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EndgamerAzari)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-gifts-disappearing/3084 "2013-09-17T18:12:48Z")

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This is a bug I’ve been noticing for a while, and seems to still be present in .8: sometimes, when convincing an NPC to give you an item, you’ll succeed, but the item will be nowhere to be found. Not in your inventory,…

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## [Why don't buildings have lights in them?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-dont-buildings-have-lights-in-them/3060)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-dont-buildings-have-lights-in-them/3060 "2013-09-17T16:24:32Z")

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Surely, an underground laboratory must have used lights in it and probably has a generator.

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## [Segfault when Listing notes in the Map screen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segfault-when-listing-notes-in-the-map-screen/3077)

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**Author:** [@phaethon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/phaethon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segfault-when-listing-notes-in-the-map-screen/3077 "2013-09-17T16:04:50Z")

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Using 0.8 Romero: make a new game go to the map screen create a Note that says: “%: S” (without the quotes) try to List your notes enjoy your segfault I can reproduce this on a Mac using a non-SDL build. I suspect I …

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## [Dragged vehicle angle resets](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dragged-vehicle-angle-resets/3083)

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**Author:** [@Weyrling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weyrling)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dragged-vehicle-angle-resets/3083 "2013-09-17T15:47:36Z")

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I used my nifty hydraulic muscles to drag a car chassis for use as a blockade, it spawned vertically but I dragged it horizontal to block some windows, when I reloaded the game it was positioned halfway through the wall,…

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## [Thoughts on the Crossdresser trait](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-the-crossdresser-trait/3037)

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**Author:** [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-the-crossdresser-trait/3037 "2013-09-17T14:45:53Z")

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Who else uses this? Why do you use it? And do you believe it to be worth the 2 points it costs?

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## [Developer diary and experimental release](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/developer-diary-and-experimental-release/3062)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/developer-diary-and-experimental-release/3062 "2013-09-17T13:08:59Z")

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For those who don’t know… if you contributed to kickstarter you get access to a developer diary that is updated weekly… if its posted in the diary, does this mean its in the latest experimental? are larger cities workin…

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## [Experimental Bulild Generating Large Cities](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-bulild-generating-large-cities/2958)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-bulild-generating-large-cities/2958 "2013-09-17T08:46:43Z")

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Downloaded 9/6/2013 at 10 PM EST. WHen I generate larger cities. I can experiment with the break point… at the start of the game I get debug: can’t find shelter I start in the woods. Very little map revealed. This is …

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## [Gas stations](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gas-stations/3059)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gas-stations/3059 "2013-09-17T03:56:30Z")

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How 'bout filling the area around most of them with mostly gutted cars, maybe set a few on fire?

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## [Portal Generator](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/portal-generator/3044)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/portal-generator/3044 "2013-09-17T02:20:56Z")

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It would be really awesome for this to work. Maybe like in half-life, go to a alternate universe for a brief period of time. Was really disappointed in Cataclysm: Roguelike survival when i found one and couldn’t step t…

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## [Starting Location](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-location/3029)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starting-location/3029 "2013-09-17T02:09:28Z")

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Hobo starts on a city corner. Mechanic starts in a garage. Survivalist starts in a wood cabin. Lawyer starts in an underground lair with lava surrounding him. Different professions should start in appropriate locatio…

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## [Not sure if these are bugs but](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/not-sure-if-these-are-bugs-but/3065)

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**Author:** [@Jericoshost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jericoshost)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/not-sure-if-these-are-bugs-but/3065 "2013-09-16T23:30:49Z")

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Ok 2 things: 1: First aid and bleeding So my character is bleeding, I use 18 first aid kits to try and stop the bleeding and fix the damage. Damage fixed, but still bleeding? I have to ask, how exactly am I healed (i…

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## [\[#310 Jenkins\] Dear Wolfie,](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/310-jenkins-dear-wolfie/3035)

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**Author:** [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/310-jenkins-dear-wolfie/3035 "2013-09-16T22:12:23Z")

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Sorry no screenshot here, I’ve noticed that you can close a window from the outside once you’ve left the building. But can an animal open it, enter my house and close it? It was dinner alright, since Wolfie the wolf wa…

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## [Odd visual effects when blinded](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/odd-visual-effects-when-blinded/3070)

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**Author:** [@derpro](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/derpro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/odd-visual-effects-when-blinded/3070 "2013-09-16T21:11:02Z")

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You get some of the blind spots of vehicles? It goes away normally. \[image\]

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## [How to drive a shopping cart?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-drive-a-shopping-cart/3068)

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**Author:** [@Jericoshost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jericoshost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-drive-a-shopping-cart/3068 "2013-09-16T20:11:49Z")

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I have put some coal into it, but I can’t move the cart…

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## [Disinfectant not cleaning wound?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disinfectant-not-cleaning-wound/3051)

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**Author:** [@Necrucifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Necrucifer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disinfectant-not-cleaning-wound/3051 "2013-09-16T19:12:45Z")

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As of Windows SDL experimental 0.7.1-1778-g3654990 Can not use bottles of disinfectant to clean infected wounds. Not sure if it’s just a mishap this time around but the bottle I just picked up will let me use it but wil…

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## [Remember the "Stange building" thread? Well guess what](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remember-the-stange-building-thread-well-guess-what/3042)

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**Author:** [@DerpyBilbo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpyBilbo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remember-the-stange-building-thread-well-guess-what/3042 "2013-09-16T18:00:31Z")

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I have some great spoilers! Remember the “Stange building” thread? I found it again guided by a mission, but that’s not all, this time I played it with Classic Zombies off and it was crazy. I’ll post screenshots and all …

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## [Illumination at night. Full moon, irradiated,better vision or glitch?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/illumination-at-night-full-moon-irradiated-better-vision-or-glitch/3039)

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**Author:** [@Quetzac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Quetzac)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/illumination-at-night-full-moon-irradiated-better-vision-or-glitch/3039 "2013-09-16T15:09:21Z")

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Just curious. On day 6 and my character all of a sudden has an extra 2 vision tiles at night. Not sure if this is a Harvest Moon, my character developing better eyesight or a effect of being covered in ectoplasm earlier …

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## [I think I am getting better at this... or just real lucky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-think-i-am-getting-better-at-this-or-just-real-lucky/3031)

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**Author:** [@Daraclore](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Daraclore)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-think-i-am-getting-better-at-this-or-just-real-lucky/3031 "2013-09-16T14:41:31Z")

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So, after countless deaths from trying to rush towns right off rip, I finally started trying to avoid zombies as suggested in guides, at least to start. \[I play with static classic spawns by the way, not ready for all t…

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## [An NPC tried to eat things in his inventory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/an-npc-tried-to-eat-things-in-his-inventory/2997)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/an-npc-tried-to-eat-things-in-his-inventory/2997 "2013-09-16T11:19:32Z")

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First he tried to eat a none, then I bought that, then he tried to eat some 5.56 ammo, I bought that too, now he’s trying to eat a gallon jug…

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## [Master zombie?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/master-zombie/3041)

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**Author:** [@madoobler\_sauce](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/madoobler_sauce)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/master-zombie/3041 "2013-09-16T04:02:15Z")

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what do they do other than sound threatening?

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## [Tutorial videos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-videos/3052)

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**Author:** [@ramesesniblet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ramesesniblet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-videos/3052 "2013-09-16T02:47:27Z")

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Hello all, I come (hopefully) offering help instead of seeking. I feel this is the relevant subforum nonetheless. I’ve recorded a few tutorial videos for absolute beginners, I wouldn’t expect anyone here needs them but …

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## [Shrubs (But mostly vehicle physics)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shrubs-but-mostly-vehicle-physics/3048)

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**Author:** [@Klomvp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Klomvp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shrubs-but-mostly-vehicle-physics/3048 "2013-09-16T01:05:19Z")

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Hey guys check out this field of shrubs. \[spoiler\] \[image\] \[/spoiler\] I wonder if they have berries. Seriously though, how 'bout them vehicle collision physics? What are the plans for vehicle collision physics, asi…

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## [(Deutsch) Hilferuf: Flammenschwert](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deutsch-hilferuf-flammenschwert/3046)

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**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deutsch-hilferuf-flammenschwert/3046 "2013-09-15T05:39:02Z")

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Mein Freund Natureswitness hat sich viel Schwerten mit Feuer gemacht, im Git. Naturlich ist the Zweihander “Flammenschwert” auf Deutsch. Leider spricht er kein Deutsch, und ich have nur funf Jahren bei den Hochschule i…

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