# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=507

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## [The Quest for Milk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-quest-for-milk/2978)

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**Author:** [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-quest-for-milk/2978 "2013-09-12T09:19:04Z")

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So I have done almost everything the game has to offer, cleared mines, brusted triffid hearts with my robotic hands, combated the manga horrors with nothing but a wrench, beaten jabberworks to death with a pipe and profa…

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## [Beijing Cocktail](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/beijing-cocktail/2968)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/beijing-cocktail/2968 "2013-09-12T06:53:45Z")

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Saw TheGrifters Cancer thread. Thought i’d start this one. Someone injected you with a deadly poison cocktail. You must become a adrenaline junkie to survive. Anything pulse pounding is beneficial and keeps you alive…

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## [Beef jerky and rotten meat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/beef-jerky-and-rotten-meat/2980)

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**Author:** [@matew](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/matew)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/beef-jerky-and-rotten-meat/2980 "2013-09-12T01:47:24Z")

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There is a bug that allows to make a beef jerky out of chunk of meat (rotten). And beef jerky is fresh and crispy. Rotten meat for everyone!

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## [Fast Learner and Savant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fast-learner-and-savant/2990)

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**Author:** [@UberZacht](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/UberZacht)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fast-learner-and-savant/2990 "2013-09-11T22:19:58Z")

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The Savant trait says that when paired with Fast Learner, it comes out with a slower overall learning rate for all skills. Does this include the skill that Savant excludes? And why does this reaction occur? It’s just som…

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## [Who is the guy on the blog who created the latest Cataclysm LP?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-is-the-guy-on-the-blog-who-created-the-latest-cataclysm-lp/3000)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-is-the-guy-on-the-blog-who-created-the-latest-cataclysm-lp/3000 "2013-09-11T21:09:55Z")

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What is his forum name? His video is pretty well done. His prospector one is pretty good too.

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## [More World Options](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-world-options/2977)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-world-options/2977 "2013-09-11T16:06:25Z")

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add an option so that ammo matches guns on corpses. it makes sense for them to have bullets for their guns. there are so many types of bullets its just luck to get bullets for guns. now you can limit the amount of ammo.…

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## [Game crashes when I look around the next corner](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-when-i-look-around-the-next-corner/2985)

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**Author:** [@Darrus\_Dreadtiger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Darrus_Dreadtiger)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-when-i-look-around-the-next-corner/2985 "2013-09-11T06:47:08Z")

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I’ve had a good run, but now I have an autosave where the game crashes instantly when I turn around the corner in front of me. Is there a way to find out what exactly is causing this and a way to put it to use, like let…

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## [Professions in experimental builds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/professions-in-experimental-builds/2957)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/professions-in-experimental-builds/2957 "2013-09-10T15:06:11Z")

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There are a lot. Tell about the ones you tried. Blacksmith: Get 1 point in fabrication. Not sure how this works. But the EQ you get is VERY good. Especially if you are cranking up the zombies – hammer: Great starter we…

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## [Moths and other wicked wildlife](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moths-and-other-wicked-wildlife/2947)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moths-and-other-wicked-wildlife/2947 "2013-09-10T10:28:41Z")

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So… well, yes. There’s giant mosquitos, some other horribly mutated wildlife and we have no moths. Let’s imagine them as a friendly fluffy creatures - “Gone with the Blastwave” had one in one of the strips. And, of cou…

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## [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x10](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x10/2982)

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**Author:** [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-x10/2982 "2013-09-10T02:19:19Z")

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XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x2 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. \[image\] Well, i was walking… and then XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x10. Experimental build, playing with classic zombies…

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## [Dropping Starting Gear/Items Illuminates a room](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dropping-starting-gear-items-illuminates-a-room/2973)

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**Author:** [@Necrucifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Necrucifer)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dropping-starting-gear-items-illuminates-a-room/2973 "2013-09-09T21:20:39Z")

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SDL Version 0.7.1-1632-gc613180 So I found some hiking boots that fit so I decided to put those on and take off my sneakers. I decided to drop my sneakers in the basement of the evac shelter to make room for a bottle of…

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## [\[288 Jenkins\] My Volume Fire, My My](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/288-jenkins-my-volume-fire-my-my/2959)

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**Author:** [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/288-jenkins-my-volume-fire-my-my/2959 "2013-09-09T18:52:31Z")

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I like playing this build, because it’s very strict on the player with the item spawning. Also, I killed a squirrel with a blowgun dart “for 0 damage”, but that’s a whole other thing… But now, you know how pharmacies se…

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## [Score!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/score/2954)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/score/2954 "2013-09-09T18:14:30Z")

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Found this wolfie suit just chillin\` in some guys living room. \[image\] My ass aint ganna be freezing again tonight!

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## [Mine clearing features for vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mine-clearing-features-for-vehicles/2970)

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**Author:** [@DG123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DG123)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mine-clearing-features-for-vehicles/2970 "2013-09-09T17:33:59Z")

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Then we need a new way of dealing with traps when riding around in a vehicle. What would work? Putting a “combine harvester” rig up front made of a wide rectangle of frames with lots of small wheels on it ?

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## [Water sources](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-sources/2821)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-sources/2821 "2013-09-09T15:43:15Z")

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so i’ve noticed that water is no longer as easy to obtain in unlimited quantities as before. a couple of questions regarding this: are swimming pools an inexhaustible source of water, and does the spring or pond in LMOE…

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## [Wide Wheels nerf?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wide-wheels-nerf/2942)

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**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wide-wheels-nerf/2942 "2013-09-09T07:55:34Z")

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Seeing over in the Bunker that apparently someone decided to make Wide Wheels set off traps? It’s getting a fair amount of bad attention. http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=14.msg44579#msg44579 What’s the sto…

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## [NOTHING to see here!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nothing-to-see-here/2962)

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**Author:** [@StoneCacti](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StoneCacti)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nothing-to-see-here/2962 "2013-09-09T03:05:25Z")

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So i smoked some Kryptochronicunilight and found the black hole void. \[image\]

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## [Windows SDL Font Size](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-sdl-font-size/2874)

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**Author:** [@joeman137](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/joeman137)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windows-sdl-font-size/2874 "2013-09-09T02:29:05Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m trying to play the experiemental 0.7.1 version of the windows sdl version. I’m trying to increase the fontsize by going into the fontdata files and adding a value for font size so the file looks like th…

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## [Latest Changes in the recent daily updates](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-changes-in-the-recent-daily-updates/2880)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/latest-changes-in-the-recent-daily-updates/2880 "2013-09-09T00:31:30Z")

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Probably want 1 thread per release. Its hard to tell from the ‘commits’ what the major additions/changes are. We all know about coming tiles. I have been playing an older one since I don’t like to start over constantly. …

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## [\[Experimental build\] crash on vehicle.use\_controls()](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-crash-on-vehicle-use-controls/2972)

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**Author:** [@Rorudo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rorudo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-crash-on-vehicle-use-controls/2972 "2013-09-08T22:59:33Z")

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Guys, could you please make a check if returned value is \>= 0. Sometimes after Esc pressed the menu returns UIMENU\_INVALID=-1024; and the game crashes at vehicle.cpp:337.

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## [MOVED: Mine clearing features for vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-mine-clearing-features-for-vehicles/2971)

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**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/moved-mine-clearing-features-for-vehicles/2971 "2013-09-08T22:35:38Z")

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This topic has been moved to The Drawing Board - Suggestions, comments, and future plans. \[iurl\]http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=3130.0\[/iurl\]

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## [Is there a definitive fix for gettext errors?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-definitive-fix-for-gettext-errors/2953)

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**Author:** [@Gatleos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatleos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-definitive-fix-for-gettext-errors/2953 "2013-09-08T22:29:04Z")

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I’ve followed the guide on the wiki, and found a few previous threads around here asking about it, but no matter what I do I can’t get the latest (git) version to compile. I get a string of linker errors which, as far as…

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## [What Font do you use when playing?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803)

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**Author:** [@Rookrune](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rookrune)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-font-do-you-use-when-playing/2803 "2013-09-08T19:58:28Z")

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I’v gotten kinda bored with my old font of late, and I was wandering what type of font’s you guys use. So care to share? :stuck\_out\_tongue:

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## [Cancer trait](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cancer-trait/2915)

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**Author:** [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cancer-trait/2915 "2013-09-08T16:27:04Z")

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What if we had cancer as a negative trait? Give you like, a bunch of negative points, but you have to stave it off with drugs or you’ll die. Give you like, a couple months to live if untreated, but you feel fatigued, pa…

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## [More Uses for Towels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-uses-for-towels/2960)

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**Author:** [@Isidarth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Isidarth)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-uses-for-towels/2960 "2013-09-08T12:17:02Z")

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(I apologize if this has been mentioned before, but I didn’t find anything by searching.) I’d like to see a towel have more uses in game. There’s a few I can think of off the top of my head. boomer bile removal be abl…

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## [None](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/none/1852)

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**Author:** [@Iron\_Foot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iron_Foot)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/none/1852 "2013-09-08T05:16:49Z")

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I believe I tried to take off a martial arts by accident and it put a None in my inventory. It’s glitchy and when it shares a key command with another item it makes it impossible to interact with said item. It’s annoyin…

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## [Superglue extension](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/superglue-extension/2964)

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**Author:** [@Coyote](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coyote)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/superglue-extension/2964 "2013-09-08T02:48:49Z")

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Judging both by the history of the substance and what I tend to use it for in real life, superglue really should have a use action that is hasically equivalent to a slightly weaker disinfectant. Sorry, but for anything u…

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## [Experimental build to increase number of zombies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-to-increase-number-of-zombies/2956)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-to-increase-number-of-zombies/2956 "2013-09-07T23:10:01Z")

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if I go to options and increase this with a current game, will more zombies spawn if im using static zombies? I started with 4x and I would like to increase it. Does the increase in spawns affect anything other than zom…

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## [Experimental SDL version uploaded for Windows](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-sdl-version-uploaded-for-windows/1713)

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**Author:** [@Soron](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soron)\
**Replies:** 150\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-sdl-version-uploaded-for-windows/1713 "2013-09-07T21:39:31Z")

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We’ve just updated the bleeding edge Windows link, and have added a second link: SDL builds. It’s a different way to render the game, and we’re hoping that it will eliminate some of the performance issues that we hear ab…

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## [Where to get pilot lights](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-get-pilot-lights/2949)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-get-pilot-lights/2949 "2013-09-07T19:20:40Z")

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where can i get pilot lights? and if you can craft them what skill(s) do i need and what level?

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