# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=534

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## [Mac Display Issue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mac-display-issue/1970)

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**Author:** [@Belteshazzar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Belteshazzar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mac-display-issue/1970 "2013-06-28T14:03:19Z")

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I am using a laptop running OS X 10.6.8 This problem has persisted across each version of Cataclysm I’ve played up to the current (6.0) I keep having trouble with certain ‘invisible monsters’ (bears, various spiders, e…

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## [Different starting scenarios](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-starting-scenarios/1983)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/different-starting-scenarios/1983 "2013-06-28T13:46:56Z")

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different start scenarios designed to be very hard, but very rewarding (most of the time you will die before finishing). prisoner: starts in a large prison loaded with zombies. lots of items nearby, but massive numbers…

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## [A lack of dead nerds?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-lack-of-dead-nerds/1911)

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**Author:** [@TweedleGun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TweedleGun)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-lack-of-dead-nerds/1911 "2013-06-28T13:26:07Z")

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I’m playing v0.6-1-g8e898bd, and this might be fixed already, but apparently I haven’t been able to discover any dead nerd spawns. I’ve explored so much of the world in my car, but I can only find gangster and military s…

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## [Crash on ending quest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-on-ending-quest/1990)

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**Author:** [@Loupkiller](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Loupkiller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-on-ending-quest/1990 "2013-06-28T05:59:40Z")

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I did turn the NPC on before someone ask :stuck\_out\_tongue: I crashed after giving the patient record to the starting NPC. I choose to get him to teach me a skill when i told him to forget it. The game didnt like that. …

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## [\[0.6 git\] Directional antenna bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-directional-antenna-bug/1988)

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**Author:** [@Let\_it\_end\_in\_hellfi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Let_it_end_in_hellfi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-6-git-directional-antenna-bug/1988 "2013-06-28T04:03:11Z")

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The directional antenna crafting recipe doesn’t have an associated skill and is difficultly 4 so it is very hard to make (at least I assume that is the problem since I have failed to make seven of the things, and it seem…

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## [Keyboard+inventory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keyboard-inventory/1987)

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**Author:** [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keyboard-inventory/1987 "2013-06-28T03:39:59Z")

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If you go down to the last item, say while in the Multidrop menu, you can go further. Pressing left or right activates selection for the last item, but in order to go back up before the last item, you have to go up as ma…

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## [Mutants?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutants/1979)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutants/1979 "2013-06-28T03:39:52Z")

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Ok this is kinda fallout, but we have mutations… how about mutant humans. Mutant human settlements you can raid. they can actually be friendly and NPC like and you can be an evil bastard villain and wipe them out and tak…

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## [Code::Blocks Tooltips](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/code-blocks-tooltips/1887)

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**Author:** [@ejseto](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ejseto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/code-blocks-tooltips/1887 "2013-06-28T03:28:54Z")

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Is there a way to turn off these infuriating mouse-over tooltips? Just when I start liking Code::Blocks, I realize these damn things are basically popping up covering what I’m trying to type 90% of the time. Actually, I …

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## [Goo canister](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/goo-canister/1985)

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**Author:** [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/goo-canister/1985 "2013-06-28T03:12:02Z")

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the blobs you get from them if you have more than one and i believe if one moves onto the other one it crashes the game, though i got 2 in a science lab and was trying to get both of them out of the goo room for it only …

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## [On The Jabberwock](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-the-jabberwock/1878)

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**Author:** [@Vorpal2](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vorpal2)\
**Replies:** 91\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/on-the-jabberwock/1878 "2013-06-28T03:03:10Z")

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I have not yet done extensive testing, but had a few encounters with the beast. As my name suggests, I triumphed frabulously. It’s fast, it’s tough, and it can dish out pain. It commands an attention I found few other mo…

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## [Towns:TOWN HARDER, now with 100% more names!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/towns-town-harder-now-with-100-more-names/1973)

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**Author:** [@Werty](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Werty)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/towns-town-harder-now-with-100-more-names/1973 "2013-06-28T02:29:49Z")

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Now, I live in New England, the setting for this game as I recently learned, and I though, that maybe the towns in Cataclysm should have names, and some of the more well known ones would be slightly less randomized. The …

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## [Cloning Vats](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cloning-vats/1977)

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**Author:** [@darth\_servo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darth_servo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cloning-vats/1977 "2013-06-27T17:50:39Z")

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It would be interesting if you could clone your character in a lab. Some possibilities for cloning: The clone would probably only have those skills etc that you had at the time of cloning, but some skills might have ra…

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## [Wolf Spiders.... Wolf Spiders everywhere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wolf-spiders-wolf-spiders-everywhere/1269)

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**Author:** [@DerpMcgee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpMcgee)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wolf-spiders-wolf-spiders-everywhere/1269 "2013-06-27T15:16:22Z")

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So. Many. Spiders. I

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## [Blob's seem a bit too invasive](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blobs-seem-a-bit-too-invasive/1951)

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**Author:** [@Tee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tee)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blobs-seem-a-bit-too-invasive/1951 "2013-06-27T13:32:38Z")

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I’m not sure if they’re meant to be like this, or if I just got a bug, but either way, this was one of the most terrifying experiences I’ve ever had playing Cata. I was heading back to my shack after looting a town and …

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## [Duct Tape seems underpowered to me](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-seems-underpowered-to-me/1946)

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**Author:** [@jumjummju](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jumjummju)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-seems-underpowered-to-me/1946 "2013-06-27T13:15:04Z")

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As any man knows, Duct Tape is the penultimate tool in everything, from fixing broken sinks to annoying nagging wives. However, in Cata, it seems hardly useful, which is odd. I propose that most crafting recipes that in…

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## [\[current\]Some vehicle workaround](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-some-vehicle-workaround/1964)

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**Author:** [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-some-vehicle-workaround/1964 "2013-06-27T04:26:54Z")

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What do you reckon of this? Layer 1 - hardware and basic mechanics - A 12-frame chassis, 4 automobile wheels, one steel plated tank-protective board, one engine, seat and Basic controls Layer 2 - basic features and hu…

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## [Crafting Search Feature \[based on which skills are used\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-search-feature-based-on-which-skills-are-used/1965)

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**Author:** [@Cenobite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cenobite)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-search-feature-based-on-which-skills-are-used/1965 "2013-06-27T03:12:43Z")

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I know that the current crafting menu features a search that includes item names and whatnot. But could we also have a search feature that includes what skills are used for creating such items? This search could include …

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## [Morale Penalties For Chopping Up Duders/Children](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-penalties-for-chopping-up-duders-children/1966)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/morale-penalties-for-chopping-up-duders-children/1966 "2013-06-27T02:46:02Z")

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If eating human meat causes morale damage, maybe chopping up a human body should also cause some distress. I suppose you could say shooting walking dead bodies all day makes you somewhat inured to field dissection, but o…

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## [New towns and settlements](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-towns-and-settlements/1952)

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**Author:** [@Tee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tee)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-towns-and-settlements/1952 "2013-06-27T02:36:31Z")

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This has probably been suggested before, but I looked around and couldnt find anything on it, so if it has been mentioned, I apologize. I’ve always thought the towns in Cata seemed really tiny, which is nice. But I thin…

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## [Monsterpedia?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monsterpedia/1945)

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**Author:** [@DeadWeight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeadWeight)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monsterpedia/1945 "2013-06-27T01:35:32Z")

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I don’t know if this has been brought up before but it seems like a cool idea. Now I’ve noticed we have a lot of amazing artists on here, so maybe we could get some people to make drawings for all the creatures and but i…

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## [JSON'ing item spawns/drops](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jsoning-item-spawns-drops/1961)

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**Author:** [@CIB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CIB)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/jsoning-item-spawns-drops/1961 "2013-06-26T23:24:57Z")

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Okay, so first let me explain my poor understanding of how item spawns/drops work: There’s a list of “locations” or maybe “item classes”, like living room, bedroom, fridge, science etc. These contain several items. Mon…

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## [Guns Modification](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-modification/1941)

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**Author:** [@Dzlan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dzlan)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-modification/1941 "2013-06-26T22:00:12Z")

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Okay, so this game has a very good vehicle customization and terrain customization. In other words, we can make vehicles from scratch, we can make houses from scratch, but we can’t make guns from scratch… What I’m thin…

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## [Flamable Arrows 0.6](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flamable-arrows-0-6/1894)

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**Author:** [@Tenoji](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tenoji)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flamable-arrows-0-6/1894 "2013-06-26T21:47:48Z")

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http://puu.sh/3myAg.png Flammable arrows (misspelled as flamable ingame) are stupid heavy. That’s a set of 5 at 20 weight. Actual flaming arrows seem fine in my experience so far. Otherwise they’re lovely though. Side…

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## [Procedural world, without the time travel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/procedural-world-without-the-time-travel/1956)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/procedural-world-without-the-time-travel/1956 "2013-06-26T21:36:59Z")

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Had a guy die in late autumn. I’d like to keep going in autumn, but nope. Just spring all over.

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## [Do you know if you can run hybrid cars?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-you-know-if-you-can-run-hybrid-cars/1957)

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**Author:** [@TheKaltur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKaltur)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-you-know-if-you-can-run-hybrid-cars/1957 "2013-06-26T21:10:16Z")

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I want to install a large electric engine in my Flatbed Truck/Zombie crusher vehicle but don’t really know if it works and what will happen if I’ve actually installed the other engine: Will they just run both, will the g…

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## [Factions, monsters and wildlife in general questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/factions-monsters-and-wildlife-in-general-questions/1905)

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**Author:** [@Zargen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zargen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/factions-monsters-and-wildlife-in-general-questions/1905 "2013-06-26T21:02:03Z")

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So I have a random question and a modding question. 1.Do factions serve any purpose in the game right now? My shot in the dark assumption is that the NPC survivors in game belong to this that or the other civ and their …

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## [More stone tools](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-stone-tools/1958)

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**Author:** [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-stone-tools/1958 "2013-06-26T20:56:42Z")

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I should be able to make a stone wrench, and a stone jack, and maybe even a stone car that uses rollers and doesn’t require an engine. Also why not golem CBMs? One of them gives me the ability to store rocks, another one…

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## [Batch Crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/batch-crafting/1924)

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**Author:** [@Angle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Angle)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/batch-crafting/1924 "2013-06-26T19:16:16Z")

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Make all the recipes for ammo and such be for like one or two pieces, and allow all crafting recipes to be ordered in batches.

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## [Rebalancing Crossbows](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rebalancing-crossbows/1743)

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**Author:** [@Mdnthrvst](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mdnthrvst)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rebalancing-crossbows/1743 "2013-06-26T19:13:31Z")

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As it stands, crossbows are pretty much always inferior to longbows if you can use longbows (which obviously not everyone can), not for their damage but for the inconvenience involved in loading them and firing them taki…

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## [Questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions/1880)

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**Author:** [@Toonarmy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Toonarmy)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions/1880 "2013-06-26T16:40:47Z")

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Hey so i originally saw cataclysm a month or 2 ago and loved the concept but then also realized it was dead and just didnt like the graphics as they are only letter and symbols but am hopeful for this kickstarter :slight…

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