# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=557

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## [Complex Combat and Weapon Attributes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/complex-combat-and-weapon-attributes/1063)

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**Author:** [@Furaotic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Furaotic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/complex-combat-and-weapon-attributes/1063 "2013-05-02T10:52:25Z")

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\[center\]So I have been playing Cataclysm for a while now, and this is probably the most fun I’ve had while playing a rogue like. If I had to guess how many hours and how many assignments I’ve put off just to play this ga…

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## [Zombie dogs (minor spoiler?)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-dogs-minor-spoiler/1053)

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**Author:** [@grisamentum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grisamentum)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombie-dogs-minor-spoiler/1053 "2013-05-02T05:29:35Z")

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So zombie dogs got added in .4, in place of fresh/fast zombies. Like their predecessors, they’re faster than the player and nip. And somehow unlike regular wolves and dogs, they can break through windows. I thought zomb…

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## [Inactive turrets/manhacks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inactive-turrets-manhacks/1085)

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**Author:** [@Phoenix](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Phoenix)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inactive-turrets-manhacks/1085 "2013-05-02T00:11:30Z")

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Can anyone explain to me how these work? Found some in a military bunker and not sure if I’m brave enough to try them. Do I have to reload them all the time with bullets or do they somehow magically get them? Should I m…

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## [A few ideas - more electronics, more fluff and other thoughts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-ideas-more-electronics-more-fluff-and-other-thoughts/1083)

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**Author:** [@Disarcade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Disarcade)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-ideas-more-electronics-more-fluff-and-other-thoughts/1083 "2013-05-01T23:53:34Z")

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Hey all, This game is absolutely fantastic, and has eaten my last week. Seriously. I can’t really code, so I wanted to contribute with a list of ideas. I will try to get involved in other ways as well. Early survival…

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## [Drills on vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drills-on-vehicles/1056)

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**Author:** [@AerialK7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AerialK7)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drills-on-vehicles/1056 "2013-05-01T22:30:23Z")

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Anyways, while I was sitting down I was letting my imagination go wild, thinking about cataclysm I thought, “HEY! Wouldnt it be cool to have big drills on the front of cars so you could easily drive through buildings/zom…

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## [Cata 0.4 Compiling and running fail](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cata-0-4-compiling-and-running-fail/1080)

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**Author:** [@uzername](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/uzername)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cata-0-4-compiling-and-running-fail/1080 "2013-05-01T22:05:42Z")

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I’ve fetched the latest code from repo and compiled it in my CodeBlocks using a provided CataclysmWin.cbp project. Everything went fine but I got this screen at launching: \[image\]

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## [Fungals taking over the world?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fungals-taking-over-the-world/1074)

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**Author:** [@Reservoir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reservoir)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fungals-taking-over-the-world/1074 "2013-05-01T21:30:56Z")

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So, after my character number 30 died, I’ve noticed that almost all cities, forests and labs have been invaded with loads and loads of spores and fungaloids. Even the shelters! They are now an unstoppable army. Even aft…

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## [Light damage = despawn?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/light-damage-despawn/1082)

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**Author:** [@Labtop\_215](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Labtop_215)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/light-damage-despawn/1082 "2013-05-01T21:23:04Z")

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I was just wondering because I accidentally walked into the queen ant, and did like 4 damage to her before running off to go collect more eggs, and now I can’t find her anymore. Did I just accidentally kill the queen an…

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## [Cataclysm: DDA: Tiles: Part One: The port](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-tiles-part-one-the-port/412)

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**Author:** [@Tase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tase)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-tiles-part-one-the-port/412 "2013-05-01T12:17:17Z")

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Hello, \[image\] I ported Gremour’s tileset support for Cataclysm 0.1.6 to Cataclysm DDA It’s very beta-ish test-ish work in progress-ish. https://github.com/tasetase/DDAtase/tree/tiles First: You need to get a tilese…

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## [About Chinese characters](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-chinese-characters/1064)

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**Author:** [@Cibo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cibo)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-chinese-characters/1064 "2013-05-01T12:04:49Z")

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Hello everyone I am living in Taiwan and my main language is Chinese. My friends and I love DDA, we all love survival + crafting + zombie games. But some friends just can’t understand English well. So I tried to tran…

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## [What do you most want to see in game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-most-want-to-see-in-game/54)

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**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\
**Replies:** 156\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-you-most-want-to-see-in-game/54 "2013-05-01T09:28:28Z")

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Non-binding, of course, but it would be good to know what the players of the game (or at least the ones active on the forum) are most looking forward to for the next big issue tackled. What do YOU most want to see done?

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## [9mm ammo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/9mm-ammo/1061)

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**Author:** [@tacticalshark896](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tacticalshark896)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/9mm-ammo/1061 "2013-05-01T05:24:15Z")

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so today I found out you could EASILY take out turrets in Labs and have tons of 9mm ammo. I have 500 atm and can get more and began to think “time to wipe out an entire city O.O”… but I looked into the ammo and found …

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## [Skills not Improving](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skills-not-improving/1075)

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**Author:** [@Champagne](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Champagne)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/skills-not-improving/1075 "2013-05-01T04:02:45Z")

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I have several skills maxed on one of my characters Archery 7 mechanics 6 cooking 6. I want to know how to improve them because using them does not seem to do anything to improve them. Is there a cap on how much a skill …

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## [Mouth encumbrance not affecting speed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mouth-encumbrance-not-affecting-speed/1076)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mouth-encumbrance-not-affecting-speed/1076 "2013-04-30T23:06:09Z")

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No matter how many masks i pile on, the mouth encumbrance has no effect on speed. I think this subject appeared a few times on different topics, but idk if something has been done about it.

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## [Monster overspawns while in a vehicle?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-overspawns-while-in-a-vehicle/1069)

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**Author:** [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-overspawns-while-in-a-vehicle/1069 "2013-04-30T23:02:10Z")

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I’ve noticed that when I’m on foot, the spawn levels of things like swamp monsters, fungaloids and triffids seems more or less sane, but this goes completely out the window when I’m in a vehicle. When I’m driving past a …

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## [Gas pumps and firethrowers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gas-pumps-and-firethrowers/1042)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gas-pumps-and-firethrowers/1042 "2013-04-30T20:35:08Z")

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There is a weird thing going on, when i fill up my car, the pump goes clang -\> empty after this, even if the tanks were almost full before, but if i refill several jurycans, it keeps pumping gas. ( i filled 5 steel juryc…

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## [Matchbook incompatability](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/matchbook-incompatability/1071)

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**Author:** [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/matchbook-incompatability/1071 "2013-04-30T11:46:14Z")

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Hey folks. You probably already know this but you can’t use matchbooks to light ciggies, marijuana etc. Still says you need a cheap lighter.

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## [Blaster Arm: Worth it?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blaster-arm-worth-it/1004)

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**Author:** [@Sheb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sheb)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/blaster-arm-worth-it/1004 "2013-04-30T09:56:26Z")

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So in this game I’ve started collecting a lot of CBMs, and I love them. But while I install most of them without giving it a second though, I’m not so sure about the Blaster Arm. Sure, they’d be perfect as an heavier co…

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## [Vehicle construction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-construction/1040)

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**Author:** [@Champagne](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Champagne)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-construction/1040 "2013-04-30T04:23:31Z")

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So I have a car that I crashed into a toolshed. Fortunately There Is another one not too far away Is it possible for me to put another gas tank into my current car and maybe even extend the storage space/ size of the cha…

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## [BigDaddy arm bionic and Combine harvester](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bigdaddy-arm-bionic-and-combine-harvester/1068)

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**Author:** [@AerialK7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AerialK7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bigdaddy-arm-bionic-and-combine-harvester/1068 "2013-04-29T23:59:55Z")

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Now if you didnt read my drills on cars thread we talked about these topics here, heres a quick brief, a bigDaddy arm…well self explanatory, pretty much a huge spinning drill on your arm. And a combine harvester, when yo…

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## [Insanity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/insanity/1016)

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**Author:** [@AerialK7](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AerialK7)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/insanity/1016 "2013-04-29T23:49:51Z")

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\[font=georgia\]So, say youd have a ‘sanity’ thing (like the morale) and it was lowered by traumatic things happening, EG: Fungal Stalks bursting from your hands. And pretty much, if you are insane enough stuff like the s…

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## [Oh god... ZOMBIE WANG! ZOMBIE WANG EVERYWHERE!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/oh-god-zombie-wang-zombie-wang-everywhere/962)

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**Author:** [@detahramet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/detahramet)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/oh-god-zombie-wang-zombie-wang-everywhere/962 "2013-04-29T22:51:26Z")

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Anyone else notice how when you kill a zed, it seems nothing at all in most cases? Does this game take place in a nudist colony? Why would a nudist colony be in a place where you have to wear serveral layers of clothin…

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## [Temperature effects are way to ridiculous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/temperature-effects-are-way-to-ridiculous/304)

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**Author:** [@Bikalo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bikalo)\
**Replies:** 182\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/temperature-effects-are-way-to-ridiculous/304 "2013-04-29T18:47:02Z")

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Come on im getting numb from cold at 16 degrees celcius ingame? In my irl room it’s 15 C atm and im sitting here in a T-Shirt.

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## [Pros and cons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pros-and-cons/963)

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**Author:** [@Dragpon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dragpon)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/pros-and-cons/963 "2013-04-29T18:40:36Z")

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Hello everyone, to preface this I didn’t see any other threads about this so i thought i might start it. the main premise of this thread is to discuss potential positive and negative traits and your views on current pos…

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## [Line of pits = Trench](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/line-of-pits-trench/1067)

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**Author:** [@Hyena\_Grin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Hyena_Grin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/line-of-pits-trench/1067 "2013-04-29T17:59:30Z")

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I imagine that the way pits are implemented right now would make this hard, but is there any way that if you move from one pit tile to an adjacent pit tile it doesn’t cause falling damage? I am assuming that a line of pi…

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## [News missing timestamp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/news-missing-timestamp/1066)

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**Author:** [@eternalflame](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/eternalflame)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/news-missing-timestamp/1066 "2013-04-29T17:02:23Z")

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Your front page has a news section. However, the page has no indication when the news were posted. It would be nice to see how recent the news are.

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## [Mean, mean mutations](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mean-mean-mutations/1065)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mean-mean-mutations/1065 "2013-04-29T16:29:18Z")

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Game’s pretty lenient now, I feel. I’d like it to piss me off more. So how about adding the probability of starting character flaws turning more sour. REAL sour. (Rare mutations. Stuff that’ll make you swear and cry.) M…

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## [Basement crashing bug and solution](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basement-crashing-bug-and-solution/1054)

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**Author:** [@LazyCat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LazyCat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basement-crashing-bug-and-solution/1054 "2013-04-29T16:12:56Z")

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There are actually two bugs, two ways this bug can manifest. More obvious one is that monsters will not follow the character down and up the basement stairs, but instead spawn at seemingly random place. And more rarely, …

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## [Flying](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flying/989)

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**Author:** [@harrypsp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harrypsp)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flying/989 "2013-04-29T10:47:46Z")

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I think if z levels are ever added that if you press the button to go up stairs you lift one level in the air only if you have bird wings of course

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## [Bears sneaking in my car](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bears-sneaking-in-my-car/1035)

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**Author:** [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bears-sneaking-in-my-car/1035 "2013-04-29T09:09:11Z")

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I have a standard Flatbed Truck, with only a few minor modifications (some blades in front, and some extra plating). While sleeping peacefully inside, i was crudely awoken by a… guess… a bear chewing my face. What is wro…

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