# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=569 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 570 --- ## [My bionics aren't working](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-bionics-arent-working/646)
**Author:** [@jumjummju](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jumjummju)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-bionics-arent-working/646 "2013-03-30T15:52:42Z")
So I just installed some bionics that I found, Internal Furnace, for one, and after eating a bench I noticed that the POW indicator stayed as – rather than displaying a number or going up, and none of my other bionics wo… --- ## [Clothing Rewrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-rewrite/602)
**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/clothing-rewrite/602 "2013-03-30T15:06:26Z")
A suggestion at the moment, but if it is received well I might implement it myself. It might be too complicated, but I feel like in-game a lot of this would be resolved behind the scenes and could be safely ignored for t… --- ## [\[Minor\] Change "silencer" to "suppressor"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-change-silencer-to-suppressor/636)
**Author:** [@kenoxite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kenoxite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-change-silencer-to-suppressor/636 "2013-03-29T22:20:51Z")
Because that’s what they are after all. If you’re curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor#Naming – EDIT: chance -\> change --- ## [Attached m203 has -1 grenade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/attached-m203-has-1-grenade/631)
**Author:** [@KennyZloj](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KennyZloj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/attached-m203-has-1-grenade/631 "2013-03-29T22:06:04Z")
Reload -\> m203 eat grenade, 0 grenades -\> reload -\> 1 grenade, can shoot normally. --- ## [Black map areas 2 types](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/black-map-areas-2-types/544)
**Author:** [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/black-map-areas-2-types/544 "2013-03-29T21:38:42Z")
So far I have encountered two tipes of local map black areas. Locations of nothingness. normal ground that is listed as nothing, shows up as black. No crashes. black spots that block line of sight. Move into it, and th… --- ## [Better suburbs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-suburbs/609)
**Author:** [@ArcticHuntsman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ArcticHuntsman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-suburbs/609 "2013-03-29T21:12:02Z")
Currently the houses, I find unrealistic, and could be improved via things like… -fences dividing houses -more bedrooms? -backyards, maybe BBQs ect -and more rooms, study, fireplaces These would really help the hous… --- ## [Shelter Computer (Minor bug)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shelter-computer-minor-bug/633)
**Author:** [@Soa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/shelter-computer-minor-bug/633 "2013-03-29T21:03:46Z")
I’m glad to see the functional terminal inside the shelters have a message and have some sort of function. But there is a minor bug. You log into the PC and press 1 to see the message. If you press 1 again the message g… --- ## [We Could Use A Repeat Action Interaction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-could-use-a-repeat-action-interaction/581)
**Author:** [@geldonyetich](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/geldonyetich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-could-use-a-repeat-action-interaction/581 "2013-03-29T13:14:25Z")
Ironically, while I typically do not need to use the “repeat last action” action to be found in many roguelikes, Cataclysm is a game which currently lacks this functionality and actually has quite a few instances where r… --- ## [Body parts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/body-parts/367)
**Author:** [@blue\_jay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/blue_jay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/body-parts/367 "2013-03-29T09:50:16Z")
I was wondering if anybody has short or long term plans to move towards a more flexible system of body configuration or limb tracking. What I mean by this is keeping track of specific body parts on players and mobs, and … --- ## [Boiling Water in Other Things AND Water Discussion in General](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boiling-water-in-other-things-and-water-discussion-in-general/620)
**Author:** [@Flare](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Flare)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boiling-water-in-other-things-and-water-discussion-in-general/620 "2013-03-29T06:10:26Z")
As per the title of this thread, I suggest that the characters be able to boil water to make it safe to drink in non-traditional ways. Possible tools that can do this off the top of my head are plastic bags, coke bottle… --- ## [A Hybrid of Static and Dynamic spawn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-hybrid-of-static-and-dynamic-spawn/624)
**Author:** [@Naver](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Naver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-hybrid-of-static-and-dynamic-spawn/624 "2013-03-29T05:18:01Z")
Last game I did dynamic spawn which was great for the first while, but once I’d become established I wanted to try my hand at clearing a city. I began looking into the possibility of switching a current game from dynami… --- ## [Aquatic vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aquatic-vehicles/565)
**Author:** [@kenoxite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kenoxite)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/aquatic-vehicles/565 "2013-03-29T04:31:10Z")
\[ul\]Aquatic vehicles would allow you to navigate rivers and would also provide you some shelter from weather if a roof is present in a raft tile. In their very basic form, this type of vehicles aren’t anything more than … --- ## [A couple 0.3 pre bugs that](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-couple-0-3-pre-bugs-that/536)
**Author:** [@kenoxite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kenoxite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-couple-0-3-pre-bugs-that/536 "2013-03-29T03:28:12Z")
I always forget to report. NPC in start shelter occassionally appears both in original position (at floor level) and ALSO in the basement, roughly in the same x,y pos \ **Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-hp-tracker/571 "2013-03-28T22:16:07Z") \[image\] Should be this. Key: B = Bleeding o = open wound I = Infected --- ## [Fix for Issue #36 (monsters warp through walls to follow you down stairs)?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fix-for-issue-36-monsters-warp-through-walls-to-follow-you-down-stairs/502)
**Author:** [@Uronym](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Uronym)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fix-for-issue-36-monsters-warp-through-walls-to-follow-you-down-stairs/502 "2013-03-28T21:25:42Z")
I have no idea if this works or not, because I’m not sure how to test it, but, if you add this code at line ~770 in function monster::will\_reach of monmove.cpp, does it fix Issue #36, where monsters will warp with you do… --- ## [Git version tag doesn't match the site-provided version? (0.3)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/git-version-tag-doesnt-match-the-site-provided-version-0-3/619)
**Author:** [@Soron](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soron)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/git-version-tag-doesnt-match-the-site-provided-version-0-3/619 "2013-03-28T20:06:59Z")
I was looking through the commit history in Git, and noticed a lot of stuff in ancestor commits of the 0.3 tag which doesn’t seem to be in the 0.3 source download from the website. Or at least, it wasn’t in there when I … --- ## [Fungal Spires overspawn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fungal-spires-overspawn/570)
**Author:** [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fungal-spires-overspawn/570 "2013-03-28T16:04:15Z")
Hey, I got a weird bug. I downloaded the 0.3 source release a couple days ago, extracted to a clean directory and built it, and I started playing a new game. Things were going well until I decided to circle to the west … --- ## [Crazy fast flatbed truck](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crazy-fast-flatbed-truck/621)
**Author:** [@Rexor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crazy-fast-flatbed-truck/621 "2013-03-28T15:32:48Z")
I haven’t tried going that fast, I just found the truck. Anyway, that top speed is ludicrous. Screenshot: \[URL=http://img231.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=467261296\_crazy\_fast\_122\_58lo.jpg\]\[image\]\[/URL\] --- ## [Can't close the message log with 'q'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-close-the-message-log-with-q/622)
**Author:** [@Rexor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rexor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-close-the-message-log-with-q/622 "2013-03-28T12:49:26Z")
Even though the message log (‘P’) instructs to press ‘q’ to close the window, you can only leave the window by pressing space. --- ## [Unpicked Rotten Wild Vegetables/strawberries etc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unpicked-rotten-wild-vegetables-strawberries-etc/578)
**Author:** [@Tripsky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tripsky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/unpicked-rotten-wild-vegetables-strawberries-etc/578 "2013-03-28T12:08:29Z")
I’m fairly new to the game, so not sure if this is part of the plotline, but… It’s day 10 in and i decided to have a break from the standard diet of meat and water - but all veges and wild fruit i go to forage are rotte… --- ## [Sinew/Plant Fiber](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinew-plant-fiber/596)
**Author:** [@Morrigi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Morrigi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinew-plant-fiber/596 "2013-03-28T10:20:03Z")
How does one get these? --- ## [Whats wrong with my Cataclysm? (window size, ver. 0.3)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/whats-wrong-with-my-cataclysm-window-size-ver-0-3/611)
**Author:** [@Kruuk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kruuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/whats-wrong-with-my-cataclysm-window-size-ver-0-3/611 "2013-03-28T08:32:55Z")
Hi guys, im new to forum. Can someone say me why my cataclysm window is so small? I remember playing before the window was normal. Im unable to play this, i cant see nothing (95% is “status bar” as i call it and only 5% … --- ## [Question About the Direction of the Game/Monster Behaviors](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-the-direction-of-the-game-monster-behaviors/618)
**Author:** [@Sunrise](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sunrise)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-about-the-direction-of-the-game-monster-behaviors/618 "2013-03-28T07:22:19Z")
So…I was wondering… There are a lot of suggestions here about making the zombies tougher, or adding certain specific features to the game, but I was wondering…what is the direction the dev team actually has in mind? The… --- ## [Age](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age/607)
**Author:** [@pingpong](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pingpong)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age/607 "2013-03-28T03:07:16Z")
We should start out as healthy young 20-somethings, and every year goes by incrementing that, and like at 30, you lose like 1 point from each stat, 40, 2, etc, or some mechanic so once you’re old you end up dying. Maybe… --- ## [CBM Mini-Flamethrower not working?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbm-mini-flamethrower-not-working/605)
**Author:** [@Necrucifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Necrucifer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbm-mini-flamethrower-not-working/605 "2013-03-28T02:36:40Z")
I know to look at your bionics is p however when I tried to use the mini-flamethrower it would not let me select it on the bionic screen after installation? Not sure if this is broke or I am doing it wrong so someone ple… --- ## [Crashes on going up the stairs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashes-on-going-up-the-stairs/593)
**Author:** [@Sep](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashes-on-going-up-the-stairs/593 "2013-03-28T02:16:45Z")
i’ve just about had it! my last 02 guy died everytime he got to the stair that would take him out of the lab he was in the first 03 guy i lost with a stair yesterday i again lost hours running into crashes relating to… --- ## [Catacurse](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/catacurse/613)
**Author:** [@Teseng](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Teseng)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/catacurse/613 "2013-03-28T01:40:56Z")
Hey guys, I was just curious if this branch still used my old catacurse implementation. I seen it in the Git, but I haven’t bothered actually checking to see the game runs it. If it still does I’ve gots some stuff you mi… --- ## [Bite help?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bite-help/615)
**Author:** [@ArcticHuntsman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ArcticHuntsman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bite-help/615 "2013-03-28T01:12:07Z")
I was recently swarmed ad suffered bite wounds I have used mulitpe painkillers and bandages but to no help. What do I need to fix my bites, also its gotten infected… Am I screwed? --- ## [Changing Brightness of the characters?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-brightness-of-the-characters/616)
**Author:** [@HorrorNerd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HorrorNerd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/changing-brightness-of-the-characters/616 "2013-03-28T00:50:10Z")
I’m running the latest windows build, and I have trouble seeing some of the creatures and items. is itt possible to brighten it up? --- ## [Traits / perks / handicaps thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traits-perks-handicaps-thread/421)
**Author:** [@DeepEnd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeepEnd)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/traits-perks-handicaps-thread/421 "2013-03-28T00:14:27Z")
Heres thread for suggestions related to traits, perks and negative abilities - new ones or how the old ones should be changed or tuned. [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=568) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=570)