# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=582 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 583 --- ## [Wiki](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiki/143)
**Author:** [@Gosos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gosos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wiki/143 "2013-01-28T02:14:17Z")
I still use the old wiki even though it is heavily dated. Can someone contact Whales about giving people here access to it to update it? I don’t think this game needs to be kept totally separate from Whales. I would put… --- ## [Stacking issues](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stacking-issues/147)
**Author:** [@Gosos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gosos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stacking-issues/147 "2013-01-27T23:22:42Z")
This did not happen in earlier version. by earlier i mean 6 months ago. I crafted a bunch of arrows. I have 150 in a stack. I don’t want to carry 150. I don’t see a way to split the stack. so I only carry half of them. … --- ## [Mutations in the latest version](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutations-in-the-latest-version/145)
**Author:** [@Gosos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gosos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutations-in-the-latest-version/145 "2013-01-27T20:47:22Z")
using the January 20th build. I did not do alot with mutations before. I picked up the ‘robust genetics’ trait. I am in a Science Lab, smashing cloning vats, and eating body parts. I don’t know if it matters what part … --- ## [No initial\_points default](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-initial-points-default/140)
**Author:** [@Leonon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Leonon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/no-initial-points-default/140 "2013-01-25T21:01:21Z")
initial\_points doesn’t have a default in options.txt. EDIT: deleted the game and downloaded it, the new one has a proper default --- ## [Spears not using the right attack type?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spears-not-using-the-right-attack-type/139)
**Author:** [@Ygdrad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ygdrad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/spears-not-using-the-right-attack-type/139 "2013-01-25T18:58:27Z")
Hmm I’m not sure if my character is just being retarded, spears are THAT hard to figure out, or if it’s a bug, but there seems to be something wrong with the way my character uses them. When I attack with the spear it al… --- ## [Too many bionics](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-bionics/137)
**Author:** [@redpanda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redpanda)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-bionics/137 "2013-01-25T16:13:10Z")
I have too many bionics and the letters a to z are used up, screen isn’t big enough to fit that many bionics. The screen tells me the next letters to activate are \[\]~ but doesn’t tell me what are the next keys to press … --- ## [20 January Release](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/20-january-release/113)
**Author:** [@linil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/linil)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/20-january-release/113 "2013-01-25T14:51:29Z")
I put my save folder of 13 January Release into 20 January Release Cataclysm folder… Then… where is my items… and what happened? lighter of mutagen?? :frowning: \[image\] --- ## [Segfault during quest-reward conversation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segfault-during-quest-reward-conversation/96)
**Author:** [@g4spr0m](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/g4spr0m)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segfault-during-quest-reward-conversation/96 "2013-01-24T23:45:19Z")
If I choose following answers in conversation after completing a quest: NPC: Find any antibiotics yet? You: Yup! Here it is! NPC: Oh thank god! I'll be right as rain in no time. You: Maybe you can teach me something a… --- ## [Can't build a bed underground](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-build-a-bed-underground/123)
**Author:** [@Binky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Binky)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-build-a-bed-underground/123 "2013-01-24T14:29:54Z")
I’m not sure if this was a design decision or not, but I haven’t been able to build a makeshift bed underground. I’ve only tried to build one underground at the evac shelter (I did search for other places to build one un… --- ## [Amigara horror not spawning](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/amigara-horror-not-spawning/135)
**Author:** [@redpanda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redpanda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/amigara-horror-not-spawning/135 "2013-01-24T14:16:26Z")
2013.1.20 Hack the console, stare at the wall for a while but nothing happened. Tried again and nothing. --- ## [NPC: Reload, Reload!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-reload-reload/132)
**Author:** [@ComputerWarrior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ComputerWarrior)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-reload-reload/132 "2013-01-24T00:50:02Z")
Apparently, NPCs hate me. Not only do they kill me now, they also give me errors when they run out of ammo. Just spawn a bunch of things around an armed NPC and he too will (probably) give you errors. Also, if you die or… --- ## [NX-17 charge rifle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nx-17-charge-rifle/127)
**Author:** [@linil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/linil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nx-17-charge-rifle/127 "2013-01-24T00:47:52Z")
Whenever I start charging NX-17 charge rifle, and shot something or charge rifle beeps alarmingly(because of full charge(8)) and then suddenly Cataclysm.exe has terminated… This problem never left debug.log. Thus, I d… --- ## [New Monster - Metal Eaters / Junk Gluttons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-monster-metal-eaters-junk-gluttons/93)
**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-monster-metal-eaters-junk-gluttons/93 "2013-01-24T00:46:39Z")
You may have noticed a distinct lack of cars lying around. It does seem a bit strange if everyone ended up as zombies, no? There’s also the interesting fact that we have no idea what the X does to certain species of ani… --- ## [Music](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music/119)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music/119 "2013-01-23T21:42:08Z")
So I was sitting playing cata with my headphones on and my girlfriend sits beside me and puts my headphones on and says: why do you have your headphones in if you aren’t listening to anything. Then I felt stupid. So wh… --- ## [Fallout-style flaming machetes?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fallout-style-flaming-machetes/121)
**Author:** [@Mdnthrvst](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mdnthrvst)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fallout-style-flaming-machetes/121 "2013-01-23T20:40:25Z")
Seems like a simple idea. With very high Mechanics, a gasoline tank, machete, lighter, pipe, wire, and handle could be crafted into a melee weapon that ignites and drains stored gasoline when activated, and sets enemies … --- ## [Small bionics bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/small-bionics-bug/130)
**Author:** [@Binky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Binky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/small-bionics-bug/130 "2013-01-23T14:38:46Z")
A really small bug, but when examining the bionics, the descriptions will overlap each other instead of replacing the old one, which means that a shorter description will have loads of the previously examined one at the … --- ## [Long waiting times](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/long-waiting-times/116)
**Author:** [@Binky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Binky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/long-waiting-times/116 "2013-01-23T14:32:28Z")
Hello, Not sure if this is a fixable ‘bug’ but I did wonder if it was something that could be possibly improved upon. I’m not running the fastest laptop in the world (it’s a 64bit 1.4ghz AMD with 4gb ram) but I’m findin… --- ## [Stealth Mode/Stealth Skill](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stealth-mode-stealth-skill/120)
**Author:** [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stealth-mode-stealth-skill/120 "2013-01-22T17:39:57Z")
Exactly what it says on the tin. Toggle stealth mode, move slower and be less noticeable to hostiles via sight and sound. The skill should probably only go up if you’re actively doing so within normal detection range o… --- ## [Car disappears while driving](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/car-disappears-while-driving/122)
**Author:** [@redpanda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redpanda)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/car-disappears-while-driving/122 "2013-01-22T17:31:17Z")
2013.1.20 version. Windows. Continued from a build the day before but there appears to be no savegame compatibility problems. There was some lighting changes in github on 2013.1.19. Car vanishes under me when travellin… --- ## [Tileset Question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-question/115)
**Author:** [@Fluix](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fluix)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-question/115 "2013-01-21T17:52:47Z")
Hi everbody, i really like cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead and all your work and developement. I have one question about tileset mods? If i play with a tileset, exp. http://whalesdev.com/forums/index.php?topic=1588.0 htt… --- ## [Ssh server?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ssh-server/100)
**Author:** [@wad67](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wad67)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ssh-server/100 "2013-01-21T15:10:02Z")
Is there an ssh server available for this current version of cataclysm? If not, would it be possible for me to host one? I am thinking about setting up a server to play cataclysm on via ssh, but I am not sure if I want… --- ## [Win32 makefile](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/win32-makefile/114)
**Author:** [@daftfad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/daftfad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/win32-makefile/114 "2013-01-21T01:02:24Z")
Is anyone out there still using Makefile.win? I’m thinking it’s likely redundant at this point. Please let me know, and also let me know if you’re having build issues with Makefile --- ## [Zombies: More Than Dead (Mutating, resurrecting, and variation)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombies-more-than-dead-mutating-resurrecting-and-variation/110)
**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zombies-more-than-dead-mutating-resurrecting-and-variation/110 "2013-01-20T19:40:40Z")
So we’ve been discussing this a good bit in chat, and we’d like to do a bit more with zombies. First, there’s all the spawning changes - tile-based pop counts, roaming mobs, etc. But there’s also the types of zombies an… --- ## [Solution for boring ammo casing pick up](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solution-for-boring-ammo-casing-pick-up/108)
**Author:** [@fenjo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fenjo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solution-for-boring-ammo-casing-pick-up/108 "2013-01-20T16:08:18Z")
Brass Catcher!!! \[image\] --- ## [And then there was Life! ... well, undeath at least!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/and-then-there-was-life-well-undeath-at-least/106)
**Author:** [@amaxster](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/amaxster)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/and-then-there-was-life-well-undeath-at-least/106 "2013-01-19T02:52:09Z")
Hello Survivors, I was/am an avid player of vanilla cataclysm, lurking on the forums whenever I wasn’t lurking in my science lab. However I always played unmodded, and while I had heard of Darkling Wolf’s mod in threads… --- ## [Construction Sites](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/construction-sites/107)
**Author:** [@jakeread1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jakeread1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/construction-sites/107 "2013-01-18T22:39:19Z")
I think construction sites would be a good idea. They can be surrounded by chainlink fences and chainlink gates. They can have different tools and items like nails, hammers, jackhammers etc. Any thoughts on this? --- ## [We Can See U](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-can-see-u/103)
**Author:** [@ComputerWarrior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ComputerWarrior)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-can-see-u/103 "2013-01-18T14:24:48Z")
Having started a (new) game, explored for a bit and gotten to the place where my last hideout was with a truck, I encountered a bunch of NPCs along the way. Then one of them started giving me creepy and rather annoying E… --- ## [Picking up arrows screwed again?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/picking-up-arrows-screwed-again/105)
**Author:** [@qurvax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/qurvax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/picking-up-arrows-screwed-again/105 "2013-01-17T19:19:57Z")
It was fixed some time ago AFAIR, but now picking up single arrows when inventory is almost full causes “too many things” again. Sometimes it helps to walk over tile with arrow (if its the only thing there), and just pre… --- ## [Slowness every 30 minutes & other stuff 2013.1.13](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/slowness-every-30-minutes-other-stuff-2013-1-13/101)
**Author:** [@redpanda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redpanda)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/slowness-every-30-minutes-other-stuff-2013-1-13/101 "2013-01-17T07:46:31Z")
2013.1.13 version. Windows XP. Did not have this using the 2013.1.05 version. Every 30 minutes there is a pause. It gets progressively longer as I play. I’m in autumn now and the pause is over 10 seconds. Sleeping ta… --- ## [New, more real style amunution system, maybe?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-more-real-style-amunution-system-maybe/88)
**Author:** [@qurvax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/qurvax)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-more-real-style-amunution-system-maybe/88 "2013-01-16T19:35:41Z")
I think it would be nice and generally more organized (to play and to code), if there would distinct magazines for the guns that actually utilize ones. Like assault rifles and SMG’s etc. That would eliminate “tactical r… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=581) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=583)