# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=66 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 67 --- ## [Newb questions graphical overmap installation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-questions-graphical-overmap-installation/25034)
**Author:** [@Joey\_Heck](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Joey_Heck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newb-questions-graphical-overmap-installation/25034 "2020-10-23T07:05:15Z")
how do i install a new graphical overmap im a bot so i have no idea how ive downloaded one just dont know how to install it --- ## [Ninja sludge crawler](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-sludge-crawler/25032)
**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ninja-sludge-crawler/25032 "2020-10-22T19:35:10Z")
“A sluglike creature, eight feet long and the width of a refrigerator. Its black body glistens as it oozes its way along the ground. Eye stalks occasionally push their way out of the oily mass and look around.” Funny th… --- ## [Individual container health](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/individual-container-health/24990)
**Author:** [@H3AV3NF3L](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/H3AV3NF3L)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/individual-container-health/24990 "2020-10-19T15:16:59Z")
Individual Container Health Ever since the Ellison update, it made me think. If individual spaces inside containers exist, why do they have a shared health bar? Why will my bag fully function at 60%, when there’s clearl… --- ## [Better Energy Weapons!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-energy-weapons/2903)
**Author:** [@swwu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/swwu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-energy-weapons/2903 "2020-10-22T13:16:48Z")
\[size=14pt\]Git: https://github.com/swwu/Cataclysm-DDA/tree/energy\_overhaul\[/size\] PR: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/2803 (Merged! Yay) I’ve gotten into DDA somewhat recently after a long hiatus from… --- ## [Faction Camps Vs Non Faction Camp Bases](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camps-vs-non-faction-camp-bases/22111)
**Author:** [@Shiro](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shiro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camps-vs-non-faction-camp-bases/22111 "2020-10-22T12:51:44Z")
First time using the faction camps system, so far it seems pretty cool. Its fun scouting out a spot to set up a camp - currently I found an evac shelter near a river / forest which is a nice spot to set up a camp. I sti… --- ## [Any way to spawn a static NPC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-spawn-a-static-npc/25022)
**Author:** [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/any-way-to-spawn-a-static-npc/25022 "2020-10-22T12:43:51Z")
So I really want to use the debug menu to create NPCs in the world who will just stay in place, like the NPC you start with in many scenarios. Such an NPC could give me a mission and then actually be found when I wanted … --- ## [Electricity for buildings a la vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/electricity-for-buildings-a-la-vehicles/12540)
**Author:** [@BeerBeer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BeerBeer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/electricity-for-buildings-a-la-vehicles/12540 "2020-10-22T12:13:21Z")
So, like, why can’t buildings have electricity much like vehicles? Default buildings are clearly-defined entities. Each building could be like an individual immobile vehicle. Fuel-operated back-up generators already exi… --- ## [(Totally insane roblox 'port' concept) Looking for opinions and 'interest'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/totally-insane-roblox-port-concept-looking-for-opinions-and-interest/24969)
**Author:** [@Tyranork](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tyranork)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/totally-insane-roblox-port-concept-looking-for-opinions-and-interest/24969 "2020-10-22T09:25:07Z")
Hey guys I tried to mod C:DDA like a couple months ago with nil experience and recognized I was in well over my head with the projects I tried to set out for. Now I’m currently learning LUA (specifically in ROBLOX since … --- ## [Followers retained by new character?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/followers-retained-by-new-character/25024)
**Author:** [@SilverWheatgrass](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SilverWheatgrass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/followers-retained-by-new-character/25024 "2020-10-22T06:58:02Z")
Its a bit confusing to me when a follower (and faction base) was retained for me when I start a new game after my previous one fallen from infection. Is this an intended behavior? I think we sorta reconnected as soon as… --- ## [How far to Disney World? (thought experiment)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-far-to-disney-world-thought-experiment/25010)
**Author:** [@grenz1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grenz1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-far-to-disney-world-thought-experiment/25010 "2020-10-21T19:38:07Z")
In one of the Mad Max movies, some of the survivors talked about Tomorrow Land. They had brochures and even old View Masters (an ancient toy from the 1980s that showed 3D scenes from a paper disk with plastic frames for … --- ## [Stairs and all objects that allow traversing Z levels off center](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stairs-and-all-objects-that-allow-traversing-z-levels-off-center/25011)
**Author:** [@grenz1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/grenz1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stairs-and-all-objects-that-allow-traversing-z-levels-off-center/25011 "2020-10-21T19:20:52Z")
Updated the game through the launcher build 11113 to 11116 a minute ago. Seems that all the objects that you can use to get up/down Z levels are shifted out of place. Reverting to 11113 fixes this. I wanted to see if … --- ## [High calorie food](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-calorie-food/25007)
**Author:** [@Tazeell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tazeell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-calorie-food/25007 "2020-10-21T06:57:47Z")
For some reason no matter how much or how often I eat high calorie stuff like cracklins the game without fail tells me to eat more high calorie food. The whole food system seems much different than it used to be so clear… --- ## [How to preserve corpse quality](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-preserve-corpse-quality/24999)
**Author:** [@SilverWheatgrass](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SilverWheatgrass)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-preserve-corpse-quality/24999 "2020-10-21T10:54:45Z")
Just as the title says. I came around from UnReal world so as the adaptation goes, hunting is very important to me. I though of outrunning my opponent and punch them to death but that does not seem to result in regular c… --- ## [Questions about moding/coding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-moding-coding/25009)
**Author:** [@latefrost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latefrost)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/questions-about-moding-coding/25009 "2020-10-20T23:42:33Z")
Firstly, I have only a little bit of experience coding. As such I apologize if this is a bit of a stupid series of questions. I came across a bug with candles being crafted with no charges and I thought it would be a som… --- ## [Can't pick up liquids, only the container](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-pick-up-liquids-only-the-container/24979)
**Author:** [@hobophobe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-pick-up-liquids-only-the-container/24979 "2020-10-20T16:11:23Z")
I’m playing latest experimentals, this has been going on for three update cycles. Instead of picking up a bottle of any liquid I pick up only an empty bottle and find the dirty puddle of useless liquid at my feet. I don’… --- ## [Certain creatures don't bleed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/certain-creatures-dont-bleed/24970)
**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/certain-creatures-dont-bleed/24970 "2020-10-19T08:52:58Z")
There seem to be certain creatures that aren’t affected by bleeding even when the right type of damage (cutting, piecing and ballistic) is inflicted. These enemies include the skeletal zombies and the insects. For the in… --- ## [NPC not using crossbow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-not-using-crossbow/24977)
**Author:** [@M1nks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/M1nks)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-not-using-crossbow/24977 "2020-10-19T06:59:30Z")
I’ve recently returned from a good few months away and I’m getting used to all of the changes. Mostly good/more realistic ones but I’ve picked up an NPC who was carrying around a crossbow which he doesn’t use - or, to b… --- ## [Fixing the generator in the LMOE Shelter?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fixing-the-generator-in-the-lmoe-shelter/22368)
**Author:** [@GlassCannon\_Gaming](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlassCannon_Gaming)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fixing-the-generator-in-the-lmoe-shelter/22368 "2020-10-18T17:58:26Z")
As the title says, I was asking if you can repair the generator located in the LMOE shelter. I spent the last 30 mins looking around the webs and couldn’t see anything about it. I really like to try to find out things on… --- ## [Rooftop Rules? How to bridge the gap?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rooftop-rules-how-to-bridge-the-gap/24975)
**Author:** [@Raymond\_Siebert](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Raymond_Siebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rooftop-rules-how-to-bridge-the-gap/24975 "2020-10-18T12:45:44Z")
How do rooftops work? Can I shoot down on enemies below me? I’m trying to bridge the gap (3 squares) between 2 rooftops, how do I construct this bridge? --- ## [CDDA Game Launcher (Automatic updates and more!)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168)
**Author:** [@rremyroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/rremyroy)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cdda-game-launcher-automatic-updates-and-more/11168 "2020-10-18T04:44:31Z")
Download here This is a Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead game launcher for Windows only. It initially includes an automatic game updating process that will preserve your configs, save games, templates, memorials, custom tiles… --- ## [How do you play the game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-play-the-game/24937)
**Author:** [@Zan-Zun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zan-Zun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-play-the-game/24937 "2020-10-17T13:27:40Z")
Hello fellow survivors! I played C and some early D back in the days, when the world was not actually infected :slight\_smile: and didn’t even know of the debug menu. When I recently came back to CDDA and wanted to see t… --- ## [Why do the mainline mods give me "id" instead of "ident"?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-do-the-mainline-mods-give-me-id-instead-of-ident/24963)
**Author:** [@c67f](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/c67f)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-do-the-mainline-mods-give-me-id-instead-of-ident/24963 "2020-10-17T22:50:35Z")
I’m using the launcher, and for reasons (I think I was worried about conflicts with other mods) I uninstalled all the mods it came with. Now I’ve tried to reinstall all the mainline mods (which maybe are different from t… --- ## [Gods Guns-mod - new update clothing and weapons! 0.3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-guns-mod-new-update-clothing-and-weapons-0-3/24952)
**Author:** [@TheGoatgod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGoatgod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-guns-mod-new-update-clothing-and-weapons-0-3/24952 "2020-10-15T17:52:12Z")
Reason Actually started this as a joke well not me origin was discord, but here we are done in a couple of hours of boredom. If people want me to continue this comment and give me ideas. I’ve posted a todo list and I… --- ## [Is there a way to change world generation besides manually editing files?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-world-generation-besides-manually-editing-files/24961)
**Author:** [@c67f](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/c67f)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-change-world-generation-besides-manually-editing-files/24961 "2020-10-17T07:27:17Z")
Is there any way to change more “advanced” world generation settings besides those that appear when you make a new world, besides manually editing files? For example, increase the amount of science labs in a world, or th… --- ## [Magiclysm: all spells lost damage part of description](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-all-spells-lost-damage-part-of-description/24958)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-all-spells-lost-damage-part-of-description/24958 "2020-10-16T18:38:06Z")
I can’t see damage anywhere - neither in casting menu, nor in learning window. Bug or somehow working as intended? --- ## [Limb Degredation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/limb-degredation/24919)
**Author:** [@Tazeell](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tazeell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/limb-degredation/24919 "2020-10-16T17:25:22Z")
Recently got back into Cataclysm and I can’t for the life of me figure out why my limbs are taking periodic damage even bandaged and disinfected. I can’t seem to find any cause to said damage. It’s pretty early on so hea… --- ## [When are the quests going to be updated/added to?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/when-are-the-quests-going-to-be-updated-added-to/24831)
**Author:** [@dragon57](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dragon57)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/when-are-the-quests-going-to-be-updated-added-to/24831 "2020-10-16T17:21:12Z")
Does anyone know if or when they are going to add more quests to the refugee center, such as the doctors quest line or new quests at the tacoa commune (whatever the place at the ranch is called) --- ## [Auto Notes appreciation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-notes-appreciation/24957)
**Author:** [@Nickal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nickal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-notes-appreciation/24957 "2020-10-16T05:22:15Z")
to whomever coded the autonotes, thank you. while it does notify you of some things before you would likely see it yourself, this is a good thing. Autonotes just saved me from walking into a wasp nest. Thank you, you won… --- ## [Never any rain?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/never-any-rain/21901)
**Author:** [@Mega\_Glub](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mega_Glub)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/never-any-rain/21901 "2020-10-16T13:55:22Z")
I’ve spent about 50 days on this save, and I set up funnels on the first day in the hopes of getting a bit of rain water, however it’s been well… 50 days and the funnels are still as dry as the day as I set them up. I on… --- ## [VS buid but sound is not working](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vs-buid-but-sound-is-not-working/24956)
**Author:** [@Robik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Robik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vs-buid-but-sound-is-not-working/24956 "2020-10-16T03:41:26Z")
I made a VS buid and everything but sound is working. I am aware that only BASIC sound pack is available, but it does not make even the beep sound while navigating in the main menu. Any ideas? [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=65) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=67)