# Game Talk

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=69

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## [Horse Capacity for Riding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horse-capacity-for-riding/24580)

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**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horse-capacity-for-riding/24580 "2020-09-19T17:46:44Z")

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How heavy can I be? I am “Normal” weight, and have 30 kg of of gear. A horse should be able to take that, but apparently I’m too heavy…would be nice if I knew my weight instead of just “normal” to figure this out too!

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## [Vitamin a food woes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vitamin-a-food-woes/24522)

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**Author:** [@Dracolich\_Zero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dracolich_Zero)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vitamin-a-food-woes/24522 "2020-09-19T15:18:13Z")

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Hi all, i need to know what types of food provide vitamin a since i’m suffering defficiency, thanks :wink:

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## [What are the pros and cons of each mutation tree?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-each-mutation-tree/24709)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-each-mutation-tree/24709 "2020-09-19T03:13:21Z")

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Just as it says on the tin. I don’t simply want the ‘best’ mutation tree, I want the benefits and the negatives to be directly compared to eachother. And last time I checked (granted, a long time ago) the wiki was missi…

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## [Force libncursesw Use While Compiling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-libncursesw-use-while-compiling/18997)

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**Author:** [@CaptManiac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CaptManiac)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-libncursesw-use-while-compiling/18997 "2020-09-18T23:58:46Z")

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I see that the pre-compiled executables from jenkins-latest use libncursesw.so.5. When I have both libncurses5-dev and libncursesw5-dev installed, the compilation fully finishes with a compiled executable, but ldd shows …

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## [Game-breaking bug!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-breaking-bug/24762)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-breaking-bug/24762 "2020-09-18T14:21:17Z")

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Build 11011, but it was in build 11007 as well. When i try to 'a’ctivate some items from the advanced inventory screen, after 'e’xamining that item, it throws me an error and the item stack disappears without any trace …

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## [The side panel map is incomprehensibly small](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-side-panel-map-is-incomprehensibly-small/24752)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-side-panel-map-is-incomprehensibly-small/24752 "2020-09-18T14:00:03Z")

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As per title. It used to be normal, now the map is very small, to the point that nothing can be distinguished on it. Here’s a screenshot: Is there a way to change it in the options that i overlooked?

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## [Lost vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-vehicle/13512)

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**Author:** [@Nitrotic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nitrotic)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-vehicle/13512 "2020-09-18T13:13:54Z")

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Hi guys. Been a lurker for a while, been playing for at least a year, now I have a question. In the confusion and terror of the moment, I managed to lose my storage carrier. I was wondering if there was some way, in g…

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## [Arcana Error on start up. Need help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954)

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**Author:** [@Bwappa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bwappa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954 "2020-09-18T09:16:02Z")

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How do I resolve this error? It happens when I try to load a world or make a character. I’m playing stable version 0.E and I’ve installed arcana recently from the devs github so it’s updated. I’m not sure what I need to…

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## [Help with game display](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-game-display/24758)

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**Author:** [@Tabletguy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tabletguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-game-display/24758 "2020-09-18T04:55:04Z")

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I downloaded Cataclysm on my Galaxy Tab A but the display is having problems. It goes from being darker to lighter randomly but very frequently, like it’s flashing but with no rythem. It does this no matter if I’m in the…

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## [Survivor Utility Belt can't be disassembled](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-utility-belt-cant-be-disassembled/24749)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-utility-belt-cant-be-disassembled/24749 "2020-09-16T17:49:31Z")

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I just noticed that in the latest experimentals the survivor utility belt cannot be disassembled, which is plain stupid. Even if the survivor belt can’t be salvaged, at least the tools should be obtainable.

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## [Taking down cupboards](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taking-down-cupboards/24739)

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**Author:** [@The\_Lotus\_King](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lotus_King)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taking-down-cupboards/24739 "2020-09-16T17:35:16Z")

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While looting a rural house, and \[e\]xamining, i was granted with the option to take down a cupboard. apon doing so, I got a item called “debug”. I did it again, just to make sure that this wasn’t a one time glitch.

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## [Survivor Belt Tools Not Applying to Crafting?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-belt-tools-not-applying-to-crafting/24748)

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**Author:** [@Gaddabout](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gaddabout)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-belt-tools-not-applying-to-crafting/24748 "2020-09-16T15:48:59Z")

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Crafted survivor belt, put it on, then attempted to craft makeshift hand drill. Showed I didn’t have “hammering 2 and fine hammering 1”. Is this a bug, or am I doing something incorrectly?

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## [Is it save scumming, if you intend to die?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-it-save-scumming-if-you-intend-to-die/24726)

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**Author:** [@Jandof](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jandof)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-it-save-scumming-if-you-intend-to-die/24726 "2020-09-15T22:42:35Z")

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Hi. I returned to the game a while ago to try out how the “very bad day” starts work in the new version. After a week of playing (many deaths at first, but now two seasons in), I realized I have a moral dilemma. I gene…

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## [How to open broken vending machines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-open-broken-vending-machines/24735)

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**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-open-broken-vending-machines/24735 "2020-09-14T13:54:50Z")

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The description for broken vending machines suggests that you can just brake them open to get the contents in them. but in game you can’t deconstruct them and you don’t get the contents if you smash them just the parts. …

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## [Tileset Editor 1.0 (Proof of Concept)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-editor-1-0-proof-of-concept/5029)

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**Author:** [@Chase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chase)\
**Replies:** 120\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-editor-1-0-proof-of-concept/5029 "2020-09-14T12:31:38Z")

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Right now I am working on a tileset editor, since I noticed creating a tileset is something of a large undertaking at the moment. So I decided I wanted to make it easier, as I myself was interested in updateing a tileset…

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## [Stepladder turned into a floor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stepladder-turned-into-a-floor/24729)

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**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stepladder-turned-into-a-floor/24729 "2020-09-13T19:58:46Z")

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A stairway to an upper floor in the safehouse I was using got trashed by zombies, so I bashed it out and replaced it with a stepladder. However, after saving and loading back into the game, the space above the stepladde…

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## [Affecting the State of a Region/ Factions Future](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/affecting-the-state-of-a-region-factions-future/24710)

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**Author:** [@Mallowdust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mallowdust)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/affecting-the-state-of-a-region-factions-future/24710 "2020-09-12T16:55:56Z")

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Although CDDA will never head in the direction to suffer from “chosen one syndrome”. Is it possible that a player can interact with factions, npcs, and their environment enough to alter the future of a region or faction…

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## [Auto pickup problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup-problem/24721)

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**Author:** [@00petar00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/00petar00)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup-problem/24721 "2020-09-12T03:03:04Z")

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Does anyone still have problem with auto pickup with the new inventory system? Basically since release i’ve had a problem with it and even stayed on the version without that update for such a long time, i tried moving t…

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## [I can’t remember how to add pedals to a vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-t-remember-how-to-add-pedals-to-a-vehicle/24692)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-t-remember-how-to-add-pedals-to-a-vehicle/24692 "2020-09-11T03:55:33Z")

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It’s been a long time since I’ve done this, and I can’t for the life of me remember how to do it. If I recall correctly, NPCs can also pedal if where they’re sitting has pedals. I took off the pedals from a different bi…

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## [Add a warning to help make sure you don’t pierce a follower with a reach attack](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-a-warning-to-help-make-sure-you-don-t-pierce-a-follower-with-a-reach-attack/24693 "2020-09-10T22:19:17Z")

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I’ve had way too many times where I’ve tried to stab an enemy with a reach attack, and in doing so almost murder my follower to death. Sometimes it feels like I’m more of a threat to my followers than the zombies. Even …

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## [What kind of borked placement (buildings, items, monsters, etc.) RNG have you seen?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-borked-placement-buildings-items-monsters-etc-rng-have-you-seen/24622)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-borked-placement-buildings-items-monsters-etc-rng-have-you-seen/24622 "2020-09-10T15:09:25Z")

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Whether it’s open sewage behind a clearly fancy restaurant, a FEMA camp in the middle of the road, or a child zombie seemingly loaded with jewelry and a wedding dress, what kind of borked placement RNG have you seen?

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## [Adding relevant books to some starting professions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-relevant-books-to-some-starting-professions/24704)

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**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-relevant-books-to-some-starting-professions/24704 "2020-09-10T12:31:48Z")

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With a few things going on with crafting as of late (proficiencies being added, some of the more “abstracted” recipes being made obsolete, recipes in general being added, etc), I have a feeling it’s probably a good time …

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## [Driving Fast ! Is it possible?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/driving-fast-is-it-possible/18918)

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**Author:** [@Mantis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantis)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/driving-fast-is-it-possible/18918 "2020-09-10T10:07:50Z")

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I have vehicles that can “safely” run at around 200 km/h (HURRAY FOR THE METRIC SYSTEM), my character has 5 in driving skill. I can hardly run at 50km/h while being actually safe (dodging minefields, rocks, trees, turret…

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## [What are the lore spicifics on blob healing?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-lore-spicifics-on-blob-healing/24702)

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**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-lore-spicifics-on-blob-healing/24702 "2020-09-10T05:59:22Z")

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So, I’m a little confused about how blob healing is supposed to work lore wise. I know that it is supposed speed up the healing process by a few magnitudes as well as blood regeneration (not just in zombies and humans bu…

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## [Game Hangs entering a particular city](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-hangs-entering-a-particular-city/24645)

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**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-hangs-entering-a-particular-city/24645 "2020-09-10T02:52:59Z")

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It’s not crashing, it’s locking up and never coming back. Eventually Windows asks if I want to wait or end, and no matter how long I wait it doesn’t come back. It dies silently, nothing in the debug log since the initial…

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## [Fixing a mod artifact item](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fixing-a-mod-artifact-item/24585)

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**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fixing-a-mod-artifact-item/24585 "2020-09-10T02:50:50Z")

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Hey, got an item here, and it’s supposed to have an internal power supply that’s charged up by it’s own internal Joint Torsion Ratchet. It’s also supposed to apply a few debuffs when off and on, and the invisibility buff…

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## [Can't create world!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-create-world/24699)

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**Author:** [@diplexx](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/diplexx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-create-world/24699 "2020-09-09T23:08:39Z")

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Hi guys ! Recently reinstalled CDDA from launcher, and tried to create new world , but nothing happens. When i hit TAB after all the steps , the world didn’t appear in the list . This is wgat debug file says : p.s. …

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## [How to get started with dev for CDDA?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-started-with-dev-for-cdda/24701)

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**Author:** [@Wayland](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wayland)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-started-with-dev-for-cdda/24701 "2020-09-09T22:00:45Z")

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I’m dealing with a bug in CDDA 0.E-2 and while I put an issue request into GitHub, I thought I’d put my C++ experience to use and see if I can reproduce it in a debuggable build. Soo… I’m able to compile the 0.E branch …

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## [Airless environments?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/airless-environments/24102)

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**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/airless-environments/24102 "2020-09-09T21:18:44Z")

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Apart from the possibility of water being its own z-level and having explorable/divable depths and various things to do, what’s the chances of the game having airless/oxygenless dry environments in which we need some sor…

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## [Let us put a gun in our waistbands](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/let-us-put-a-gun-in-our-waistbands/24689)

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**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/let-us-put-a-gun-in-our-waistbands/24689 "2020-09-09T20:54:54Z")

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It’s possible IRL, so it should be possible in game, right? As long as you are wearing pants, you should be able to put a gun in your waistband. Maybe have some minor encumbrance penalty.

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