# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=88 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [How do I erase marked firewood sources?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-erase-marked-firewood-sources/23460)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalian\_Threa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tatterdemalian_Threa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-erase-marked-firewood-sources/23460 "2020-04-29T22:45:41Z")
I find it hard to believe it’s literally impossible to erase a mental designation, but I can’t find any information anywhere as to how to do this. Currently marking a firewood source, practice target, or crafting area re… --- ## [Is fighting really necessary? (rant)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-fighting-really-necessary-rant/22050)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-fighting-really-necessary-rant/22050 "2020-04-29T20:35:24Z")
Is fighting really necessary? This question is bothering me a lot. After a few years of playing Cataclysm, I think that the most important advice for players is: do not lose control. If players lose control, they are lik… --- ## [Allow the Mill to turn Corn into Cornmeal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435)
**Author:** [@Mega\_Glub](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mega_Glub)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-the-mill-to-turn-corn-into-cornmeal/23435 "2020-04-29T16:23:42Z")
Yesterday, someone posted to the Cataclysm subreddit that they recently came upon 1k+ corn, and needed a way to store it before it spoiled. I suggested that they throw it into a mill (the buildable tile) to turn it into … --- ## [Mi-go BS - any defense against it?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-bs-any-defense-against-it/22033)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-bs-any-defense-against-it/22033 "2020-04-29T08:08:17Z")
Mind you, I’m not talking about scouts, haven’t seen them yet. I have other questions, though. Their towers, namely temperature inside. I have Thermal Dissipation active, Internal Climate Control active, and still 3-5 … --- ## [Experimental build failures meaning?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-failures-meaning/23396)
**Author:** [@zL0ki](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/zL0ki)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-failures-meaning/23396 "2020-04-29T12:08:26Z")
Hi all, When you see the new experimental builds fail e.g ‘build failed for Windows x64’, what does this mean? More a case of what the implications are for me updating the game. Once there is a new build that is succe… --- ## [Mi-go regenerating health extremely quickly?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-regenerating-health-extremely-quickly/23449)
**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mi-go-regenerating-health-extremely-quickly/23449 "2020-04-29T02:16:45Z")
So I just ran into a mi-go and shot 5 well aimed glock bullets into the thing which caused it to be heavily wounded and flee. Usually whenever I shoot a mi-go they just simply run away but this one came back for round 2 … --- ## [Churl scenario bugged?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/churl-scenario-bugged/23450)
**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/churl-scenario-bugged/23450 "2020-04-29T01:14:17Z")
This thread is specifically for multi-pool characters. When you select the churl scenario, you get 15 points of disadvantages, but none of them count towards your total. So you only have 6 points total to distribute in … --- ## [Allow us to use exercise equipment](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-use-exercise-equipment/23259)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-use-exercise-equipment/23259 "2020-04-28T21:18:55Z")
It would be nice if we could use weight benched, ellipticals, treadmills, etc. to improve our stats/fatigue. Maybe even allow us to exercise without equipment (pushups, situps, etc.). Would make it possible to level up c… --- ## [Micromanaging npc inventory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/micromanaging-npc-inventory/15895)
**Author:** [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/micromanaging-npc-inventory/15895 "2020-04-28T13:37:34Z")
--- ## [Photophore Mutation should give warnings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/photophore-mutation-should-give-warnings/23437)
**Author:** [@KingWut117](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KingWut117)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/photophore-mutation-should-give-warnings/23437 "2020-04-28T07:11:12Z")
Hey! I guess this isn’t a bug, but I think it’s not quite working how it should. I spent a while trying to figure out why my Photophore was no longer working. I had to find the git commit with the note about how the phot… --- ## [Storage Battery Recipes issue](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/storage-battery-recipes-issue/23428)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/storage-battery-recipes-issue/23428 "2020-04-27T21:11:01Z")
Seems there’s recipes for Medium and Large Storage Batteries, both fo which take Small Storage Batteries. However, there doesn’t appear to be a recipe for Small Storage batteries. If I look it up in the online recipe lis… --- ## [Missing weather?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-weather/23427)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-weather/23427 "2020-04-27T13:34:33Z")
Not sure what could cause it, but I have not had any weather in over a season in my current experimental branch 0.E game. I remember it raining frequently back when I used to play 0.D. I do have some of the package mods … --- ## [Can't build Metal Bars on Any Floor but pregenerated](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-build-metal-bars-on-any-floor-but-pregenerated/23410)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-build-metal-bars-on-any-floor-but-pregenerated/23410 "2020-04-27T13:27:52Z")
You can’t build metal bars on ANY flooring other than “floor”, which is pregenerated in houses. No buildable floor counts. That’s ridiculous, it should include ANY floor that’s not just dirt. --- ## [(fresh) (frozen) food instantly inedible](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fresh-frozen-food-instantly-inedible/23429)
**Author:** [@Segertas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Segertas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fresh-frozen-food-instantly-inedible/23429 "2020-04-27T13:11:32Z")
I froze a bunch of newly gathered blackberries, they’re split in 3 stacks (2 in one freezer 1 in a second) and one of those stacks behaves as expected, I take out any amount of berries, they’re still frozen and fresh and… --- ## [Water Channels, what good are they?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-channels-what-good-are-they/23419)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/water-channels-what-good-are-they/23419 "2020-04-27T02:10:03Z")
I’ve noticed I have an option to dig water channels, do they do anything? I assume I’d have to fill them myself or wait for rain? Do zombies have trouble crossing? Can I cover them with a plank? Do they irrigate farms in… --- ## [New items plurals on Transifex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-items-plurals-on-transifex/23420)
**Author:** [@Noctivagante](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctivagante)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-items-plurals-on-transifex/23420 "2020-04-26T19:56:47Z")
Hello. Question. Almost everytime that an item is added to the game, is like the plural is automatically generated… sometimes just add an “s” to the end of the word or wordss… And almost everytime we have to translate … --- ## [Old player - 0.E. Feedback](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/old-player-0-e-feedback/23415)
**Author:** [@Jcd000](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jcd000)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/old-player-0-e-feedback/23415 "2020-04-26T20:10:18Z")
Hello everyone. After a quite long hiatus (last played in 2016/2017) i returned for a game of cata. I always build the latest experimental (and keep updating it ~weekly), so my feedback is based on that. My survivor is … --- ## [Do kid gas masks fit in with the tone of the game?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-kid-gas-masks-fit-in-with-the-tone-of-the-game/23414)
**Author:** [@Baden\_Baden](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Baden_Baden)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/do-kid-gas-masks-fit-in-with-the-tone-of-the-game/23414 "2020-04-26T17:58:26Z")
I thought a kid gas mask would fit in with the tone of the game. I have trouble with humor though so is this something I should try to contribute to the game? --- ## [How many times can a blob split?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-many-times-can-a-blob-split/23255)
**Author:** [@Bio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bio)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-many-times-can-a-blob-split/23255 "2020-04-26T17:33:36Z")
I just ended up getting soft locked by a swarm of blobs in a corridor because somehow they dodged level 3.78 melee skill and broke both my full health 10 strength arms. However they can’t penetrate my torso and head armo… --- ## [Taming an owlbear](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taming-an-owlbear/23402)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taming-an-owlbear/23402 "2020-04-26T05:28:33Z")
Is it possible?? I’d LOVE to know. --- ## [Allow us to use hot rocks to boil water](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-use-hot-rocks-to-boil-water/23409)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/allow-us-to-use-hot-rocks-to-boil-water/23409 "2020-04-26T03:51:27Z")
If you don’t have a fireproof container to boil water, you should be able to heat up rocks in a fire then add them to the water to boil it. You can even boil water in a hat with this method, as evidenced by Les Stroud. I… --- ## [Segmentation Fault on Items](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault-on-items/23401)
**Author:** [@WallJumper18](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WallJumper18)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault-on-items/23401 "2020-04-25T08:12:47Z")
I tried to load my current save and this happend: I would appreciate any kind of help since im dumb fuck and can’t really understand how the game works. --- ## [Magiclysm Mana/manastones](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-mana-manastones/23389)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magiclysm-mana-manastones/23389 "2020-04-25T01:35:26Z")
I found a manastone in a wizard tower, is it any good? should I smash it? Also how can increase my max mana, or regenerate mana? I haven’t been able to find a wiki or guide for Magiclysm unfortunately. --- ## [Crossbow Strap? Holster?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crossbow-strap-holster/23399)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crossbow-strap-holster/23399 "2020-04-25T01:07:51Z")
Is there a clothing option for a normal crossbow, which seems to have the slots for it, to be mounted on my body? The shoulder strap used for rifles doesn’t work. The bow sling doesn’t work. I’m out of ideas, but there … --- ## [Mewbs Mods: Crazy Labs, Homemade Fungicide, Portable Coolers, Temperature and Morale](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mewbs-mods-crazy-labs-homemade-fungicide-portable-coolers-temperature-and-morale/22675)
**Author:** [@Mtg\_Mewb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mtg_Mewb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mewbs-mods-crazy-labs-homemade-fungicide-portable-coolers-temperature-and-morale/22675 "2020-04-24T23:05:30Z")
TLDR: These are mods I made for CDDA. Crazy labs adds monsters to the labs making them more like endgame areas and making lab escape challenges much more difficult and exciting. Homemade Fungicide adds recipes so that … --- ## [Control Laptop And Milspec Turrets Not Working?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/control-laptop-and-milspec-turrets-not-working/23381)
**Author:** [@Nonesuch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nonesuch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/control-laptop-and-milspec-turrets-not-working/23381 "2020-04-24T15:42:16Z")
Just what it says on the tin. I’ve got a working control laptop (I removed it from the blacklist in my mods), and in terms of robots it’s fine. Everything but helidrones, little balls of mechanical hate that they are. It… --- ## [Segmentation Fault on Finalizing Items](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault-on-finalizing-items/23367)
**Author:** [@paul\_blazek](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/paul_blazek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/segmentation-fault-on-finalizing-items/23367 "2020-04-24T15:37:10Z")
I’ve just created a new world and am trying to start a random character: NOTE: I am using about 200 mods. I’m sure this factors into the problem somewhere, but I got things working in the previous edition. Is this an … --- ## [Faulty CBM Repair](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faulty-cbm-repair/23387)
**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faulty-cbm-repair/23387 "2020-04-24T14:30:10Z")
I have salvaged a faulty CBM from a body, and I want to use it, but I don’t know how to fix it’s faulty condition. I can’t mend/repair it using a soldering iron, though it’s what you’d use. It says it can’t be improved a… --- ## [Today's Lesson: Try Not To Melee NPCs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/todays-lesson-try-not-to-melee-npcs/23380)
**Author:** [@Nonesuch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nonesuch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/todays-lesson-try-not-to-melee-npcs/23380 "2020-04-24T13:27:33Z")
I’m running a heavily modded, fairly high power game right now (max item spawns with increased enemy spawns to up the threat). My character has solid mid-to-end game gear, and while I’ve yet to find a Barret I do have a … --- ## [My bowels ache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-bowels-ache/11692)
**Author:** [@Blackhawk5370](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blackhawk5370)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-bowels-ache/11692 "2020-04-24T13:15:18Z")
alright i’ll get strait to the point, i ate a bunch of raw meat and no i’v had this my bowels hurt for almost 2 seasons (24 days) now. how can i cure it, or will it go away automatically? thanks,later-Ghost [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=87) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=89)