# Game Talk **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=99 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 100 --- ## [Self-aware character doesn't see exact HP of limbs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/self-aware-character-doesnt-see-exact-hp-of-limbs/22629)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/self-aware-character-doesnt-see-exact-hp-of-limbs/22629 "2020-01-30T16:12:53Z")
As noone in TTNQ was able to answer/notice this question, I’ll duplicate it here. My character seems to somehow lost the ability to see exact HP of limbs despite having Self-aware trait. Was the trait changed, or maybe … --- ## [Loot generation has been changed?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/loot-generation-has-been-changed/22611)
**Author:** [@Delts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Delts)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/loot-generation-has-been-changed/22611 "2020-01-30T14:47:11Z")
I just update and start a new game,im using default map generation. And after that im surprised looting spot have a lot of loot inside,is that common on new update? --- ## [House rules - when you feel you get too easily NPCs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/house-rules-when-you-feel-you-get-too-easily-npcs/22614)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/house-rules-when-you-feel-you-get-too-easily-npcs/22614 "2020-01-30T12:50:17Z")
This is a discussion for people who thinks they can convince too easily NPCs to join in. If you are fine recruiting 6 of them in one swoop, that’s fine too :slight\_smile: Probably because of some mods, I can encounter f… --- ## [Need world gen ideas for a new world](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/need-world-gen-ideas-for-a-new-world/22626)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Rice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Matthew_Rice)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/need-world-gen-ideas-for-a-new-world/22626 "2020-01-30T06:21:26Z")
I’m creating a world in the newest experimental with the mod that removes the cities, and i have no clue what would make a more immersive experience. --- ## [Question regarding improvised shelter and firepit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-regarding-improvised-shelter-and-firepit/22624)
**Author:** [@N1Z0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/N1Z0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/question-regarding-improvised-shelter-and-firepit/22624 "2020-01-30T01:25:16Z")
Just wondering if someone with experience using the improvised shelter could help me. my question relates to the placement of a fire pit in relation to the location of the shelter its self. The description for the shelt… --- ## [(Experimental) Build 10273 crash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-10273-crash/22623)
**Author:** [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/experimental-build-10273-crash/22623 "2020-01-29T18:21:34Z")
daily test of Experimental build, latest version 10273. right after i made new world & character, which i always do every time new update comes out, when the game start building the world (please wait while we build you… --- ## [NPC REALLY dislike camp manager](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-really-dislike-camp-manager/22601)
**Author:** [@kunstfedor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kunstfedor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-really-dislike-camp-manager/22601 "2020-01-29T15:24:39Z")
Hey there, first post here! Just switched from 0.D to experimental, loaded my last save and got back to my camp. There are 6 npc guarding my future crops (looks like guarding was the only way to stand them still in 0.D)… --- ## [Should Thirst Affect Speed Less and Focus More?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-thirst-affect-speed-less-and-focus-more/22609)
**Author:** [@Mallowdust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mallowdust)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-thirst-affect-speed-less-and-focus-more/22609 "2020-01-28T23:18:17Z")
I feel like Thirst in real life doesnt affect your speed as much as it does in game, but it does affect your sense of focus(which I believe It currently does not in game). Proposition: Have thirst speed penalties decrea… --- ## [Can't unload magazines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-unload-magazines/22582)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-unload-magazines/22582 "2020-01-28T06:52:13Z")
I’ve just updated to the latest build (10259) and I can’t unload ammo from magazines. Is this intended or has something gone tits up? --- ## [NPC systematically drop food](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-systematically-drop-food/22574)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-systematically-drop-food/22574 "2020-01-28T04:16:32Z")
Once they eat one portion of food, they drop the rest on the ground. Cheese spread, milk in a bottle, etc. --- ## [Mountain map special](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mountain-map-special/22564)
**Author:** [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mountain-map-special/22564 "2020-01-27T23:18:50Z")
a massive mountain that’s treacherous to climb without the proper tools. It could have caves that go deeper inside of the mountain leading to who knows what? Labs, Hell mouths, abandoned mines etc. --- ## [Basecamp - what do I need to make butchering job actually work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-what-do-i-need-to-make-butchering-job-actually-work/22565)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-what-do-i-need-to-make-butchering-job-actually-work/22565 "2020-01-27T14:16:06Z")
So, currently my camp is basecamp + kitchen/canteen area to the west. I have already built smoking racks and butchering rack. I have 2 people on trapping small game, and corpses appear regularly on butchering rack which … --- ## [Releasing my Cataclysm Character + Vehicle Transfer Utility](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/releasing-my-cataclysm-character-vehicle-transfer-utility/11390)
**Author:** [@john-cdda](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/john-cdda)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/releasing-my-cataclysm-character-vehicle-transfer-utility/11390 "2020-01-27T13:57:17Z")
Cataclysm Character + Vehicle Transfer Utility (edit 2016-02-17) LATEST VERSION: 1.2.0 https://github.com/jrw-git/cataclysm\_utility/releases/download/1.2.0/cataclysm\_utility.exe I’ve released a Cataclysm (CDDA) Chara… --- ## [NPC Missions broken after a few days?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-missions-broken-after-a-few-days/22592)
**Author:** [@feeder942](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/feeder942)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-missions-broken-after-a-few-days/22592 "2020-01-27T08:42:43Z")
So I have had issues in the past couple weeks when trying to complete my NPC friend’s mission. I am currently using 10262, and don’t know what version it was a couple of weeks ago, but it was the most recent. So I get … --- ## [Hidden Health stat. Message log](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hidden-health-stat-message-log/22587)
**Author:** [@Litppunk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Litppunk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hidden-health-stat-message-log/22587 "2020-01-26T21:44:30Z")
Just realized how long its been since I’ve been on, thought I’d check on everyone. Checked updated threads. Specifically a reply to this one caught my eye Has anyone done something with this? Is it still a feature that… --- ## [Too bulky 'In progress crafting'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-bulky-in-progress-crafting/22573)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-bulky-in-progress-crafting/22573 "2020-01-26T18:01:04Z")
By mistake I ordered 10 nail traps, using 30 planks. Then cancelled. The in progress 0% craft has 182 liters in encumbrance and I can’t disband it or hold it to finish it. I’m stuck --- ## [I hope to be able to synthesize Power Storage CBM MK.II again](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-hope-to-be-able-to-synthesize-power-storage-cbm-mk-ii-again/18001)
**Author:** [@Midac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Midac)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-hope-to-be-able-to-synthesize-power-storage-cbm-mk-ii-again/18001 "2018-12-20T05:02:45Z")
Sometime we were able to make a Power Storage CBM MK.II with two Power Storage CBM materials, is its recipe now deleted? Because narcotic drugs are scarce (and difficult to replenish), survivors have the incentive to co… --- ## [New ammo for guns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-ammo-for-guns/22575)
**Author:** [@Jninja](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jninja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-ammo-for-guns/22575 "2020-01-26T14:23:53Z")
For a mod I’m working I need help implimenting a new ammo type. I wasn’t sure how to start on this or even how to. --- ## [NPC bugging out with weapon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-bugging-out-with-weapon/22561)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-bugging-out-with-weapon/22561 "2020-01-26T13:40:23Z")
Hi, I have my NPC with ‘use only silent weapon’, and in his inventory he has a rifle and a wood axe. Guess what? He keeps using the rifle as a melee weapon when fighting! The common sense would be to switch to axe unti… --- ## [A new survivor camp building?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-new-survivor-camp-building/22578)
**Author:** [@fencing\_mad\_man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fencing_mad_man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-new-survivor-camp-building/22578 "2020-01-25T22:29:00Z")
I’ve made a video on a new building called the barracks for cdda you could build it in you survivor camp to train soldeirs and respond to threats I’m not good at coding but if someone could implement this that would b… --- ## [Help troubleshooting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-troubleshooting/22475)
**Author:** [@Jninja](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jninja)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-troubleshooting/22475 "2020-01-25T20:25:24Z")
I’m making a mod that adds a couple new guns to the game the mod runs and all but the guns don’t show up in game nor do they appear in the debug menu. Heres one gun for refrence and the modinfo file. \[ { “id”: “AWM”, … --- ## [More Clothing mod help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-clothing-mod-help/22572)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Brooks](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chris_Brooks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-clothing-mod-help/22572 "2020-01-25T16:54:32Z")
Hello community, it is I, Blackris. Ive taken a couple years to learn how to play this complicated game, and am now enjoying the benefits. In fact, I want to contribute to the madness by making a More Clothing mod. So w… --- ## [Can't use Liquid from Bathtub in crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-use-liquid-from-bathtub-in-crafting/22568)
**Author:** [@MamaLlama](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MamaLlama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-use-liquid-from-bathtub-in-crafting/22568 "2020-01-24T22:52:25Z")
Hi friends, been a while. I decided to get into the game again and I’ve got myself setup in a nice Rural house with 300L of water storage in the bathroom and whenever I try to craft clean water from the water stored in t… --- ## [Launcher Won't Let Me Install Game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-wont-let-me-install-game/22522)
**Author:** [@Avjo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Avjo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-wont-let-me-install-game/22522 "2020-01-24T21:40:46Z")
I deleted and reinstalled the launcher three times before this due to some issues with my game loading my character with zero stamina, but now every time I try to install a build on the launcher it shows this: How can… --- ## [Autoclave pouches being irreplaceable and un-craftable feels out of place](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/autoclave-pouches-being-irreplaceable-and-un-craftable-feels-out-of-place/22463)
**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/autoclave-pouches-being-irreplaceable-and-un-craftable-feels-out-of-place/22463 "2020-01-24T21:09:27Z")
As of right now, there is a strange situation where you absolutely need to randomly find (pre-fabricated) autoclave pouches to be able to sterilize a CBM. You can’t re-use the pouches, and no substitutes are allowed. Fr… --- ## [Military black box decryption](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/military-black-box-decryption/22563)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/military-black-box-decryption/22563 "2020-01-24T20:12:26Z")
Decrypted one, transcript is empty. WAD? PS. even checked message log, empty there as well. --- ## [Some quality of life features i think would be neat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-quality-of-life-features-i-think-would-be-neat/22558)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Henness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jonathan_Henness)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-quality-of-life-features-i-think-would-be-neat/22558 "2020-01-24T19:35:03Z")
With the crouch mechanic we have come one step closer to actual stealth. One thing that i’ve noticed though is there is no abillity to open doors quietly. I think it would be neat to have this feature, having the option… --- ## [NPC food and water](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-food-and-water/22549)
**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-food-and-water/22549 "2020-01-24T18:28:37Z")
I have NPC needs enabled, and I have a few questions about how food and water work with NPCs. For instance, if I have NPCs on guard duty - mostly to keep them in one spot so they can help craft without getting in the way… --- ## [Interacting with a NPC on guard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interacting-with-a-npc-on-guard/22560)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interacting-with-a-npc-on-guard/22560 "2020-01-24T18:16:15Z")
Why exactly this possibility is removed (except for the only possible option, switching off guard duty?) That’s a bother because it would seem convenient to have NPCs stay on guard duty while you talk to them for invent… --- ## [NPC dropping food](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-dropping-food/22562)
**Author:** [@Lorelei43](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lorelei43)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-dropping-food/22562 "2020-01-24T07:12:41Z")
I gave to a NPC some water, a small tin can of tuna and a bag of 8 cheese spreads. Some hours later, he eats the tuna, one portion of cheese spread and … drop the 7 remaining portions of (fresh) cheese on the ground! Wh… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=98) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/27.md?page=100)