# The Drawing Board **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=16 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [Tone down animals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tone-down-animals/292)
**Author:** [@int](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/int)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tone-down-animals/292 "2020-02-23T16:25:06Z")
To me the animals in this game seem crazy. If you’re initial spawn has a forest anywhere near you, changes are you’re gonna be chased down by wolves or a cougar before making it to town. Animals are afraid of people, the… --- ## [ASCII Art in Item Description](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-art-in-item-description/19462)
**Author:** [@Bence](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bence)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-art-in-item-description/19462 "2020-02-20T23:43:22Z")
So… I had this crazy idea. I added an ASCII art in to the description of the butcher knife. I separated the lines with \\n This is the result. Craft menu: Debug menu: Inventory: --- ## [First Aid Skill Thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-aid-skill-thread/22466)
**Author:** [@Gotdamnmiracle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gotdamnmiracle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/first-aid-skill-thread/22466 "2020-02-19T20:59:17Z")
Let’s brainstorm ideas of how to properly improve on the medical system in CDDA! Right now the first aid skill drops off somewhere around level 4 Regarding items and the things you can do with them yet incentivizes you … --- ## [~ Enemy Radius Pause ~](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-radius-pause/22743)
**Author:** [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-radius-pause/22743 "2020-02-19T19:06:43Z")
So I was having some fun blasting zombies and such as we all do. I noticed when I wanted to dissect a zed that every enemy around me wanted to bite me before I had the pause that would otherwise give me the heads up to a… --- ## [Rival Survivors: Unique Random NPCs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rival-survivors-unique-random-npcs/22740)
**Author:** [@pawpads](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pawpads)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rival-survivors-unique-random-npcs/22740 "2020-02-16T03:34:31Z")
I want to preface this idea by acknowledging that NPC implementation is always going through changes, and that in general a lot more work is planned to improve their behavior. I’m writing this post looking far ahead, in … --- ## [Body replacement cbms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/body-replacement-cbms/22756)
**Author:** [@Baden\_Baden](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Baden_Baden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/body-replacement-cbms/22756 "2020-02-14T04:14:19Z")
I see the idea of ,cbms that take up so much of your body where you don’t naturally heal and need to actively repair them, a lot. This is a very cool idea, but with a drawback so big there would need to be a big enough b… --- ## [Frictionless Riot Foam Suggestion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frictionless-riot-foam-suggestion/22137)
**Author:** [@Gotdamnmiracle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gotdamnmiracle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frictionless-riot-foam-suggestion/22137 "2020-02-12T00:18:28Z")
I got so excited about this suggestion I had to make an account to did up it. In Hongkong riot police are currently using riot spray that is dyed blue and has a stinging effect to control crowds and identify rioters aft… --- ## [Being a mercenary / a supplier. Working for a given trade master from a refugee center](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/being-a-mercenary-a-supplier-working-for-a-given-trade-master-from-a-refugee-center/22576)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/being-a-mercenary-a-supplier-working-for-a-given-trade-master-from-a-refugee-center/22576 "2020-02-11T18:56:42Z")
Since refugee centers and NPCs’ beheviours are going to be much better, I think that it may be interesting to add a specific system of interaction with various NPCs. I love Gothic and Gothic 2. There is a great system th… --- ## [Possible drawbridges](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-drawbridges/22550)
**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/possible-drawbridges/22550 "2020-02-10T22:19:45Z")
In the process of building my castle I’ve come across the conundrum of deciding whether or not I want a moat and it has dawn on to me that drawbridges don’t really exist. I can just use vehicles as a proxy but unfortunat… --- ## [What actually is the scrap suit and why is it pretty good?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-actually-is-the-scrap-suit-and-why-is-it-pretty-good/18834)
**Author:** [@dissociativity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dissociativity)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-actually-is-the-scrap-suit-and-why-is-it-pretty-good/18834 "2020-02-10T07:18:48Z")
So this thing is made very easily gathered materials, lots of scrap and really not all that much string. looking at the jsons, it has fairly solid protection, and only needs fabrication 3, plenty of easily gathered scra… --- ## [NPC who can teach you to read?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-who-can-teach-you-to-read/22395)
**Author:** [@DreadRoach](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DreadRoach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-who-can-teach-you-to-read/22395 "2020-02-09T23:53:42Z")
I think it’d be cool if there was a (rare) NPC type who could teach illiterate PCs to read, in the vein of the ones who teach skills or martial arts. It’d be a nice goal for your churl and caveman PCs to seek out once th… --- ## [Boulder tossing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boulder-tossing/22717)
**Author:** [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/boulder-tossing/22717 "2020-02-09T23:46:53Z")
Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something with boulders other than break them down for rocks? How much strength would you need to pick up and throw the boulders in the game, I wonder. 20+? Hydraulic muscles required… --- ## [Tent set up time in the wilderness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tent-set-up-time-in-the-wilderness/22682)
**Author:** [@Bjo\_Hart](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bjo_Hart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tent-set-up-time-in-the-wilderness/22682 "2020-02-04T19:34:52Z")
Hi there. In RL i like to camp in the wilderness with my tent. There are tents in the game too, on normal and one big tent. Cool thing, but my concern is about the time it takes to build it up in the game. Its placed i… --- ## [How To Add A New Construction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-construction/22593)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-construction/22593 "2020-02-01T22:08:27Z")
I want to add a barbed wire a-frame type thingy (see atatched image), that can be built like a road block. Something where you don’t need a fence post so it can be built on a road, etc. What’s the file setup I need to d… --- ## [Android update?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-update/22635)
**Author:** [@fencing\_mad\_man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fencing_mad_man)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/android-update/22635 "2020-01-31T13:04:33Z")
This has probably been asked before but I play on computer and android and was wondering when the next android version would be released and what features it would contain? --- ## [Scenarios/Challenges that alter game/map settings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scenarios-challenges-that-alter-game-map-settings/22633)
**Author:** [@Trivega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trivega)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scenarios-challenges-that-alter-game-map-settings/22633 "2020-01-31T08:29:46Z")
Some scenarios/challenges ought to be able to completely alter game settings or rather come with pre-defined game/map settings for faster starts, and an experience that lasts longer than the initial start. For example, “… --- ## [Sewer Dumping Possibility?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewer-dumping-possibility/22607)
**Author:** [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sewer-dumping-possibility/22607 "2020-01-30T21:34:25Z")
How easy/hard would it be to add the feature of dumping items into a manhole? I just downed a few zombies near a manhole and thought about dumping the bodies into it to see if they stay down there when they revive. I w… --- ## [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… --- ## [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. --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [Stop, Drop and Roll! (whilst on fire)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-and-roll-whilst-on-fire/22510)
**Author:** [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-and-roll-whilst-on-fire/22510 "2020-01-23T17:41:05Z")
It occurred to me to have crouching now, implies the old stop drop and roll tactic while ablaze(minus on a lava tile or engulfed). So if on fire and not in lava/engulfed in flame(as in burning building). You could crouc… --- ## [Basecamp building - allowing \>1 survivor per workslot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-building-allowing-1-survivor-per-workslot/22541)
**Author:** [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-building-allowing-1-survivor-per-workslot/22541 "2020-01-22T14:48:07Z")
Is it in plans, however long-term those may be? At least for some “big” projects like building walls/roof of a new structure and such, which take about a week currently? --- ## [Systemic World Improvments](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/systemic-world-improvments/22517)
**Author:** [@Minecrafter\_Next\_Gen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Minecrafter_Next_Gen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/systemic-world-improvments/22517 "2020-01-21T20:39:51Z")
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead has an amazing systemic world, interconnecting the world to make it seem real, somewhat. I have noticed that many non-player characters you can happen across seem to stand in place eternally, a… --- ## [What if we had a Dark Souls mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-if-we-had-a-dark-souls-mod/22525)
**Author:** [@Minecrafter\_Next\_Gen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Minecrafter_Next_Gen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-if-we-had-a-dark-souls-mod/22525 "2020-01-21T20:17:07Z")
Think upon it momentarily, what if? --- ## [Idea for salt making](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-salt-making/22512)
**Author:** [@N1Z0](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/N1Z0)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-salt-making/22512 "2020-01-19T19:34:28Z")
Had an idea in game the other day, wondering why salt couldn’t be just evaporated using the sun rather than a lengthy process of waiting for boiling etc. I remembered visiting a salt maker on Molokai in Hawaii, and they… --- ## [Escalation/tower defense/creeper mod or "late game dynamics"?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/escalation-tower-defense-creeper-mod-or-late-game-dynamics/22514)
**Author:** [@TechyBen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TechyBen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/escalation-tower-defense-creeper-mod-or-late-game-dynamics/22514 "2020-01-19T18:50:12Z")
How simple would it be to add a constant spawn or creeper defence (constant attack by enemies) or later game dynamic attacks on the player’s base/location? Basically, if we assume the rest of the world in game has blob,… --- ## [Idea for a faction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-faction/22507)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-a-faction/22507 "2020-01-18T10:09:39Z")
I had an idea for an extremely difficult, but extremely rewarding bandit camp. It would be an old military outpost with some of its soldiers still alive. Hundreds of Army personnel use the base as a fortress, raiding the… --- ## [Heres a fun suggestion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heres-a-fun-suggestion/22203)
**Author:** [@Tru3Ragnarok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tru3Ragnarok)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/heres-a-fun-suggestion/22203 "2020-01-17T22:03:52Z")
Since we’ve been moving in the direction of realism something has been seriously bugging me. It now universally takes several hours for a proper fire to get going once you’ve started it. This might be realistic for sett… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=15) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=17)