# The Drawing Board **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=29 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 30 --- ## [Suggestion for 3 new skills and some ideas for stealth system and what not](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-for-3-new-skills-and-some-ideas-for-stealth-system-and-what-not/14928)
**Author:** [@kimesik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kimesik)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-for-3-new-skills-and-some-ideas-for-stealth-system-and-what-not/14928 "2018-12-09T08:16:31Z")
Okay, I suggest adding of 3 new skills: Occultism - This skill needed to use, examine and destroy artifacts and protect your mind from psychic attack and other mental horror. Science - This skill needed to identify, in… --- ## [Sleepers & ambush type baddies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sleepers-ambush-type-baddies/17734)
**Author:** [@Trivega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trivega)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sleepers-ambush-type-baddies/17734 "2018-12-09T06:21:35Z")
Perhaps its already been modded or suggested, but I’m surprised there aren’t any creatures in the game that play possum or of the ambush type. Entities that lie in wait until ambushing prey that gets too close whether it… --- ## [Why not a rape mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-not-a-rape-mod/17809)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Balkara](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lord_Balkara)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-not-a-rape-mod/17809 "2018-12-09T03:29:24Z")
So I saw the other thread about this, and I saw the arguments people used. But for the most part, I couldn’t really find myself agreeing with them. I’ll try to address them here. A common argument that most of them use… --- ## [Thoughts on progression](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-progression/17801)
**Author:** [@Rysith](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rysith)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-progression/17801 "2018-12-08T23:09:43Z")
Sorry for the long and sort of disorganized wall of text. I was thinking through trying to add some more advanced stuff as a mod, realized I didn’t have anywhere to put it or a reason to use it, and then that turned into… --- ## [Balance: pneumatic weapons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-pneumatic-weapons/14488)
**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balance-pneumatic-weapons/14488 "2018-12-08T11:28:14Z")
By pneumatic weapons I mean both pneumatic assault rifle (PAR) and pneumatic bolt driver (PBD). I know this topic has been discussed a few times here and there already, but there is still the proverbial elephant in the … --- ## [Cone, wave or "force push" weapons/abilities](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cone-wave-or-force-push-weapons-abilities/17758)
**Author:** [@Pullimulli](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pullimulli)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cone-wave-or-force-push-weapons-abilities/17758 "2018-12-08T01:42:34Z")
Are there already such weapons or abilities in the game, with a cone area of effect, or a wave centered around the player? Or can you already “force push/grab” zomboes? Or can you already teleport enemies on lava? If no… --- ## [A suggestion for ambient temperature freezing food](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-suggestion-for-ambient-temperature-freezing-food/17749)
**Author:** [@feeder942](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/feeder942)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-suggestion-for-ambient-temperature-freezing-food/17749 "2018-12-07T16:44:06Z")
So, I am quite a new player and I am absolutely loving the game so far. What has been an issue is the freezing of food. Find a lemon Night 1: fresh, day comes: mushy, next day: rotten. Doesn’t seem right. The result i… --- ## [Craftable utility lights](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/craftable-utility-lights/17750)
**Author:** [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/craftable-utility-lights/17750 "2018-12-07T06:58:24Z")
I’m thinking about how annoying light becomes by mid game. Once you can build turrets, it’s pretty easy to get light sources. Why can’t we build utility lights as seen in the refugee center? It seems ridiculous that I ha… --- ## [Evac shelters should be full of people(at the beginning)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evac-shelters-should-be-full-of-people-at-the-beginning/17767)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evac-shelters-should-be-full-of-people-at-the-beginning/17767 "2018-12-06T23:10:04Z")
Although the lore of Cataclysm tells that 99% of the world’s population is dead or turned into zombies, I think that evac shelters should be full of people. Evac shelters usually are placed next to cities so people sho… --- ## [MERGED! map feature \[they see me scrollin\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/merged-map-feature-they-see-me-scrollin/17668)
**Author:** [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/merged-map-feature-they-see-me-scrollin/17668 "2018-12-06T03:41:51Z")
--- ## [Artifact/Experimental cbm's](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/artifact-experimental-cbms/17642)
**Author:** [@Trivega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trivega)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/artifact-experimental-cbms/17642 "2018-12-04T09:26:35Z")
There ought to be artifact or experimental cbm’s, which of course are just artifacts that you can install into your body. Part of the cbm loot tables only super rare or located in chained up lab vaults with warnings begg… --- ## [Semi-automatic firearms with no magazines should be single-shot with slow reload](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/semi-automatic-firearms-with-no-magazines-should-be-single-shot-with-slow-reload/16424)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/semi-automatic-firearms-with-no-magazines-should-be-single-shot-with-slow-reload/16424 "2018-12-04T03:25:38Z")
An infected survivor attacked me near a marloss orchard. I killed him and took his pistol. A beat-up .44 Desert Eagle. No magazine. I guess the shot he hit me with was the only one he had. Just in the pipe. I probably… --- ## [More first aid skill uses?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-first-aid-skill-uses/17704)
**Author:** [@Medi\_Ding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Medi_Ding)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-first-aid-skill-uses/17704 "2018-12-02T17:33:52Z")
People are already talking about bullet wounds, but what about splints? Maybe people with good enough first aid skill can fit them better, allowing the limb to recover a bit faster. I haven’t played much with npcs, but i… --- ## [Corrosive Zombies never miss](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/corrosive-zombies-never-miss/17658)
**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/corrosive-zombies-never-miss/17658 "2018-12-02T13:54:42Z")
I don’t think this is a bug with the game, but it bugs me. Corrosive zombies never, ever miss their ranged attack. Shocker zombies literally shoot lightning, and they can still miss. I have an effective dodge rating of… --- ## [Idea for books&skIllxp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-books-skillxp/17703)
**Author:** [@Azure\_Soul\_Azur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Azure_Soul_Azur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-books-skillxp/17703 "2018-12-02T04:16:03Z")
Here’s an idea. Instead of reading books = skill up it can be more like having “books near/on you and get a skill xp gain %” well they also contain recipes. As for leveling up skills you can have actions that can use … --- ## [Patrol Routes & Guard Duty for Hacked Robots](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/patrol-routes-guard-duty-for-hacked-robots/17702)
**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/patrol-routes-guard-duty-for-hacked-robots/17702 "2018-12-02T03:04:48Z")
Behold, my glorious robot army: 80 Wraitheon bots, countless manhacks, and a few dozen others. While they can be useful to have following you on occasion, mine spend a great deal of time sitting around in storage (courte… --- ## [Mutant Monster?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutant-monster/17682)
**Author:** [@AskaHope](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AskaHope)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/mutant-monster/17682 "2018-12-02T00:16:31Z")
We always use mutagens, but are we really the only ones in the world that can use them? No mad scientist? No wannabe-mutant? No falied mutant experiment? No really crazy psychopath? We already have the broken cyborg an… --- ## [Make it necessary to use utensils when eating to avoid food posioning](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-it-necessary-to-use-utensils-when-eating-to-avoid-food-posioning/17685)
**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/make-it-necessary-to-use-utensils-when-eating-to-avoid-food-posioning/17685 "2018-11-30T22:27:48Z")
Would add another layer of realism to the game. Eating food with your hands covered in zombie guts, blood and dirt would probably be detrimental to your health. There should be a need to carry utensils when eating, and a… --- ## [More weapons, more locations, more monster](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-weapons-more-locations-more-monster/17676)
**Author:** [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-weapons-more-locations-more-monster/17676 "2018-11-30T11:37:35Z")
i have played this game for so long and i love it but somehow i feel like there’s need to be more added into the game, and after some consideration and observation i can only suggest these few things that i would to love… --- ## [Recycling (if that's what you want to call it)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recycling-if-thats-what-you-want-to-call-it/10649)
**Author:** [@theactualpapabrando](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/theactualpapabrando)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/recycling-if-thats-what-you-want-to-call-it/10649 "2018-11-29T23:13:47Z")
there’s a mass amount of empty cash cards (cash cards in general.) in the game (or my world at least.) and once you take the money off of it and put it on your “main card” (usually the first one you pick up.) it kinda ha… --- ## [Surgical Removal of Extra Mutated Parts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/surgical-removal-of-extra-mutated-parts/17648)
**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/surgical-removal-of-extra-mutated-parts/17648 "2018-11-29T15:31:06Z")
Oh no! You have been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What is the best course of treatment? Sure, you could take a hit of purifier serum, but you might lose one of your useful mu… --- ## [Fuel to power conversion rates](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-to-power-conversion-rates/17649)
**Author:** [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-to-power-conversion-rates/17649 "2018-11-29T14:10:55Z")
I think I’ve mentioned this before (on the old forum), but it’s still an issue, so here we go: The rate at which you can convert fuel (gasoline) into power is pretty ridiculously high (too efficient, that is). I did a … --- ## [Enemy death message](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-death-message/16807)
**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/enemy-death-message/16807 "2018-09-29T17:40:23Z")
both from some wiki reading and some game play i have seen some enemies like broken cyborgs are in great pain i think it would be a great lore then if the monsters that are in extreme pain like the blood sacrifice foe c… --- ## [Fuel Cells for Cdda?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650)
**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fuel-cells-for-cdda/17650 "2018-11-28T12:39:43Z")
I remember talking about these in my PoE class. I mostly forgot how they work, they just need water and a fuel cell. It would be a new fuel for vehicles but it is not very effective in extreme temperatures and it generat… --- ## [Color code vitamin types?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/color-code-vitamin-types/17655)
**Author:** [@Medi\_Ding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Medi_Ding)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/color-code-vitamin-types/17655 "2018-11-28T08:06:22Z")
I just think that it would make sorting foods a bit faster, since distinguishing color is a bit easier than reading the text. --- ## [Idea based on The Whisperers (The Walking Dead)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-based-on-the-whisperers-the-walking-dead/17635)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-based-on-the-whisperers-the-walking-dead/17635 "2018-11-27T21:17:55Z")
I am aware that we can craft zombie pheromones but it is very difficult to use this when the zombie spawn is set to a high level (30-50). What about ‘a zombie disguise’? Character uses his survival and tailoring skills i… --- ## [Teleports to other planes of existence/places/times](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/teleports-to-other-planes-of-existence-places-times/17323)
**Author:** [@pikolinian](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pikolinian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/teleports-to-other-planes-of-existence-places-times/17323 "2018-11-25T11:06:45Z")
How hard would it be to code portals, which takes character to, for example, Lunar Base, or Sahara desert, or prehistoric times (Dino Mod!), other plane of existence (Arcana)? There has to be new Map created, I guess. --- ## [Evolving the vermin system further](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evolving-the-vermin-system-further/17617)
**Author:** [@Trivega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trivega)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/evolving-the-vermin-system-further/17617 "2018-11-25T08:02:08Z")
I like the vermin system, leave rotting stuff around, and bad things grow from it. However, it ought to be expanded more. Leave food out in the open or not in a container, and mice or other vermin can start spawning from… --- ## [Lures, baits, and callers for specific wild animals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lures-baits-and-callers-for-specific-wild-animals/17587)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lures-baits-and-callers-for-specific-wild-animals/17587 "2018-11-24T00:22:49Z")
Since animals can’t eat and players can’t track animals, I think that adding various lures, baits and callers would be nice. Of course a caller for bears shouldn’t lure a moose etc. I’m wasting the half of my day on sear… --- ## [Removing shrapnels, arrowheads, bullets from character's body](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-shrapnels-arrowheads-bullets-from-characters-body/17549)
**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/removing-shrapnels-arrowheads-bullets-from-characters-body/17549 "2018-11-23T14:16:44Z")
My idea is to add the possibility (and need) of removing various shrapnels from our bodies. Such a wound may lead to a constants pain, serious swelling, blood loss, infection, and consequently, to our death. In order to … [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=28) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=30)