# The Drawing Board **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=33 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 34 --- ## [Diverting river for farming irrigation?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diverting-river-for-farming-irrigation/16429)
**Author:** [@dpwb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dpwb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/diverting-river-for-farming-irrigation/16429 "2018-09-12T19:48:14Z")
I know the farming and zone pulls arent fully ready yet, but whilst I was playing around with them, I realised that the amount of water needed to get a good plot size going was quite high. That’s probably realistic ( pl… --- ## [Filthy Camouflage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/filthy-camouflage/16563)
**Author:** [@Foqus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Foqus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/filthy-camouflage/16563 "2018-09-12T07:43:15Z")
Hello all! Would it be possible to make filthy clothss/armor assist in zeds not detecting us while maintaining the moral penalty and maybe an increase in animal tracking? --- ## [Better vehicle battery management, Hoe function, Health regen rebalance, Food preservation, Fire, crafting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-vehicle-battery-management-hoe-function-health-regen-rebalance-food-preservation-fire-crafting/16361)
**Author:** [@Santos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Santos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/better-vehicle-battery-management-hoe-function-health-regen-rebalance-food-preservation-fire-crafting/16361 "2018-09-11T23:40:57Z")
Vehicle: batteries charge based on the order they were installed and this can sometimes make it difficult to manage when you have many installed. I bypass the problem by installing the batteries in a certain order which … --- ## [Speed calculation UI](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/speed-calculation-ui/15428)
**Author:** [@bookofguns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bookofguns)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/speed-calculation-ui/15428 "2018-09-11T16:02:45Z")
This is just another random idea being thrown out here but under the speed tab in the character stats screen it would be nice to see what increases/lowering base speed instead of having to math everything your wearing to… --- ## [Improved (E)at menu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/improved-e-at-menu/16445)
**Author:** [@Warlander](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Warlander)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/improved-e-at-menu/16445 "2018-09-06T17:19:51Z")
Why Current (E)at menu is very basic - it just lists things you can eat your character is carrying, as well as on surrounding tiles. It gets less and less comfortable to use the more food items you have, and doesn’t sort… --- ## [Why pre-treshold mutation "Rapid metabolism" became not-purifiable?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-pre-treshold-mutation-rapid-metabolism-became-not-purifiable/16483)
**Author:** [@SirPendrak](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SirPendrak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-pre-treshold-mutation-rapid-metabolism-became-not-purifiable/16483 "2018-09-06T01:54:52Z")
With the addition of new mutation tree, this small change arrived as well. Strangely enough, you can still get rid of this mutation by getting fast healing etc. Whats the reason of this change? Werent all pre-treshold m… --- ## [Integrated toolset can't heat food with pot?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/integrated-toolset-cant-heat-food-with-pot/16476)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/integrated-toolset-cant-heat-food-with-pot/16476 "2018-09-04T21:51:52Z")
I can use my integrated tools for welding and soldering tools. They can heat a pot to cook and boil water. But I can’t heat up a toast-em, even if I have a mess tin. --- ## [Should diazepam reduce dispersion?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-diazepam-reduce-dispersion/16440)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-diazepam-reduce-dispersion/16440 "2018-08-31T07:28:58Z")
I’ve heard that some shooters use it to damp down the body’s normal small tremors and regulate the heart. Don’t know if it is bunk. I know I’d sure try it if there were lives on the line. Should diazepam reduce disper… --- ## [Standardizing Tool Qualities](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/standardizing-tool-qualities/16398)
**Author:** [@Human\_Shield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Human_Shield)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/standardizing-tool-qualities/16398 "2018-08-31T01:57:24Z")
Tool qualities are currently very ad hoc. Level 1 is just set to whatever the lowest tool that performs the task is and turns into Level 2 if a makeshift tool is implemented. And butchering works on its own completely di… --- ## [Is there any way to reload from crafting distance?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-reload-from-crafting-distance/16383)
**Author:** [@TheKobold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKobold)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-reload-from-crafting-distance/16383 "2018-08-30T20:48:10Z")
Seems tedious to have to run to my charcoal and battery and thread cupboard just to reload a tool while I’m doing a lot of crafting. Reloading from crafting distance seems like a good easy fix, but the ideal fix in my m… --- ## [Chopping wood and felling trees should be noisy work](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chopping-wood-and-felling-trees-should-be-noisy-work/16431)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/chopping-wood-and-felling-trees-should-be-noisy-work/16431 "2018-08-30T18:13:39Z")
Ever chop down a tree with an axe? Not nearly as loud as a chainsaw, but you can hear it a literal mile off. And when a good-sized tree hits the ground you can hear it and even feel it through the ground a pretty good … --- ## [Drying meat in winter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drying-meat-in-winter/16381)
**Author:** [@Santos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Santos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drying-meat-in-winter/16381 "2018-08-30T13:55:24Z")
Winter air is devoid of moisture(falls to the ground to form snow and ice) leaving the air dry. Bugs also don’t fair well in the cold. Many cultures in the world learned they could dry/dehydrate meat in the winter. This… --- ## [Leather Tarp should also act as Tarpaulin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leather-tarp-should-also-act-as-tarpaulin/16395)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/leather-tarp-should-also-act-as-tarpaulin/16395 "2018-08-30T13:44:47Z")
For the shelter and raincatcher contruction items. Much easier to make a leather tarp than to find a space blanket or poncho. Well, at least at low scarcity it is. --- ## [Hot weather clothing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hot-weather-clothing/16418)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hot-weather-clothing/16418 "2018-08-30T11:34:48Z")
Right now we have ways to keep warm, but not cool. A loose cotton robe, a broad straw hat,etc can provide sun protection and relief in hot weather. Perhaps a tailoring modification to lower the warmth rating - adding v… --- ## [Sparring practice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sparring-practice/16420)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sparring-practice/16420 "2018-08-29T05:18:49Z")
Initiate non-lethal combat with followers, work on skills. --- ## [How time comsuming will it be to add classes to a scenario!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-time-comsuming-will-it-be-to-add-classes-to-a-scenario/16416)
**Author:** [@Demosthenes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Demosthenes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-time-comsuming-will-it-be-to-add-classes-to-a-scenario/16416 "2018-08-29T04:58:44Z")
I’ll preface by saying I plan on learning to code for this game and have plans for a sumo wrestler as well as late game events like an alien imvasion after 400 game days have past. But I don’t have time right now. I wo… --- ## [Radical Suggestion: Mutation and Playstyles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/radical-suggestion-mutation-and-playstyles/16413)
**Author:** [@secretfire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/secretfire)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/radical-suggestion-mutation-and-playstyles/16413 "2018-08-28T16:43:37Z")
So, one of the eternal questions over mutation is ‘balance vs bionics’ and then all the details of the types of mutation/etc. But playing with the mutations as they stand in the latest experimental, after having avoided… --- ## [Suggestion: additional info on time costs](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-additional-info-on-time-costs/16406)
**Author:** [@kuros](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kuros)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggestion-additional-info-on-time-costs/16406 "2018-08-28T00:43:02Z")
It would be helpful if somewhere in the game itself there were clues as to how to reduce the time to engage in different constructions and crafts. Likewise, a way to see what is contributing to the current time estimate… --- ## [Some thoughts on heat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-thoughts-on-heat/16394)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-thoughts-on-heat/16394 "2018-08-27T17:57:26Z")
Some campers and RVs have wood-burning heaters. A freezer or fridge heats the environment it is in equal to the power it uses. My solar-powered cabin needs an electric space heater. --- ## [Book copying, Notes, Residual memory](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/book-copying-notes-residual-memory/16380)
**Author:** [@Santos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Santos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/book-copying-notes-residual-memory/16380 "2018-08-27T05:49:00Z")
The ability of create another copy of a book to have in different bases rather than always carrying them. Ability to take selective notes: Most of the info or recipes in most books are dead weight, would be nice to just… --- ## [Disabling special attacks of monsters that needs a body part?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disabling-special-attacks-of-monsters-that-needs-a-body-part/16365)
**Author:** [@Axema](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Axema)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disabling-special-attacks-of-monsters-that-needs-a-body-part/16365 "2018-08-26T05:43:21Z")
I’ve been thinking of it… Most monster attacks require a body part to use like arms, but cutting it will make abilities unusable till death. To make it clear, this is an example: "You cut off the zombie's left arm!" + "… --- ## [Cataclysm DDA in space?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-in-space/16362)
**Author:** [@ecchi\_squid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ecchi_squid)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cataclysm-dda-in-space/16362 "2018-08-25T05:51:53Z")
I was thinking a game like this could have a lot of potential as a game similar to Dead Space. Of course, not likely to happen. But being on a space ship and having the same crafting capabilities and zombies, etc would… --- ## [Randomize likes/dislikes on player generation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomize-likes-dislikes-on-player-generation/16360)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/randomize-likes-dislikes-on-player-generation/16360 "2018-08-24T21:54:11Z")
Not everyone prefers coffee to tea. Could likes and dislikes be randomized within a range on new character generation? --- ## [Force open metal doors](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-open-metal-doors/16352)
**Author:** [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-open-metal-doors/16352 "2018-08-24T12:53:44Z")
If I have a crowbar and a scissor lift or bottle jack, I am getting in that ministorage. Perhaps allow an action to force metal door if you have both Prying and Jacking tools on hand? --- ## [Missing Messages in Messaging Spam](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-messages-in-messaging-spam/16341)
**Author:** [@Malakh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malakh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/missing-messages-in-messaging-spam/16341 "2018-08-23T19:03:15Z")
Given the immense amount of messages that fly around during combat, I can often miss critical messages around backpacks or other volume producing clothing getting destroyed and items tumbling to the ground. Laser targeti… --- ## [Stop, Drop, Roll and more?(idea for a crawling feature)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-roll-and-more-idea-for-a-crawling-feature/15918)
**Author:** [@NotaRobotcat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NotaRobotcat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stop-drop-roll-and-more-idea-for-a-crawling-feature/15918 "2018-08-23T13:47:04Z")
So I was burning down a spider nest (my usual go to) when my character got a little too close, fire quickly killing me along with the spiders . I tried in vain to find a way out of this predicament, using a fire extingui… --- ## [Crafting progression](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-progression/16236)
**Author:** [@Malakh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malakh)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-progression/16236 "2018-08-20T13:44:20Z")
The CRPGer in me finds that lack of equipment progression unsatisfying. Given access to a few books, a player is capable of crafting the best equipment. (Right, no power armor or advanced firearms, but short of that). Th… --- ## [Just saw this on reddit, and since I don't have an account any more I want to say thank you here](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/just-saw-this-on-reddit-and-since-i-dont-have-an-account-any-more-i-want-to-say-thank-you-here/16310)
**Author:** [@TheKobold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKobold)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/just-saw-this-on-reddit-and-since-i-dont-have-an-account-any-more-i-want-to-say-thank-you-here/16310 "2018-08-20T02:49:02Z")
@mlangsdorf Master Mechanic, Code Contributor 6 points 12 hours ago I’m taking a break from working on the invincible coil of frames problem and working on bike racks, since bike racks will share a lot of the same code… --- ## [Depression, loneliness, lategame challenge/incentive?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/depression-loneliness-lategame-challenge-incentive/16234)
**Author:** [@dpwb](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dpwb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/depression-loneliness-lategame-challenge-incentive/16234 "2018-08-19T00:09:43Z")
I see this has been mooted before a few years ago, when pets/NPCs were less fleshed out. Seems to me, that as a non-combat mid to lategame challenge, a scaling morale factor that keeps getting worse would be a realistic… --- ## [Can openers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-openers/5655)
**Author:** [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-openers/5655 "2018-08-18T18:49:40Z")
How are you supposed to open cans… of course can openers :stuck\_out\_tongue: -small cans… 1/3 the size of normal cans holding one ration of like tuna or something -large cans probably have 3 servings perhaps to compens… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=32) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=34)