# The Drawing Board **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=86 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 87 --- ## [Toilet Wine](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toilet-wine/8616)
**Author:** [@Nickal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nickal)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/toilet-wine/8616 "2015-01-14T12:50:46Z")
If you read the subject you know what I’m talking about. not sure If this has been already implemented. --- ## [Controlling Lab Proliferation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/controlling-lab-proliferation/8605)
**Author:** [@ragamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ragamer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/controlling-lab-proliferation/8605 "2015-01-14T10:12:24Z")
I don’t know if this belongs to a suggestion thread or to a bug thread but as it contains a heavy personal preference factor I decided to put it here. I play in a “wilderness” world with city size at 3, maybe due to the… --- ## [Suggesting new buildings?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggesting-new-buildings/8317)
**Author:** [@Illogical\_Blox](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Illogical_Blox)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggesting-new-buildings/8317 "2015-01-14T06:59:49Z")
I thought it would be interesting to start a topic where we could stockpile our ideas for new buildings. ^ Salons - contain scissors, batteries, chairs, etc. ^ Oil wells - contain computers, fuel cans and pumps. ^ War… --- ## [Flanked!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flanked/8420)
**Author:** [@Logrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logrin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flanked/8420 "2015-01-14T03:43:18Z")
The game always assumes you’re facing the ‘right’ direction. That’s a very good policy, but not always possible. My suggestion? A simple system that penalizes situations where the a player/NPC/monster wouldn’t be able to… --- ## [Dreams](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dreams/8569)
**Author:** [@Altiumbe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Altiumbe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dreams/8569 "2015-01-14T02:35:18Z")
My idea is simple: when you wake up there is a small (10, maybe 20 percent? somewhere in that range) that you wake up with good dreams or nightmares. Good dream would give you a morale bonus that lasts until you get tire… --- ## [Sexual Content Discussion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sexual-content-discussion/8535)
**Author:** [@iceball3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/iceball3)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sexual-content-discussion/8535 "2015-01-14T00:49:01Z")
And so it happens. Discuss sexual content, in terms of opinions, means of implementation, et cetera. Insofar we have the vibrator, anything else i am missing? Erstwhile, i am personally for having sexual content imple… --- ## [Feasibility of forging superalloy weapons?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/feasibility-of-forging-superalloy-weapons/8593)
**Author:** [@Alasnuyo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Alasnuyo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/feasibility-of-forging-superalloy-weapons/8593 "2015-01-13T21:10:41Z")
What the title says. But I suppose it comes down to whether or not the superalloy is the kind that won’t have it’s properties ruined by normal hand-forging processes. --- ## [Arbitrarily-Genned Horde Mode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arbitrarily-genned-horde-mode/8606)
**Author:** [@Bumpkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bumpkin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arbitrarily-genned-horde-mode/8606 "2015-01-13T20:59:47Z")
So, the big problem with hordes seems to be that they can’t despawn and go back to roaming after they hit your reality bubble. Unless everyone else has a totally different playstyle that I’ve never considered, as a newbi… --- ## [Remnants](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remnants/8553)
**Author:** [@Dparra](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dparra)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/remnants/8553 "2015-01-12T15:00:26Z")
I was just wondering, correct me if I’m wrong but if what I read from the lore on the wiki is correct, if a big chunk of the military within the states retreated to “fortified bunkers and airstrips” would there be a chan… --- ## [Vehicle storage in a larger vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-storage-in-a-larger-vehicle/7513)
**Author:** [@SteelBlueWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SteelBlueWolf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-storage-in-a-larger-vehicle/7513 "2015-01-11T20:57:33Z")
In a few Bunker threads recently the idea of storing a small lootmobile inside a larger mobile base has come up. What if vehicles had a tile that could store a vehicle (obviously the vehicle would have to fit on those ti… --- ## [Engine that runs on CLEAN water?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/engine-that-runs-on-clean-water/8561)
**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/engine-that-runs-on-clean-water/8561 "2015-01-11T06:05:04Z")
What about an engine that only runs on CLEAN water? I see this being most useful for someone traveling around on a Quad bike or scooter of some kind. something that would get some good MPG. --- ## [Additional plant mutation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-plant-mutation/8567)
**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-plant-mutation/8567 "2015-01-11T01:15:17Z")
What about this? Roots: For every turn that you spend in the rain or swimming/standing in fresh water, your thirst is sated by 1 point This has no effect while wearing shoes and cause permanent 2 points of encumbermen… --- ## [Wood gasifier](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wood-gasifier/8563)
**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wood-gasifier/8563 "2015-01-10T20:20:30Z")
I mentioned this in another thread, but I thought it deserved its own conversation. What do you guys think of adding wood gasifier tech? you wouldn’t be able to power a deathmobile on it, but an RV just travelling around… --- ## [Should the requirements for pushing objects be lower than for pulling?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-the-requirements-for-pushing-objects-be-lower-than-for-pulling/8551)
**Author:** [@Llamageddon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Llamageddon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/should-the-requirements-for-pushing-objects-be-lower-than-for-pulling/8551 "2015-01-10T04:57:05Z")
Perhaps somewhat too minor of a thing to deserve a topic, but either way, here it is. In real life, it is usually significantly easier to push objects, than to pull them, and would be a relatively small change to make, t… --- ## [CBM drive by wire and/or RC and/or hacking-managing hacked bot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbm-drive-by-wire-and-or-rc-and-or-hacking-managing-hacked-bot/8523)
**Author:** [@MarcoVGnG](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarcoVGnG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cbm-drive-by-wire-and-or-rc-and-or-hacking-managing-hacked-bot/8523 "2015-01-08T15:31:35Z")
Hi everyone, All si in the title… (Probable the shortest suggestion in the forum :slight\_smile: ) Apocalyptic yours. --- ## [Two suggestions for gun mechanics: Subsonics and Mag +1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/two-suggestions-for-gun-mechanics-subsonics-and-mag-1/8503)
**Author:** [@Nerezza](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nerezza)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/two-suggestions-for-gun-mechanics-subsonics-and-mag-1/8503 "2015-01-08T11:49:32Z")
Hello, I’m an on/off player of the experimental who’s also poked at the source and compiled by own builds at times ever since before the Dark Days Ahead versions of Cataclysm! Being somewhat familiar with how the mechani… --- ## [Ridable creatures and NPC killing?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ridable-creatures-and-npc-killing/8538)
**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ridable-creatures-and-npc-killing/8538 "2015-01-07T21:14:27Z")
I’m back again, and this time I’m here talking about ridable creatures, I know this game has some animals that can actually tame and riding it, like cow, horse, cougar(mabye) or even a dinosaur(if you enjoy that mod) ab… --- ## [Melee System: RPG based suggestions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/melee-system-rpg-based-suggestions/8474)
**Author:** [@ragamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ragamer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/melee-system-rpg-based-suggestions/8474 "2015-01-07T01:17:05Z")
I know the following suggestions can take forever to code and some of them require to “touch” different parts of the game… That’s why I wish to share the ideas (and the reassonings behind) to see if there is enough room … --- ## [Places of interest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/places-of-interest/7085)
**Author:** [@Aenye](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aenye)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/places-of-interest/7085 "2015-01-06T19:41:20Z")
Once upon a time, there was a post: Something like this is pretty much my alley, so I decided to give it a shot. Please do mind that this is just a suggestion (I wouldn’t want to tell anyone how the game is supposed to… --- ## [Machine Shop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machine-shop/8456)
**Author:** [@jokermatt999](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jokermatt999)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/machine-shop/8456 "2015-01-05T20:43:42Z")
So I know a lot of crafting is off limits as the player wouldn’t have access to precision machinery. If someone were to code say, a special 2x2 machine shop with large precision machinery which had to be posted via eithe… --- ## [Handedness and Symmetry](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/handedness-and-symmetry/8464)
**Author:** [@Logrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logrin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/handedness-and-symmetry/8464 "2015-01-05T14:44:17Z")
Now that the encumbrance screen divides left and right sided limbs a thought occurs… What if during character creation you chose your handedness? Either as left/right or taking ambidextrous as a perk. So long as an acti… --- ## [NPC Interaction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-interaction/8522)
**Author:** [@dreamfantasy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dreamfantasy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-interaction/8522 "2015-01-05T14:06:23Z")
Is there any improvement in progress in NPC interaction? In my current game, my NPC friend got hurt and kept bleeding. I can’t heal her or do first aid even I have the right items. Also, the NPC seems don’t know which a… --- ## [NPC Faction Slave/Prison Idea](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-faction-slave-prison-idea/8518)
**Author:** [@supergameman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/supergameman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npc-faction-slave-prison-idea/8518 "2015-01-05T05:18:41Z")
How about an idea that takes NPC Factions and takes them one step further? Hell’s Riders/Hostile Faction already has thugs and people who try to raid and attack you. So what about some thugs noticing if you look weak or… --- ## [Random generation of bosses/enemies](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-generation-of-bosses-enemies/8476)
**Author:** [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2015, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-generation-of-bosses-enemies/8476 "2015-01-04T10:56:15Z")
Special type of enemies - random generated ones. Everything is pretty straight forward here. They are like DF’s titans. Some of them have special abilities like dodging bullets, not being affected by fire, electricity, … --- ## [Reinforcing Clothing: Padding vs Armoring](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reinforcing-clothing-padding-vs-armoring/8469)
**Author:** [@Wally-kun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wally-kun)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reinforcing-clothing-padding-vs-armoring/8469 "2015-01-01T20:04:04Z")
Something came to me while I was repairing and reinforcing my clothing on a new character: there’s really not much point in ‘reinforcing’ clothing. It just adds to the durability, but regular clothes are just going to ge… --- ## [The role of clothing - a discussion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-role-of-clothing-a-discussion/8470)
**Author:** [@Shoes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shoes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-role-of-clothing-a-discussion/8470 "2014-12-31T02:22:35Z")
In https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/10679, I posted the following. Discuss! :smiley: So, I found these interesting articles: http://cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/PDFS/zba6/p144967.pdf http://en.wikipedia.… --- ## [Duct-Tape, Guns, and Die Hard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-guns-and-die-hard/8419)
**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/duct-tape-guns-and-die-hard/8419 "2014-12-30T02:55:05Z")
So I was having a discussion with a friend when an idea popped into his head: Why can’t we tape small guns to our body? Use a bit of duct tape, apply it to the body, and when worn you get a single-use draw and some pain… --- ## [Permenant Disabilities/Wounds](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/permenant-disabilities-wounds/8299)
**Author:** [@LoneTophat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LoneTophat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/permenant-disabilities-wounds/8299 "2014-12-30T01:34:21Z")
So. This game has a wonderful crafting system that I have fallen in love with. However, First Aid specifically is quite lacking. Bleeding/Infection isn’t as horrific as it could be! Let’s add a full, detailed, and descri… --- ## [Conservation of Mass - Corpses and Batteries](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/conservation-of-mass-corpses-and-batteries/8450)
**Author:** [@Wally-kun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wally-kun)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/conservation-of-mass-corpses-and-batteries/8450 "2014-12-29T23:03:57Z")
It dawned on me while I was musing to myself how to best rush through the lower levels of an Ice Lab with a climate control CBM that batteries, once consumed, just…vaporize. Realistically you’d have the spent battery, bu… --- ## [Praise sub-forum](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/praise-sub-forum/8453)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/praise-sub-forum/8453 "2014-12-28T21:46:42Z")
My katana-wielding female lawyer bad-ass (no points for guessing her name) just Musashied her way through a sewer tunnel filled with irradiated wanderers, then emerged at a shopping mall and left wall to wall carnage. T… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=85) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/c/game-talk/the-drawing-board/10.md?page=87)