# Latest

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## [A question on the battery compartment mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-question-on-the-battery-compartment-mod/17951)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-question-on-the-battery-compartment-mod/17951 "2018-12-16T05:48:18Z")

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so while i know what the mod uses as power but i have a question do i get the battery back after the charge is used? because those batteries can be recharged so it being lost would make no sense.

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## [How to find a building for testing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-find-a-building-for-testing/17941)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-find-a-building-for-testing/17941 "2018-12-15T23:41:05Z")

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I made a custom variant of the fire station (Using the game’s actual file for it) and I want to find it to see if it works, but first I need to find it. Ideally multiple times for extra verification. I believe that ther…

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## [Display all black](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/display-all-black/17939)

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**Author:** [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/display-all-black/17939 "2018-12-15T18:48:40Z")

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Sorry if this shouldn’t be it’s own thread, but the discourse is displaying grey text on a grey background. I miss the old white text on black/grey. Is it a bug on my end or is there some way to change it back. It’s a ma…

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## [I can not create a faction camp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-not-create-a-faction-camp/17874)

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**Author:** [@CHERI1230](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CHERI1230)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-not-create-a-faction-camp/17874 "2018-12-15T22:36:17Z")

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Hi. I would to create my own faction camp, but it does not work for me. I found two prisoners at the military outpost, I released them and they became companions. During the dialogue with them, I have the line “Talk abou…

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## [Thatched roof description says it's a floor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thatched-roof-description-says-its-a-floor/17918)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thatched-roof-description-says-its-a-floor/17918 "2018-12-15T16:57:54Z")

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When I go into the build menu and go over to the ‘thatched roof’ option, it says the result is: “Floor consisting of a finely mixed earth that has been tamped down.” I’m pretty dang certain that isn’t the definition of …

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## [Idea for new traits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-new-traits/17896)

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**Author:** [@Melen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Melen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/idea-for-new-traits/17896 "2018-12-15T16:49:08Z")

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I was thinking the other day of a couple new traits after watching something on tv. What about claustrophobia & agoraphobia? The character would become more and more anxious unless they were either near or away from som…

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## [More questions about contributing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-questions-about-contributing/17920)

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**Author:** [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/more-questions-about-contributing/17920 "2018-12-15T14:39:53Z")

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So, I have more questions about what is and isn’t appropriate for contribution/on github. I enjoyed making the cache mod so I thought I’d start trying to add stuff to the core game. Spruce up some of those old location…

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## [A quick question](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-quick-question/17932)

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**Author:** [@Umbra.Animo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra.Animo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-quick-question/17932 "2018-12-15T06:03:11Z")

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is their any way to remove the text to the left. mostly for doing the battery bike without the whole large amount of text saying that the bike can not be driven

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## [Why did my font on this site turn grey?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-did-my-font-on-this-site-turn-grey/17927)

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**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-did-my-font-on-this-site-turn-grey/17927 "2018-12-15T04:46:27Z")

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I can barely read what i’m typing. Any idea what happened or how to fix this?

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## [CS students looking to fix issue #23440](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cs-students-looking-to-fix-issue-23440/17737)

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**Author:** [@audiencia-cereal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/audiencia-cereal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cs-students-looking-to-fix-issue-23440/17737 "2018-12-15T02:59:19Z")

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We’re a group of CS students looking to make a contribution to an open source project. We’ve come across issue #23440, labeled “Good First Issue”, on the GitHub repo and we’re going to try to tackle it. We were hoping to…

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## [Thoughts on fungus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-fungus/17647)

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**Author:** [@Erk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Erk)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/thoughts-on-fungus/17647 "2018-12-15T01:28:07Z")

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I imagine I’m far from the only person with fungus turned off because it’s just too much of a damned pain in the ass to keep the weeds under control constantly. I’ve been thinking about why. I love the fungus as an enem…

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## [How do you make a ‘deep’ pit?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-make-a-deep-pit/17922)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-make-a-deep-pit/17922 "2018-12-15T01:25:55Z")

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I’m trying to make a root cellar, which I need a deep pit for. I don’t seem to be able to dig that far though. Do I need to use the ‘dig downstairs’ button to make that?

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## [Assigning multiple ammunition types to a magazine](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/assigning-multiple-ammunition-types-to-a-magazine/17903)

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**Author:** [@Surprised\_Cephamorph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Surprised_Cephamorph)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/assigning-multiple-ammunition-types-to-a-magazine/17903 "2018-12-14T22:46:36Z")

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So, after a rather frustrating occurrence in my latest run, being that of converting my SvS to .223 for easier access to cartridges, I found that there was no stripper clip available for .223. This made me sad, So I deci…

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## [Can someone better explain how magazines and such work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-better-explain-how-magazines-and-such-work/17915)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-someone-better-explain-how-magazines-and-such-work/17915 "2018-12-14T21:40:56Z")

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I started trying out the Bionic Sniper profession and I ended up running out of ammo to n my guns magazine. Since when you start, you seem to have extra in your chest rig, I figured all I had to do was press ‘r’ to reloa…

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## [Concerning the new power to wheel to weight ratio calculation](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/concerning-the-new-power-to-wheel-to-weight-ratio-calculation/17854)

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**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/concerning-the-new-power-to-wheel-to-weight-ratio-calculation/17854 "2018-12-14T20:34:26Z")

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Okay, so the new update has made some changes to the way power, wheels, and weight affect vehicle speed. For the regular cars, it seems to be pretty reasonable, but for the heavier vehicles, it gets weird. Let me give so…

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## [Add Bandits](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-bandits/11526)

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**Author:** [@GovTD](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GovTD)\
**Replies:** 86\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-bandits/11526 "2018-12-14T19:54:00Z")

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This is a mod that does just what the title states: It add people (some with guns) into the game who try to kill you. Simple enough. This mod was mostly just a test to see how this whole modding thing worked out, but the…

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## [What do I need to do to get my ‘Regular’ badge back?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-get-my-regular-badge-back/17880)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-get-my-regular-badge-back/17880 "2018-12-14T16:37:09Z")

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Once upon a time I had said badge, but life forced me to not be able to be on the forums for months, and I no longer have it. Which makes me sad. I wish to be able to correct spelling and/or grammar in people’s thread t…

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## [Keep the Player Moving (FTL Style)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keep-the-player-moving-ftl-style/17846)

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**Author:** [@Rogue\_Yun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rogue_Yun)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keep-the-player-moving-ftl-style/17846 "2018-12-14T13:26:16Z")

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I made this post on GitHub and was requested to move it here (Issue #27061). Below is a Copy Paste of the OP. I would like to suggest a game mode that would keep the player moving. One of the great strengths of the gam…

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## [How do you create a poll here?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-create-a-poll-here/17879)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-create-a-poll-here/17879 "2018-12-14T13:09:50Z")

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Just as it says on the tin.

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## [Trying to get a vehicle welding rig](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-get-a-vehicle-welding-rig/17893)

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**Author:** [@Medi\_Ding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Medi_Ding)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-get-a-vehicle-welding-rig/17893 "2018-12-14T08:35:00Z")

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Where can I find them, and if I can’t, then how should I train my mechanics skill to 8?

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## [The most dangerous game of all. Also, can you have only nether creatures to spawn?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-dangerous-game-of-all-also-can-you-have-only-nether-creatures-to-spawn/17894)

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**Author:** [@Bobdole44](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bobdole44)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-most-dangerous-game-of-all-also-can-you-have-only-nether-creatures-to-spawn/17894 "2018-12-14T03:44:20Z")

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Has anyone played a game with the highest level NPC spawn rate with little to no monsters? I’ve been playing through one on and off. Within two game days I accumulated a group of 14 and completely ransacked a mall I star…

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## [Bubble car crash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bubble-car-crash/17827)

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**Author:** [@ootdega](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ootdega)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bubble-car-crash/17827 "2018-12-14T01:36:24Z")

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Happened when attempting to enter a Bubble Car. First of which I’ve ever seen. Happens consistently. Can’t include the file itself, and copying the text makes the site think I’m trying to mention other users. This is …

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## [I can no longer absorb whole fuel with my Internal Furnace CBM for once anymore?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-no-longer-absorb-whole-fuel-with-my-internal-furnace-cbm-for-once-anymore/17875)

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**Author:** [@vipches](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vipches)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/i-can-no-longer-absorb-whole-fuel-with-my-internal-furnace-cbm-for-once-anymore/17875 "2018-12-14T00:52:58Z")

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I been notice, that I can’t use my Internal Furnace CBM absorb the whole fuel from the gas station or some vehicles, if the fuel is high that 2400 (or mabye even more). I have to decrease the fuel level with some contain…

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## [How do you thaw stuff out?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-thaw-stuff-out/17902)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-you-thaw-stuff-out/17902 "2018-12-14T00:32:15Z")

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I haven’t played since this was added, so I don’t know what to do.

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## [What happens if clothing is burnt and can you fix it?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-happens-if-clothing-is-burnt-and-can-you-fix-it/17890)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-happens-if-clothing-is-burnt-and-can-you-fix-it/17890 "2018-12-13T21:37:44Z")

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Just as it says on the tin.

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## [Some Old Basement Designs/Redesigns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-old-basement-designs-redesigns/17847)

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**Author:** [@Rogue\_Yun](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rogue_Yun)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-old-basement-designs-redesigns/17847 "2018-12-13T06:44:00Z")

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Here are some links to some old basement designs of mine. I couldn’t seem to get them to work. Something to do with linting. The goal was to add more diversity to the basements of the game. If someone wants to help move…

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## [Why place buldings on mission start, rather than end?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-place-buldings-on-mission-start-rather-than-end/17888)

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**Author:** [@hydroplatypus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hydroplatypus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-place-buldings-on-mission-start-rather-than-end/17888 "2018-12-13T01:54:07Z")

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I’ve been looking through the mission code, and have noticed that all of the construction seems to occur when the next mission in a chain is started, rather than on the completion of the mission. Why is that? It seems li…

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## [One question about frozen food](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/one-question-about-frozen-food/16696)

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**Author:** [@FrankCB1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FrankCB1)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/one-question-about-frozen-food/16696 "2018-12-13T01:04:19Z")

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why all the snake will be frozen in spring and winter,even though it can ont be frozen in the real world.I hope it can be change in the next update. I am a Chinese and my English is not goo. lf there are some grammar p…

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## [Zoos & Escaped Animals](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zoos-escaped-animals/17862)

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**Author:** [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/zoos-escaped-animals/17862 "2018-12-12T23:27:41Z")

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So there were plenty of zoos before the cataclysm. What happened to the animals? I’m sure many of them starved, and probably revived as zombies in their cages. But some might have escaped, before or after they became zo…

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## [Why are spiders allied with zombies?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-are-spiders-allied-with-zombies/17805)

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**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Krisu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-are-spiders-allied-with-zombies/17805 "2018-12-12T20:42:10Z")

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Is there something I’m missing here? They should be tearing each other apart, not working together to kill me. I can understand cockroaches, but spiders I can’t.

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