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## [Finding a Power armor helmet in the code](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/finding-a-power-armor-helmet-in-the-code/13384)

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**Author:** [@defraggler](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/defraggler)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/finding-a-power-armor-helmet-in-the-code/13384 "2017-02-15T23:00:13Z")

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I’m trying to figure out where power armor helmet’s can be found. I have looked at the code. If I’m reading it right, they only appear in caves, rat caves, and spider basements. The Item Groups “rare” and “military” c…

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## [Cooking/Crafting improvements](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cooking-crafting-improvements/13401)

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**Author:** [@4R53N1C](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/4R53N1C)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cooking-crafting-improvements/13401 "2017-02-15T07:13:12Z")

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As an amateur chef myself, I don’t often follow a specific recipe, especially when it’s any kind of soup, stew, casserole or stir-fry. I think cooking should be more “open ended,” allowing players to cook without a spec…

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## [Add sounds -\> write actions to output stream](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-sounds-write-actions-to-output-stream/2592)

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**Author:** [@goblolo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/goblolo)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/add-sounds-write-actions-to-output-stream/2592 "2017-02-15T05:01:35Z")

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I was thinking about improving the Cataclysm experience and my thoughts got to the point where I wannt to add sounds to the game. Because the tiles are on their way (I believe they are). It will be too much for develope…

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## [The danger of storing things in furniture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-danger-of-storing-things-in-furniture/13399)

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**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-danger-of-storing-things-in-furniture/13399 "2017-02-15T01:25:41Z")

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I was reading chemistry textbook while enjoying the sax I played. A zombie appeared on the door, and then walked over the sink to me. There was harvested oat on the sink. I threw 2 javelins and killed the zombie, but all…

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## [It's...gone. It's all gone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/its-gone-its-all-gone/7530)

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**Author:** [@Solusphere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Solusphere)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/its-gone-its-all-gone/7530 "2017-02-15T00:14:39Z")

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Just a simple idea I think could be cool. Basically, add a negative starting trait that gives you a major morale penalty at the start of the game that gradually diminishes over the course of a week or two, representing a…

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## [Vehicle components](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-components/13393)

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**Author:** [@Echolex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Echolex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-components/13393 "2017-02-14T18:24:27Z")

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Fully gassed and fixed up my first ever car, was disappointed that I couldn’t replace the missing part of the windscreen with barbed wire. Definitely gotta be something that isn’t opaque that can prevent things from easi…

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## [Vortex stones](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vortex-stones/13398)

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**Author:** [@majhal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/majhal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vortex-stones/13398 "2017-02-14T18:04:38Z")

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I’ve been looking for vortex stones but the spiral cavern I got to only had spiral stones. Is there anywhere else that I can find them or something im doing wrong.

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## [UV grow lights and growing indoors to protect plants from harm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/uv-grow-lights-and-growing-indoors-to-protect-plants-from-harm/13362)

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**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/uv-grow-lights-and-growing-indoors-to-protect-plants-from-harm/13362 "2017-02-14T17:08:59Z")

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Im thinking that some kind of constructable/assembleable growing station( or a pot basement) could be used to grow food, medications, etc in a safe place. You could find growlights at gardening supply, pot basements, meg…

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## [Finding a happy medium for screen size settings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/finding-a-happy-medium-for-screen-size-settings/13336)

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**Author:** [@Dirty\_Rider](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dirty_Rider)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/finding-a-happy-medium-for-screen-size-settings/13336 "2017-02-14T07:51:56Z")

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Been looking aorund to find some info on screen size and all that, but everthing i find is from 13’. After pissing around with the terminal width (238 (1904 pixels wide)) and Terminal height (67 (1072 pixels tall)) I fi…

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## [A way to \[E\]at or \[a\]pply multiple (#) items at once](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-way-to-e-at-or-a-pply-multiple-items-at-once/13351)

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**Author:** [@hobophobic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hobophobic)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-way-to-e-at-or-a-pply-multiple-items-at-once/13351 "2017-02-13T13:55:29Z")

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Just as already exists for picking up and dropping multiple items. This one small feature would streamline many aspects of gameplay. For examples; (E)\>(#)\>(2 or more)\>(food) to eat two of one food or drink and get the m…

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## [How time is measured?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-time-is-measured/13394)

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**Author:** [@Echolex](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Echolex)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-time-is-measured/13394 "2017-02-13T11:39:20Z")

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Seeing “Summer Day 1” after surviving for a few weeks confused me initially, until I remembered seeing the equally confusing option ‘Season length’ seemingly arbitrarily set to 14. From what I can understand, a large num…

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## [自製配方 布丁跟蛋糕](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/13397)

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**Author:** [@monocata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/monocata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 5:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/13397 "2017-02-13T05:42:23Z")

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測試沒有問題 各位看看覺得如何? 會不會有什麼詭異或不合理之處? },{ “type” : “recipe”, “result”: “pudding”, “category”: “CC\_FOOD”, “subcategory”: “CSC\_FOOD\_SNACK”, “skill\_used”: “cooking”, “difficulty”: 5, “time”: 12000, “autolearn”: true, …

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## [NPCs replicating helmets \[6235\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-replicating-helmets-6235/13396)

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**Author:** [@Ronin1791](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ronin1791)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-replicating-helmets-6235/13396 "2017-02-13T01:55:41Z")

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Any NPC follower wearing a helmet will equip and de-equip it as they move, leaving a new helmet behind on the ground. Whilst it’s fairly amusing to imagine a survivor continuously vomiting riot helmets as they run it bre…

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## [How hasn't this been implemented? Wielding items from ground](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-hasnt-this-been-implemented-wielding-items-from-ground/13376)

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**Author:** [@404PageNotFound404](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/404PageNotFound404)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-hasnt-this-been-implemented-wielding-items-from-ground/13376 "2017-02-12T22:43:58Z")

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This one should be fairly simple to implement, right? Players should be able to wield items directly from the ground; instead of putting the item directly inside their backpack, AND THEN taking a metric f\*ckton of time j…

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## [Why all the bottle\_glass and bottle\_plastic was opened?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-all-the-bottle-glass-and-bottle-plastic-was-opened/13395)

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**Author:** [@monocata](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/monocata)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-all-the-bottle-glass-and-bottle-plastic-was-opened/13395 "2017-02-12T14:57:20Z")

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I think it is a bug? or someone forget to tighted the bottle before take it to store?

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## [Expanded monster information that fills out during play](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanded-monster-information-that-fills-out-during-play/337)

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**Author:** [@Greiger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Greiger)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/expanded-monster-information-that-fills-out-during-play/337 "2017-02-12T00:27:37Z")

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Inspired by thoughts from this thread: http://www.cataclysmdda.com/smf/index.php?topic=339.0 I’ve played hengband for awhile and one of the things I thought was cool about it was how your knowledge of a creature expande…

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## [Roadstop problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/roadstop-problem/13389)

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**Author:** [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/roadstop-problem/13389 "2017-02-11T02:29:51Z")

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I’ve been using the roadstop for a base since spring, and only recently began to notice that one house is different from another. In the south house I use, there is floor. In the north one, however, there is no floor, a…

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## [Updated item browser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/updated-item-browser/13249)

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**Author:** [@DanmakuDan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DanmakuDan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/updated-item-browser/13249 "2017-02-10T23:37:38Z")

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I updated the code from the item browser located at https://github.com/Sheco/cdda-itembrowser, and Chezzo is currently hosting it at http://cdda.chezzo.com/ (stable) and http://cdda-trunk.chezzo.com/ (recently updated ex…

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## [Help with new lifting/jack rules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-new-lifting-jack-rules/11800)

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**Author:** [@Michi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Michi)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-new-lifting-jack-rules/11800 "2017-02-10T09:30:57Z")

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I am trying to get an armored wheel off of a HumVee. I have built one of those cantilever things and mounted it on a folding frame. I get a red lifting equipment trying to take an armored wheel off, Or a strength of 90-…

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## [Artifacts that act as permanent(minor) power-ups to melee weapons/armor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/artifacts-that-act-as-permanent-minor-power-ups-to-melee-weapons-armor/13371)

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**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/artifacts-that-act-as-permanent-minor-power-ups-to-melee-weapons-armor/13371 "2017-02-10T06:09:16Z")

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Artifacts that act as permanent power-ups to melee weapons/ armor could be found as rare loot from nether critters. possibly as a result of butchering and harvesting something from that critters body that then gets … ‘Im…

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## [A pointless bunker post that will never go anywhere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-pointless-bunker-post-that-will-never-go-anywhere/13388)

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**Author:** [@Some\_guy\_on\_the\_foru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Some_guy_on_the_foru)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-pointless-bunker-post-that-will-never-go-anywhere/13388 "2017-02-10T04:36:46Z")

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Do anything with this post, as it is just a blank canvas.

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## [Reassigning footwear layers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reassigning-footwear-layers/13382)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_The\_Average](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Joe_The_Average)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reassigning-footwear-layers/13382 "2017-02-10T02:24:42Z")

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Currently, shoes and boots occupy the ‘Normal’ clothing layer, meaning that you cannot wear , for example, a pair of leather pants and a pair of knee high boots (starting equipment for historical reenactor) without a sig…

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## [Favorite mutations?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/favorite-mutations/11990)

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**Author:** [@Dragometh](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dragometh)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/favorite-mutations/11990 "2017-02-09T18:55:36Z")

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Hey y’all. Well, since I almost always start with lab challenge, mutations are easily one of the things I go for. Thing is, I never got too far or went too deep on a post-thresh mutation, other than spider. I’d like to…

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## [Solar tubes to provide natural light indoors without opening curtains](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-tubes-to-provide-natural-light-indoors-without-opening-curtains/13363)

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**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/solar-tubes-to-provide-natural-light-indoors-without-opening-curtains/13363 "2017-02-09T18:10:37Z")

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As stated in title, solar tubes can be installed in a roof to provide natural light to interior rooms of a house. I feel that the same thing should be available as a construction option to allow natural light into your f…

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## [How to get past the mod load order screen?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-past-the-mod-load-order-screen/13377)

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**Author:** [@fxckenstein](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/fxckenstein)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-past-the-mod-load-order-screen/13377 "2017-02-09T00:37:33Z")

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As title says, I am sure this is a really stupid question, but I just can’t find a way to confirm my mod load order and get to world generation. I tried all the keys on my keyboard, all I can do is remove or add mod, any…

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## [High-Tec 'Clean water' engine](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-tec-clean-water-engine/13369)

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**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/high-tec-clean-water-engine/13369 "2017-02-09T00:31:26Z")

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in addition to my other thread on a wood-gasifier engine, what it we went the other way and had an engine that ran on water through Hydrolosis? it is after all a future where power armor and energy weapons are a thing. I…

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## [Save Folder Location?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/save-folder-location/13365)

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**Author:** [@Damaja](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Damaja)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/save-folder-location/13365 "2017-02-08T21:47:34Z")

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Hi everyone! I have a quick question that I tried googling and searching on here and couldn’t find an answer to. I’m running the latest experimental version (tiles) that I downloaded off the main website and I can’t see…

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## [Trained and outfitted dog](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trained-and-outfitted-dog/13378)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trained-and-outfitted-dog/13378 "2017-02-08T19:56:19Z")

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\[image\] How gun? Only know carry.

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## [New Trait/Mutation, 'Photographic Memory'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-trait-mutation-photographic-memory/13373)

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**Author:** [@Bill\_Chompski](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bill_Chompski)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-trait-mutation-photographic-memory/13373 "2017-02-08T16:18:49Z")

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I got this idea playing a little bit back. Essentially, it’s an upgrade to the good memory perk. Instead of slowing it, the trait completely stops skill rust (or slows it down even more, either or). I’m aware that ther…

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## [Targetting - why rurple prior red or grey?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/targetting-why-rurple-prior-red-or-grey/13372)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/targetting-why-rurple-prior-red-or-grey/13372 "2017-02-07T17:07:37Z")

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when i Fire - autotargetter first catch exactly purple (or neutral-like like mi-go) targets and i need to target my weapon by myself. and then, after purples - autotargetter, though reluctantly, to aim my gun at the red …

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