# Latest

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## [Who created npc?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-created-npc/10040)

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**Author:** [@Rafe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rafe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/who-created-npc/10040 "2015-07-12T16:55:50Z")

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Who started programming them at first, and it he still working on them? What are his plans for them?

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## [Deleting Items](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deleting-items/9964)

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**Author:** [@FatherTed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FatherTed)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/deleting-items/9964 "2015-07-12T16:19:32Z")

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Is there any way to delete items or do I have to find a way in-game? I am relatively new to Cataclysm DDA and had an NPC “follower” steal valuable items from my base (ammo and weapons) when I led them in, intending to h…

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## [Current Equipment Challenge!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-equipment-challenge/10007)

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**Author:** [@granzteel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/granzteel)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/current-equipment-challenge/10007 "2015-07-12T15:10:37Z")

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So I’m new and I would like to try a challenge: BE IN THE GAME! So first off you gen a world with NO MODS. Then you play ‘missed’ in custom character menu (default settings), edit your character however you want, but y…

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## [Inventory screen volume bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-screen-volume-bug/10034)

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**Author:** [@someguy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/someguy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-screen-volume-bug/10034 "2015-07-12T07:40:35Z")

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As of latest experimental 6847e86. In the inventory screen, a character’s total volume is shown at -2 from what it should be. So a naked character will be shown to have 0/-2 available volume. Example: \[image\] I suspe…

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## [Can't use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-use-hydrogen-peroxide-to-disinfect/10032)

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**Author:** [@greyjoy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/greyjoy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-use-hydrogen-peroxide-to-disinfect/10032 "2015-07-12T05:27:58Z")

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I’ve got a bite wound that I’m having a hell of a time trying to sanitize. I have a lighter, so my first idea was to cauterize it with a butter knife, but I can’t "a"ctivate it so I guess that’s not an option. I was pret…

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## [Some way to group items in containers to preserve immersion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-way-to-group-items-in-containers-to-preserve-immersion/10037)

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**Author:** [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-way-to-group-items-in-containers-to-preserve-immersion/10037 "2015-07-12T02:35:06Z")

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I recently came across a bowler hat, a Kimono and a holy symbol in a dresser in a cabin. my first thought was ‘wtf? a crossdressing churchgoer… eh?’

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## [Adding and removing car parts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-and-removing-car-parts/10025)

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**Author:** [@Rasip](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rasip)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/adding-and-removing-car-parts/10025 "2015-07-12T02:28:02Z")

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Is there any way to see how long it will take to add or remove a part before you actually do it? Also, is there a way to see how long an item disassembly will take?

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## [Derail: random conversations](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/derail-random-conversations/10169)

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**Author:** [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/derail-random-conversations/10169 "2015-07-12T02:22:06Z")

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\[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:899, topic:5582”\]There’s now a mod that replaces the multitude of real guns with a more “game-like” selection of generic gun types. Small fix, the effect where light wakes you up is now based…

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## [Trying to read starts lightining storms](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-read-starts-lightining-storms/10008)

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**Author:** [@Rafe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rafe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/trying-to-read-starts-lightining-storms/10008 "2015-07-12T00:48:54Z")

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I’m using 0.C stable, SDL version, windows 7. Every time I try to read skill books, a storm starts and I’m unable to read without the flashlight. This is a game breaker bug, since it prevents us from advancing in the ga…

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## [Guns too loud?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-too-loud/10028)

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**Author:** [@RipRoarinBoogerPenis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RipRoarinBoogerPenis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/guns-too-loud/10028 "2015-07-11T14:06:37Z")

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I added a pistol chambered in 9mm to the game and it makes 176 noise when fired. Seems kind of high, is this normal?

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## [Power armor not protecting from electrical discharges](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/power-armor-not-protecting-from-electrical-discharges/10026)

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**Author:** [@Dlightfull](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlightfull)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/power-armor-not-protecting-from-electrical-discharges/10026 "2015-07-11T11:40:28Z")

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version 9335e21 A tank bot managed to taze me when wearing an activated power armor. I also got some arm damage while fighting a shocker (maybe shocker brute) while wearing a heavy power armor. The electrical damage do…

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## [Tips for stealth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-for-stealth/10010)

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**Author:** [@Wojtek94](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wojtek94)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tips-for-stealth/10010 "2015-07-11T11:24:05Z")

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Hello again. Hmm… I play on ,static spawn" so whole town(almost every building) is strongly secured by zombies(I don’t have experience so I switched off other monsters in options). And I am shocked because so many people…

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## ["You practice your sewing"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/you-practice-your-sewing/10023)

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**Author:** [@voskhod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/voskhod)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/you-practice-your-sewing/10023 "2015-07-11T10:07:36Z")

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Really, what causes this? What are the triggers between this happening and your character actually repairing/reinforcing the clothes in question? I know it has something to do with tailoring level. Is there any way to d…

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## [You're going to cry Challenge](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/youre-going-to-cry-challenge/10027)

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**Author:** [@Wardenn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wardenn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/youre-going-to-cry-challenge/10027 "2015-07-11T07:40:09Z")

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I present you the most difficult challenge you’ve ever seen. Summary: You must survive as long as possible, with your starting NPC. Rules: The starting NPC cannot die. The starting NPC can’t be told to wait or guard.…

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## [New Region Types](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-region-types/10029)

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**Author:** [@Survivor\_Kane](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Survivor_Kane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-region-types/10029 "2015-07-11T02:59:46Z")

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How would one (if possible) go about implementing a new region type for world creation using a mod?

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## [Music and where it went?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music-and-where-it-went/9995)

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**Author:** [@Born\_tobe\_Mild](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Born_tobe_Mild)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/music-and-where-it-went/9995 "2015-07-11T02:25:40Z")

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Whatever happened to the music in Cataclysm? The option is there, the music I have heard sounds amazing. There is little to no documentation of what happened with the music. Either. Is it part of a mod that I just don’t …

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## [Renewed .22 casings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/renewed-22-casings/10024)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/renewed-22-casings/10024 "2015-07-10T17:10:28Z")

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I watched a video in which a man showed that he had learned to recharge Flaubert-cartridges. He made a tool - small brush of wire, with which he brushed the casing of unburnt residues and struck an explosive mix-seeded …

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## [Installed atomic nightlight in vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/installed-atomic-nightlight-in-vehicle/10020)

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**Author:** [@jcd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jcd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/installed-atomic-nightlight-in-vehicle/10020 "2015-07-10T12:31:02Z")

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Not enough light provided to do anything at all. But i can see it at night. Shouldn’t it provide ‘shady’ light conditions in a 1-2 tiles radius? In contrast, keeping it on me, it brings me to ‘bright’ light conditions. …

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## [Engine power - which JSON file?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/engine-power-which-json-file/9306)

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**Author:** [@tivasyk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/tivasyk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/engine-power-which-json-file/9306 "2015-07-09T23:13:40Z")

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please help with directions: i need to find in-game engine specs to be able to compare them and eventually to compile a more complete list than what we currently have on wiki and even in item browser (it lacks power for …

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## [(Customizable?) Overlays Project](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-overlays-project/10002)

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**Author:** [@FatherTed](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FatherTed)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/customizable-overlays-project/10002 "2015-07-09T18:56:21Z")

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This project hasn’t even reached infancy yet (someone please inform if this section is meant for finished content and I’ll move this), but I’ve started to output content so I’ve moved my project here from “The Toolbox” s…

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## [SDL "tiles have no foreground nor background"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014)

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**Author:** [@Scampada](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scampada)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sdl-tiles-have-no-foreground-nor-background/10014 "2015-07-09T10:54:33Z")

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From time to time people download the SDL version and then have it not work. Usually they're on windows 7. In this case, try going into the config/options.txt folder, and changing the setting for the software renderer (…

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## [А, да, а брульянты в игре нафига?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10005)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10005 "2015-07-09T06:45:16Z")

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стоят они дофигича - ни одна непись не укупит. даже если с себя все скинет все с себя продаст - а все - не хватит денег у среднего НПЦшника. кто знает - куда их пустить? смысл в стеклорезе не вижу. наличие в игре отвер…

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## [Нерф? или "вода, вода. кругом вода."](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10017)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10017 "2015-07-09T06:43:41Z")

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решил я обосноваться в канализационном коллекторе. он благо в глухом месте. рядом никого. и места - довольно много. поставил очаг рядом с потоком канализационной воды. решил попить чистой водички. захожу в рецептуру и не…

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## [Hard arm guards layer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hard-arm-guards-layer/10016)

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**Author:** [@Vronkio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vronkio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/hard-arm-guards-layer/10016 "2015-07-09T05:13:19Z")

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Currently they are layered as close to skin. Is this as intended? It doesn’t seem to make much sense. Seems it should be on the outter or strapped layer. The arm sleeves and the hard guards seem like they’d complement ea…

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## [Give orders to followers](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/give-orders-to-followers/10015)

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**Author:** [@Rafe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rafe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/give-orders-to-followers/10015 "2015-07-09T03:54:58Z")

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Some time ago, I played this game, called “Rogue Survivor”. One of its features was giving orders to followers, which was useful, specially when telling them to grab/not grab items around them, to trade/ not trade with o…

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## [О трансмутации материалов, или "пацан к успеху шел."](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10013)

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**Author:** [@vivat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vivat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/10013 "2015-07-09T02:39:39Z")

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всем привет! поскольку пока я книжку с рецептом пороха не нашел а пороха мне поиметь как-то надо - решил я сделать финт ушами. думаю себе - сделаю я фугас из бензина и гвоздей а потом сразу его разберу и мне дадут поро…

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## [So hey, about those explosions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-hey-about-those-explosions/9972)

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**Author:** [@TheWumpus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheWumpus)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/so-hey-about-those-explosions/9972 "2015-07-08T20:19:23Z")

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I don’t know if I should spoiler this or not, especially considering that it could lead to some major !!FUN!! for those unprepared but…well !!FUN!! isn’t always fun if it’s because a dangerous mechanic changes between st…

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## [The Totally Final and Complete Horde Discussion Thread](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-totally-final-and-complete-horde-discussion-thread/10004)

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**Author:** [@digitCruncher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/digitCruncher)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-totally-final-and-complete-horde-discussion-thread/10004 "2015-07-08T16:42:30Z")

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This is a massive post, so I have put stuff in spoilers. Basically, while I love the idea of hordes, their current implementation needs a lot of work, and might actually need to be temporarily removed from the settings s…

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## [Butchering results](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/butchering-results/10011)

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**Author:** [@Survivor\_Kane](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Survivor_Kane)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/butchering-results/10011 "2015-07-08T14:41:43Z")

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Change butchering to give items from a list loaded from an item groups file, so that mods can add items to corpses and allow a greater array of options.

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## [My archery skill will not go up](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-archery-skill-will-not-go-up/9948)

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**Author:** [@frogx](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/frogx)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2015, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-archery-skill-will-not-go-up/9948 "2015-07-08T08:10:17Z")

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It is odd but my archery skill does not seem to level up passed 4 with 62%. I have been using a long bow and it is very annoying not being able to level my archery so I can make better arrows.

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