# Latest

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## [Nonexistant vehicle's engine is still running (2229)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nonexistant-vehicles-engine-is-still-running-2229/7564)

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**Author:** [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nonexistant-vehicles-engine-is-still-running-2229/7564 "2014-10-13T11:31:53Z")

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There’s the engine of some sort of vehicle humming to the northeast. It moves with me, and produces smoke. Reloading works for a time, but it eventually comes back. I have no explanation for this.

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## [How do u get rid of .500BMG antimaterial turrets on the street?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-u-get-rid-of-500bmg-antimaterial-turrets-on-the-street/7535)

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**Author:** [@dreamfantasy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dreamfantasy)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-u-get-rid-of-500bmg-antimaterial-turrets-on-the-street/7535 "2014-10-13T09:43:48Z")

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as it was said in the topic. I’ve tried ramming it with my car but it shot me dead b4 i can reach it. Of long range, high penetration power and dreadful damage, those turrets already killed several characters. Actually…

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## [Describe your best Cataclysm run](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/describe-your-best-cataclysm-run/7516)

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**Author:** [@chefvordivask](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/chefvordivask)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/describe-your-best-cataclysm-run/7516 "2014-10-13T07:00:30Z")

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In my best run, I found a gun store immediately and found some kinda revolver that I cant remember the name. I then ran through the town and one-shotted every single zombie, and then looted all the houses after they were…

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## [Game crashes when rebinding non-existent keys](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-when-rebinding-non-existent-keys/7563)

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**Author:** [@Keyreper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Keyreper)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-crashes-when-rebinding-non-existent-keys/7563 "2014-10-12T21:40:16Z")

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when attempting to rebind non-existing keys such as \` the game will crash. Version: 627f3c9

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## [Interest in a content/balance fork?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interest-in-a-content-balance-fork/7562)

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**Author:** [@CIB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CIB)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/interest-in-a-content-balance-fork/7562 "2014-10-12T20:00:02Z")

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From various discussion threads, it is pretty clear to me that there are at least a few other players who share some of the same dissatisfactions with me: Various situations where you can easily die for annoying reason…

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## [How do I make sense of warmth numbers?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561)

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**Author:** [@Murphy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Murphy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-make-sense-of-warmth-numbers/7561 "2014-10-12T18:53:03Z")

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The + screen now shows something I don’t quite understand, some numbers are negative and some positive, and they fluctuate all the time. I think they no longer show total warmth provided by clothing but instead show how…

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## [0.A-2214: Crazy cold temperatures?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-2214-crazy-cold-temperatures/7543)

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**Author:** [@Solusphere](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Solusphere)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/0-a-2214-crazy-cold-temperatures/7543 "2014-10-12T09:25:44Z")

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I recently updated to the latest version, and now every game I play has incredibly cold temperatures on the first day. It starts at -6 C and mostly goes down from there. I’ve just hit -16 degrees celcius in my current ga…

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## [Animal Carriers + Laptop Uses](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/animal-carriers-laptop-uses/7554)

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**Author:** [@Umbra\_Vorago](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Umbra_Vorago)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/animal-carriers-laptop-uses/7554 "2014-10-12T07:40:19Z")

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These are just two ideas I had and wished to share with the community. Animal Carrier Baskets These would be a small, but lovely addition to the game. Previously when I owned a couple of cats in the game, I tried fitti…

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## [The Mycus Cares Not For Your Silly Driving Physics!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-mycus-cares-not-for-your-silly-driving-physics/7559)

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**Author:** [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-mycus-cares-not-for-your-silly-driving-physics/7559 "2014-10-12T04:16:07Z")

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So I was driving down the road in my 7-tile vehicle at the extremely unsafe speed of 19mph, got hungry, ate a marloss berry and promptly crashed into a spore that spawned. The spore was sent flying into a wall off-scree…

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## [How Addicted Are You?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-addicted-are-you/7558)

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**Author:** [@Rhodri](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rhodri)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-addicted-are-you/7558 "2014-10-12T02:01:42Z")

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Post the things that show how addicted you are to this game! I’m so addicted, that I have nightmares about my first/current successful survivor dying. And they’re f\*cking terrifying.

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## [The handjack is too heavy for you to budge!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-handjack-is-too-heavy-for-you-to-budge/7557)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-handjack-is-too-heavy-for-you-to-budge/7557 "2014-10-11T23:41:31Z")

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Personally, I know the ones at work are rated for 5500 LBS, so I find it a little difficult to believe that I’d be unable to move one weighing in at 890 LBS at stranth 10 across a paved street. Or is this a problem that …

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## [(d45792d) ...Do plants Hibernate?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/d45792d-do-plants-hibernate/7555)

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**Author:** [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/d45792d-do-plants-hibernate/7555 "2014-10-11T21:53:39Z")

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Just went to sleep and having been working in a field all day I was apparently /incredibly/ well fed. For some reason I got a hibernation message dispite having gone with a plant mutation path, not Ursine.

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## [Rough Terrain = Atom Smasher](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rough-terrain-atom-smasher/7531)

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**Author:** [@DeviateScaleCodpiece](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeviateScaleCodpiece)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/rough-terrain-atom-smasher/7531 "2014-10-11T20:56:26Z")

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Windows Graphical Experimental - 1ddeec5 SDL Windows 7 Zombies running over metal wreckage, like the kind that spawn black boxes, get vaporized if they die from running over wreckage. They leave behind no items, not e…

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## [Windchill is positively ridiculous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windchill-is-positively-ridiculous/7549)

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**Author:** [@Metekillot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Metekillot)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/windchill-is-positively-ridiculous/7549 "2014-10-11T20:51:26Z")

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Windchill on vehicles is extremely egregious right now. Traveling at 9 mph on a motorcycle will change 31 degrees to feeling like -317 degrees. Experimental 2217.

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## [Live stream](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/live-stream/7551)

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**Author:** [@Niknud](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Niknud)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/live-stream/7551 "2014-10-11T19:58:05Z")

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I may be one of the few people on this forum that does not actually play this game, but I do enjoy watching other people. Right now I am watching http://www.twitch.tv/silverdragon\_ . I was wondering if there was a list…

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## [Why is every moose so evil?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-every-moose-so-evil/7410)

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**Author:** [@Beanchilla](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Beanchilla)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-every-moose-so-evil/7410 "2014-10-11T18:21:08Z")

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It seems like if I come within just two squares of them they immediately storm me and attempt to destroy me.

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## [Crash in FEMA camp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-in-fema-camp/7552)

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**Author:** [@Nubsawce](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nubsawce)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crash-in-fema-camp/7552 "2014-10-11T15:59:51Z")

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Hello, In experimental build 2217, entering a FEMA camp seems to have a small chance every round to crash the game. I cannot isolate what it causing it, but twice in a row spending 20-30 rounds near a FEMA camp caused a…

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## ["Cover Window" build option](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cover-window-build-option/7364)

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**Author:** [@ekcolocke](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ekcolocke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cover-window-build-option/7364 "2014-10-11T07:14:47Z")

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Use a sheet and nails to cover the window, blocking sight both ways but allowing slowed movement through the window. Causes a little sound both to construct and to pass through.

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## [Environmental hazards not showing in latest build (WIN GRAPHICAL)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/environmental-hazards-not-showing-in-latest-build-win-graphical/7514)

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**Author:** [@stellarwolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/stellarwolf)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/environmental-hazards-not-showing-in-latest-build-win-graphical/7514 "2014-10-11T01:14:01Z")

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So I am running the latest experimental build (WIN GRAPHICAL) and I noticed system tiles aren’t visible in all tilesets excluding retrodays. I have software rendering set to true as without it the game won’t start. Anyon…

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## [Drugs drugs drugs drugs drugs drugs (long post)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-long-post/7537)

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**Author:** [@Abbysynth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Abbysynth)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-drugs-long-post/7537 "2014-10-11T00:32:06Z")

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I mentioned it in an earlier suggestion but I’d like to see the pharmaceuticals standardized and improved. First off, all the brand name drugs should be standard generic - brand name drugs are actually fairly rare excep…

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## [Occasional heavy lag](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/occasional-heavy-lag/7402)

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**Author:** [@Murphy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Murphy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/occasional-heavy-lag/7402 "2014-10-10T22:52:02Z")

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When walking there is occasionally a 5-10 second hangup. Presumably that’s new map pieces generating as I explore and it used to happen before, but it has become sharply more frequent now. Going to try and verify whether…

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## [How do I avoid getting blown away by NPCs?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-avoid-getting-blown-away-by-npcs/7539)

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**Author:** [@Kodiologist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kodiologist)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-avoid-getting-blown-away-by-npcs/7539 "2014-10-10T17:34:33Z")

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I’ve been playing Git master with both static and dynamic NPCs enabled. Most NPCs are harmless enough, or don’t go any further than robbing me (so long as I don’t resist), but occasionally one shoots me without warning, …

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## [Generating boilerplate code at compile-time](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/generating-boilerplate-code-at-compile-time/7511)

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**Author:** [@Kodiologist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kodiologist)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/generating-boilerplate-code-at-compile-time/7511 "2014-10-10T12:38:55Z")

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The C++ codebase has a lot of repetitive code, such as in \[tt\]Item\_factory::init\[/tt\] and \[tt\]iexamine::\*iexamine\_function\_from\_string\[/tt\]. To me it seems clearly desirable that rather than this being maintained by hand…

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## [\[Le oversight?\] M14](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/le-oversight-m14/7542)

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**Author:** [@Slax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Slax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/le-oversight-m14/7542 "2014-10-10T09:55:41Z")

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It’s a select fire rifle here in the real world. In the game it’s semi-auto only. Lil’ fix or is this some design choice?

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## [My worst fears have been realized](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-worst-fears-have-been-realized/7515)

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**Author:** [@TheWumpus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheWumpus)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/my-worst-fears-have-been-realized/7515 "2014-10-10T09:49:33Z")

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So…someone once predicted zombie moose. I just found one. It’s called an Antlered Horror. Artists rendition: http://www.keiththompsonart.com/images/full/moose.jpg YOU MANIACS! YOU HAD TO DO IT! ZOMBEARS WEREN’T ENOUG…

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## ["Plug-in" flag for vehicle parts](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/plug-in-flag-for-vehicle-parts/7538)

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**Author:** [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/plug-in-flag-for-vehicle-parts/7538 "2014-10-10T06:40:22Z")

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We shouldn’t need a welder to change a battery. Adding the plugin flag means you can add/remove that part without tools. Also, consider lowering the time to remove a plugin flagged item or adding a separate flag for it…

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## [Graphical glitch removes parts of the gui in-game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/graphical-glitch-removes-parts-of-the-gui-in-game/7517)

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**Author:** [@DrewTuber](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DrewTuber)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/graphical-glitch-removes-parts-of-the-gui-in-game/7517 "2014-10-10T06:23:20Z")

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0.A (Experimental) c8f4637 SDL Windows 7 The gui in my game glitches out if I attempt to switch zoom levels. I have 4 screenshots in an album that better explain the problem. http://imgur.com/a/eIr40 Switching versi…

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## [Stuck with a quest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuck-with-a-quest/7540)

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**Author:** [@Murphy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Murphy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stuck-with-a-quest/7540 "2014-10-09T23:26:52Z")

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An NPC in the refugee center sent me on a quest to kill some bandits. I killed them but the quest marker will not move back to the questgiver. Nor is there the option to report success if I go back to him. I even reload…

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## [Wrecked survivor vehicles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wrecked-survivor-vehicles/7533)

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**Author:** [@Nathan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nathan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wrecked-survivor-vehicles/7533 "2014-10-09T12:46:00Z")

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Put some totally wrecked vehicles in with the sorts of things that would be found on one of the vehicles we’d weld together. multiple engines, batteries, several tanks,etc. the only concern I can think of there would be…

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## [Smoke bombs are useless](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smoke-bombs-are-useless/7536)

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**Author:** [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smoke-bombs-are-useless/7536 "2014-10-09T09:44:02Z")

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The cloud of smoke they produce is tiny, and starts dispersing instantly. No good for producing tactical cover. They need a significant boost IMO. The cloud of smoke should be around the size of a smoker zombie’s, and h…

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