# Latest

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## [Newbie Starter .71: Stay out of town strategy until buff](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-starter-71-stay-out-of-town-strategy-until-buff/2484)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/newbie-starter-71-stay-out-of-town-strategy-until-buff/2484 "2013-08-03T20:50:02Z")

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With the additional crafting that has been added to Cataclysm DDA, I don’t think you need to go to town. You can get strong just by killing wildlife and survive. So you can get pretty buff and stay away from zombies. Ch…

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## [About 'CBM : Water extraction unit'](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-cbm-water-extraction-unit/2522)

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**Author:** [@Moreal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Moreal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/about-cbm-water-extraction-unit/2522 "2013-08-03T19:32:19Z")

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I use this CBM power on squirrel and use Steel jerrycan to contain water and got FULL OF WATER that much heavier than corpse. seems this CBM extract full amount of container can hold. with just single power use. Mayb…

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## [,71 outdoor fire doesnt warm you](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/71-outdoor-fire-doesnt-warm-you/2530)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/71-outdoor-fire-doesnt-warm-you/2530 "2013-08-03T19:24:26Z")

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I was cooking/crafting after having slept so I was ‘cold’. I did not warm up. when i looked at my morale it still said I was cold. I was looking because morale affects training.

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## [NPCs are really slow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-are-really-slow/2514)

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**Author:** [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-are-really-slow/2514 "2013-08-03T16:14:26Z")

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Can we get a “move, you pussy”, or a slow down to NPC speed button?

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## [A few recipes I've added to my game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-recipes-ive-added-to-my-game/1811)

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**Author:** [@darth\_servo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darth_servo)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/a-few-recipes-ive-added-to-my-game/1811 "2013-08-03T15:38:31Z")

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Craftable plastic jerrycan, constructed of 4 gallon jugs cut up and duct-taped together, short bit of rope for a handle: { "result": "jerrycan", "category": "CC\_MISC", "skill\_…

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## [Suggest a challenge](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggest-a-challenge/1647)

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**Author:** [@Steelfist](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Steelfist)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/suggest-a-challenge/1647 "2013-08-03T15:37:44Z")

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I’ve recently mustered up the time to get back into Cataclysm, but I have a rather major issue. I find it completely trivial to survive. It’s just too easy to weave through a gigantic horde completely unharmed due to th…

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## [\[Nighly build\] Forest crash](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nighly-build-forest-crash/2515)

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**Author:** [@Rorudo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rorudo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/nighly-build-forest-crash/2515 "2013-08-03T15:28:00Z")

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Several times on last week I got a crash while walking through a forest. It happens at random and there is no obvious way to reproduce it. I caught it in debugger - for some reason it can’t ++ the iterator. Upd. Curen…

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## [Translation: Much work ahead](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-much-work-ahead/2330)

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**Author:** [@Wuzzy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wuzzy)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/translation-much-work-ahead/2330 "2013-08-03T14:28:18Z")

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Now that version 0.7 is finally translatable, I peeked into one of that “.po” files and … Holy shit, there’s a shitload full of strings there! Poedit reported 2091 strings and this sounds like a lot. It would take some…

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## [The Vehicle Thread!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-vehicle-thread/1101)

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**Author:** [@Dalgul](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dalgul)\
**Replies:** 52\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-vehicle-thread/1101 "2013-08-03T11:27:20Z")

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I just thought i would create a thread for all you vehicle enthusiasts out there. Use this thread to share hints and tips about vehicle creation as well as showing of you masterpiece of ingenuity. My current set up is a…

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## [How to get rid of "none"](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-rid-of-none/2482)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-get-rid-of-none/2482 "2013-08-03T09:29:37Z")

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so i have this item in my inventory. and it’s playing havoc with it. i can’t drop it. or examine it in my inventory. currently it’s preventing me from dropping or unequipping a certain backpack. i’ve had similar probl…

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## [Building on Windows with MingW, and dealing with libintl\_gettext errors](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-on-windows-with-mingw-and-dealing-with-libintl-gettext-errors/2521)

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**Author:** [@Seth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Seth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/building-on-windows-with-mingw-and-dealing-with-libintl-gettext-errors/2521 "2013-08-03T04:23:45Z")

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It’s a work in progress, but I’m working on an updated makefile for MingW based on the default Makefile, which supports both SDL and non-SDL builds and deals with undefined reference errors related to libintl\_gettext. T…

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## [Vacuum sealing](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vacuum-sealing/2516)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vacuum-sealing/2516 "2013-08-03T04:11:05Z")

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does vacuum sealed food stay good indefinitely?

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## [Game freaking out!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-freaking-out/2517)

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**Author:** [@DerpyBilbo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpyBilbo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-freaking-out/2517 "2013-08-03T03:45:11Z")

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\[image\] Something is wrong with my game, there are letters randomly flying everywhere.

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## [V0.7.1 car examination anomaly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/v0-7-1-car-examination-anomaly/2381)

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**Author:** [@Rorudo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rorudo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/v0-7-1-car-examination-anomaly/2381 "2013-08-03T00:39:31Z")

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I examined all generated cars and found several abnormal ones. On attached pictures the same car looks completely different. \[image\] \[image\]

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## [.](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/2489)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/topic/2489 "2013-08-03T00:35:34Z")

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## [Using Code::Blocks on master on Windows](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-code-blocks-on-master-on-windows/2449)

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**Author:** [@nathiral](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nathiral)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/using-code-blocks-on-master-on-windows/2449 "2013-08-02T21:11:53Z")

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Followed http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=How\_to\_compile for Code::Blocks on Windows, but I’m getting an error: “ld.exe: cannot find -liconv.” No idea what that means. Googling around has shown me I mig…

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## [Future Weapons Package](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/future-weapons-package/2410)

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**Author:** [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/future-weapons-package/2410 "2013-08-02T21:04:15Z")

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UPDATE: The future weapons pack has been merged into the main build. GIT! A collection of 4 new weapons and 4 new ammunitions to find and 3 survivor guns to craft, adding variety to the player’s potential science ficti…

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## [Garages!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/garages/2506)

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**Author:** [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/garages/2506 "2013-08-02T19:42:17Z")

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Pretty much all the houses now have garages. Why not add them? It would make it easier to find a few tools and maybe have a low chance to spawn with a car in it. But them again, house spawning is… strange to say the leas…

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## [Strange black space of nothingness](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-black-space-of-nothingness/2513)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-black-space-of-nothingness/2513 "2013-08-02T19:24:33Z")

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twice in my world in 0.7 i have seen just black spaces of nothing where something should be like in the middle of the road or the wall and floor of a house like so \[image\] i can walk on it no problem but it removed the…

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## [\[ITEMS\] Guns An' Shit - yeah, now we're cookin' with gas](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/items-guns-an-shit-yeah-now-were-cookin-with-gas/291)

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**Author:** [@Sorenson](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sorenson)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/items-guns-an-shit-yeah-now-were-cookin-with-gas/291 "2013-08-02T17:52:19Z")

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I was putzing around with these before Whales moved on, and seeing as we’ve now got DDA I might as well throw this here. Mainly stuff of a considerable cultural or engineering interest or which fills an empty role. Only …

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## [Starter Strat for those who suck in .71](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starter-strat-for-those-who-suck-in-71/2510)

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**Author:** [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/starter-strat-for-those-who-suck-in-71/2510 "2013-08-02T17:03:03Z")

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Follow this: http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=2605.0 This is for people who die and can’t get anywhere. You can have a stronger start characters. Its similiar to Adventure mode in DF where you can make a real…

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## [Wire fences and gates](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wire-fences-and-gates/2504)

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**Author:** [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wire-fences-and-gates/2504 "2013-08-02T16:19:14Z")

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It seems that if you try to realign a wire fence from horizontal to vertical, it works fine, but once it’s in vertical alignment, you just get You cannot build here! if you try to realign it. (Newly built wire fences are…

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## [What kind of music do you listen to](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-music-do-you-listen-to/1971)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-kind-of-music-do-you-listen-to/1971 "2013-08-02T12:32:56Z")

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I normally listen to Johnny Cashes “When the Man Comes Around” (or similar dark country songs) when wandering through towns or driving down a long stretch of road. Then I change to a more frantic techno song during comba…

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## [Auto pickup](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup/2505)

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**Author:** [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup/2505 "2013-08-02T11:34:14Z")

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Well, I have a few questions about auto pickup. What does the global and character tabs mean? What does I/E mean? And I can’t seem to pick up crossbow bolts… Feel free to post here if anyone else has questions also.

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## [Strange treatment in hospital](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-treatment-in-hospital/2501)

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**Author:** [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-treatment-in-hospital/2501 "2013-08-02T09:07:51Z")

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i got this strange treatment that went into my eyeball called stem cell treatment. what does it do? is it good or bad?

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## [How do I install car bits that I can't lift?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-install-car-bits-that-i-cant-lift/2399)

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**Author:** [@the.trav](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/the.trav)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-do-i-install-car-bits-that-i-cant-lift/2399 "2013-08-02T08:15:04Z")

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So I’ve got a truck, I’ve got some new engines and steel plating I want to put in it, but I am not strong enough to get this stuff off the ground. I tried parking next to the part and that doesn’t work either. Is there…

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## [Inventory fix mod?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-fix-mod/2492)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/inventory-fix-mod/2492 "2013-08-02T03:48:09Z")

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i was wondering if there was a mod to fix the up/down keys in the inventory, so that when i open my inventory and hit the “up” key it’ll take me to the bottom of my inventory and vice versa, like when you’re picking up i…

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## [Does anyone actually reload?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498)

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**Author:** [@Zaweri\_Runewright](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zaweri_Runewright)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/does-anyone-actually-reload/2498 "2013-08-02T02:43:08Z")

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The thread name is pretty self-explanatory. And no, I don’t mean loading ammo in your gun, I mean restoring ammo from casings, primers etc… Am I the only one who does it?

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## [Lagging while reading in .71](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496)

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**Author:** [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lagging-while-reading-in-71/2496 "2013-08-01T21:31:49Z")

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when i read a book my game runs veeeeeeeeeery slowly, it took about five minutes to raise a single level with “How To Trap Anything”. EDIT: five minutes real time, that is.

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## [Headlights extends view distance in rain](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/headlights-extends-view-distance-in-rain/2502)

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**Author:** [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/headlights-extends-view-distance-in-rain/2502 "2013-08-01T21:11:44Z")

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Middle of the day, view distance is reduced by rain, but my headlights create a cone of extra visibility. Not a big deal, but doesn’t seem quite right.

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