# Latest **URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md?page=557 [Latest](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tags.md) **Page:** 558 --- ## [Lost Saves](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-saves/1487)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Epic\_Cheese\_Man](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mr_Epic_Cheese_Man)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-saves/1487 "2013-05-28T18:29:07Z")
When I press load on my main menu it says ‘saves not found’ or whatever despite in my save folder I have a character save… --- ## [Static spawn on by default on git](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/static-spawn-on-by-default-on-git/542)
**Author:** [@marvalis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/marvalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/static-spawn-on-by-default-on-git/542 "2013-05-28T16:20:12Z")
I don’t know if this is intentional or not, but it seems static spawn in on by default in git. (I guess this was for easy testing, and someone forgot to turn it off?) If this is intentional, then the option description… --- ## [Implants - Reorganize possible?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/implants-reorganize-possible/1492)
**Author:** [@prytoclasm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/prytoclasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/implants-reorganize-possible/1492 "2013-05-28T15:35:15Z")
Got a minor issue with my implants: \[img=http://abload.de/thumb/minorissueedugf.png\] I cannot active those below the mini-flamethrower. Any way to fix that? (v0.5) Btw., Power Storage Mk. II = I love it. --- ## [Treating infection](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/treating-infection/1486)
**Author:** [@dakenho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dakenho)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/treating-infection/1486 "2013-05-28T11:02:42Z")
I have a first aid and want to treat my infection but as far as I can tell I there is no way to figure out where the bite is to treat the right area, any help on how to figure out which part has the infection would be ap… --- ## [Internal Furnace Usage](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/internal-furnace-usage/1488)
**Author:** [@Blaze](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Blaze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/internal-furnace-usage/1488 "2013-05-28T06:24:53Z")
Is there some way we can make the process of consuming items go faster? "E"ating items one at a time is slow. --- ## [Bug: Save game error 0.5](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-save-game-error-0-5/1490)
**Author:** [@ClaytonRISING](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ClaytonRISING)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-save-game-error-0-5/1490 "2013-05-28T06:22:43Z")
I’m not entirely sure if this is a actually a bug, but whenever I load a character or start a new one, the “fog of war” on the map resets and I lose all revealed area of the map. --- ## [Crafting sometimes crashes on inventory.cpp, and another bug](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-sometimes-crashes-on-inventory-cpp-and-another-bug/1462)
**Author:** [@utunnels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/utunnels)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-sometimes-crashes-on-inventory-cpp-and-another-bug/1462 "2013-05-28T00:03:53Z")
I’m talking about the github repo, not 0.5 release. It seems I can reproduce this bug. Make a pointy stick kill a squirrel and butcher for meat light a fire (use matchbook over a heavy stick, for example) make cooked … --- ## [Some questions about vehicle construction](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-questions-about-vehicle-construction/1417)
**Author:** [@Mate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mate)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/some-questions-about-vehicle-construction/1417 "2013-05-27T23:57:09Z")
I have this so far: \[image\] I’d like to extend it one downwards and add boards around the back, but I don’t know how to take the free space from the front to the back and how to build roof and boards over wheels. --- ## [Sleeping on furniture](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sleeping-on-furniture/1443)
**Author:** [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sleeping-on-furniture/1443 "2013-05-27T22:13:51Z")
Thinking that characters ought to be able to sleep semi-comfortably on the new Sofas & Armchairs. I know I’ve napped in both without too many problems. (Now, getting an Armchair to one’s base–let alone underground–is a… --- ## [Achieving Late-game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/achieving-late-game/1439)
**Author:** [@PiotraperPL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/PiotraperPL)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/achieving-late-game/1439 "2013-05-27T22:12:00Z")
There is a topic with tips for beginners and those tips are good, but most of them help you survive only the first in-game week. How about a thread with strategies and guidelines telling how to live long and in prosperit… --- ## [Dynamic vs Static spawns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dynamic-vs-static-spawns/1263)
**Author:** [@DerpMcgee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DerpMcgee)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dynamic-vs-static-spawns/1263 "2013-05-27T20:41:28Z")
Which do you prefer? --- ## [Smart Zombies \[POSSIBLE BACKGROUND SPOILERS\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smart-zombies-possible-background-spoilers/1407)
**Author:** [@Moon\_Dew](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Moon_Dew)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/smart-zombies-possible-background-spoilers/1407 "2013-05-27T18:09:03Z")
From what I understand of Cataclysm’s background the zombies are actually just dead corpses being used as puppets by some sort of extra-dimensional goo for some unknown reason, and as far as I know the goo is only smart … --- ## [Flint and Steel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flint-and-steel/1454)
**Author:** [@NamelessHero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NamelessHero)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/flint-and-steel/1454 "2013-05-27T17:57:26Z")
I am currently working on a wilderness survival since the cities are ridiculous with all the zombies, however I couldn’t get a lighter out of the massive child zombie horde. I felt that there should we a way around this … --- ## [Too many rainy days](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-rainy-days/1474)
**Author:** [@Lonewolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lonewolf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/too-many-rainy-days/1474 "2013-05-27T17:19:14Z")
I don’t know if it’s just me who thinks that it rains too often. I checked the weather model on wiki and think it is flawed. I haven’t run simulations on my software but i suppose the weather has a better chance to stay … --- ## [Street name, house number, etc](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/street-name-house-number-etc/1471)
**Author:** [@utunnels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/utunnels)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/street-name-house-number-etc/1471 "2013-05-27T17:14:18Z")
I don’t know if you like this idea. Perhaps it would be also interesting to see the name of the hospital, police station, schools, etc. That also adds a possibility to generate more interesting journals and mission des… --- ## [Sinkholes/caverns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476)
**Author:** [@halberdsturgeon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/halberdsturgeon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sinkholes-caverns/1476 "2013-05-27T17:06:13Z")
So, I dove down a sinkhole recently and found myself in a ‘cavern’ - a big, wide open area filled with corpses of what appeared to be ov1erweight construction workers: lots and lots of jackhammers and food. There was no … --- ## [!science!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/science/1276)
**Author:** [@Nopkar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nopkar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/science/1276 "2013-05-27T17:00:11Z")
I’d like to start a !!SCIENCE!! board, specifically to determine certain effects within the game. IE: Weaponizing fire to be efficient and ‘controlled’ (see: burns almost everything) efficient building practices for ve… --- ## [Tutorial error](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-error/1475)
**Author:** [@martinuzz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/martinuzz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tutorial-error/1475 "2013-05-27T16:54:12Z")
I’ve just downloaded 0.5, and started the tutorial. As soon as I pressed . after the message popping up about movement keys and pressing . to pause, I get a seemingly infinite string of error messages. I’ve clicked away… --- ## [Random game breakdowns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-game-breakdowns/1479)
**Author:** [@dakenho](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dakenho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/random-game-breakdowns/1479 "2013-05-27T16:01:39Z")
this is going to be hard to explain but the game breaks down quiet often on me. Typically this in the form of not being able to generate a new map/creating a new char with out crashing horribly. More recently was a pr… --- ## [Minimum required to kill a Triffid heart?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minimum-required-to-kill-a-triffid-heart/1444)
**Author:** [@LazyCat](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LazyCat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minimum-required-to-kill-a-triffid-heart/1444 "2013-05-27T13:14:26Z")
What would be the minimum requirements in terms of skills, items and days required, to kill one Triffid heart? I think it would be hard to do it in less than five days simply because you’d need that time to get yours sk… --- ## [Variety of the World](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/variety-of-the-world/1465)
**Author:** [@Unicide](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Unicide)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/variety-of-the-world/1465 "2013-05-27T10:34:02Z")
Have any plans been made to make the world more diverse? Right now you can travel for a thousand miles and still be stuck in New England forever. It would be neat to be able to reach the sunbaked desert of the American S… --- ## [Joint Torsion](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/joint-torsion/1472)
**Author:** [@DevilRanger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DevilRanger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/joint-torsion/1472 "2013-05-27T04:35:38Z")
I just got out of a Lab Raid and while down there I found a room with 5 or so CBMs in it, one of which I’ve never seen and can’t find any information on. So what exactly does Joint Torsion Bionic do and are there more n… --- ## [Killing zombies boost morale](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-zombies-boost-morale/1428)
**Author:** [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/killing-zombies-boost-morale/1428 "2013-05-27T04:17:14Z")
I do not know why it was not initially, but to kill a zombie - it’s fun, right? --- ## [Fix expense of materials for sewing and something other (0.6Dev)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fix-expense-of-materials-for-sewing-and-something-other-0-6dev/1450)
**Author:** [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fix-expense-of-materials-for-sewing-and-something-other-0-6dev/1450 "2013-05-27T04:09:00Z")
1.Expense of rags and leather for repairing and reinforcing should only happen in the event of a successful repair or reinforcement. In other words (rags || leather)!=thread 2.Add ability to board up taped windows 2.1… --- ## [Two way windows](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/two-way-windows/1453)
**Author:** [@Weyrling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weyrling)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/two-way-windows/1453 "2013-05-27T00:27:33Z")
I just walked from one house to the next through the adjacent windows, I could open either of them from either side, this particular choke point has shown itself to be very useful for murdering hordes of zombies. \[spoil… --- ## [Of Triffids and Vinebeasts (Spawn Question)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/of-triffids-and-vinebeasts-spawn-question/1455)
**Author:** [@DevilRanger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DevilRanger)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/of-triffids-and-vinebeasts-spawn-question/1455 "2013-05-27T00:00:53Z")
Just found 6 Triffid Queens and innumerable amounts of all sorts of plant monsters. Anyway, I’m playing on Static and I’d like to know if this means that there’s a Triffid Grove nearby. On a similar note, do Groves con… --- ## [Earmuffs/Messages](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/earmuffs-messages/1374)
**Author:** [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/earmuffs-messages/1374 "2013-05-26T23:01:04Z")
This is a suggestion regarding message spam. I placed turrets around my base… much to my regret. A: They fire at squirrels and rabbits. This is kinda ridiculous but I’ll give it to you… B: The messages you get when d… --- ## [Preferences System: Loves/Neutral/Hates](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/preferences-system-loves-neutral-hates/1451)
**Author:** [@GlyphGryph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GlyphGryph)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/preferences-system-loves-neutral-hates/1451 "2013-05-26T22:57:21Z")
Right now, all of our characters like the same things, and they like them the same amount. I propose the addition of an additional screen during character creation, “Preferences”. Moving things towards the “loves” catego… --- ## [Bug: Damage on clothing drops is unreasonable for some weapons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-damage-on-clothing-drops-is-unreasonable-for-some-weapons/1468)
**Author:** [@Justice](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Justice)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-damage-on-clothing-drops-is-unreasonable-for-some-weapons/1468 "2013-05-26T22:47:45Z")
Tattered or shredded clothing drops make perfect sense for nail boards/bats, and many other melee weapons, but not for weapons with certain ammo. Pebbles and arrows, for starters, shouldn’t leave clothing shredded or tat… --- ## [PSA: Autosave does not Autosave](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/psa-autosave-does-not-autosave/1456)
**Author:** [@osoII](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/osoII)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/psa-autosave-does-not-autosave/1456 "2013-05-26T20:08:39Z")
Apparently this is intentional as well. It saves your character but not the map… I’m still reeling from the loss of a 5 or so day game (real time, not in game). I have my character but my whole base with all my tools/equ… [Previous page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md?page=556) [Next page](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md?page=558)