# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/latest.md?page=71

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## [Fire station faction camp hardlocked](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-station-faction-camp-hardlocked/24795)

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**Author:** [@horribleflesheater](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/horribleflesheater)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-station-faction-camp-hardlocked/24795 "2020-09-23T23:18:12Z")

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Started playing this game again after a very, very long hiatus. Faction camps were pretty primitive last I played so I wanted to mess around with them. I set up a fire station faction camp, in a town, directly next to a…

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## [Returning to the game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/returning-to-the-game/24794)

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**Author:** [@Sneaky\_Potato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sneaky_Potato)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/returning-to-the-game/24794 "2020-09-23T18:42:02Z")

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Alrigth i forgot this existed then in a sudden boredom fueled daydream i remembered cdda and wondered how much it changed and it turns out it changed a lot i mean holy crap i got a headache just looking at the changelog …

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## [Age, height and weight randomly generated on my character - Can I edit it?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age-height-and-weight-randomly-generated-on-my-character-can-i-edit-it/24755)

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**Author:** [@Graphical](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Graphical)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/age-height-and-weight-randomly-generated-on-my-character-can-i-edit-it/24755 "2020-09-23T18:30:18Z")

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I selected to play as Missed - Highschool student. I was automatically given “Overweight”, “168cm” and “51 years old”… Is there a way for me to set this or edit the save file to make it right?? I know it’s probably ju…

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## [What I noticed after a four year hiatus: tedium vs depth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-i-noticed-after-a-four-year-hiatus-tedium-vs-depth/24793)

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**Author:** [@Zebra](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zebra)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-i-noticed-after-a-four-year-hiatus-tedium-vs-depth/24793 "2020-09-23T16:39:13Z")

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First, I’d like to elaborate on how I saw things pre-hiatus. There were two opposing camps: hyper and hyper realism. Hyper wanted CBMs which you could easily install until you became a post apocalyptic god. Hyper-realism…

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## [Weapon containers can be used to clone weapons and rock forge doesn't use coal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weapon-containers-can-be-used-to-clone-weapons-and-rock-forge-doesnt-use-coal/24781)

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**Author:** [@Jandof](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jandof)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/weapon-containers-can-be-used-to-clone-weapons-and-rock-forge-doesnt-use-coal/24781 "2020-09-23T10:01:17Z")

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Hi. Noticed a couple of bugs that are actually beneficial to the player but should be corrected nevertheless. If you try put on a weapon container with a weapon inside (e.g. spear strap with naginata) directly from f…

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## [Virtual keyboard not showing android](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/virtual-keyboard-not-showing-android/24792)

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**Author:** [@Jordan\_ting](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jordan_ting)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/virtual-keyboard-not-showing-android/24792 "2020-09-23T04:34:30Z")

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Hello this maybe trivial but im struggling here and wondering if i can get some help, the game looks cool but i cant get the virtual keyboard to show up when im ingame, im on android, i downloaded hackers keyboard and i …

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## [Saves from one revision to another](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saves-from-one-revision-to-another/24778)

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**Author:** [@AssumeCroons](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AssumeCroons)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/saves-from-one-revision-to-another/24778 "2020-09-22T20:15:10Z")

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Are saves generally supposed to work from revision to revision? Is it helpful to report an issue, if a save created from one revision breaks in a later revision? I just recently started building from github. In an earli…

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## [Player character will roll in fire to put out fire](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/player-character-will-roll-in-fire-to-put-out-fire/24773)

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**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/player-character-will-roll-in-fire-to-put-out-fire/24773 "2020-09-20T22:39:42Z")

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Your character will if put on fire try to automatically put out the fire by rolling on the ground. This is of course a perfectly reasonable reaction if it wasn’t for the fact that you will do this the moment you are on f…

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## [Faction Camp Questions](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camp-questions/24772)

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**Author:** [@bouchacha](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bouchacha)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/faction-camp-questions/24772 "2020-09-20T21:35:13Z")

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Hi, Is there a guide or manual available for the faction camp? I talked to an NPC and had gotten help through that avenue but it doesn’t go into a ton of detail. I have a number of questions: Is assigning NPCs the onl…

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## [Can monsters starve?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-monsters-starve/24764)

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**Author:** [@Graphical](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Graphical)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-monsters-starve/24764 "2020-09-20T01:03:19Z")

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There is a giant wasp in my LMOE shelter. I want it either gone or dead. It refuses to follow me upstairs, even though it had no problem moving down them. I made a few spikes on a stick and am trying my luck at stabbi…

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## [Primitive Plank](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/primitive-plank/24367)

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**Author:** [@Maryionet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maryionet)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/primitive-plank/24367 "2020-09-19T20:36:22Z")

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Do you want to play a pure wilderness or my island scenario but you can’t cut logs into plank with your pitty primitive axes for some reason? then this mod is the answer!. Primitive planks goal is to make your primitive…

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## [Firearm Optics Comparison?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firearm-optics-comparison/24756)

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**Author:** [@bouchacha](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bouchacha)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firearm-optics-comparison/24756 "2020-09-19T18:48:45Z")

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Are the differences between red dot \> holographic \> ACOG \> rifle scope just a straight upgrade? It seems like with a rifle scope you get a sight dispersion of 0 but you miss out on the slight aiming speed bonus of 6/6/2 …

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## [Horse Capacity for Riding](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horse-capacity-for-riding/24580)

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**Author:** [@Grimm\_Spector](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grimm_Spector)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horse-capacity-for-riding/24580 "2020-09-19T17:46:44Z")

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How heavy can I be? I am “Normal” weight, and have 30 kg of of gear. A horse should be able to take that, but apparently I’m too heavy…would be nice if I knew my weight instead of just “normal” to figure this out too!

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## [Vitamin a food woes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vitamin-a-food-woes/24522)

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**Author:** [@Dracolich\_Zero](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dracolich_Zero)\
**Replies:** 38\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vitamin-a-food-woes/24522 "2020-09-19T15:18:13Z")

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Hi all, i need to know what types of food provide vitamin a since i’m suffering defficiency, thanks :wink:

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## [What are the pros and cons of each mutation tree?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-each-mutation-tree/24709)

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**Author:** [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-each-mutation-tree/24709 "2020-09-19T03:13:21Z")

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Just as it says on the tin. I don’t simply want the ‘best’ mutation tree, I want the benefits and the negatives to be directly compared to eachother. And last time I checked (granted, a long time ago) the wiki was missi…

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## [Force libncursesw Use While Compiling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-libncursesw-use-while-compiling/18997)

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**Author:** [@CaptManiac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CaptManiac)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/force-libncursesw-use-while-compiling/18997 "2020-09-18T23:58:46Z")

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I see that the pre-compiled executables from jenkins-latest use libncursesw.so.5. When I have both libncurses5-dev and libncursesw5-dev installed, the compilation fully finishes with a compiled executable, but ldd shows …

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## [Game-breaking bug!](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-breaking-bug/24762)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-breaking-bug/24762 "2020-09-18T14:21:17Z")

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Build 11011, but it was in build 11007 as well. When i try to 'a’ctivate some items from the advanced inventory screen, after 'e’xamining that item, it throws me an error and the item stack disappears without any trace …

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## [The side panel map is incomprehensibly small](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-side-panel-map-is-incomprehensibly-small/24752)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-side-panel-map-is-incomprehensibly-small/24752 "2020-09-18T14:00:03Z")

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As per title. It used to be normal, now the map is very small, to the point that nothing can be distinguished on it. Here’s a screenshot: Is there a way to change it in the options that i overlooked?

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## [Lost vehicle](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-vehicle/13512)

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**Author:** [@Nitrotic](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nitrotic)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lost-vehicle/13512 "2020-09-18T13:13:54Z")

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Hi guys. Been a lurker for a while, been playing for at least a year, now I have a question. In the confusion and terror of the moment, I managed to lose my storage carrier. I was wondering if there was some way, in g…

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## [Arcana Error on start up. Need help](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954)

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**Author:** [@Bwappa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bwappa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/arcana-error-on-start-up-need-help/23954 "2020-09-18T09:16:02Z")

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How do I resolve this error? It happens when I try to load a world or make a character. I’m playing stable version 0.E and I’ve installed arcana recently from the devs github so it’s updated. I’m not sure what I need to…

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## [Help with game display](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-game-display/24758)

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**Author:** [@Tabletguy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tabletguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/help-with-game-display/24758 "2020-09-18T04:55:04Z")

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I downloaded Cataclysm on my Galaxy Tab A but the display is having problems. It goes from being darker to lighter randomly but very frequently, like it’s flashing but with no rythem. It does this no matter if I’m in the…

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## [Survivor Utility Belt can't be disassembled](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-utility-belt-cant-be-disassembled/24749)

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**Author:** [@Dlight\_full](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dlight_full)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-utility-belt-cant-be-disassembled/24749 "2020-09-16T17:49:31Z")

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I just noticed that in the latest experimentals the survivor utility belt cannot be disassembled, which is plain stupid. Even if the survivor belt can’t be salvaged, at least the tools should be obtainable.

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## [Taking down cupboards](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taking-down-cupboards/24739)

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**Author:** [@The\_Lotus\_King](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lotus_King)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/taking-down-cupboards/24739 "2020-09-16T17:35:16Z")

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While looting a rural house, and \[e\]xamining, i was granted with the option to take down a cupboard. apon doing so, I got a item called “debug”. I did it again, just to make sure that this wasn’t a one time glitch.

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## [Survivor Belt Tools Not Applying to Crafting?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-belt-tools-not-applying-to-crafting/24748)

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**Author:** [@Gaddabout](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gaddabout)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/survivor-belt-tools-not-applying-to-crafting/24748 "2020-09-16T15:48:59Z")

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Crafted survivor belt, put it on, then attempted to craft makeshift hand drill. Showed I didn’t have “hammering 2 and fine hammering 1”. Is this a bug, or am I doing something incorrectly?

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## [Is it save scumming, if you intend to die?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-it-save-scumming-if-you-intend-to-die/24726)

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**Author:** [@Jandof](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jandof)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-it-save-scumming-if-you-intend-to-die/24726 "2020-09-15T22:42:35Z")

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Hi. I returned to the game a while ago to try out how the “very bad day” starts work in the new version. After a week of playing (many deaths at first, but now two seasons in), I realized I have a moral dilemma. I gene…

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## [How to open broken vending machines](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-open-broken-vending-machines/24735)

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**Author:** [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-open-broken-vending-machines/24735 "2020-09-14T13:54:50Z")

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The description for broken vending machines suggests that you can just brake them open to get the contents in them. but in game you can’t deconstruct them and you don’t get the contents if you smash them just the parts. …

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## [Tileset Editor 1.0 (Proof of Concept)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-editor-1-0-proof-of-concept/5029)

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**Author:** [@Chase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chase)\
**Replies:** 120\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/tileset-editor-1-0-proof-of-concept/5029 "2020-09-14T12:31:38Z")

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Right now I am working on a tileset editor, since I noticed creating a tileset is something of a large undertaking at the moment. So I decided I wanted to make it easier, as I myself was interested in updateing a tileset…

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## [Stepladder turned into a floor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stepladder-turned-into-a-floor/24729)

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**Author:** [@Vastin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vastin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/stepladder-turned-into-a-floor/24729 "2020-09-13T19:58:46Z")

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A stairway to an upper floor in the safehouse I was using got trashed by zombies, so I bashed it out and replaced it with a stepladder. However, after saving and loading back into the game, the space above the stepladde…

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## [Affecting the State of a Region/ Factions Future](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/affecting-the-state-of-a-region-factions-future/24710)

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**Author:** [@Mallowdust](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mallowdust)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/affecting-the-state-of-a-region-factions-future/24710 "2020-09-12T16:55:56Z")

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Although CDDA will never head in the direction to suffer from “chosen one syndrome”. Is it possible that a player can interact with factions, npcs, and their environment enough to alter the future of a region or faction…

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## [Auto pickup problem](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup-problem/24721)

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**Author:** [@00petar00](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/00petar00)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/auto-pickup-problem/24721 "2020-09-12T03:03:04Z")

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Does anyone still have problem with auto pickup with the new inventory system? Basically since release i’ve had a problem with it and even stayed on the version without that update for such a long time, i tried moving t…

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