# ASCII vehicle are displaying capital letters

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [September 25, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809 "2020-09-25T17:33:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author: ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/1 "2020-09-25T17:33:27Z")

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I’m playing Version 0.E-6063=gd7d885f Build 11016  
I play using ASCII as I’ve been playing since before tiles and I can just get more info from it at a glance. I’ve noticed some sections of the vehicles are showing as T’s and B’s. Is this an intentional change? Is ASCII still being supported at this point? (just wondering cause I could see ASCII going away eventually) I’ll throw some screentshots up below.  
 ![Weird Vehicle](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/4/4b12334d4f59ed03f62d7414f41ac0446c1fc40d.png)

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### Author: ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/2 "2020-09-26T09:05:03Z")

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Vehicle parts are showing whichever symbols are assigned to them.

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### Author: ![kemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@kemi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kemi)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/3 "2020-09-28T23:07:56Z")

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With the recent experimental build, the drawing of the vehicle has become terrible. I don’t know where the door is and the “T” symbol is very ugly because it doesn’t rotate.  
 ![vehicles](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/f/f9eb706b2358e83f18d299e16d5775e038d320b1.png)

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### Author: ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/4 "2020-09-29T06:35:54Z")

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Yeah, that’s what I’m seeing too.

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### Author: ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/5 "2020-09-29T16:09:25Z")

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Somebody done broke somethin’! 😧

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### Author: ![kemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@kemi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kemi)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/6 "2020-10-23T07:09:01Z")

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I think, should set “looks\_like” so that tilesets that don’t support new parts will still look fine. Even if you are not using tiles, you should still get the same look as in the past by using the symbols of parts set in “looks\_like”.

for exomple:

```json
{
  "id": "windshield_horizontal_front",
  "looks_like": "windshield",
  ...
}

```

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### Author: ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/7 "2020-10-23T08:03:59Z")

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looks\_like will do nothing for ascii since it doesn’t use any sprite.

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### Author: ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/8 "2021-05-08T20:02:44Z")

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This is still an issue. Doors look like corner pieces in many instances.

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### Author: ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/9 "2021-05-08T20:14:51Z")

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open an issue on github [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/new?template=bug\_report.md](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)

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### Author: ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/10 "2021-05-08T20:31:10Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/48799>
>
> ASCII art for vehicles in game is displaying capital letters for parts that we…re something totally different before. Doors are now what used to be corner pieces which point in different directions.
> \-Doors are replaced with corners MOST of the time.
> \-Boards, windshields, and some quarter panels are replaced with capital letters.
> 
> A link to the forums. At least one other person reported this issue.
> https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/9
> 
> \# Steps To Reproduce
> 
> 1. Start a game.
> 2. Look at a vehicle.
> 
> 
> \# Expected behavior
> 
> \<!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
> Ideally also describe \*why\* you expect it to happen. --\>
> 
> 
> \# Screenshots
> 
> !\[CDDA-Vehicle\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4497993/117552545-9c692080-b011-11eb-9bc5-305f816f10a8.PNG)
> !\[CDDA-VehicleA\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4497993/117552550-9ffca780-b011-11eb-80ec-f911abf60773.PNG)
> 
> 
> Do not take a screenshot of the crashing window. Please provide the crash logs in the "Additional context" --\>
> 
> \# Versions and configuration
> 
> \- OS: Windows 10
> - OS Version: 10.0 2004
> \- Game Version: 07c58d9 \[64-bit\]
> \- Graphics Version: Terminal
> \- Game Language: English
> \- Mods loaded: \[
> Dark Days Ahead \[dda\],
> Disable NPC Needs \[no\_npc\_food\],
> Bionic Professions \[package\_bionic\_professions\],
> Magiclysm \[magiclysm\]
> \]
> 
> \# Additional context
> 
> \<!-- Add any other context about the problem here.
> 
> Crash: if your problem refers to a crash, please add the following files to the "Additional Context" paragraph:
> - From the /config folder (you can zip them both together):
> - crash.log file.
> - debug.log file.
> - Your save file (zipped)
> 
> \- note #1: you can drag and drop files in this issue post!
> \- note #2: it is very important for us that you provide a save file in case of a crash. It really helps the developers
> to reproduce the bug and fix it. If possible, try to provide a save file that occurs in the right conditions, just
> before the crash happens. --\>

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### Author: ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/11 "2021-05-16T09:27:23Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/f/fbf96df643cb329efa939af4a41fa0f543cc80db.png)

Would that be better?

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### Author: ![Fris0uman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/fris0uman/32/8607_2.png) [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 10:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/12 "2021-05-16T10:29:30Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/d/d44c5ee6c1519be91ff1d11aa9cf43d6ea1dd1d9.png)  
Or rather this?

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### Author: ![Miloch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/miloch/32/1339_2.png) [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ascii-vehicle-are-displaying-capital-letters/24809/13 "2021-05-16T20:59:40Z")

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The former. The one with the v’s at the front instead of just flat. IMHO.