# (Bug) Card readers are now uninteresting

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 21, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731 "2019-10-21T09:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731/1 "2019-10-21T09:27:46Z")

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If you (e)xamine a card reader you are not told that it is a card reader, and it does not respond with “You need a hacking tool to use this” (or whatever the phrase used to be).

They still work if you have the right card, but you should get some sort of response / description from examining them.

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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:** [October 21, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731/2 "2019-10-21T12:16:00Z")

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Which two versions do you compare?

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**Author:** ![TheMurderUnicorn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themurderunicorn/32/5706_2.png) [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731/3 "2019-10-21T12:32:02Z")

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Does the 'e’xamine menu even work on everything? I seem to recall some things don’t have any 'e’xamine text.

But using the ‘x’ menu I’m pretty sure everything at least gets its name displayed.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Blay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/paul_blay/32/6803_2.png) [@Paul\_Blay](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paul_Blay)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731/4 "2019-10-21T12:46:17Z")

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> [@Zhilkin](#):
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> Which two versions do you compare?

9775 and I’m not sure but it was working as expected up to a week or so I think?

> [@TheMurderUnicorn](#):
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> But using the ‘x’ menu I’m pretty sure everything at least gets its name displayed.

I haven’t tried ‘x’ on them. I will do so next time I’m near one.

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**Author:** ![Ricky\_Van](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ricky_van/32/4666_2.png) [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bug-card-readers-are-now-uninteresting/21731/5 "2019-10-21T13:02:28Z")

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i can confirm this on last 4 experimental build, checking the card reader didn’t say anything on the log. which possibly makes player think its broken.