# Can't craft staff sling

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230 "2020-04-13T19:17:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Kobieslastwords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kobieslastwords](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kobieslastwords)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/1 "2020-04-13T19:17:09Z")

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I have the skills and components required but the sling component is red text in the crafting menu and it says I can’t craft it.

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**Author:** ![The\_Lone\_Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/the_lone_badger/32/8063_2.png) [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/2 "2020-04-14T09:11:45Z")

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If it’s red in the crafting menu then the game thinks you don’t have it. Is it out of range? Blocked from your sight by something? Modified in some way?  
I can’t see how these would apply to a sling but I know things become unsuitable for crafting if they’re loaded or have a battery mod in or are filthy etc etc.

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**Author:** ![Kobieslastwords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kobieslastwords](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kobieslastwords)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/3 "2020-04-14T15:25:08Z")

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No, it is withing range and sight. I am going to reinstall the game.

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**Author:** ![bruhmoment32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bruhmoment32/32/7524_2.png) [@bruhmoment32](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bruhmoment32)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/4 "2020-04-14T16:19:17Z")

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i have the same problem, i think the issue is (haven’t tried it yet) that you have the sling that was crafted from 3 long strings, while the staff sling requires the sling that was crafted with a leather patch maybe??? they have the same name but i think they’re different items

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**Author:** ![Kobieslastwords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kobieslastwords](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kobieslastwords)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/5 "2020-04-14T16:21:52Z")

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I crafted botht the leather patch one and the string one. Neither worked. I have reinstalled the game and it seems to have remedied the problem. I will also mention that I was getting error notifications which I just ignored and pressed spacebar in the previous install. I have not had error notifications in this install yet.

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**Author:** ![bruhmoment32](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bruhmoment32/32/7524_2.png) [@bruhmoment32](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bruhmoment32)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/6 "2020-04-14T16:27:34Z")

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interesting, seems i also have to reinstall the game then since i also have those same error messages lol, are you playing on the same savegame or did it break?

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**Author:** ![Kobieslastwords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kobieslastwords](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kobieslastwords)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/7 "2020-04-14T21:09:57Z")

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I just started a new game

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**Author:** ![Ragno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ragno/32/5935_2.png) [@Ragno](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ragno)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/8 "2020-04-14T21:14:11Z")

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post a screenshot of how the crafting interface looks, might help

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-craft-staff-sling/23230/9 "2020-04-14T21:58:21Z")

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I’ve just tested it, in tiles experimental build 0.E-10527 on Windows 7 64-bit.

- Spawned sling from the debug menu doesn’t work.
- Unloaded spawned in sling doesn’t work.
- Crafted sling doesn’t work (both versions).
- Crafted and untouched sling (leaving it on a table next to me) doesn’t work.
- Shooting it once and try to craft with it afterwards doesn’t work.

It states in the item description, that it can be used to craft a staff sling, but it just doesn’t work (even ignoring the red component warning and greyed out name and just pressing enter).  
I’ve got no error messages. Freshly generated world without any mods (other than the default no NPC needs).  
I suspect the problem to be that it is always “loaded” with pebbles. Is there an other item with the RELOAD\_AND\_SHOOT flag to prove/invalidate my guess?

> [@Ragno](#):
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> post a screenshot of how the crafting interface looks, might help

I was going to ask for the same thing, but I’ve figured I just test it. It literally is the normal “component not avaiable” red text reading “sling”.

Edit _15. April 2020 08:54 UTC+2_:  
Welp, it looks like it got fixed. Went to test it again in build 10530 and this bug is gone.