# Crafting ingredient range/reach

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ingredient-range-reach/26169>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ingredient-range-reach/26169 "2021-03-30T23:17:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrSamsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MrSamsa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MrSamsa)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ingredient-range-reach/26169/1 "2021-03-30T23:17:40Z")

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Hello, I am trying to find out how the crafting works with specific regard to the reach/distance allowed. I seem to remember that 7 tiles away from the character was the limit of how far the crafting menu would see items nearby but it has since changed to 6 tiles.

Its a little petty of me but I have grown used to this 7 tile reach and would like to change it if possible while learning more about the games guts.

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**Author:** ![zantanzuken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zantanzuken/32/10325_2.png) [@zantanzuken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/zantanzuken)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crafting-ingredient-range-reach/26169/2 "2021-03-30T23:25:57Z")

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fairly certain its always hovered around 6 tiles, it may have been more at some point but at least 2 years ago it was also 6. thats 6 square tiles though, you cant just move your stuff a bit closer?

regardless, to answer your actual question the code for crafting itself is [here,](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/7617633db6a1dc13079deb95419adb59e69ca645/src/crafting.cpp) though i dont know how you’d actually change the distance.