# Default Character Gender

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [April 18, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718 "2016-04-18T02:58:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![wastedfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@wastedfate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wastedfate)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/1 "2016-04-18T02:58:49Z")

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So we have default character names, which seems nice for those people who want to play by the same name for multiple runs. It would be nice if we could swap the default character gender as well.

However, I also throw out the idea that, instead of cluttering the options menu with these options, we simply press S to save these options in the New Character screen, similar to saving default mods.

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**Author:** ![pisskop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/pisskop/32/1327_2.png) [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/2 "2016-04-18T03:00:59Z")

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I thought you could make a template for a character that included gender?

I do want default world name though.

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**Author:** ![wastedfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@wastedfate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wastedfate)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/3 "2016-04-18T23:30:32Z")

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[quote=“pisskop, post:2, topic:11718”]I thought you could make a template for a character that included gender?

I do want default world name though.[/quote]

You can make a template for character name too. What I’m referring to is the semi-new option in the options menu to set default character name. It isn’t as helpful if you want the default to be a female name because you still have to manually switch the gender every time you create a new character, which is fine. Some people even want to have a randomly generated name though, and I would think that almost every Survivor has a preference for gender, so this would almost definitely be as useful.

It’s only a tiny annoyance though since gender affects so little in Cataclysm, it just means the clothes you usually prefer for your character

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**Author:** ![Straume21](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/straume21/32/236_2.png) [@Straume21](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Straume21)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/4 "2016-04-19T03:43:48Z")

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Gender doesn’t affect anything in cataclysm. It’s just a rp feature.

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**Author:** ![EditorRUS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/5 "2016-04-20T17:08:57Z")

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Technically it should be sex, not gender though.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/6 "2016-04-20T18:33:23Z")

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To be extra pedantic, it sets initial clothing loadout.

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**Author:** ![wastedfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/da6949/32.png) [@wastedfate](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/wastedfate)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/default-character-gender/11718/7 "2016-04-24T18:38:05Z")

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> [@Straume21](#):
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> Gender doesn’t affect anything in cataclysm. It’s just a rp feature.

Name doesn’t either, but behold, a setting for name.