# Disappointed in road roller

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301 "2020-11-17T08:34:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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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:** [November 17, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/1 "2020-11-17T08:34:56Z")

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I found a road roller in very good condition so I took it for a spin.

Specifically, I drove it over a patch of road that was being constructed with a load of ‘mound of dirt’ tiles.

It doesn’t flatten them. I mean, that’s literally it’s only job. 😛

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**Author:** ![Junknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Junknown](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Junknown)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/2 "2020-11-17T09:56:03Z")

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> [@Paul\_Blay](#):
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> that’s literally it’s only job.

That was in the old days. In our time, its only job is flattening zombies 😜

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**Author:** ![Maan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/maan/32/8108_2.png) [@Maan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maan)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/3 "2020-11-17T11:04:32Z")

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Yup, those monster steel drums do a helluva lot of damage. Not practical in any way to use on a deathmobile, but they are still sooo cool for running through zombies!

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/4 "2020-11-17T13:33:50Z")

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I’ll look into adding something to make road rollers flatten dirt mounds, but it’s not going to happen until after 0.F releases.

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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:** [November 17, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/5 "2020-11-17T15:38:53Z")

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If I may add to this - as it’s on my personal todo list, albeit pretty much at the end of it - that all car tires should have at least a chance to flatten/compact dirt mounds, probably based on the vehicles weight.

This would also make farming more… interesting/challenging and realistic, as you either have to leave empty spots for the tractor’s tires or construct a monster vehicle that does everything in one go.

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/6 "2020-11-17T16:38:20Z")

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…why? one of default tractor configs is already made so the wheels don’t overlap with seed drills. Maybe not just one, even.

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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:** [November 17, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/disappointed-in-road-roller/25301/7 "2020-11-17T16:48:20Z")

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If you go with the primitive tractor, which has only a plow and planter, you can / need to drive down every row. Nothing prevents you from doing this.

And you can just drive your car all over your field in the winter without any consequences.