# Endless Book Reading

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [May 17, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279 "2013-05-17T14:35:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/1 "2013-05-17T14:35:38Z")

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Just downloaded cataclysm 0.5 on to my windows 7 machine (this happened on two windows 7 machines) and grabbed a book and selected to read it. I was offered the prompt “Do you want to learn about cooking?” I selected yes and then the game froze up and every half a second or so time advanced and another chunk of reading was done with no input from me and making it impossible to quit reading.

For science I left it running and it stooped when I got to level one. so bug or feature? and if feature let me be the first to say I’m not a big fan!

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**Author:** ![Sharp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sharp)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/2 "2013-05-17T15:16:43Z")

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I think it’s feature and you can end it by pressing esc, I don’t like it either.

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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:** [May 17, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/3 "2013-05-17T16:04:05Z")

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The “read until you gain a level” part is a feature.  
The “takes several seconds to progress 15 in-game minutes” part is a bug.

From what I understand the latter is caused by some catacurses changes, the windows devs are trying to track it down.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/4 "2013-05-17T20:26:40Z")

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Another note, you can also use the wait command (’.’ or 5 IIRC) and it will query if you want to stop.

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**Author:** ![DeadWeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeadWeight](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeadWeight)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/5 "2013-05-17T21:20:58Z")

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It was really annoying to me, I had a zombie bite that got infected and I couldn’t stop reading my book to fix it!

Luckily I was reading a first aid book and fixed it afterward but still… annoying.

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**Author:** ![Mrnocamera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mrnocamera/32/61_2.png) [@Mrnocamera](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mrnocamera)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/6 "2013-05-18T10:54:40Z")

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You can press 5 and it comes up with a prompt to “Stop reading? Y/N”

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Slinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jack\_Slinger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jack_Slinger)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/7 "2013-05-18T12:17:57Z")

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My initial displeasure has calmed down now and I think it could be a nice feature at least now I know how to stop it. Personally I’d have you have to keep pressing space to advance the jumps or something.

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**Author:** ![Austupaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Austupaio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Austupaio)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/8 "2013-05-18T12:19:11Z")

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I preferred reading each chapter manually, personally. The idea was sound, just awkward in practice.

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**Author:** ![NineHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@NineHunter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/NineHunter)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/9 "2013-05-18T14:43:11Z")

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I just love how you can just read books even in the most dire of situations.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/10 "2013-05-18T17:30:49Z")

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> [@NineHunter](#):
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> I just love how you can just read books even in the most dire of situations.

Hey, that “fantasy novel” might actually be a [Linking Book](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst)\*. One way out of the dire situation.

\*Not really.

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**Author:** ![Paquito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@Paquito](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paquito)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/11 "2013-07-17T14:46:01Z")

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> [@i2amroy](#):
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> Another note, you can also use the wait command (‘.’ or 5 IIRC) and it will query if you want to stop.

You really should be prompted if you want to stop if you do any command. I shouldn’t have to dig into the forums to figure out how to stop reading; it’s not very intuitive at the moment.

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**Author:** ![vultures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vultures/32/69_2.png) [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/12 "2013-07-17T17:33:21Z")

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The problem is, to this day, Homer Simpson is missing since he started his search for the Any key.  
We use ESC for action cancellation, like when events ‘overlap’ or so, and Num5 if you really, really gotta go to the bathroom. Otherwise, every reading is mandatory.

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**Author:** ![Paquito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@Paquito](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Paquito)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/13 "2013-07-19T16:14:54Z")

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[quote=“vultures, post:12, topic:1279”]The problem is, to this day, Homer Simpson is missing since he started his search for the Any key.  
We use ESC for action cancellation, like when events ‘overlap’ or so, and Num5 if you really, really gotta go to the bathroom. Otherwise, every reading is mandatory.[/quote]

This doesn’t make sense.

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**Author:** ![woflsipder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/woflsipder/32/90_2.png) [@woflsipder](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/woflsipder)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/endless-book-reading/1279/14 "2013-07-19T16:33:33Z")

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It makes perfect sense.

I wish i could explain something like he did.  
(no sarcasm intended)