# Gods of the Cataclysm (Challenge Thread)

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [September 25, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456 "2014-09-25T23:44:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/501 "2017-01-10T00:59:58Z")

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Added!

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**Author:** ![bananaedmonkey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bananaedmonkey/32/6090_2.png) [@bananaedmonkey](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bananaedmonkey)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/502 "2017-01-23T01:48:20Z")

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I do not think anyone will be able to do this:

Parallel park your doom fortress.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/503 "2017-01-23T06:11:24Z")

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[quote=“bananaedmonkey, post:502, topic:7456”]I do not think anyone will be able to do this:

Parallel park your doom fortress.[/quote]

I’m quite certain that several of the people on the boards could indeed parallel park a real-life monstrosity of a vehicle… but the steering system in the game doesn’t actually work in a way that makes parallel parking possible in any reasonable sense, so I expect you’re right.

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**Author:** ![DeclanFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DeclanFrost](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeclanFrost)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/504 "2017-01-23T13:03:39Z")

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[quote=“deoxy, post:503, topic:7456”][quote=“bananaedmonkey, post:502, topic:7456”]I do not think anyone will be able to do this:

Parallel park your doom fortress.[/quote]

I’m quite certain that several of the people on the boards could indeed parallel park a real-life monstrosity of a vehicle… but the steering system in the game doesn’t actually work in a way that makes parallel parking possible in any reasonable sense, so I expect you’re right.[/quote]

Unless you’re parallel parking a shopping cart.

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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/505 "2017-01-25T01:43:50Z")

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Fuck it, I’ll put it up as a challenge just to see if anyone will try it.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/506 "2017-01-25T03:03:42Z")

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> [@TheFlame52](#):
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> Fuck it, I’ll put it up as a challenge just to see if anyone will try it.

Ever see Dispicable Me? There’s a scene in there with parallel parking of the kind you’re likely to see…

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**Author:** ![Eisen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Eisen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eisen)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/507 "2017-01-25T11:15:24Z")

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Is morale capped?  
I was thinking about a challenge/milestone that involves morale. Something like  
achieve 20 different morale penalties/bonuses or get your morale up to X / down to X for Y amount of time.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/508 "2017-01-25T16:24:52Z")

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[quote=“Eisen, post:507, topic:7456”]Is morale capped?  
I was thinking about a challenge/milestone that involves morale. Something like  
achieve 20 different morale penalties/bonuses or get your morale up to X / down to X for Y amount of time.[/quote]

Not capped that I’ve ever heard of.

Down would be way too easy - kill a friendly NPC for an instant -500 on top of whatever you’ve already got.

And up would be almost as easy, and basically be an exercise in collecting all the different kinds of candy and good booze.

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/509 "2017-01-25T16:27:28Z")

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I got back into playing CDDA after a long hiatus, with lunar new year proposing itself as a good lengthy amount of free-time, I went back in and slaughtered half a city for a monocle, and i’m still looking for my top hat and tuxedo.

Any ideas where to look? I’ve looted 3 mansions already but to no avail.

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**Author:** ![harison86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/harison86/32/10005_2.png) [@harison86](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/harison86)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/510 "2017-01-25T17:26:01Z")

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[quote=“Rot, post:509, topic:7456”]I got back into playing CDDA after a long hiatus, with lunar new year proposing itself as a good lengthy amount of free-time, I went back in and slaughtered half a city for a monocle, and i’m still looking for my top hat and tuxedo.

Any ideas where to look? I’ve looted 3 mansions already but to no avail.[/quote]  
Clothing stores are best for fancy clothing. You already did the hardest part, finding a monocle. Just check every clothing store you come across and you’ll have a full set of fancy clothing in no time. I think malls might be a good bet too but don’t quote me on that.  
Unless you’re looking specifically for the top hat and tuxedo, I recommend also looting pawn shops and bookstores/libraries. Pawn shops sometimes have pickelhaubes, a fancy German helmet. If you find the right book you can make Ornamental Plate Armor, which is also fancy. Of course mansions also have plenty of high level books plus a chance for Ornamental Plate Armor, so keep looting those.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/511 "2017-01-25T17:43:42Z")

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[quote=“Rot, post:509, topic:7456”]I got back into playing CDDA after a long hiatus, with lunar new year proposing itself as a good lengthy amount of free-time, I went back in and slaughtered half a city for a monocle, and i’m still looking for my top hat and tuxedo.

Any ideas where to look? I’ve looted 3 mansions already but to no avail.[/quote]

Lab bedrooms have fancy clothes sometimes - most common place I find monocles, veils, and long white gloves, but top hats aren’t too rare there, and I’ve found tux or wedding dress upon occasion.

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/512 "2017-01-26T20:04:41Z")

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[quote=“deoxy, post:511, topic:7456”][quote=“Rot, post:509, topic:7456”]I got back into playing CDDA after a long hiatus, with lunar new year proposing itself as a good lengthy amount of free-time, I went back in and slaughtered half a city for a monocle, and i’m still looking for my top hat and tuxedo.

Any ideas where to look? I’ve looted 3 mansions already but to no avail.[/quote]

Lab bedrooms have fancy clothes sometimes - most common place I find monocles, veils, and long white gloves, but top hats aren’t too rare there, and I’ve found tux or wedding dress upon occasion.[/quote]

Its a little morbid sounding, but I was thinking about cracking open a few coffins in a funeral home to see if a tuxedo might appear.  
Thanks for suggesting something else, I guess the other options are more readily available and a more likely to bare more fruit.

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**Author:** ![Eisen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Eisen](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eisen)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/513 "2017-01-27T22:10:51Z")

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[quote=“deoxy, post:508, topic:7456”][quote=“Eisen, post:507, topic:7456”]Is morale capped?  
I was thinking about a challenge/milestone that involves morale. Something like  
achieve 20 different morale penalties/bonuses or get your morale up to X / down to X for Y amount of time.[/quote]

Not capped that I’ve ever heard of.

Down would be way too easy - kill a friendly NPC for an instant -500 on top of whatever you’ve already got.

And up would be almost as easy, and basically be an exercise in collecting all the different kinds of candy and good booze.[/quote]

Then show how high you can get and set a base measurement. Most challenges aren’t really challenging but tedious (collecting, prepping) anyway.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/514 "2017-01-27T23:52:03Z")

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[quote=“Eisen, post:513, topic:7456”][quote=“deoxy, post:508, topic:7456”][quote=“Eisen, post:507, topic:7456”]Is morale capped?  
I was thinking about a challenge/milestone that involves morale. Something like  
achieve 20 different morale penalties/bonuses or get your morale up to X / down to X for Y amount of time.[/quote]

Not capped that I’ve ever heard of.

Down would be way too easy - kill a friendly NPC for an instant -500 on top of whatever you’ve already got.

And up would be almost as easy, and basically be an exercise in collecting all the different kinds of candy and good booze.[/quote]

Then show how high you can get and set a base measurement. Most challenges aren’t really challenging but tedious (collecting, prepping) anyway.[/quote]

Well, getting crazy high might be hard (how fast can you eat? That’s going to be the limit), but the lower end cap is basically, “How many NPCs can I get following me and then kill all at once?” At -500 a pop, even on 0.03 NPC spawn, I’ve had as many as 8 followers, so that’s -4000 right there…

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**Author:** ![\_k1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/_k1/32/1335_2.png) [@\_k1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/_k1)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/515 "2017-01-28T06:20:01Z")

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And eat the meat for more morale hit.

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/516 "2017-01-28T20:40:45Z")

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> [@§k](#):
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> And eat the meat for more morale hit.

\*morale bonus

(For cannibals, that is.)

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/517 "2017-02-02T15:04:11Z")

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I finally completed the fancy clothing challenge, finding the tuxedo was the hardest part.

 ![](http://i68.tinypic.com/jt73nr.png)

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**Author:** ![TheFlame52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/theflame52/32/247_2.png) [@TheFlame52](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheFlame52)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/518 "2017-02-06T04:14:11Z")

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That’s everything, right?

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/519 "2017-02-06T13:31:09Z")

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[quote=“Rot, post:489, topic:7456”]Here is my character, (Subject) Nine, attempting these challenges.

 ![](http://i65.tinypic.com/al6zjp.png)

I’m a Chimera mutant, passed the threshold and everything.

 ![](http://i68.tinypic.com/2uj1nh5.png)

[hr]

 ![](http://i65.tinypic.com/24ovx39.png)

Admittedly, this one was really easy - I mean, 4 hits? Really?

 ![](http://i68.tinypic.com/23w1zpz.png)

I burned through 7 money bundles killing it.

 ![](http://i65.tinypic.com/212ip07.png)

CONSUME THE SLAIN. HEAL ALL AILMENTS.

 ![](http://i67.tinypic.com/vcxr7n.png)

I think this one would’ve turned out better if I used unarmed instead of cutting.

 ![](http://i68.tinypic.com/2413wd5.png)

 ![](http://i65.tinypic.com/24wbjpj.png)

I tried to make it run out of ammunition, but I ran out of patience and just killed it.

 ![](http://i66.tinypic.com/2rc38mc.png)

Not sure if I have enough martial arts styles, but if I don’t, just tell me how many more I need.[/quote]

[quote=“Rot, post:517, topic:7456”]I finally completed the fancy clothing challenge, finding the tuxedo was the hardest part.

 ![](http://i68.tinypic.com/jt73nr.png)

Yup, I think that’s all of it.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gods-of-the-cataclysm-challenge-thread/7456/520 "2017-02-06T13:54:52Z")

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Well, there’s also the long white gloves, the jade brooch, and the dental grill…

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