# How does NPC butchery work?

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**Created:** [February 2, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-npc-butchery-work/22654 "2020-02-02T04:00:02Z")\
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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:** [February 2, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-npc-butchery-work/22654/5 "2020-02-02T05:36:35Z")

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For a correct camp setup, please take a look at this checklist:

> [@Basecamp - what do I need to make butchering job actually work?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/basecamp-what-do-i-need-to-make-butchering-job-actually-work/22565/3):
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> 1. make sure the corpses are in a corpse loot zone, thats where the NPC searches for corpses.
> 2. make sure the NPC has a butchering implement in their inventory or there is a loot zone with a butchering implement inside it nearby ( within 60 tiles )
> 3. if the corpse is big, then they will also need a butchering rack, and a hacksaw.
> 4. if its dark, then they cant do the task.
> 5. as Valase also said - Im not entirely sure if the NPC can path on top of the rack, so might be worth putting the corpse loot zone adjacent to it.

Also, not sure if needed, but place a table (or other flat surface) next to the butchering rack.

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