# Maze Runner "Grievers" and mazes

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [March 4, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058 "2019-03-04T12:25:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Solomonome](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/solomonome/32/4522_2.png) [@Solomonome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Solomonome)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058/1 "2019-03-04T12:25:11Z")

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I thought that adding “Grievers” from the first Maze Runner movie would be a good idea and would fit in Cataclysm. Imagine having giant mazes filled up with these deadly predators, and in the middle of the maze, something legendary or tons of loot. I would really like to program it myself, but i’m completely new to the project and it’s probably better for me to start with an easier example.  
Here is a picture of the creature in a giant maze:

![Griever](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/0/0c6bd84a44ca8ad55da5c84990b0998bfbfc90de.png)

But this is just an idea … would love to hear your opinions everyone!  
Kev?

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Solomonome

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**Author:** ![TheMurderUnicorn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/themurderunicorn/32/5706_2.png) [@TheMurderUnicorn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMurderUnicorn)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058/2 "2019-03-04T12:52:58Z")

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You could make Grievers pretty easily. Adding a poison effect for their attacks would be a little more complicated, but also doable from reading the documentation and trial/error.

Adding a location, like a maze, is a bit more complicated but is also pretty easily learned by looking at other examples and playing around with the files.

[https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/wiki/Guide-to-adding-new-content-to-CDDA-for-first-time-modders](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/wiki/Guide-to-adding-new-content-to-CDDA-for-first-time-modders) is a good place to start

You can look at other monster entries here [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/c5f2b3b24a41866a71f11ee48f093834875f008c/data/json/monsters.json](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/c5f2b3b24a41866a71f11ee48f093834875f008c/data/json/monsters.json)

And lots of explanation of what those lines mean here

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/c5f2b3b24a41866a71f11ee48f093834875f008c/doc/MONSTERS.md>

Also, the folks in the forum can be pretty helpful if you have any questions.

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**Author:** ![Solomonome](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/solomonome/32/4522_2.png) [@Solomonome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Solomonome)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058/3 "2019-03-04T13:03:02Z")

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Thank you for your reply!  
Will look forward to learn how to mod Cataclysm definitely.  
If nothing, it’s gonna be pure fun, but I hope it will also be something people will want to see and use in their own clients 🙂

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**Author:** ![redxlaser15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/redxlaser15/32/1573_2.png) [@redxlaser15](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/redxlaser15)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058/4 "2019-03-04T15:02:07Z")

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I only ever read the book, and boy, my imagining of it looks _very_ different.  
CDDA already has a good few references, and this would be cool. I’d like it. I could probably fit into the lore _really_ easily as well.  
BTW, might want to plop down a spoiler warning relative to that series. Just in case.

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**Author:** ![QuietCoyote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/quietcoyote/32/6451_2.png) [@QuietCoyote](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/QuietCoyote)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/maze-runner-grievers-and-mazes/19058/5 "2019-03-05T03:52:46Z")

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I’d say make it a mod though, usually niche stuff like this goes that way, and if you do, add the date it’s modded for too.