# Needful things part 2

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Tags:** todo\
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885 "2018-01-30T23:38:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TheKobold](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thekobold/32/513_2.png) [@TheKobold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKobold)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/169 "2018-08-16T03:47:38Z")

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**Author:** ![ecchi\_squid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ecchi_squid/32/6386_2.png) [@ecchi\_squid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ecchi_squid)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/170 "2018-08-16T03:52:51Z")

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Oh, well all you need is 10,000 sparklers. Yeah…Not worth it lol

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**Author:** ![TheKobold](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thekobold/32/513_2.png) [@TheKobold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKobold)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/171 "2018-08-16T03:58:18Z")

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Actually a lot less can be used if you cover them in duct tape, it creates an actual explosion instead of just a fire ball. I thought that one was going to be better but heres a good one.

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**Author:** ![ecchi\_squid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ecchi_squid/32/6386_2.png) [@ecchi\_squid](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ecchi_squid)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/172 "2018-08-16T04:05:46Z")

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Well, pretty cool. Not a fan of sparklers myself, but at least you can have some real fun with em.

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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:** [August 16, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/173 "2018-08-16T06:35:43Z")

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While that was cool, the music was very much overly epic.

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**Author:** ![RogerWilco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@RogerWilco](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/RogerWilco)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/174 "2018-08-16T09:06:28Z")

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After having one set the carpet on fire when I was a kid, I’ve gotten a lot more cautious with them.

Fortunately there was a bucket of water nearby or the house might have burned down.

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/175 "2018-08-17T20:29:10Z")

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Since bandages no longer heal instantly and first aid kits just break down into more bandages I propose a surgical kit to act as a rare moderate needed skill use item that can heal things “instantly”.

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**Author:** ![TheKobold](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thekobold/32/513_2.png) [@TheKobold](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheKobold)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/176 "2018-08-18T15:14:51Z")

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The ability to put barbed wire on metal fence posts.

We can build metal posts, but only as part of the chainlink fence construction. Barbed wire can not go on it.

I suggest adding the ability to build metal posts so we can attach other fences to them. This could be a slightly stronger version of the other fences.

And to add a third tier to the chain link fence construction that adds barbed wire to the top. Making it dangerous to climb while still having the strength of a chainlink fence.

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/177 "2018-08-20T04:52:05Z")

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Two things

1. I saw a sort of “floating” backpack that probably if implemented in game would be when powered they would have significantly lower encumbrance.
2. Various homemade weapons have a second or third state that improves their abilities beyond what weapon attachment could do with the player’s crafting skill (like a nail rifle mk.II that is larger and heavier but more accurate, longer ranged and have more mod slots)

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**Author:** ![dissociativity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dissociativity/32/4967_2.png) [@dissociativity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dissociativity)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/178 "2018-08-20T05:54:28Z")

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thing is, a surgical kit will just make more holes in you and cause pain, if anything it’d realistically reduce health on the part used on but increase healing rate, this game is aiming for realism 😛

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**Author:** ![Sanehatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sanehatter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sanehatter)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/179 "2018-08-20T12:39:49Z")

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I’m not big into homemade weapons myself, but having modular crafted items that can have varying values for damage, clip size and weight (or armor, environmental protection and encumbrance) instead of preset variants sounds really neat.

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**Author:** ![DeWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DeWolf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DeWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/180 "2018-08-21T19:49:39Z")

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Shotgun (or really any fixed magazine gun) side saddles, like bandoleers except they are attached to your gun (possibly slightly faster).

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**Author:** ![latogato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/181 "2018-08-22T17:39:09Z")

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Mine detectors. Sometimes it would be more easier to clear the minefield than going around. Also there are mines in the survior houses afaik.

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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:** [August 22, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/182 "2018-08-22T17:58:52Z")

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Reminds me of the time I died due to a booby trapped toilet…

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**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/183 "2018-08-30T13:48:03Z")

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Lethal Weapon anyone? When the black dude (Glover) can’t get up or his @$$ explodes lol

Do we still have RivTech StimPacks? The healing injectors? I think if we no longer havem. We either needem back or make a generic rare StimPack item. It is in many games. STALKER, Fallout to name a few.

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**Author:** ![latogato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@latogato](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/latogato)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/184 "2018-09-01T07:56:31Z")

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The “List all items around the player” key already shows items and monsters around. I would like to see stairs too, because it is a headache to find the stairs when some other objects hide it like smoke, gas, aluminum can of dark cola, glass shards. Sometimes it is the question of life or death, other times it just annoying.

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**Author:** ![vlad\_1492](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vlad_1492/32/2989_2.png) [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/185 "2018-09-01T19:14:08Z")

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Safe mode notice and pause on radiation detected, excess heat, any other things that would give cause for pause.

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**Author:** ![dissociativity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dissociativity/32/4967_2.png) [@dissociativity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dissociativity)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/186 "2018-09-01T23:12:29Z")

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Thing is, how would an ordinary human know there’s radiation somewhere? It doesn’t sear your skin off magically, it slowly builds up.

We’re not going to add any mechanics that don’t make much sense lol.

Excess heat that causes pain and damage, sure.

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**Author:** ![vlad\_1492](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vlad_1492/32/2989_2.png) [@vlad\_1492](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vlad_1492)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/187 "2018-09-02T01:19:01Z")

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The key word being ‘detected’.

My current toon has the internal dosimeter CBM that alerts, but it isn’t very noticeable. A geiger counter can be set to constant scan and fitted with a large battery. Also not very noticeable. It is within the imagination to suppose a vehicle could have an always-on radiation alerting device.

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**Author:** ![Graphical](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/graphical/32/12739_2.png) [@Graphical](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Graphical)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/needful-things-part-2/14885/188 "2018-09-02T18:19:15Z")

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I would love to tell my NPC to follow right next to me at night. Yet there is no option :(.

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