# NPC's not able to give items

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 11, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666 "2013-08-11T20:54:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gatora](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gatora/32/36_2.png) [@Gatora](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gatora)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666/1 "2013-08-11T20:54:07Z")

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in 0.71 when i asked the NPC for items he/she gave me something but it was not on the floor or in my inventory.

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**Author:** ![SummitSummit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SummitSummit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SummitSummit)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666/2 "2013-08-17T20:59:34Z")

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I had an NPC give me an inhaler, but I got a cheap lighter instead.

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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:** [August 17, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666/3 "2013-08-17T21:07:25Z")

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Yeah NPC giving/training are kinda broken right now (as many NPC things are).

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/npcs-not-able-to-give-items/2666/4 "2013-08-19T00:12:17Z")

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don’t bother training/recruiting NPCs for now; just kill and loot.