# Telephone poles, downed power lines, stop signs, traffic lights

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [December 8, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422 "2013-12-08T00:05:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/1 "2013-12-08T00:05:57Z")

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Where are all these little details? They kind of break immersion. Not much, but they should be there in the city. And you could smash them for scrap or copper wire.

Anyone think that’s a good idea?

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**Author:** ![vache](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ea666f/32.png) [@vache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vache)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/2 "2013-12-08T00:06:46Z")

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Might be a job for after z-levels are implemented.

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**Author:** ![Dominae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/dominae/32/53_2.png) [@Dominae](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Dominae)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/3 "2013-12-08T00:12:25Z")

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Ooh … I can foresee a heavily mutated survival wielding a stop-sign. lol

Fun fun.

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**Author:** ![Ian\_Strachan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ian_strachan/32/1003_2.png) [@Ian\_Strachan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ian_Strachan)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/4 "2013-12-08T21:14:04Z")

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I wholly approve, and also suggest:

Mailboxes, newspaper boxes, lightposts, bicycle racks, those big grey electrical junction boxes, fire hydrants…

Also sewer grates where the sidewalk meets the road. Bonus points if small items disappear when dropped on one.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/5 "2013-12-08T21:21:05Z")

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[quote=“Dominae, post:3, topic:4422”]Ooh … I can foresee a heavily mutated survival wielding a stop-sign. lol

Fun fun.[/quote]

Sign car armor? Sign platemail? The possibilities are endless.

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**Author:** ![Vronkio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vronkio/32/55_2.png) [@Vronkio](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Vronkio)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/6 "2013-12-08T23:15:12Z")

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This would make for a very (un)living world.

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**Author:** ![Uneron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/uneron/32/89_2.png) [@Uneron](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Uneron)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/7 "2013-12-08T23:30:44Z")

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Very much wanted! I always found the streets to be eerily empty.

Also, driving becomes twice as much fun if I can ram stop signs into the next wall while doing so.

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**Author:** ![infectedmochi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/infectedmochi/32/206_2.png) [@infectedmochi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/infectedmochi)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/8 "2013-12-09T00:43:37Z")

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A “Mine field ahead” sign would be nice, with several landmine buried behind it of course.

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/9 "2013-12-09T00:44:36Z")

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I would kinda find it annoying that I might run into stop sign or a lightpost…

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**Author:** ![Taraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Taraq](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Taraq)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/10 "2013-12-09T01:58:27Z")

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It would also be cool if you could reconnect things to the lines and run your own generated power to different locations.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/11 "2014-02-01T18:15:17Z")

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These sound like cool little additions!

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**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/12 "2014-02-01T20:53:50Z")

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> [@Taraq](#):
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> It would also be cool if you could reconnect things to the lines and run your own generated power to different locations.

Better yet, follow the lines to the powerplant, oust whatever beasties are lying in wait and make it your new home.

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**Author:** ![Teddy\_Salad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teddy\_Salad](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Teddy_Salad)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/13 "2014-02-02T23:58:28Z")

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How about fire hydrants as well? A source of drinking water, if handled correctly? Or they create massive water spills if smashed or run over?

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/14 "2014-02-03T00:20:21Z")

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> [@Teddy Salad](#):
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> massive water spills if smashed or run over

Yeah… But as for drinking water, I’m not sure if fire hydrant water is safe.

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**Author:** ![Binky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Binky](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Binky)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/15 "2014-02-03T00:41:11Z")

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Powerlines and things would probably require a huge amount of work (if they were to connect up for instance), but id love to see more random flavour around the place.

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**Author:** ![Chase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/chase/32/6463_2.png) [@Chase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chase)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/16 "2014-02-03T05:43:14Z")

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Not so sure about fire hydrants having pillars of water. City pipes are kept under pressure from pumping stations. These stations need electricity. No electricity, no broken fire hydrant fountains, because there is no (or little) pressure in the lines.

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**Author:** ![StopSignal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/stopsignal/32/1923_2.png) [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/17 "2014-02-03T06:01:09Z")

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> [@Chase](#):
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> Not so sure about fire hydrants having pillars of water. City pipes are kept under pressure from pumping stations. These stations need electricity. No electricity, no broken fire hydrant fountains, because there is no (or little) pressure in the lines.

Not even for the Rule of Cool? Dang it logic.

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**Author:** ![Chase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/chase/32/6463_2.png) [@Chase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chase)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/18 "2014-02-03T14:43:00Z")

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Yeah, a zombie apocalypse sucks doesn’t it. 😉

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**Author:** ![TheGrifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@TheGrifter](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheGrifter)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/19 "2014-02-03T14:47:01Z")

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I’m not saying they have to be functional. DOWNED power lines was the key phrase in that sentence.

All of these would have about as much functionality as the radio towers. They’d be like, for flavor. Like pepper adds no nutritional value, but if you crash into it in your car, it makes for a good soup.

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**Author:** ![ChristopherWalken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@ChristopherWalken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ChristopherWalken)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/telephone-poles-downed-power-lines-stop-signs-traffic-lights/4422/20 "2014-02-03T15:00:42Z")

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Well depending on what kind of power lines you’re thinking of, they could be sources of low-level electronic equipment (eg. wires).  
You’d need some way to take them down so you would either need to be in the mid game (explosives) or have some ingenuity (fix up a car just enough to ram it down)

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