# What are some things that should be in the Cataclysm?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [February 14, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792 "2019-02-14T23:22:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![knives](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/knives/32/3023_2.png) [@knives](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/knives)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/361 "2019-09-01T01:46:10Z")

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just waiting for faction/npc working realtime. would love trolling my npcs while i boss em around and ofcourse enemy faction raids/world boss spawns

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**Author:** ![Terthna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/terthna/32/305_2.png) [@Terthna](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Terthna)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/362 "2019-09-01T07:29:00Z")

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A better organized Bionics menu. There’s a lot there that is very user unfriendly; like how it automatically assigns keybindings to passive bionics that will never use them. Or how it divides your bionics between only two tabs, active and passive, with the former always having more than double the latter; leading to a list that can easily become too long for any but the bigger monitors to display in full. There’s also no way to sort your bionics, so they’ll always display in the order you installed them.

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/363 "2019-09-05T12:19:53Z")

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Number two is valid, number one not so much. Steam burns can potentially cause a significant amount of damage. Dousing yourself to protect from fire is one of those little “common sense” things that “everybody knows” that is actually a very, very bad idea. Ask any firefighter.

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**Author:** ![Malkeus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/malkeus/32/12037_2.png) [@Malkeus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Malkeus)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/364 "2019-09-05T13:18:07Z")

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Something to add to this: It doesn’t happen in most games, but if you install enough bionics to run out of keybinds, there’s no way to reassign a keybind to a bionic which doesn’t already have one, in game. Short of editing your save, which is intimidating as hell for most, you’re shit out of luck.

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**Author:** ![MutaMan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mutaman/32/7000_2.png) [@MutaMan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MutaMan)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/365 "2019-09-05T14:08:58Z")

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Playing as a plant should be a major world-turner. I think it’s the only mutation line that mutates you outside of the earth-like animal category, unless you count cephalopod, since the colour of your blood and that of the mi-go are the same if you are one… either a coincidence or a plot device if you ask me.  
Edit: Forgot about slime.

On to the plant side of things. I play as one often enough that if I learn how to make a mod I’ll do this myself eventually but if I don’t get to it these would be nice additions to playing as a plant:

1. A positive alternative to the “sunlight dependant” mutation trait if you’re lucky enough to get it, “Sunlight empowerred”. Basically the opposite, makes you faster in sunlight. Or it could still make you slower in darkness but make you faster in light.
2. Triffids should become neutral or friendly if you’re a plant.
3. Usually neutral fungoids and the like should become actively hostile if you’re a plant.
4. Being covered in spores or having a fungal infection should be a greater threat to you.
5. Spawning minions of various types should be a possibility through a “seeding” mechanic. You’ll need to tend to them and plant them as you would normal crops, but once grown you would be able to make use of them. I’m thinking a plantling npc-like entity for a generalized minion should do the trick, while a fighter, a liquid holder, a carrier with a lot of storage, and a suicidal cactus needle-fragmentation bomb type would be just lovely.
6. Similar to the gel vehicle parts there could be plant alternatives if you have the patience to grow them. They would automatically repair themselves if left out in the sun and on diggable ground and the engines are fueled by fertilizer. Parts are weak to acid and fire. Plant seats automatically count as having seatbelts.
7. Growing walls, doors, windows, etc, out of appropriate seeds should also be a possibility. A plant roof would leave the floor with the “diggable ground” flag so that you could still stay inside and use your roots. Anything grown like this would require a lot of water and fertilizer on a comparable level as to using normal materials to build something.
8. Grown weapons. Thorny whips, swords, etc. A seed cannon comes to mind. Get all plants vs zombies up in this biz.
9. Grown armor. Would be comparable to chitin.

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**Author:** ![North](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/north/32/7854_2.png) [@North](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/North)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/366 "2019-09-05T20:22:18Z")

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Turbochargers! Increases acceleration speed.

Anyone?

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/367 "2019-09-05T20:40:19Z")

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Turbochargers would just increase engine power and the vehicle code would automatically increase acceleration from that.

I’ve said before that I would rather not implement turbochargers as a separate part, but would love to see some engines that included turbochargers in their power, weight, volume, and fuel consumption stats. Adding some turbocharged and turbosupercharged engines would be a relatively straightforward set of JSON changes and would be a good first project for a new contributor.

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**Author:** ![Mogel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mogel/32/10581_2.png) [@Mogel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mogel)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/368 "2019-09-06T08:40:17Z")

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I would like to replace my whole body with a mechanical One in Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead But that is also that I want in real life then again…

 ![backupPreview](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/3/3367aed8a8a0fe843dadc275241536ba4ccf74c8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mogel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mogel/32/10581_2.png) [@Mogel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mogel)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/369 "2019-09-06T08:44:42Z")

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But maybe if you have a lot of Electronics and Computers first aid Skill you should be able to save other prototype cyborg are insane cyborg by removing some kind of computer virus cbm at installing Auto doctor

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**Author:** ![Gilliph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gilliph/32/10493_2.png) [@Gilliph](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gilliph)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/370 "2019-09-06T09:04:39Z")

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More Radiation suits for the mutated.

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**Author:** ![Estranged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@Estranged](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Estranged)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/371 "2019-09-06T12:01:56Z")

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Slaver collars to put on npcs.

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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:** [September 6, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/372 "2019-09-06T12:49:31Z")

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(Another repost from one of my earlier ideas)  
More variations for the same kind of item, ex. Toast-ems have the same name, but in the eat menu you’ll notice one gives you +10 morale, while another gives you +25 morale, and reading the description of these items shows that one is like the normal box of toast ems, while the other is the survivor’s favorite flavor of toast ems.

This could easily be used for almost anything in game, like a gun for example that you find from drug dealers could be rusted and faulty, but you wouldn’t even know, if it weren’t for “looking” at it (aka reading the description). Similar to pawn shop/museum weapons having budget alloy.

In a sense, just more flavor text and new items really.

In a completely unrelated note: maybe more “rougelike” enemies, with randomized desc. And behaviors (basically just rip off FARA’s system for animal creation) to create more variation between characters’ worlds.

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/373 "2019-09-06T13:04:17Z")

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The ability to jump and climb would be nice. It’s kind of silly to have traceurs whose only real parkour skill is the ability to vault a fence. Being able to leap from rooftop to rooftop after scaling a house would add a good bit of fun to certain starts, to say nothing of the utility.

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/374 "2019-09-06T13:18:45Z")

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You can leap from rooftop to rooftop already.

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/375 "2019-09-06T13:35:37Z")

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Really? When did this get added? I’ve been away from the game for a good minute, so I’m not fully tracking on most things that have been added. Read a few posts mentioning riding horses, too; would love to see more about that since I’ve been wanting it ever since I saw my first farm.

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**Author:** ![mlangsdorf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mlangsdorf/32/2462_2.png) [@mlangsdorf](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mlangsdorf)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/376 "2019-09-06T15:23:31Z")

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Jumping from rooftops got added two months ago.

Riding a horse is easy: have a saddle in inventory and Survival 1; e’x’amine the horse and saddle it, e’x’amine it again and mount it, then just move normally.

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**Author:** ![Invalid\_Username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Invalid\_Username](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Invalid_Username)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/377 "2019-09-06T16:12:36Z")

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Well, that is just the absolute tits. Thanks for the heads-up.

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**Author:** ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/378 "2019-09-06T18:29:44Z")

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Prototype cyborgs can already be rescued by removing their faulty CBMs. First you have to make sure deactivate them, not kill them. A scrambler grenade or control laptop is best.

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**Author:** ![Ricky\_Van](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ricky_van/32/4666_2.png) [@Ricky\_Van](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ricky_Van)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/379 "2019-09-06T19:23:21Z")

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its been awhile i didn’t join some thread discussion and this thread keeps appearing on the 1st list everytime. so here i am.

there’s so many things i want to see in CDDA but mostly in my mind i want to see more real-life weapons, more enemies type, more z-place or even bizarre place where special type of zombies and monster can be found, more random encounter, and lastly more things to craft.

and right now, i want to contribute like more guns to the game through mod that has been available on the game like Realguns mod but i don’t know how.

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**Author:** ![Mogel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mogel/32/10581_2.png) [@Mogel](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mogel)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-are-some-things-that-should-be-in-the-cataclysm/18792/380 "2019-09-06T22:40:43Z")

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super cool Thanks I didn’t know that but the descriptions hinted it

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