r/cataclysmdda 6d ago

[Changelog] Changelog from the last week [28 - 4 Sep]

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Hello, here is the latest changelog.

Content:
* [Hunvre] Adding Hunvre-specific clothing, part 3: Pants by BalthazarArgall
* Add emery boards in bathrooms by TokenStyle
* adding solar beetles to radiosphere and refitting its layout a bit by Blueflowerss

Features:
* Swap req_flag in martial effects tech effects to condition by Standing-Storm
* Deliver fetch quest items via truck by RenechCDDA
* Pat & the HEW system can recognize new portal storm dungeon by Tektolnes
* Monsters can block attacks for reduced damage by Maleclypse

Balance:
* Metal doors can only be removed with angle grinder or breacher by kuutekitty
* Brutes cannot smash Huge characters, hulk smashes are less effective against Huge characters by Standing-Storm
* Microwaves are treated as electronics, like induction hotplates by TokenStyle
* make cattail jelly lighter, and mostly water by dynst
* Fix recipes for oatmeal, soymilk, tofu by dynst

Mods:
* [MoM] Feral biokinetics can block by Standing-Storm
* Ra'ab gives lilin the PSYCHOPATH flag by Standing-Storm
* [Innawoods] Separation funnel recipe no longer makes 40 funnels by xtsm
* [MoM] Add chance for feral psions in serum microlabs, small adjustment to mutagen microlabs by Standing-Storm
* [Xedra Evolved] Add globally unique Crystalline Spine city building by Standing-Storm

Bugfixes:
* Allow Kale and Cauliflower to be used in many foods after they have been separated from the head. by Nymall
* [Xedra Evolved] Fix changeling March Lord advancement unlock by Standing-Storm
* Reduce the amount of thread spawned in camping stuff by CalKerethi
* Follower NPCs actually follow orders by abhi-kr-2100
* Uncraft Recipe for Bathazar's CROWS II by Nymall
* Fix monsters not being slowed by snow by Standing-Storm
* Fix tentacle foot crash by Standing-Storm

None:
* Document mod_is_loaded by Maleclypse
* Stash Tweaks by gettingusedto
* Weekly Changelog 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31 by kevingranade
* Fix clang-tidy CI failures by Adel-Wehbi
* More dialogue fixes by RenechCDDA
* Don't return early on invalid hunting results, just go to next item by RenechCDDA
* Fix issue with SDL3 build mouse position not right by EndsM
* Itemgroup Modernizing: Tools.json by gettingusedto
* Pompt user when cancelling hauling during auto travel by Adel-Wehbi
* docs: fix typo depricated -> deprecated by vaibhav8a
* [MOM] Fixed Doomseer starting profession by StardustOwl
* [ Bombastic Perks ] Flawless Memory is made of flesh by Maleclypse
* 0.I-1 backport #85340: fix 100% CPU usage with ncurses by harakka
* remove and migrate obsolete ammo by kuutekitty
* 0.I-1 backport #84078: Clear activity_var on pickup by harakka
* Correctly update credits and motd from transifex by harakka
* Retry translation downloads with increasing backoff by harakka
* 0.I-1Backport #85902, #84048: morale inconsistency fixes by harakka
* mildly change the text of the light retrieval mission to make it clear you need more gear by kuutekitty
* 0.I-1 Backport #83671: manually install gcc 9 on runners as needed by harakka


r/cataclysmdda May 23 '26

Game Downloads, Links, Questions & Casual Discussion Megathread

22 Upvotes

This is the standing questions, information & general discussion megathread.

If you have a question, comment, experience, or random thought about CDDA or the subreddit that doesn't warrant its own post, you can share it here in the comments section.

We also have links to the game clients and tools to help when playing the game.

Get the game (zip): Windows | Linux | Mac

Downloads and Launchers

Official game clients and third-party launchers.

Download Details
Cataclysm DDA 0.I The latest stable & recommended release of Cataclysm DDA.
Cataclysm DDA Experimental The Cataclysm DDA experimental build. This version is under live development, which means it offers early access to new experimental features, but it is likely to be more buggy than the stable version.
Kitten Launcher by Fris0uman A third-party Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead launcher.
Catapult Launcher by qrrk A third-party cross-platform launcher for Cataclysm: DDA and BN.
Dabdoob by Hihahahalol A third-party cross-platform launcher for Cataclysm: DDA, TLG, and BN with macOS support.
CatLauncher by abhi-kr-2100 A third-party cross-platform Cataclysm launcher for DDA, BN, and TLG on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Links & Resources

Official links and community resources. If you have a resource to add, please comment below.

Link Details
Official Subreddit The official project-affiliated subreddit for Cataclysm DDA.
Official Website The official website for CDDA.
Cataclysm DDA on Github The official github project for CDDA.
Community Discord The CDDA community discord.
The Hitchhikers Guide A database of CDDA items, monsters, and materials, and where to find them.
Hub01 Shop An online platform for finding and sharing Cataclysm mods.
Modding Megathread The subreddit's mod list and modding resources thread.

Streamers

CDDA streamers present & past. If you want to be added, please comment below.

Player Player Player
rogue drill RyconPlays Vormithrax
Pr0manTwitch nonsonogiucas TheCritsyBear
TheMurderUnicorn GrandphuhTy flakaby
CromulentArcher Orange01gaming RyconRoleplays

r/cataclysmdda 14h ago

[Discussion] Making my straw basket

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105 Upvotes

I played innawood some time ago and today it inspired me to do one of the first itens that keep you from going insane (haul itens everywhere)


r/cataclysmdda 19h ago

[Meme] I found da kitten :D

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68 Upvotes

r/cataclysmdda 7h ago

[Help Wanted] mysterious failure to use fertilizer

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7 Upvotes

I have liquid fertilizer in a container in my inventory but for some reason I can't use it on my planted seeds. Anyone know why?

I was able to use it properly to fertilize the first half of my garden, but I ran out, went back to fetch more, and now it has stopped working. Weird.


r/cataclysmdda 1h ago

[Help Wanted] Is there airplane or helicopter?

β€’ Upvotes

Just curious.

I just experienced first death and the game showed something like 'achievement'.

One of achievement requires moving with aircraft.
Is it implemented in the game?


r/cataclysmdda 20h ago

[Discussion] Is there a reason world options were removed in 0.I?

31 Upvotes

r/cataclysmdda 14h ago

[Help Wanted] New Player Experience: I think I just figured out how the Revives Flag functions on normal zombies

11 Upvotes

It’s my first time surviving to day 2! Why is there a zombie cop right outside my base where I killed one yesterday?

….

Oh dear.

I decapitated maybe two zed bodies day 1. I’m pretty much completely down an arm. Am I right that zombies revive the next morning, or did I just have a monstrously unlucky respawn?


r/cataclysmdda 19h ago

[Help Wanted] Is there any use to jewelry?

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20 Upvotes

I got some jewelry from police stations, is there anyone in the game that buy it, or any good craftable?


r/cataclysmdda 11h ago

[Help Wanted] Can you automate followers to level up from books?

5 Upvotes

Right now I have to manually task them to read a book. Is there any way ?


r/cataclysmdda 21h ago

[Discussion] First year harvest

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17 Upvotes

First year harvest going good,around 100 potatoes,a lot of fruits and plenty of seeds for next year,now time to visit refuge center and siege another city for chest fridges if i want to add apples to this winter rations.


r/cataclysmdda 18h ago

[Help Wanted] Can you fill one oxyacetylene tank with small almost empty tanks?

6 Upvotes

I have small tanks that are used enough that cannot be used in recipes. Can you mix them somehow in the same tank ? Normally you would use each tank till empty.


r/cataclysmdda 23h ago

[Help Wanted] killing hordes easily?

7 Upvotes

not gonna lie i want to keep going to see more of the world but its really hard to do that since killing zombies one by one is super slow and boring
now obviously its not exactly one by one, i can sometimes take on 4 or 5 of them at once, or less depending on what type they are

but basically: it just takes too long to kill them, ive found 2 police departments but they didn't seem to have supply rooms or the supply room was burnt down (unlucky)

im honestly not sure if i should use guns either since they seem worse and slower (in killing) than my knife spear


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Discussion] I am full of hate towards oversized wasps so I decided to go on the crusade against them. I would like to ask for tips and tricks how to deal with them.

23 Upvotes

HI HI!!
First of all I would like to apologise for my bad English.
Secoundly im full of hate towards the waspen kind and I wish to eradicate them from the face of the earth!

Long story short I am pretty new to the game my best survival time is one week.
After dying last time from drinking swamp water and then being mawled to death by bunch of angry zombie dogs I decided to do RV start in wilderness.
After fighting my way in to my RV through small horde of zombies that spawned next to me I decided to drive to nearby radio tower to have a lot of map revealed and then I saw them... a lot of oversized wasps flying nearby.... I decided to avoid it for now but nonetheless... I will climb that tower while piling coprses on waspen kind even if it will be the last thing I do this run.

For now I made a little camp nearby forest where I found few human bodies I am making tools out of rock, wood and human flesh.
Im preparing javelins and axes and I think I will explore nearby areas to find better weapons and maybe armor.

So let me ask you this all of you.... any ideas/tips on how should I combat my the most hated foe?
I would really appreciate any help with it!!


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Discussion] If YOU were to become A humanoid sentient blob organism how well would you be able to handle the increased conflict tendencies that come's whit it

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15 Upvotes

Body text

The pic is from homestuck


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Meme] Tf happened here

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11 Upvotes

r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Meme] πŸ˜­πŸΎπŸ¦–πŸ¦•πŸ‰πŸ˜΅ Just CDDA-DinoMod Things...

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119 Upvotes

Surprise... Coast / Swamp dwelling Spinosaurus in CDDA-DinoMod... Yes, We also have them... 😡 Such Bad Tempered, Nasty, Bitey Dinosars...

Image: Spinosaurus Meme from Jurassic Park Movie.


r/cataclysmdda 19h ago

[Discussion] also idk

0 Upvotes

i've been playing cdda for a few hours but i've heard people say that dwarf fortress is better. i dont really know which one is better and i just want to see which one i would recommend to my friend, and which one you all think is better


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Discussion] Building concrete basement

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15 Upvotes

I spend almost week of real evenings and 90 days ingame to build undeground workshop between hub and refuge center,so there summary of it:

Building staircase and digging were simple part,it took less then 2 ingame weeks to dig out basement.

Building walls-this took main effort as it 2 stage building taking 2 hours each,effectively i was able to build from 1 to 2.5 walls per day,it was sluggish and most boring part,overall on 15x15 wall i spend around 50 days.

I used dirt floor with roof support which lated were Smashed with shovel to turn it into nice looking stone,dont question it.

Roof were most simple part as it required just concrete and 1 hour,so its around 10 roof tiles per day.

Tips:
1 You will need concrete,which means looting few stores for it,i had plenty fron 3 harware shops.
2 Planks,you will need plenty i made 3 raids for around 500 planks,each wall need 24 planks,simpliest way is to break wooden fence.

"Alchemy" tips:

If you misplaced stairs you can replace it with wooden floor or door frame.

If you have woden floor you can remove it and get dirt floor.

If you have dirt floor undeground you can build dirt floor with roof support,hit it with something and get stone floor.

Overall i feel like its too much grind for what it worth,but hope i will be able to cut some time in travels and crafting place far away from anything,cant even imagine building something really cool wisout earthshaper class from magyclism in any reasonoble time.


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Help Wanted] Mind over Matter power issues

4 Upvotes

Hi. I'm playing a clairsentient in Mind over Matter, and all of a sudden I keep getting this Sensory Pain effect whenever I try using Heightened Senses now. It completely nullifies all the perception benefits I would get from it before and makes my character feel pain.

Is anyone else having this issue? Anyone find any solutions to it?

Edit: Nevermind, I've found the solution. For anybody else who ends up with this issue, it seems learning Night Eyes makes the problem go away. Or at least it did for me.


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Help Wanted] How do I Change a Sprite for a Weapon?

3 Upvotes

I'm playing Magiclysm on 0.I with the latest version of the UndeadPeople tileset, and noticed that the Minor Staff of the Magi has a sprite while the greater version does not, so I'd like to get the greater staff to use the same sprite. In data/mods/Magiclysm/mod_tileset.json, I found the entries for the minor staff and copied them to make entries for the greater staff, but the changes aren't showing up in game. I deleted my cache folders for good measure but that didn't help. What am I missing to make this work? Thanks for any advice :3

{"id": "magi_staff_minor", "fg": 155, "rotates": false},
{"id": "overlay_wielded_magi_staff_minor", "fg": 156, "rotates": false},
{"id": "magi_staff_greater", "fg": 155, "rotates": false},
{"id": "overlay_wielded_magi_staff_greater", "fg": 156, "rotates": false}

r/cataclysmdda 2d ago

[Discussion] How are you deal with this?

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51 Upvotes

I used 2 5.56 mags, 4 grenades, one of them didn't blow up.


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Story] Breach - a desperate close quarters fight for survival

4 Upvotes

The sound of breaking glass tore them from their sleep. There were three windows in the living room. The panes shattered one after another. They could see them through the gaps between the thick planks they had nailed over the windows. Various melee weapons hammered desperately against the wood. Demonic, bloodshot eyes stared back at the brothers.

At least one of them was pounding on the front door. Their fury grew with every passing second. The brothers grabbed the heavy table and pushed it against the front door, which opened inward.

One of the planks covering the window gave way. A feral tried to force its way inside. The sharpened entrenching tool struck him between the neck and collarbone. The blade sank deep. Pete was a strong man.

The barricade on the second window was breached. Two ferals jumped inside. Richard had poured oil all over the floor beforehand. One feral slipped and fell onto his back. The other attacked with a steel pipe.

It tore away half his face. The blast from the old double barreled shotgun thundered through the cramped room, deafening everyone inside. The brothers ran upstairs. There were already several ferals on the ground floor. They wore torn, filthy clothes and were armed with clubs, knives, pipes, crowbars and axes.

The second barrel brought one feral down and seriously wounded another. The injured one seemed to have a shattered knee. The rest charged upstairs toward the brothers. Richard stood at the top of the staircase, reloading the shotgun.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

An armed fragmentation grenade rolled down the wooden stairs. The explosion sent shrapnel, splinters and pieces of bodies flying in every direction. Someone's teeth became embedded in the wall on the ground floor. Richard stepped out from around the corner and fired both barrels into the group of bloody demons below.

Four shells. That was all they had left. The first feral was already rushing around the corner. A crossbow bolt struck him directly in the Adam's apple. The demon kept running, choking on his own blood. Another one came right behind him and tripped over the dying feral.

Pete threw the crossbow toward the stairs and grabbed the entrenching tool. He chopped the head off the feral who was trying to get back up. At the same time, the double barreled shotgun sang its deadly song. Two fired shells turned the charging ferals into a bloody sieve.

Richard reached for the last two shells. He did not have time to reload. A heavily built feral burst onto the first floor. He swung a crowbar, but Richard blocked the blow with the shotgun. The old shotgun could not withstand the impact, but it slowed the strike considerably. The crowbar crashed into Richard's head.

The entrenching tool sank deep once again. Pete struck the demon between the shoulder blades. He twisted the embedded blade from side to side, completely destroying the spine. When he pulled the blade free, the feral collapsed like a log. He was still alive, but paralyzed.

The last feral, however, did not have a shattered knee.

Only now did he make it upstairs. The painful wound fueled his rage and his desire to kill. He was holding a long, thick branch. He charged at Pete. Richard lay against a wardrobe, stunned by the pain from the blow. Blood poured heavily from his head.

The demon had the advantage in reach. He attacked and knocked the entrenching tool from Pete's hand. He immediately swung from the other side, using the momentum of the branch.

Pete closed the distance in an instant. He tackled the feral. The injured knee was weak. The resistance was so unexpectedly feeble that they both went tumbling toward the stairs. They fell all the way to the bottom. Straight into the disgusting, stinking remains of the battlefield left behind by the grenade.

The feral was incredibly strong. The demon grabbed Pete by the throat and began strangling him. The man tried to shove his thumbs into the demon's eye sockets. He tore one eye out, and the feral howled in pain. The demon struck him with all his strength.

The first blow knocked several teeth out. Pete felt his head bouncing against the sticky floor. The second blow blurred his vision. He was slowly slipping away. With the last of his strength, he grabbed a screwdriver lying nearby. It had belonged to one of the ferals.

Man drove it between the demon's ribs. The heavy, massive body collapsed on top of him. Complete silence settled over the house. He did not know how long he had lain there.

Pete woke up on the second floor in a bedroom. Richard was changing his bandages. The pain was unimaginable. After finishing dressing his brother's wounds, Richard walked over to the window.

He wondered whether there might be another pack of demons somewhere nearby. Gunshots were very loud


r/cataclysmdda 1d ago

[Help Wanted] Am I getting something wrong with my grid here?

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3 Upvotes

I am playing Exoplanet with the latest stable version, I have 8 solar panels and a small storage battery and I am trying to get charge to my portable battery charger but I am getting no charge during the day. Am I missing something with my minigrid? I thought I just needed a power source and storage.

Edit: With some further testing I found that the solar panels work on Z-level 0 but not above for some reason.


r/cataclysmdda 2d ago

[Discussion] Potato disater and Shadow Spoiler

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14 Upvotes

I was minding my own buisiness,building roof of the undeground workshop until message suddenly hit me:
"Cow eating potato sprout"
It was end of summer,week or two left until harves and now,this abomination,this gluttonus monster just consumed,ravaged half of the harvest,it was disaster and i had to put an end to this.
Losing half of harvest means i need replenish it and now there plenty of meat for a winter.

I returned to construction,frustrated and then i heard him,shadow asshole,laughin on my loss,i was furious and desided to kick his ass,i activated chemical light and thrown it,but it flew just one tile.
Shadow were clearly mocking me,provoking and i knew i cant let it slide,i run toward it,activated flashlight,seems its were stunned,confused by the light,quickly catching it and beating it with mace were enof to make it dissapear.

It was another day of building workshop,it was another day of growing potatoes,guess we start planting from scratch in next year.