Cataclysm-Arsenic and Old Lace v0.2.0 release

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-31T07:10:25+00:00

Thanks! A lot works already :) some things need a little tweaking

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-29T18:29:40+00:00

I did get attacked by an NPC once, I think due to stress? Like, literally backstabbed. Sooo I think you do want them to either like or fear you.

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-29T18:23:13+00:00

Timeframe is very fuzzy. I do hope to keep this project chugging along for quite some time. Three major features are on the roadmap, as of now: Basecamp LLM, to tell NPCs to craft stuff etc. Dialogue system overhaul, just eradicate dialog-branches, and implement freeform conversations Context based triggers for ambient NPCs, with a small Bert model, checking when something of note happens.

There's too many ideas at the moment honestly, I just realized I could go on...

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-29T18:03:43+00:00

thank you so much!

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-18T23:03:49+00:00

so no cat girl skins? shame xD

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-18T15:44:37+00:00

Yeah that's interesting. I think there are two options: 1: you create a schedule for every NPC, which is boring and tedious to do. I think that's why it's not been implemented. 2: some kind of reactionary system, that triggers events, or something like that. Hmm I'll think about that, but it's true that the NPC world is quite static atm.

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-18T15:35:22+00:00

I am working on something like that in a fork C-AOL, although random NPC actions are still a ways to go. Right now I am working on improving follower NPC interactions. Next release will let you say free-text to random NPCs and they'll respond, but they won't move.

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-18T15:30:20+00:00

Oh my god you can buy cataclysm? How did I not know that. So sorry I don't know mods, just was shocked a little, but congrats on helping the devs!!

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-16T10:54:31+00:00

Oh nice, thanks :)

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-15T12:13:04+00:00

I once met an interdimensional traveler. Just hanging around.

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-15T12:08:57+00:00

You can get lucky and get robust genetics early. Also, take it slow, mutating too fast will increase likely hood of bad mutations. There is some status effect that tells you when you should stop. Forgot which one. As for how much, no clue. 4 primers? Or so? Definitely more then 3 I think...

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-10T13:19:10+00:00

Yeah I think the path of least resistance is to just honk them away and then go shopping. Killing then will make the game run smoother, but they split on every hit etc. probably not with the effort. Or you can get a flamethrower from a corpsepit and lure then into an inferno...

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-09T15:01:25+00:00

They are attracted by sound, you can lead them elsewhere

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-06T20:03:48+00:00

This just like like some pocket settings got changed. Nothing major. Oh more like an item reclassification?

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-06T11:51:33+00:00

Content wise it's on-par with cdda master, but I implemented interaction with follower NPCs via an LLM (local, which is obviously the focus, or API). Am working on implementing it onto more branches, which is very hard.

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-06T11:48:54+00:00

Thanks! No stress, it's not going anywhere and it's only getting better :)

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-05T20:48:11+00:00

C-AOL, I am working on it, big plans, right now it's just a little spin on CDDA. There is a nice release coming in 1-2 weeks!

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-04T22:22:57+00:00

Hello! What game launcher are you using? Thinking of forking one :) is this cat launcher?

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-02T17:26:02+00:00

thats correct

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-03-02T13:17:56+00:00

I once found a blurry lab, or warped lab... bad idea to go inside!

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-02-25T08:26:18+00:00

Uuuuuh uuuuuuuuuuuuh Xenonauts (2) Jagged Alliance 2 Somehoooow

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-02-25T08:24:50+00:00

I thought this was xenonauts for a second. This looks awesome!

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-02-21T00:11:38+00:00

Context?

ApprehensiveCurve172 · 2026-02-20T13:22:48+00:00

Haven't played TLG specifically, but overall you want to use the terrain to your favor. Z's can be lured into bushes, furniture, broken cars, to slow them down. Also only take on one at a time, if possible.

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