Probably has already been discussed to hell (sorry I’m new to following the actual development process) but what do CDDA players think about a squad system.

Think early original R6 style toggleable display defaulted at the top of the screen that shows your squad members, their limb health, weapons they’re wearing etc.

Then a tactics and formation submenu.

From what I can tell there’s already been a lot of work done on implementing the ability to switch characters on-the-fly.

Maybe change “S” from save and quit to Squad Tactics which can include less general behavior, classic XCOM type of stuff like suppressive fire or overwatch.

I’m curious what players think of such a system and creative ways that it could be implemented, with CDDA’s characteristic realism in mind.

Hello everyone!

Around a month ago I started working on a virtual pet system (like a Tamagatchi) for C:DDA as a way to develop my modding skills and learn more about JSON.

Working on this has been a lot of fun.

Here's some more info copied from the Github repo:

Virtual Pet Devices for Cataclysm

Adds digital pet devices ("Zombivices" or "Zpets") to CDDA. Raise, train, battle, evolve and neglect virtual monsters (all based on C:DDA monsters) across 27 egg lineages with 165 unique forms and 20 devices to choose from.

Pet Raising

• 5 starting eggs
• 27 egg lineages total with branching evolution trees (165 forms)
• Unlock new eggs by meeting certain conditions
• Real-time pet simulation: hunger, happiness, stamina, sleep, weight, cleanliness
• Evolution driven by care quality, weight, and stat thresholds
• Virus infection with quarantine recovery mechanic
• Death from extended neglect with egg rebirth

Battle & Tournaments

• 10 difficulty tiers with scaling opponent stats
• Level up your mons stats (ATK, DEF, INT, AGI, LCK)
• Tournament ladder: 100 levels with championship titles
• Stat gains on victory, consequences on loss streaks
• Battle against NPC maniacs with unique mega forms

NPCs

• Data — Shopkeeper in the refugee center. Sells virtual pet devices, merch, and exchanges Zpoints for vouchers.
• Brutus, Vex, Jinx, Grimes — Zombivice maniacs that you can battle.
• Random encounters — Roadstop NPCs offering random battles.

Followers

• If you're holding a zPet then an option will appear in the dialogue window with any of your followers where you can ask them to raise your virtual pet for you!
• Followers will maintain your pet for you and give it back to you once you're ready to care for it again.
• You can give any of your followers their own vPet. They will raise it on their own and battle you with it.

Merch & Items

• 35 Zombimon-branded items: plushies, clothing, food, toys, collectibles and light-up sneakers with battery-powered LED glow.

Character Creation

• Virtual Pet Tamer profession — starts with a random egg from the first 5 models plus a Zombimon t-shirt and basic survival gear.

Compendium & Achievements

• Built-in compendium tracks all 165 forms with descriptions
• 17 achievements: evolution milestones, battle records and collection goals

Let me know what you guys think!

Simply download the file and add the "Digital Pet" folder directly to the data/mods directory inside of your C:DDA install.