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[Deadmeat1471]

So...
I'm not brilliant at modding, in fact I haven't modded dwarf fortress since the 2d version. So I'll be learning as I go.

However this is what I want to do for the absolute basics, Ideas and help appreciated!

Primary edits/additions

-Sapient Pearwood trees & chests
Sadly I doubt I could make these alive, I.e some sort of pet. It is planned to be just a very rare and valuable chest.

-Multiple races within the fort.
Trolls, Goblins, Dwarfs, Werewolves?(modified vampires?),  Humans, Golems, 'Black ribboner' Vampires.

-Clacks towers.
Need to find a DF use for these message towers, but I want them in it!

-Stamps. As currency.
Working in economy preferable, but non-ecoworking is acceptable for this flavor item.

-Paper money. As currency.
Working in economy preferable, but non-ecoworking is acceptable for this flavor item.


-Lots of flavor items to be decided yet!
Golden Golem statues, trunceons for the nights watch, the Dibbler sausage.

More to come! Ideas welcome!



*Note, even if I complete everything I want to on this, it will still be a flavor mod. There won't be many new concepts in the game, it's purely designed and planned as a flavor mod, for mostly my personal use I'd imagine 

[Deadmeat1471]

>Sapient Pearwood proposal<

Make them pets, not items and do not add sapient pearwood trees on the logic that they are nearly extinct anyhow.
I would make them a work animal, basicly an edited hunting dog.




<Discussion topic>

How to impliment Clacks towers to have a use within DF?

Spoiler: Info (click to show/hide)

The clacks is a system of shutter semaphore towers which occupies roughly the same cultural space as telegraphy in nineteenth century Europe. They are described as having eight large square shutters flipping between black and white, viewed by telescope from the next station 20 miles away, and having been in use for centuries.

[BigD145]

Why not make the clacks into a sort of lookout tower? Spreading word of impending doom is always a potential for the clacks. Perhaps make a 1x1 building that uses the new syndromes to turn a dwarf or animal or something into a stationary observer that doesn't eat or sleep or anything. They just "man the clacks" until death. It would be very close to "Going Postal" in that regard.

[sackhead]

cool idea

[Koronii]

Just imagine the new elves. Not some tree-hugging pansies, but beings of terrible magic, who could compel you to cheerfully surrender yourself to their swords.

[Deadmeat1471]

Does anyone have a link to the modding part of the wiki? I can't seem to find it now.

I need info on the creatures and item editing variables