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How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« on: August 12, 2013, 05:44:35 am »

I'd like to change the size of them so they're more likely to get hit.
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2013, 07:08:09 am »

i dont know how to change the sizes, but the sizes are kinda limited by the size of your creature. you could compromise by making nerves tougher and organs weaker in the materials file, but that will present some problems of its own lime hammers being EVEN MORE overpowered
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2013, 11:46:25 am »

I don't know whether the actual size of the internal organ contributes to the % chance of being in the spear's way when it hits the bodypart. Anecdotally speaking, I think it's just that any hit with a good striking plane just targets a random eligible innard.

What comes to nerves (motor/sensory), that behavior is hardcoded. If a creature [HAS_NERVES], they reside in the [MUSCULAR] tissue and may be damaged by edged hits cutting into it. If it's spinal hits that tick you off, you could just get rid of the special nervous tissue layer at the core of those bodyparts.
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2013, 11:51:52 am »

You need to alter RELSIZE of organs in body_default.txt and to reduce muscle (which encompass most of the nerves) relative thickness in tissue_template_default.txt.
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2013, 12:01:12 pm »

You need to alter RELSIZE of organs in body_default.txt and to reduce muscle (which encompass most of the nerves) relative thickness in tissue_template_default.txt.

Do note that a Body Detail Plan will overwrite the tissue thickness defined in the template.
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2013, 01:24:25 am »

Oh, right, one would need to decrease ARG3 and increase ARG2 and ARG1 in
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS] in b_detail_plan_default.txt.
And if problem is pain caused by wounds, the thickness of bones (ARG4) would need to be decreased too, so that all attacks would mostly damage skin and fat.
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Re: How can i make organs bigger and nerves smaller
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2013, 02:09:35 am »

Alright, thanks for the help!  :D
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