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[Urist McCoder]

So I've been wondering has any one done any science on harnessing the power of raw duplication. Or do I need to perform my own science?

[Roses]

The science is basically don't do it

[Urist McCoder]

hmp I shall science then.

[Roses]

This comes up every once in awhile. This is the last raw duplication thread I remember. http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=132034.msg4684967#msg4684967

[Knight Otu]

Raw duplication does not have any power worth harnessing. Best case scenario is that you don't cause crash errors. Worst case scenario is that you create a blinking, colorful mess that requires an epilepsy warning. There is no fun, FUN, or even !!FUN!! to be had that can't be gained easier through regular modding.

[FlameandFury]

Actually, there probably is.

[Urist McCoder]

A bright colorful mess sounds awesome, but the best I can do is chests made out of skin and embarking as other creatures.

[Roses]

Anything you can do with raw duplication can be done with actually raw modding except for the rare need of DFHack. But overall it usually just make the game unstable and prone to crash, which, unless that is what you are going for, is best avoided.

[Putnam]

Raw duplication requires no science. Its effects are well-known. Duplicating a raw simply shifts all the raw entries of that type up by one for each duped raw. If you dupe toads, you will embark with humans. If you dupe iron, adamantine will be replaced with gypsum plaster.

[Deon]

Yeah, I think it offsets materials, creatures and such so the game gets a wrong id instead of the correct one, which will lead to hilarity and crashes, but very rarely to some real gameplay Fun.

[Urist McCoder]

Alright that is what I wanted to know, so you can choose what raw duplication dose.