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Kyubee

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creatures making boulders/bars?
« on: January 29, 2017, 03:35:47 pm »

So, if its possible, can someone tell me how to make a creature that, from time to time, produces metal bars? I'm just trying to make special domestic creatures for my mod that produce metal every so often (Possibly monthly, possibly more often, I dunno) Essentially, creatures that arent cheap, but eventually pay for themselves. It would also be fine if they had to produce it by being butchered
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2017, 03:53:47 pm »

You could use [LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS:BAR:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL] (replacing steel with whatever metal you'd like), and they'll lay metal into nest boxes.
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2017, 04:51:27 pm »

You could use [LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS:BAR:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL] (replacing steel with whatever metal you'd like), and they'll lay metal into nest boxes.

Would they still be able to reproduce? As in, could they still make babies?
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017, 05:54:28 am »

Couldn't you just have their eggs be processable via some custom workshop reaction into metal bars, rather than directly having them lay the metal bars? That would allow for reproduction still, I believe.

Come to think of it, you could also make a creature with shearable or even milkable products to do the same. Make something that produces Metal Cheese!
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2017, 08:34:26 am »

You could use [LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS:BAR:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL] (replacing steel with whatever metal you'd like), and they'll lay metal into nest boxes.

Would they still be able to reproduce? As in, could they still make babies?

Nope.

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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2017, 09:05:47 pm »

You could have one caste that lays normal, fertile eggs, and one that lays metal bars.
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2017, 05:41:36 pm »

You could use [LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS:BAR:NONE:INORGANIC:STEEL] (replacing steel with whatever metal you'd like), and they'll lay metal into nest boxes.

Would they still be able to reproduce? As in, could they still make babies?

Nope.

What if it also has normal eggs?
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Re: creatures making boulders/bars?
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2017, 08:32:37 pm »

LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS and normal eggs are mutually exclusive. You need another caste for the normal eggs.