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the Dregs

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My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« on: July 30, 2009, 06:17:05 pm »
I think modding this game might be as fun as playing it. I got it in my head that I wanted a creature to protect my retarded dwarves from lamprey attacks. Here is what I came up with. I generated a world with the creature just fine, and it is on the embark screen. Going to test it after dinner. It is a bit beefier than a dog, and more costly. Amphibious as well, no more pulling my poor dwarves into the water, at least not if they have a pet....Mantis Shrimp! I am sure that it probably has a bug or two.

[CREATURE:MANTIS_SHRIMP]
[NAME:mantis shrimp:mantis shrimps:mantis shrimp]
[TILE:'M'][COLOR:0:2:6]
[PETVALUE:60][NATURAL]
[LARGE_CAVERIVER]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC][trAINABLE][PET]
[CHITIN]
[PREFSTRING:iridescent carapace]
[PREFSTRING:spearlike limbs]
[BODY:BASIC_2PARTBODY:BASIC_HEAD:FRONT_BODY_THORAX:REAR_BODY_TAIL:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:BRAIN:MOUTH:]
[BODYGLOSS:claw]
[SIZE:6]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:CLAW:claws:claws:2:6:PIERCE]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:thumbsplitter:thumbsplitters]
[FAT:1]
[AMPHIBIOUS]
[NOBONES]
[PEARL]
[NOSKULL]
[DIURNAL]
[HASSHELL]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[HOMEOTHERM:10070]
[LAYERING:100]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:3500]
[MUNDANE]

Tell me if you think it will work.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2009, 06:19:01 pm »
MANTIS SHRIMP! Awesome.
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Phantom

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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2009, 06:34:10 pm »
How would dwarves get them if they live on a mountain? Cave shrimp would be more likely.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 06:45:26 pm »
I considered that, but I didn't want a 3 word name. 2 is too much, but I needed it.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 06:47:18 pm »
Cave shrimp is two worded
also what does [PEARL] do?
« Last Edit: July 30, 2009, 06:49:32 pm by Phantom »
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 07:07:45 pm »
Yes it is...but cave shrimp sounds like something you'd barbecue. Mantis Shrimps are badass.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp . But if it really offends your sensibilities, you could change it.

 I have no idea how [PEARL] works. I saw it in the tags article on the wiki. I am looking forward to finding out.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 07:08:38 pm »
I prefer the Badass Shrimp or Coconut Crab
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 07:18:15 pm »
How would dwarves get Coconut Crabs if they live on a mountain? Cave crabs would be more likely.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 07:22:23 pm »
The  coconut crab would be carried by a swallow
No not a cave swallow but a GIANT swallow
How would it carry it?
It could grip it by the shell
A 100 pound bird cannot carry a 150 pound crab
Unless two of them carried it
What grip it by the claws?
The problem is that Giant swallows are non migratory.
*sigh*
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2009, 08:32:32 pm »
You might want to increase their speed to something more reasonable; lower numbers are better, and carp have [SWIM_SPEED:500].
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 09:07:27 pm »
Thanks for that!
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2009, 10:28:21 pm »
[PEARL] means that a creature leaves a pearl behind when you eat it, much the same as shells. This hasn't been implemented yet, though, so it is approximately the same as the [HORN] tag and has no real effect as of now.
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2009, 08:52:22 am »
http://www.cracked.com/article_17612_6-most-badass-murder-weapons-in-animal-kingdom.html
The first animal is Mantis Shrimp, and the punches he throws makes the water boil!!
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Re: My first homebrew creature, to guard against carp
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2009, 05:48:30 am »
You may want to make it so it has more than one “thumb splitter” when it breeds, but other than that it looks good.
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