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GreatWyrmGold

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Extract Bones reaction
« on: May 02, 2011, 05:29:39 pm »

I want a reaction that creates one unit of dwarf bones and injures the dwarf's bones. It's part of a creepy civ I;m working on, and I'll just use dwarves for now to test it (probably).

All I know is that I would need to have the reaction create a unit of dwarf bones and an inorganc material that boils at room temp and has an appropriate syndrome. What I don't know is how to have that syndrome work.

Ideally, an occasional Extract Bones job wouldn't harm a dwarf, but one dwarf running Extract Bones/R would have serious health problems quickly.

Anyone know syndromes enough to help?
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 06:48:13 pm »

You could make bones shearable. Problem is they'd grow back seasonally. Upside is the dwarf doing the job will hunt down the closest victim and debone them.
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 06:49:47 pm »

It is my understanding that reactions cannot reliably produce body parts in this version - if I'm mistaken, I would very much appreciate instructions on how to successfully create usable bones.
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 07:54:36 pm »

You are correct, regretably. Best you could do in reactions is make bone bars or something.

The shearing thing would be better. Perhaps you can include another shearable tissue that explodes and injured the dwarves bones? They would have to have an exploding bone poison tissue though.
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 09:47:11 pm »

Okay, I really need to know if the bone shearing can be done.  If so, I've got ideas for the mod I'm working on.
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 10:14:28 pm »

Sounds like an interesting idea! I'll have to keep an eye on this mod

Is it possible to adjust the properties of bones? Specifically, those of various creatures? So that armor made from dragon bones would be better than that made of common animals?
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 11:11:17 pm »

You could make bones shearable. Problem is they'd grow back seasonally. Upside is the dwarf doing the job will hunt down the closest victim and debone them.

If that's true, then could you make a creature composed entirely of shear-able tissues & body parts?  Would it grow back muscle seasonally?  Would it die if you sheared its heart out? Could it re-grow limbs? 

Could you make a shoe out of eyes?  Perhaps a coat of arms?
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 11:17:30 pm »

Wait.. you want to harvest bones from dwarves.. wait for them to grow back and harvest them again?

On these forums tough, I am not really surprised..
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2011, 08:33:09 pm »

Er...Wow. No. I want a reaction that creates dwarf bones and an inorganic substance that hurts the dwarf's bones in a non-permanent way. The other ideas are kinda cool, though...
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Re: Extract Bones reaction
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2011, 08:37:42 pm »

Isn't it tho?

Isn't it?
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