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Maklak

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Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:14:58 am »
This isn't that important for vanilla, but some mods have reactions that either produce "upgrade potions" for dwarves or boulders that evaporate and cause syndromes. The first method requires a lot of micro-management, including locking the dwarf in the room with the potion. The second method often fails. A good example of what this is used for, is learning magic spells.

This system would be much less cumbersome if there was a tag for a reaction that allows it to interact with the creature performing it, or a creature that was brought to it (say for equipping dogs with armour).
It would also help if such a reaction could be set to [ONCE] so that once successful, it won't ever become active again for that creature.
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Re: Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2012, 11:19:57 pm »
I'd like to see reactions that can cause interactions and interactions that can function as reactions. Nice and versatile.
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Re: Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2013, 12:50:18 am »
If you put a dwarf in exile, it should also affect dwarves close to him/her. Like if you exile a dwarf with a family, the direct family would leave too (not cousin, aunt, uncle, etc.).
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Re: Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2013, 01:34:54 am »
Quote from: sakkari on January 18, 2013, 12:50:18 am
If you put a dwarf in exile, it should also affect dwarves close to him/her. Like if you exile a dwarf with a family, the direct family would leave too (not cousin, aunt, uncle, etc.).
This has nothing to do with my suggestion.
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Re: Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2013, 11:24:56 pm »
It's a reasonable enough placeholder for potion-effects and possibly something like Gnomeblight (or at least have gnomes treat it like booze when it comes to stealing the stuff), but IMO when it comes to potions at least it should be folded into a system for dealing with equipment and belongings outside of clothes and military gear, similar to needing to have jewelery sorted out before artifacts get proper magic effects. Dwarves should be able to claim and use flasks and phials and waterskins of particular substances, and it should be possible to order dwarves to carry/use particular items.
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Re: Reactions that interact with those who perform them.
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2013, 03:10:39 pm »
Sorry there must have been a bug or something because I've never seen this post and I posted this in another forum.
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