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Bo-Rufus CMVII

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birds' lifting capacities
« on: March 09, 2014, 08:24:01 pm »
Is there a way to make it where "a small, green, intelligent mountain parrot" can fly away with small, lightweight items, but not wheelbarrows or bins of rock blocks?
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Grim Portent

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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2014, 08:30:47 pm »
Sadly no. At the moment carrying more than your strength allows just makes you move at the slowest possible speed rather than stopping you from moving.
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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2014, 09:07:24 pm »
That's too bad.

If I remove CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM will it keep them from stealing anything at all?  In the absense of coins there's not much in the game that a small bird should be able to carry.
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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2014, 09:48:42 pm »
Never mind; I see it in the "creature token" page on the wiki.

Thanks.
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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2014, 10:28:17 pm »
I've actually analyzed older versions of DF, and in 40d and earlier it appears that creature size did limit the weight of items that they could steal. I haven't analyzed that same code in 0.31+, so I'm not sure if it behaves the same way.
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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2014, 09:50:52 am »
Quote from: Quietust on March 09, 2014, 10:28:17 pm
I've actually analyzed older versions of DF, and in 40d and earlier it appears that creature size did limit the weight of items that they could steal. I haven't analyzed that same code in 0.31+, so I'm not sure if it behaves the same way.
Soldier: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
Soldier: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk!
Soldier: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
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Re: birds' lifting capacities
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2014, 02:54:27 pm »
Quote from: Dirst on March 10, 2014, 09:50:52 am
Soldier: Are you suggesting anvils migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
Soldier: What? A swallow carrying an anvil?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the base!
Soldier: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a hundred pound anvil.

Fixed that for you. It's always the damn anvils ;l
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