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[Max™]

It should be fully possible to insert them during worldgen.

How does one get a script to run during worldgen?  Something that would be called back every year or so would be perfect.

Calling it every year isn't too difficult, but you have to set up a frame repeater that checks if the cur year is different from some cached year. Basically like this:

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curYear=-1
function worldgenThing()
    if df.global.cur_year>curYear then
        curYear=df.global.cur_year
        --do stuff
    end
end
require('repeat-util').scheduleEvery('something',5,'frames',worldgenThing)

Might want some further checks to make sure it's currently in worldgen, but that should work.

*yoink* ty much, I was starting to doubt that it would repeat the script the way I was thinking since I realized it would just go the first year specified and close itself down before getting to the next.

[Dirst]

It should be fully possible to insert them during worldgen.

How does one get a script to run during worldgen?  Something that would be called back every year or so would be perfect.

Calling it every year isn't too difficult, but you have to set up a frame repeater that checks if the cur year is different from some cached year. Basically like this:

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curYear=-1
function worldgenThing()
    if df.global.cur_year>curYear then
        curYear=df.global.cur_year
        --do stuff
    end
end
require('repeat-util').scheduleEvery('something',5,'frames',worldgenThing)

Might want some further checks to make sure it's currently in worldgen, but that should work.

Oh, that's great!  I'd actually prefer the script to continue working in the "activated world" so long as I can avoid doing something to the player's fort.

I'm going to have more questions about generating rampaging beast historical events and such, but those don't belong in this thread.   Meanwhile, certainly looking forward to a world where artifacts occur "off screen."  Makes them seem less game-y.

[Max™]

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df.global.world.history.events:new()
 df.global.world.history.events:insert('#',{new=df.history_event_hf_attacked_sitest,
year = whenever,
seconds = whatever,
id = df.global.hist_event_next_id,
site = you get the idea,
hfid = beast.id,
}
)
   df.global.hist_event_next_id = df.global.hist_event_next_id+1

[Dirst]

Awesome, now the awakened stone Rustchamber the Ceiling of Lashes can be slain by swordsdwarf Uzol Tangathîstlig wielding the dog bone shortsword Trustedvein at Worthyfurnace in the early spring of 98, long before any player forts have been established.

[Max™]

Indeed, and, the same basic layout with {new = df.history_event_ and any of these:
hf_confrontedst
artifact_lostst
artifact_recoveredst
artifact_foundst
hf_razed_buildst
hf_destroyed_sitest
hist_figured_diedst
simple_battle_subtype

and so on.

[Putnam]

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df.global.world.history.events:new()
 df.global.world.history.events:insert('#',{new=df.history_event_hf_attacked_sitest,
year = whenever,
seconds = whatever,
id = df.global.hist_event_next_id,
site = you get the idea,
hfid = beast.id,
}
)
   df.global.hist_event_next_id = df.global.hist_event_next_id+1

does this actually do anything

[Max™]

If inserted into an appropriate function with the appropriate arguments, that's the same layout mostly as the stuff I added so the artifacts have proper history links.

[Marya Clare]

so are artifact weaponss going to be made of absurd metals? like a tin warhammer? and is it possible to spawn in a titan/forgotten beast/Megabeast to guard the artifact?

And thus be able to recreate the age old scene of a group of adventurers traveling to a cave and finding a dragon lying on a bed of coins and gems. If this is implemented all dragons will finally be able to live up to their names:D

[Marya Clare]

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df.global.world.history.events:new()
 df.global.world.history.events:insert('#',{new=df.history_event_hf_attacked_sitest,
year = whenever,
seconds = whatever,
id = df.global.hist_event_next_id,
site = you get the idea,
hfid = beast.id,
}
)
   df.global.hist_event_next_id = df.global.hist_event_next_id+1

Where would that string of code go?

[Max™]

You'd have to define the right arguments but it's the same format as the bit I added in artifake to let them link to history right.