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[Wiles]

I've been fiddling around trying to make a creature able to attack with a body part I modded in. When I go to test it out in adventure mode, the bodypart is attached but I can't attack with them.

I tried two different methods (I have no idea what I'm doing, just trial and error). I also had [ATTACKFLAG_WITH] at one point and various other things. I'm probably missing something simple

code:

[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:RWINGCLAW:stab:stabs:1:6:PIERCE]
   
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:RWINGCLAW:stab:stabs:1:6:PIERCE]  

Here's the body part in question

code:

[BODY:2CLAW_WINGS]
[BP:RWING:right wing][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][LIMB]
[FLIER]
[BP:LWING:left wing][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][LIMB]
[FLIER]
[BP:RWINGCLAW:right wing claw][CONTYPE:RWING]

[BP:LWINGCLAW:left wing claw][CONTYPE:LWING]

[Wiles]

I'm stumped! I've been trying different things all night and to no avail. Here's what I have so far. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

code:

 creature_custom
[OBJECT:CREATURE]
[CREATURE:SUCCUBUS]
   [NAME:Succubus:Succubi:Succubus]
   [TILE:'S'][COLOR:5:0:1]
   [MODVALUE:20]
   [FANCIFUL]
   [TRAPAVOID][CAN_LEARN][CAN_SPEAK][FIREIMMUNE]
   [LIKES_FIGHTING]
   [GENPOWER:5]
   [BLOODTYPE:0]
   [CANOPENDOORS]
   [BUTCHERABLE_NONSTANDARD][EVIL]
   [NOFEAR][NOEXERT]
   [PREFSTRING:bewitching beauty]
   
[BODY:HUMANOID:2CLAW_WINGS:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:5FINGERS:5TOES:MOUTH]
   [SIZE:9]
   [ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:RWINGCLAW:stab:stabs:2:6:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
   [ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:LWINGCLAW:stab:stabs:2:6:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
   [NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][NO_SLEEP]
   [ALL_ACTIVE]
   [DAMBLOCK:3]
   [FEMALE]
   [STANDARD_FLESH]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10069]
   [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
   [PERSONALITY:IMMODERATION:100:100:100]
   [PERSONALITY:FRIENDLINESS:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:CHEERFULNESS:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:TRUST:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:ALTRUISM:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:COOPERATION:0:0:0]
   [PERSONALITY:SYMPATHY:0:0:0] 

and

code:

  body_custom
[OBJECT:BODY]
[BODY:2CLAW_WINGS]
[BP:RWING:right wing][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][LIMB]
[FLIER]
[BP:LWING:left wing][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][LIMB]
[FLIER]
[BP:RWINGCLAW:right wing claw][CONTYPE:RWING]

[BP:LWINGCLAW:left wing claw][CONTYPE:LWING]

[Karlito]

not certain but from what I've seen the BYTYPE in creatures is always an added on flag from the body part.  e.g. GRASP,MOUTH,THOUGHT.  

If you added the [FLIER] tag to the claw instead and put BYTYPE:FLIER instead it might work.  Probably not exactly what you wanted, but it should work.

[Wiles]

Thanks. I may end up doing that, since I have no idea how to get [bytoken] to work

[Wiles]

Trying to understand why I can't use the wing claw to attack I decided to look at other creatures that have bodyparts other than hands and mouth that attack.

I made the minotaur playable, and did not modify it's bodypart or attacks at all to see if it would work. I could not get the minotaur to use it's horn attacks.

I have never played adventure mode much so I might be missing something simple. Is there a way to choose attacks in adventure mode? I know you can switch from attack to wrestle.

Has anyone else had luck with their custom creatures attacks?

[Armok]

My hornets sting whit a custom body part and also inject poison fine

bodypart;
[BODY:INSECT_STING]
[BP:STING:sting][CONTYPE:LOWERBODY]
[BP:PGLAND:venom gland][CONTYPE:LOWERBODY][INTERNAL][SMALL]
   
body;
[BODY:WASP:INSECT_STING:4WINGS:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:MOUTH]
   
attack;
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:STING:sting:stings:5:25:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH][SPECIALATTACK_INJECT_EXTRACT:500:1000]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:MOUTH:bite:bites:3:6:SLASH][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]

[ November 28, 2007: Message edited by: Armok ]

[Karlito]

quote:Originally posted by Wiles:
<STRONG>Trying to understand why I can't use the wing claw to attack I decided to look at other creatures that have bodyparts other than hands and mouth that attack.

I made the minotaur playable, and did not modify it's bodypart or attacks at all to see if it would work. I could not get the minotaur to use it's horn attacks.

I have never played adventure mode much so I might be missing something simple. Is there a way to choose attacks in adventure mode? I know you can switch from attack to wrestle.

Has anyone else had luck with their custom creatures attacks?</STRONG>

Creatures will use their primary attack unless they are missing that body part or are using it to grab something else, in which case they will use their secondary attack.

[Wiles]

Yeah, I removed all other attacks and my adventurer would "push" people  

I'm going to try again from scratch, because I know it should work, I'm just not sure what I messed up on. If I can't figure it out I'll go with your earlier suggestion.

I'm enjoying learning to mod, even though I don't do too well yet.
I tried making a centaur civ earlier and they crashed DF on worldgen  

[Wiles]

I changed

code:

[BP:RWINGCLAW:right wing claw][CONTYPE:RWING]

[BP:LWINGCLAW:left wing claw][CONTYPE:LWING]
  

To

code:

 [BP:RWINGCLAW:right wing claw][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY]

[BP:LWINGCLAW:left wing claw][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY]
 

And it worked.

I can't figure out why it would work attached to the upperbody, but not to the wings.

EDIT: EUREKA! I found my problem. I was using [CONTYPE] to attach the claw to the wing when I should have been just using [CON]  

I knew it would be something simple!

[ November 29, 2007: Message edited by: Wiles ]