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[Guillaume777]

Is there a mod to make most megabeasts actually survive worldgen?

[soup_alex]

Most folks bump up their [SIZE] in the raws. Me, I'm currently using numbers around 20, but still don't see/hear of many megabeasts (mostly semi-megabeasts in Adventurer mode, nearly half of whom are actually just named wild animals, and almost always so heavily-injured they might not require my assistance to off themselves when my adventurer actually gets near).

tl;dr
Boost the [SIZE] in the raws as much as you dare; you can always bring it back down after gen, but leaving it high could be fun (or FUN).

[Guillaume777]

Most folks bump up their [SIZE] in the raws. Me, I'm currently using numbers around 20, but still don't see/hear of many megabeasts (mostly semi-megabeasts in Adventurer mode, nearly half of whom are actually just named wild animals, and almost always so heavily-injured they might not require my assistance to off themselves when my adventurer actually gets near).

tl;dr
Boost the [SIZE] in the raws as much as you dare; you can always bring it back down after gen, but leaving it high could be fun (or FUN).

I think 20 is the default for megabeasts...

Also, is there a way to start the game with more megabeasts?

[soup_alex]

Oh. I must just have lightly tinkered them, then... I'll remember to cube them next time.

Yes. Invent some more!

[Lalandrathon]

What tag makes creatures learn? Is there a way to make dragons become "supredragonly tough" as time goes on, or things of that sort?

[yaklin]

to make more mega beasts, when you gen the world make the year that it starts checking for mega beasts lower and lower the percentage of dead mega beasts
and i think the tag to make creatures learn is intelligent but i don't mod much so i'm not completely sure

[soup_alex]

[CAN_LEARN]

http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Category:Modding
http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Creature_tokens#C

...although I'm not sure what a dragon might do in order to gain experience. Swimming, perhaps (they probably have [SWIMS_INNATE], which you'd have to remove). Maybe Wrestling?

[Lord Dullard]

...although I'm not sure what a dragon might do in order to gain experience. [...] Maybe Wrestling?

Yeah, they'd wrestle. I might have to throw this on a bunch of megabeasts next time I worldgen (along with a size bump-up).

[Tormy]

My advice: Use Cpt Mayday's Legendary Lands mod. [Most of the creatures are updated in this mod, not just the megas. If you want to have challenging gameplay, you should try this mod out.] 

[Myroc]

If i were you i would also check out the More Megabeasts mod.