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[Lord Zack]

So I'd like to have some giant ants in my game. Here's what I have so far:

[NAME:giant ant:giant ants:giant ant]
   [CREATURE_TILE:250][COLOR:7:0:0]
   [NATURAL]
   [BIOME:NOT_FREEZING]
   [POPULATION_NUMBER:25:50]
   [CLUSTER_NUMBER:100:200]
   [SPEED:2900]
   [PREFSTRING:propensity to dig]
   [DIURNAL]
   [PET_EXOTIC]
   [NO_SLEEP]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10071]
   [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
   [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
   [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
   [HAS_NERVES]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICHOR:ICHOR_TEMPLATE]
   [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICHOR:LIQUID]
   [CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
   [GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
   [GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
   [PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
   [BODY_SIZE:1:0:50000] (is this a good size? I took it from the giant bat description)
   [MAXAGE:1:1]
   [NOBONES]
   [CASTE:WORKER]
      [CASTE_NAME:worker ant:worker ants:worker ant]
      Female, but non-breeding (most of the time).
      [POP_RATIO:10000]
   [CASTE:SOLDIER]
      [CASTE_NAME:soldier ant:soldier ants:soldier ant]
      Female, but non-breeding (most of the time).
      [POP_RATIO:1000]
   [CASTE:DRONE]
      [MALE]
      [CASTE_NAME:drone ant:drone ants:drone ant]
      [POP_RATIO:5]
   [CASTE:QUEEN]
      [FEMALE]
      [CASTE_NAME:queen ant:queen ants:queen ant]
      [POP_RATIO:1]
   [SELECT_CASTE:WORKER]
    [SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:SOLDIER]
    [SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:QUEEN]
      [BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH]
      [BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY]
   [SELECT_CASTE:DRONE]
      [BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH:2WINGS]
      [BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY]
      [FLIER]
   [SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_MATERIALS]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_TISSUES]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:CHITIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
      [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:CHITIN]
         [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
            [TLCM_NOUN:chitin:SINGULAR]
      [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
         [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
            [TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]

Any suggestions? Is there any way to make them breed, and have larval ants?

[Hammerstar]

You're going to want them to lay eggs, probably 4-7 in a clutch, or more, depending on how prevalent you want them to be.

[LAYS_EGGS]
[EGG_MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGGSHELL:SOLID]
[EGG_MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGG_WHITE:LIQUID]
[EGG_MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:EGG_YOLK:LIQUID]
[EGG_SIZE:11]
[CLUTCH_SIZE:2:7]

Just for example for your queen caste.

You might play around with the size, if I remember correctly, the bigger it is, the longer it takes to hatch. I'm afraid creating additional life stages (like larval), it's a bit outside my knowledge at this point. I'm kind of new to this.

[Girlinhat]

Also, you never defined a body.  Right now you have a vague entity with no body.  Look up the body_default and find some nice 6-legs and pincer-teeth.  You probably also want to use the chitin material (like spiders and scorpions) instead, because the standard material template uses flesh and bones instead of an exoskeleton.

[EmperorJon]

Also, you never defined a body.

  He did...?

[Girlinhat]

Oh, ha... it threw me off because he defined them per-caste and such.  Nevermind!

[NewsMuffin]

He also used chitin.

[astianax]

you could also just 'borrow' the giant ants from...i believe it's the civilization forge mod. those things are dangerous in packs in adventure mode, and the goblins absolutely love to come riding into battle on them (which is funny when a leader is riding a flying ant drone and all his squad are on the non flying ants, watching him fly over walls without them)

they've got just about everything, except the egg laying. give huge births, only the queens getting pregnant, drones being flying males, and the workers/soldiers just being pretty much cannon fodder. oh, all castes are also war trainable there. these guys and cave tortoises are some things i definately swap from that mod into any setup i'm working on

[Deon]

Giant ants are in any big mod now . I have some in Genesis and Wasteland mods too. But they don't lay eggs yet because I didn't port it to .21 yet, so the queens just give birth .

[Quietust]

To make the raws simpler, you could probably just use [COPY_TAGS_FROM:ANT] or [COPY_TAGS_FROM:ANTMAN] and apply the "GIANT" creature variation - that way, it'll automatically preserve most of the properties of regular ants (though if you base it on the normal ant, you'll still have to add the attacks).

Example (warning, not actually tested):

Code: [Select]

[CREATURE:ANT_GIANT]
[COPY_TAGS_FROM:ANT]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:GIANT]
[CV_REMOVE_TAG:CHANGE_BODY_SIZE_PERC]
[APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION]
[GO_TO_START]
[NAME:giant ant:giant ants:giant ant]
[DESCRIPTION:Insert giant ant description here.]
[CREATURE_TILE:'a'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:25:50]
[PREFSTRING:propensity to dig]
[PET_EXOTIC]
[SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:10000]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:50000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:100000]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[SELECT_CASTE:WORKER]
[CASTE_NAME:giant worker ant:giant worker ants:giant worker ant]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:10000]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:50000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:100000]
[SELECT_CASTE:SOLDIER]
[CASTE_NAME:giant soldier ant:giant soldier ants:giant soldier ant]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:15000]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:100000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:200000]
[SELECT_CASTE:DRONE]
[CASTE_NAME:giant drone ant:giant drone ants:giant drone ant]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:10000]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:50000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:100000]
[SELECT_CASTE:QUEEN]
[CASTE_NAME:giant queen ant:giant queen ants:giant queen ant]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:100000]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:500000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:1000000]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[ATTACK:PUNCH:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:GRASP]
[ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
[ATTACK_VERB:punch:punches]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ATTACK:KICK:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:STANCE]
[ATTACK_SKILL:STANCE_STRIKE]
[ATTACK_VERB:kick:kicks]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
[ATTACK:BITE:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:MOUTH]
[ATTACK_SKILL:BITE]
[ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH]


[Zaerosz]

My mod has giant ants too, though they don't lay eggs yet since I haven't updated for .19+, so copy at your own lack of eggs.

[Ultimuh]

Don't you guys mean.. gi-ants?