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[TheGazebo]

I'm a complete noob to DF modding but after buying a giant jaguar from the elves I decided to try modding it to make it trainable. I have changed the [PET_EXOTIC] tags to [PET] for both jaguars and giant jaguars as well as removing the [CV_REMOVE_TAG:PET_EXOTIC] and [CV_REMOVE_TAG:PET] from the giant entry of c_variations_default.txt. I did this for both the worldgen raws and the region's raws. Every time I tell my animal trainer to train a war animal he cancels the job claiming that there are no suitable animals. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong or if this is even possible please?

[i2amroy]

HAve you added the [TRAINABLE] or [TRAINABLE_WAR] tags? If not then do so.

[TheGazebo]

It already has the [TRAINABLE] tag. Do I need to add [TRAINABLE_WAR] too?

[i2amroy]

Not if it already has it, no. My guess is that the creature variations are "locked" on world creation and can no longer be further modified without breaking open the world.dat file. Other then that I don't have a clue as to what would be stopping it. That would mean that though you could train normal jaguars, you couldn't change giant ones to be trainable.

[TheGazebo]

My guess is that the creature variations are "locked" on world creation and can no longer be further modified without breaking open the world.dat file. Other then that I don't have a clue as to what would be stopping it. That would mean that though you could train normal jaguars, you couldn't change giant ones to be trainable.

I take it that editing the world.dat file is more difficult than changing the raws? I don't have any regular jaguars to perform !!SCIENCE! on but I will keep and eye out. I don't know if it makes a difference but I'm using the LNP with Pheobus 31.25v23 tileset, i think i read somewhere that using a skin can make modding the raws more complicated.

[nukularpower]

I bet I know what the problem is.  Are you editing the raws in your savegame folder?  You need to edit under /DFdirectory/data/save/regionX/raw/objects if you're trying to edit a savegame, not the default raw folder.

It should definately work, I have done it

edit:  nm.. said you did both.  Dunno then, but it works for me

[simonthedwarf]

You can add trainable after generation. Make sure the animal is available in the same way a dog would be, I find it best assigning it to a pasture and then freeing it from it to put it in roaming mode, that ensures that the train job finds the animal.

[TheGazebo]

You can add trainable after generation. Make sure the animal is available in the same way a dog would be, I find it best assigning it to a pasture and then freeing it from it to put it in roaming mode, that ensures that the train job finds the animal.

You are a bloody genius. I had the animal pastured so the trainer couldn't find it. Now my legendary marksman has a pet giant war jaguar