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[Eric Blank]

Toady, will we have general commands to tell all of our followers at once to stay put etc., or does each companion need to be given orders separately?

Will companions that have been ordered to stay put immediately run off to chase down the first hostile they spot, or will they hold position defensively?

Also, I can already see how companion groups using the army organization system can be immediately exploited for hacking to forcefully occupy a city. Whether there's actually any benefit to it or not.

[Urist McVoyager]

To the person worried about trapped entrances . . . Taverns and Trade Depots are supposed to go OUTSIDE the Fortress.    Ideally for your Dwarves, this is where your stinking, foreign wanderer would stay. The main Fortress is for locals and migrants, which, sadly, you cannot be as an Adventurer. Yet.

[Putnam]

To the person worried about trapped entrances . . . Taverns and Trade Depots are supposed to go OUTSIDE the Fortress.    Ideally for your Dwarves, this is where your stinking, foreign wanderer would stay. The main Fortress is for locals and migrants, which, sadly, you cannot be as an Adventurer. Yet.

I immediately imagined a standard stubby dwarf saying "N'wah!".

[Cruxador]

I don't have anything new I'm happy enough with yet for screenshots.

we're hoping to get some meat in along the village/bandit leader + ruffian/hero/fighting reputations spectrums before the release, and not all town/bandit leaders will have the same methods.

Well, at least it still has a solid chance of coming out before 2015.

[FearfulJesuit]

The wait has hit the eighteen-month mark today, so...we'll see. Personally, I'm optimistic for late January or early February.

[hermes]

With cool features like follower commands and inventory management going in I could wait a whole lot longer for the next release.  I think I need to read the new features document again, 18 months is a long time to remember what's gonna be in the next version...   

[ozyma]

Is there any possibility of Nobility succession for fortress mode in the next release?

Being stuck in noble limbo really sucks the fun out of the game for me.

[smjjames]

Is there any possibility of Nobility succession for fortress mode in the next release?

Being stuck in noble limbo really sucks the fun out of the game for me.

I believe he said somewhere that they will.

To the person worried about trapped entrances . . . Taverns and Trade Depots are supposed to go OUTSIDE the Fortress.    Ideally for your Dwarves, this is where your stinking, foreign wanderer would stay. The main Fortress is for locals and migrants, which, sadly, you cannot be as an Adventurer. Yet.

I wasn't complaining, I was trying to find out how it would work for adventurers vs retired forts.

[smjjames]

How moddable will climbing abilities be in this release? Like are there tokens that say that they can climb or how well they can climb? I'm sure climbing will eventually be fully moddable, but just wondering at the current state of being able to mod climbing into other creatures.

[Trif]

Toady posted some raws earlier.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Gaits:

Humans, for example, have


[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS:900:675:450:225:1900:2900]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS:2900:2175:1450:725:3900:5900]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS:2900:2175:1450:725:3900:5900]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:2900:2175:1450:725:3900:5900]


which goes to


[CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS]
   GAIT:type:name:full speed:build up time:turning max:start speed:energy use
      use NO_BUILD_UP if you jump immediately to full speed
      these optional flags go at the end:
         LAYERS_SLOW - fat/muscle layers slow the movement (muscle-slowing counter-acted by strength bonus)
         STRENGTH - strength attribute can speed/slow movement
         AGILITY - agility attribute can speed/slow movement
         STEALTH_SLOWS:<n> - n is percentage slowed
         it would be interesting to allow quirky attributes (like mental stats), but they aren't supported yet
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Sprint:!ARG4:10:3:!ARG2:50:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:50]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Run:!ARG3:5:3:!ARG2:10:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:20]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Jog:!ARG2:NO_BUILD_UP:5:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:10]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Walk:!ARG1:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Stroll:!ARG5:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:WALK:Creep:!ARG6:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]

[CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Scramble:!ARG4:10:3:!ARG2:50:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:50]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Faster Climb:!ARG3:5:3:!ARG2:10:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:20]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Fast Climb:!ARG2:NO_BUILD_UP:5:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:10]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Climb:!ARG1:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Slow Climb:!ARG5:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CLIMB:Creep:!ARG6:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]

[CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Maximum Swim Speed:!ARG4:10:3:!ARG2:50:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:50]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Faster Swim:!ARG3:5:3:!ARG2:10:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:20]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Fast Swim:!ARG2:NO_BUILD_UP:5:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:10]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Swim:!ARG1:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Slow Swim:!ARG5:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:SWIM:Creeping Swim:!ARG6:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]

[CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Scramble:!ARG4:10:3:!ARG2:50:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:50]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Faster Crawl:!ARG3:5:3:!ARG2:10:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:20]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Fast Crawl:!ARG2:NO_BUILD_UP:5:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY:STEALTH_SLOWS:10]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Crawl:!ARG1:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Slow Crawl:!ARG5:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]
   [CV_NEW_TAG:GAIT:CRAWL:Creep:!ARG6:NO_BUILD_UP:0:LAYERS_SLOW:STRENGTH:AGILITY]

[smjjames]

Oh, I missed the climbing gaits somehow, thanks.

[Scoops Novel]

I don't have anything new I'm happy enough with yet for screenshots.

we're hoping to get some meat in along the village/bandit leader + ruffian/hero/fighting reputations spectrums before the release, and not all town/bandit leaders will have the same methods.

Given all the development of leaders of small groups, are you considering making it possible for them to be independent civ's? Tribes, petty kings and all that jazz.

[WillowLuman]

This latest devlog XD

If you want a picture of the future, imagine you playing Dwarf Fortress. Forever.

[monk12]

Is there any possibility of Nobility succession for fortress mode in the next release?

Being stuck in noble limbo really sucks the fun out of the game for me.

Short answer, it's in for next release, but things get tricky if the replacement is off-site. Word of Toad.

With the new inheritance rules will Baron etc and King be replaced in a fortress if they die?

On a related note, if we get this type of familial inheritance to on-site nobles, will off-site family be suitable candidates?  If so, will we be guaranteed their arrival on-site within X migration waves, or a special migration wave?

There will be a replacement, but it won't necessarily be somebody in your fortress at the time -- if it's a family position and the next person in line is off somewhere else, they'd get the nod, but this leads to the off-site problem.  I haven't addressed this.  I can't guarantee their arrival, since things can be complicated by their other responsibilities.  It's the sort of thing that should make the game interesting, but I'm not sure when I'll handle each of the interfering cases.

[Ggobs]

If you want a picture of the future, imagine you playing Dwarf Fortress. Forever.

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