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[Brotato]

We're going to start mixing in fixes for older problems to these releases now, starting with fortress exotic animal taming. The dungeon master is gone, replaced by training knowledge at the civilization and fortress level. I put in that infrastructure this morning, with the ability to view it from the Animals screen, and next I'll be adding the training status of individual creatures and changing how training jobs work (after another crayon run!). Right from the beginning, you'll be able to attempt to tame any critter you capture that is eligible (those with PET/PET_EXOTIC, i.e. most stuff). The trick will be that if you go out of your civilization's comfort zone, your fort might end up like a Fatal Attractions episode.

Attempts to tame/train creatures will add to your site's training knowledge of that creature, which augments future training of all creatures of that type. Civilization/fortress knowledge will help somewhat even if you don't have a skilled trainer around. For rare happenings like dragon taming for which there is no general knowledge, you'll want to have somebody decent at the job, though I suppose you could practice with any spare dwarves you have to build your knowledge base a bit, he he he.


Isn't awesome!? Toady has finally listened to our cries and is fixing the taming system!

[coolguy1351]

With a better system, no less. This new general knowledge system sounds like a great idea. And a great way to generate fun.

[thvaz]

Ha! Toady is implementing a new feature disguised as a bugfix. Loving it the same, though.

[Livonya]

Yeah, this one is super cool.

If it works as he has indicated then it will be interesting, and it will mean that what the player does in fortress mode will have implications for their civilization as a whole... and if that is all true, then it will be possible to influence the future history of the world by having several player run fortresses that progress the civilizations grasp of animal training.

Seems like a really cool feature that will be even more interesting if other skills take on this same system.

[Tharwen]

Hopefully fortresses will be able to contribute to the civ in more ways too in future. I hope this means that digging to the HFS then retiring a fort and waiting a few years will result in civ-wide adamantine weapons

[Nagassh]

I'm glad it's finally being fixed, and it sounds like it's going to be a really interesting addition.

I just lament the death of the dungeon master, he was always one of my favorite nobles. I wish I could have had one under the current noble system, where I could draft him into the military and lead a horde of tamed beasties into combat.

[Loud Whispers]

Isn't awesome!? Toady has finally listened to our cries and is fixing the taming system!

Toady's always been listening

Now his to-do list is getting shorter!

[micelus]

Praise  the Toad!

I'm suprised there isn't a meme image for this.

[puppy daub]

I'm glad it's finally being fixed, and it sounds like it's going to be a really interesting addition.

I just lament the death of the dungeon master, he was always one of my favorite nobles. I wish I could have had one under the current noble system, where I could draft him into the military and lead a horde of tamed beasties into combat.

Yes, he was a cool guy.  Thanklessly taming the beasts, hording socks and capes, and doing the grunt work at the forge.  I will miss him, but this new system sounds even better.  I will welcome more flavor nobles like him back though.

[Uristocrat]

I really like this idea, but I hope that he salvages the DM somehow.  Just make it a noble with skill in this area who immigrates like the king (but maybe only once you start taming cool stuff?) ...

[Koronii]

Yes! Though, I find it amusing that almost immediately after he introduced all of those exotic pet species he replaces the system.

[Urist McDepravity]

DM should be same as bookkeeper or any other appointed noble - any dworf, whomever you select, and who will fearlessly go feed the dragon upon your order, so it wouldn't involve random untrained animal trainers.

[Steb]

"In the early spring of 2012, Toady made a journey to the depths of the world and tamed the Dwarf Fortress fans that live there."

This update sounds great. It would be great if we could have the Dungeon Master back as an appointed noble in charge of the exotic creature knowledge system - kind of like the Chief Medical Dwarf is for the health system.

[Aerval]

I won't miss him since he was away such a long time (Only had him in my first tutorial game and in some mods)
At least, if you want you can always mod him in.
For the system. One problem I foresee for this and other additions is that you get more and more dependent on your mother civ. Whether you get immigrants, a king, steel (anvil on embark), which civs are in war with you, ... But even less of this can be guessed from the preembark screen, so u have to be lucky in choosing the right civ or it might have consequences somewhere in the game (which might be nice or not)
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely appreciate this bug featuring but I also hope Today will include a civ overview at some point in the next time

[Adrian]

And a great way to generate fun.

And a great way to get rid of surplus migrants