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armeggedonCounselor

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Modding Questions
« on: November 05, 2012, 11:13:24 pm »
I'm currently fermenting an idea for a basic overhaul mod; just for fun, really. But first, I need to ask some questions.

First of all, is there anyway to mod buildings that generate power, like water wheels or windmills? I'd like to design an alternate power system for flavor.

Second, is it possible to have two different entities who use the same creature? For example, having vanilla dwarves as well as dwarves that are more evil, or more hippyish.

If I come up with more, I may edit them in, or just ask further down.
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 12:13:09 am »
1. No.
2. Yes.
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 01:21:44 am »
Quote from: Putnam on November 06, 2012, 12:13:09 am
1. No.
2. Yes.

Drat. I guess they will have to be Railgun wielding Millpunk dwarfs....

(Millpunk being an extension of Steampunk further back in time, before the invention of the steam engine.)
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Quote from: Mego on January 08, 2012, 02:12:57 pm
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 01:23:26 am »
DFHack has a thing that allows the creation of steam engines.
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 02:12:16 am »
Quote from: Putnam on November 06, 2012, 01:23:26 am
DFHack has a thing that allows the creation of steam engines.

True. I might use that, though there's really no functional difference other than I guess it being a little less contra-physics.
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Quote from: Mego on January 08, 2012, 02:12:57 pm
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2012, 02:03:51 pm »
Just pretend its some super nuclear power generater  ;D
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2012, 02:13:02 pm »
Yeah, I think the power could be done with DFHack, though I haven't used it all that much.
And you can put Dwarves in all civs if you really wanted.  The creature raw isn't that specific.
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Re: Modding Questions
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2012, 08:12:01 pm »
Quote from: armeggedonCounselor on November 05, 2012, 11:13:24 pm
First of all, is there anyway to mod buildings that generate power, like water wheels or windmills? I'd like to design an alternate power system for flavor.

Whilst you can't make buildings that generate power, you can create a 'faux' power system by making a 'battery' item or similar, which is a necessary component in any (new) reactions. It won't power screw pumps etc though.
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