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[Lycaeon]

The venom is survivable now, though getting stung still cripples your chances in combat.

I didn't intend the civilian robots to be combat powerhouses, and with reduced speeds they're more in line with the FoE and Fallout canon. They're still useful, however, and the military robots (including the armored sprite-bot) you'll eventually construct are somewhat faster.

[Maklak]

> Here is my second year. Again, if it bothers anyone i will remove it.
There were numerous Stable Reports in this thread already and no one minds, really. Replica even collected them in a master list, but it wasn't updated in weeks, even with his own Pineapple.

> Hmm...migrants with odd cutie marks and talents from experimental Stables...that's another idea for the eventual revamp.
Well, the more CMs, the fewer clones, but I'd rather have most of my ponies be useful in some way.

> Dust Storms removal
They were an entertaining nuisance in nice places, but not having to worry about them anymore is fine by me.

> Burning Raiders
This never happened to me. In-fluff you could say that they either brought a faulty flamethrower or decided that setting one of their shields on fire would be great for intimidation. I'd rather not have many sources of fire outside my Stable and Steel Ranger rocket launchers.

Yay for the new version, but I may not update the Linux file for some time. I'd give the new RAWs a look, but I don't have that kind of free time now.

> Now that lasers have been returned, I recommend disabling fat in your food stockpiles so that your ponies won't try to stockpile errant laserbolts.
Or just keep the stuff stocked next to biofuel refinerey and disable cooking fat.

> 0.34.11 SDL binary patch applied.
Good. It solves some nasty bugs.

> Fixed power armor attribute bug.
Good, especially for Scorpion Power Armour. Even though the bonuses are no longer multiplicative, someone said you can do over 5k with interactions and there is (allegedly) a cap on attributes in fortress mode that depend on the starting and median values, so it might be a good idea to train soldiers for years before the upgrade. But then they will be more vulnerable for a long time, so it is a tradeof.

> Removed the woodcutting skill from salvage.
I was surprised by some salvage reactions using salvage skills. It made sense, but workshop profiles work better here, because you want salvagers cutting salvage and you don't want quality on some rusted salvage.

> Reduced robot movement speed and returned lasers to protectaponies.
> I didn't intend the civilian robots to be combat powerhouses, and with reduced speeds they're more in line with the FoE and Fallout canon. They're still useful, however, and the military robots (including the armored sprite-bot) you'll eventually construct are somewhat faster.
> Speed has been halved, so it's not a large penalty. Robots were moving too fast in any case.
Well, this is a problem with no separation of combat and movement speed in this version of DF. Robots were pretty weak as they were. A Protectorpony or a Mr Hooves could hold their own against some weaker invaders, but they were nothing compared to elite security ponies. Besides, melee units need some walking speed to catch up with their targets. I've had some soldiers in combat armour fruitlessly chasing around some wildlife. Halving their speed is harsh. Yes, robots are rather slow in Fallout, but I haven't seen robots outrunning ponies anyway. I do not like this change, it makes the robots less appealing, while they remain just as expensive.

> Fixed bug where lasers would set grass on fire.
Good, energy weapons setting things on fire made a lot of sense, but random fires are bad.

> Increased duration of Time Stop.
Good. It can only be used once a week, by very few special ponies and takes so much resources to make (including a Time Dilatation hologem) that it should be outrageously overpowered. Duration 50 is almost as powerful as I think this should be (but I haven't tested it). It means moving once per one or two frames for 50 frames (enough to overwhelm an enemy shield wall without outside help) and it means a net gain of turns after factoring in the exhaustion.

> Doubled cooldown for glowing ghoul radiation burst.
Good, but I still have no idea how to handle these things. Robots? Flamethrower melee ponies with good defence?

> Slave reactions
I pastured some slaves in 0.88, south of the workshop (so there is line of sight - I think the pony resource centre shouldn't have any non-walkable tiles, BTW) and run the "free slave" reaction a few times, but it didn't do anything. Now I can at least set it on repeat and not worry about slaves getting thirsty and hungry. Well, unless I want to keep them for robobrain conversion, but I guess I'll stick to robots and maybe dogs.

> Reduced severity of radscorpion venom.
Well, GCS has an insta-kill venom, but given that Radscorpions are so frequent, people hate them with a passion and they weren't immediately lethal in Fallout (and Ian would usually kill them before they got close anyway), this is a good move.

[Corai]

Here is what I mean by the workshop deconstructing.

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The chair and table break after a few uses of the reaction. And I must be doing something wrong, as the slaves still are not being enslaved. The U in the reaction cloud is a slave.

[gzoker]

New update, there goes my stable. I will move to a bit safer location where i don't have to cheat with salvage. Too many negative things with this embark, and some of the bugfixes are very lucrative. I will stick to my skyscraper-subway concept anyway, as i'm not finished with it.

Maklak, sometimes I forget about myself, and write down stuff i shouldn't. Then an internet inquisitor comes along, and releases HFS. I think you already met one. I would rather have that little disclaimer there anyway.

[tahujdt]

I know that all mod programmers will bestuck working overtime just to bring their mod up to date when the next edition comes out, but I thought of a way to make this mod even cooler with the tree updates.

Instead of having just "salvage" logs, you could make skyscraper "trees" using the tree code that Toady assures us will be moddable. That way, our ponies could set up camp in an old skyscraper. You could even have them drop salvage as "fruit".


EDIT: I just thought of a new kind of salvage, the bunker. You could have a destroyed bunker, a looted bunker, and an unopened bunker. The unopened bunker might have deadly diseases locked inside of it, so be careful...
Processing them might drop stuff like civvie crates, Stable-Tec crates, and very very very occasionally a water talisman. Which brings me to my next suggestion. Have the water pump take a barrel, and fill it with a drink called "pure water". The Underhive mod used a similar trick. Maybe make a slightly more common drop, called a slightly irradiated water talisman." The reaction for it produces "irradiated water", which has a minor syndrome. Then maybe you can have a very irradiated talisman, which produces "very irradiated water", so you would only use it in emergencies.

Sorry for the long post, but I'm actually reading F:E for the first time and I'm already getting all sorts of ideas. I'm also working on a new workshop for this mod that you might want to include, not telling what yet, though.

#runonsentence

DOUBLEEDITSOMETIMELATER: I was looking at the OP goallog, and I realized that
a) I forgot to ask about Dashites
b) you were planning to add them anyway.
Yay!

[Lycaeon]

> Yay for the new version, but I may not update the Linux file for some time. I'd give the new RAWs a look, but I don't have that kind of free time now.
That's fine. I'm probably going to change the raws and upload the Linux version on DFFD, with a link to your post.

> Keep the stuff stocked next to biofuel refinerey and disable cooking fat.
You can keep the butcher's shop, kitchen, and biofuel refinery near each other so you don't have the need for fat stockpiles, as workshops can take reagents from other workshops.

> Well, this is a problem with no separation of combat and movement speed in this version of DF. Robots were pretty weak as they were.
A protectapony or Mr. Hooves could kill ghoul reavers in earlier versions, so they weren't exactly weak. Once the new DF version is out, I'll be able to separate combat/movement speeds to make them faster when fighting.

> Good, but I still have no idea how to handle [glowing ghouls]. Robots? Flamethrower melee ponies with good defence?
Chain some guard dogs near the entrance of your combat zones. The glowing ghouls will waste their radiation burst on them, allowing your militia ponies to move in and mop up. Flamethrower ponies are also highly effective against them, but carry their own risks.

> And I must be doing something wrong, as the slaves still are not being enslaved.
Ah, you're running a slaver fortress. The enslavement reactions (In addition to many other mod features) were built upon the Stable pony raws, so they won't work for other civs without heavy editing. To start, I recommend using the Stable Pony raws as the baseline, replacing [CREATURE:PONY_STABLE] and other cosmetic raws with the slaver traits. You can then search for "PONY_STABLE" in the raws and replace PONY_STABLE with your civilization's creature (For example, in [SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE:PONY_STABLE:ALL]).

> Instead of having just "salvage" logs, you could make skyscraper "trees" using the tree code that Toady assures us will be moddable.
I'm definitely excited about the possibilities. I'm hoping the new trees are flexible enough so I could mod in city ruins and other goodies, but even a tree that can grow salvage has its own benefits.

> I just thought of a new kind of salvage, the bunker.
While an interesting idea, it seems like something that would work better with the ruins, should they be possible.

> Have the water pump take a barrel, and fill it with a drink called "pure water".
The water talisman fountain indeed provides an infinite supply of wasteland water.

> Maybe make a slightly more common drop, called a slightly irradiated water talisman." The reaction for it produces "irradiated water", which has a minor syndrome.
Good idea! It could even be a controllable avenue for ghoulifying your ponies.

> Sorry for the long post, but I'm actually reading F:E for the first time and I'm already getting all sorts of ideas.
I take it you haven't seen one of Maklak's Mega-Posts. I'm looking forward to seeing what you cook up.

[Corai]

I feel like such a fool for not bothering to note that i'm using an entirely different civ. Grah. Thank you Lycaeon, again.

[Maklak]

> > Linux version
> That's fine. I'm probably going to change the raws and upload the Linux version on DFFD, with a link to your post.
Just as planned 

> You can keep the butcher's shop, kitchen, and biofuel refinery near each other so you don't have the need for fat stockpiles, as workshops can take reagents from other workshops.
I don't use a butter churn - to get any kind of production going I'd need to order milk from the caravan or keep tons of sheep and alpacas... oh right, bighorners and brahmin - who are too stupid to not die of starvations. Replica could probably pull it off, but I just convert what little milk I get into cheese and cook it.
Some people consider workshop clutter to be a good way of balancing production lines, but I'm not one of them. I can't just ignore fat either. Kitchens detect this stuff and process it automatically. Well, I guess it can be dealt with by removing [AUTOMATIC] from [REACTION:RENDER_FAT] in reaction_other.txt, but then the fat would clutter the butchers, rot and make miasma.
Nah, I think I'll keep my fat stockpiles and maybe just atom-smash or dfhack the laser bolts away, if they ever become a problem.

> A protectapony or Mr. Hooves could kill ghoul reavers in earlier versions, so they weren't exactly weak. Once the new DF version is out, I'll be able to separate combat/movement speeds to make them faster when fighting.
Protectorponies in my 0.88 fort were sometimes holding their own, tanked or even scored some kills, so they were of help. They were faster than how I envision them, but I sometimes used them as escorts and an escort who lags behind looks stupid. Unless they scored a kick to the head, they weren't that good, though. A squad of Steel Rangers streamrolled 5+ basic turrets and 2+ protectorponies without even trying. Later my military killed 3 whole squads of them easily and died to a lone yellow ghoul.

> Flamethrower ponies are also highly effective against them, but carry their own risks.
I wasn't going to use flamers, but against these monsters even setting the whole caverns and a few random ponies on fire might be worth it. I hate them with a passion others reserve only for radscorpions.

> Ah, you're running a slaver fortress. The enslavement reactions (In addition to many other mod features) were built upon the Stable pony raws, so they won't work for other civs without heavy editing.
I don't see him mentioning that he plays as the slaver civilisation. Besides all the new reactions and workshops are for stable ponies only, so I'm sure he'd notice. I wonder about the exploding workshop, though. It never happened to me, unless a pony was throwing a tantrum, or an SR scout or other building destroyer got close.

> > Maybe make a slightly more common drop, called a slightly irradiated water talisman." The reaction for it produces "irradiated water", which has a minor syndrome.
> Good idea! It could even be a controllable avenue for ghoulifying your ponies.
If it looks the same as a normal water talisman, I won't risk building a fountain. If it doesn't, I'll just be angry for not getting a normal water talisman and atom-smash it, or better yet, sell it to caravans. Wait... controlled ghoulification... Hmm, in some ways that is even more nightmarish than robobrains. I may not use it myself (other than for hopeless cases, like saving life of a soldier with 3 infections and nerve damage), but I'm sure some people will like it.

> I take it you haven't seen one of Maklak's Mega-Posts.
Hey, my posts aren't big. They're just informative. Yep, that's the word. (That was a joke.) I wouldn't call a post that fits on a single page "long".

[tahujdt]

Is there a way to make Nurse Redhearts and healing spells heal infections?

[Zangi]

Is there a way to make Nurse Redhearts and healing spells heal infections?

Getting a source of water and making soap would probably help a heck of a lot in that situation.  Adding that would make for a pretty big shortcut I suppose... (Plus an easy counter to the irradiated dust clouds of dying eventually.)


Random creature_pony code tidbit:

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Under:

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[SELECT_CASTE:EARTH_FPSY]
[SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:EARTH_MPSY]
[SKILL_RATE:CONSOLE:250:8:32:64]YThe Y is from out of nowhere.

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[SELECT_CASTE:UNICORN_FPRI]
[SELECT_ADDITIONAL_CASTE:UNICORN_MPRI]
*other skills*
[SKILL_RATE:TEACHING:150:8:124:48]This one doesn't seem to be in-line with your normal stuff.  You might have intended 248 instead.



Notepad++ is so convenient... totally forgot I had that.

(Cleaned it up.)

EDIT: Would be great if Dwarf Therapist actually put XP rates into the role efficiency calculation thing.  I've been using it all wrong all this time or something.

[Maklak]

> EDIT: Would be great if Dwarf Therapist actually put XP rates into the role efficiency calculation thing.  I've been using it all wrong all this time or something.
I discussed this extensively during the last month in the DT thread and came up with a function that simulates XP gain, taking both current skill and rate into account (With an error of course, but it can't be fixed. Well, it could be fixed for crafting, but all skills will use the same method.). One problem remaining is getting skill rates for skills with 0 experience, apparently.

There is also a discussion about how attributes should be weighted into role calculations. The scheme they have now is overly complex. They want to scale all attributes to 0-100 and pretend it is the cumulative distribution function. I would prefer linearity. Join the ?discussion? if you want.

After seeing some of the things that go behind the scenes in role calculations in DT, I don't trust them.

> Is there a way to make Nurse Redhearts and healing spells heal infections?
I think healing spell or designation cleans the pony and her wounds, but that's about what can be done. Maybe boosting the healing rate helps too (burrow the pony next to a terminal and a pasture with Nurse Redheart, then order another pony to run "designate healing"), but infections often kill ponies and occasionally just heal over time. Disease resistance might have something to do with it, so modding the healing spells to boost it in addition to Recuperation wouldn't hurt.
I may be wrong, but I think infections disappear and missing body parts grow back from interactions that change body, that's why I proposed to use ghoulification as a last ditch cure for hopeless cases.

[ulrikk]

I just finished reading Fallout:Equestria. What a story!! So now I've downloaded this mod, but I struck a problem. When I choose to prepare the journey carefully all the skills are vanilla DF. None of the new skills, like gunnery or druid. Is this intentional?

[Lycaeon]

> Thank you Lycaeon, again.
No worries, Corai.

> Is there a way to make Nurse Redhearts and healing spells heal infections?
While the Nurse Redhearts do increase disease resistance, they can't heal infections that are already there (Though the improved recuperation may help survival rates). Neither are complete substitutes for surgery and wound cleaning/dressing, but they do keep your patients alive and significantly reduce recovery times.

> Random creature_pony code tidbits
Fixed. Thanks!

> I think infections disappear and missing body parts grow back from interactions that change body.
Yep. Transformation spells heal all physical wounds. I'm considering implementing something of the sort as a healing talisman.

> When I choose to prepare the journey carefully all the skills are vanilla DF.
I can't change the default skill names, but woodcutter = scavenger, bowman = markspony (sniper), crossbowman = gunner, and wrestler = skirmisher. Alchemy doesn't show up as a skill in the embark screen, but it will be in your unicorn's labor preferences. Don't forget to bring a couple of toolboxes with you, and make sure to read the hints and tips on the first page.

Hope you enjoy the mod!

Edit: The ASCII version has been released! Apologies for the delay.

[gzoker]

A report from my new stable:

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Stable: The Sister Tower
   Area: The Hills of Pitch, haunted tropical shrub land.
   Brook: Dncdprds th Dsprsd Vr
Group: The Pure Abbey
   Civilization: The Forest of Sinking

Embark team:
Miner Earth e,f,23.
   mining, architecture
Miner Dune e,m,28.
   mining, architecture
Brother Cactus u,m,26.
   carpenter, teacher, doctor, appraiser
Chemist Grotto e,m,26.
   scavenger, wood burner, lye-potash maker, furnace operator
Sister Honest e,f,29.
   weaver, soaper, teacher, doctor
Farmer Hammerroot e,m,24.
   grower, herbalist, butcher, tanner, milker, shearer
Farmer Sing e,f,25.
   grower, herbalist, thresher, presser

Cactus and Honest are both adepts at restoration, with Bible and Rosary cutiemarks. They are either going to be my peace core (doctors) or the core of the militia.
Well it seems i made an error. Didn't notice that Honest is an earthpony, and as such she can't be assigned as chief medical officer. No magic for her either.

Embark goods:
Iron anvil
Bronze power drill(2)
Bronze hacksaw(1)
acacia logs(40)
kimberlite boulders(30)
prickle berries(60)
prickle berry seed(1)
synth-reed seeds(27)
rock nuts(16)
sweet pod seeds(9)
cave wheat seeds(9)

dogs(2f,1m)
poultry(2f,1m)
cat(1m)
sprite-bots(4)
bighorners(1f,1m)

The plan is to get underground asap, start farming, and creating the first necessities from the logs and boulders. With a bit of luck we can get everything into safety. I got ~500 extra points at embark, so I bought sprite-bots. Two turrets don't have any chance against ghouls, and a lonely protectapony is going to turn into scrap too. Also four machine, four times the distraction, and that is exactly what I need in the beginning.

Granite 1.   The Wasteland is nice to us. The first beasts to come close are two sprite-bots. They are not going to be a real problem, unless they get in a lucky shot. -Look Ma, it doesn't hurt! then a laser bolt goes through Timmy's eye socket and boils his brain-
   
Granite 3.   The sprite-bots are making a laser show. Both allied and hostile are shooting at each other. It's kind of pretty. First room underground had been excavated, our supplies are being hauled there. Once it was the north lobby of the building, now it's filled with sediment from the river. In the immediate future it's going to be our makeshift crafting area. My sister in religion and I are already making wooden barrels and kimberlite pots here. The miners are cleaning out the center of the building, and everypony else is hauling stuff. The sprite-bots and animals are pastured inside for more protection. (protection from their suicidal selfs)

Granite 13.   Yesterday was my birthday. There was no party. The miners are finished with the southeast part of the building. A few small farm patch is being set up for food and drink producing  plants, and a bigger one for synth-reed. Our farmers won't haul anything but food from now on. I sent the miners to get rid of the claystone in the deeper levels. If they are fast enough, we could build fortifications on the surface. If not, then we have to burrow underground for who knows how long.
   
Granite 24.   Those nice little sprite-bots with their cheering polka music are gone now. They were a bit too loud though as they have attracted a  pack of balehounds. I don't know how far up those are on the food chain, but without weapons, armor, or any defenses I would guess higher than us. Well, as long as they don't stumble down  the entry hole they won't be a problem. A few more seconds and doors will be in place to block anything from the outside. Or at least the smaller threats.

Slate 9.   I think the tower was designed to fill up its underground levels with stone somehow. It would negate surface explosions really well. It would also explain all this claystone. I guess they were trying to protect something below, and as the rest of the tower is completely missing, it had to be something important.

Slate 26.   Sweet Celestia, the pink cloud has drifted nearby. This place is even worse than I thought. We are all doomed. Just like our bighorners, we will have to be put out of our misery, and stockpiled as emergency food in nice blue stone pots.
Well not really. We are safe from the cloud underground, and any merchants brave enough to come here will have the right mind and turn around as soon as they see the fog.

Felsite 17.   The miners reached a set of blast doors. I guess they are either leading to the subway tunnels or the severs. With a bit of time we can cut through, and find out. Maybe there is gift shop there. If there is, we can raid it and have all their candy. Sorry, adjusting to an all meat diet is a bit harsh for a pony.

Are there candy rations in Mom Creates? They should have some.
   
Felsite 22. I'm lonely. I know the others are hooking up. Everyone. The miners are spending way more time down than they should, and the two farmers can't get off each other. Even Sister Honest disappears with Grotto from time to time. Being the only horny one sucks. Get it? I'm the only unicorn here.

Felsite 26. I was looking for a quite spot, and accidentally walked out to the surface. Sweet Luna I almost crapped my self when i saw all those dogs. At least they were not glowing like the previous ones. I grabbed as much scrap i could and ran back inside.


Hematite 1. Summer has arrived. The others are saying we should fortify the entrance. Well I'm not going out anytime soon, so I'm making myself comfortable in the workshop and making blocks for them. That's useful too.

Hematite 5. Grotto was trying to feed a bone to a dog. It bit him in the throat. It's just a bruise, but the smell of blood got the whole pack furious. They are howling and barking at our door.

Hematite 11. We got through the blast door. The station is cluttered with debris, mostly rocks from ceiling. Surprisingly there are no corpses around. There was no candy in the gift shop.

Malachite 24. Our little settlement grow with six more souls. Five, if you don't count protectaponies. They walked right in during lunch, asked if we have any to spare. I hope they like meat. One of them Brother Clock told he and his wife are also religious. He can even teach me some spells if we get the right materials. The other unicorn, Peach told me he can make those, and only needs a few gems for it. Of course in exchange they want to stay here, and need food and drinks. This doesn't sounds fishy at all. Bunch of freeloaders think I'm stupid just because I'm religious.
Lucky for them I don't have the heart to send them away. They all look so miserable. The mares can't stop shaking. I guess they are not comfortable with all these lies. The fifth of them, an earthpony stallion just stares at the ground. Maybe they aren't bad folks, just desperate.
I guess I will play along for awhile and see what happens.
After lunch the earth pony stallion, Mobtulip came to talk to me. He was clearly embarrassed, and asked me if he can earn his keep. I just told him they should make themselves useful.
Also he commented on our friendly neighbors. Apparently there are a bunch of ghouls outside who just watched them walk in. Now i know why did the barking stop.

Galena 18. An awful noise is coming from outside. It sound like the polka music of the sprite-bots, but coming from ponyhell. My ears started bleeding after just a few minutes. We are pulling down deeper into the subway station. The blast doors are closed off everywhere, so it's fairly safe. The north-south tunnel goes under the tower. There is a closed off blast door we can't get through. We can't get to the lower platform either. Emergency lockdown. There is no terminal anywhere to lift it. We found a machete and a knife in the old guardroom. There is a few creates too, but no tools to open them.
The  The new residents help out where they can. They still insist they can teach me magic.

Limestone 8. The killing music stopped. Now it's just the regular old annoying songs. The surface is safe(r) and so we are finishing the outside fortifications. I'm looking for salvage with Grotto in the meantime.
Some of the ponies are insisting on leaving signs on the surface to our little underground settlement. I told them to clear out the subway stairs. The turnstiles are stuck there, not letting a soul through. Those are making good enough fortifications too, trapping any hostile in a killzone. That leaves the only way in through the security room's double blast doors, and those are working too! Anypony wishing to come inside will get into a place where they can be inspected, and treated accordingly.

Limestone 21. Pink cloud cut this day shorter. We were outside when it turned up, but it had been noticed in time and everypony got into safety. After it drifted away, we went outside again. We try to get as much stuff from there as possible.
Celestia why? A stupid sprite-bot shot into my mouth when i was giving orders to the others. They were rolling in the grass from laughing. They still chuckle when talking with me, as i can't speak properly. The freakin laser bolt burnt right through my left cheek. It hit me in my left legs too, but nopony cares about that.

Sandstone 8.   Three earth ponies showed up in the morning. Two of them looked the military type to me. I asked the mare if i was right. They are claiming to be mercenaries, which is odd as none of them has any equipment. She told me that's because they ran away. Their company decided to try their hooves in the slave business, but after a few weeks it turned out they don't have any stomach for it. So they gave up doing it, but that didn't stop the spreading rumors. When their camp got hit by a competing guild, the couple were actually fooling around in some shack and they had no choice, but to hit the road without anything. I told her that was foolish, and she replied that i don't know jack shit about fighting. I guess the funny way I now speak paints the wrong picture.
The third one just told me he met the other two on the road, and that he was a farmer looking for a steady living. I like these honest ones.
They are called Smile, Greenplan, and Season by the way.

Sandstone 24. There is barking again outside, but this time it's mixed with howling too. A bunch of wolves are hunting for something. Maybe radhogs or radbits... or ponies. Well they are going to stay hungry if it depends on me. Only if we could feed them with lead... Sweet Celestia, when did i become this bloodthirsty? I guess Smile's constant bickering about her kills is having a really unwanted side effect. She has some imagination. She killed 32 earth ponies? Really? Her husband at least a bit more moderate with with his 21 'score', and he only killed animals...

Timber 16.   A supply caravan came to our settlement. They brought cloth and leather and looked like somepony who haven't seen food in days. Their leader Brother Goldcobra wants to know if we found out anything interesting, or stuff they could bring back to the stable. I told him to look around and choose any boulder he wants. He came back after a while, and was talking about taking the protectapony. I told him good luck with it, as Musicstop only listens to Mobtulip and he won't give it up for anything. He started shouting at me that i should be disciplined and something and something, but he swallowed his last words and i couldn't catch the middle part. I guess fifteen angry pony are still a match for two with weapons, even if they are unarmed. Especially if those ponies are eating the food you gave them a minute before, and won't listen to a madpony with temper problems. After seeing that nopony is on his side Brother Goldcobra flipped me a hoofbird and stormed off alone. How the ponyhell that pony got into his position i will never understand. I guess following tradition has its downsides.
I found out that the others from the caravan were a lot more reasonable. I told them we are having problems, as the blast doors are hard to get through. There were nothing useful in the subway, the part we have access at least, and we are having constant problems with the wildlife. They told me they were a dozen when they left after us. The stupidity of Cobra killed most of them. They are still loyal to the stable though and wouldn't hurt him. I offered them to stay here and they agreed. At least for the time they get back on their hooves.

Moonstone 24. The caravan decided to leave this morning. They got ambushed by some pink ghouls. Four of those abominations were waiting for them in a huge puddle. Thankfully after some fighting all the brothers could escape. Also note to self: don't try to gore one of those things with your horn. Never, ever, ever.

Obsidian 1.   Last month was really uneventful. Well, Smile and Greenplan cleaned out the security station and moved in there. There was a lot of shouting involved, as the farmers were using the holding cell as a chicken coop, and refused to remove the animals. I was asked to decide about the situation, and I gave way to our farmers. A bunch of loose chickens is a really bad idea in a preadator filled wasteland. Also anything to annoy Smile a little. After that incident i was taking a little break. I had to catch up on some things.

Obsidian 2.   There was a pink cloud outside again. It stopped a pack of dogs from barking, but didn't really bother any of us. Smile named our cat Tusk Blotinsight. She was also telling us it's hers from now on. Well she can have it. I hope she stops with the pranks though.
Sister Shelter told me we could open the crates with some tools, and she could make those. She only needs for a functional forge a few terminals, a power talisman, lots of wires, an anvil and a few basic tools. She has to make it work with an anvil. She can use any scrap from the salvage yard too.

Obsidian 28. Last entry of year 51. This year was fine. We have reached our destination without problems, the road here was harsh but manageable. We set up our basic operations, we have food, drinks and safety. We can even make a few comfort items like clothes. Sister Shelter is working on her forge, and progresses steadily. I guess it takes time to find out the more primitive methods. The mining team is still trying to get through that blast door. It goes deeper than the subways, so it must lead to something interesting. My guess would be some generators and maintenance rooms, that would explain why the lights are still working. If we could salvage a generator, our stable would be okay for a long time. Maybe they can seal off again. I won't go back though. It doesn't matter how bad this wasteland is, it's still better than listening to some of those airheads. That's why i volunteered for this mission. Now I'm going to go to our new year's party, and I'm going to get drunk and forget all about the past.

I'm pretty low on tech again, and those features are mostly bug free.
What are those wooden and stone platings by the way? Edit: they can be made at the craftdwarf workshop, i meant those.

[Maklak]

> > I think infections disappear and missing body parts grow back from interactions that change body.
> Yep. Transformation spells heal all physical wounds. I'm considering implementing something of the sort as a healing talisman.
You should test 2 things first:
* Would this change a pony's attributes and traits and skills. (I think it would.)
* Would this remove the upgrade, STAS, spells and other interactions.

> Didn't notice that Honest is an earthpony, and as such she can't be assigned as chief medical officer.
Replica complained about this too. The position of CMP should be open for all ponies.

> Are there candy rations in Mom Creates? They should have some.
Lol, seconded.

> There is a few creates too, but no tools to open them.
Hm... yes, some people will forget to bring tools, despite it being written in bold in the manual. I propose that you add a reaction to the salvage yard "produce emergency makeshift tools" that takes 1 low quality salvage log and has 100% chance of producing an iron (bronze?) toolbox. Skill: Mechanics.
On second thought, never mind. I think those can be made with an anvil at a normal forge and smelter.

> We can even make a few comfort items like clothes.
Trading away jumpsuits should be almost as profitable as lavish meals.

> What are those wooden and stone platings by the way?
Stone platings are used for robots, aluminium ones are for Nurse Redheart robots and plasteel plates are just melted into plasteel at the Prismatic Forge. Wooden ones? Never seen them, this looks like a bug.