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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2012, 02:44:19 pm »
I haven't got much to add to the suggestion, but I wanted to note that rice doesn't actually need to be flooded to grow. It's just that most weeds, funghi and pests can't survive being semi-flooded, while rice can perfectly fine. It's just easier that way.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2012, 03:15:26 pm »
It's the problem with us ad DF players. We like things complex. We like unlimited options.
I like the idea of lots of added complexity in booze.
But on the other hand, let's not forget that booze-- preferably a variety of types-- is a basic necessity of life for our bearded minions. For this reason, while more complex paths to booze are appealing, it's also a good idea to continue to include simple paths to booze.
Quadratic Formula? Moon fruits? Great imagination!
RE: Dwarven Grog--  I was throwing out possible names for  drinks brewed from products that had already been processed, like Dwarven sugar, Dwarven syrup, and Dwarven flour perhaps. Add Longland flour to that list while we're at it.
Like I said, add possible complexity without getting rid of the basic ways to make sure that your dwarves can survive. For awhile anyway.

While we're at it, what about really exotic brews, made from rock or some such? Firewater brewed from magma? Ouch!

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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2012, 03:50:26 pm »
What would be nice would be to add a dynamic system to it. So in the still you'd still have the normal orders, and also another option, called custom recipe. There you'd be able to determine the amounts of ingredients, and the amount of water added.


I'd like some exotic brews, but keep them realistic.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2012, 05:23:51 pm »
Also add in procedurally generated reactions to brew special cocktails which could be discovered in worldgen. Bonus points if these recipes can involve gathering rain in evil areas and the like.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2012, 08:48:06 pm »
How about a Shoddy Still? One of the buildmats is a sock (to filter the booze through). It allows dwarves to mix remains and plant matter (any plant matter) in equal proportions to make godawful swill with random weak symptoms.

Even better will be when every liquid can fill a tile and flow like water.

"Snodub, what this?"
"Is dwarven piss-drink. Maybe leaking from sewers."
"There lot of it, Snodub."
*is paralyzed and then drowns*

Trading it would make that race slightly more hostile to you.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2012, 01:35:44 am »
Why would we make anything seemingly designed to cause tantrum spirals and tie up medical dwarves?
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2012, 09:28:32 am »
You answered your own question.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2012, 06:11:25 pm »
Quote from: GoombaGeek on November 19, 2012, 08:48:06 pm
How about a Shoddy Still? One of the buildmats is a sock (to filter the booze through). It allows dwarves to mix remains and plant matter (any plant matter) in equal proportions to make godawful swill with random weak symptoms.

Even better will be when every liquid can fill a tile and flow like water.

"Snodub, what this?"
"Is dwarven piss-drink. Maybe leaking from sewers."
"There lot of it, Snodub."
*is paralyzed and then drowns*

Trading it would make that race slightly more hostile to you.
Too specific and silly.

Maybe a workshop which turns vermin remains into alcohol? Somehow? I'd imagine dwarves would drink fermented rat juice, in a pinch. A rat-eating kind of pinch.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2012, 12:21:16 am »
Quote from: Robosaur on November 15, 2012, 12:57:21 am
There needs to be Moon Fruit so we can make Moonshine.
or Square Roots so we can make Quadratic Formula.

This reply probably belongs on the modding forum, but you can have your wish by copy-pasting the below into plant_standard.txt:

Square Roots:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Moon fruit:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2012, 08:21:46 am »
Just posting to tell that I laughed at the title.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #25 on: November 28, 2012, 09:47:14 am »
You can brew i from the root -1.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2012, 10:32:21 am »
Quote from: GoombaGeek on November 28, 2012, 09:47:14 am
You can brew i from the root -1.

This is straying perilously close to humor outside my educational range. If you guys keep going, I'm going to stop getting these.
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Re: Adding Unnecessary Complexity to Booze
« Reply #27 on: November 28, 2012, 10:50:50 am »
"Cheese flavour"
genius

(I already modded both in the game, FYI)
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