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[Mithril Leaf]

Regarding the Breeding Warren, would it be possible utilize some of the catplosion code in order to produce babies in a timely fashion. I was thinking something like the idea here: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=121451.msg4169380#msg4169380.

EDIT: What are the limits on a workshop's ability to do something to a creature? It can't select a script target right?

I'd love to use it, but the catsplosion is a precompiled dll. I cant change it to kobolds... but if I can find someone who can compile the C++ script, I could try. Or spawn children somehow, that would also make sense.

Yes, it can select a script target, I do that all the time

Looking at the code on the github, it looks like a (relatively) simple matter of tossing an impregnate and set pregnancy time to 0 onto a script that targets the worker, possibly after turning them into a woman. It could very well be far more complex than that, but it shouldn't be too hard. Even if you need to compile a new create baby DLL, it shouldn't be too painful.

In that case: Congratulations Mithril Leaf, you have been chosen to be the kobold-baby-maker. Good luck.

Alright, don't expect anything soon, but I'll try and toss something together in the next few days. Gonna have to actually learn the variable names that DFHack uses for pregnancy, that'll be !!FUN!!. It won't be pretty, but I should be able to cobble something functional together. I will also assuredly need some help eventually, but that could probably go in the DFHack thread for more generic stuff.
If it goes well though, I might be able to toss one together that lets you do the same on pets. No promises there.

EDIT: Can you send me some sample code that one would use to run a script on the unit in the workshop? Or point me to which lua script I should look at. That might be better even.

[palu]

Autosyndrome, or whatever it's called these days.

[Mithril Leaf]

Autosyndrome, or whatever it's called these days.

That's the obvious one, but I was hoping I could get an example using lua so I could steal become inspired by the code.

[Meph]

AutoSyndrome triggers the command, it just runs the script. SYN_CLASS:siren would for example simply enter "siren" into the dfhack console. Thats it. /WORKER_ID targets the worker. I dont know how it would look in lua, since its also part of the pre-compiled autosyndrome plugin.

[omniclasm]

The toughest part about forced pregnancy (lol) is handling the genetics.

The rest would be really easy with a LUA hook.

[Meph]

Well, if you can make a lua script that inpregnates the worker, that would be great. (although this is a sentence that I never thought I would write, but its Dwarf Fortress... could be worse)

[Aristion]

Well, if you can make a lua script that inpregnates the worker, that would be great. (although this is a sentence that I never thought I would write, but its Dwarf Fortress... could be worse)

Lets not go into that then.

[Meph]

Either that, or changing the spawnunit script to allow an age of the unit. Then I could just spawn kobold babies directly.

[Mithril Leaf]

Well, if you can make a lua script that inpregnates the worker, that would be great. (although this is a sentence that I never thought I would write, but its Dwarf Fortress... could be worse)

Done. Go to Dwarf Fortress/Dwarf Fortress/hack/lua/plugins/dfusion/tools.lua.
Lines 151-178.

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function empregnate(unit)
if unit==nil then
unit=dfhack.gui.getSelectedUnit()
end
if unit==nil then
error("Failed to empregnate. Unit not selected/valid")
end
if unit.curse then
unit.curse.add_tags2.STERILE=false
end
local genes = unit.appearance.genes
if unit.relations.pregnancy_genes == nil then
print("creating preg ptr.")
if false then
print(string.format("%x %x",df.sizeof(unit.relations:_field("pregnancy_genes"))))
return
end
unit.relations.pregnancy_genes = { new = true, assign = genes }
end
local ngenes = unit.relations.pregnancy_genes
if #ngenes.appearance ~= #genes.appearance or #ngenes.colors ~= #genes.colors then
print("Array sizes incorrect, fixing.")
ngenes:assign(genes);
end
print("Setting preg timer.")
unit.relations.pregnancy_timer=10
unit.relations.pregnancy_caste=1
end

[Meph]

Awesome. I will test it right away. How do I add it, and whats the command? I copy it into the tool.lua starting at line 150, and then... ?

Edit: Wait, the code already exists in tools.lua.

[Mithril Leaf]

Awesome. I will test it right away. How do I add it, and whats the command? I copy it into the tool.lua starting at line 150, and then... ?

Edit: Wait, the code already exists in tools.lua.

Indeed it does. That code makes a creature pregnant. It was bundled with DFusion. Just have it as a separate thing named whatever you want. Then use itemsyndrome to select the unit instead of guigetselectedunit. This is what I'm currently trying to figure out how exactly to do, but shouldn't be too hard to someone who knows what they're doing.

[Meph]

That is not the same as the catsplosion. Catsplosion causes the creature to instantly give birth. The dfusion empregnate takes 9 months longer. 

[Mithril Leaf]

That is not the same as the catsplosion. Catsplosion causes the creature to instantly give birth. The dfusion empregnate takes 9 months longer. 

Just set the pregnancy timer down to 1 then. Works perfectly fine.

[Meph]

Neat.

All that is needed now is to make it target the worker. ^^

[razorback]

In regarding the "Kobolds bring their magic users in raids"-thread:

Would it be possible to set every druids anger higher in general?
I have two that are "very slow to anger" and one that "never becomes angry"... they never transformed in fighting situations.

Anyway: how do the enraged mechanics work? especially does a creature calm down after a certain time or just when there are no enemies around?
In the later case we could forgo the cooldowns and don't risk killing a druid when a fight lasts longer than one week... (if this is desired^^)