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[CulixCupric]

One thing I think may be worth mentioning, in case you were not already aware of it:

A creature can only be under one transformation effect at a time. In order to transform a second time, the first effect must end. If a transformation is permanent, then the creature can never transform again.

Unless you use DFHack. There's a script/plug-in that allows for more fluid transformations.

oh well, I did add a megabeast infernal that can create all types of infernals from targets via interactions. So if one pops up, then the various kinds will be more abundant at least. kind of makes it hard to kill with it being able to transform things, although it takes a few days to take effect.

[Furtuka]

Is it possible to make a reaction that requires the corpse of a specific species of creature as a reagent?

And what exactly defines a civ's ability to access and use weapon and armor workable metals that regularly appear in nature? Does it just happen automatically?

[BlackFlyme]

1. Don't know. I've never toyed with corpses as reagents.

2. To my knowledge, an entity that is allowed to make weapons and armour, as well as the furnace operating profession, should be able to use any natural metal that is within their territory. If the civilization's borders have no available tetrahedrite, for example, then they may not have access to copper or silver. Apparently tetrahedrite also contains zinc in real life, according to wikipedia, though it does not contain it in Dwarf Fortress.

Basically anything with the [METAL_ORE:X:%] tag can be directly smelted into the corresponding metal, and is viable for use by an entity with furnace operators.

[Teneb]

1. Don't know. I've never toyed with corpses as reagents.

I'm pretty sure that you cannot specify creatures or castes in reactions. The closest you can do is make a generic "<creature> corpse" item that is used by that reaction and is dropped via ITEMCORPSE.

[krisslanza]

Working on my mod again, a lot has changed... but anyhow, is birth still only possible between a married couple for Fortress mode? And well, I imagine a male and female married couple.

We can't just make it so we can, ahem, keep a 'breeding male' around or something for repopulation purposes, or same-gender magic babies?

[BlackFlyme]

Only between married couples of two different sexes.

There may be a DFHack script to make a unit pregnant through a reaction or something. I know a targeted pregnancy script exists.

Or you could make a breeding caste. Really not recommended though, for squick reasons.

[krisslanza]

Only between married couples of two different sexes.

There may be a DFHack script to make a unit pregnant through a reaction or something. I know a targeted pregnancy script exists.

Or you could make a breeding caste. Really not recommended though, for squick reasons.

Alas. Oh well, I guess male Koakumas need to exist for mechanical reasons still then. Thanks though!
EDIT:
What do you mean by a breeding caste anyway?

[BlackFlyme]

A female caste of animal-level intelligence. Being considered an animal rather than a fully-civilized creature would mean that they would breed whenever they got the chance.

Has more than a few negative connotations, but I remember that some mods did have these 'concubines'. This does not work if the caste is male.

[Tilogour]

Where I can find animal people fix (I mean - they only tell about attacking me instead of attacking me)?
Could anyone help me with this if it's possible?

[CulixCupric]

I know the one method of using inorganics that become gas/vapor upon being exposed to air that transmit syndromes, but I was wondering what other ways I could add asbestos, and make it desirable as it was in history, for making clay go quite far in pottery due to it being able to be made thinner, and make pots stronger. Also what other minerals are desirable and dangerous? in what ways could I add them?

[FriarVicaris]

What's the best way to make a creature incredibly aggressive yet still tameable? I gave elephants the [CRAZED] tag which turned them back into bloodthirsty fortress destroyers but even when tamed, they still seem to attack everything that isn't an elephant.

[BlackFlyme]

Make them [PRONE_TO_RAGE:#]. Higher numbers = rage more often.

Adjusting their personality may help as well, but I am not sure by how much. Good candidates for the [PERSONALITY:trait ID:%:%:%] tag may be VIOLENT or BRAVERY.

[ThatZommy]

Hey, is there a list of all the different symbols useable for creature tiles somewhere? I'm a bit stupid and haven't found one, and I'm trying to make a creature look like a boulder, but keyboards don't have infinity symbols on them.
To my knowledge.

[Putnam]

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Character_table

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Tilesets#What_tiles_are_used_for_what

[ThatZommy]

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Character_table

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Tilesets#What_tiles_are_used_for_what

Thank you, that's extremely useful.