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[Sallen]

I have a creature defined with COPY_TAGS_FROM, but I want this creature to come only in female, no males. How can I undefine the male caste?
Also, can I use CV_REMOVE_TAG for something like ALL_ACTIVE ([CV_REMOVE_TAG:ALL_ACTIVE])?

I'll paste here some of the code I have. These are for my Samurai Mod.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[CREATURE:AMABIE]
   [COPY_TAGS_FROM:ELEPHANT_SEAL_MAN]
   [NAME:amabie:amabie:amabie]
   [DESCRIPTION:An aquatic woman completely covered in scales. From her waist down her body is that of a fish. Her lips protude like a dome-crowned cylinder.]
   [INTELLIGENT]
   [BENIGN]
   [PREFSTRING:scales]
   [PREFSTRING:protuding lips]
   [PREFSTRING:humor]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'A']
   [COLOR:1:1:0]

[CREATURE:AOSAGINOHI]
   [COPY_TAGS_FROM:BIRD_FALCON_PEREGRINE]
   [DESCRIPTION:A short-necked, short-legged stout bird with grey plumage and a black crown. It emits a faint blue light.]
   [NAME:aosaginohi:aosaginohi:aosaginohi]
   [GENERAL_CHILD_NAME:aosaginohi chick:aosaginohi chicks]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'a'][COLOR:0:0:6]
   [CV_REMOVE_TAG:ALL_ACTIVE]
   [NOCTURAL]
   [PREFSTRING:glow]
   [PREFSTRING:plumage]
   [PREFSTRING:black crown]

[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

I have a creature defined with COPY_TAGS_FROM, but I want this creature to come only in female, no males. How can I undefine the male caste?
Also, can I use CV_REMOVE_TAG for something like ALL_ACTIVE ([CV_REMOVE_TAG:ALL_ACTIVE])?

I'll paste here some of the code I have. These are for my Samurai Mod.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[CREATURE:AMABIE]
   [COPY_TAGS_FROM:ELEPHANT_SEAL_MAN]
   [NAME:amabie:amabie:amabie]
   [DESCRIPTION:An aquatic woman completely covered in scales. From her waist down her body is that of a fish. Her lips protude like a dome-crowned cylinder.]
   [INTELLIGENT]
   [BENIGN]
   [PREFSTRING:scales]
   [PREFSTRING:protuding lips]
   [PREFSTRING:humor]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'A']
   [COLOR:1:1:0]

[CREATURE:AOSAGINOHI]
   [COPY_TAGS_FROM:BIRD_FALCON_PEREGRINE]
   [DESCRIPTION:A short-necked, short-legged stout bird with grey plumage and a black crown. It emits a faint blue light.]
   [NAME:aosaginohi:aosaginohi:aosaginohi]
   [GENERAL_CHILD_NAME:aosaginohi chick:aosaginohi chicks]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'a'][COLOR:0:0:6]
   [CV_REMOVE_TAG:ALL_ACTIVE]
   [NOCTURAL]
   [PREFSTRING:glow]
   [PREFSTRING:plumage]
   [PREFSTRING:black crown]

CV_REMOVE_TAG: only works in a creature variant (or at least use a APPLY_CURRENT_CREATURE_VARIATION to save the CV changes), also it might be easier to make a CV_ that adds pop ratios like:

[CV_NEW_TAG:SELECT_CASTE:MALE]
      [CV_NEW_TAG:POP_RATIO:1]
[CV_NEW_TAG:SELECT_CASTE:FEMALE]
      [CV_NEW_TAG:POP_RATIO:70000]

that way females are vastly more common then males, and they won't show.

[zach123b]

could you select the male caste and make it female? that way they're truly female only

[Sallen]

I'm a complete noob when it comes to modding this game. Is there anywhere I can read about creature variations? A quick search on the wiki turned up nothing, but I'm probably missing it.

[Button]

http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Creature_variation_token

[scamtank]

We really should get rid of the useless modding tutorials in favor of an easily found token page listing.

[Shadowclaimer]

We really should get rid of the useless modding tutorials in favor of an easily found token page listing.

Dear God yes.. the token pages on the wiki are a god-send and the vast majority of why the game is moddable to me lol

[Putnam]

We really should get rid of the useless modding tutorials in favor of an easily found token page listing.

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

There's an entire section dedicated to that article in the modding tutorial... maybe I should just migrate the whole thing over.

[ArKFallen]

Spoiler: Semi-Conversational Musings (click to show/hide)

I've actually taken to saving pages off the wiki and updating all-together periodically so I can mod without internet access.
For future questions and things searching the appropriate version Modding Questions thread is a good practice (the whole board/forum sometimes leads to less relevant that are too interesting for your own good, especially when lacking time), I'll usually search and then ask for it. This can actually be more helpful for the community than at first glance because if a question is constantly asked (either because barely documented or search criteria are difficult) it almost always is given a prominent well formulated answer in the wiki. I noticed this a lot from in the 34.X thread.

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

There's an entire section dedicated to that article in the modding tutorial... maybe I should just migrate the whole thing over.

Or make a reference link instead so those who Search for "Token" don't have to load the whole page if their internet is slow.