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Elves as playable race. (magic. pets. sprites and seelies and good things)

Insects as playable race. (biomass and time related upgrades)

Drow as playable race. (spiders, poisons and positive cave adaption)

Goblins as playable race. (pillage, plunder and kidnap)

Automatons as playable race. (more tech than gnomes, build civ members)

Plump Helmet Men as playable race. (plant based fungi civ, grow civ members)

ENOUGH OF THE PLAYABLE RACES ALREADY!

More dwarf content.

More orc content.

More warlock content.

More human content.

More succubus content.

More gnome content.

More kobold content.

More cleanup.

More balancing.

More new features in general.

[Meph]

While I do have my own idea and todo list, I just wanted to know what the community wants. Obviously a MDF40.6 update, but that comes one way or another, regardless of the poll.

Poll is up. Its very unspecific, and you have 8 votes, so go crazy. Or post your ideas for things that might happen. Or what you always wanted to see... can be completely crazy, like "i wish you would add 50 more pre-set worldgens", or "import more other mods into this, like fear the night and fortress defense" (since fricy and putnam got so excited about a mod starter pack )

[Guthbug]

While I do have my own idea and todo list, I just wanted to know what the community wants. Obviously a MDF40.6 update, but that comes one way or another, regardless of the poll.

Poll is up. Its very unspecific, and you have 8 votes, so go crazy. Or post your ideas for things that might happen. Or what you always wanted to see... can be completely crazy, like "i wish you would add 50 more pre-set worldgens", or "import more other mods into this, like fear the night and fortress defense" (since fricy and putnam got so excited about a mod starter pack )

*squeals like a kobold stealing a gem*

[Splint]

Seems like adding content for existing races would be a better way to go for a bit. Less work for you for a while instead of working on new races which take you a month of work to make, test, balance, and even then may not quite come out right.

[kizucha]

I like to see the new warlock stuff but i'm ok with new dwarf stuff or random new features. Also cleanup and balancing are never wrong. For the fun i votet for plump helmet civ.

I would also like to see an automaton civ or the insect civ, i'm a fan for "create" civ members for these races thats for i like the warlocks with the build/make minions thingy.

And as alway's, meph beside the things for the community, add things you want.

[Meph]

I will take it easy for a while. The last 2 months were insane, I nearly did only DF... and only on topics the community voted for, not any personal projects of mine. Of course I did get excited about Twbt, but the rest was all decided by polls.

[Arcvasti]

You may only select up to 8 options.

What. We only get 8 choices. How is that fair. We are the devoted fanbase who donates and such and we DEMAND more votes in these sorts of polls. Honestly? I am disappointed in you, Meph. We NEED more poll votes.
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In all seriousness, the Insect civ you were talking about a while ago sounds really awesome and creative. But Warlocks have been waiting forever for a content update, Kobolds mandate additional love and there are probably balancing and clean up to do as well. And you probably want to take a bit of a break after two months of non-stop modding. Maybe another playable race isn't the best idea just now.

[Meph]

No, not writing one. But its not like I sit down and instantly idea come pouring out of my brain, find their way to my keyboard and I just write out code. Designing such a race is more than just modding, its creative for the first parts. So you have to find a race, collect ideas, try different things to see whats possible or impossible to do in DF, then have a look at balancing and how they would fit with the other races, what the community wants... and then, just then you can start modding. And if I do another marathon session like this, I would do another fundraiser, which needs time to collect the cash. People just donated to the human fundraiser, and Toady ones release with 15.000$ so if I would do one now, it would probably not be successful.

Kobolds just got a larger update, right before the humans did.

I have a smaller project I am working on now, which I have to thank Putnam for. Even if my take on it is very different.

[moseythepirate]

Damn, Meph. You just don't stop, do ya?

Huh. At the moment, Plump Helmet Men are leading in the poll amoung races, tied with Elves. Doesn't float my boat, but far be it for me to go against the will of the hive mind.

[Meph]

Damn, Meph. You just don't stop, do ya?

Huh. At the moment, Plump Helmet Men are leading in the poll amoung races, tied with Elves. Doesn't float my boat, but far be it for me to go against the will of the hive mind.

Plump Helmet People would probably be more of an easter egg, a smaller civ for fun. A full blown myconid race would of course be something larger. Honestly the insect biomass hive mind and the fungus race sound similar in my mind.

And I do stop for several months each year. This winter I probably spend far from relyable internet and pcs.

[Hotawotwot]

I voted enough with the new races because Warlocks (Fixes, ghoul/skeleton role expansion, general stuff, craftable undead-themed pets [like a blood-sucking skeletal serpent and vermin hunter]  etc) and Succubi could use additional content/support, but I also voted for Automatons and Insects as they seemed to be the more interesting ideas for a new playable race.

[palu]

Automatons sound cool. I actually thought about making them myself once, I can post some of my ideas if you want.

[Guthbug]

I'll see if I can't take some time over the coming weekend and put together a basic premise for some shroom lord buildings.

[SharpKris]

i think you should focus on cleanup and improving current races before heading into another race

[Mithril Leaf]

Damn, Meph. You just don't stop, do ya?

Huh. At the moment, Plump Helmet Men are leading in the poll amoung races, tied with Elves. Doesn't float my boat, but far be it for me to go against the will of the hive mind.

Plump Helmet People would probably be more of an easter egg, a smaller civ for fun. A full blown myconid race would of course be something larger. Honestly the insect biomass hive mind and the fungus race sound similar in my mind.

And I do stop for several months each year. This winter I probably spend far from relyable internet and pcs.

This rather reminds me of the titular race from Piers Anthony's Omnivore, a race of horrifying fungal/animal type beasts that feed on anything available. Might be fun to make the insects somewhat fungal.

[Meph]

Well... zerg. tyranids. thallids. Its not that unique.