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[Max™]

I thought the main reason vampirism doesn't spread is that the victim is typically killed by blood drain. The megabeast vampires in Dark Ages specifically have bite interactions, as do all the animal forms.

I figured that might have been the case, though you can drink from someone in adventurer mode fooorrreeeevvvveeerrrrrr, which makes you wonder why fort mode vamps are so dumb and always leave drained corpses laying around... but I guess it's a sorta control method to alert you to the presence.

I've tried several times to do things like bite the hell out of someone, going so far as to have their guts hanging in my inventory by the time I leave (a kinda trophy habit I started because it amuses me that nobody mentions the length of intenstines hanging out of my mouth, like being on a date with brocolli in your teeth, except way more horrific) but deliberately leave and travel away before they die. I figure if anything would transfer it, being disemboweled by someone's teeth after having them gnawing away at various bits of unprotected skin would have... but it doesn't even show up in legends mode despite having seen a couple of times where someone was injured by a vamp but got away.

[Rammok]

Oh okay. But how come they are not popping up in the civ tab?

If you don't see Dark Ages civs after world gen, I recommend that you unzip the LNP again to a new folder and try again. Let me know if it works.

I thought the main reason vampirism doesn't spread is that the victim is typically killed by blood drain. The megabeast vampires in Dark Ages specifically have bite interactions, as do all the animal forms.

I figured that might have been the case, though you can drink from someone in adventurer mode fooorrreeeevvvveeerrrrrr, which makes you wonder why fort mode vamps are so dumb and always leave drained corpses laying around... but I guess it's a sorta control method to alert you to the presence.

I've tried several times to do things like bite the hell out of someone, going so far as to have their guts hanging in my inventory by the time I leave (a kinda trophy habit I started because it amuses me that nobody mentions the length of intenstines hanging out of my mouth, like being on a date with brocolli in your teeth, except way more horrific) but deliberately leave and travel away before they die. I figure if anything would transfer it, being disemboweled by someone's teeth after having them gnawing away at various bits of unprotected skin would have... but it doesn't even show up in legends mode despite having seen a couple of times where someone was injured by a vamp but got away.

You raise a good point. Fort mode vampires seem to play by a special set of rules. Adding to that, most interactions are not used during world gen. So plagues don't spread, and dragons don't breathe fire.

Wondering if I add a specific power to creates vampire minions if you will be able to convert folks in adventure mode. Next release. 

[Max™]

Which is good I guess, because the npc AI has no idea what the appropriate time to use dragonfire is if you give it any sort of permissive usage hints, though it was endlessly hilarious when I added dragonfire to my modded steel angel race with a clean hint and found them LITERALLY bathing each other casually with dragonfire mid conversation since they were all fireimmune_super as well.

Oh bloodgod, now I wanna try adding a bite interaction with a clean hint and see if npcs start fanging each other randomly.

[Buel]

I've primarily just unzipped it to the desktop but, I will make a folder on the desktop of some sort and let you know the results.

[Buel]

Okay, I made a folder on the desktop and now it somehow works!? Weeeird, but thanks dude for the help! I look forward to fighting aboleths!

[Rammok]

Which is good I guess, because the npc AI has no idea what the appropriate time to use dragonfire is if you give it any sort of permissive usage hints, though it was endlessly hilarious when I added dragonfire to my modded steel angel race with a clean hint and found them LITERALLY bathing each other casually with dragonfire mid conversation since they were all fireimmune_super as well.

Oh bloodgod, now I wanna try adding a bite interaction with a clean hint and see if npcs start fanging each other randomly.

Okay, I've managed to get vampires to spread their curse during world gen. Seldom and the new vampires are typically destroyed by their masters, but it can't happen in vanilla so this is something.

Also making big improvements to dragons, lich, and more. [R6] is incoming. Should be posted by late tonight. 

[wickys]

How do I get dwarves icons back to the usual ascii smileys. It looks like this now http://i.imgur.com/wa27MUf.jpg

[Putnam]

GRAPHICS:OFF in data/init.txt

[Shellcore]

On the new mod-infused game launcher, Mayday along with CLA, my personal favortie please add, seems to be broken with adventure mode not listing new civs or interactions. I have not tested each pack though.

[GM-X]

On the new mod-infused game launcher, Mayday along with CLA, my personal favortie please add, seems to be broken with adventure mode not listing new civs or interactions. I have not tested each pack though.

Confirmed. Thank you. Only Ironhand & ASCII will actually include Dark Ages.

For now, copy the "objects" folder from LNP>Graphics>ASCII and paste it into the Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24>raw> folder.

This will be fixed in [R6]. I thought it would be released tonight, but sleep has just won. Zzz.

[GM-X]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Dark Ages: Mythos of Rammok [R6][40.24]
"Dark Age has fallen upon the world of Dwarf Fortress."
Download: http://www.dfdarkage.com/download.html

March-7-15 "Dragon Diversification" Changelog
Until now the differing personalities of dragons was almost undetectable in Fortress mode. Most dragons (save vanilla, silver, & sky) no longer breathe fire and instead wield various more fitting new powers.
22-raws have been updated making [R6] one of the largest Dark Ages updates.

• Fixed tileset changing in the Starter Pack. [Known Bug: Mineral graphics are broken in most tilesets.]
  
• Dragons wield new powers, with much less fire breathing.
• New Dragon type added. Five diversified Dark Ages Dragons.
• Dragons now correctly devour prey.
• All Dark Ages vampires can create new vampires.
• Dark Ages vampires can create lesser or equal vampires.
• Liches now correctly create Lich zombies.
• Liches wield new powers.
• Legendary Dwarves now have a Druidic caste.
• Druids can raise Ancestral Spirits.
• Legendary Dwarf magic cool down scaled to Fortress mode.
• Golblinsbane: Poisonous to Hags, Trolls, and More.
• Wolfsbane: Poisonous to Lycanthrope and Lesser Wendigo.
• Moonshine added, made with Wolfsbane.
• Wolfsbane and Goblinsbane potions added to DAAC alchemy.
• Dark Ages plant colors enhanced.
• Reanimators and Paladin wield new powers.
• Enhanced Heal power.
• Reduced the frequency of Infernomancers.
• Flaming Zombies breathe fire less frequently.
• Defni Liceva: Advanced World Parameter added
• Setheranenu: hyper historic world updated.
  
  Complete Changelog: http://dfdarkage.com/changelog.html
  Download Page: http://www.dfdarkage.com/download.html
  Download Dark Ages: Mythos of Rammok [R6][40.24][LNPr5] (68MB) from Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/elxxh378oa60pce/Dark%20Ages%20%5BR6%5D%20%5B40.24%5D%20%5BLNPr5%5D.zip?dl=0
  
  [spoiler]
  Dwarven Ancestral Spirit

[/spoiler]

[Max™]

I didn't think of trying a direct "bites" vamp curse interaction, awesome.

[wickys]

Do I need to gen a new world for the update or can I transfer my saves

[GM-X]

Do I need to gen a new world for the update or can I transfer my saves

About Save Game Transfers

• You can move over your [R5] save folder without issue, but no new content will be included.
• You can copy and paste the new [R6] raws over your saved game raws, and some new content will be included. -You should be able to do this just by moving your saves, changing tilesets, and updating your saves.
  
• To include all new content, you need to gen a new world.

[tenach]

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