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Sappho is a newbie again! So many questions!
« on: October 28, 2014, 08:14:04 am »
Is there a way to change the names of NPCs in the DF world, with DFHack or something like that? I'm working on a story for adventure mode and I need to have a couple of followers with specific names.

Thanks guys!
« Last Edit: October 28, 2014, 10:32:29 am by Sappho »
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Re: Can NPC names be changed?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2014, 08:25:56 am »
Quote from: Sappho on October 28, 2014, 08:14:04 am
Is there a way to change the names of NPCs in the DF world, with DFHack or something like that?
Yes - in DFHack, "rename unit [whatever]" while you've got a unit selected.
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Re: Can NPC names be changed?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2014, 08:36:13 am »
Perfect! Thanks!

Also, sorry for the dumb questions, I've been out of the DF loop for too long: does DFHack work with the current version of DF, or should I use an older version?

Thanks again!
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Re: Can NPC names be changed?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2014, 08:51:16 am »
Quote from: Sappho on October 28, 2014, 08:36:13 am
does DFHack work with the current version of DF, or should I use an older version?
Unless explicitly noted otherwise, a given DFHack release will only work with the same version of Dwarf Fortress, so DFHack 0.40.13 will not work with Dwarf Fortress 0.40.14 - you'll have to wait until a new version of DFHack is released.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.

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Re: Can NPC names be changed?
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2014, 09:44:20 am »
Okay, last one: I looked through the DFHack commands and couldn't find an option for this. Is there any way to cheat an NPC into being my companion in adventure mode? Also, is there a way to change skills/attributes to higher levels? I seem to recall there being a way years ago, but that was many versions past and I have no idea how this would be done anymore.

Thanks a lot!

EDIT: WOAH, wait, is the window no longer resizable? Because I can't resize it. How do I make it resizable? Please help!

EDIT2: Okay, I tried the SDL version and now I can resize it. Why doesn't the legacy version allow that? Actually, I never really understood the difference between the two. And now, all this time away from the game and I'm a newb all over again...
« Last Edit: October 28, 2014, 10:17:10 am by Sappho »
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Re: Sappho is a newbie again! So many questions!
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2014, 11:52:32 am »
[v] to highlight and [ctrl]+[shift]+[n] with dfhack
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Re: Can NPC names be changed?
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2014, 12:16:54 pm »
Quote from: Sappho on October 28, 2014, 09:44:20 am
Okay, last one: I looked through the DFHack commands and couldn't find an option for this. Is there any way to cheat an NPC into being my companion in adventure mode? Also, is there a way to change skills/attributes to higher levels? I seem to recall there being a way years ago, but that was many versions past and I have no idea how this would be done anymore.

Thanks a lot!

EDIT: WOAH, wait, is the window no longer resizable? Because I can't resize it. How do I make it resizable? Please help!

EDIT2: Okay, I tried the SDL version and now I can resize it. Why doesn't the legacy version allow that? Actually, I never really understood the difference between the two. And now, all this time away from the game and I'm a newb all over again...
The Legacy version also does not work with DFHack, so you'll be wanting the SDL version anyways.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.

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Re: Sappho is a newbie again! So many questions!
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2014, 09:17:45 am »
Another DFHack question: some of the commands aren't working. Specifically, advtools and adv-bodyswap give me the error that they are not recognized commands. They're still in the readme for the latest version, which I'm currently using. Can anyone help me with this?
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