Draconic Creatures Mod
In standard dwarf fortress, dragons are a late-game challenge for your fortress. Assuming they survive world generation, dragons will sometimes visit a wealthy enough fortress to attack, usually only to get slaughtered by the residents or captured and made into pets? But what if things were different?
What if dragon-like creatures stalked the land you live in, in a variety of shapes and sizes? What if no fortress was safe from these creatures, even in the earliest stages? How would the dynamiccs change then?With all the dramatism over, this is basically my idea. A mod that adds many new types of draconic creatures to the game, not only as megabeasts but also as standard creatures that roam the lands. Suggestions are welcome, as I only have a few ideas so far. It could be a small project, but I'd like to expand it further. I particularly welcome suggestions from mythology of dragon-like creatures. Oh, and if someone has already beaten me to creating a mod like this in DF2014, please tell me, I tried not to infringe too much on Zanzet's territory in my planning.
The release thread for this mod can be found
here.
Currently Planned Features:
Modifications:- Vanilla dragons are given wings and the flying tag. Completed
New Creatures:- Wyvern: Dragon-like creatures that inhabit the mountain ranges of the world. Highly aggressive, they are smaller than dragons and lack their larger cousin's fire breath but come in groups, making them a tough challenge for a beginning fortress. Completed
- Landwyrm: Enormous, wingless dragons that lack the ability to breathe fire, landwyrms can be found deep in savage wilderness. Their rage is known to shake the earth. Completed
- Forest Drake: Smaller than wyverns, these arboreal creatures pack a nasty poisonous bite, but generally remain peaceful when unattacked. Their strength makes them prized pets of the elves. Completed
- Ice Drake: Inhabiting the wastelands of the world, ice drakes are the top predator in their environments.
- Pseudodragon: Cat-sized dragons known for stealing that which is left unattended. Completed
- Drakeling: Small drakes with razor-sharp teeth, familiar guard animals amongst most civilizations. Completed
- Grave Drake: Evil, two-headed dragons that live in evil regions of the world. Beware their poisonous breath
- Tarasque: A dragon-like creature resembling an ankylosaur, megabeast level difficulty.
New Metals:- Dragonsteel: Forged from the scales of draconic creatures, dragonsteel has all of the properties of regular steel but makes a sharper edge, making it a prized material for crafting edged weapons.
Possible Future Additions:- Gargouille: A dragon-like creature that spouts water instead of fire, causing flooding.
Other:- Make all draconic creatures drop dragonscales on butcher, which can then be used to make dragonsteel.