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[SyrusLD]

I recently started a new fort, after building up everything pretty much, finally starting up the metal industry...
I noticed my civilization doesn't know anything about high boots. They can't be produced.

Is there any DFHack'y way to make my fort able to create them?

[Insert_Gnome_Here]

Yeah what's up with high boots?

[Grahar]

I know of no such option. Since human caravans only bring oversized boots, I'm afraid you will have to use those (-grown pecan wood high boot-) the elves bring. If they bring any.

[EvilBob22]

...or low boots and greaves...

[Skullsploder]

Low boots and greaves are almost as good. Giving a race knowledge of how to make something requires a world regen. It is annoying, I know. Look for dwarves that have preference for high boots and make them armourers so that when they mood you get high boots.

[mikelon]

would make a GREAT addition if Toady made it so that the more metalworking you did you learned how to make new stuff like the high boot if your civ doesnt know how to make em. Then traders would flock to you and want to buy your exclusive inventions....

[mikelon]

would make a GREAT addition if Toady made it so that the more metalworking you did you learned how to make new stuff like the high boot if your civ doesnt know how to make em. Then traders would flock to you and want to buy your exclusive inventions....

[thegoatgod_pan]

That would be unrealistic: boots aren't like necromancy, you can't just "invent" a boot, or read a book and get it, it has to come from the heart!

[utunnels]

Hmm, I always use high boots + greaves.

[Putnam]

Code: [Select]

:lua df.historical_entity.find(df.global.ui.civ_id).resources.shoes_type:insert('#',1)

put that into the DFHack console, should work in vanilla with DFHack

[SyrusLD]

Code: [Select]

:lua df.entity.find(df.global.ui.civ_id).resources.shoes_type:insert('#',1)

put that into the DFHack console, should work in vanilla with DFHack

Hm...tried that. Sadly, it says the field "entity" is a nil value.


But yeah, I have low boots. Still haven't had a situation to test how well they do. Somehow, even though I have 3 goblin civs (entities) around, I had no single attack from either of them in 5 years.
Would indeed be great if the fortress was able to learn about equipment that you can't produce yet. Overall it could be interesting to start off with only few things, like chain mail and then through smithing your dwarves (and their civilization) learns about new things. But considering that there're only two kinds of armor, there's no real point to it.

[Putnam]

Code: [Select]

:lua df.historical_entity.find(df.global.ui.civ_id).resources.shoes_type:insert('#',1)

put that into the DFHack console, should work in vanilla with DFHack

Hm...tried that. Sadly, it says the field "entity" is a nil value.

wow yeah that was dumb of me fixed

[SyrusLD]

Code: [Select]

:lua df.historical_entity.find(df.global.ui.civ_id).resources.shoes_type:insert('#',1)

put that into the DFHack console, should work in vanilla with DFHack

Hm...tried that. Sadly, it says the field "entity" is a nil value.

wow yeah that was dumb of me fixed

By Armok, it worked!
You are a genius, I knew there'd be some legendary DFHacker who'd enable me to give my military proper boots!

I feel a bit dirty now, but at least my dwarf's feet (or rather lower legs) are ... somewhat better protected.
Hopefully I get some goblins or such soon...been way too quiet lately.

Thank you.



EDIT: Aaaaand ... just a short time later one of my metalsmiths decides to make a legendary iron low boot. ...I should make him take a close look down the vulcano.

[Insert_Gnome_Here]

Does anyone else find this exclusively with high boots?

[Putnam]

It can also happen with low boots, togas, coats, shirts, tunics, vests and dresses. People only seem to give a crap when it's armor, though.