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[Dostoevsky]

As to the issue of ranged training in this mod, instead of (or perhaps in addition to) increasing the rate of learning for ranged skills, what about giving Settlers NATURAL_SKILL in ranged weapons?

Thematically it doesn't seem too ridiculous - a gun-focused culture raises their children to know how to shoot from a young age, thus all adults have at least passable skill. Of course, babies popping out as competent gunslingers will look a bit silly.

[Splint]

It would look silly, but certainly seems like a decent supplement to ease of learning the weapons. Would also actually make the concept of pressganging the whole town to fight with ranged weapons a little less wasteful, since they'll actually have something vaguely resembling accuracy right out the gate.

[Deon]

I suppose that would make them or most of them into gunslingers, so armies should be more interesting in that regard.

[Cthulhu_Pakabol]

Oh damn, the new DF version is here. As soon as all my finals are done I'll get into implementing these new changes- for now I'll see about getting the mod all shipshape for 43.01!

[Cthulhu_Pakabol]

Updated to 43.01! No new features as of yet, but now you'll be able to build your ideal homestead, so that's nice.

[Daelonnn]

Wow, this seems really cool. Do you by chance have a version that works with 42.06?

[Cthulhu_Pakabol]

Ah crap, I haven't been making backups of the old version- but I'll see what I can do. Shouldn't be impossible to give you a 42.06 version.

As for development going forward, I was making good progress today, but then one wrong button press turned my ZIP into a regular old file- and that meant all the info inside, all the folders and raws and everything, became completely useless. I have to go to a party right now, but with any luck, I'll be able to re-do all the update work I lost and come it with a new version tomorrow (or even tonight.)

Here are the forthcoming changes:

The long requested addition of an innate skill with guns for settlers is finally being implemented! Settlers will now have an innately competent skill with guns, both long guns (rifles/shotties) and pistols/revolvers. Blast away!

We'll also be seeing the addition of the Ferals, a hybrid of the natives and the cultists that are even more savage and cruel than the latter. They'll be low-tech, but strong and numerous.

And there will also be some new beasts to fill out the world. Stay tuned!

[Daelonnn]

Cool beans man. Those ferals and beasts sound pretty awesome.

[Splint]

I'm still in favor of calling them outright Savages and renaming Natives to Tribals maybe - shows the settlers have more respect for them than they do their more wild and belligerent cousins. Or possibly simply modify their description to refer to them as a fairly friendly tribal society, rather than refer to them as "noble savages" (as their martial/war honor-related cannibalism may preclude them being called such by civilized folk...)

Buuuut that's more of a nitpick than anything.

[Daelonnn]

I dunno, calling them Ferals reminds me of the Fallout ghouls. I'm with you on the Tribals though.

[Nidilap]

Is this still ongoing? Trying to install on Mac but it's not working