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[ZM5]

That's pretty hardcore, I like it. DF benefits from these types of horrors, I'd say, definitely embrace it.

[brewer bob]

So.

I've been working on and off on a personal mod/mod-pack for some time (last couple years maybe?), and now it seems that after a fourth (or fifth?) time doing things from scratch I'm finally at the point that it should be playable. Or at least the majority of stuff I wanted in is there.

Feels weird that the main work is "done".

Horrified at the thought of how riddled with bugs and broken reactions it will be... Just need to now find some motivation to test the stuff and see how badly it sucks.

[ZM5]

So.

I've been working on and off on a personal mod/mod-pack for some time (last couple years maybe?), and now it seems that after a fourth (or fifth?) time doing things from scratch I'm finally at the point that it should be playable. Or at least the majority of stuff I wanted in is there.

Feels weird that the main work is "done".

Horrified at the thought of how riddled with bugs and broken reactions it will be... Just need to now find some motivation to test the stuff and see how badly it sucks.

Don't worry about it, always gotta start somewhere. My stuff was pretty broken too before I discovered there was an errorlog

[brewer bob]

Yeah, fortunately I realized the existence of errorlog.txt quite early on - saved quite a lot of extra work many times. So far all errors and duplicate raws should be fixed. I'm expecting stuff to be needlessly complicated (in addition to broken reactions) and too different from vanilla, but as long as I'm keeping this as a personal mod thingie, it's not such a big deal.

If things work fine, well, maybe I'll do a lite version and release it (that is, if I get permission to include bits and pieces from other mods).

[TomiTapio]

Yeah, fortunately I realized the existence of errorlog.txt quite early on - saved quite a lot of extra work many times. So far all errors and duplicate raws should be fixed. I'm expecting stuff to be needlessly complicated (in addition to broken reactions) and too different from vanilla, but as long as I'm keeping this as a personal mod thingie, it's not such a big deal.

Reactions playtesting should take only one hour.
Balance-tuning the new weapons and monsters is hard. Arena mode might help there.

You have myself and Deon's permission to borrow things from OldGenesis. oh boy so much morale/tantrums/enemycivs tuning.

[Magmacube_tr]

Oh my gosh...

Don't tell me there was an error log ALL THIS TIME.

DAMMIT-

[SQman]

I was having a bit of a dillema regarding Dilophosaurus hybrids. On one hand I try to make things somewhat realistic, but on the other hand the source material is Jurassic World games.
The Dilophoboa, unfortunately, has a frill and is stated to be venomous and capable of spitting said venom. I figured that spitting cobra DNA could explain that in a way that makes some sense.
Did you guys know that many snakes have just one lung? Well, boas have two, but one is vestigal and not funcional. Dilophoboa has this kind of thing going on too. Stabbing its left lung with a spear will not impair its breathing.

Honestly, I think I'll prioritize canon hybrids (Indominus, Indoraptor, Scorpios) and release the mod in alpha version. I've been working hard, yet I haven't shown anything yet.

Edit:
Three new bosses for Dino Hybrid mod!

Indominus rex - the size of a giant and the fighting skills of a minotaur combined in the body of a mutant reptile. Probably not the most dangerous of all megabeasts, but certainly more deadly than semi-megas.

Indoraptor - a living weapon, extremely fast and with high combat skills. It is a semimegabeast because it lacks the size of its predecessor, but don't underestimate it.

Scorpios rex - a disturbing prototype hybrid in the state of constant, savage rage. It is a two ton monster with many ways to kill - bite, scratch, kick, slice with its sickle claw, and most importantly sting with its poisonous spines, causing debilitating pain, serious swelling, and paralysis.

All three can be tamed, but whether you should is another question entirely.

I'll make the Sino-Spino next, then some light testing, then release the mod.

[KittyTac]

I have made skunks and their derivatives be able to spray, with a cooldown of 1000 ticks (100 moves). This gives, in order of increading length: blindness, dizziness and a strong willpower reduction, and nausea.

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[CREATURE:SKUNK]
[DESCRIPTION:A small black and white mammal.  It is capable of spraying a stinking fluid.]
[NAME:skunk:skunks:skunk]
[CASTE_NAME:skunk:skunks:skunk]
[GENERAL_CHILD_NAME:skunk kit:skunk kits]
[CREATURE_TILE:'s'][COLOR:0:0:1]
[CREATURE_CLASS:MAMMAL]
[PETVALUE:50]
[PET_EXOTIC]
[VISION_ARC:50:310]
[NATURAL]
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST]
[BIOME:SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
[LARGE_ROAMING]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:15:30]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:1]
[BENIGN][MEANDERER]
[PREFSTRING:distinctive striping]
[PREFSTRING:foul smell]
[BODY:QUADRUPED_NECK:TAIL:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:THROAT:SPINE:BRAIN:SKULL:4TOES_FQ_REG:5TOES_RQ_REG:MOUTH:RODENT_TEETH:RIBCAGE]
[BODYGLOSS:PAW]
[GRASSTRAMPLE:0]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:NORMAL_STANDARD_MATERIALS]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
[SELECT_TISSUE:HAIR]
[INSULATION:200]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:BODY_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS:HAIR]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NORMAL_NAIL_TEMPLATE]
[USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NAIL_TEMPLATE]
[TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:TOE:NAIL:FRONT]
[SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER:HEART:BY_CATEGORY:HEART]
[PLUS_TISSUE_LAYER:SKIN:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT]
[TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RIBCAGE_POSITIONS]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
[TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[HAS_NERVES]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE]
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID]
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
[GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
[PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SPRAY:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen spray]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen spray]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:spray]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:spray]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:spray gas]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:spray gas]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[EVAPORATES]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:nausea]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SKUNK:ALL]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SKUNK_MAN:ALL]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:GIANT_SKUNK:ALL]
[SYN_CONTACT]
[CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:ABRUPT:BP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:ALL:START:0:END:1:DWF_STRETCH:40]
[CE_NAUSEA:SEV:50:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:ABRUPT:START:0:PEAK:0:END:20:DWF_STRETCH:40]
[CE_DIZZINESS:SEV:50:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:SIZE_DILUTES:ABRUPT:START:0:PEAK:0:END:5:DWF_STRETCH:40]
[CE_MENT_ATT_CHANGE:WILLPOWER:-90:0:SIZE_DILUTES:ABRUPT:START:0:END:5:DWF_STRETCH:40]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:400]
[BODY_SIZE:1:0:2000]
[BODY_SIZE:2:0:4000]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[MAXAGE:10:15]
[ATTACK:BITE:CHILD_BODYPART_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH]
[ATTACK_SKILL:BITE]
[ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]
[ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH]
[ATTACK:SCRATCH:CHILD_TISSUE_LAYER_GROUP:BY_TYPE:STANCE:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:NAIL]
[ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
[ATTACK_VERB:scratch:scratches]
[ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
[ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
[ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
[ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Spray]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:NEGATIVE_SOCIAL_RESPONSE]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:TORMENT]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:BP_REQUIRED:BY_CATEGORY:BODY_LOWER]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPRAY:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:VERB:spray:sprays:NA]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:5]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:1000]
[CHILD:1]
[CREPUSCULAR]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_QUADRUPED_GAITS:1945:1504:1062:548:3100:4500] 16 kph
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph, NO DATA
[APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph, NO DATA
[SWIMS_INNATE]
[MUNDANE]
[CASTE:FEMALE]
[FEMALE]
[CASTE:MALE]
[MALE]
[SET_BP_GROUP:BY_TYPE:LOWERBODY][BP_ADD_TYPE:GELDABLE]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:HAIR]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:STRIPES_BLACK_WHITE:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:hair:SINGULAR]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BROWN:1:BURNT_UMBER:1:CINNAMON:1:COPPER:1:DARK_BROWN:1:DARK_PEACH:1:DARK_TAN:1:ECRU:1:PALE_BROWN:1:PALE_CHESTNUT:1:PALE_PINK:1:PEACH:1:PINK:1:RAW_UMBER:1:SEPIA:1:TAN:1:TAUPE_PALE:1:TAUPE_SANDY:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]Suggest more animal additions like this!

[Eric Blank]

Ive been thinking about porcupine quills too and havent come up with a good way to implement them. As an attack using the tissue layer? that injects a painful "quills stuck in skin" syndrome? No matter how you do it its gonna be weird.

I also did swarms of biting locusts as a regional mist in savanna and grasslands biomes once. it was horrifying.

[ZM5]

Ive been thinking about porcupine quills too and havent come up with a good way to implement them. As an attack using the tissue layer? that injects a painful "quills stuck in skin" syndrome? No matter how you do it its gonna be weird.

I also did swarms of biting locusts as a regional mist in savanna and grasslands biomes once. it was horrifying.

It's gonna be pretty weird, but yeah, a syndrome inducer attached to an attack using a quill-covered body part seems to be the least odd way for a realistic porcupine.

The swarm idea is lovely, I like that.

Nearly done making a small horror pack update with a playable race. Nothing new in regards to workshops, but it should be fun to play as a monster mash going up against some of the other monster civs as well as the ostensibly "good guy" civs like dwarves and humans.

[SQman]

After some testing, I've established that both Indominus rex and Scorpios rex can reliably kill a giant in 1v1 combat. Indoraptor, being smaller, and not having paralytic venom, may win or lose against a giant. They all struggle against decently-trained dwarves armed with spears. The movies lied to me, but I'm actually glad they did so.

[FantasticDorf]

I lost all of my archived and current DF work, which i was slightly obsessively hoarding so im experiencing a fresh start. So right now its too early to say but i still remember a workable bulk of technical tricks up to the new release. Or least a good time to jump on and enjoy other people's mods when the time gets a bit closer.

[ZM5]

No horrid or hostile creatures for the time being, just working on some plants. Partially to fill out the world with fantasy plantlife a bit but also as a setup for an alchemy system in fort mode and adventure mode.

[dikbutdagrate]

Gremlins. Lots and lots of gremlins. And horrible things pertaining to gremlins.

Anyone ever tried playing as a gremlin civ? It's wacky.

[SQman]

Turns out my old friend errorlog failed me. Not much, but this could cost some adventurer their life. My synapsid hybrids had major arteries in their throat scales... except they have skin instead of scales. There was nothing about this in the log. I THINK I checked the pterosaurs for the same issue.

Other than that, all hybrids got some aggression, violence, and discipline. Wouldn't want a monster dinosaur to run from hairy manlets with pointy sticks.