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[Kyubee]

so, once again, I feel directionless in my modding, I havent done much in a looong while. So, I wanna throw some ideas out.

1. a Neopets total-conversion mod. Neopets, being a long running website that somehow still exists, has all kinda of items and creatures to work with, so it could actually be incredibly interesting. It even has a decent variety of potential megabeasts, such as Chiazilla, The Snowager, and more.

2. Another Fallout mod attempt. Aside from the only races in Fallout being Humans, Super Mutants, Ghouls, and a handful of more gimmicky races (including a couple relegated to cut content), this seems doable, if a little small, and I wouldnt have any idea how to add guns properly without using DFhack

3. Bring back my old idea for a Starbound inspired mod, including plants like the Oculemon. I've done some work on it before, but abandoned it

4. Kitten Fortress: An Epic Battle Fantasy inspired mod where you pit the Kitten Kingdom against all sorts of series foes.

5. a simpler mod that just adds more plants, both fanciful and real, to the game.

What do yall think of these 5? Some have a lot more potential than others, but i think I could do them all some form of justice.

Update: More random franchise mod ideas

6. A Kingdom/West of Loathing mod (This one sounds also incredibly hard... but silly. Could go well with the Epic Battle Fantasy if I made a compilation mod)

7. Terraria (Also a silly semi-fantasy world!)

8. Cryptids!!!

9. Xanth-Esque Pun creatures

10: Wizard101, because yet another fantasy world that doesnt take itself too seriously, which I think lends best to DF

11. Don't Starve also has a world ripe for messing with.

12. "Do SOmEtHiNG oRIgINal"

In all seriousness, I might go Epic Battle Fantasy after all

[brolol.404]

so, once again, I feel directionless in my modding, I havent done much in a looong while. So, I wanna throw some ideas out.

1. a Neopets total-conversion mod. Neopets, being a long running website that somehow still exists, has all kinda of items and creatures to work with, so it could actually be incredibly interesting. It even has a decent variety of potential megabeasts, such as Chiazilla, The Snowager, and more.

2. Another Fallout mod attempt. Aside from the only races in Fallout being Humans, Super Mutants, Ghouls, and a handful of more gimmicky races (including a couple relegated to cut content), this seems doable, if a little small, and I wouldnt have any idea how to add guns properly without using DFhack

3. Bring back my old idea for a Starbound inspired mod, including plants like the Oculemon. I've done some work on it before, but abandoned it

4. Kitten Fortress: An Epic Battle Fantasy inspired mod where you pit the Kitten Kingdom against all sorts of series foes.

5. a simpler mod that just adds more plants, both fanciful and real, to the game.

What do yall think of these 5? Some have a lot more potential than others, but i think I could do them all some form of justice.

Of these, I like #5 the most. Adding both real and fantasy plants could be cool.

[TheRedwolf]

Kitten fortress FTW!

[SQman]

Kitten fortress is a fantastic idea. I'd do it myself if it wasn't interaction heavy. I'd love to see a squad of hero swordsmen seiken pikachu slimes and cyborg tank mammoths during a fascist siege.

[Kyubee]

Kitten fortress is a fantastic idea. I'd do it myself if it wasn't interaction heavy. I'd love to see a squad of hero swordsmen seiken pikachu slimes and cyborg tank mammoths during a fascist siege.

I didnt even think about the interaction part... crap.  I'm no good with interactions.

[Asin]

5. a simpler mod that just adds more plants, both fanciful and real, to the game.

MORE PLANTS!

[Enemy post]

I like the Neopets idea.

[voliol]

Regarding 5., modding plants is fun, but you are much much more limited to what you can do than when modding creatures. Trees are where you'll find the most opportunities to express yourself, as you can control how they grow and look, which you really can't do with the others.

[TheRedwolf]

Terraria. Hell yeah
Corruption evil biomes
Hallow good
Bosses n shit
Hell yes

[SQman]

Plant pack would be really useful considering currently forests consist of apple trees, peach trees and walnut trees with the undergrowth of carrots, alfalfa and asparagus.
It would be nice to see a bunch of completely useless plants that make it harder to survive just by foraging.

[TomiTapio]

5. a simpler mod that just adds more plants, both fanciful and real, to the game.

MORE PLANTS!

Copy the real-world trees and plants that Deon and myself have modded. Good stuff. Y'all have Deon's permission.
Need more inedible plants that the dorfs picked up because they don't know plants that well.
The OldGenesis raws also have text facts about the trees.

Here's some trees I have not implemented yet:
need density, color, height, branchingness, and what biome, and dry/wet/both info. Possible fruits/nuts and fall color.

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American sycamore  (euro sycamore is a maple)
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/sycamore/
460-550 densi
"Common Uses: Veneer, plywood,  interior trim, pallets/crates, flooring, furniture, particleboard, paper (pulpwood), tool handles, and other turned objects."
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Chenar/Chinar/Oriental plane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis
30m max
wet,dey
timber for indoor furniture, SO FAIRWOOD. (yay more fairwoods, so few I have)
"together with such trees as alder, willow and poplar. "
make dye from twigs and roots
medicine form leaves and bark
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Iroko aka African teak (unrelated to real teak). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroko
oily, fairwood
tough dense durable
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Verawood. http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/verawood/
"Tool handles, mallet heads, bearings, bushings, boatbuilding, pulley wheels, heavy construction (in areas where the tree grows locally), and turned objects."
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Myrtle. 635 densi, high.
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/myrtle/
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Acer negundo,  Box elder, boxelder maple, Ash-leaved Maple and maple ash   aka Elf maple
485 densi
uses: "Turned objects, small ornamental objects, wood pulp, charcoal, boxes, and crates." so cheapest tier.
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sugarberry http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/cellae/all.html
if want more GOOD trees. with pine oak hickory cypress ash.
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mahogany family's
"Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including white cedar, chinaberry tree, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, and Indian lilac"
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African Mahogany, Khaya spp.
"Veneer, plywood, turned items, furniture, boatbuilding, and interior trim."
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Sapele, Entandrophragma cylindricum.
670 densi
"Veneer, plywood, furniture, cabinetry, flooring, boatbuilding, musical instruments, turned objects, and other small wooden specialty items."
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Borassus flabellifer, black palm
970 densi!
"Flooring, boatbuilding, walking sticks, knife and tool handles, rafters, furniture, and turned objects."
http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/monocots/black-palm/
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massive australian euca: with bad duplicate name Mountain Ash.  http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/mountain-ash/
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zebrawood, Microberlinia brazzavillensis, zebrano, zingana, and allen ele. Super rare and near extinct.
805 densi, http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/zebrawood/
"Zebrawood is frequently quartersawn and used as veneer. Other uses include: tool handles, furniture, boatbuilding, and skis."
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Camelthorn tree, 1185 density
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Black alder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_glutinosa
cheap, good for burning.
bark is used for tanning and dyeing.
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Grey alder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnus_incana
mountain and dry, 15-20m tall
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Desert poplar (China desert, manages in salty soil)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populus_euphratica
cheap-class.
antiparasite medicine bark.

[Superdorf]

Two words: Harry. Potter.

Wands are now a thing, and can be used as custom weapons to cast spells. Humans now have a caste identical to other humans in most ways, but with the ability to use wands. Such spells cover a wide range of nasty effects, including but not limited to: "Petrificus Totalus", "Incendio", "Avada Kedavra", and the like.

Howzat? Stupid enough?

[DerMeister]

Two words: Harry. Potter.

Wands are now a thing, and can be used as custom weapons to cast spells. Humans now have a caste identical to other humans in most ways, but with the ability to use wands. Such spells cover a wide range of nasty effects, including but not limited to: "Petrificus Totalus", "Incendio", "Avada Kedavra", and the like.

Howzat? Stupid enough?

I think, HP world mod can be very good. But this must be mod about creatures, not about spells.

[ZM5]

I'd second the Terraria idea. Corruption/Crimson and Hallow are equivalent to good/evil biomes so it'd be fun to see those (even if we still dont have good/evil underground so most of those creatures would probably have to be relegated to the surface) - and of course the megabeasts would be the bosses (not sure how one would handle the different phases some of them have though).

Regarding the Fallout mod idea, I'd personally go with the different human factions counting as different "races", i.e you'd have "vault dwellers" as the gameplay stand-in for dwarves (with some differences of course), then you'd have a variety of either hostile or non-hostile factions like the NCR, Legion, BoS, Enclave or the various tribals and raiders. The musketmod could allow for proper guns even if it does require DFhack.

[pikachu17]

You know, has anyone modded Minecraft in? You know, go full circle?