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[CohentheBarbarian]

Thanks mate,
My sunshine brings all the dorfs to the yard..

[Deon]

This is not worthy of its own thread, so I wanted to ask it here.

Every time I try to make a DF tileset, the biggest challenge for me is a good-looking snow/sand.
I wanted to hear an honest opinion on this kind of snow/ice tileset. Would it be fine for your eyes?

I was fighting with it for some time, but can't make it nicer than this for now.

P.S. It is a 16x16 tileset, so my options are limited.

[Eric Blank]

Maybe make tiny snow drifts with wavy lines and shading on one side of them. The snowflakes look ok, it's just the blank white background standing out, it's very bright indeed. The ice, maybe reduce the diagonal lines, make them less noticeable, a background effect. I'd make it a paler, closer-to-white color and maybe add an either long linear or radiating cracked bit to it, also not as obvious as the current diagonal sheen effect, but to give it a little depth.

I've never made or used tilesets personally, just some observations

The twigs sticking out of the snow look great tbh

[TomiTapio]

At first I didn't see the blue dots on snow tiles, due to LCD monitor up/down angle. Maybe too subtle.

[Deon]

 The blue dots are animated, they are supposed to be flickering and subtle. I have heard the suggestions, Eric, thank you, I will try to see if I manage to make it better .

[Vorox]

Is there a way to make an Interaction be usable only once per creature, other than setting WAIT_PERIOD to a ridiculously high value?

[mtboaty]

Hiho,
my custom reactions that create weapons from a "metal" that has a custom material class just create not one piece but like 150 pieces of it.
Could someone explain me what I am doing wrong?


[REACTION:MAKE_CERAMIC_LONG_SWORD]
   [NAME:make ceramic long sword]
   [BUILDING:KILN:NONE]
   [REAGENT:clay:1:NONE:NONE:NONE:NONE][REACTION_CLASS:MILITARY_CERAMICS]
   [PRODUCT:100:1:WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_SWORD_LONG:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:clay:NONE]
   [SKILL:POTTERY]
   [FUEL]
   [CATEGORY:CERAMIC_WEAPONS]

i know the material should be some kind of clay, but when i defined the mat like clay (say a soil tag in the mat)
the reaction just creates nothing, if the material is a metal (IS_METAL) weapons and armor can be made -.-

Thanks already for your help, tell me if you need more info!
Thank you!!!

[Deon]

Is the material a boulder, or a bag of sand? If it's a bag of sand, there may be 150 material in that bag -> 150 items.

[IndigoFenix]

Is there a way to make an Interaction be usable only once per creature, other than setting WAIT_PERIOD to a ridiculously high value?

There are a number of tricks to do this, but they depend very heavily on exactly what you are trying to do.

[TomiTapio]

Is the material a boulder, or a bag of sand? If it's a bag of sand, there may be 150 material in that bag -> 150 items.

Bag use example code: preserve bag.

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[REACTION:MAKE_CANDY]
   [NAME:make candy]
   [BUILDING:KITCHEN:CUSTOM_SHIFT_C]
   [REAGENT:sugar:150:POWDER_MISC:NONE:NONE:NONE]
      [UNROTTEN]
      [HAS_MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:CANDY_MAT]
   [REAGENT:sugar container:1:BOX:NONE:NONE:NONE]
      [BAG]
      [CONTAINS:sugar]
      [PRESERVE_REAGENT]
      [DOES_NOT_DETERMINE_PRODUCT_AMOUNT]
   [PRODUCT:100:1:CHEESE:NONE:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:sugar:CANDY_MAT]
   [SKILL:COOK]

[bloop_bleep]

How's the state of greeting interactions? Or any creature interactions, not used in combat? Any change in 0.47.xx?

How's it like for non-sapients specifically?

[Toxicshadow]

Can anyone help me diagnose why my creature is suffocating? I'm a bit puzzled. Each time I spawn one in the arena, they're immediately flashing wounded. My first guess is that there's a connection problem. I'm just not sure how because they have the 2LUNGS body detail plan, as well as QUADRUPED, giving them an upper body for it to connect to. They also have the AMPHIBIOUS token. There is no errorlog, so I doubt there's any broken tokens. I've been using Dwarf Portrait and I made sure everything was where it should be. Sure enough, the lungs are indeed in the upper body. Is there a mouth problem...?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[CREATURE:ACARA]
   [DESCRIPTION:An amphibious Neopet with thick fur and horn-like protrusions enabling them to hear underwater. They have a knack for treasure-hunting.]
   [NAME:acara:acaras:acaran]
   [CASTE_NAME:acara:acaras:acaran]
   [CREATURE_TILE:'a'][COLOR:3:2:1]
   [PREFSTRING:thick fur][PREFSTRING:large eyes][PREFSTRING:knack for treasure-hunting]
   [TRAINABLE][PET][PETVALUE:50]
   [SWIMS_INNATE][UNDERSWIM][AMPHIBIOUS]
   [DIURNAL]
   [NATURAL]
   [POPULATION_NUMBER:25:50][FREQUENCY:80]
   [MAXAGE:15:30][CHILD:1]
   [BIOME:ANY_OCEAN][BIOME:ANY_LAKE][BIOME:ANY_RIVER][BIOME:ANY_POOL]
   [BODY:QUADRUPED:2HEAD_HORN_HEAR:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:MOUTH:TONGUE:GENERIC_TEETH:3TOES_FQ_REG:3TOES_RQ_REG:RIBCAGE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS]
   [BODYGLOSS:PAW]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_MATERIALS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:BODY_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS_THICK:HAIR]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RIBCAGE_POSITIONS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HORN_HEAR_HAIR]
   [RELSIZE:BY_CATEGORY:TOE:15]
   [RELSIZE:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:30]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
   [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
   [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE]
   [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
   [PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
   [HAS_NERVES][GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS][GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
   [BODY_SIZE:0:0:600]
   [BODY_SIZE:1:0:4000]
   [BODY_SIZE:2:0:10000] twice a cat, 1/3rd a dog
   [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]
   [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]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10070]
   
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_QUADRUPED_GAITS:900:549:366:183:1900:2900] 48 kph
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS:2990:2257:1525:731:4300:6100] 12 kph
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:9000:8900:8825:8775:9500:9900] 1 kph
   [CASTE:FEMALE]
      [FEMALE]
      [MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE]
   [CASTE:MALE]
      [MALE]
      [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_TYPE:LOWERBODY][BP_ADD_TYPE:GELDABLE]
   [SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
      [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:BODY_UPPER:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:LEG_FRONT:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:LEG_REAR:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:FOOT_FRONT:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:FOOT_REAR:HAIR]
      [PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HORN_HEAR:HAIR]
   [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLUE:1:BROWN:1:GREEN:1:ORANGE:1:PINK:1:PURPLE:1:RED:1:WHITE:1:YELLOW:1]
      [TLCM_NOUN:fur:SINGULAR]

I am very puzzled as to how this could be happening honestly.
Edit: it was a lack of a brain. Whoops.

[CohentheBarbarian]

Is it possible to make dwarfs geldable in fort mode?
If not.
Any ideas on how to target a select group with a syndrome?

[Eric Blank]

Making them geldable, no. The easiest way to select only certain dwarves is probably to use a workshop interaction to produce a boulder of an inorganic that boils at room temperature that delivers a syndrome when inhaled. The only issue is that the dwarf in question might not inhale the gas while its in the air, and so you will probably have to run the reaction on repeat until the syndrome shows up

[TomiTapio]

Is it possible to make dwarfs geldable in fort mode?
If not.
Any ideas on how to target a select group with a syndrome?

Could put the syndrome on the alcohol that dwarves drink, I suppose. "burrows 2 has the Special Drink, one that changes you!"
Syndrome can target a caste:  [SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE:DWARF:FEMALE_BLUEBLOOD]

Edit: We have lots of dwarf castes in OldGenesis, like pyrokinesis-smith, depressed-paranoid gloomy, learning disability Domple...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

   [SELECT_CASTE:FEMALE_GLOOMER]
      [DESCRIPTION:(Gloomer) Gloomer dwarves are born to a family line cursed by an ancestor spirit. These dark skinned abomi-lasses are paranoid and malevolent. Their body is weaker than of a dwarf, but they cannot catch diseases. They rarely make friends and are doomed to be outcasts of the dwarven society. They can only trust dead organics and stones, which makes them good bonecarvers, woodcrafters and stonecrafters.]
      [POP_RATIO:24]
      [CHILD:11]
      [CREATURE_CLASS:NO_POISON]
      [MULTIPLE_LITTER_RARE]
      [WEBIMMUNE]
      
      [NATURAL_SKILL:DAGGER:2] always on guard because of The Others
      [NATURAL_SKILL:THROW:1]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:WHIP:1]
      
      [NATURAL_SKILL:BUTCHER:1]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:DISSECT_VERMIN:3]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:ALCHEMY:3]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:BONECARVE:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:WOODCRAFT:1]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:DETAILSTONE:1] gloomy visions of demons, engraved on the blood-spattered corridors.
      [NATURAL_SKILL:LYING:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:READING:2] paranoid, must know what The Others are writing!

      [SKILL_RATES:90:60:12:120] 100, not 115% xp, they don't work as hard as other castes.
      [SKILL_LEARN_RATE:MASONRY:100]
      [SKILL_LEARN_RATE:BONECARVE:150]

      --awful social talents
      [SKILL_RATE:LEADERSHIP:10:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:PERSUASION:20:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:PACIFY:10:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:NEGOTIATION:50:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:JUDGING_INTENT:160:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:INTIMIDATION:14:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:CONVERSATION:190:60:12:120] --Gloomers have bizarre but fascinating topics
      [SKILL_RATE:COMEDY:4:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:CONSOLE:4:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:LYING:20:60:12:120]

      --Gloomer physical same as stone clan.
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:STRENGTH:550:650:720:800:1000:1200:1500]            - nerf punching
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:ENDURANCE:880:1100:1300:1400:1500:1600:2000]            ok
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:AGILITY:880:950:1050:1150:1250:1380:1600] boost everyone
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:TOUGHNESS:800:1300:1500:1600:1700:1800:2500]            ++b
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:RECUPERATION:880:1050:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]          +
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:DISEASE_RESISTANCE:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]    +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:PATIENCE:200:300:400:520:680:800:810] low
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:EMPATHY:250:450:550:650:750:890:1100]
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:SOCIAL_AWARENESS:250:450:650:750:950:1250:1450]
      
      [SWIMS_INNATE]
      --PERSONALITY:STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS:0:15:45]
      --PERSONALITY:ACHIEVEMENT_STRIVING:60:85:100]
      [PERSONALITY:ACTIVITY_LEVEL:0:25:40] --probably much more "on break" with this.
      [PERSONALITY:ALTRUISM:0:25:60]
      --PERSONALITY:ANGER:80:95:100]
      --PERSONALITY:ANXIETY:90:95:100]
      --PERSONALITY:ARTISTIC_INTEREST:0:10:20]
      [PERSONALITY:ASSERTIVENESS:20:40:60]
      --PERSONALITY:CAUTIOUSNESS:50:75:100]
      --PERSONALITY:COOPERATION:0:15:35]
      [PERSONALITY:DUTIFULNESS:0:25:50]
      --PERSONALITY:EMOTIONALITY:0:25:50]
      [PERSONALITY:EXCITEMENT_SEEKING:0:25:40]
      [PERSONALITY:GREGARIOUSNESS:0:25:45]
      --PERSONALITY:MODESTY:0:10:55]
      [PERSONALITY:ORDERLINESS:0:15:30]
      --PERSONALITY:SELF_DISCIPLINE:10:45:50]
      --PERSONALITY:ADVENTUROUSNESS:10:25:80]
      [PERSONALITY:IMMODERATION:0:25:50]
      --PERSONALITY:VULNERABILITY:80:95:100]
      
   [SELECT_CASTE:MALE_SHIELD]
      [DESCRIPTION:(Shield Clan) The combatant mindset of Shield Clan dwarves lets them learn the ins and outs of combat quicker than their fellows.  They also like to make leather boots and mechanisms. Their legs however can never be as swift as the fastest of other castes.]
      [POP_RATIO:28]
      [CHILD:12]
      [SWIMS_INNATE] --they're just great, so... they automatically learn to swim!
      [CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
      [GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
      [GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HEAD_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:FACIAL_HAIR_TISSUES]
      [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:FACIAL_HAIR_TISSUE_LAYERS]
      
      [NATURAL_SKILL:ARMOR:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:SHIELD:3]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:LEATHERWORK:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:TANNER:3]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:STONECRAFT:1] some caste had to get this
      [NATURAL_SKILL:MECHANICS:1] goes with mug-carving.
      
      [NATURAL_SKILL:MACE:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:HAMMER:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:SPEAR:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:SWORD:3]
      
      [NATURAL_SKILL:DODGING:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:MELEE_COMBAT:2]
      [NATURAL_SKILL:RANGED_COMBAT:1]
      
      [SKILL_RATE:DODGING:165:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:MELEE_COMBAT:225:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:WRESTLING:145:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:SNEAK:160:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:KNOWLEDGE_ACQUISITION:175:60:12:120] --student skill, can embark with military teacher.
      [SKILL_RATE:ARMOR:240:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:SHIELD:260:60:12:120]
      
      [SKILL_RATE:HAMMER:195:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:MACE:195:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:AXE:220:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:DAGGER:210:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:SPEAR:210:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:PIKE:210:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:CROSSBOW:165:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:BOW:125:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:SWORD:230:60:12:120]
      [SKILL_RATE:WHIP:195:60:12:120] halberd

      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:STRENGTH:550:650:720:800:1000:1200:1500]            - nerf punching
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:ENDURANCE:880:1100:1300:1400:1500:1600:2000]            ok
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:AGILITY:700:750:800:950:1000:1050:1100]                more tactical and methodical caste (penalty for xp boost)
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:TOUGHNESS:700:1200:1400:1500:1600:1800:2500]            ++
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:RECUPERATION:880:1050:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]         +
      [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:DISEASE_RESISTANCE:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]    +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:ANALYTICAL_ABILITY:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]    +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:FOCUS:700:1200:1400:1500:1600:1800:2500]                ++
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:CREATIVITY:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]            +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:PATIENCE:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]              +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:MEMORY:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]                +
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:SPATIAL_SENSE:1250:1500:1750:2000:2500:3000:5000]       +++
      [MENT_ATT_RANGE:WILLPOWER:700:1200:1400:1500:1600:1800:2500]            ++
      [MAXAGE:100:140]
      
      [PERSONALITY:IMMODERATION:0:55:100]
      --PERSONALITY:VULNERABILITY:0:45:100]
      --PERSONALITY:STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS:0:55:100]
      
      [PERSONALITY:ACTIVITY_LEVEL:30:85:100]
      [PERSONALITY:ALTRUISM:0:50:100]
      --PERSONALITY:ANGER:0:55:100]
      --PERSONALITY:ANXIETY:0:45:100]
      --PERSONALITY:ARTISTIC_INTEREST:0:20:40]
      [PERSONALITY:ASSERTIVENESS:0:55:100]
      --PERSONALITY:CAUTIOUSNESS:0:55:100]
      --PERSONALITY:COOPERATION:0:55:100]
      [PERSONALITY:DUTIFULNESS:33:85:100]
      --PERSONALITY:EMOTIONALITY:0:45:100]
      [PERSONALITY:EXCITEMENT_SEEKING:0:45:100]
      [PERSONALITY:GREGARIOUSNESS:0:55:100]
      --PERSONALITY:MODESTY:0:45:100]
      [PERSONALITY:ORDERLINESS:0:45:100]
      --PERSONALITY:SELF_DISCIPLINE:40:85:100]