My small mods mostly all consisted of adding more variety to vermin; getting rid of "lizard" in favor of numerous species of lizards, adding snakes and frogs, more species of spiders, some grasshoppers and crickets, etc. I also tossed [GRASP] onto the mouths of dogs (as well as the usual cat fix), for no real reason other than because I wanted it to be there.
More in the medium size range is the new body I made for hydras, since I love hydras and was sad that they had troubles with life in DF. It consists of four parts: the main body, the head parts, joints, and fins. It has seven heads and three tails (because I like tails.) Edit: and now it has seven throats too. For those who'd like to see the whole thing:
[BODY:HYDRA_BODY]
[BP:UB:upper body][UPPERBODY]
[BP:LB:lower body][CON:UB][LOWERBODY]
[BP:HEART:heart][CONTYPE:UPPERBODY][CIRCULATION][INTERNAL][SMALL][HEAD][THOUGHT]
[BP:NK1:first neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK2:second neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK3:third neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK4:fourth neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK5:fifth neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK6:sixth neck][CON:UB]
[BP:NK7:seventh neck][CON:UB]
[BP:THROAT1:first throat][CON:NK1][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT2:second throat][CON:NK2][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT3:third throat][CON:NK3][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT4:fourth throat][CON:NK4][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT5:fifth throat][CON:NK5][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT6:sixth throat][CON:NK6][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:THROAT7:seventh throat][CON:NK7][THROAT][EMBEDDED][SMALL]
[BP:HD1:first head][CON:NK1]
[BP:HD2:second head][CON:NK2]
[BP:HD3:third head][CON:NK3]
[BP:HD4:fourth head][CON:NK4]
[BP:HD5:fifth head][CON:NK5]
[BP:HD6:sixth head][CON:NK6]
[BP:HD7:seventh head][CON:NK7]
[BP:URL:upper right limb][CON:UB][liMB][*RIGHT]
[BP:ULL:upper left limb][CON:UB][liMB][*LEFT]
[BP:LRL:lower right limb][CON:URL][liMB][*RIGHT]
[BP:LLL:lower left limb][CON:ULL][liMB][*LEFT]
[BP:RF:right foot][CON:LRL][STANCE][*RIGHT]
[BP:LF:left foot][CON:LLL][STANCE][*LEFT]
[BP:UTAIL1:upper right tail][CON:LB][liMB][STANCE][*RIGHT]
[BP:UTAIL2:upper middle tail][CON:LB][liMB][STANCE]
[BP:UTAIL3:upper left tail][CON:LB][liMB][STANCE][*LEFT]
[BP:LTAIL1:lower right tail][CON:UTAIL1][liMB][STANCE][GRASP][*RIGHT]
[BP:LTAIL2:lower middle tail][CON:UTAIL2][liMB][STANCE][GRASP]
[BP:LTAIL3:lower left tail][CON:UTAIL3][liMB][STANCE][GRASP][*LEFT]
[BODY:HYDRA_HEADPARTS]
[BP:MOUTH1:first mouth][CON:HD1][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH2:second mouth][CON:HD2][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH3:third mouth][CON:HD3][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH4:fourth mouth][CON:HD4][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH5:fifth mouth][CON:HD5][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH6:sixth mouth][CON:HD6][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:MOUTH7:seventh mouth][CON:HD7][MOUTH][SMALL][EMBEDDED][APERTURE][GRASP]
[BP:REYE1:first right eye][CON:HD1][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE1:first left eye][CON:HD1][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE2:second right eye][CON:HD2][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE2:second left eye][CON:HD2][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE3:third right eye][CON:HD3][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE3:third left eye][CON:HD3][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE4:fourth right eye][CON:HD4][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE4:fourth left eye][CON:HD4][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE5:fifth right eye][CON:HD5][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE5:fifth left eye][CON:HD5][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE6:sixth right eye][CON:HD6][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE6:sixth left eye][CON:HD6][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:REYE7:seventh right eye][CON:HD7][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LEYE7:seventh left eye][CON:HD7][SIGHT][EMBEDDED][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:R_EARH1:first right ear hole][CON:HD1][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH1:first left ear hole][CON:HD1][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH2:second right ear hole][CON:HD2][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH2:second left ear hole][CON:HD2][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH3:third right ear hole][CON:HD3][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH3:third left ear hole][CON:HD3][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH4:fourth right ear hole][CON:HD4][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH4:fourth left ear hole][CON:HD4][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH5:fifth right ear hole][CON:HD5][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH5:fifth left ear hole][CON:HD5][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH6:sixth right ear hole][CON:HD6][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH6:sixth left ear hole][CON:HD6][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:R_EARH7:seventh right ear hole][CON:HD7][HEAR][SMALL][*RIGHT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BP:L_EARH7:seventh left ear hole][CON:HD7][HEAR][SMALL][*LEFT][EMBEDDED][APERTURE]
[BODY:HYDRA_JOINTS]
[BP:UB_J:ribs][CON:UB][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK1_J:first neck][CON:NK1][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK2_J:second neck][CON:NK2][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK3_J:third neck][CON:NK3][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK4_J:fourth neck][CON:NK4][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK5_J:fifth neck][CON:NK5][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK6_J:sixth neck][CON:NK6][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:NK7_J:seventh neck][CON:NK7][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD1_J:first jaw][CON:HD1][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD2_J:second jaw][CON:HD2][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD3_J:third jaw][CON:HD3][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD4_J:fourth jaw][CON:HD4][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD5_J:fifth jaw][CON:HD5][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD6_J:sixth jaw][CON:HD6][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:HD7_J:seventh jaw][CON:HD7][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:URL_J:right hip][CON:URL][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*RIGHT]
[BP:ULL_J:left hip][CON:ULL][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*LEFT]
[BP:LRL_J:right knee][CON:LRL][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LLL_J:left knee][CON:LLL][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*LEFT]
[BP:RF_J:right ankle][CON:RF][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LF_J:left ankle][CON:LF][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*LEFT]
[BP:UTAIL1_J:upper right tail][CON:UTAIL1][liMB][STANCE][*RIGHT]
[BP:UTAIL2_J:upper middle tail][CON:UTAIL2][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:UTAIL3_J:upper left tail][CON:UTAIL3][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*LEFT]
[BP:LTAIL1_J:lower right tail][CON:LTAIL1][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LTAIL2_J:lower middle tail][CON:LTAIL2][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL]
[BP:LTAIL3_J:lower left tail][CON:LTAIL3][JOINT][SMALL][INTERNAL][*LEFT]
[BODY:HYDRA_FINS]
[BP:UBFIN:upper back fins][CON:UB][SMALL]
[BP:LBFIN:lower back fins][CON:LB][SMALL]
[BP:NK1FIN:first neck crest fins][CON:NK1][SMALL]
[BP:NK2FIN:second neck crest fins][CON:NK2][SMALL]
[BP:NK3FIN:third neck crest fins][CON:NK3][SMALL]
[BP:NK4FIN:fourth neck crest fins][CON:NK4][SMALL]
[BP:NK5FIN:fifth neck crest fins][CON:NK5][SMALL]
[BP:NK6FIN:sixth neck crest fins][CON:NK6][SMALL]
[BP:NK7FIN:seventh neck crest fins][CON:NK7][SMALL]
[BP:HD1FIN:first head crest fins][CON:HD1][SMALL]
[BP:HD2FIN:second head crest fins][CON:HD2][SMALL]
[BP:HD3FIN:third head crest fins][CON:HD3][SMALL]
[BP:HD4FIN:fourth head crest fins][CON:HD4][SMALL]
[BP:HD5FIN:fifth head crest fins][CON:HD5][SMALL]
[BP:HD6FIN:sixth head crest fins][CON:HD6][SMALL]
[BP:HD7FIN:seventh head crest fins][CON:HD7][SMALL]
[BP:URLFIN:right hip fins][CON:URL][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:ULLFIN:left hip fins][CON:ULL][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:LRLFIN:right knee fins][CON:LRL][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LLLFIN:left knee fins][CON:LLL][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:RFFIN:right ankle fins][CON:RF][SMALL][*RIGHT]
[BP:LFFIN:left ankle fins][CON:LF][SMALL][*LEFT]
[BP:UTAILFIN:tail crest fins][CON:UTAIL][SMALL]
[BP:LTAILFIN:tail fins][CON:LTAIL][SMALL]
Note: the parts are labeled "fins" instead of "fin" due to a bodygloss conflict that was confusing "fin" and "finger"
And the asterisks are of course because otherwise the forum thinks I'm formatting my text hurrhurr
My
big modding project is my Niir project. It adds 19 civs, as well as many new beasts (mostly various kinds of draconids) and plants, all based on my unfinished pen&paper RPG I've been writing a few years called Niir: Dragonrise.
The most amusing part is almost all the new civs use custom-created body files (I made bodies specifically for eastern dragons, western dragons, giant spiders with graspers, wyverns, beetle-taur creatures, giant worms of various types, winged serpents, and a whole bunch of joints/fins/etc. parts to go with them) to make them more detailed, and they'll all eventually use custom equipment (most of them have to anyway because they're either too big or too small for the current equipment.) They would ideally also have custom languages, but I have yet to get any language generator to work so I have to do them by hand, which takes a good bit of time.
Of course, all that is on hold until the next version comes out... wherein I'll get to redo all those body and creature files!