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Author Topic: Falconry/Bird Mod  (Read 1223 times)

anyar

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Falconry/Bird Mod
« on: August 15, 2008, 10:07:45 am »
DF is seriously lacking in bird species. Other than "Giant Eagles" and "Giant Cave Swallows", there are no non-vermin birds. I for one would love to see my hunters taking trained hawks with them when they hunt. Is anyone else interested? Do you have any suggestions as far as species (trainable and not, I want to really increase the aerial diversity of DF) go? I myself don't know anything about falconry, and my only sources for information are google and wikipedia.
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Kagus

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Re: Falconry/Bird Mod
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2008, 01:33:39 pm »
The problem with flying critters is that, if they appear in the wild, they can be a serious pain to your workers.  Since they can fly, it's damn hard to put up a "blinder" so your dwarves can work in peace.  Even the smallest hawk will wander a little too close and BAM! everyone skedaddles.

You'd either need a restricted biome for them (like a chasm), or you'd need for them to be available by trade only.  For instance, a COMMON_DOMESTIC hawk could be brought along from the embark screen or could be bought from merchants.

Shame though...  I can easily see a bunch of marksdwarves going out to hunt some benign flier to bring back and munch down on. 
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KaelGotDwarves

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Re: Falconry/Bird Mod
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2008, 03:22:06 pm »
My mod in my sig has giant falcons and giant hawks already.

Making a trainable falcon/hawk wouldn't be so hard. Let me get one done real fast.

EDIT: done - place in creature_domestic raw.
Code: [Select]
[CREATURE:BIRD_HAWK]
[NAME:hawk:hawks:hawk]
[TILE:'h'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[MODVALUE:5]
[LARGE_ROAMING][DIFFICULTY:2][NATURAL]
[FLIER]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC][TRAINABLE][PET]
[PETVALUE:50]
[PREFSTRING:ability to make off with small dogs]
[BODY:HUMANOID_ARMLESS:2WINGS:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:4TOES:BEAK]
[SIZE:6]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:BEAK:bite:bites:2:5:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:hawk hatchling:hawk hatchlings]
[FAT:1]
[DIURNAL]
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[LAYERING:100]
[SPEED:500]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[MUNDANE]

[CREATURE:BIRD_FALCON]
[NAME:falcon:falcons:falcon]
[TILE:'f'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[MODVALUE:5]
[LARGE_ROAMING][DIFFICULTY:2][NATURAL]
[FLIER]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC][TRAINABLE][PET]
[PETVALUE:50]
[PREFSTRING:dives]
[PREFSTRING:majestic screeches]
[BODY:HUMANOID_ARMLESS:2WINGS:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:4TOES:BEAK]
[SIZE:6]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:BEAK:bite:bites:1:6:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:falcon hatchling:falcon hatchlings]
[FAT:1]
[DIURNAL]
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[SPEED:500]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[LAYERING:100]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[MUNDANE]
Also, my giant hawk for good measure- It's essentially Toady's Giant Eagle with different biomes and a few changes.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
« Last Edit: August 15, 2008, 03:40:05 pm by KaelGotDwarves »
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anyar

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Re: Falconry/Bird Mod
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2008, 06:31:47 pm »
Quote from: KaelGotDwarves on August 15, 2008, 03:22:06 pm
My mod in my sig has giant falcons and giant hawks already.

Making a trainable falcon/hawk wouldn't be so hard. Let me get one done real fast.

EDIT: done - place in creature_domestic raw.
Code: [Select]
[CREATURE:BIRD_HAWK]
[NAME:hawk:hawks:hawk]
[TILE:'h'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[MODVALUE:5]
[LARGE_ROAMING][DIFFICULTY:2][NATURAL]
[FLIER]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC][TRAINABLE][PET]
[PETVALUE:50]
[PREFSTRING:ability to make off with small dogs]
[BODY:HUMANOID_ARMLESS:2WINGS:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:4TOES:BEAK]
[SIZE:6]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:BEAK:bite:bites:2:5:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:hawk hatchling:hawk hatchlings]
[FAT:1]
[DIURNAL]
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[LAYERING:100]
[SPEED:500]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[MUNDANE]

[CREATURE:BIRD_FALCON]
[NAME:falcon:falcons:falcon]
[TILE:'f'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[MODVALUE:5]
[LARGE_ROAMING][DIFFICULTY:2][NATURAL]
[FLIER]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC][TRAINABLE][PET]
[PETVALUE:50]
[PREFSTRING:dives]
[PREFSTRING:majestic screeches]
[BODY:HUMANOID_ARMLESS:2WINGS:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:4TOES:BEAK]
[SIZE:6]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:BEAK:bite:bites:1:6:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:falcon hatchling:falcon hatchlings]
[FAT:1]
[DIURNAL]
[BIOME:SAVANNA_TEMPERATE]
[BIOME:GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[SPEED:500]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[LAYERING:100]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[MUNDANE]
Also, my giant hawk for good measure- It's essentially Toady's Giant Eagle with different biomes and a few changes.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
A size 6 hawk wouldn't even have to try to make off with a small dog! It could probably take a kobold! Size 2 or 3 would probably be better as well as    [BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE], [CARNIVORE], and getting rid of [DIFFICULTY:2](a hawk in a cave?).

EDIT: Falconry is a sport for the rich, so birds should have a high pet value.
An eagle and raven:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

« Last Edit: August 15, 2008, 06:53:29 pm by anyar »
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