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[supremeMang]

a broad topic but i think there are a few small features that could be implemented rather easily. the ability to train more creatures than just dogs for war and hunting is the biggest crit. i wanna see war elephants, fighting monkeys. and on that same note creature operated power would be cool as well.

[Samyotix]

Apparently it's not too difficult to mod the game yourself, though to be honest I haven't tried yet.

I'd guess that the data for pets are in dwarffort\data\objects\creature_domestic, but I have no idea how to edit the (compressed?) file. (I tried to open it in Notepad. Yuck.] I'm sure of the more experienced modders here can tell us though    

The tag seems to be [trainable] ->
http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Creature_tokens#T

[I'd really appreciate a pointer on how to mod in more [trainable]s, since I've wanted to to exactly that for a while now - thanks in advance]    

Some more pointers here : http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=13&t=000600

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Samyotix ]

[TerminatorII]

modify the files under raw. If you add stuff no biggie, but if you remove stuff you have to delete the compressed file with the same name and then generate a new world.

[Kagus]

The files are in plaintext...  Open them in notepad, find the 'profile' you're looking for, and start typing stuff.

For instance, war elephants.  Open up "creature_large_tropical.txt", find the header [CREATURE:ELEPHANT] (should be the first entry), and then add in the [TRAINABLE] tag wherever you like.  So long as it is after [CREATURE:ELEPHANT] and before the next [CREATURE:something], it should pick it up.

You may now train war elephants and hunting elephants.  I'm not sure, but making that change might require you to generate another world in order for the changes to take effect.  Make sure to type every tag in upper case letters.

[Willfor]

It's actually not a compressed file, or at the very least it shouldn't be. It has always opened up for me in a way that displays everything like so:

code:

creature_domestic
[OBJECT:CREATURE]
[CREATURE  :DOG]
   [NAME:dog:dogs:dog]
   [TILE:'d'][COLOR:6:0:0]
   [PETVALUE:30][NATURAL]
   [LARGE_ROAMING]
   [COMMON_DOMESTIC][TRAINABLE][PET]
   [BONECARN]
   [PREFSTRING:loyalty]
   [BODY:QUADRUPED:TAIL:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:MOUTH]
   [BODYGLOSS:PAW]
   [SIZE:5]
   [MAXAGE:10:20]
   [ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:MOUTH:bite:bites:1:6:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
   [CHILD:1][CHILDNAME  :puppy  :puppies]
   [FAT:1]
   [DIURNAL]
   [STANDARD_FLESH]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10070]
   [LAYERING:100]
   [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]

All of the other creatures in the game are listed in the files in that area that start with 'creature', and all the need to be tamed and trained are [PET] and [TRAINABLE] (though things with [VERMINHUNTER] are untrainable)

Wow, I was beaten twice.

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Willfor ]

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Willfor ]

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Willfor ]

[Samyotix]

THANKS! - I was looking in dwarfort\DATA, not \Desktop\dwarffort\raw\objects as I should have.

And for the OP: I also just found this: http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Modding_Guide

[ May 11, 2008: Message edited by: Samyotix ]

[Capntastic]

The thread title really has nothing to do with the thread  

And there's already a thread on alternate power sources with talk about treadmills and such.

[supremeMang]

cheers heaps!

[supremeMang]

Capntastic, maybe add some suggestions as to what spoils ud think would be cool then.