Could I make orcs playble in fortress mode without having to worry about the game explodding?
can you play other races in fortress mode or just dwarves
You can, if you change a few things around. But then it's a different raws folder where someone other than dwarves are the stars.
Basically,[ENTITY:MOUNTAIN] [ADVENTURE_TIER:1]
[CIV_CONTROLLABLE]
[CREATURE:DWARF] [TRANSLATION:DWARF]
Take the [CIV_CONTROLLABLE] away from dorfs and give it to the civ you want.
Tested an orc embark. Expedition leader was a "Shogun" noble instead.
A (marlbe) Giant Gargoyle came to the fort but wasn't very agressive. He did attacked a chained puppy though with some remarkable results.
EDIT: Forgot to say: the puppy is unharmed and still proudly defending the fortress.
EDIT: Gargoyle somehow entered the sleeping quarters without attacking any scared dwarfs in the gate and got mauled by 2 dogs (not war-dogs). One dog has a dented tail and the other is totally fine. I didn't expect a gargoyle to go down so easily
Yeah the randomness can give a weak and narrow giantgargoyle. They have some marble plating on their skin, they're not all stone. Wait, are they completely stone by [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:ROCKGAR].
Puppies can be gigantic and muscular and only days away form full-grown size. Maybe I haven't given enough skills to GGargoyles. (looks at skills) Hmm if the stupid AI just does "strangles X's throat, tearing the hair" times 30, the dogs get loads of free attacks.
Arena testing: 5 dog vs 2 giant gargoyle... dogs win, 1 dog survives. Huh.
5 GG vs 5 giant rat: 5 GG survive. Says GGs are "high master wrestler" but that's not what the raws command.
5 GG vs 5 giant tiger: 4 GTigers survive.
5 gargoyles vs 5 dogs: 5 gargoyles survive.
(same 5 gargoyles) vs 10 dogs: 9 dogs survive.
Conclusion: "[COPY_TAGS_FROM:GARGOYLE]" is shite and doesn't work right. (later: hmm maybe it worked right.)
Split giant gargoyle into its own creature,
arena: 5 dog vs 2 giant gargoyle... dogs win, 2 dogs survive. Huh. Stupid gargoyles get exhausted.
Give [NOEXERT][NOPAIN] to G and GG. 5 dog vs 2 giant gargoyle... GGs win but die.
5 GG vs 5 giant tiger: 2 GG survive, huge change with noex nopain.
upgrade G & GG to dodging5 and toughmaterials...
5 GG vs 5 giant tiger: 3 GG survive, okay.
5 GG vs 5 giraffe: 2 GG survive, not good.
5 giant tiger vs. 5 giraffe: 5 Gtigers survive, good.
5 elephant vs 5 giant sandworm: 4 sandworm live, good. Elephants are not insane monsters. (then 5 ents come and SLAY the wurms.)
10 oak ent vs 10 cyclops: 10 cyclops live. enter two hydra. hydras dead and loss of one cyclops. Maybe give nobleed to hydras...