Ok got a meta question for an already pretty meta thread. But with the new release (and likely rapidfire releases immediately following) I turn to my fellow modders for assistance.
Modifications to vanilla files. Naturally we can't make any modifications to vanilla things without modifying the vanilla raws, but when a new version comes out we need to replace those with the new ones and then re-do the mods. For example modifying a dragon needs to be done every time for every new version unless you want to risk missing any minor changes to the creature_standard.txt file.
Does anybody have a method or utility for easily installing mods to vanilla files into a new version of dwarf fortress without replacing the whole file? I know there used to be a utility called Uristmod that did that, but it did not catch on very well and is unfortunately a bit outdated. It doesn't support some of the newer things such as tags that need to be entered in a certain order.
I guess what I'm asking for is a utility that will look through raw files for particular entries and then modify values based on previously entered specifications. To make transferring mods between versions less of a hassle. Just set up one file, and easily be able to transfer to any DF version that didn't have a massive raws rewrite. Hope that makes sense. Anybody know of such a thing?