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[Zancor Mezoran]

Hey everyone, I was wondering if it was possible to modify the number of points you can spend on skills/equipment/animals prior to embarking in DF .31.03.  I was used to having 2000 points to start out, but was then faced with the problem of using 1300-1400 points to get equipment.  This, in conjunction with the fact that I can no longer farm without irrigation (which will result in my farms taking much longer to set up), is a serious issue for me.  I was wondering if there was any way to change it so that I may embark with 2000 points once more, other than using some sort of hex/memory editor or cheating/tweaking program.  Thanks,

Zancor Mezoran

[Shaostoul]

Look in the world_gen.txt ... it's like the 3rd item down. I've set it as high as 20000

[EMBARK_POINTS:20000]

[Zancor Mezoran]

Thanks much!

[dennislp3]

Also if you gen a custom world it is one of the parameters you can set

[Deon]

That's what world_gen.txt does. It's allows to customize game world gen parameters .

[derigo]

He means its in the custom options screen somewhere in worldgen(admittedly hard to dig through), meaning you can do it through the game interface without editing any files.

[MrWiggles]

Yea, but editing the files is easier.

[Ilmoran]

Look in the world_gen.txt ... it's like the 3rd item down. I've set it as high as 20000

[EMBARK_POINTS:20000]

Did that actually work?  As in, did you actually have 20,000 points when you started?  The in-game interface says it's limited to 10,000.

[Duane]

It's not limited, but you have to edit the Worldgen file and not do edit it in-game afterwards. Remember that TEN MILLION ITEMS might lag your game a little, so try to keep it to a limit. Currently dominating a pocket region with 100,000 embark points.
"And then Urist brought fifteen of every animal, both male and female."
"And then he ate them all because the caravan wouldn't show up."

[Zaranthan]

The modding question was answered, so I'm just gonna bookmark this thread and offer a little practical advice for anyone else having a similar problem.

I was used to having 2000 points to start out, but was then faced with the problem of using 1300-1400 points to get equipment.  This, in conjunction with the fact that I can no longer farm without irrigation (which will result in my farms taking much longer to set up), is a serious issue for me.

Anvils and weapons got dramatic price cuts, so it's actually not much of a loss. The big difference is all the medical gear you get in the default loadout. What I usually do:

Cut all the thread, cloth, crutches, etc by 1 each (what are you gonna do with 5 crutches, anyway?).
Drop one pick and one axe (only bring one of each for Day 1 operations).
Bring a handful of copper nuggets (6 points each, vastly cheaper than the steel picks and axes you're forced to bring)
Bring a fire-safe stone or three if you're embarking to an aquifer.

The copper lets you smelt the picks you need (and axes if you have surface wildlife to deal with). Burn trees for charcoal, you can have plenty by the time the migrants start to pile up.
Culling the hospital supplies nets you a TON of points. It's the difference between embarking with supplies for a month and embarking with supplies for TWO SEASONS (I usually get my farms working by mid-summer, with only a few turtles and drinks left, and getting my planters busy is my #1 priority).

[Shaostoul]

Farming operations certainly seem to be the number one priority in this new version.

If there are trees on the map, I get rid of all medical supplies. 1500 points in the new version goes a long way.

[Eagleon]

The plant cloth is actually a lot more expensive than regular cave spider silk or leather. So drop that and get their equivalent if you still want the medical stuff. Still nets you a lot of points.

[MrWiggles]

Yea, I've done only two new forts in the new version. I find the embark points to be enough to have ample supplies. I dont start that many highly skilled dorf. Currently my only really skilled dorf is my medical on. I generally give my hopeful expedition leader some points in appraise and some of the social skills, as he'll level up the other administrative stuff in short order.

[Zaranthan]

Farming operations certainly seem to be the number one priority in this new version.

If there are trees on the map, I get rid of all medical supplies. 1500 points in the new version goes a long way.

I find that's temping fate. Tried it once, and found my tree corner populated by half a dozen elephants. Six untrained wrestlers don't fare very well against those odds, but they might've survived if my doctor didn't have to fell the trees and fashion the splints himself.