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[SethCreiyd]

Version .27 is up for download.  This update is all about smoothing out kinks and fixing a few minor but persistent bugs, in order to lay the groundwork for the extra materials and reactions coming up.  Here's the changelog:

Spoiler: Changelog (click to show/hide)

Version 0.27

- Golems added in creatures_golem_wizard.txt
- Wizards allowed to use good cavern animals (golems) on embark
- Added clay brick, porcelain and stoneware materials and reactions
- Diamond-from-coal reactions for coke, lignite and charcoal
- Crematory building and reaction allowed for Sorcerers and Wizards
- Boneglass converted to porcelain and migrated to resource mod
- Fixed bituminous coal to diamond magma reaction
- Fixed construction hotkeys in the furnace building menu
- Added two potential starting biomes each for wizards and sorcerers
- Sorcerer creature and entity name tokens changed
- Reactions permissions for entities altered, reaction files organized
- Made Adventure Mode magic missile material fiery
- Changed tile color of zombie humanoids to brown
- Sorcerers no longer babysnatch, now item thieves instead
- Disallowed some instruments for Sorcerers, added merchant nobility and guards
- Removed lightning rod trap component
- Removed common domestic animals from Wizard entity
- Rearranged Sorcerer noble positions for better playability
- Fixed problem with undead sometimes not appearing in Sorcerer embark list glitch

Beings made of earth and rock, Golems are the Wizards' answer to the Undead.  They're found in good-natured caves, and can be talkative and friendly!  They can be composed of pretty much every rock in the game, or many of the earth metals and gemstones,  and Wizards can embark with ones made out of clay or peat.  They can be trained for combat and are quite good at it, so be careful about running into the wild ones made of metal or stone, as they take joy in the destruction of buildings.  They can be caged, which is helpful.  You can go on adventures with golems, but their bulk makes equipping armor of any sort impossible, and so they need their brute size, strength, and unnatural compositions to survive.

Sorcerers don't babysnatch anymore, they steal items instead.  I'll have to see how this works out, I still haven't settled on a permanent decision for their behavior yet.  The reaction files are far more organized now, grouped by category for the benefit of anyone looking at the raws.

Wands will be returning with a fairly complicated process of bringing them about.  I'll need to eventually come up with a chain of production chart.  The problems from the earlier versions' wands will be taken care of, I think I know what was wrong with them before.

Have fun folks!  Let me know how everything runs.

[Smitehappy]

Just posting in this thread to say cool mod, really enjoy the wizard theme.

[SethCreiyd]

Thanks!  Version .028 is up at DFFD with a few adjustments and bug fixes.

Spoiler: Changelog (click to show/hide)

Version 0.28

- Removed CLAYMAN entity file to prevent crash for OSX users
- Golems now exotic pets
- Removed [ANY_LAND] from Wizard and Sorcerer starting biomes
- Revised and detailed Magic material template
- Improved Adventurer Mode magic missile material, descriptions and appearance
- Changes to Centaur entity, allowed metal weapons

The new magic missiles should be much improved from earlier versions.  My brother's been testing out the mod on a Mac so I've been able to bug test for it, which is how I caught that one bug, so anyone that had problems running the mod in OS X might have better luck now.

[Mzbundifund]

Hi!  I am very interested in this mod.  A minor bug report.  I was looking through the .raws to check for compatibility with some of my current mods, and noticed that though you have the Deflecting Orb listed in the item_shield_wizard.txt file, neither the wizard nor sorcerer civs have been tagged to be able to make them. 

I believe all you need to do is to add the [SHIELD:ITEM_DEFLECTING_ORB] line to the appropriate section of the entity_wizard.txt file.

[SethCreiyd]

That's actually intentional.  There's a custom reaction for the orbs, [REACTION:MAKE_GEMSTONE_ORB] and the magma workshop version.  It's set up this way to keep them from being made from wood or metal.  Thanks for the heads-up though, let me know if there is anything else.

[Mzbundifund]

I see, but won't that mean that wizard and sorcerer invaders will never come with equipped orbs?

Another question, in the custom coal to diamond reactions, there are a few strange bits in reactions 3 and 4 (both magma and non-magma reactions).  Here is the reaction 3 as written...

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[REACTION:MAGMA_COAL_TO_DIAMOND_3]
[NAME:synthesize faint yellow diamond from lignite (magma)]
[BUILDING:ALCHEMIST:CUSTOM_D]
[REAGENT:A:150:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:COAL:CHARCOAL]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ROUGH:NONE:INORGANIC:LIGNITE]
Instead of requiring lignite, it requires charcoal, and instead of producing a diamond, it produces a "rough lignite".  Reaction 4 has the right ingredient, but also produces a rough lignite instead of a rough faint yellow diamond.  Did you mean for the reaction to be more like this?

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[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NO_SUBTYPE:INORGANIC:LIGNITE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ROUGH:NONE:INORGANIC:DIAMOND_YELLOW]
Also, in the "aluminum to X gemstone" alchemy reactions, the reagent required is actually bauxite.  Seeing as bauxite can be rendered to aluminum, this might be you intentionally just letting the alchemist skip a step, but I thought I'd ask.

These are minor picks, and I wouldn't be going over the mod so thoroughly if I didn't enjoy it, so please don't take these as harsh criticisms, just minor edits!

[SethCreiyd]

I see, but won't that mean that wizard and sorcerer invaders will never come with equipped orbs?

Another question, in the custom coal to diamond reactions, there are a few strange bits in reactions 3 and 4 (both magma and non-magma reactions).  Here is the reaction 3 as written...

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[REACTION:MAGMA_COAL_TO_DIAMOND_3]
[NAME:synthesize faint yellow diamond from lignite (magma)]
[BUILDING:ALCHEMIST:CUSTOM_D]
[REAGENT:A:150:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:COAL:CHARCOAL]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ROUGH:NONE:INORGANIC:LIGNITE]
Instead of requiring lignite, it requires charcoal, and instead of producing a diamond, it produces a "rough lignite".  Reaction 4 has the right ingredient, but also produces a rough lignite instead of a rough faint yellow diamond.  Did you mean for the reaction to be more like this?

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[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NO_SUBTYPE:INORGANIC:LIGNITE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ROUGH:NONE:INORGANIC:DIAMOND_YELLOW]
Also, in the "aluminum to X gemstone" alchemy reactions, the reagent required is actually bauxite.  Seeing as bauxite can be rendered to aluminum, this might be you intentionally just letting the alchemist skip a step, but I thought I'd ask.

These are minor picks, and I wouldn't be going over the mod so thoroughly if I didn't enjoy it, so please don't take these as harsh criticisms, just minor edits!

I appreciate it a great deal!  The gemstone reactions are supposed to use bauxite (at least for now, I hope to eventually replace these with more scientifically viable reactions at some point).  For now, I renamed them to be less confusing in the future.  Those diamond reactions were certainly broken though, thanks for pointing it out.

Regarding the orbs being equipped by invaders, yeah, I don't think it happens yet.  I don't know how to restrict the materials used to make them while counting them as standard entity equipment.  I hope the future trade economy incorporates items produced by custom reactions, since that itself could solve the problem.

I didn't like how fire clay was working, so I took it out for now.  There's now an [IS_STONE] kind of clay that is indistinguishable from soil clay until it is mined (to simulate the trickiness in determining a given clay's workability).  Anyone who wants to make ceramics can order clay 'boulders' from caravans if the local clay turns out to be unusable.

.028b is up, here are the changes:

Spoiler: Changelog (click to show/hide)

- 0.28b:   Changed (display and entry) names of bauxite-to-gem reactions
-      Fixed errors in yellow diamond making reactions (thanks Mzbundifund!)
-      Added Earthenware-making reactions to Wizard and Sorcerer entities
-      Added Stoneware-making reactions to Centaurs

[DarkCephis]

     I just wanted to thank you for this mod.  It has renewed my interest in Dwarf Fortress.  Keep modding and I will keep playing. 

What I like: Not worrying about getting food unless I want to.  Stone cheese over wood chops mmmm.  Everyone has a range attack.  And Golems grown out of the earth.

Things I would like to see: Spell books when equipped gives magic attack.  Wizards making magical items like magic shield hats and flying boots.  And Summoning creatures to get pets like lesser demons, dragons, or golems.  Any thoughts on a familiar system?  Any wizard who has a pet get a bonus? 

Thank you for your work.

[SethCreiyd]

Version 0.28c is up here.  Just a small update, this will probably be the last one until I finish the new metals, unless any new bugs pop up.

Spoiler: Version 0.28c (click to show/hide)

- Edited Centaur language file and fixed incorrect translation name
- Added Treant megabeast
- Slight changes to languages

Treants are walking trees found in the woods.  They are megabeasts that begin life smaller than a horse, but grow enormous as the years go by.  They're made of wood and drop a valuable treant wood log when defeated.  A grown treant is dangerous on the level of a bronze colossus, though it is very flammable and somewhat easier to bring down.

     I just wanted to thank you for this mod.  It has renewed my interest in Dwarf Fortress.  Keep modding and I will keep playing. 

What I like: Not worrying about getting food unless I want to.  Stone cheese over wood chops mmmm.  Everyone has a range attack.  And Golems grown out of the earth.

Things I would like to see: Spell books when equipped gives magic attack.  Wizards making magical items like magic shield hats and flying boots.  And Summoning creatures to get pets like lesser demons, dragons, or golems.  Any thoughts on a familiar system?  Any wizard who has a pet get a bonus? 

Thank you for your work.

Thanks!  Unfortunately, summoning is still impossible, and there's no way to impart abilities like flying onto creatures with items, at least not yet.  More items, materials and abilities are on the agenda.

[Shootandrun]

Your mod looks amazing. I have only one question : what would happen if I used it with a graphic tile set (mayday's one)? Is it possible?

[Svarte Troner]

Your mod looks amazing. I have only one question : what would happen if I used it with a graphic tile set (mayday's one)? Is it possible?

I embarked with mayday, and it works.

[SethCreiyd]

I uploaded version .29 involving chains of custom materials, items and reactions.  Rather than expanding the mod by 'industrializing magic,' I've focused on implementing a form of alchemy with as much veracity as possible in relation to the real world as allowed by the DF engine.

By the end of the week I hope to put together a manual for the new reactions, here's the changelog for now:

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Version 0.29

- Alchemy reactions added for new metals and chemicals
- Added Tinker's Workshop and Wandmaker's Workshop
- Returned wands and added reactions for making them
- Added contraptions used for wand making
- Added Philosopher's Stone
- Consolidated Alchemy workshops
- New raw .txt files for categorizing items
- WAND_MAT material added
- Raised starting size of Treant by 10x (still smaller than a horse)
- Adjusted shortcut keys for alchemy reactions
- Esoteric alchemy reactons require Philosopher's Stone reusable reagent
- Higher level Gemshaper reactions require Wand of Cutting reusable reagent
- Wizards no longer start in ocean biomes (was causing CTD in some worlds)
- Expanded language symbol selections for Wizard, Sorcerer and Centaur civs
- Returned [BABYSNATCHER] to Sorcerers and removed [ITEM_THIEF] from them
- Reduced attack requirements for Centaurs and Sorcerers
- Centaur civ renamed from CALLIOPE to WARLIKE
- Centaur size raised, matched to that of horses
- Adjusted Treant natural combat skills (less dodging, more smashing)
- Removed gender requirements from Centaur noble positions
- Added Griffon semi-megabeast
- Changed Lair behavior for Prismatic Wizards

[Rask]

Sweet.

I took the new wands to the arena and tested them out a bit. Unfortunately, it seems that they are pretty much inferior to the standard weapons. Then again, I used humans to test, so if there's some interaction with magic, things might change. Wands seem to use the concentration skill, from the way skills rose during battle. Now, onto the test results:

Using steel wands, opponents wearing steel mail robe, steel high boots, steel gauntlets, and a steel helm (armour user: skilled) were unable to harm each other using the wands, aside from some knocked-out teeth. They still died after a while because they sporadically used kicks and punches, which did some harm. A single human wearing the same equipment but using a steel warhammer pretty much instantly killed any wand-armed opponents.

Now, results against unarmoured humans:

good: wands of piercing, cutting, digging, slaying

bad: wand of smiting

you are better off unarmed: shredding, striking, blasting, just 'wand'


I briefly checked embarking with wizards, and was relieved to find the normal weapons still available. I also noticed that gremlins cost 1 point. Is that right? In a previous version, trolls cost the same for sorcerers (didn't check the current one).

Also, how do I make military squads as a sorcerer civ? There are only four noble positions on the nobles screen, and the one most likely responsible for that task is the overseer (who demands lots of stuff and starts mandating a few weeks in). He can't be used to create squads, though.

[SethCreiyd]

The wands created in fortress mode are made of a specific material, which is the only way they are effective (and uniformly so).  In Fortress Mode, the only metal that is supposed to consistently defend against them is adamantine.

But yeah, the way combat works in this version, even steel wands will do poorly in the arena, and wands that cause edged damage are more effective all around, so more balancing needs to be done.

Gremlins and trolls cost 1 each because they lack a [PETVALUE] token.  When I get the undead/clay men to be part of the wizard/sorcerer civs proper, I'll probably take cave animals out of their entity files to remove this.

The nobles for sorcerers were missing a proper military position, so I uploaded a quick-fixed version, hope that solves the military problem.

[Rask]

Ah. I changed the raws to make producing a wand simpler so I could quickly test one in fortress mode, and had the wizards hunt elephants. They fall unconscious quickly ("gives in to the pain") once the wizard gets close, but I have been unable to discern whether that's from the wand or from the effects of the wizard's missiles. It takes a bunch of hits to kill off the unconscious elephants, though.

Also, there was a strange explosion when I made the wand, but it didn't seem to do any harm.