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Vorthon

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'Creature smithing' problems
« on: October 20, 2010, 11:42:45 am »
I know it's possible to have the product of a reaction be a creature, and I've tried to implement 'war golems' so a friend of mine who's new DF doesn't have to navigate the military screen (I find to be a pain in the ass. One little finger slip can cause so many problems.) Here's the code for the reactions:

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[REACTION:WAR_GOLEM1]
[NAME:raise war golem (granite)]
[BUILDING:GOLEM_LAB:CUSTOM_SHIFT_G]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NO_SUBTYPE:INORGANIC:GRANITE] 
[PRODUCT:100:1:PET:WAR_GOLEM_GRANITE:TRAINED_WAR]
[SKILL:ALCHEMY]

[REACTION:WAR_GOLEM2]
[NAME:raise war golem (obsidian)]
[BUILDING:GOLEM_LAB:CUSTOM_SHIFT_O]
[REAGENT:A:1:BOULDER:NO_SUBTYPE:INORGANIC:OBSIDIAN] 
[PRODUCT:100:1:PET:WAR_GOLEM_OBSIDIAN:TRAINED_WAR]
[SKILL:ALCHEMY]
What'd I get wrong?
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 12:06:52 pm »
It isn't possible to create creatures through reactions. You can create vermin, which are more like pseudo-items than creatures, and even there seem to be a few bugs.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 01:50:44 pm »
yeah...haven't been able to forge creatures since what?...before 40d?  Maybe it'll be back when Toady gets to magic.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 03:24:13 pm »
You weren't able to forge "true" creatures ever, FYI.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2010, 05:09:28 pm »
Quote from: Untelligent on October 20, 2010, 03:24:13 pm
You weren't able to forge "true" creatures ever, FYI.

could have sworn people talked about before the z level was introduced, reactions could make animals...or maybe it was just a beautiful dream...

[edit]  ...yep...just a beautiful cow-factory dream... ...we still need toady to add in magic to "summon" cows...intelligent cows...that want to be eaten!
« Last Edit: October 20, 2010, 05:19:08 pm by JediaKyrol »
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2010, 11:37:36 am »

I'm more interested in Dwarven workshops building clockwork automatons from mechanisms and armor, myself.

I'd like to see more interactions between mechanisms, gears, components, etc.  Linking levers to anything.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2010, 02:16:56 pm »
Quote from: JediaKyrol on October 20, 2010, 05:09:28 pm
Quote from: Untelligent on October 20, 2010, 03:24:13 pm
You weren't able to forge "true" creatures ever, FYI.

could have sworn people talked about before the z level was introduced, reactions could make animals...or maybe it was just a beautiful dream...

[edit]  ...yep...just a beautiful cow-factory dream... ...we still need toady to add in magic to "summon" cows...intelligent cows...that want to be eaten!

Definitely a dream, since prior to the introduction of Z-levels in Fortress mode, custom reactions didn't exist at all.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2010, 02:21:27 pm »
One of the random quotes on the wiki's main page refers to smelting cows, but the cows in question were vermin cows.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2010, 06:59:08 pm »
Why does that make me want to mod in milkable cow-bugs?
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2010, 10:32:31 pm »
Quote from: InsanityPrelude on October 22, 2010, 06:59:08 pm
Why does that make me want to mod in milkable cow-bugs?

you mean other than purring maggots?
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2010, 11:13:14 pm »
No, I mean literally part cow.

Or cowbats maybe. Kind of Kingdom of Loathing-ish.
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Re: 'Creature smithing' problems
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2010, 01:36:19 pm »
Quote from: Knight Otu on October 20, 2010, 12:06:52 pm
It isn't possible to create creatures through reactions. You can create vermin, which are more like pseudo-items than creatures, and even there seem to be a few bugs.
You can "forge" live mini-golems to throw at people.
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