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mrtspence

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Adding Pet Races?
« on: January 13, 2011, 07:12:10 pm »

Hi all. Recently created a few pet creatures but am having trouble being able to use them with my civilization. What is the process to get a race usable and embark-able as pets?
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Master Catfish

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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2011, 07:19:32 pm »

[common_domestic] allows them to be bought at embark, and [pet] does something important too.  I believe [trainable] allows them to become hunting or war animals.  [pack_animal] makes them carry items for merchants, or pull wagons.
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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2011, 07:39:59 pm »

Would any one know what would happen if I added those to the human raws
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mrtspence

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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2011, 08:10:12 pm »

Ah! I was missing the [COMMON_DOMESTIC] one. Thanks a bunch!
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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2011, 08:10:41 pm »

Would any one know what would happen if I added those to the human raws

they might use other humans to carry supplies.

Like in Monty python and the holy grail.
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Give cats natural metallic armor and throw them in your danger room.  Also allow their mouth and tail to grasp (shield in mouth, weapon in tail xD)  Have a cat based military.  You know, do the same with all tame animals xD send in the cats as shock troops to disrupt the archers

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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2011, 08:19:32 pm »

Would any one know what would happen if I added those to the human raws

They won't work very well.
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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2011, 08:34:19 pm »

Would any one know what would happen if I added those to the human raws

They won't work very well.
I'll try.
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mrtspence

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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2011, 10:03:30 pm »

Well, people would then lose the ability to be assigned skills (labour screen replaced with the pet one). They are also pretty weak, and would make poor pack animals!
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Re: Adding Pet Races?
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2011, 10:07:52 pm »

Actually, the labour screen stays. They'll work just like the player race, except they won't (most labours will break them).
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