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[narhiril]

You were able to run commands from reactions back in r3 with autoSyndrome...


however, you can run commands from syndromes in r4, and they can affect the creature who got the syndrome, so... hehe, it's gon be good the kind of stuff you can come up with there.

For my drow mod, I made a "finger of death" interaction that runs a command that causes the affected unit to die instantly of old age. If they can't die of old age, they bleed to death. If they can't do that, they just disappear. It kills anything.

I'm going to have to take a look at that sometime.  *devilish grin*

So, is there a way to spawn creatures this way?  And if so, is there a way to set them as friend or foe (besides using OPPOSED_TO_LIFE)?

[Putnam]

You can spawn units with spawnunit by Warmist (linked my version because it doesn't cause death-by-old-age on worlds older than 100 years) and, if the unit has a historical figure, you can add them as an enemy of the state while simultaneously removing them as a member (to prevent loyalty cascades).

[narhiril]

You can spawn units with spawnunit by Warmist (linked my version because it doesn't cause death-by-old-age on worlds older than 100 years) and, if the unit has a historical figure, you can add them as an enemy of the state while simultaneously removing them as a member (to prevent loyalty cascades).

I'll be playing around with this.  I may be able to use it to clean up the dwarven spider reactions so that they don't require that weird transformation workaround.  At the very least, this will allow me to do summoning.  xD

[SalmonGod]

Hey narhiril, do you have any plans to make use of the plugin that allows creatures to dig or tear down constructions?

[narhiril]

Hey narhiril, do you have any plans to make use of the plugin that allows creatures to dig or tear down constructions?

I was planning to make it optional.  Obviously, that plugin changes the game quite a bit and makes defense much, much harder.  Some people are into that, and power to them, but some are struggling as-is and some are perfectly happy with the way things are now.  I'm going to be testing it out on my next build.

[SalmonGod]

Is it likely there will be one last LFR release before the next big DF release?

[narhiril]

Is it likely there will be one last LFR release before the next big DF release?

Definitely at least one.  All this current update is waiting on is testing a few DFHack dependent reactions and finishing a few graphics.

[narhiril]

Well, I've got itemsyndrome, autoSyndrome, and trueTransformation working properly in r4.  There are some things I'd like to play around with using syndromeTrigger, and I haven't got spawnunit working yet, but since neither of those are necessary for this release, I'm going to push those back and try to get some sort of release up by Friday.

Still no conclusive proof that grum attacks actually work, but that's been a nightmare to try and test.  At the very least, mythical weapons work.  Most of the mythical weapons in this release have fairly simple effects, but some are very cool and there are more complex ones coming down the pipe.

Right now we've got the following effects, in addition to the racial weapon bonuses:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Stonecrusher: allows the wielder to perform periodic AoE stone blasts.
Flayer: inflicts pain on nearby enemies just by being wielded near them.
Eternity Staff: grants immortality while wielded, dangerous to unequip.
Locust Scepter: allows the wielder to use the same attack that masters of locusts use.
Titan Axe: increases strength.
Hellfire Brand: allows user to invoke a "hellstorm" (dragonfire).  Probably best used by fireproof ritual units.
: Prevents attribute rust.
: Causes vulnerability to attacks in nearby enemies.
: 25% chance while wielded to increase skill rolls by 150%.
: 50% chance while wielded to increase or decrease skill rolls by 50%.
: Slows the wielder down.
: Causes cataclysmic explosions, which the wielder is not immune to.
: Increases agility.
: Kills units that are not blessed by the Old Gods.
: Increases strength, but 15% chance to lower skill rolls.
: Prevents attribute rust, but also prevents attribute gain.
: Grants immunity to fear.
: The wielder cannot be overexerted.

Come on, you didn't think I'd just give you the names of the ones you want to avoid, did you?

[Remuthra]

Well, I've got itemsyndrome, autoSyndrome, and trueTransformation working properly in r4.  There are some things I'd like to play around with using syndromeTrigger, and I haven't got spawnunit working yet, but since neither of those are necessary for this release, I'm going to push those back and try to get some sort of release up by Friday.

Still no conclusive proof that grum attacks actually work, but that's been a nightmare to try and test.  At the very least, mythical weapons work.  Most of the mythical weapons in this release have fairly simple effects, but some are very cool and there are more complex ones coming down the pipe.

Right now we've got the following effects, in addition to the racial weapon bonuses:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Stonecrusher: allows the wielder to perform periodic AoE stone blasts.
Flayer: inflicts pain on nearby enemies just by being wielded near them.
Eternity Staff: grants immortality while wielded, dangerous to unequip.
Locust Scepter: allows the wielder to use the same attack that masters of locusts use.
Titan Axe: increases strength.
Hellfire Brand: allows user to invoke a "hellstorm" (dragonfire).  Probably best used by fireproof ritual units.
: Prevents attribute rust.
: Causes vulnerability to attacks in nearby enemies.
: 25% chance while wielded to increase skill rolls by 150%.
: 50% chance while wielded to increase or decrease skill rolls by 50%.
: Slows the wielder down.
: Causes cataclysmic explosions, which the wielder is not immune to.
: Increases agility.
: Kills units that are not blessed by the Old Gods.
: Increases strength, but 15% chance to lower skill rolls.
: Prevents attribute rust, but also prevents attribute gain.
: Grants immunity to fear.
: The wielder cannot be overexerted.

Come on, you didn't think I'd just give you the names of the ones you want to avoid, did you?

Have you considered temporarily modifying the Grum files to attack almost instantly?

[narhiril]

Have you considered temporarily modifying the Grum files to attack almost instantly?

I've got that set up for one more big test fort.  Last night's testing session I was tearing my hair out over getting all of the plugins to work with DFHack r4 - autoSyndrome had its raw component changed and itemSyndrome had a bug that Putnam found and fixed.  It's all working now, though.  I think.  We'll find out, I guess.

[Putnam]

trueTransform is part of syndromeTrigger now, I'm pretty sure, btw.

It won't affect its operation on your end, but it's something to keep in mind.

[SalmonGod]

Sounds like a lot of awesome stuff.  Looking forward to it.  But don't stress yourself out too much rushing to get it done

[greycat]

I'm going to push those back and try to get some sort of release up by Friday.

Oh, nice!  I mean, don't wreck yourself trying to stick to a fixed schedule if things aren't quite ready by then, but this is great news.

[narhiril]

Unfortunately, there have been some technical problems.  Namely, that I can't get the grum to ever show up.  I've been assured several times that cavern ambushers work, but right now I'm at a bit of a loss.  Going to ask around some more, I guess.

...Though I did have time for some new easter eggs, so it wasn't a total washout of a weekend.

[SalmonGod]

That's ok.  I found a really awesome embark, with a demon fortress and a surface-level volcano surrounded by tall, sheer cliff faces on three sides.