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[Fairin]

expect 0.14e on Friday.

*WhipCrack* hurry up and make my weekend already !!! >: ) its almost 1pm est !

er... nevermind.. swtor finally sent me the email >: )

[Fairin]

ack no! bad skyrim, give us back Narhiril !!!

[Dohon]

Relax, grasshoppah. The new version will get here once it's ready.

[narhiril]

Apologies, guys and gals, but I ended up having to rush my friend to the hospital with pneumonia last night.  Fortunately, she's alright now, but that took up all of my time yesterday that I was planning to use for this release.  I haven't gotten Skyrim yet simply because I don't have $60 to spend on it this week, so, while a good guess, that isn't my excuse this time.

0.14e is now uploaded and should be good to go.  Those of you using the simplified clothing plug-in will find an updated version of that file as well in the test raw download link off the front page (the usual spot).  As usual, please report any bugs, anomalies, comments, or technical difficulties to this thread or to me via private message, and I'll get them resolved as soon as I can.

Enjoy

[trees]

Quick bug report: the raws only download of the new version contains an "item_food_narhiril.txt" and an "item_food_narhiril.txt.txt," causing duplicate errors.
I haven't played this mod in a while, been a tad busy with my own personal attempts. I think I'll start a new fortress tonight!

[Pan]

Hooray! Testing now!

In future, don't apologize about being sick or anything. Sort of demeaning for you, isn't it? 

[narhiril]

Quick bug report: the raws only download of the new version contains an "item_food_narhiril.txt" and an "item_food_narhiril.txt.txt," causing duplicate errors.
I haven't played this mod in a while, been a tad busy with my own personal attempts. I think I'll start a new fortress tonight!

Thank you, good catch.  Re-uploaded with this issue resolved.  If you have downloaded (either raw-only or pre-installed) before the time stamp on this post (~10 of you), please go ahead and just delete that duplicate file.

[Dohon]

Gonna download this and play once I have some more time. Soon, I hope. Have you already added the updated Ironhand Graphics set and the Wheel Barrow mod, Narhiril? Or are those future additions? And what are your intentions regarding the Simplified Clothing plugin? Because I'm loving that.

[Weaselcake]

Can someone explain how to add this to the Lazy Newb Pack without any issue? I want to try this mod but I can't really play DF without the LNP. 

[narhiril]

Gonna download this and play once I have some more time. Soon, I hope. Have you already added the updated Ironhand Graphics set and the Wheel Barrow mod, Narhiril? Or are those future additions? And what are your intentions regarding the Simplified Clothing plugin? Because I'm loving that.

bdog's wheelbarrows are coming along next version, but the new Ironhand graphics are already included. 

Simplified clothing is pretty much done, though it will continue to see updates to keep it compatible.  It seems to have a measurable effect on performance, presumably because clothing items are one of the game's biggest contributors to lag.  In the future, there will likely be more of these little plug-in components.  I am considering doing the first versions of the shedim as a plug-in component, so that people can test them, but aren't stuck with them and any associated issues that haven't been ironed out.

Which reminds me, I eventually need to move the SC download to a more permanent link (instead of the test raw spot).  I'll let everybody know when that happens, though.

Can someone explain how to add this to the Lazy Newb Pack without any issue? I want to try this mod but I can't really play DF without the LNP. 

The Ironhand release is a full copy of DF v0.31.25 with Ironhand graphics v0.60 and LFR v0.14e installed.  If you're familiar with DF already, it's really just opening the folder and firing up the executable to jump right in.  Any utilities (dwarf therapist, dfhack, perfectworlddf, etc) should continue to run without any problems.  The init and d_init files might need to be tweaked for your preferences and local machine, but both of those files (found within "LFR Ironhand Graphics Edition v0.14e/data/init") contain some documentation to assist you with those changes, if necessary.

Unfortunately, if you're fond of another graphics set, LFR doesn't currently support anything but Ironhand or ASCII, with some limited (i.e. minerals and plants, but not workshops) support for Phoebus.  Wider graphics support is something that's on the "to do" list, somewhere down the road.

[Fairin]

Apologies, guys and gals, but I ended up having to rush my friend to the hospital with pneumonia last night.  Fortunately, she's alright now, but that took up all of my time yesterday that I was planning to use for this release.  I haven't gotten Skyrim yet simply because I don't have $60 to spend on it this week, so, while a good guess, that isn't my excuse this time.

Enjoy

thats not an excuse, thats a damned good reason. and you don't need an excuse for us Narhiril.
good to hear shes lookin up

just a warning tho.. skyrim has that addiction effect.. just one more corner.. one more horizon... one more quest...

[narhiril]

Spoiler: Some spoiler-related news (click to show/hide)

I think I've found a way to get LFR's demons to interact peacefully with procedural demons.  This is good news for LFR, as it means that I can go ahead and push through some more easter eggs down there without having to force the user to use a special demon-free worldgen parameter set. 

Some of the stuff I want to try has never, to my knowledge, been tried with a DF mod before, so a lot of personal testing (aka time) will probably be required to get some of the more exciting features done.  More on this later.

[Pan]

Since I've been busy with exams, I've only had some time to look at the newly added cavern creatures with the arena. The ankylosauros loses every fight against the the sabre tooth tigers and megalania, and just about anything. They need some buffing up. They never use their tails clubs either, although I did observe how the ankylosaurus will 'slam' an enemy. It doesn't specify how they slam, but if they use their tail, it's not mentioned.

The megalania, on the other hand, are quite tough and can deflect iron weaponry with their skin!

[narhiril]

A lot of that is a size difference.  I think you'll find that pygmy ankylosaurs hold up better against poorly-equipped, weaker enemies (goblins, lizardmen) than sabre-toothed tigers do.  Pygmy ankylosaurs have scales roughly equal to bronze in strength, while sabre-toothed tigers just have their hides.  However, when badly outsized, that advantage doesn't mean much.  One on one, a sabre-toothed tiger will win about 75% of the fights with a pygmy ankylosaur, but against a copper-clad goblin siege, the ankylosaurs will last longer.  Megalania are much more powerful and better armored than both sabre-toothed tigers and ankylosaurs, but come at the price of having to capture and breed them on your own.

A little size and ability reference chart.

Dwarf = 60k
Dog = 30k, weak defense, mediocre offense, embarkable.
Sabre-tooth tiger = 425k, weak defense, very powerful offense, breeds and matures quickly, embarkable.
Pygmy ankylosaur = 90k, strong defense (~bronze), mediocre offense, lays eggs, embarkable.
Megalania = 600k, very strong defense (between iron and steel), very powerful offense, lays eggs.

Spoiler: "Special" war animals (click to show/hide)

Empyrean carbuncle = 10k, very strong defense (~steel), weak direct offense, strong indirect area-effect offense (bladed air), lays special eggs, flies, cannot be reliably bred.

Spoiler: Other LFR creatures that you might be curious about (click to show/hide)

Damascus sentinel = 120k, extremely strong defense (damascus steel), strong offense, avoids traps, syndrome immune, drops t1 tech tree item on kill.
Devourer of the depths = 1000k, strong and valuable webs, avoids traps, paralysis venom, weak defense.
Wyvern = 25000k, strong defense (~iron), strong direct offense, very strong indirect area-effect offense (dragon fire), avoids traps, fire immune, lays eggs, flies.
Land mover =  5000k, strong defense (scales, ~iron) to very strong defense (shell, ~steel), mediocre offense, debilitating blood, avoids traps, lays eggs.
Damascus arbiter = 10000k, extremely strong defense (damascus steel), extremely strong offense, avoids traps, syndrome immune, drops easter egg item on kill.
Greater demons = 1700000k - 2000000k.  Not a typo - imagine a dwarf fighting something the size of the statue of liberty.  You'll have to figure out their abilities on your own.

[Pan]

Wait what? Sabre tooth tigers are like friggin elephants!