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[Meph]

I dont want to abduct the thread, so I PM you about the cursed armor.

EDIT: I got it. Item-sets.

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[INTERACTION:ARMOK_BOOST]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:BOOST]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:LOCK_1]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:LOCK_2]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:self]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A][IE_IMMEDIATE][SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:boost]
[SYN_CLASS:BOOST] => also has all the unlocks itself.
[SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_1]
[SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_2]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:3000:START:5:END:1000]

[INTERACTION:ARMOK_LOCK_1]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:BOOST]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_1]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:self]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A][IE_IMMEDIATE][SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:LOCK_1]
[SYN_CLASS:LOCK_1]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:101:START:0:END:500]

[INTERACTION:ARMOK_LOCK_2]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:BOOST]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_2]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:self]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A][IE_IMMEDIATE][SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:LOCK_2]
[SYN_CLASS:LOCK_2]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:101:START:0:END:500]

[INTERACTION:ARMOK_UNLOCK_LOCK_1]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:BOOST]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:self]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A][IE_IMMEDIATE][SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:b1]
[SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_1]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:101:START:0:END:1100]

[INTERACTION:ARMOK_UNLOCK_LOCK_2]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:BOOST]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:self]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A][IE_IMMEDIATE][SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:b2]
[SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_2]
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:101:START:0:END:1100]


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[INORGANIC:ADAMANTINE1]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:METAL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:molten adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling adamantine]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:3:3:1] [BUILD_COLOR:3:3:1]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[ITEMS_WEAPON][ITEMS_WEAPON_RANGED][ITEMS_AMMO][ITEMS_DIGGER][ITEMS_ARMOR][ITEMS_ANVIL]
[ITEMS_HARD]
[ITEMS_METAL]
[ITEMS_BARRED]
[ITEMS_SCALED]
[ITEMS_SOFT]
[WAFERS]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[LIQUID_DENSITY:2600]
[MOLAR_MASS:55845]
[IMPACT_YIELD:5000000]
[IMPACT_FRACTURE:5000000]
[IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TENSILE_YIELD:5000000]
[TENSILE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TORSION_YIELD:5000000]
[TORSION_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[SHEAR_YIELD:5000000]
[SHEAR_FRACTURE:5000000]
[SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[BENDING_YIELD:5000000]
[BENDING_FRACTURE:5000000]
[BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[MAX_EDGE:100000]
[DEEP_SPECIAL]
[STOCKPILE_THREAD_METAL]
[REACTION_CLASS:ADAMANTINE_COATING]
[SYNDROME][SYN_CLASS:DFHACK_ITEM_SYNDROME] for item "armor of armok"

[CE_CAN_DO_INTERACTION:START:0:END:450]
[CDI:INTERACTION:ARMOK_LOCK_1]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:VERB:1:lock #1:NA]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:test 1]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:A:1]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:A:1]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:1]

[CE_CAN_DO_INTERACTION:START:0:END:450]
[CDI:INTERACTION:ARMOK_LOCK_2]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:VERB:2:lock #2:NA]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:test 2]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:A:1]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:A:1]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:1]

[CE_CAN_DO_INTERACTION:START:5:END:460]
[CDI:INTERACTION:ARMOK_BOOST]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:VERB:boost:gets the bonus from the completed set:NA]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:test boost]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:A:1]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:A:1]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:10]

[INORGANIC:ADAMANTINE2]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:METAL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:molten adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling adamantine]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:3:3:1] [BUILD_COLOR:3:3:1]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[ITEMS_WEAPON][ITEMS_WEAPON_RANGED][ITEMS_AMMO][ITEMS_DIGGER][ITEMS_ARMOR][ITEMS_ANVIL]
[ITEMS_HARD]
[ITEMS_METAL]
[ITEMS_BARRED]
[ITEMS_SCALED]
[ITEMS_SOFT]
[WAFERS]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[LIQUID_DENSITY:2600]
[MOLAR_MASS:55845]
[IMPACT_YIELD:5000000]
[IMPACT_FRACTURE:5000000]
[IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TENSILE_YIELD:5000000]
[TENSILE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TORSION_YIELD:5000000]
[TORSION_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[SHEAR_YIELD:5000000]
[SHEAR_FRACTURE:5000000]
[SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[BENDING_YIELD:5000000]
[BENDING_FRACTURE:5000000]
[BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[MAX_EDGE:100000]
[DEEP_SPECIAL]
[STOCKPILE_THREAD_METAL]
[REACTION_CLASS:ADAMANTINE_COATING]
[SYNDROME][SYN_CLASS:DFHACK_ITEM_SYNDROME] [SYN_NAME:shield of armok]
[CE_CAN_DO_INTERACTION:START:0:END:1000]
[CDI:INTERACTION:ARMOK_UNLOCK_LOCK_1]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:VERB:b1:unlock lock #1:NA]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:test b1]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:A:1]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:A:1]

[INORGANIC:ADAMANTINE3]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:METAL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:molten adamantine]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling adamantine]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:3:3:1] [BUILD_COLOR:3:3:1]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:300]
[SPEC_HEAT:7500]
[MELTING_POINT:25000]
[BOILING_POINT:50000]
[ITEMS_WEAPON][ITEMS_WEAPON_RANGED][ITEMS_AMMO][ITEMS_DIGGER][ITEMS_ARMOR][ITEMS_ANVIL]
[ITEMS_HARD]
[ITEMS_METAL]
[ITEMS_BARRED]
[ITEMS_SCALED]
[ITEMS_SOFT]
[WAFERS]
[SOLID_DENSITY:200]
[LIQUID_DENSITY:2600]
[MOLAR_MASS:55845]
[IMPACT_YIELD:5000000]
[IMPACT_FRACTURE:5000000]
[IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TENSILE_YIELD:5000000]
[TENSILE_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[TORSION_YIELD:5000000]
[TORSION_FRACTURE:5000000]
[TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[SHEAR_YIELD:5000000]
[SHEAR_FRACTURE:5000000]
[SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[BENDING_YIELD:5000000]
[BENDING_FRACTURE:5000000]
[BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:0]
[MAX_EDGE:100000]
[DEEP_SPECIAL]
[STOCKPILE_THREAD_METAL]
[REACTION_CLASS:ADAMANTINE_COATING]
[SYNDROME][SYN_CLASS:DFHACK_ITEM_SYNDROME] [SYN_NAME:sword of armok]
[CE_CAN_DO_INTERACTION:START:0:END:1000]
[CDI:INTERACTION:ARMOK_UNLOCK_LOCK_2]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:VERB:b2:unlock lock #2:NA]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:test b2]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:A:1]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:A:1]


Tested with 3 items, sword, shield and armor. When you first put on the item with adamantine1, which has both the locks and the boost, you might get the boost for a few times, before the locks prevent this. I dont know why this happens. And every now and then, maybe once a month, you might get the boost as well, even when the locks are on.

How it works:
The material adamantine1 uses itemsyndrome to add 3 syndromes. LOCK_1, LOCK_2 and BOOST.
LOCK_1 and LOCK_2 add SYN_CLASS:LOCK_1 and LOCK_2.
BOOST has CANNOT_HAVE_SYN_CLASS:LOCK_1 and LOCK_2.
This means the dwarf has the BOOST interaction, but cant target himself, because he has those syn-classes.

Adamantine2 and Adamantine3 are the keys. If you equip an item made of them, they will add a syndrome, UNLOCK_LOCK_1 & 2.
UNLOCK_LOCK_1 & 2 add the SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_1 & 2.
The previous interactions, LOCK_1 and LOCK_2 have CANNOT_HAVE_SYN_CLASS:UNLOCK_LOCK_1 & 2.
This means that wearing these additional items will block the lock 1 and lock 2 interactions. The dwarf with these items is no longer a valid target for the locks.

And if the dwarf is no target for lock_1 and lock_2, then there is nothing that could stop BOOST from targetting the dwarf. Result: If you wear items from 2 of the 3 materials, you dont get a BOOST. Only if you wear items from all 3 materials do you unlock the BOOST.

Hope the example helps if you want to try for yourself, and maybe you can even find a better timing then I did. the START:END:WAIT_PERIOD... those are the key to stopping the random BOOSTS from appearing. I havent found the perfect number yet.

The system can be used on any number of items and any type of items. I assume that the need for a better timing is higher the higher the number of items is.

EDIT2: I am still fiddling around with the start and end times, but the theory is sound

[narhiril]

Today marks my first day back at school.  You may be thinking "oh noes, narhiril, how will you ever make time for DF?" but the truth is, this is actually good news.  I tend to work on DF more quickly during the school year, since it's something I can do in and in-between classes. 

Today, I'm going to be working on some odds and ends related to the new cavern race (tentatively named "The Grum").  Here's a preview of what to expect:

Spoiler: lore_grum (click to show/hide)

THE GRUM

[PART 1: INTRODUCTION]

A relatively young race, the grum are a civilization of long-snouted underground humanoids living in the caverns.  The grum are hostile to the dwarves and most of their allies.

[PART 2: NATURE]

Grum are strange creatures, roughly the size of a human.  They have no eyes, instead relying on smell, touch, and their sense of hearing.
The grum smell and eat with their snouts, which protrude from their heads like long and downturned noses.  They are covered in a fur coat for warmth,
which varies in color from black to various shades of brown and even white. 

[PART 3: SOCIETY]

The grum are a generally peaceful race, but have developed technologies to defend themselves from the hostile denizens of the underground, including the shedim.  The grum do not
build elegant fortifications, but are more than capable of taking up defensive positions and settling into large colonies that can rival the populations of cities on the surface.
The grum are talented metalworkers and miners, but are also fiercely protective of their homelands.  Grum society is organized with a reverence for elders, regardless of caste
or colony.  In a dispute between an elder grum and a younger grum, it is customary for the younger grum to back down in all but the most extreme situtations.  The grum communicate
using their own language, which relies heavily on the resonant sounds from their snouts.  Since the grum cannot see each other, fur color is meaningless in their society.

[PART 4: BATTLE TACTICS]

The grum are fairly organized in battle, using techniques and formations undoubtedly developed to combat the shedim and forgotten beasts of the depths.  Grum squadrons are often
led by a single elder or an accomplished young upstart.  In the case of the latter, the young squad leader is often a leader only in name, with the grum instead referring to the
eldest member of the squad for direction regardless of rank.  This would seem to be a handicap, but does not seem to confuse the grum nearly as much as their enemies, who often
have difficulty identifying their leadership on the battlefield.

[PART 5: DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS]

Besides the shedim, which are considered to be predators by the grum, little is known about grum relations to most of the surface races, save for the dwarves.
Up until recent years, the grum have only had regular contact with the moroii, whom they do not communicate with, but instead consider part of their natural
environment.  As civilizations on the surface have risen and begun to conflict with each other more violently, the dwarves have begun mining the underground caverns for resources,
and in doing so, unknowingly encroached on grum territory.  The grum just want to be left alone, and consider the dwarves to be destructors of their environment and bringers of
chaos to their order.  Mostly because of the as-yet unbroken language barrier between dwarves and grum, there have not been any successful diplomatic advances towards peace.

[narhiril]

I know I've promised concept art, but I don't have access to a scanner right now, so in the meantime, here's a teaser for the next version.

Spoiler: Racial and Mythical Weapons (click to show/hide)

Racial and mythical weapons use Putnam's itemsyndrome plugin to give their wielders access to new powers and abilities.  For starters, every race will have a unique weapon which grants a bonus when wielded by a member of that race.  For the nephilim, wielding a lance will increase their agility.  For the dwarves, there will be a new shield called the runic defender to replace the standard shield, which will grant increased toughness.  A dwarf can still wield a lance, but will not get the associated agility buff.  For racial weapons, these bonuses will be mostly passive, but for the rarer and more powerful mythical weapons, these bonuses can be even more fun.

An example of a more interesting mythical weapon is the stonecrusher, which is a gigantic two-handed hammer.  In addition to being a formidable blunt weapon, wielding a stonecrusher gives its wielder the ability to slam the hammer into the ground, smashing the earth and sending gravel flying at nearby enemies.  The flayer, a favored weapon of Armok, will cause enemies of the wielder to start to bleed just by being in its presence.  Conversely, a divine aegis will prevent most incoming debuffs as long as its wielder can hold onto it.  Most of these weapons will be quite challenging to obtain - some will be integrated into the tech and ritual trees, some will be monster drops, some will be wielded by enemies, and still others will be hidden in more obscure places.  In addition to a bunch of new weapon types, the locust scepter and curious ritual knife will be given new abilities with this update.  Enchanted or cursed armor is a possibility, as well.

Some of these weapons will only grant bonuses to certain wielders, and some may even harm wielders of certain races and dispositions.  For example, the lifedrinker is an extremely powerful sword in the hands of one of Armok's faithful, but will cause the hands of the unworthy who grasp it to blister and rot.

Idea- Humans have swiss pikemen. Those guys were TOUGH. Nice way to make a unique weapon though. Also, maybe humans had a tech advantage long ago, and they are the vanguard? Like halo? Just a thought.

There are descendants of the vanguard who are still alive today, but I'm not going to tell you who they are. 

Each Old God will have at least one mythical weapon associated with them, which will greatly empower one of their followers, but might not be a good idea to give to someone else.  For example, don't give a hellfire brand to a normal soldier.  It's funny, but bad. 

Likewise, you will find some mythical weapons in places you aren't expecting, and many of them will not offer any clues as to what exactly they do.  For example, if you find a cool weapon in a vanguard ruin and start witnessing weird phenomena in your fortress shortly thereafter, it very well might be that you've dug up something perhaps better left untouched.  Some mythical weapons will not be so clear-cut - you may very well find a weapon that is both blessed and cursed, and you will have to identify its effects and then weigh its benefits against its risks.  Many mythical weapons are game-changing powerhouses, but you would be well advised not to ever pick up a mythical weapon without being prepared for it to be cursed.  But hey, maybe if you find a cursed weapon, you can still pawn it off to those naive little elves...  Prepare yourself for surprises - It's going to be !!FUN!!

[Iceblaster]

How come the collective name isn't loved

Anyway. I will have to redownload this mod and try it out again... maybe later though. Either wya, I'll be back after I play a bit.

[Meph]

That sounds amazing, a lot more intricate and thought through then what I had planned. ^^

[Putnam]

That sounds amazing, a lot more intricate and thought through then what I had planned. ^^

welcome to LFR

[Meph]

(I stay with my system of writing a small test of features, release them, and improve them if people like the idea)

[narhiril]

...For anyone taking notes, remember to chalk up a dwarf with a hellfire brand under "things that are a really, really bad idea."

That being said, emberlight warriors can use them safely... well, safely for them, anyway.

[Meph]

I assume they get the firebreath, but self-targeted? ^^

[narhiril]

I assume they get the firebreath, but self-targeted? ^^

It's enemy-targeted, they're just... not particularly bright.

[Meph]

Well, they lighten up with it, so thats ok.

[narhiril]

I've spent today finishing racial weapon bonuses and combing through pre-existing weapons to see which of those need an update.  Locust scepters (dropped by masters of locusts) can now be used by dwarves to summon the same locust swarms that masters of locusts use, albeit not as effectively and without any immunity to their effects.

Here's what I've got so far:

Goblins gain boosts to several mental attributes while wielding daggers.
Nephilim gain a speed boost while wielding a lance.
Voidwalkers wielding reavers can now enter martial trances.
Humans do not suffer from attribute rust while wielding long swords or scimitars.
Elves gain a large willpower bonus when using greatbows.
Lizardmen cannot overexert themselves while wielding pitchforks.
Bog trolls gain a strength bonus when wielding two-handed swords or claymores.
Dwarves gain a toughness bonus while wielding runic defenders (new type of shield).
Meowkin gain increased agility while wielding quarterstaves.
Grum will be immune to fear while wielding a grum-made weapon.
Moroii and kobolds do not gain any racial weapon benefits.  Shedim don't use weapons, so there's no point in giving them one, either.

I may very well do racial armor bonuses later, but for now that's all.

In addition to these, I've also got four or five mythical weapons finished - including the stonecrusher, which I had mentioned earlier, and the hellfire brand.  The stonecrusher will most likely be a ritual item from the Temple of the Twins, while the hellfire brand will probably come from the Temple of Fire - other special weapons will be made available through other channels.  Some of these ritual-related weapons will grant additional bonuses to units of the appropriate Old God, while some will be dangerous to use for anyone not favored (i.e. hellfire brand), and still others, in the most extreme cases, can only be wielded by the appropriate unit, and any other unit attempting to even pick up the weapon will suffer severe consequences for their hubris.  Don't worry - Putnam's script ensures that this will not affect haulers unless specified, so dwarves moving items to stockpiles need not worry. 

At least one or two mythical weapons will be added to the experimental weapons lab in addition to the already-present curious ritual knife.  I plan to do a few more as monster drops, a few as vanguard artifacts, a few from advanced alchemy experiments, and a few more in even more obscure places.   All in all, expect around 20 to 25 to be included in this release, with more to come in the future.

[Putnam]

Okay, haha, never thought about giving mundane weapons itemsyndrome bonuses. I guess I did open that gate with creature classes, though.

[narhiril]

Okay, haha, never thought about giving mundane weapons itemsyndrome bonuses. I guess I did open that gate with creature classes, though.

Most of them are not very large bonuses - just a slight edge to the race that uses them most dominantly.

[Imp]

Wowsers, this is awesome to read about!