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[rooth]

thanks alot for the new version. I have a question regarding dfhack; I've been trying to get a perfect embark with a volcano for ages now and wasted days trying. Suddenly it hit me; can't i just create my own free fuel babyvolcano with dfhacks liquids?

[robertheinrich]

can't i just create my own free fuel babyvolcano with dfhacks liquids?

Yes you can. You can use the simple and cheaty approach and put one single magma tile under each furnace/forge. Or you could place a huge chunk of magma somewhere near your fortress and have some fun digging it out. The only problem is that you canīt build magma furnaces and forges BEFORE you have discovered the "real" magma sea, so you still need to dig down there, too.

[Valdrax]

Two questions -- one technical, one feature request:

1.  Out of curiosity, why does the Linux version of DFHack use LD_PRELOAD instead of bundling with a version of SDL or some other library like on Windows?  (I ask because my distro's version of glibc disables LD_PRELOAD for security purposes.)

2.  Would it be possible to extend dfprospect to guess at magma levels in the embark screen (or at least where the volcanism hits 100%)?

[Antalia]

Hi Peterix & DFHack experts,

I have been looking at using the "dwarfexport" plugin of DFHack, to replace a function I was previously doing with Runesmith. The description of my project is in another thread if you are interested: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=103900.0

Basically the dwarfexport plugin almost does what I need, but the XML file it generates does not include some data that my utility was using. The missing details are dwarf ages, currently enabled labors, and skill levels.

I am exploring several options for accessing this data with my program in DF2012 (since Runesmith won't be updated for at least a while). So one thing I did is, I looked at your dwarfexport.cpp on GitHub, and modules/units.cpp. It looks like the dwarf ages (line 145 in units.cpp, I think) and enabled labors (line 143 in units.cpp) are currently accessible in the creature object used by dwarfexport. I didn't see the skill levels, though.

I wouldn't like to ask you to do any work for me--my project is at least a little bit silly But I thought it might be worth asking--do you have plans to expand the dwarfexport plugin to write this data to XML, like Runesmith did? I have a feeling based on what I've seen browsing the code, that the ages and enabled labors might not be very difficult to export, but the skill levels could take more effort.

Thank you for your time and have a nice day

[zilpin]

Antalia, you could always fork the DFHack source, and expand the XML export tool to contain all the information you want.
Peterix is really good at merging forks into his source trunk.
Runesmith uses DFHack to get it's data, so it's all there.

[Intrinsic]

PTW

[Quietust]

Out of curiosity, why does the Linux version of DFHack use LD_PRELOAD instead of bundling with a version of SDL or some other library like on Windows?  (I ask because my distro's version of glibc disables LD_PRELOAD for security purposes.)

Probably because the "replace SDL" trick was only done on Windows because that's the only way it could reasonably be done - if LD_PRELOAD was possible on Windows, we'd be using it.

[Rose]

actually, there is an experimental build that does the equivilant of replacing the dll, unless I mis-understand the purpose of the eggy branch.

[Flying Dice]

Thank you for the update! 

[ag]

actually, there is an experimental build that does the equivilant of replacing the dll, unless I mis-understand the purpose of the eggy branch.

Only it's libgraphics.so, i.e. a part of Dwarf Fortress that is linked into the exe on windows, but separate and open-source on linux. It basically hooks directly into the rendering code of the game in order to do some more fancy stuff.

[rooth]

can't i just create my own free fuel babyvolcano with dfhacks liquids?

Yes you can. You can use the simple and cheaty approach and put one single magma tile under each furnace/forge. Or you could place a huge chunk of magma somewhere near your fortress and have some fun digging it out. The only problem is that you canīt build magma furnaces and forges BEFORE you have discovered the "real" magma sea, so you still need to dig down there, too.

hmm. good point on the enabling of magma buildings. But wait; I'm pretty sure I discovered the magma sea on my volcano fort when a magma crab threw one of my furnace operators off the ridge, yet I could still make furnaces before this ocurance

Is it not so much the magma sea but more that you need to ''discover'' natural lava? And are there any ways around this? I really like deep maps and intend to keep fps at max so having to go down all the way would kinda ruin it.

The reason i'm looking for a ''fix'' is because all the volcano's i've worked with in 0.34+ have been 20-60 z levels high mountains instead of flat bubbling wells of lava.

[Rose]

I suppose it would work if you put down some lava into a hidden part of a cavern and then discovered it.

[Quietust]

The trigger isn't "discovering magma in a newly revealed area" - the trigger is discovering the appropriate map feature, specifically either a volcano, a magma pool, or a magma sea. If you're particularly tricky, you might be able to grab a suitably ordinary map block, set its global feature index to that of the magma sea (there might actually be more than one), then set the "is global feature" flag on a particular tile and dig to it to trigger the "You have discovered the magma sea" message and enable the magma workshops.

[Courtesy Arloban]

Thanks for the grow plants and immolate all functions being usable when dead, that's one bandit leader roasted.

What Format is the exported maps in, and can I transfer them to the arena?

[idgarad]

for the workload module I am writing a script I intend to cut and paste when I build a fortress as shown below:

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#FOOD & DRINK STOCKS
#Food 200 Drink 500 +- 50
workflow count FOOD 200 50
workflow count DRINK 500 50

#STEEL Production
workflow count BAR//COAL 100
workflow count BAR//IRON 100
workflow count BAR//PIG_IRON 50
workflow count BAR//STEEL 100

#PROCESS BASIC PLANT GOODS
#Quarry Bush
  # PlantProcess (via Farmer's Workshop)
workflow
  # Milling (via Millstone or Quern)
  # Brewing (via Still)
  # Cooking (Via Kitchen)

#Cave Wheat
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
workflow
  # Brewing
workflow
  # Cooking

#Plump Helmets
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking

#Pig Tail
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Sweet Pod
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Dimple Cup
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Whip Vine
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Sun Berry
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Fisher Berry
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Bloated Tuber
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Prickle Berry
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Muck Root
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Wild Strawberry
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Rope Read
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Rat Weed
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Silver Barb
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Valley Herb
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Kobold Bulb
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Hide Root
  # PlantProcess
  # Milling
  # Brewing
  # Cooking
#Blade Weed



My question is is there a way to remove all constraints such as a "workload unlimit all" I've tested workload unlimit * and all which do not work. I would like to have it at the beginning of the script to clear any existing settings if possible. Also I am starting a thread to store this script so others can use it for quick reference. Any suggestions in that thread for specific examples are welcome.