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#1: Put the Alarm Siren in the Military Garrison, it fits and is one buildings less.

#1: Keep the Alarm Siren seperate, I want to have it near my other levers.

#2: I have traded with Gnomes, build Artificer and Weather Control Station.

#2: I have NOT traded with Gnomes, did not have the chance to build their buildings.

[Gearheart]

That could be the problem then. No worries, only requires a slight layout change.

[Prologue]

I don't meant to repost but...

Can you include a download link that doesn't have: DF Hack, Soundsense, Dwarf Therapist, DF Fusion, Stonesense? Even the GUI? I already have all of them and I doubt I'll ever use the GUI. I don't want to redownload them again since I'm trying to limit my internet download limit.

[bombzero]

That could be the problem then. No worries, only requires a slight layout change.

I think they do... are you making sure that the turrets HAVE to be next to the fortifications? like a 1 wide hallway?

also i think the fact that chains seem to work by 'mind control' and not physical restraint is due to the pathing limitations on animals with ranged attacks.

[Meph]

Ok, got Internet again. This will be a huge post, but stay with me.

@putman: It is a hexedit change in the exe. Following things are fixed: Crystal glass, wagons, magmasafe(was formerly only firesafe) and material size (as in: statues need 3 bars and so on)

@se5a: Ah... yes, that might be it, they get constantly paralyzed for 5 secs. I thought the syndrome would only affect them once for each time they are exposed to it. I WILL change it.

@ifeno: Thanks, will be fixed. Edit: Is fixed.

@gearheart: I actually never chain them, since they dont move much anyway. I will do more testing, although I usually test in the arena. I will try in fortress mode with chains.

@prologue: GUI is less then one mb, but I can leave out the utilities. BUT the GUI might produce error messages, if you want to open the utilities through it. I would remove the PDFs as well, since all info is in the manual now I try to upload it and will send you a PM when I am done.

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NEW CHANGES:

Cave Fireflies.
Small yellow vermin that you can see even in the dark. (what i mean with this: If you scroll down and see only black, unrevealed stone, it is solid. If you scroll down, and so only black, unrevealed stone WITH little yellow fireflies, then you look at open space. As in: HERE IS A CAVERN) This is a indicator for players to find or avoid caverns more easily.
Here a picture. They move a lot, so they blink. They shouldnt affect FPS, since as vermin they have no pathfinding. If I am wrong, I will make them optional.

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Complete building overhaul.
15 old buildings out, 5 new buildings in. I hope you like it, it should make a lot of things a lot easier. I removed no reactions, even added a few. Here the new building guide, with every change:

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Here the proposed research lab (working title) To use the special item drops of megabeasts and demons.

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Fixed bugs and inbalances.
30 bugs fixed.
Among the major ones: Traders bring wagons. Ammunition mint can now be built. Fortress Defense races can use the bigger weapons now.

Reworked guns.
Rebalanced fighting skills and made it easier to produce guns, ammo and gunpowder. Fixed every bug in the old reactions, added bayonets.
Musket:slow:strong:uses bullets:uses crossbow skill for ranged, uses spear skill for melee
Rifle:fast:strong:uses bullets:uses crossbow skill for ranged, uses spear skill for melee
Flintlock:slow:weak:uses small bullets:uses crossbow skill for ranged, uses dagger skill for melee
Pistols:fast:weak:uses small bullets:uses crossbow skill for ranged, uses dagger skill for melee

Pistols and flintlock pistol can be worn together with shields. All guns can be equiped with bayonets.

New Race: Automatons.
Yep, relentless terminator-like killing machines. Seriously, these guys should be tough, so take care. Are armed with the new guns. Have cs gas as blood and die in a bright flash of light, rendering nearby dwarves unconsious.

Throwing weapons.
Dagger, Axes and Hammers. They use the fitting weapon skill, so even your melee squads might enjoy a bit of ranged combat before they go into the brawl. Just think of roman soldiers, having 3 spears for the first attack, and then using the sword. Same idea here.

Bricks.
For people who like to build constructions in color. The brick oven creates up to 8 different kinds. See picture:

Archeogical System.
Adds 15 types of fossils, some with unique properties. Was great fun setting his up. The point I like most: Old collapsed walls, with deadly traps or treasure chests inside. Also Trex skulls, shark jaws and rusted weapon/armor/ammo bundles, hidden by adventurers long ago.

See picture:

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FUll changelog (very long):

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V.0.9.5 ?

Removed rock pick, mechanism and magma safe mechanism from stonecutter
added 3 drinks to still, normal, extravagant and royal
removed glass grate making (is already possible in vanilla)
removed rock chain and rock crutch making (really, giving an injured man a rock to carry around?)
added rock bin, barrel and bed to stonecutters workshop.
added arabic language for warlocks
made orc caste description clearer
added magma gunsmith and magma ammunition mint
raised ash production in crematorium from 7,5% to 33% percent
added language files for cave civs
Trog = Russian
Gremlins = Hebrew
Batmen = Farsi
Antmen = Czech

removed following buildings:
   BUILDING:ALTAR_WAR
   BUILDING:ALTAR_NATURE
   BUILDING:ALCHEMICAL_WORKSHOP
   BUILDING:CHESSTABLE
   BUILDING:GAMINGTABLE
   BUILDING:GATEBALL
   BUILDING:TRAINING_OBSTACLE
   BUILDING:ROCKBALL
   BUILDING:POOL
   BUILDING:THEATRE
   BUILDING:CRUTCH_TRAINING
   BUILDING:TRAINING_DUMMY
   BUILDING:WEIGHT_SET
   BUILDING:ANATOMICAL_THEATER
   BUILDING:LIBRARY

Moved all reaction from the alchemical workshop to the alchemist lab.
Added: Transmute silver to copper (2 for 1)
Added: Transmute copper to silver (2 for 1)
Added: Transmute gold to iron (2 for 1)
Added: Transmute iron to gold (2 for 1)
Added: Transmute steel to platinum (2 for 1)
Added: Transmute platinum to steel (2 for 1)
This allows to have some weapon grade metal in maps that lack it, and vice versa.

Added Fountain, decorative building. You can train swimming and fill buckets in it.
Removed Helm as reward for sacrificing people in Altar. Was too much free stuff.

Added Mechanixs buildings:
BUILDING:MECHANIXM_LIBRARY_FARMING
BUILDING:MECHANIXM_LIBRARY_CRAFTS
BUILDING:MECHANIXM_LIBRARY_MENTAL
BUILDING:MECHANIXM_LIBRARY_MILITARY
BUILDING:MECHANIXM_PHILOSOPHER_GARDEN

Added new DF.exe
Should fix: Magma/Firesafe, Wagons, Crystal Glass and Material Size.
This means traders will arrive with wagons again, if you have an accessable depot
This also means, that smithing is A LOT harder. Most items now need at least 3 bars, like statues or doors.
When melted, these item will only yield ONE bar.
Redid ALL the material_size in EVERY item. Hope it does not affect the reacitons as well. As in: Product Dimension. Tested, it does not.

Lowered fossils by 50%. Meaning you should find only half as many.
Added a bunch of new fossils.

Added throwing knives and throwing axes to the new weapons section. Can be turned on or off in the settings under: More weapons.
   
Added Automatons. Late attacking evil race, metal men with ranged weapons. come in spring or summer.
Added cs gas as blood to Automaton
Added explosion to Automaton death, everyone nearby will be unconsciouss.
Added rockettube and rockets for automatons. No AOE, but powerful ranged blunt hit.
Added throwing hammer. Throwing weapons use the weapon skill not the marksman skill btw.

Added 15 types of fossils and Archeologist workshop
Rusty armor, ammo or weapon bundles that can be restorated, granting special items. (mood weapons, mood armor and the magic ammo from the alchemist)
Trex skull that gives a trex skull helmet, slightly better then steel
Unsettling fossil (demons), that might give a (demonic) sword or (demonic) armor, slightly better then steel
Great shark jaw, that give between 10 and 40 menacing spikes made of shark tooth. (for traps, slightly better then steel)
Collapsed walls. Give you nothing, but simulates old crumbling fortresses, long forgotten.
Treasure chests, small, normal and big. Giving a mostly random amount of bars: Silver, Gold and Platinum. These can only be found near or in collapsed walls.
Deadly traps. Kills your miner. Yes, I am serious. Can only be found near or in collapsed walls.
Fossilized horn, skulls, bones and shells. Give the respective item.

Overhauled the entire library system:
Added 3 ways to make books: Vellum out of skin, parchment out of leather, paper out of logs.
Added 11 skill books. You can write them in the scriptorium. Small chance (5%) for epic book, is worth more, otherwise the same.
Added 4 library sections, Farming, Crafting, Military and Mental (Philosophers Garden is unofficial 5th)
All skills can be trained in those sections. You only need the fitting book. There is a small chance (5%) that the book is destroyed.

This system is a personal mix, between the old genesis system, the new mechanix's genesis upgrade and my own work. Hope deon likes it

Raised body size of Fortress defense units slightly, so they can use weapons that are too big for dwarves.

Updated the VB settings.exe
Updated the manual

Added 400 new words to the language_sym file, in the proper categories.

Added cave fireflys
Added pack/pull animals to every civ.
Reworked the landmine and turret bodys slightly. They have individual blood now, instead of 12 copies of: hydraulical fluid.
Reduced the price for constructs by 50% (since they come that often with migrants.)
Removed Chessboard, Fortressgame and Lamp from toys. Not needed any more. (no genesis buildings)
Added 25 new reactions to the crematory. Destroys yarn, plant, silk, leather and bone cloting. 5*5 types.
Removed Charcoal Furnace

Moved building order in the raws around a lot. hopefully the new order makes a little bit of sense and is easier for the player.
Added hotkeys to every building.
Removed metal beds from furniture workshop (should be in a forge)

For people that like to build with coloful mats, but want to play with simple mats, because of FPS:
I added 8 bricks of different color. Can be made in the brick oven.
Needs 2 blocks, creates 4 bricks.

Removed metal mechanisms from gunsmith (you can already make those in other workshops)
Fixed 101 problems with the guns, gunsmithing and ammo.
Reworked guns. Different (easier) way of making guns, ammo and gunpowder.
Added bayonets and the ability to equip any gun with a bayonet.

Moved deons stone grinding from stonecutter to stone grinder
Added 3 new reaction to batch furnace. Make batch coke, from wood, lignite and bituminous coal.
Added loads and loads of building mats to the new buildings, so people cant build everything instantly. No special items needed though, any mason can supply what you need.

List of fixed bugs and rebalances:

SHOULD BE FIXED:frozen hide root oil under... powder -.-

cleaned up the embark and stone stocks screen.

SHOULD BE FIXED: muck root oil is listed as an alcohol/drink

FIXED: upgraded steel is worth as much as normal steel
FIXED: upgraded steel can be used for anything. (fixed, now only for the items intendet, lightweight/fireproof for armor, battle/heavy for weapons,ammo)

SHOULD BE FIXED: muck root oil is listed as an alcohol/drink

FIXED: upgraded steel is worth as much as normal steel
FIXED: upgraded steel can be used for anything. (fixed, now only for the items intendet, lightweight/fireproof for armor, battle/heavy for weapons,ammo)

FIXED: stone that evaporates (like cave fungus/living stone) can still be bought at embark (removed IS_STONE from the material)

FIXED: cant plant hide root. (i played ony a glacier, and hide root has: biome:not_freezing) no bug at all...

FIXED: sandstone locks like blocks.

FIXED: brew tasty drink in kitchen Ups...
makes 50 drinks, but is called: Drinks barrel, with 50 drinks. is stored in food stockpile so i guess it is edible. YES IT IS. Dont know how valuable it is though. But great batch booze making. Added 3 reactions to Still: Drink, extravagant drink and royal drink

SHOULD BE FIXED: still have unknown material stuff. damn. Missing the A:1: like quietust said ? (probably, he knows what he is talking about)

SHOULD BE FIXED: embark wagon made of unknown frozen plant mat. (was most likely refined wood, which has no actual name. Now it does.)

NERFED: javelines have an INSANE value, 45k for steel.(lowered size by 1000 each, should be less now, also slightly less dangerous)

FIXED: shale looks a bit weird

FIXED: warlocks use goblin language i think (yes it was goblin. they now have a arabic language file)

SHOULD BE FIXED :Cursed Urbog (EVIL) has a very high magma lake, need to check the world gen settings on that one. (Added 3*20 levels of rock between the cavern layers)

SHOULD BE FIXED:Orcs have weird names, like: Orc swordorc. No actual names from the language file orc civilization name is gibberish, and the english translation of it is also gibbereish... (i added can learn and intelligent to the orc creature. should be named now)

FIXED: magma gun forge and magma ammunition mint are not selectable.

FIXED: ammunition mint is suspended every time. problem with workspace vs. block ? yes, the builder is standing on a tile that should be solid, get: Creature blocking tile error. (removed [BLOCK:1:1:1] [BLOCK:2:1:0] from building files.)

FIXED: found an: Unnamed bat man civilization. guess the other 3 cave civs have no names either. (added language files for these civs, real world ones. might change them later)

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None of the above mentioned things is uploaded yet, I want to do the optional new metals and alloys before the next upload. But I finished three of the items from the poll.

I cant get around a working system for different embark races. It is a giant clusterf*ck, because many settings only target the dwarf race. If anyone wants to help, he/she would be very welcome.

Also another stupid idea for the megabeast item drops: An item that can be used to instantly make a dwarf legendary in one skill. I already have the reaction here, it works. Just dont have the lore and the best setup for it. You guys think this is a good reward for beast hunting ? One skill maxed out ? I thought it is something different and more interesting, then just items or materials.

[bombzero]

Wow this mod just keeps getting more badass...

now i can dump EVEN MORE stone crafts off on traders!!!

[useless_sentence]also: i find time zone differences funny. im posting this one hour from now apparently. [\useless_sentence]

[Meph]

Most of the new stuff is not aviable through trading, only by producing or finding it yourself.

I also made all constructs and warbeasts cheaper, 50%. More difficult enemies = more easily aquired allies

[bombzero]

I was implying about the wagons, that is if they grant their old carrying weight restrictions.

see i usually have 8 metal workers, 4 of them furnace operators and 1 of each other metalworking job.
then i usually have about 40 masons making bins and stone crafts on repeat to clean up some stones...

so umm, are you currently uploading it or something? i know you have bad internet where you are so im just gonna assume so..

EDIT: and in response to the last poll option, i find it is all of those and none, why? the settings, i can make your mod however i feel like playing it.

[Meph]

I am not uploading this yet. I first want to see what people think of the proposed changes, and finish the research lab (or however it will be called in the end, the buildings for megabeast/demon items) and the new metals/alloys.

When this is done I make an update. I am also curious about the new DF version, if it really is just a short time, than I might wait for it. Make a compatible version with the new DF and upload it then.

EDIT: Another thing I will add is a new reaction for the wheelbarrow. For bodyparts. That is about the only item lying around en mass, at least in my testfort. Would collect 10 bodyparts, put it in the wheelbarrow, and move it to the unloading station, preferably next to the crematory. (or make the crematory the unloading station ^^)

[Putnam]

Agh, I have enough work updating my troll mod to the next version of DF without having to update it to the next version of this, too!

[bombzero]

by the way, tasty drinks were being stuck in my seed only stockpile, instead of my everything but seeds stockpile. weird.

[se5a]

EDIT: Another thing I will add is a new reaction for the wheelbarrow. For bodyparts. That is about the only item lying around en mass, at least in my testfort. Would collect 10 bodyparts, put it in the wheelbarrow, and move it to the unloading station, preferably next to the crematory. (or make the crematory the unloading station ^^)

food and drink might be good too. (for getting food down to the deep magma factory dwarfs dining rooms/stockpiles)

and maybe bars...

Ah... yes, that might be it, they get constantly paralyzed for 5 secs. I thought the syndrome would only affect them once for each time they are exposed to it. I WILL change it.

cool hydr fluid adds a bit of fun to the game, except when it turns into *FUN*

[Meph]

Food and drink wont work, because of stack size and quality modifiers. I can only take single items, that are not crafted. As in: cant be superior, masterwork, fine crafted... and so on.

Rought metal ideas:
New building: Arc Furnace and *Magma Arc Furnace

WEAPON-ARMOR-GRADE
Damast steel - same as steel
uses ore of iron (6) for one bar
no flux needed
needs magma
smelts to bars
(an alternate way of steel production)

Mithril - super light, bit weaker then steel
Small clusters, deep in the earth.
Smelt to bars

Coarse Slade - super heavy, bit weaker then steel.
Veins and small clusters, only inside of slade. You might find an entry point through it.
Enviroment spec stone:slade
Smelt to slade bars

Titanium - light and valuable, better then steel.
take existing titanium bearing stones
Grind to powder
Smelt powder to bars

Wolfram - heavy and durable, better then steel.
take existing wolfram bearing stones
Grind to powder
Smelt powder to bars

Cobalt - medium, between bronze and iron
take existing cobalite stone
Ore of cobalt
Smelt to bars

NON-WEAPON-ARMOR-GRADE
Chrome - valuable
take existing chromite
ore of chrome (3)
smelt to bars

ALLOYS
diluted adamantine
less valuable then adamantine
slightly worse in armor/weapons
Needs: 1 adamantine bar
Produces: 3 diluted adamantine bars (maybe just two ?)

stainless steel
morevaluable then steel
slightly better in armor/weapons
Needs: 1 steel bar, 1 chrome bar
Prodcues: 2 stainless steel bars (maybe just one ?)

mirror platinum
More valuable then platinum
Needs: 1 platinum bar, 1 chrome bar
Produces: 2 mirror platinum bars (maybe just one ?)

rose gold(new)
More valuable then gold
slightly better in armor/weapon
Needs: 1 gold bar, 1 copper bar
Prodcues: 2 rose gold bars (maybe just one ?)

sterling silver
more valuable then silver
slightly better in armor/weapon
Needs: 1 silver bar, 1 copper bar
Produces: 2 sterling silver bars (maybe just one ?)

white bronze
more valuable then bronze
slightly better in armor/weapon
Needs: 1 bronze bar, 1 copper bar
Prodcues 2 white bronze bars (maybe just one ?)

EDIT: My new TODO list. Quite long and will take a while. If anything is missing, or you have another idea to add, feel free.

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Fix the fossil reactions. make new inorganic mats with the properties i am looking for.

change all fossils to rough. this way they dont need to be refined, or accidently create a big gem.
add nether worms from zeros mod.

Understand the frostbite nether worm thingy, amazing. might be used for freeze traps

Add a collect:body part reaction to the wheelbarrows.
Split the wheelbarrows in: Mining cart, Lumber cart and Corpse cart ?

Add the new metals
Add the new metal building
Add the new alloys
Add all reactions
Update VB
Update manual

change hydraulic fluid to something more harmless. make it evaporate on body temp.

test ammo pick up for bullets

make essence tool/toy. Dropped by any semi/megabeast
Essence will raise one skill to legendary. Can only be used once.
make beastlab buildings
make beastlab reactions
Update VB
Update manual

invent a chemistry system (see synthetics mod, maybe too high tech ?)

add totem to religios buildings mats
add flasks for the alchemist buildings mats
add 2 millstones to stone smaher buildings mats

add the specific brewing reactions
add the specific milling reactions

make an extra throwing weapons subgroup
Add throwing spear (spear)
Add throwing mace (club?)
Add throwing shields (discs?)
Add throwing whip (bolas?)
Add throwing sword (sword ? really?)
Add throwing pike (triton?)
Update VB
Update manual

Make a better caste system for dwarves

Make a caste system for golems. One material type, but different attacks. (they would have only one graphic)
(this way the chance for golem pets is reduced by 3/4)

Make caste systems for turrets. Make a custom tile in the tileset for them. (the backwards ? in phoebus)
(this way the chance for turret pets is reduced by 6/7)

Make caste systems for landmines. Use a tile for the graphics. Trap or Gem (phoebus)
(this way the chance for landmine pets is reduced by 5/6)

In total that would mean ~80% less construct pet chance.
Before: 19 units to pick from. After: 4 units to pick from.

Run another test fortress
Fix any bug that shows up



##### Everything below this line is an incredible amount of work ######
##### I might upload a V.1 version before I start working on this ######

Sort all inorganic mats into categories
Add category title with leaf template

add new creature variants, small, large, raging, curious, mischievious   
OR make castes for every creature.

Embark with different races, each with a different playstyle

add ironhand tileset
add mayday tileset
add ascii tileset
update all buildings tiles for ascii
update all buildings tiles for ironhand
update all buildings tiles for mayday

GUI for embark profiles
GUI for world gen

[Putnam]

Once again, I take the opportunity to post this and say "take anything you want from it".

[Darunija]

I really enjoy the amount of options in your GUI and look forward to your new release. Keep up the good work!

Maybe you should some more stuff to your manuell like how to use wheelbarrows and shrines for casual players.
And may be a bug: While trying to forge greaves or trousers I needed 300 bars of copper to do so - might be problem.

[nukularpower]

 

Added Automatons. Late attacking evil race, metal men with ranged weapons. come in spring or summer.
Added cs gas as blood to Automaton
Added explosion to Automaton death, everyone nearby will be unconsciouss.
Added rockettube and rockets for automatons. No AOE, but powerful ranged blunt hit.

Are these guys able to be turned off?  Sound interesting but I'm not a fan of the tech-themed stuff, Robomen with bazookas don't really fit with the theme of DF imo.

Otherwise, changes look good!   I really like the archaeology stuff.  From the screenshot, it looks like treasure chests appear as gems that you mine as normal.  Is it possible to make them spawn in caverns?  Particularly in open places or in certain layers?  It would be great to actually have a reason to explore them but not sure if that's actually possible. 

Here's hoping that stupid crash I keep getting goes away!  Also just to note that wolfram would be tungsten when smelted, as in LFR