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Title: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Cespinarve on August 04, 2011, 08:27:02 pm
So, I'm torn. On one hand, I'm annoyed that the release is delayed again - every time I get excited that it's coming, he goes and spends a weekend adding donation animals, which only the people who donated really want (and to be fair, you paid money, you deserve to get it ASAP and so on)

But now I have visions of me and my arm fighting crime, Zombies, crazy dwarves... Tarn said he aims for us to be necromancers now. So do I go back to being excited? Again?

Oh DF, how you torture my soul.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on August 04, 2011, 08:29:04 pm
I'm not excited yet. My excitement comes with the release, when I seek out new and better ways to destroy everything in the name of Fun.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Greiger on August 04, 2011, 10:57:25 pm
Adventure mode dragons is finally a real possibility.  You can actually breathe fire instead of just collecting body bits in your mouth and throwing them at stuff like you have some kind of....bodypart...breath.....

Note to self, make dragon adventurer>collect limbs of victims in mouth>make dragon necromancer>spit limbs at victems>animate limb.

Dragon zombiebreath.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Umune on August 04, 2011, 11:36:30 pm
As much as I loathe to say it, I really want the new features soon, even if they are a wee bit buggy. Oh well, Toady does what Toady wills.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Kay12 on August 05, 2011, 02:00:25 am
I'd favor stability and usability over all-new features, but some of the stuff that's on the way sounds mighty cool.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Putnam on August 05, 2011, 03:27:23 am
So would the Shift+I menu work for the interactions, or will there be a new bind (oh god)?
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: AbacusWizard on August 05, 2011, 05:59:45 am
Urist is a one-armed axedwarf with a long beard and a foul temper.

His other arm is severed and reanimated by dark magicks.

THEY FIGHT CRIME!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: lastofthelight on August 05, 2011, 06:04:32 am

Movie 1: DARK DWARF BEGINS
Movie 2: THE DARK DWARF
Movie 3: DARK DWARF 3: THE ARM RISES (Shot in Pittsburgh! Elves were hurt in the creation of this film!)


Seriously, this will be awesome. We can have each and every tooth in our mouth as a traveling companion fighting alongside our noble arm.

Also, this MAY mean its possible to turn others into vampires and get a vampiric army.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: YetAnotherStupidDorf on August 07, 2011, 12:13:46 pm
As much as I loathe to say it, I really want the new features soon, even if they are a wee bit buggy. Oh well, Toady does what Toady wills.
Do not worry, Toady will fulfill your wish, at least partially partially. New version will not be any time soon, but, oh, for sure it will be "a wee bit" buggy. A little, little wee bit.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: MrShmoopy on August 07, 2011, 07:32:57 pm
"This is a stick-up. We're gonna need to search your backpack for valuables, see?"
Urist slowly turns around, two crutches in his hands.
"These are my feet. We're gonna need to SEARCH YO' ASS!"
Cue funky theme song.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: RenoFox on August 07, 2011, 07:39:57 pm
When I heard that the next release has adventurer interactions, I was overjoyed; I've waited for interactions more than cities, and I REALLY love cities too!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Lectorog on August 07, 2011, 07:41:25 pm
When I heard that the next release has adventurer interactions, I was overjoyed; I've waited for interactions more than cities, and I REALLY love cities too!
I had almost forgotten about the new cities. Man, now I'm REALLY excited for the new release!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Rafal99 on August 07, 2011, 07:53:35 pm
It will be done when it is done.
It is less than 6 months since last release so nothing to worry about!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Rowanas on August 08, 2011, 08:10:09 am
Cities, interactions, necromancy... I think I'm going to enj..oh...oh....oooooh yeah.

Ok, sorry. I'm done.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: IpunchFaces on August 08, 2011, 11:39:35 am
Cities AND Necromancy?

Eheheheheh... ahahaahahaaHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! *thunder and lightning*

IT WILL BE ALIVE, URIST MCIGOR, IT WILL BE ALIVEEEE.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Matz05 on August 08, 2011, 06:49:24 pm
MUAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! AHAAHAHAHA! FOR !!SCIENCE!!  8)


I'm more interested in experimenting on werewolf-style interaction/syndrome crosses...

...AlL dWaRvEn test SuBjEcTs PLEASE pRoCeEd to BIOhazard Con-tain-ment rOOm OnE oF tHe Enrich-ment Cen-tre...  :D



Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: DrKillPatient on August 08, 2011, 08:16:04 pm
I'm more interested in experimenting on werewolf-style interaction/syndrome crosses...

...The good news, your next text will involve fighting an army of mantis-dwarfs!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on August 08, 2011, 09:20:57 pm
Spiderdorf, spiderdorf
Has eight legs, for what it's worth
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Hiiri on August 08, 2011, 10:10:27 pm
As much as I loathe to say it, I really want the new features soon, even if they are a wee bit buggy. Oh well, Toady does what Toady wills.
Do not worry, Toady will fulfill your wish, at least partially partially. New version will not be any time soon, but, oh, for sure it will be "a wee bit" buggy. A little, little wee bit.

*Cough* Geese laying eggs with iron chairs in them *cough*

Priceless.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Umune on August 08, 2011, 11:09:48 pm
*Cough* Geese laying eggs with iron chairs in them *cough*
Priceless.
I thought it was straight iron chairs...
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: h3lblad3 on August 09, 2011, 02:45:13 am
I can't wait to see all the bugs in the new version.
And find out that Toady accidentally leaves your character with a butcher skill that cuts his own arm off for when he was testing the necromancy.
Or starting out in a new city that accidentally gens with no way out.

It'll be great. 8)
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Dae on August 09, 2011, 04:15:11 am
Actually I wonder if Toady will add in a command to chop off your own libs off or will just use a debug command. It could be useful to cut your own infected toe or your rotting foot.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Stargrasper on August 09, 2011, 07:28:38 pm
Actually I wonder if Toady will add in a command to chop off your own libs off or will just use a debug command. It could be useful to cut your own infected toe or your rotting foot.

I was thinking it'd be a lot of fun to cut off my hand, animate it, and leave it to guard the cave I'm storing all my accumulated loot in.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: BigD145 on August 09, 2011, 08:51:55 pm
Cut off arm
Animate
Throw at enemy
Arm lodges in brain
Grab brain
Squeeeeeeeeeze
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Umune on August 09, 2011, 10:05:37 pm
Only DF players find the bugs almost as exciting as the new features. Almost.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: DrKillPatient on August 09, 2011, 10:16:14 pm
That's because DF's complexity makes for epic bugs. I forget who said this, but:

Your game's bug: You left the map boundary.
Our game's bug: A horrible abomination whose mere continued existence is a sin against the very essence of nature has arrived at the fortress as a dwarf's pet! Let's elect it to serve as mayor!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Deimos56 on August 09, 2011, 10:25:13 pm
Knowing the player base, at least 15 people will find a way to dismember all non-vital organs, appendages, and layers of flesh from their adventurer, and reanimate them as zombie bits.

I suspect I'm going to be (at least!) one of them.

That said, I laughed a bit at DrKillPatient's post.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: lastofthelight on August 09, 2011, 10:58:55 pm
I imagine it will become a new game/200+ page forum thread to find out EXACTLY what body parts regenerate (Hair? Nails? Skin? Fat?) and how to sever them in non-fatal ways as many times as possible to generate huge armies of your own flesh.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Deimos56 on August 10, 2011, 11:26:10 am
People will mod in extra limbs for the explicit purpose of tearing them off for extra manpower.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: caknuck on August 10, 2011, 12:13:48 pm
As far as bugs go, I'm hoping that trying to reanimate sleeping townspeople will create evil zombie twins, à la Army of Darkness
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Kogan Loloklam on August 10, 2011, 01:27:18 pm
As far as bugs go, I'm hoping that trying to reanimate sleeping townspeople will create evil zombie twins, à la Army of Darkness
And now that you said it, it will be something tested, so we won't see a version with this bug. Curse you!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Cespinarve on August 10, 2011, 02:26:33 pm
Cities AND Necromancy?

Eheheheheh... ahahaahahaaHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! *thunder and lightning*

IT WILL BE ALIVE, URIST MCIGOR, IT WILL BE ALIVEEEE.
Now. the ability to reanimate CITIES will, alas, have to wait for moving parts. Sigh.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Mechanist on August 10, 2011, 04:45:00 pm
I imagine it will become a new game/200+ page forum thread to find out EXACTLY what body parts regenerate (Hair? Nails? Skin? Fat?) and how to sever them in non-fatal ways as many times as possible to generate huge armies of your own flesh.
if nails regenerate, you could have a massive zombie army TOUGH AS NAILS
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on August 10, 2011, 09:13:18 pm
Cities AND Necromancy?

Eheheheheh... ahahaahahaaHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! *thunder and lightning*

IT WILL BE ALIVE, URIST MCIGOR, IT WILL BE ALIVEEEE.
Now. the ability to reanimate CITIES will, alas, have to wait for moving parts. Sigh.

The ability to kill and reanimate a city's entire population however...
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Matz05 on August 12, 2011, 04:37:12 pm
What was this iron chair thing? Bug in the goose egg item raws?
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Keldane on August 12, 2011, 04:40:56 pm
What was this iron chair thing? Bug in the goose egg item raws?

If memory serves, it was a test of the [LAYS_UNUSUAL_EGGS] token that was accidentally left in the RAW files when the game was released. I may be mistaken, however.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: BunnyBob77 on August 12, 2011, 04:42:34 pm
Knowing the player base, at least 15 people will find a way to dismember all non-vital organs, appendages, and layers of flesh from their adventurer, and reanimate them as zombie bits.

I suspect I'm going to be (at least!) one of them.
Sig'd
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Stargrasper on August 12, 2011, 10:10:46 pm
Knowing the player base, at least 15 people will find a way to dismember all non-vital organs, appendages, and layers of flesh from their adventurer, and reanimate them as zombie bits.

I suspect I'm going to be (at least!) one of them.
Sig'd

You know...you're suppose to put it in your signature when you say that.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Umune on August 12, 2011, 10:37:31 pm
You know...you're suppose to put it in your signature when you say that.
Spoilest ye not yonder fun.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: magmaholic on August 13, 2011, 03:02:26 am
I imagine it will become a new game/200+ page forum thread to find out EXACTLY what body parts regenerate (Hair? Nails? Skin? Fat?) and how to sever them in non-fatal ways as many times as possible to generate huge armies of your own flesh.
if nails regenerate, you could have a massive zombie army TOUGH AS NAILS
severed limbs MUST have at least one [GRASP] or [HEAD] token.
so no hair/fat/nails regeneration.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: antymattar on August 13, 2011, 03:32:59 am
Well, its going to be a huge ass release so you SHOULD be excited!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: martinuzz on August 13, 2011, 04:04:25 am
Hehe. Today's dev post. Raising halves.
I always found halflings missing in DF.
I guess I get my halflings now.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Miko19 on August 13, 2011, 06:57:00 am
Hehe. Today's dev post. Raising halves.
I always found halflings missing in DF.
I guess I get my halflings now.
Sig'd
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: MrShmoopy on August 13, 2011, 07:19:22 pm
Now that we can have sentient body part buddies, I wanna spend all day with my girlfriend left hand.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on August 13, 2011, 07:59:26 pm
Now we can have real armies.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Gatleos on August 13, 2011, 10:25:10 pm
Quote
Raising upper halves of people
And when the site infiltration feature is done, we can do that thing where two short people disguise themselves as one tall guy in a trenchcoat. Except the two people in question will be halves of the same person.
The perfect disguise.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Urist Imiknorris on August 13, 2011, 10:27:10 pm
Quote
Raising upper halves of people
And when the site infiltration feature is done, we can do that thing where two short people disguise themselves as one tall guy in a trenchcoat. Except the two people in question will be halves of the same person.
The perfect disguise.

We be me, who be ye?
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Matz05 on August 13, 2011, 11:56:26 pm
Good one!
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Lasander on August 14, 2011, 12:12:31 am
if nails regenerate, you could have a massive zombie army TOUGH AS NAILS

Oh, that pun was bad and hilarious
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: peskyninja on August 14, 2011, 07:11:32 am
Almost cummed whe I saw this
Quote
Raising upper halves of people as well as cursing people in the arena.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Lovechild on August 14, 2011, 08:01:02 am
Now that we can have sentient body part buddies, I wanna spend all day with my girlfriend left hand girlfriend's left hand.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fix'd
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Nukarama on November 02, 2011, 10:27:21 pm
Quote
Raising upper halves of people
And when the site infiltration feature is done, we can do that thing where two short people disguise themselves as one tall guy in a trenchcoat. Except the two people in question will be halves of the same person.
The perfect disguise.

OH LOL SIGGED
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: JDF117 on November 02, 2011, 10:37:48 pm
  Finally being ambushed by tigers, cougars, wolves, cheetahs, lions, and sasquatches will be more then just a minor break in whatever you're doing.

  Rise, my ambusher army, RISE.

  I wonder if you can zombify night creatures...
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: tolkafox on November 02, 2011, 10:49:13 pm
  Finally being ambushed by tigers, cougars, wolves, cheetahs, lions, and sasquatches will be more then just a minor break in whatever you're doing.

  Rise, my ambusher army, RISE.

  I wonder if you can zombify night creatures...

Oh shi.....I have a hard enough time with the lion ganking (oops, dropped my sword! And the hand that was holding it!) that I can't even think of what waits for me in the release.

...Zombie lions.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: IT 000 on November 04, 2011, 12:26:10 pm
At first I thought this thread was about an adventurer who killed people with his detached arms. I am disappointing  :( .
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Dae on November 04, 2011, 12:31:51 pm
At first I thought this thread was about an adventurer who killed people with his detached arms. I am disappointing  :( .

You shouldn't be that hard with yourself. Misguessing the content of a thread based only on its title is not that bad.
Besides, killing people with your own dismembered limb is getting a little old around here.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: Deimos56 on November 05, 2011, 12:35:41 pm
At first I thought this thread was about an adventurer who killed people with his detached arms. I am disappointing  :( .

You shouldn't be that hard with yourself. Misguessing the content of a thread based only on its title is not that bad.
Besides, killing people with your own dismembered limb is getting a little old around here.
I dunno, technically this is a thread about killing people with your own (and other peoples') severed limbs. You just don't have to be holding them anymore.
Title: Re: My Arm And I: BFFs
Post by: EveryZig on November 05, 2011, 02:06:06 pm
At first I thought this thread was about an adventurer who killed people with his detached arms. I am disappointing  :( .
Well they are his detached arms now. He looted them off that ogre fair and square.