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Dwarf Fortress => DF Modding => Topic started by: Myroc on March 11, 2009, 11:39:18 am

Title: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: Myroc on March 11, 2009, 11:39:18 am

New guy here.

So, after some tinkering around with the raws, i added one new type of tree, a new type of metal using logs from this tree, and a reaction to make turn the one into the other.

Steelpine will grow in temperate broadleaf forests (easily changeable), and can with the combination of copper bars be turned into Reinforced Steelpine, a type of metal that is used for armor and provides 150% efficiency (its better than steel!).

This goes into matgloss_wood.txt

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[MATGLOSS_WOOD:STEELPINE]
[NAME:steelpine][ADJ:steelpine]
[TILE:5]
[PREFSTRING:solid density]
[DRY]
[BIOME:ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF]
[SAPLING]
[SOLID_DENSITY:1000]
This goes into reaction_standard.txt

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[REACTION:REINFORCE_STEELPINE]
[NAME:Reinforce steelpine logs]
[SMELTER]
[REAGENT:1:WOOD:NO_SUBTYPE:WOOD:STEELPINE]
[REAGENT:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:COPPER]
[PRODUCT:100:1:BAR:NO_SUBTYPE:METAL:REINFORCED_STEELPINE]
[FUEL]
And this goes into matgloss_metal.txt

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[MATGLOSS_METAL:REINFORCED_STEELPINE]
[NAME:reinforced steelpine][ADJ:reinforced steelpine][COLOR:6:4:0]
[VALUE:5]
[SPEC_HEAT:150]
[MELTING_POINT:10468]
[BOILING_POINT:12150]
[ARMOR]
[BLOCK_PERC:150]
[SOLID_DENSITY:6000]
Basically i just wanted to post this here to see what you think about it, and what can be improved.

Title: Re: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: Zaranthan on March 11, 2009, 11:51:12 am

Have fun when your mayor mandates Reinforced Steelpine boots in a desert fortress. :D

Title: Re: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: Myroc on March 11, 2009, 11:54:34 am

Quote from: Zaranthan on March 11, 2009, 11:51:12 am

Have fun when your mayor mandates Reinforced Steelpine boots in a desert fortress. :D

Speaking of which now i need to make a cactus which make extra damaging weapons...

Title: Re: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: Duke 2.0 on March 12, 2009, 09:58:53 pm

 Can we melt it into steel/iron, or just this new strange metal? I ask if this is intended, as it appears it will always be this strange plant metal.

Title: Re: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: Myroc on March 13, 2009, 09:49:07 am

Quote from: Duke 2.0 on March 12, 2009, 09:58:53 pm

Can we melt it into steel/iron, or just this new strange metal? I ask if this is intended, as it appears it will always be this strange plant metal.

I'm not sure, is it even possible to change the material something melts to?

Anywho, i hardly think you will be getting any steel or iron out of it, since reinforced steelpine is made from copper and steelpine logs. :P

If you like, you could change out copper to iron and/or create a reaction that melts the reinforced steelpine into copper/iron bars in a 3 to 1 ratio.

Title: Re: Reinforced Steelpine - New Armor Material
Post by: SolarShado on March 13, 2009, 08:25:56 pm

It'll melt to the new metal, unless you make another reaction to convert it into iron/steel.