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How do I catch and tame a mythical pokemon like Arceus?

In fortress mode you would have to wait for them to attack (which happens at the same requirements as normal semi-mega/mega beasts) then catch them with cage traps and possibly stunning/webs. They can be trained like other Pokemon once you catch them. Smaller ones are exclusive to adventure mode so you would have to embark on top of their lair.

As for adventure mode you currently cant, but I'm thinking of a possible system to do so.

2.0 is officially released!
And just in time for it being 5 years since releasing this mod publicly.

Despite a year of no activity, the mod has come so far since I actually started working on it back in late 2016. At first, it was simply messing around with modding for an analysis I had to do for a uni assignment. Showing the benefits of an easily usable and readable system to develop content for a game as in depth as Dwarf Fortress. Absol (my all time favorite Pokemon) was the first Pokemon I created, followed by Magikarp, then Pikachu. After that assignment, I figured why not go the whole way and make all of the Pokemon? There didn't seem to be a Pokemon mod that was updated so why the heck not.

Now here we are, with over 1000 creatures total (1015 normally / 1120 if you include all optional / 2208 if using PMD + optional) with fully functioning abilities and items, community games, some videos and even a streamer featuring the mod.

I'd like to thank everyone who has downloaded and played the mod. This is the biggest thing I've ever done online and I'm so glad to see people enjoy the work I've put into it.

Hey all. It's been quite a while since I've even touched the mod at this point (over a year), but here I am to assure you all that I'm not dead. I've decided to at least push an update of what I've done in the test build as hopefully I might get some work done on the mod again.

As a bonus, I've created a Soundsense pack for the mod which includes a ton of sounds. It's pretty substantial but still hasn't been entirely tested, so feedback is welcome.

Quote from: FirePhoenix11 on June 14, 2020, 03:10:20 am

Here's some good news. I've finally encouraged myself to start more regular work on adding Pokemon.

A sample:

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Dwarves for scale:

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Cool! Are you using some modified/newer version of DF portrait which shows hair or do they have colored skin?

I'm using the version for 43.05 as that's what has been sitting in my work files. I haven't bothered updating since it works fine. It shows hair as the top layer, but I tend to colour the skin in the main colour they are unless there's clear layering.

I've got two mirrors for the test build people can use:
Dropbox
One Drive

Looking to get a beta or something for 47.04.
For some reason I love working on the latest version.

Test build should work fine with the current version.

I'll also take this opportunity to provide an update. Things have been a bit hectic for me, as it has been for many. I haven't been working on this as much, but right now things are starting to settle a bit. Hopefully, I'll be able to do a bit more as I get use to working from home and all that. Stay safe everyone.

There's a lot of possibilities with the adventure mode update. I started as a young goblin with a bulbasaur going on a life of adventure.

Unfortunately, the first instance that I fast travelled, the Bulbasaur evolved all the way up to Venusaur. Any possibility of slowing that down?

The update may have changed how transformation works. I'll have to do some testing when I get the chance.

Edit: So apparently in adventure mode, if there's pending transformations a creature will instantly skip through them after fast travel.

Since the update is finally here, I'll be updating the mod so it works as is with the current version. Once that's done, work will begin adding the new content.

Hopefully it will be as soon as possible, but these days I'm rather busy so its not a guarantee.

FirePhoenix11! Your time has come! Adventure Mode pets are upon us!

About time. Now to be a proper Pokemon trainer.

Edit: Works with the current version fine by the looks.