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I don't know much about modding, but I would guess that it's not possible for a mod to teach dwarves to climb down or jump off from trees. Though, I wonder if there'd be anything wrong with removing a dwarf's ability to climb.

Thanks for the update!

I'm having trouble with the Mac version of this. It is having trouble finding files.


I've tried sticking the DF folder and rubble folder in different locations on my computer. From the documentation, it looks like /df/rubble/rubble32 is the setup that is supposed to work.

I've got the example "rubble.ini" from the documentation saved at /DF/rubble/rubble.ini, but it doesn't seem to recognize that it exists either.

Also, it's saving its log file to my ~/ directory instead of the "rubble" or "df" directory.

After some testing, I think I got the basic principle down on how this will work, and even a proof of concept program made which I'll basically make a ton of copies of, all of which performing different modifications probably, with a master program that will run each one individually-  or maybe I'll just fit them all into one.  Would anyone with adequate Dorf Modding mind helping me with knowing what terms from certain versions in what files need to be changed / removed in general?   I suppose I can just experiment,  but if so anyone mind suggesting a mod to use as a guinea-pig for my experimentation that is not compatible with the latest version of DF?  (And optionally why it does not work.)

The It's The Small Things mod from 0.28.xx.39d might be a good one. It could stand to be updated, and it modifies a good number of raws.

A less outdated but more popular mod that could use an update is the Deeper Dwarven Domestication for Dwarf Fortress v0.34.11. DF v0.34.11 was the latest version for a very long time, so there's probably lots of dead content at this version. This mod only modifies two vanilla objects files.

Edit: Maybe I'll slowly work on the program going by one 0.0x version at a time, or maybe by one 0.x version at a time; depending how well a 0.42 mod can work in 0.43; think the most effective way would probably be either by major modifications or 0.x patch differences though.  Hmm..

EditEdit:  Actually going to experiment on the Cthulhu Mythos Mod, as someone did suggest it above.  Suppose first release of the updater will be 0.31 -> 0.43; if I do allocate enough time to this project,  which I may as well seeing as I have no life anyways.

The Cthulhu mod looks like a good choice. It looks like it modifies 36 vanilla files (3 objects files, 2 ogg files, and I think 31 speech files). The Cthulhu mod I'm looking at is a DF v0.34.11 mod, though.

Maybe he thinks Dwarf Fortress modding involves modding the source code.

Maybe DFhack but I doubt it.

Yeah, I kind of doubt that the DFHack API has calls for that.

If I disable the glass industry mod by deleting "inorganic_metal_haber_glass.txt" and "reaction_haber_glass.txt", will Enemy Civs still work okay? Will the drow still be able to use the glass weapons?

If I delete "plant_haber_cloth.txt" and "reaction_haber_cloth.txt", will that disable the cloth armor stuff for Dwarves while still allowing Drows to use it?

I was kind of hoping that you would start distributing the pack without the Dwarf Fortress.

From the Cloth Armor mod, I'm wondering if raws in subfolders of the "objects" folder still get loaded. What if all the Star Wars:Jawa Wars raws were kept in a /Dwarf Fortress/raw/objects/Star Wars/ folder while all the vanilla raws stayed at the usual /Dwarf Fortress/raw/objects/ folder? If subfolders get loaded, that would make it pretty easy for both users who want a pre-installed copy and users who want a more modular copy to install it into something else.

IndigoFenix, is it okay to bundle your Mostly Mythical Monsters Modular Mod with Lazy Newb Packs?