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Is there a way to have a position filled by a specific profession? Or is this caste only?

He didn't remove it completely. Grimlocke has an entry for leather cuir bouilli armor in this mod. It does have a 500 layer size to make it work. I'd wager the guess that the [UBSTEP:0] means it's a cuirass of sorts.

What Grimlocke may have been getting at, was the idea of generic leather referenced by most games/cable series/books, which owe some of their lineage to Gygax's D&D and Tolkien (who may or may not have had the "everything armor is mail" baggage of the Victorians). Gygax didn't have the easy access to information we have now, so Gygax went with what he went with--but then he did that quite a lot with things he wasn't well versed in, which is what we all might do. He'd need Matt Easton to travel back in time...

Leather, in the period referenced, was also used in lamellar/laminar armor. I did notice the lamellar used here is only [METAL], [SCALED], [BARRED], but not leather which makes sense if the layer size is going to be 10. For leather lamellar to "sort of" work, the layer size would have to be rather high and require a separate entry.

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One other thing: this is a great mod and this thread has been fantastic Much thanks!

That is weird. I guess the body size idea is way off, I mean bronze colossus begins at [BODY_SIZE:0:0:20000000]. Also, Urlance, how are you able to resize demons? The all powerful DF Hack? I've never used it, but likely should.

Okay, last question. I SWEAR. ...how can I find these megabeasts that are named by people? I keep getting a "the area is inaccessible from here." Message from the same people who claim to be terrorized...

When the area is said to be inaccessible, it's because you are separated by mountain range or large body of water.

I do wish there was a way to control equipment slotting. Generation just wants to fill up slots. It's just weird to see a gem setter generate with a crossbow and a two-handed flail. That causes a bit more dissonance then say the 2+ mail shirt wearing soldier. You can at least think, "well, that's just how DF handles the idea of double mail."

I probably shouldn't have used the word balance. Sorry for that.

Anyways, for our purposes here from the placeholder Adventure Mode perspective, I'd go with time is combat speed. Combat speed is manipulating ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:x:x.

The raws tell us most weapons and natural attacks (punches, bites, gores, etc.) are ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3. Two exceptions to this, kicks and whip attacks, are ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:4:4.

Aimed attacks will add or subtract from the PREPARE_AND_RECOVER.

The types of aimed weapon/natural attacks are:
Quick Attack  subtracts 1 tick from both the PREPARE_AND_RECOVER
Standard Attack  does not add or subtract anything from PREPARE_AND_RECOVER
Heavy Attack  will add 1 tick to both the PREPARE_AND_RECOVER
Precise Attack  will add *2* ticks to the PREPARE and 0 ticks to RECOVER
Wild Attack  subtracts 1 tick from the PREPARE, but adds *2* ticks to RECOVER

The fastest offensive maneuver (whether Quick Attack or Grab) will have a PREPARE_AND_RECOVER of 2:2, while the slowest will be some type of modified kick/whip attack in Vanilla.

The significance of 2:2 PREPARE_AND_RECOVER when applied to joint locks is your mileage in regard to how you think the game should simulate these things within the spectrum of proficiency.

The game currently has grapplers functioning better than they should for me since time/ticks are at their lowest, yet the skill level may also be at its shallowest, but is still producing good result (ie your peasant with novice/adequate skill kneebarring the local hammerdwarf, so you can help yourself to his steel cap).

. . . The fame is there, they just dont reply appropriately, after killing a bandit, and getting "it was inevitable", I was able to get more buddies, and they said, (the next time I came around to talk) that I am a great hero and they are rhappy to see me (or something along those lines)
Hopefully he gets to it in the next bug-fixing phase.
But it seems like a "confirmation" issue, rather then a "real" issue . (it isnt apparent to the player that they have the fame). . .

It's interesting how it works. For my adventurers, while townsfolk may acknowledge the deed and fame has increased, having the lowest possible starting social skill/empathy level pretty much means (without the wait here workaround) recruitment is capped at two companions.