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So...8-10 years?

I'm amazed that that's actually closer than I would've guessed!

When is 44.11 gonna be ready for the LNP? Can't wait to play the new build but already missing DFhack and Therapist!

when it comes to tying squads into the larger military side of things, will the 'army' be made up of different dwarf squads doing the same task? I.E instead of telling Squad A to do X, you would 'form an army' consisting of Squad A and Squad B to go do X.

Can anyone that was there give us a Cliffnotes version of the latest DF talk? Obvs not a full transcript, but the gist of what was said

Wow, okay, I'm pretty sure the official word was never "never". I'm not sure why people make shit up so much about this topic in particular.

oh cmon, allow me *some* use of hyperbole, we're on the internet ffs

Quote from: Shonai_Dweller on May 25, 2016, 07:57:04 am

DF is full of procedurally generated races right now (titans, FB, spoilery things).

Regarding the main races, 'right now' human values are randomized, no more 'money obsessed xenophobes.
In the demo, random races only started appearing at maximum fantasy setting.

That does nothing to answer the actual question they had. ಠ_ಠ

Well to be fair 'Randomly Generated races only appear at max setting' does answer it. I like the Idea of a traditional 'Dwarf Fortress' but played amidst a backdrop of wacky magical events and structures. Or played in a super mundane world where the drama is driven by more mundane concerns (politics, religion, money). And then also having the option of turning it up to 11 and playing as the Krivig, a race of humanoid mole-rats with wings that hate the sunlight on a flat disk planet where I'm constantly attacked by all sorts of magical BS FUN.

PS. I don't really consider the current 'proc-gen' enemies as full 'races'. More like one-off mythical enemies. I think the 'middle of the road' option should be DF as it is now: Traditional Fantasy races, with the one-off baddies being procedural.

I'm pretty sure when combat and movement speed were split all weapons got bonuses to damage the faster you were moving. It's just not a very well documented mechanic. I remember when he added the ability to have creatures ride other creaturs in the object testing arena he talked about controlling a horse and trying to get their rider the best attack velocity bonuses.

Ah that's interesting. It's not something I've really noticed, as currently Dwarves cannot ride mounts (and to be fair, they are too small for horses) and Sieger AI just charges and then 'sticks' in close quarters, rather than gaining momentum for continuous attacks.


Still, I'd like a 'lance' weapon that's practically usless at slow speeds, but super deadly if you're moving fast. Take the current bonuses and ramp them up to 11.