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DF Suggestions / Re: Half-Breeds
« on: August 01, 2018, 10:19:03 pm »
Quote from: Starver on August 01, 2018, 10:13:13 am
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on August 01, 2018, 08:25:15 am
Quote from: KittyTac on August 01, 2018, 08:22:16 am
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on August 01, 2018, 08:10:59 am
Eag-pus, a halfbreed of eagle and octopus...
How that would work I couldn't even start to speculate about .. but would be a possibility in-game if the halfbreed algorithm isn't carefully calibrated.
A feathered octopus with wings and an eagle beak. Could be a thing in high-weirdness worlds (We'll be getting sliders for all things magic, remember?)

BTW, I could mod in an eag-pus if you'd like.

Only if you can believably explain how that mating happened... XD
Furtively?

Quote from: Detoxicated on August 01, 2018, 09:08:36 am
Then mod in some eagpus. Though i prefer octogle as a name.
I see an Octeagle asva kind of feathered, eight-armed 'spinner', frisbeeing itself around.
Must be some seriously stealthy Octo-dad then... XD

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DF Suggestions / Re: Solving problems without killing
« on: August 01, 2018, 10:14:24 pm »
If a criminal had such high moral values then they wouldn't have joined the gang to begin with .. and if they are actively participating members then if they are easily persuaded out of their criminal ways by only a bit of conversation then they are equally easily persuaded back into it again...

Likewise, if a civilization are willing to go to war with another civilization over differing values then their conviction that those values are worth killing and dying for isn't something a complete stranger can argue them out off.

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DF Suggestions / Re: Half-Breeds
« on: August 01, 2018, 08:25:15 am »
Quote from: KittyTac on August 01, 2018, 08:22:16 am
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on August 01, 2018, 08:10:59 am
Eag-pus, a halfbreed of eagle and octopus...
How that would work I couldn't even start to speculate about .. but would be a possibility in-game if the halfbreed algorithm isn't carefully calibrated.
A feathered octopus with wings and an eagle beak. Could be a thing in high-weirdness worlds (We'll be getting sliders for all things magic, remember?)

BTW, I could mod in an eag-pus if you'd like.

Only if you can believably explain how that mating happened... XD

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DF Suggestions / Re: Military uniforms - cease automatic infinite instantaneous upgrading
« on: August 01, 2018, 08:22:38 am »
Military dorfs should only check for uniform-upgrades in a designated "Armory".

And I would also suggest a hierarchy turn-order where higher ranked/skilled military gets to look first if there is something there that is better than what they already are wearing.

And also a hand-me-down type of system where if the dorf discards a piece of armour for a better one the old one is added to the armory for others to have a look at to possible upgrade THEIR uniform.

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DF Suggestions / Re: Half-Breeds
« on: August 01, 2018, 08:10:59 am »
Eag-pus, a halfbreed of eagle and octopus...
How that would work I couldn't even start to speculate about .. but would be a possibility in-game if the halfbreed algorithm isn't carefully calibrated.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: What's the best way to have dwarves fulfill crafting needs?
« on: July 31, 2018, 04:44:40 pm »
Haven't looked into needs/desires at all myself, but I was of the belief that it was usually connected to the individuals preferred material or some such??

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DF Suggestions / Re: Half-Breeds
« on: July 30, 2018, 02:37:28 pm »
Quote from: KittyTac on July 29, 2018, 09:59:15 pm
Quote from: Azerty on July 29, 2018, 05:00:26 pm
We already have animalmen; we could expand to other sentients.

We could also have crossing between animals producing things such as mules and wolfdogs.
Animalmen aren't born from humans... making love with animals. They're separate creatures created at worldgen.
Are you talking about "Zoophilia"?  :o

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DF Gameplay Questions / Re: Sharp walls (?)
« on: July 29, 2018, 04:46:34 pm »
Quote from: Loci on July 29, 2018, 11:52:26 am
Diagonal walls are a feature of many tilesets. They replace the "corner" wall tiles with diagonal sections that line up when combined. Note that the walls still have an underlying "stair-step" footprint; you won't gain any extra floor space. Some players prefer the diagonal appearance, particularly for "organic" designs.



(Belal tileset)

*drools with aesthetic pleasure*

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DF Suggestions / Re: Clothing Comfort, Darwinism
« on: July 27, 2018, 08:20:20 pm »
Different Elves!?!
Preposterous!!
A treehugger is a treehugger, Period!!

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DF Suggestions / Re: Gambesons
« on: July 26, 2018, 09:24:09 pm »
Quote from: Shonai_Dweller on July 26, 2018, 05:51:38 pm
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on July 26, 2018, 05:30:15 pm
Quote from: SixOfSpades on July 26, 2018, 03:39:27 pm
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on July 25, 2018, 09:52:58 pm
Studded armour was just an example of how if we are able to decorate stuff with rings and spikes, then why can't we also improve by adding onto them?
Things like spiked helms and shields do have clear potential for flavor, and even some actual function, but personally I think that angle would better be implemented as a difference between cultures (each civ gets procedurally assigned its own unique style of helmet, each of which has its own pluses & minuses but does basically the same job), than as "upgrades" that all civs can do (It's a 3-step process to add the spike, cheek-guards, and aventail, after which you've got the exact same fully-upgraded helmet that you had in your last game--and the one before that, and the one before that).
I'm not talking about spikes, horns, feathers and other decorative details.
I'm pointing out that if it is possible now to have weapons and armour decorated, then why can't they be either repaired or enhanced/improved, for example by adding rings or scales to leather armour, or cloth-padding to plate armour.
Did somebody say this shouldn't be possible? I don't think anyone disagrees with you. It's just hard to see the link between that and plant/silk based armour construction.

I am clarifying my point to two people who misunderstood me.
AceSV thought I was only talking about making it possible to create studded armour.
And SixOfSpades thought I was talking about implementing more weapon and armour specific decorations.

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DF Suggestions / Re: Gambesons
« on: July 26, 2018, 05:30:15 pm »
Quote from: SixOfSpades on July 26, 2018, 03:39:27 pm
Quote from: Miles_Umbrae on July 25, 2018, 09:52:58 pm
Studded armour was just an example of how if we are able to decorate stuff with rings and spikes, then why can't we also improve by adding onto them?
Things like spiked helms and shields do have clear potential for flavor, and even some actual function, but personally I think that angle would better be implemented as a difference between cultures (each civ gets procedurally assigned its own unique style of helmet, each of which has its own pluses & minuses but does basically the same job), than as "upgrades" that all civs can do (It's a 3-step process to add the spike, cheek-guards, and aventail, after which you've got the exact same fully-upgraded helmet that you had in your last game--and the one before that, and the one before that).
I'm not talking about spikes, horns, feathers and other decorative details.
I'm pointing out that if it is possible now to have weapons and armour decorated, then why can't they be either repaired or enhanced/improved, for example by adding rings or scales to leather armour, or cloth-padding to plate armour.

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DF Suggestions / Re: Gambesons
« on: July 25, 2018, 09:52:58 pm »
Studded armour was just an example of how if we are able to decorate stuff with rings and spikes, then why can't we also improve by adding onto them?

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DF Suggestions / Re: More Underground Biomes
« on: July 25, 2018, 09:44:31 pm »
+1

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DF Suggestions / Re: Please add roofing to the game
« on: July 25, 2018, 09:37:14 pm »
It shouldn't be that hard to make it so that if you designate the construction of a wall on top of a constructed floor that it generates one single chained job; First get material for the wall, secondly, bring the material to the designated area, thirdly put the brought material down by your side, fourth step is to deconstruct the "obstructing" floor, and finally use the material brought along to construct that wall.

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DF Suggestions / Re: Research and Skill Restrictions?
« on: July 25, 2018, 09:26:23 pm »
How about reverse-engineering weapons armour and furniture.
Or how about trial-and-error where a dorf has an idea and it can either result in discovering how to construct something or you get a very low-value piece of art to display in your nobles bedroom...

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