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First, I just remembered that the line actually reads "to others, an offensive piece of crap".

Based on that being the statement, I assume it was added so the player knew not to take the game too seriously.  For instance, there haven't been any genetic monsters who breath fire sighted in reality yet.  If you were interested in politics, you might take offense to the game.  Being Apolitical can only help your enjoyment of the game.  One thing I like is how the game takes potshots at both the conservatives and liberals.

Thanks for explaining the ranged weapons.
I just figured out how to read the raw object files, and find out the specifics on the weapons.

I created a fortress simply to discover some facts about the weapons, but that purpose is gone.   

Still, I found Iron! 

Also, the ammo type for the stubber is incorrect.  In order to make it work, the type needs to be changed from "ARROW" to "BOLT" in the item_ammo file.

Name: Plumpy
Profession: Brewer/Cook, also Herbalist/Farmer (only if I have too)
Description: I LOVE food and alchohol!  I'm willing to do all the cooking and brewing, as long as nobody minds my tasting what I cook/brew.  I'll even harvest plants if I have to.  I've been known to grow plants when desperate, but I usually don't want to wait that long.  It takes, like, forever for plants to grow.  Everyone calls me Plumpy because of my fondness of the Plump Helmets.  The fact I have a slight weight problem has nothing to do with it.

Plumpy wispers softly: "And if things go bad, this wouldn't be my first time working with dwarf tallow."

I like the sci-fi setting of this mod, but I'm not up on all the Warhammer 40K lingo.  I was wondering if somebody could tell me what each weapon is in dwarf fortress termonology.  And if the weapons have any special attributes (like one of the swords hits for more damage vs the other hitting for more criticals), I'd be interested in that also.  I'm trying out a fortress to answer the question of dwarf fortress equivalence, so I'm mainly asking just in case the fort fails before I can report back.

By the way, great mod!

My human adventurer betrays her hometown.
Then, I realize after traveling to the only other human town that there's only one human civilization.
So, I drop most of my loot, since I don't have the patience to find the dwarf shopkeeper.
Then, I see an Elf Prisoner, who I free, more because I need the muscle than anything else.
Turns out this guy's the Elven Diplomat, guess negotiations aren't going well. 
So, I flee to an Elven Forest Retreat to settle down for a bit.

Then, after failing at fortress mode for a bit, I abandon my fortress.

Well, I think it would be fun to use my Human Thief, as I call this adventurer.

So, I travel to my old fortress, move some stuff around (it's so nice to be able to manually move my stuff around), get attacked by an imp, kill said imp with a crossbow I found, other fun stuff.
Then, when I go to attack a wolf from hiding, I find the game asking if I really want to do this.  I assume it's because I'm in hiding (which I later confirm with the sleeping humans who want me dead, losers).
After killing this wolf, and other stuff, I explore a cave.
I again stealth attack a Giant Bat, same prompt.  Then, I notice the Giant Bat's not kicking my butt.  Though I should say that my Elf companion is still with me.

So, it appears that either staying with Elves, or having Elf companions, gives you the same wildlife protection that Elves have.  I don't know which.

Now, if I can just port my adventurer to Liberty Crime Squad, where such hippie behavior is encouraged in humans...

In regards to mass murders, I ask one simple question:

How many fish dissectors do you really need?
(in case you don't know, this is a useless profession right now)

Just playing devil's advocate.  Actually, I'm a believer in letting the fort run it's course, no matter how things work out (unless mass murder was my original goal, then... one has to follow one's goals).

I'm sorry, I was just trying to help.  I guess I need to rethink the issues.  I'm sure I'm not the only one.