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Modern Dwarf Fortress (name pending)

The idea of this mod will be to make a modern/sci-fi version of Dwarf Fortress. Theme wise, I was going to take inspiration from Half Life 2 and Shadowrun (Xbox 360 canon) and simply edit the default races to fit the new setting.

So, what games or settings should I take inspiration from? What kind of creatures should be included? What would you like to see in this mod?
If you suggest something I will try my hardest to get it working, eventually.

Ideas:
Vehicles as mounts- [THOUGHT] contained in a 'driver' BP
No rotting clothes- clothing is part of the creature's tissues
Upgradeable weapons- weapons can be upgraded with tactical gear and bayonets

I've had a mental blank, where could I take this:

“Aaron you fat shit.”
“Shut up, Cooper!” said Aaron, tired of the joke.
Cooper turned around, laughing. His had what looked like piece of pizza forming on his hairline, how could someone have that many pimples?
“He has a point.” said Tom, so tall he had to duck his head to miss the overhead light.
“Last time I went to your house we had milk on cake, who does that?” said Oliver, scratching ample the ample scruff on his face.
Aaron looked at his friends in disbelief. “I keep telling you, milk on cake isn’t weird. You’ve had milk on cake before haven’t you James?”
“No,” said James, flicking his dark fringe out of his eyes “I’ve never even heard of it.”

Aaron's the main character BTW.

I know this isn't the spot for Dwarf Fortess but I feel I could get better suggestions here.

Ever killed a lawyer with a guitar? Want to fend off conservatives with a stick? If you answered either of these questions then Liberal Crime Adventure is the mod for your Dwarf Fortress.

Want a nuclear power station that creates depleted uranium from pitchblende at the cost of also producing barrels of nuclear waste? It's coming. Want to then smear that nuclear waste across a corridor that liberals are smart enough to not walk through? So do I, it's coming too. Work has already begun on Liberal Crime Adventure and I want you, yes you, to post your most outlandish, out-there ideas to bring this mod to life.
Remember kids, even your most irrelevant suggestions can help.

Liberal Crime Adventure

The following mod does not represent the views of the author or any users mentioned therein. The strong use of language and themes is intended as satire and is mostly based on stereotype. If you are strongly opposed to any views depicted in this mod then I strongly recommend you remember that I love you all a big huggy bunch.

Anyone who was looking forward to Liberal Crime Fortress will be happy to read that I am starting a new mod based on the Bay12 game Liberal Crime Squad and the liberal rants of our very own NW_Kohaku.

Liberal Crime Squad, a game by Bay12 Games
Liberal Crime Fortress, by PTTG??


My Liberal Pitch
It will be a total conversion in the vein of Deon's Wasteland Mod or the upcoming Colonisation 3000 mod. It will have a new 'reaction economy': you earn cash through actions at some custom workshops and spend it at 'shop' workshops to receive goods and resources. Some reactions come with possible dangers such as radiation leaks when making depleted uranium at the nuclear reactor.
It is also my hope that I can make a new tileset to match the theme with sprites for all creatures and good looking workshops.

My Liberal Progress
So far the Liberals and the Conservatives (creatures) have been implemented and have custom bodyparts reflecting both the original game's mechanics and my personal preferences. Liberal clothing and melee weapons have also been implemented. The basics of the creatures have been implemented but will need custom tissues defined before they are finished. Semi-complete semi-megabeasts have also been implemented.

My Liberal Plans
I'll start with the easier, more down-to-earth ideas like humanoids and purple gorillas (I shit you not, go knock some cages over in the original) and then move onto the more difficult ideas like the buildings and some of the more abstract creatures I have planned. 
At the end I may even create a custom save with a re-embark that places you in a semi-deserted city with buildings already set up (possibly as a tutorial).

My Liberal Download
Alpha
Unfortunately for .18 but there shouldn't be any problems.

Changelog:
Alpha:
Added creatures
Added semi-megabeasts
No custom tissues defined yet



If you have a contribution or suggestion I encourage you to speak up. However, If you have any objections to the depictions of stereotypes or political views then I advise you to tell me in a PM and not in this thread.

Is there any way to equip non-military Dwarfs, or at least my Sheriff, with weapons? It's been bugging me that my sheriff ran into battle unarmed and unarmoured to break up the mass tantrum spiral that almost ended my fort.

Download
Currently you just copy the raws into the objects folder and gen a world, it acts as a minor mod for now. All testing so far has been done in Adventure mode or the testing arena so any accounts, stories or comments on it's effect on Fortress mode so far will be appreciated.
DFFD/Download:http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=3598

Done:
Most Civilizations
Most Items
A few creatures

The remainder of this mod is on hiatus as I am moving on to projects that may provide the skills I would need to finish this mod without help.