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An entity file contains an entity definition which defines everything about a civilization. The file you're looking for is called entity_default.txt. You can create new entity files so long as you define them as such, but you don't necessarily need to.

To create a new entity/civ:
1. Open entity_default (or any other entity file from a mod).
2. Copy and paste the entity most similar to what you want for your new entity to the bottom of the file or a new file (dwarves or humans are usually good choices).
3. Modify the new entity to suit your desires. Bare minimum you need to change the entity name and the creature tag.
-Note: If you copy the a non-dwarf entity and want a playable race then you need to add noble positions so that you can have things like a bookeeper or a broker or a military.
This site will help with editing the entity: http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Entity

Hope this helps.

No problem, the error log did most of the work anyway.

Well, not entirely useless. The spine is composed of nervous tissue and can't be severed (that I've seen) and as such will use the nervous tissue healing rate. At least, that's what the wiki says, I have no experience with that myself (creatures with broken spines tend to die quickly). If you want to prevent nerve severing, just remove the [HAS_NERVES] tag in the creature entry.

I've yet to really mess around with sizes and armor and the wiki doesn't have anything useful. If it is possible, the solution probably involves the RELSIZE tag and some extensive tweaking to get the right settings.

Hope this helps.

Do you see humans as the seafaring race? Will waterways and trade by ship play a central role to civilizations? Which races will participate in sailing and building ships? How large, in units of men and/or dwarfcube dimensions*, will the larger boats be in the future?

Personally, I see all races as having some manner of sea/river travel ability possible in the future. First question: Yes. Second question: Chances are good, possibly hopefully randomly determined for each world. Third question: Already answered/will be answered.

(All measurements in length by width by height and in dwarfcubes)

Humans: Yes: fishing boats (smaller, maybe 5-7x3-5x2-3 dwarfcubes in size), galleys along the line of ancient greeks/romans/egyptians (i.e. ramming, boarding, ballistas, catapults).
Elves: Yes: Canoes or hollowed logs, perhaps some manner of specially cultivated tree (2-20x1-3x1-2) with the larger measurements being for the massive trees. Alternatively, give them boats similar to the humans made entirely out of sentient corpses.
Kobolds: Yes: More by accident than anything else, but they can travel by fallen tree express (1-3x1x1).
Goblins: Yes: They are intelligent enough for the smelting of metals, so they should have sailing capabilities, probably something along the lines of the viking raider/pirate style that I believe has been mentioned previously.
Forgotten Beasts/Titan: They walk.

Dwarves: Most certainly yes. I support the previously mentioned designs, all of them. Also, just because they are dwarves, I see them sailing in massive vessels composed of anything from wood to stone to bones to bones/flesh to ice. These massive vessels would possess extensive fortifications and excessive quanitites of weapons, not to mention the onboard plump helmet farms and the endless supply of booze.

Speaking of booze, does dwarven wine really fit for dwarves? Perhaps it could be named whiskey or something similarly more liver terrifying.

By the power vested in me as creator of this thread, I hereby ressurect you.

Three of you have downloaded my fortress, now you must provide your opinions on it!
Seriously, any comments, opinions, questions, insults, complaints, suggestions, requests, mandates, or carp-related incidents are acceptable and desired.
Unfortunately no news on the ork effectiveness front. Urist Worthsplattered the Godly Harshness of Realms has yet to find any orks in the human lands.
Due to the impending (I think) release of the new version, I shall postpone any real modifications until after the release and the inevitable bug fixes.
However, I would appreciate some advice on a computer issue/question that I have: Is it possible to "slave" one computer to another, in that the "master" computer can make usage of all of the "slave" computer's resources (hard drive, processor, RAM, graphics card, etc.)? My hour or so of searching online resulted in nothing I could use, but maybe I was just using the wrong keywords. Again, any help would be very much appreciated.

One day, my school will close for the day when a volcano suddenly erupts (despite the complete lack of mountains, large hills, or volcanic activity/presence) ten miles away. This erruption will then cause a chain reaction that triggers the Yellowstone supervolcano turning North America into a massive volcanic crater (caldera?) filled with magma/lava. Inside the magma will dwell several species of magma fish and a tribe of magma toadmen that will conquer the world using what American technology survives (not much).

Aye, NW_Kohaku I tried exactly that approach, but was wondering if there was some manner of sneaky code or other type of approach that could be used. However, this does not matter, as such more insane ideas must be posited for laughs!
In reality it looks C is most likely but G should be quite laughable when I release it in a couple of days (along with the fort on the map archive) <Insert Sneaky/Stealthy Smiley Here>

RAGE! Post #1 was lost due to timeout! This post will be substandard. (I blame it on the long upload time for the save)
Long time, no post.
Instead of long happy semi-sarcastic post, I will provide numbers! (Somewhere in here was a !!SCIENCE!! reference but it was lost in the "upgrade".)
1: Update small, shoota, upgraded crossbow.
2: Warning: Do not add (decent) armor to orks.
3: Arena mode (addictively fun) Orks vs. Bronze Collossus (probably spelgilinged incorrectly due to my skillz from my edumacation), 1-4 orks with only shiny bitz choppas and decent skills are capable of defeated one of these bronze creatures. Effectiveness increases upon loss of legs for Orks (no throwing).
4: Primary cause of death in worldgen: Wild Animals (see Grizzlies). Secondary cause of death in worldgen: Night Creatures.
5: Save for the doubter/issued http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=3753
           Please visit the crossbowork, he's lonely. Also, pay a visit to the southeast sea and note the name after visiting the fortress.
Finally, don't be too critical on my fort as I'm not particularly skilled at fortress mode.

Have FUN!

Been playing through Icewind Dale II with a party consisting of a Chaotic Evil Halfling Ranger named Belkar, a Lawful Neutral Dwarf Fighter named Urist, and a pair of Rogue/Spellcaster Halflings. Upon reaching General Guthma of the annoying Goblin/Orc army in his Fortress, I first realized that in most RPG groups the party would have killled Guthma during his conversation with Sherincal. Then I had this hilarious conversation with Guthma. (Urist is doing the talking)

Guthma- "Who are you?! It hardly matters as your kind won't be tolerated here!"
Urist- "Are you Guthma, the leader of this fortress?"
Guthma- Ha-ha! You want to know - as a last wish before you die - I will grant this wish, CORPSES. I AM GUTHMA and it is *I* who have laid waste to the crippled town of Targos.
Urist- Laid waste? Your pathetic attacks have done nothing.
Guthma- You cannot fool me! Your port is destroyed... your wall is in shambles. No doubt you come for some sort of revenge- which shall go unrealized. Ha-ha-ha!
Urist- Vengance? We're just a mercenary group. You should see the trail of bodies we left on the way in.
Guthma- Errr-what? HOW *DID* YOU GET IN HERE?! I am done talking with you. NOW YOU DIE!

Guthma is promptly slaughtered by Belkar (80some hitpoints) and Urist (114 hitpoints), Rogue 1 was searching the containers for loot and Rogue 2 had been taken down by spells.