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[GoombaGeek]

Interesting Bees

This mod adds two different species of bees in the hopes of making beekeeping a worthwhile profession. These bees can be weaponized and give much more valuable products than boring old honey bees, and each carry a very fun venom within.

The Code
Add this to any available raw with creatures in it, preferably creature_insects.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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[CREATURE:DOOM_BEE]
[DESCRIPTION:A small nectar-gathering insect with an extremely powerful sting found in the savage lands. They make valuable doom jelly, but the risk may not be worth it.]
[NAME:doom bee:doom bees:doom bee]
[CREATURE_TILE:250][COLOR:5:0:1]
[NATURAL]
[SAVAGE]
[BIOME:NOT_FREEZING]
[VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY][FREQUENCY:80]
[VERMIN_NOTRAP]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:250:500]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:100:200]
[SMALL_REMAINS]
[PETVALUE:2]
[PETVALUE_DIVISOR:1000]
[SPEED:2900]
[PREFSTRING:constant hard work]
[PREFSTRING:lazy flying]
[PREFSTRING:incredibly potent venom]
[DIURNAL]
[NO_SLEEP]
[HOMEOTHERM:10071]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
[MUNDANE]
[NOT_BUTCHERABLE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:WAX:WAX_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:doom wax]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:SOLID_PRESSED:doom wax cake]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:melted doom wax]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling doom wax]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:MAGENTA]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:5:0:0]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:HONEYCOMB_PRESS_MAT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HONEY]
[STOCKPILE_GLOB_PRESSED]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ROYAL_JELLY:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen doom bee murder jelly]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:doom bee murder jelly]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling doom bee murder jelly]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:WHITE]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:1]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[EDIBLE_VERMIN]
[EDIBLE_COOKED]
[EDIBLE_RAW]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:HONEY:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen doom bee honey]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:doom bee honey]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling doom bee honey]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:AMBER]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:6:0:0]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[EDIBLE_VERMIN]
[EDIBLE_COOKED]
[EDIBLE_RAW]
[MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:DRINK_MAT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MEAD]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:MEAD:CREATURE_ALCOHOL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen doom mead]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:doom mead]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling doom mead]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:VENOM:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen doom bee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen doom bee venom]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:doom bee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:doom bee venom]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling doom bee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling doom bee venom]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:doom sting]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[CE_UNCONSCIOUSNESS:SEV:170:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:START:50:PEAK:500:END:1500]
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:200:PROB:100:LOCALIZED:VASCULAR_ONLY:START:50:PEAK:500:END:1200]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
[TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[HAS_NERVES]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICHOR:ICHOR_TEMPLATE]
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICHOR:LIQUID]
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
[GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
[PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:1]
[MAXAGE:1:1]
[NOBONES]
[ARTIFICIAL_HIVEABLE]
[HIVE_PRODUCT:1:201600:TOOL:ITEM_TOOL_HONEYCOMB:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:WAX]
[HIVE_PRODUCT:1:201600:LIQUID_MISC:NONE:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ROYAL_JELLY]
[CASTE:WORKER]
[CASTE_NAME:doom bee worker:doom bee workers:doom bee worker]
[POP_RATIO:10000]
[COLONY_EXTERNAL]
[EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
[VERMIN_BITE:50:stung:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID]
[DIE_WHEN_VERMIN_BITE]
[REMAINS_ON_VERMIN_BITE_DEATH]
[CASTE:DRONE]
[MALE]
[CASTE_NAME:doom bee drone:doom bee drones:doom bee drone]
[POP_RATIO:5]
[CASTE:QUEEN]
[FEMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:doom bee queen:doom bee queens:doom bee queen]
[POP_RATIO:1]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH:2WINGS]
[BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY]
[FLIER]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_MATERIALS]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_TISSUES]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:CHITIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:CHITIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:MAGENTA:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:chitin:SINGULAR]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
[SELECT_MATERIAL:ALL]
[MULTIPLY_VALUE:4]

[CREATURE:ZOMBEE]
[DESCRIPTION:A little bee found in evil regions. Its sting has the horrifying effect of transforming the victim into another zombee.]
[NAME:zombee:zombees:zombee]
[CREATURE_TILE:250][COLOR:2:0:0]
[NATURAL]
[EVIL]
[BIOME:NOT_FREEZING]
[VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY][FREQUENCY:80]
[VERMIN_NOTRAP]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:250:500]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:100:200]
[SMALL_REMAINS]
[PETVALUE:2]
[PETVALUE_DIVISOR:1000]
[SPEED:2900]
[PREFSTRING:terrifying transformation]
[PREFSTRING:sickly green colour]
[DIURNAL]
[NO_SLEEP]
[HOMEOTHERM:10071]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:3000]
[MUNDANE]
[NOT_BUTCHERABLE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:WAX:WAX_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:zombee wax]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:SOLID_PRESSED:zombee wax cake]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:melted zombee wax]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling zombee wax]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:LIME]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:2:0:1]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:HONEYCOMB_PRESS_MAT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:HONEY]
[STOCKPILE_GLOB_PRESSED]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ROYAL_JELLY:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen zombee miracle jelly]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:zombee miracle jelly]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling zombee miracle jelly]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:WHITE]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:7:0:1]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[EDIBLE_VERMIN]
[EDIBLE_COOKED]
[EDIBLE_RAW]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:HONEY:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen zombee honey]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:zombee honey]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling zombee honey]
[STATE_COLOR:ALL:LIME]
[DISPLAY_COLOR:2:0:1]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[EDIBLE_VERMIN]
[EDIBLE_COOKED]
[EDIBLE_RAW]
[MATERIAL_REACTION_PRODUCT:DRINK_MAT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:MEAD]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:MEAD:CREATURE_ALCOHOL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen zombee liquor]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:zombee liquor]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling zombee liquor]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:VENOM:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen zombee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen zombee venom]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:zombee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:zombee venom]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling zombee venom]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling zombee venom]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:zombee transformation]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[CE_BODY_TRANSFORMATION:CREATURE:ZOMBEE:WORKER:PROB:100:START:5:END:403200] one year!
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
[TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
[HAS_NERVES]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ICHOR:ICHOR_TEMPLATE]
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ICHOR:LIQUID]
[CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
[GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
[PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:1]
[MAXAGE:1:1]
[NOBONES]
[ARTIFICIAL_HIVEABLE]
[HIVE_PRODUCT:1:201600:TOOL:ITEM_TOOL_HONEYCOMB:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:WAX]
[HIVE_PRODUCT:1:201600:LIQUID_MISC:NONE:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ROYAL_JELLY]
[CASTE:WORKER]
[CASTE_NAME:zombee worker:zombee workers:zombee worker]
[POP_RATIO:10000]
[COLONY_EXTERNAL]
[EXTRACT:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM]
[VERMIN_BITE:50:stung:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:VENOM:LIQUID]
[DIE_WHEN_VERMIN_BITE]
[REMAINS_ON_VERMIN_BITE_DEATH]
[CASTE:DRONE]
[MALE]
[CASTE_NAME:zombee drone:zombee drones:zombee drone]
[POP_RATIO:5]
[CASTE:QUEEN]
[FEMALE]
[CASTE_NAME:zombee queen:zombee queens:zombee queen]
[POP_RATIO:1]
[SELECT_CASTE:ALL]
[BODY:INSECT:2EYES:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH:2WINGS]
[BODYGLOSS:INSECT_UPPERBODY:INSECT_LOWERBODY]
[FLIER]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_MATERIALS]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:CHITIN_TISSUES]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:CHITIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:CHITIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:MAGENTA:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:chitin:SINGULAR]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLACK:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
[SELECT_MATERIAL:ALL]
[MULTIPLY_VALUE:5]

But what do they do?
Well, you could tell from the raws, or experience the Fun for yourself, but here it is:

Spoiler: Doom Bee (click to show/hide)

Doom bees cause unconsciousness and necrosis. Their products are worth 4x more than normal honey bee products, making wax-working worthwhile too! They're only found in Savage areas.

Spoiler: Zombee (click to show/hide)

Zombees' stings transform the victims into zombees too, and lasts for a year (the lifespan of a zombee). Have fun! They have a 5x value multiplier and are only found in Evil areas.

[Meph]

And how would you weaponize those ? I only see the factor of friendly fire...

[Wrex]

The onyl weaponization I can see is a torture chamber with beehives in it to induce stings.

[IndigoFenix]

Making bees interesting is not a bad idea, but seeing as how they'll be more dangerous to your beekeepers than your enemies, I'd hardly call it worthwhile... Also transforming non-vermin into vermin can sometimes be a little... buggy.
Here's a thought: Instead of making bees deadlier, make them give BENEFICIAL syndromes through their stings.  Your beekeepers can turn into formidable warriors as a side-effect of the time they spend around bees.  They can become...THE BEEMAN.  Beedwarf.  Now THAT would be worthwhile.

[Meph]

In that case I will mod in ants that life in hives, get collected by the beekeeper, and he turns into Nathan Fillion starring as Antman when bit, and summons a group of giant ants. HA.

[GoombaGeek]

Huh, I thought bees stung anything that was too close and not a beekeeper (when I closed main access so everyone had to go through the hive hallway, I got tons of stings for dwarves and cats etc.).

I like the idea of superpower-giving bees, though.

[peregarrett]

+clay hive+
  stimpacks[10345]

[peregarrett]

I think necroing this thread is acceptable for this reason.
Inspired by Nordic sagas of Odin and berserkers (especially their immunity to weapons and hangover effect) and also Asterix&Obelix magic potion.

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[CREATURE:HONEY_BEE]
<snip>
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:MEAD:CREATURE_ALCOHOL_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen mead]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:mead]
[STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling mead]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:mead effect]
[SYN_INGESTED]
Potion effects for 11200 ticks (which is roughly time to become thristy. Dunno where I found that value)
[CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:INORGANIC:NONE:1:5:START:0:END:11200] x5 defence against weapons
[CE_PHYS_ATT_CHANGE:STRENGTH:200:0:AGILITY:200:0:TOUGHNESS:200:0:START:0:END:11200] x2 strength, toughness and agility
[CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:150:START:0:END:11200] x1.5 speed
[CE_FLASH_TILE:TILE:24:3:7:1:FREQUENCY:200:100:START:0:END:11200] flashes light blue up arrow
Hangover effects for next 11200 ticks:
[CE_DIZZINESS:SEV:100:PROB:100:START:11200:END:22400] dizziness
[CE_FLASH_TILE:TILE:25:2:7:0:FREQUENCY:400:200:START:11200:END:22400] flashes green down arrow
<snip>
Still unsure about CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:INORGANIC:NONE tag - it should work as resistance to anything made of INORGANIC:XXX material, but maybe I should put INORGANIC:IRON, INORGANIC:STEEL etc instead?

[Urist Da Vinci]

...
Still unsure about CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:INORGANIC:NONE tag - it should work as resistance to anything made of INORGANIC:XXX material, but maybe I should put INORGANIC:IRON, INORGANIC:STEEL etc instead?

INORGANIC:NONE is magma or the "Rock" used in the arena, so you would only be resistant to impacts from magma minecart railgun/shotgun projectiles. To get the effect that you want, you need to have one line for each weapon material (you can only name one material at a time). Actually, I don't know if resistance to multiple materials is even supported.

This thread also has some bee weaponization fun: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=105981.msg3335118#msg3335118

[IndigoFenix]

...
Still unsure about CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:INORGANIC:NONE tag - it should work as resistance to anything made of INORGANIC:XXX material, but maybe I should put INORGANIC:IRON, INORGANIC:STEEL etc instead?

INORGANIC:NONE is magma or the "Rock" used in the arena, so you would only be resistant to impacts from magma minecart railgun/shotgun projectiles. To get the effect that you want, you need to have one line for each weapon material (you can only name one material at a time). Actually, I don't know if resistance to multiple materials is even supported.

This thread also has some bee weaponization fun: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=105981.msg3335118#msg3335118

Actually, NONE:NONE will work on all materials.
[CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:NONE:NONE:1:108:START:0] effectively turns standard creature's flesh into iron.  (It can still be bruised but you'll need high-level weapons to cut them.  Also it doesn't seem to have any effect on wrestling moves.)

[peregarrett]

...
Still unsure about CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:INORGANIC:NONE tag - it should work as resistance to anything made of INORGANIC:XXX material, but maybe I should put INORGANIC:IRON, INORGANIC:STEEL etc instead?

INORGANIC:NONE is magma or the "Rock" used in the arena, so you would only be resistant to impacts from magma minecart railgun/shotgun projectiles. To get the effect that you want, you need to have one line for each weapon material (you can only name one material at a time). Actually, I don't know if resistance to multiple materials is even supported.

This thread also has some bee weaponization fun: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=105981.msg3335118#msg3335118

Actually, NONE:NONE will work on all materials.
[CE_MATERIAL_FORCE_MULTIPLIER:MAT_MULT:NONE:NONE:1:108:START:0] effectively turns standard creature's flesh into iron.  (It can still be bruised but you'll need high-level weapons to cut them.  Also it doesn't seem to have any effect on wrestling moves.)

Yes, NONE:NONE would make him resistant to everything, while I wanted them to be immune to weapons only, but still killable with bare fists (teeth and claws also). Okay, will put separate lines for iron, bronze, steel, copper, bismuth bronze and silver.