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[Arcvasti]

Do you have any burrows active? If so, remove them. Burrows + Custom reactions = Bugs galore.

[thegamemaster1234]

Do you have any burrows active? If so, remove them. Burrows + Custom reactions = Bugs galore.

Nope, no active burrows. I do have a burrow to make sure everyone rushes inside, but nobody's assigned to it.

EDIT: After deleting the burrow all of those options suddenly became available, thanks!

[Arcvasti]

Do you have any burrows active? If so, remove them. Burrows + Custom reactions = Bugs galore.

Nope, no active burrows. I do have a burrow to make sure everyone rushes inside, but nobody's assigned to it.

Sorry, imprecise wording. Even burrows like that can still cause problems. Try deleting it and see if that helps.

[Splint]

Try moving the items closer. I have similar problems in other mods if materials are considered "too far away."

[Maklak]

My problems with reactions were usually from workshops being linked to stockpile of some, but not all, materials. I think there should be an option of "take from links first" in addition to "take from anywhwere" and "take from links only".

[UnicodingUnicorn]

Okay, while I am sorting out DFHack, if you are playing the .40 version, have you encountered any bugs/crashes yet?

[thegamemaster1234]

Whenever I find this, so hilarious...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I know that laser bolts aren't supposed to exist after they're shot but sometimes, if they miss, they tend to just... stay there... for a while And this one has water on it, who's ever heard of a water-covered laser bolt, seriously?

[Chimerat]

Odd question, but would "Text Will Be  Text" (I think that's what it's called...) allow this mod to have proper pony tiles?

[UnicodingUnicorn]

> who's ever heard of a water-covered laser bolt, seriously?
Magic.

> Odd question, but would "Text Will Be  Text" (I think that's what it's called...) allow this mod to have proper pony tiles?
I don't really know, haven't looked into tilesets yet. Right now the priority is implementing DFHack to allow majority of features to work and trying to rectify any crashes/error thingies that may occur. While we are at it, has anyone apart from Destyvirago downloaded and played the .40 version yet?

Oh yes, in another mod, called The Earth Strikes Back, there is a custom script to spawn a creature when a stone is mined:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

-- create Awakened Stone creature

-- modtools/syndrome-trigger -syndrome "wake andesite" -command [tesb-spawn -caste ANDESITE -miner \\UNIT_ID -location [ \\LOCATION ] ]
--   Script will be responsible for determining if the miner is "favor"ed.  May have to search for the syndrome itself since SYN_CLASS
--   really only applies to interactions.

--[=[
   Only the caste ID is required, all others have defaults (though default x,y,z exists only when cursor is visible)
    Made by warmist, but edited by Putnam for the dragon ball mod to be used in reactions, then customized by Dirst for The Earth Strikes Back mod
   Dirst also included some parts from Rubble's announce.lua and expwent's unit-info-viewer.lua and spawn-flow.lua
   
--]=]

local utils=require 'utils'

validArgs = validArgs or utils.invert({
 'help',
 'caste',
 'miner',
 'location',
 'friendly',
 'unfriendly',
})

local args = utils.processArgs({...}, validArgs)

if args.help then
 print([[scripts/tesb-spawn.lua
arguments:
    -help
        Print this help message
    -caste
        Specify the type of awakened stone
        This parameter is required
    -location [ x y z ]
        The location to spawn the awakened stone
      Will default to the cursor location, if the cursor is displayed
    -miner
        Unit ID of creature causing the spawn
      If miner has the caste's favor syndrome, the creature spawns Tame
      If miner is omitted, "Something" without favor awakens the creature
    -friendly
        If flag is present, the awakened stone will be Tame
   -unfriendly
      If flag is present, the awakened stone will be a wild animal
      
Note: -friendly and -unfriendly override the miner's favor status
]])
 return
end
 
function getCaste(race_id,caste_id)
    local cr=df.creature_raw.find(race_id)
    return cr.caste[caste_id]
end
function genBodyModifier(body_app_mod)
    local a=math.random(0,#body_app_mod.ranges-2)
    return math.random(body_app_mod.ranges[a],body_app_mod.ranges[a+1])
end
function getBodySize(caste,time)
    --TODO: real body size...
    return caste.body_size_1[#caste.body_size_1-1] --returns last body size
end
function genAttribute(array)
    local a=math.random(0,#array-2)
    return math.random(array[a],array[a+1])
end
function norm()
    return math.sqrt((-2)*math.log(math.random()))*math.cos(2*math.pi*math.random())
end
function normalDistributed(mean,sigma)
    return mean+sigma*norm()
end
function clampedNormal(min,median,max)
    local val=normalDistributed(median,math.sqrt(max-min))
    if val<min then return min end
    if val>max then return max end
    return val
end
function makeSoul(unit,caste)
    local tmp_soul=df.unit_soul:new()
    tmp_soul.unit_id=unit.id
    tmp_soul.name:assign(unit.name)
    tmp_soul.race=unit.race
    tmp_soul.sex=unit.sex
    tmp_soul.caste=unit.caste
    --todo: preferences,traits.
    local attrs=caste.attributes
    for k,v in pairs(attrs.ment_att_range) do
       local max_percent=attrs.ment_att_cap_perc[k]/100
       local cvalue=genAttribute(v)
       tmp_soul.mental_attrs[k]={value=cvalue,max_value=cvalue*max_percent}
    end
   -- WATCH: This block caused errors in the previous version of tesb-spawn.
    for k,v in pairs(tmp_soul.personality.traits) do
        local min,mean,max
        min=caste.personality.a[k]
        mean=caste.personality.b[k]
        max=caste.personality.c[k]
        tmp_soul.personality.traits[k]=clampedNormal(min,mean,max)
    end
    --[[natural skill fix]]
    for k, skill in ipairs(caste.natural_skill_id) do
        local rating = caste.natural_skill_lvl[k]
        utils.insert_or_update(tmp_soul.skills,
            {new=true,id=skill,experience=caste.natural_skill_exp[k],rating=rating}, 'id')
    end
   
    unit.status.souls:insert("#",tmp_soul)
    unit.status.current_soul=tmp_soul
end
function CreateUnit(race_id,caste_id)
    local race=df.creature_raw.find(race_id)
    if race==nil then error("Invalid race_id") end
    local caste=getCaste(race_id,caste_id)
    local unit=df.unit:new()
    unit:assign{
        race=race_id,
        caste=caste_id,
        sex=caste.gender,
    }
    unit.relations.birth_year=df.global.cur_year-0 --AGE is set here, Awakened Stones are mature at age 0
    if caste.misc.maxage_max==-1 then
        unit.relations.old_year=-1
    else
        unit.relations.old_year=df.global.cur_year+math.random(caste.misc.maxage_min,caste.misc.maxage_max)
    end
   
    -- WATCH: Not sure about the next line.
   unit.relations.birth_time=df.global.cur_year_tick
    --unit.relations.old_time=?? --TODO add normal age
    --[[ interataction stuff, probably timers ]]--
    local num_inter=#caste.body_info.interactions  -- new for interactions
    unit.curse.own_interaction:resize(num_inter) -- new for interactions
   unit.curse.own_interaction_delay:resize(num_inter) -- new for interactions
    --[[ body stuff ]]
   
    local body=unit.body
    body.body_plan=caste.body_info
    local body_part_count=#body.body_plan.body_parts
    local layer_count=#body.body_plan.layer_part
    --[[ body components ]]
    local cp=body.components
    cp.body_part_status:resize(body_part_count)
    cp.numbered_masks:resize(#body.body_plan.numbered_masks)
    for num,v in ipairs(body.body_plan.numbered_masks) do
        cp.numbered_masks[num]=v
    end
    cp.layer_status:resize(layer_count)
    cp.layer_wound_area:resize(layer_count)
    cp.layer_cut_fraction:resize(layer_count)
    cp.layer_dent_fraction:resize(layer_count)
    cp.layer_effect_fraction:resize(layer_count)
   
    local attrs=caste.attributes
    for k,v in pairs(attrs.phys_att_range) do
        local max_percent=attrs.phys_att_cap_perc[k]/100
        local cvalue=genAttribute(v)
        unit.body.physical_attrs[k]={value=cvalue,max_value=cvalue*max_percent}
    end
 
   
    body.blood_max=getBodySize(caste,0) --TODO normal values
    body.blood_count=body.blood_max
    body.infection_level=0
    unit.status2.body_part_temperature:resize(body_part_count)
    for k,v in pairs(unit.status2.body_part_temperature) do
        unit.status2.body_part_temperature[k]={new=true,whole=10067,fraction=0}
       
    end
    --[[ largely unknown stuff ]]
    local stuff=unit.enemy
    stuff.body_part_878:resize(body_part_count) -- all = 3
    stuff.body_part_888:resize(body_part_count) -- all = 3
    stuff.body_part_relsize:resize(body_part_count) -- all =0
   
    stuff.were_race=race_id
    stuff.were_caste=caste_id
    stuff.normal_race=race_id
    stuff.normal_caste=caste_id
    stuff.body_part_8a8:resize(body_part_count) -- all = 1
    stuff.body_part_base_ins:resize(body_part_count)
    stuff.body_part_clothing_ins:resize(body_part_count)
    stuff.body_part_8d8:resize(body_part_count)
   
    --TODO add correct sizes. (calculate from age)
    local size=caste.body_size_2[#caste.body_size_2-1]
    body.size_info.size_cur=size
    body.size_info.size_base=size
    body.size_info.area_cur=math.pow(size,0.666)
    body.size_info.area_base=math.pow(size,0.666)
    body.size_info.area_cur=math.pow(size*10000,0.333)
    body.size_info.area_base=math.pow(size*10000,0.333)
   
    unit.recuperation.healing_rate:resize(layer_count)
   
    --appearance
    local app=unit.appearance
    app.body_modifiers:resize(#caste.body_appearance_modifiers) --3
    for k,v in pairs(app.body_modifiers) do
        app.body_modifiers[k]=genBodyModifier(caste.body_appearance_modifiers[k])
    end
    app.bp_modifiers:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.modifier_idx) --0
    for k,v in pairs(app.bp_modifiers) do
        app.bp_modifiers[k]=genBodyModifier(caste.bp_appearance.modifiers[caste.bp_appearance.modifier_idx[k]])
    end
    --app.unk_4c8:resize(33)--33
    app.tissue_style:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.style_part_idx)
    app.tissue_style_civ_id:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.style_part_idx)
    app.tissue_style_id:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.style_part_idx)
    app.tissue_style_type:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.style_part_idx)
    app.tissue_length:resize(#caste.bp_appearance.style_part_idx)
    app.genes.appearance:resize(#caste.body_appearance_modifiers+#caste.bp_appearance.modifiers) --3
    app.genes.colors:resize(#caste.color_modifiers*2) --???
    app.colors:resize(#caste.color_modifiers)--3
   
    makeSoul(unit,caste)
   
    --finally set the id
    unit.id=df.global.unit_next_id
    df.global.unit_next_id=df.global.unit_next_id+1
    df.global.world.units.all:insert("#",unit)
    df.global.world.units.active:insert("#",unit)
    return unit
end
function findRace(name)
    for k,v in pairs(df.global.world.raws.creatures.all) do
        if v.creature_id==name then
            return k
        end
    end
    qerror("Race:"..name.." not found!")
end
 
function createFigure(trgunit,he)
    local hf=df.historical_figure:new()
    hf.id=df.global.hist_figure_next_id
    hf.race=trgunit.race
    hf.caste=trgunit.caste
   hf.profession = trgunit.profession
   hf.sex = trgunit.sex
    df.global.hist_figure_next_id=df.global.hist_figure_next_id+1
   hf.appeared_year = df.global.cur_year
   
   hf.born_year = trgunit.relations.birth_year
   hf.born_seconds = trgunit.relations.birth_time
   hf.curse_year = trgunit.relations.curse_year
   hf.curse_seconds = trgunit.relations.curse_time
   hf.birth_year_bias = trgunit.relations.birth_year_bias
   hf.birth_time_bias = trgunit.relations.birth_time_bias
   hf.old_year = trgunit.relations.old_year
   hf.old_seconds = trgunit.relations.old_time
   hf.died_year = -1
   hf.died_seconds = -1
   hf.name:assign(trgunit.name)
   hf.civ_id = trgunit.civ_id
   hf.population_id = trgunit.population_id
   hf.breed_id = -1
   hf.unit_id = trgunit.id
   
    df.global.world.history.figures:insert("#",hf)
 
   hf.info = df.historical_figure_info:new()
   hf.info.unk_14 = df.historical_figure_info.T_unk_14:new() -- hf state?
   --unk_14.region_id = -1; unk_14.beast_id = -1; unk_14.unk_14 = 0
   hf.info.unk_14.unk_18 = -1; hf.info.unk_14.unk_1c = -1
   -- set values that seem related to state and do event
   --change_state(hf, dfg.ui.site_id, region_pos)
 
 
--lets skip skills for now
--local skills = df.historical_figure_info.T_skills:new() -- skills snap shot
-- ...
--info.skills = skills
 
 
   he.histfig_ids:insert('#', hf.id)
   he.hist_figures:insert('#', hf)
 
   trgunit.flags1.important_historical_figure = true
   trgunit.flags2.important_historical_figure = true
   trgunit.hist_figure_id = hf.id
   trgunit.hist_figure_id2 = hf.id
   
    hf.entity_links:insert("#",{new=df.histfig_entity_link_memberst,entity_id=trgunit.civ_id,link_strength=100})
    --add entity event
    local hf_event_id=df.global.hist_event_next_id
    df.global.hist_event_next_id=df.global.hist_event_next_id+1
    df.global.world.history.events:insert("#",{new=df.history_event_add_hf_entity_linkst,year=trgunit.relations.birth_year,
        seconds=trgunit.relations.birth_time,id=hf_event_id,civ=hf.civ_id,histfig=hf.id,link_type=0})
    return hf
end
function createNemesis(trgunit,civ_id)
    local id=df.global.nemesis_next_id
    local nem=df.nemesis_record:new()
   local he=df.historical_entity.find(civ_id)
    nem.id=id
    nem.unit_id=trgunit.id
    nem.unit=trgunit
    nem.flags:resize(1)
    --not sure about these flags...
    nem.flags[4]=true
    nem.flags[5]=true
    nem.flags[6]=true
    nem.flags[7]=true
    nem.flags[8]=true
    nem.flags[9]=true
    --[[for k=4,8 do
        nem.flags[k]=true
    end]]
    df.global.world.nemesis.all:insert("#",nem)
    df.global.nemesis_next_id=id+1
    trgunit.general_refs:insert("#",{new=df.general_ref_is_nemesisst,nemesis_id=id})
    trgunit.flags1.important_historical_figure=true
   
    nem.save_file_id=he.save_file_id
   
    he.nemesis_ids:insert("#",id)
   he.nemesis:insert("#",nem)
    nem.member_idx=he.next_member_idx
    he.next_member_idx=he.next_member_idx+1
    --[[ local gen=df.global.world.worldgen
    gen.next_unit_chunk_id
    gen.next_unit_chunk_offset
    ]]
    nem.figure=createFigure(trgunit,he)
end
 
function PlaceAwakenedStone(caste,position,is_friendly)-- Stripped-down version of PlaceUnit(race,caste,name,position,civ_id)
 
 
   
    local pos=position or copyall(df.global.cursor)
    if pos.x==-30000 then
        qerror("Point your pointy thing somewhere")
    end
    race=findRace("AWAKENED_STONE") -- Hard-coded race
 
   -- WATCH: Originally local u=CreateUnit(race,tonumber(caste) or 0)
    local u=CreateUnit(race,caste)
    u.pos:assign(pos)
      
    u.name.has_name=false -- These creatures do not inherently have names
   
   -- Sets the creature's civ
   if is_friendly == true then
      u.civ_id = df.global.ui.civ_id
   else
      u.civ_id = -1
   end
 
   
    local desig,ocupan=dfhack.maps.getTileFlags(pos)
    if ocupan.unit then
        ocupan.unit_grounded=true
        u.flags1.on_ground=true
    else
        ocupan.unit=true
    end
   
    if df.historical_entity.find(u.civ_id) ~= nil  then
        createNemesis(u,u.civ_id)
    end

end
 
function Announce(caste_id,unit_id,is_friendly) -- Create an in-game announcement that a stone has awakened
-- Rubble's Announcement command, customized by Dirst for The Earth Strikes Back mod

--[[
Rubble Announcement DFHack Command

Copyright 2013-2014 Milo Christiansen

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In
no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of
this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including
commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to
the following restrictions:

1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim
that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an
acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not
required.

2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
misrepresented as being the original software.

3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
]]

if not dfhack.isMapLoaded() then
   dfhack.printerr('Error: Map is not loaded.')
   return
end

local caste_name = string.upper(string.sub(caste_id,1,1))..string.lower(string.sub(caste_id,2,-1))
if caste_name == "Rocksalt" then -- Special handling for two-word stone
   caste_name = "Rock Salt"
end

local unit_name
if not unit_id then
   unit_name = "Something"  -- The player activated the script in an interactive window.
else
   unit_name = dfhack.TranslateName(dfhack.units.getVisibleName(df.unit.find(unit_id)))
end

if is_friendly == true then
   text = unit_name.." has awakened a creature of Living "..caste_name
   color_id = "COLOR_WHITE"
else
   text = unit_name.." has incurred the wrath of an Awakened "..caste_name
   color_id = "COLOR_RED"
end

local color = _G[color_id]

dfhack.gui.showAnnouncement(text, color)

print(text)
 
end

function IsItFriendly(caste,miner,is_friendly,is_unfriendly)
-- is_unfriendly overrides is_friendly which overrides miner's status
-- The default is false if nothing was specified

local verdict = false

if is_unfriendly then -- Command line flag
   verdict = false
elseif is_friendly then -- Command line flag
   verdict = true
elseif miner then
   local miner_unit = df.unit.find(miner)
   local syndrome_list = miner_unit.syndromes.active
   if caste == "ROCKSALT" then caste = "rock salt" end
   local favor_syndrome_name = string.lower(caste).." favor"
   for index,syndrome in ipairs(syndrome_list) do -- No need to check for 0 syndromes because "wake" is a syndrome
      local syndrome_info = df.syndrome.find(syndrome.type)
      if syndrome_info.syn_name == favor_syndrome_name then -- Unit has the appropriate "favor" syndrome
         verdict = true
         break
      end
   end
end

return verdict

end

-- Conversion table of CASTE_IDs to caste indices
local caste_table = {
   ["ANDESITE"] = 0,
   ["BASALT"] = 1,
   ["CHALK"] = 2,
   ["CHERT"] = 3,
   ["CLAYSTONE"] = 4,
   ["CONGLOMERATE"] = 5,
   ["DACITE"] = 6,
   ["DIORITE"] = 7,
   ["DOLOMITE"] = 8,
   ["GABBRO"] = 9,
   ["GNEISS"] = 10,
   ["GRANITE"] = 11,
   ["LIMESTONE"] = 12,
   ["MARBLE"] = 13,
   ["MUDSTONE"] = 14,
   ["PHYLLITE"] = 15,
   ["QUARTZITE"] = 16,
   ["RHYOLITE"] = 17,
   ["ROCKSALT"] = 18,
   ["SANDSTONE"] = 19,
   ["SCHIST"] = 20,
   ["SHALE"] = 21,
   ["SILTSTONE"] = 22,
   ["SLATE"] = 23
}

local argPos
local argFriendly
 
if args.location then
    argPos={}
    argPos.x=args.location[1]
    argPos.y=args.location[2]
    argPos.z=args.location[3]
end

argFriendly = IsItFriendly(args.caste,args.miner,args.friendly,args.unfriendly)

Announce(args.caste,args.miner,argFriendly)
PlaceAwakenedStone(caste_table[args.caste],argPos,argFriendly)

I think this can be modified to spawn a creature from a workshop reaction inside of using chickens. Since I am only a competent programmer at best, this may or may not be true, do you think it's possible to do so?

[totallyLegit]

I've encountered a few crashes immediately after arriving at an embark site, and the occasional mid-game one, but I can't reliably reproduce either.
Slaves seem to be impossible to free/permaslave.

[UnicodingUnicorn]

> Slaves seem to be impossible to free/permaslave.
The reaction that does that requires DFHack, which the .40 version does not yet have.

I also get some crashes in adventure mode, can't reliably reproduce it either. So far, the only crash that has been reliable and I've been able to fix is a divide by 0 in the raws.
Does anyone else get these crashes?

[Maklak]

Yeah, laser and plasma bolts tend to stick around. I had the same problem with pellets when I tried to add shotgun battle saddles.

> Text will be Text: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=138754.0
I think the problem is lack of sprites themselves rather than anything else. And I'm fine with having backgrounds and items as graphics and cratures as symbols.

> custom script to spawn a creature when a stone is mined
> I think this can be modified to spawn a creature from a workshop reaction inside of using chickens.
It seems like he did the hard parts and you'd have to connect reaction to calling SpawnUnit(..). It would be best, if you asked him about spawning from reactions. I'm sure quite a few people could use that.

> Crashes
Heh, trouble is, on this computer, I wouldn't know if it was DF's fault. The Browser crashes quite often, for example.

Oh, you're doing adventure mode too?

[UnicodingUnicorn]

> It seems like he did the hard parts and you'd have to connect reaction to calling SpawnUnit(..). It would be best, if you asked him about spawning from reactions. I'm sure quite a few people could use that.
Okay, I will once the rest of DFHack-related stuff is done.

> Oh, you're doing adventure mode too?
Yep, after the Ministry of Peace/Morale arc is completed.

Looking through some of the interactions, there are syndromes that give interactions that give syndromes. Why can't thee syndrome be directly applied?

Also, my year-end exams start tomorrow, so I may actually need to start studying for them. Please do not expect much from me for the next week or so.

And just for the record, what I intend to do with cybernetics:
- Surgery Table:
 > The name is variable. Basically, a one tile workshop that is built with a table meant to be easily constructed in the middle of a hospital. Reactions that are intended for doing things to ponies too injured to do it themselves will be located here. On that note, "Consume Hydra" will be modified to "Administer Hydra" and moved here.
- Medical Cybernetics (Prosthetics?)
 > Found with a ~4% chance in MoP crates. Used in a reaction along with a spark battery at the Surgery Table (see above) to completely heal a pony similar to the "Administer Hydra" reaction. I think there should be a downside to doing so, but cannot think of any that make sense.
- Project Steelpony crates
 > Right now, I am kinda divided on whether to add them. Adding them will also require the addition of OIA crates along with the other Project crates, since Project Steelpony crates on their own will be rather strange, but the other Projects will have to be fleshed out later. On the other hand, limiting cybernetics to MoP crates will keep things simple, at the cost of realism.
 > If added, Steelpony crates will contain: spark batteries (90%), coiled wiring (90%), neural interface talismans (75%), implants (see below) (50%), Project Steelpony processing matrix (45%). Keep in mind these crates already have a fairly low drop rate.
- Cybernetics Lab
 > A building requiring a MoP/Steelpony terminal, chair, mechanisms and a kinetic talisman. All reactions affecting healthy ponies, for example installing implants, occur here. For simplicity's sake, rather than realism's, the pony doing the reaction is affected by the change.
- Implants
 > Can be found in either MoP or Steelpony crates depending on the above. Implants add a tag to the pony who has it installed, for example synthetic lungs adding [NOBREATHE]. The list of implants is variable and I am open to any suggestions, along with downsides. Ponies can only have one implant installed and will blink a '+' symbol like in earlier versions with pipbucks. Listed are the implants I plan to add:
 > Synthetic lungs: Add [NOBREATHE] and radiation immunity (most of the radiation is absorbed through the airways).
 > Dermal armour: Reduces force of blows akin to Unity shields, to a lesser extent. Suggestion courtesy of Maklak.
 > Cybernetic Eyes: Gives [EXTRAVISION] and glow tile ", because it looks cool.
- Steelpony
 > Collect enough implants and you can assemble a Steelpony upgrade at the Cybernetics Lab with some neural interface talismans, coiled wiring, sensor modules, robot motors and a couple other stuff. This allows one to upgrade a pony into a cyberpony, which has a lot of tags, including [NOTHOUGHT], and improved military skill rates at the cost of civilian ones. Right now, after hearing Splint, I am in favour of making cyberponies an extremely rare caste rather a separate creature.
- Production
 > Before the Last Day, cybernetics were a relatively recent technology. As such, I think schematics should be as common as the cybernetics themselves since they will be distributed to allow more localised places to start manufacturing them. Cybernetics can then be manufactured at the Cybernetics Production Lab, another building requiring at least a power talisman and terminal, from steel, sensor modules, robot modules, neural interface talismans and coiled wiring.
Please comment on these ideas.
As a side note, I think that each crate should have an end-game industry to aspire to. For MWT crates, we have power armour production, MOM has interrogation/intel and expeditions, Robronco has robotics, MoP would have cybernetics, MAS already has spells and its arc has not even been started yet. The rest have not been fully fleshed out yet.

And reading the page with Lycaeon's development list, creatures with natural skill do labours. So how about giving blanks/slaves or foals with certain CMs natural skill in certain logical areas, like fishing?

And forgive me for being ambitious/arrogant/proud/synonyms, but do you think we can/should submit this to EQD/EQG once the MoA/MAS arcs are done or earlier?

[Maklak]

That looks like many new workshops. Maybe too many.

I think Hydra should have 2 reactons: "Consume Hydra" (self) and "Administer Hydra" (other). That way I can order a wounded pony to take it herself and not bother with another pony, but get an option to rescue a severely wounded pony too.

> Looking through some of the interactions, there are syndromes that give interactions that give syndromes.
> Why can't thee syndrome be directly applied?
I don't know enough, but a lot of it seems to have something to do with either cooldowns or propagations. For things like "Sterilise self" I have no idea. Presumably it was the way to do it.

> Steelpony
I think you should either drop it or put it off.

> Implant list
Check Cyberpunk, Shadowrun, Deus Ex and Warhammer 40h for some ideas.
Maybe a cortex implant that boosts mental stats, but messes up social stats and things like empathy?
Maybe something that gives NATURAL_SKILL, but you can only choose one of a few?

> Before the Last Day, cybernetics were a relatively recent technology.
> As such, I think schematics should be as common as the cybernetics themselves
They were bleeding edge and experimental. Red Eye's Stable continued the research and Professor Zodiac got shut down. PH even had around 40 stasis pods waiting for implants or other cure. I think schematics would be way rarer than any implants, which would already be quite rare.

> Cybernetics Production Lab
Another workshop. Oh well.

> So how about giving blanks/slaves or foals with certain CMs natural skill in certain logical areas, like fishing?
I think foals weren't given NATURAL_SKILL, just a high learning rate, for the very reason that they would start doing jobs without much control over them.

Slaves, I'm not sure.
Fishing, Hunting or Beekeeping shouldn't be given to anypony without a deathwish.
If you want to give slaves NATURAL_SKILL, consider jobs where skill level doesn't affect quality, like:
Animal care, Small animal dissection, Butchery, Tanning, Soap making, Wood burning, Potash making, Lye making, Milling, Plant processing, Cheese making, Milking, Shearing, Spinning, Pressing, Fish cleaning, Fish dissection, Furnace operating, Strand extraction, Glazing. Those are the "dirty" jobs anyway.

> And forgive me for being ambitious/arrogant/proud/synonyms, but do you think we can/should
> submit this to EQD/EQG once the MoA/MAS arcs are done or earlier?
I tried EQG several times and they ignored me and kept an old link to a 31.25 pony mod instead. I haven't treid EQD. In either case, wait until you have something that works reasonably well and a reason to start a new thread.

[UnicodingUnicorn]

> That looks like many new workshops. Maybe too many.
3 new workshops is too many?

> I don't know enough, but a lot of it seems to have something to do with either cooldowns or propagations. For things like "Sterilise self" I have no idea. Presumably it was the way to do it.
I meant things like workshop syndromes. For example, the Stasis Bay gives a syndrome that gives an interaction that turns one's self into a stasis pod.

> Maybe something that gives NATURAL_SKILL, but you can only choose one of a few?
What kind of thing would give one NATURAL_SKILL in something apart from swimming?

> I think schematics would be way rarer than any implants, which would already be quite rare.
Good point.