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[fitzitz]

I was thinking about making a species of giants that could be used as pets. I was wondering if it was possible to make it so that they could equip weapons, and also how I would go about making their punches annihilate whatever body part they hit.

[evictedSaint]

AFAIK pets cannot equip weapons. 

As for the punches, their size should help with that.  If you need a bit more oomph, change the velocity multiplier in their creature raws to make them hit faster.

[fitzitz]

Ok, thanks. Is possible to make their skin as tough as copper too?

[dennislp3]

Yes...you could go the easy route and make thier skin literally copper...or mess with values in the raws to make it tough like that. Regardless you have to change the specific skin material. Check the bronze colossus raws for how to make the skin a metal or check the wiki for more details on skin materials

[pisskop]

You can give them graspy parts and they will use any weapon they wrestle away from a hostile.  (say, making the mouth [grasp] and they wrestle a weapon or skirt)

With natural skill animals will spawn with a weapon (even if only to dorp it when they load, I believe).

Bit I dont think they will pick up and use a weapon willingly.

[Wannabehero]

AFAIK, you cannot make pets equip weapons or armor.  You can have them wear clothing, but that's about it, and only embark/merchant pets will have the clothing equiped.  However, I do believe what pisskop said is true, if they have a grasp limb and wrestle away a weapon, they may use said weapon in combat, though it may be a bit buggy.

To make their attacks "annihilate" body parts, you can use the attack tags and force multiplier tags to accomplish that easily.

You could also mod body parts onto them that simulate a weapon, sort of a grafted weapon.  They could have a stone club body part for example, attached to the hand.  Make the body part out of inorganic:stone and give it an attack token in the creature raw.  It will make combat a bit weird, as they can potentially get hit in the "stone club", grasped by the "stone club", etc.

[fitzitz]

Great ideas, thanks!

[Prudent Viper]

As a side note, Pets can wield crossbows and quivers. Tamed creatures with the ambusher skill will hunt for you, and take what they need from your stockpile.
That and fishing are about the only useful things they can do.

[Insanegame27]

As a side note, Pets can wield crossbows and quivers. Tamed creatures with the ambusher skill will hunt for you, and take what they need from your stockpile.
That and fishing are about the only useful things they can do.

REALLY?
in 2014 only or in 34.11 as well?

[Prudent Viper]

It worked in 34.11. I see no reason why it wouldn't work in 2014.
That's why if you tame Gremlins, they eventually become Gremlin Hunters, because they naturally have Ambusher Skill.