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[mifki]

I think I posted a way to use the built-in name screen to generate random names, this could be incorporated into the create-unit script.

Yeah, here it is (excluding cleanup, etc.)

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a = df.new(df.viewscreen_setupadventurest) ; a.subscreen = 3 ; gui = require 'gui' ; gui.simulateInput(a, 'A_RANDOM_NAME') ; gui.simulateInput(a, 'A_CUST_NAME') ; print(dfhack.TranslateName(dfhack.gui.getCurViewscreen().name))


[expwnent]

Random civilization-appropriate names are already implemented.

[Roses]

Did some basic testing so far everything is going well. Thin I ask going to write some scripts to handle specific instances like summoning familiars and making them pets of the summoner.

Question. Any idea why megabeasts aren't made friendly?

[expwnent]

Actually, yes! It has to do with their flags. Hydras have the resident flag set which makes them hostile even if they're domesticated and civ members and fort members. I'll do a quick patch to let you clear flags with the command line instead of just set them.

[expwnent]

Patched. Experiment thoroughly with flags.

[Meph]

Random civilization-appropriate names are already implemented.

And for non-civ members? I play dwarves, spawn 10 hostile bears. These should have no names. I spawn 10 bandits, these should have names, but are not necessarily members of the human civ.

Sorry if I make it more complicated, if it's nonsense, just tell me. I'll life, even without fancy naming schemes.

[expwnent]

You can already spawn nameless ones (I think). I'll tweak it so if you want names you can specify what civ their names come from independently of the civ they are a member of (if any).

[Meph]

Thank you for indulging me. 

[expwnent]

In this case it's actually pretty easy. Equipment is slightly trickier. I'll do that next.

[taldarus]

Meph: Just add the -name tag to the end and it should work fine.

Expwnent: No names work for the first one, but the later ones revert to the screwy number system. Also the hydra earned its name, I think, and that was a screwy number

Edit: Forgot why I got on, still haven't gotten a 100% straight answer on this. Cna I try connecting this code to a workshop reaction, or is that something to be implemented?

[Meph]

Adding it to a workshop is easy, I did that A LOT with even the old spawnunit. You just have the reaction call the script, with a line in the onLoad.init in the DwarfFortress/raw folder.

[Roses]

In this case it's actually pretty easy. Equipment is slightly trickier. I'll do that next.

For equipment I use to have a script that selected a random weapon available to a given civ but I can't seem to find it, I'll see if it's somewhere around. Are you planning on allowing random equipment and user defined equipment?

Edit: look up reaction-trigger

[taldarus]

ty meph!

EDIT: Expwnent, you said to test tags thoroughly, any in particular? (I don't plan on needing to use any for my current project)

[expwnent]

I mean, it should work, I just meant that you should make sure you figure out the right flags to set for various things, like how domesticated hydras need the resident flag cleared.

[taldarus]

Ok, ran into several small errors that I already fixed on my end. Now, I am looking at the errors in the dfhack screen. It seems to be the problem.

\lua\utils.lua:595: error: invalid arg: 1: reactionName
stacktaceback: modtools/create-unit.lua:313: in main chunk

despite tweaking several different values on my end, but can't find anything to get it working.

onload.init

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modtools/create-unit -reactionName T0WORKEREGG -race CHIDDRIN -caste T0WORKER -civId \\LOCAL -groupId \\LOCAL -name
modtools/create-unit -reactionName T0SOLDIEREGG -race CHIDDRIN -caste T0SOLDIER -civId \\LOCAL -groupId \\LOCAL -name
modtools/create-unit -reactionName T0CHEMISTEGG -race CHIDDRIN -caste T0CHEMIST -civId \\LOCAL -groupId \\LOCAL -name
modtools/create-unit -reactionName T0QUEENEGG -race CHIDDRIN -caste T0QUEEN -civId \\LOCAL -groupId \\LOCAL -name

&

modtools/reaction-trigger -reactionName T0QUEENEGG -command [modtools/create-unit -race CHIDDRIN -caste T0QUEEN -civId \\LOCAL -groupId \\LOCAL -name -position [ \\LOCATION ]]

reaction.txt

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[REACTION:T0QUEENEGG]
   [NAME:Hatch a devolved queen]
   [BUILDING:KITCHEN:NONE]
   /REAGENT:A:1:ROUGH:NO_SUBTYPE:INORGANIC:T0QUEENEGG]
   [PRODUCT:100:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:SMOKE_PURPLE]

Despite the changes, I am still getting the same error...

EDIT: Cleaned up another awkward post.