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Magic System
KittyTac:
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--- Quote from: KittyTac on June 16, 2018, 10:01:06 pm ---Magic will be procedurally generated. Some worlds will be rune-based, some will be standard DnD magic-based, some like LOTR, some something that wasn't seen in any fantasy story. There won't be a single, fixed, magic system in DF. Something very similar to your suggestion might be produced by the generator, and the second myth release will include a magic editor so you can implement this yourself.
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Nice to get some info. I did some research, but only was able to find something about magic biomes. Do you have any sources you are able to share for this thread? I would be very grateful.
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Toady said that in his talks. I forgot the links, but it's also in Future of The Fortress. Myth release is coming within 2 to 3 years.
Favi:
I did find this link, but the magic system is so far off it's kind of vague:
https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-creator-tarn-adams-talks-about-simulating-the-most-complex-magic-system-ever/
I was thinking last night that magic words could be contained in the performances of bards or dancers and you could travel the world searching for these things.
I'm sure there is something great planned.
KittyTac:
No, it's coming in 2 years or so. Not far off. There is a Future of the Fortress thread, where you can ask Toady things. And it will be procedurally generated. http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=169696.0 It's mostly focused on the magic system, just what you want. You should also read this: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev.html
Procedurally generated means in this case that the magic system will be generated for every world, suggestions for fixed magic systems, no matter how good you think they are, are irrelevant.
And why are you doing DF research on PCgamer? When they talk about DF, they just want to create a sensation.
Shonai_Dweller:
--- Quote from: KittyTac on June 17, 2018, 09:50:23 pm ---No, it's coming in 2 years or so. Not far off. There is a Future of the Fortress thread, where you can ask Toady things. And it will be procedurally generated. http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=169696.0 It's mostly focused on the magic system, just what you want. You should also read this: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/dev.html
Procedurally generated means in this case that the magic system will be generated for every world, suggestions for fixed magic systems, no matter how good you think they are, are irrelevant.
And why are you doing DF research on PCgamer? When they talk about DF, they just want to create a sensation.
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Have you read their three-part interview with Tarn on magic, mythgen and boats? That's where I'd point anyone to start looking at what's upcoming in Dwarf Fortress. Then the videos.
Easier than saying "dig out some buried fotf replies, good luck!" (Although, that's probably the next best step...).
(Yeah, headline is over sensational, sure, luckily most of it is Tarn taking so it doesn't really matter).
Miles_Umbrae:
Would be really fun to have a fort consisting mostly of Golemancers, Geomancers, Artificers and Runemancers.
With constructed armies of bauxit-golems, enhanced by rune-magic, wielding frosty silver-hammers... XD
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