Bay 12 Games Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1] 2 3

Author Topic: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [INTRO- IMAGES FIXED]  (Read 17905 times)

Sensei

  • Bay Watcher
  • Haven't tried coffee crisps.
    • View Profile
Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [INTRO- IMAGES FIXED]
« on: January 19, 2010, 11:57:08 pm »

So, I was thinking about a fortress on a save with a buttload of duplicate RAW files, plus some mods.

Those of you who understand the above sentence can skip this paragraph. If you don't, let it be said simply that the code does not like it when there are copies of the RAW files- files with the easily-modified information on creatures, civilizations and items. While it isn't fully understood, duplicating the raw files (usually by accident when modding) has been know to cause cave crocodiles to live in houses, civilizations of elephants to form, camels to wear clothes, fluffy wamblers to pull wagons, wizards to exist, and demons to get raped by elves, to name a few.

Most of the chaos from raw duplicates is apparent in adventure mode, so we need good cause to believe that this will do much to a fortress- adventure LPs just aren't the same.

Anyway, who's interested, and do you think this will work? Whether it might be a community, succession or what is up in the air.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2010, 02:10:33 pm by Sensei »
Logged
Let's Play: Automation! Bay 12 Motor Company Buy the 1950 Urist Wagon for just $4500! Safety features optional.
The Bay 12 & Mates Discord Join now! Voice/text chat and play games with other Bay12'ers!
Add me on Steam: [DFC] Sensei

ein

  • Bay Watcher
  • 勝利の女神はここよ~ 早く捕まえてぇ~
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2010, 12:35:54 am »

It might work.
I've had lots of fun with raw dupes.
But be careful, because one time, I ended up with the stone being rainbow coloured and completely unusable. Couldn't even mine the stuff.
Also, if blank leather or cloth appears frequently on the embark screen, at least half of your dwarves (or whatever else they glitched out to being) to die from the leather boiling in a cloud of frozen evil.

Doomshifter

  • Bay Watcher
  • Deal with it.
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2010, 12:56:33 am »

Sounds like fun! I'm in!

EDIT:
I've experience a few duplicate raws in my time (especially what with forgetting to clear out my copy of dwarf fortress I have for testing), so I know you can get some rather weird effects.

I've seen humans with dragon fire breath, cave fish silk, elves with adamantine, more ' leather' than you can shake a stick at, stuff like that. So yes, weird stuff WILL happen, and it will be awesome. I propose you, say, make a few different copies of creature.txt files.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2010, 01:29:40 am by Doomshifter »
Logged
Add me on PesterChum! My chumhandle is doomedHermit.
Right now Rampages seem to be Godzilla quietly walking into Tokyo, biting the leg off of one reporter... then creeping off again without a sound.

Retro

  • Bay Watcher
  • o7
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 01:06:04 am »

Sounds like Fun, rather. That's the pull, of course.

Dunno if I'm in per-se, but I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this, and might join in a few turns down the road.

KenboCalrissian

  • Bay Watcher
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 01:26:23 am »

Definitely favoriting this to watch it for updates.  Interesting idea, and nobody knows what to expect!
Logged
I've never tried it and there's a good chance it could make them freak out.
Do it.
Severedcoils - the Baron Consort accumulation challenge
Severedcoils II: The Reckoning - a DnD 5e Adventure set in the world of Severedcoils

Haika

  • Bay Watcher
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2010, 01:30:46 am »

I say, start it off as a community. Get an embark, grab some items, then post what you get for your initial 7 here for people to choose. This will also let you know if it's even possible to start with.
Logged
The research assistant couldn't experiment with plants because he hadn't botany
Don't expect a bonsai tree to grow the miniature planting it.
Trust your calculator. It's something to count on.
Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the point?

Sensei

  • Bay Watcher
  • Haven't tried coffee crisps.
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2010, 10:55:48 pm »

Okay. I'll set up an unnavigable labyrinth of duplicated and new files. Tomorrow or Friday, probably.
Logged
Let's Play: Automation! Bay 12 Motor Company Buy the 1950 Urist Wagon for just $4500! Safety features optional.
The Bay 12 & Mates Discord Join now! Voice/text chat and play games with other Bay12'ers!
Add me on Steam: [DFC] Sensei

Sysice

  • Bay Watcher
  • Beware!
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2010, 10:58:55 pm »

I would totally join this. +1 If you have us be a different race by accident.
Logged
I managed to make a dog that bled bees.
Quote from: Threetoe
Imagine evil grass that looks like a mass of wriggling worms. Happy holidays!

Doomshifter

  • Bay Watcher
  • Deal with it.
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2010, 12:22:58 am »

I would totally join this. +1 If you have us be a different race by accident.
I've seen a purring maggot fortress and a wizard fortress. =3
Logged
Add me on PesterChum! My chumhandle is doomedHermit.
Right now Rampages seem to be Godzilla quietly walking into Tokyo, biting the leg off of one reporter... then creeping off again without a sound.

addictgamer

  • Bay Watcher
  • Penguin Developer
    • View Profile
    • Github
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2010, 12:40:12 am »

This sounds cool.

I'm definitely going to be watchign this topic.

I MIGHT hop in for a turn later.

I second the start as a community fort.

If it is succession right away, please make it a community fort too anyway.

My dwarf:
Capitan Coder, an engineer. If you're going to be giving him skills,the starting seven, give him mechanic 5, architect 2, mason 1, metalsmith 1.
I would prefer male, but female is ok.
Logged
I'm patiently waiting for the ability to mine and construct palaces in adventure mode.
Barony. A 3D, multiplayer roguelike I am developing.

Danarca

  • Bay Watcher
  • [MILL_CHILD:ONLY_IF_GOOD_REASON]
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2010, 02:37:26 am »

I just tried duplicating creatures in 5 - 6 different files.
The civs was replaced by ratmen, gremlins, lizardmen and other such-suchs. This was 40d.
The megabeasts included blizzardmen and mermen, although subsequent tests indicates megabeasts are the first things to go wrong.

I couldn't check out further info in legends mode, and attempting to embark in fortress mode both resulted in crashes.
Editing the RAWs to a point of balance between fuck-uppery and not making the game crash are going to be hard.

EDIT: Yes, when speaking about duplicating RAWs fuck-uppery is a verb.
Logged
Clutter god the god of godly gods.
Om Nom nom nom nom
Ah yes the god of stone stockpiles, long randomly generated names, and gods.

KenboCalrissian

  • Bay Watcher
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2010, 10:28:45 pm »

I'll claim a whatever if it's a community fort.  Whatever race you get, I'd like a Clothesmaker.  Preferably one with Weaving, but if you don't roll that way it's cool.  Name him/her/it/green glass chair Cal, and give the character some amusing quirk that will be hilariously annoying to its coworkers.

« Last Edit: January 21, 2010, 10:31:55 pm by KenboCalrissian »
Logged
I've never tried it and there's a good chance it could make them freak out.
Do it.
Severedcoils - the Baron Consort accumulation challenge
Severedcoils II: The Reckoning - a DnD 5e Adventure set in the world of Severedcoils

100killer9

  • Bay Watcher
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2010, 04:41:13 pm »

If it's a community fort, I'd like an engraver/mason (or glassmaker if there's sand)
Logged
Just out of curiosity, what DOES Dwarf Fortress smell like?
Death, Booze, and Insanity.
Ladders are absolutely essential for one reason and one reason only:

Welcome, friends to Slaves to Armok III: Snakes and Ladders.

Spartan 117

  • Bay Watcher
  • Never think twice. Or at all.
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2010, 05:07:03 pm »

Spartan, carpenter/woodcutter/axedwarf.

Or axeman. Or axecarp. Or axecat. Or-
Logged
Well, you know how if you take your thumb and forefinger and hold them up to your eye, you can make it look like you're squishing someone's head? It's like that, only for real.
"Sometimes being a dwarf has it's advantages, KNEE-CAPPING TIME!"

Sysice

  • Bay Watcher
  • Beware!
    • View Profile
Re: Glitch Fortress: Duplicate Raw Files [PROPOSAL]
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2010, 11:38:54 pm »

Growerfoo, I guess. The second skill is up to you.
Logged
I managed to make a dog that bled bees.
Quote from: Threetoe
Imagine evil grass that looks like a mass of wriggling worms. Happy holidays!
Pages: [1] 2 3