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[LoneJedi7]

ok, im trying to mod my fire imps so i can make them an awesome defense system, but im coming accross some problems....

Spoiler: problems im incountering (click to show/hide)

problem 1: cant be tamed.
Status: fixed = added [PET_EXOTIC] 

problem 2: i only have three, and i cant seem to get them to breed or spawn on map.
Status: unresolved = i realized i cant get mine to reproduce because they dont have genders because of the [NO_GENDER] tag, which i deleted, so now i need some new imps to spawn that will have genders assigned, but it seems that no matter what i do i cant get them to spawn.   
ive been using deer as kindof a template to see if i can get them to spawn, if you have any ideas that will help, i would appreciate it.

Problem 3: imps need a boost
status: work in progress = im trying to mod them to beaf them up so they dont get injured easily and they dont get tired so fast, i aslo want to make [FIREBREATH] their ONLY attack, im still a little new to modding so any suggestions would come in handy.
 

 
i keep updating the fire imps raw data here

Spoiler: this is the fire imps raw data right now (click to show/hide)

[CREATURE:IMP_FIRE]
   [NAME:fire imp:fire imps:fire imp]
   [TILE:'i'][COLOR:6:0:1]
   [MODVALUE:10]
   [LARGE_ROAMING]
   [FIREBREATH][FIREIMMUNE][liKES_FIGHTING]
   [trAINABLE][PET][MEANDERER]
   [MAGMA_VISION][LARGE_PREDATOR]
   [CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:fire impy:fire impies][liTTERSIZE:1:4]
   [GENPOWER:5][FREQUENCY:10]
   [BLOODTYPE:0]
   [BONECARN]
   [COMMON_DOMESTIC]
   [CANOPENDOORS]
   [PREFSTRING:terrifying features]
   [BODY:HUMANOID:TAIL:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:MOUTH]
   [NOBREATHE]
   [SIZE:3]
   [ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:MOUTH:bite:bites:1:6:BURN][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH]
   [EQUIPS]
   [FAT:1]
   [ALL_ACTIVE]
   [NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][NO_SLEEP]
   [POPULATION_NUMBER:15:35]
   [CLUSTER_NUMBER:2:3]
   [BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA][BIOME:ANY_LAND]
   [STANDARD_FLESH]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10095]
   [SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:2500]
   [HEATDAM_POINT:13000]
   [IGNITE_POINT:13500]
   [LEATHER_HEATDAM_POINT:13000]
   [LEATHER_IGNITE_POINT:13500]
   [BONE_HEATDAM_POINT:14000]
 

[3]

Add the CHILD:x tag (wherein x is the number of years the creature stays a child).

[NecroRebel]

In order to get "gendered" imps to spawn, you're going to have to re-embark. You shouldn't have to gen a new world, but once you embark the lava features' critters are fixed, as are the off-map populations, so no spontaneous generation of new imps to come from off-map if they didn't have them spawning there in the first place.

And, as 3 mentioned, you need the [CHILD] tag for them to actually have babies.

[LoneJedi7]

if you looked closely i already have the child tag in the imps data, unfortunately i think your right about the spawning off map.....and i dont want to sart over with a new map because this map and fortress are so far along and are awesome, so it looks like im screwed. 

[LoneJedi7]

i just came up with an idea....as you can see in the raw data, i changed the [PET_EXOTIC] tag to [PET] and added in [COMMON_DOMESTIC] so migrants will bring in fire imps (hopefully gendered) with them. Unfortunately no new migrants have been showing up lately, think it will work without re-embarking?

[blur]

You could create them using Dwarf Companion, but that would be cheating. If you'd like to do so, select a wild animal in DC and set its race to fire imp, check the tame box and give it your civilisation ID. Then, you'll have a tame fire imp.

[Noble Digger]

Not sure if you're fully satisfied with the results of your questions, but a while back I was trying to mod GCS to reproduce because despite having gender, they'll never have children (even if there are multiple on a map, which won't happen often). I trapped 3 in a pen, added the [BABY:1][CHILD:3] and [CHILDNAME:blahblah] tokens, waited years, nothing happened. It turns out the [BABY] token is for sentients only and at that age the creature has to be carried by its mother or stumble around like an idiot... In short, don't use it on wildlife or things work strangely and animals won't breed.

[Sir Reginald Bathwater]

You can skip baby, but not child. Also, I have tried to make the imps in my game into booze guzzlers, but they don't seem to go for it. Any help?

[Darkond2100]

make them dink by using [CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER], it'll make undead versions drink too. Just imagine walking into a pokergame of skeletal dogs. All drinking beer that disappears, even though you can see everything within their ribs.

[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

to make them get winded less give them [NOBREATHE] lol thats a cheap way or just increase their size (which will boost attack and defence) and if their only attack is fire breath, could be a problem because its not that great of a attack lol to boost attack goto the attack part and chage the 1:6:BURN] to like 3:6:BURN]  or 7:12 (overkill lol) or defence by adding DAMBLOCK:5 or some such.

But your firebreath only attack in a way is already in effect because a creature always charges an enemy, so even just removing the [ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:MOUTH:bite:bites:1:6:BURN][ATTACKFLAG_CANLATCH] it will just "Push" the foe with any bodypart it can. pretty useless.