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[ajaskowiak]

Ah, thanks for explaining that, I assumed the attribute descriptions were based off the absolute attribute numbers, not the caste's attribute range.

[ajaskowiak]

Was just checking out the raws to see which of the new metals looked good and I noticed that, with the exception of value, sun gold had the same raws as steel- that strikes me as a bit odd.  Is that an error or am I missing something?

[TomiTapio]

Was just checking out the raws to see which of the new metals looked good and I noticed that, with the exception of value, sun gold had the same raws as steel- that strikes me as a bit odd.  Is that an error or am I missing something?

Not an error, the sun gold is elves' primary armor and weapon metal. It should be a bit heavier than steel, my gut tells me.
Some releases of OldGenesis had cobalt removed, some allowed the use of silver bolts. Because many a fort did not have iron or steel.

I've played many "no mining allowed" heretic forts(higher fps!!), so I added wooden clubs/spears/staffs/daggers. And the crossbow weapon has a "stab with bayonet" attack, because dorfs too moronic to "carry crossbow AND dagger".

Ah, good times, invaders or wildlife starting a grassfire/bushfire/forestfire, and my outdoors-only fort BURNING. (we have Warlord255's "Bonfire workshop" for starting a grassfire. )


ps. *adds a TODO: add two wildlife that start forest fires, to simulate nature. One in all biomes, one in dry biomes OFTEN.*
pps. I'm coding a puny village sim game. Its story can be followed via the Twitter hashtag #Villaganders https://twitter.com/hashtag/villaganders?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash

[TomiTapio]

An OldGenesis promotional screenshot -- damn ice mephits, encasing dorfs in ice. (if dorfs fight them while standing in water)



bonus images

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Serpentfolk invasion, back when we had hardcoded large invasions. "We're so dead."

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red migmatite caves with black biotite

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[crazz2323]

Will the Starter Pack (Lazy Newb Pack) and its features work with Old Genesis for DF 40.24b? If so, how do I incorporate it? I like all the additional items, dwarf types, animals, creatures, and enemies the mod adds.

[vjmdhzgr]

Is there any place to download the 0.34.11 version? There's an old versions section on the main post, but that only has 0.31 versions.

EDIT: I think I've found the most recent 0.34.11 version here http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=52988.9390 . Not entirely sure though.

[TomiTapio]

Is there any place to download the 0.34.11 version? There's an old versions section on the main post, but that only has 0.31 versions.

EDIT: I think I've found the most recent 0.34.11 version here http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=52988.9390 . Not entirely sure though.

The older versions are hosted in my DropBox. I see that OldGen 0.34.11c is the latest in 0.34 series.
I guess you like invasions? One time I experimented, and enemies came riding on 20+ Gray Dragons.

Wonder if I should upload the old 0.34 versions to DFFD.

Will the Starter Pack (Lazy Newb Pack) and its features work with Old Genesis for DF 40.24b? If so, how do I incorporate it? I like all the additional items, dwarf types, animals, creatures, and enemies the mod adds.

* reads Starter pack http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=126076  *
The hack-tools and visualizers should work, unless they expect certain names of creatures or materials to exist in the world. The graphics packs will not work; the tile choices are in plant raws. Dwarf Therapist works great but doesn't properly understand OldGen castes.
Others' embark profiles won't work 100%, different seed and tree-log names in OldGenesis.


ps. I am currently programming a village simulation game, google-unique name "Villaganders". I aim for it to the better than "Banished" villagesim but with potato graphics.
Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNTl7qp-mHY

[Dazric]

I'm sorry, I feel like a real idiot for even asking but... how do I install this? There aren't any instructions, do I need to download DF beforehand? Which version? Do I need DFHack? Is it included? I'm so lost.

[TomiTapio]

I'm sorry, I feel like a real idiot for even asking but... how do I install this? There aren't any instructions, do I need to download DF beforehand? Which version? Do I need DFHack? Is it included? I'm so lost.

No worries; just download Ironhand-graphics one at http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10824  , the Phoebus and Ironhand graphics are pretty similar.
unzip the archive to a desired location, then doubleclick on the Dwarf Fortress.exe. Assuming you use Windows.
(no need to download the vanilla DF. DFhack is not needed nor included.)
(if you don't trust the EXE and DLLs that are in my distribution, use the ones from the vanilla DF.)

[TomiTapio]

Maybe after next bugfix DF update I'll update the OldGenesis mod. Should be fun.

(currently hour 195 in Fallout 4)

[Jerry The Hellbound]

Is there a way to install only the adventure mode stuff?

[TomiTapio]

Is there a way to install only the adventure mode stuff?

Not really.
Adventure mode is: everything, minus workshops and workshop reactions. All the civilizations, monsters, weapons, kitchen tools (hero finds them in lairs), metals, minerals, secrets, interactions are the same between fort mode and adventure mode. Adventurer reactions (knapping, in-the-field crafting) are not in fort mode.


*starts updating OldGenesis*
Shiiit, that's a lot of new stuff in the raws.

[TomiTapio]

OldGenesis updating is 85% done. Maybe I get to test tomorrow.

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2015-05-xx:
- more kobolds, fewer scavengers and centaurs (population, age tuning).
- Dunedweller population down, and adjust their professions. Keepers pop down.
- orc, beastmen population up.
- _two more goblin civs_ (each with own creature entry): goblines and groblins. To get more SIEGES hopefully.
- baseline dwarf skills, since other civs got them. Dwarf kids forcedly learn stoneknapping and stonecrafting (MUGS) basics etc.
- verified: centaurs and goblines do send armies (1 squad).

- new reaction "make cement blocks" and new stonelike material "cement". Borrowed from Deon. At stonecutter/grinder shop.
  you need one boulder of REACTION_CLASS:CEMENTCOMPONENT and one sand bag of REACTION_CLASS:CEMENTCOMPONENT, to get 6 cement blocks. Reaction class by me.

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2015-12-16: to 42.03, so many changes.
- parchment material on leather and thinleather critters
- crocodile and alligator toes
- done: after any [REMOVE_MATERIAL:LEATHER], remove the parchment material too.
- done: inspect all immunes, should be immune to self and not cave spider. [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]. was already fixed by Deon.
- done: new words to my FINNISH language file
TODO едц-containing Finnish file, for ASCII users
TODO bad chars away from all the langs new words
TODO some plants into paper (vanilla: pig tail & rope reed)
- "helm" is no longer SHAPED in vanilla
- done all humans to [OUTSIDER_CONTROLLABLE]
TODO all megabeast: no parchment material
- beak dogs are common_domestic now
TODO scholar tags to civs (dwarf: done, keeper: done)
- done: instruments away from civs
TODO generate_instr to civs...

TODO paperindrusty-tools AND reactions to some civs, and jobs [PERMITTED_JOB:PAPERMAKER][PERMITTED_JOB:BOOKBINDER]
TODO value:knowledge to civs

TODO copy stuff from keepers to nords.
- done: OldGen's three goblin civs
TODO indiv_cont and adv_tier away from everyone... and put the new tag instead
- animal person variants (and Gorlaks) all get [CV_NEW_TAG:LOCAL_POPS_CONTROLLABLE][CV_NEW_TAG:LOCAL_POPS_PRODUCE_HEROES]

Little bit of tweets about modding on Twitter, with hashtag-dwarffortress: https://twitter.com/hashtag/dwarffortress?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash

OldGenesis download statistics as of today: 187 Phoebus, 80 ascii, 134 Ironhand downloads.

[melmarkian]

Thank you for your work. I really love your/Deons Fortress mods!

[TomiTapio]

Entity updating is done (paper, instruments, arts, knowledge). Fixing all ERRORLOG nags is done.

A few TODO left, then I need to test, and then copy zillion changes from Ironhand version to Phoebus and ASCII version..
Will take a few days, a flu-fever is verily hurting me.

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2015-12-16: to 42.03, so many changes.
- parchment material on leather and thinleather critters
- crocodile and alligator toes
- done: after any [REMOVE_MATERIAL:LEATHER], remove the parchment material too. 95% of all the fish...
- done: inspect all immunes, should be immune to self and not cave spider. [SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SPIDER_CAVE:ALL]. was already fixed by Deon.
- done: new words to my FINNISH language file
- done: едц-containing Finnish file, for ASCII users
TODO copy that to ascii OldGen
TODO publish Finnish standalone zip on DFFD

done-placeholders update Deon's languages, and Latin.
done bad chars away from all the langs new words
done dwarf, elf, human, goblin, Finnish-proper, ezra-cheat, dusk-cheat, latin-cheat, orc-cheat, serpentfolk-cheat

TODO some plants into paper (vanilla: pig tail & rope reed)
- "helm" is no longer SHAPED in vanilla
- done: all humans to [OUTSIDER_CONTROLLABLE]
TODO all megabeast: no parchment material
- beak dogs are common_domestic now, says vanilla DF

- done: instruments away from civs
- done: newstuffs and scholar tags to civs (dwarf, keeper, nord, beastman, centaur, demon, dune, duskelves(swamp elves), goblins1, goblins2 (the book-writing ones), goblins3,
         illithid, kobold, dark dwarves, keeper, orc, scavengers (no arts), serpentfolk, sylvans)
      generate_instr to end of most civs...
      paperindrusty-tools AND reactions to some civs, and jobs [PERMITTED_JOB:PAPERMAKER][PERMITTED_JOB:BOOKBINDER]
      value:knowledge to civs
      indiv_controllable and adv_tier away from everyone... and put the new tag instead [ALL_MAIN_POPS_CONTROLLABLE]
- goblines (2nd gob civ) speak Latin and write books. More evil plots, less chaotic behaviour.
- done: OldGen's three goblin civs (three civs so goblins are more plentiful, and less likely to die out)
- animal person variants (and Gorlaks) all get [CV_NEW_TAG:LOCAL_POPS_CONTROLLABLE][CV_NEW_TAG:LOCAL_POPS_PRODUCE_HEROES]
__ what TODO with entity_monster, adventuring as megabeasts?
- more beastman and serpentfolk littersize
- leather/parchment material nags fixed, new NOLEATHER_MATERIALS template and new NOLEATHER_SKIN_TEMPLATE for tiny critters.
 
- TODO? delete Deon's vellums and tomes and library-workshop??