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Tokeli

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Workshops for a total noob.
« on: August 09, 2010, 03:13:41 am »

I, am a noob, so I am sorry for this. :( But, I want to create some custom workshops. I've dug a little through this forum, and quite a bit through the wiki, and so far am still clueless. The guides I've found on the wiki seem to just dive right in, and left me confused.

So. Could anyone point me to some helpful/useful resources for making workshops, or give me a simple guide? :( It'd be especially helpful if those resources included how to add new items, since I'm thinking of making a crematorium with urns to build, among other useful things.

And while I'm at it, what is everyone's opinion on the limits of modding such things before it turns from "useful but balanced" into "cheating"? :-X  :-\
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Re: Workshops for a total noob.
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 03:45:36 am »

As long as the added benefit is countered by a higher cost, I think it's not a cheat. For example, if you're making urns out of a wooden log, and dwarves are getting auto-incinerated, that might be considered a cheat. But if you're making the urn out of 2-3 iron bars, and the incineration process requires Magma, that might not be a cheat.
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Re: Workshops for a total noob.
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 03:53:36 am »

Use this utility:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=54004.0

You can paint with your mouse the tiles you want, and you can later add skills required to build it. The skill list in on the wiki.

P.S. Don't forget to add [PERMITTED_BUILDING:*Your building tag*] to the entity_default.txt to dwarves (look at the soap maker workshop for an example).
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Re: Workshops for a total noob.
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2010, 04:54:45 am »

If you have any further questions, feel free to post on my forum guide thread. I'll try respond on that most.

The links to my guide on the wiki and forum are in my signature.
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Re: Workshops for a total noob.
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2010, 07:43:31 am »

Thank you everyone! :D
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