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[Rhenaya]

downgraded the 2.3 and 2.4 release to 2.2a and 2.2b

v2.2c
* fixed cloud of darkness bug, it now properly blinds enemys caught inside the cloud


just not sure how to implement it as attack interaction without being used to far away and still be able to use it far away for fleeing


also still open for suggestions, praises and damnation :x and someone to make better sprites ^^

[Meph]

Hi,

I am currently looking for a friendly, evil civ for my mod... thoughts go from demon/deadra, over cults and necromancers, to drows and phyrexians. Someone linked me to your mod and I wanted to ask:

If it happens to be drows in the end, would you allow me to include your work ? I am unfortunately not very versed in DnD and Drows, so I cant judge how close I am to the originals.

I would give them 2-3 special abilities for my mod, a way to create working slaves out of other civs, and a reaction that teaches necromancy. Some custom weapons/armor/toys/intruments as well, as long as they dont conflict to much.

If you need new sprites, I can do these, no problem

PS: After reading your signature: We can speak german, if you prefer.

[Rhenaya]

well my mod is easy to make them evil but friendly with removing the baby snatcher tag... on the other hand this makes them not to be able to do slavery anymore

if you include the mod i am fine with it, but i would prefer if you leave my files original so its easy if i have update to overwrite them without needing a full rewrite first etc. my mod is tagged minor as its standalone mostly and easy to include in other major mods, they even use their own brand of weapons and armor for the most except of a few standard things (like weapon trap parts and the pick) if someone rewrite those much too


also my drow already got some special abilities: they have a very big worked out posistion system for worldgen and fort mode alike, keeping them apart from dwarves and humans quite a bit. also they got two "casts" they have in dnd lore: fairy fire to make an enemy easier to hit by rendering them glowing (doing this by making them a bit drowsy and dizzy to slow them and impair dodge ability a bit) and cloud of darkness to instantly enter sneak mode and blind enemies for some time (though they will spot you immediatly if you do it next to them cant rework around that sadly)

also new sprites sound nice ;p atm there is totally missing the beekeeper etc new jobs and posistions and they look outdated compared to other mods and compilations (like phoebus)

[Meph]

Ok, thanks.
I currently run a little test with them, as friendly (yet evil) traders. They dont bring diplomats/trade liasions yet, and do use all the tradegoods dwarves have as well, so I do have to mod them. But really, any problem with updating them if you do a update on your side, I solely my problem.

I just looked at your sprites, I should have realized that they are a playable race in your mod, and have a ton of different sprites then. ^^ But I will try if I can do something

[Rhenaya]

they do share some trade goods, sure... just as much as human and dwarves share them too... but they have an huge array of own goods so not sure what you mean

[flying squirrel]

Very slowly, doing sprites.

http://plasmon.rghost.ru/36752381.image
They look like real drow of Dungeons & Dragons? I hope so.
I rarely play in Fortress Mode, so not sure what all the pictures are in the right places. And not for all the professions made the original picture.
Here's the original. xcf format for GIMP.
http://rghost.ru/36752679
I do not know English and use translate.google

[Rhenaya]

that one looks quite nice, but i think there is some missing (bee keeper etc?)

also i use a lot of "selfmade" posistion would you like to make own graphics for those?

and as suggestion i would add to make pike and spear more distingishing, normal packs make the pike diagnoal but holding a spear upright (and thus a bit shorter)

[Rhenaya]

v2.3
* removed obsolete bmp images from package
* added outpost cleric as early chief medical (before you get the house cleric with own squad and law enforcment)
* moved the receive diplomats from the overseer/expediton leader to the house priestess (the overseer are now elected to hear worker complains)
* added a new speech file for kill bragging on drow (used the elf ones before, but treehugging jokes doesnt fit them :p)
* allowed drow to do beekeeping and pottery as well as bronze making
* incorporated the titanium changes from my alchemists mod (added titanium alloys)

[Rhenaya]

v2.3a
* culled tax collector from raws
* removed tame_exotics from dungeon mistress (as she still works as hammerer )
* added shaped to helmets
* added war trainable to quaggoths

[Rhenaya]

v2.3b
* spiders can again use webs
* removed hide from cloud of darkness, as its impairing fortress mode way to much

[tahujdt]

Meph added demonbone and bloodsteel as metals in masterwork. Respectively, iron and steel equivilants. Maybe you can borrow back from him. You could add lemures as a pet, and they can be butchered for demonbone. Bloodsteel could be iron with blood added.

[Black_Legion]

Glad to see this updated. With Drow being able to embark with spiders one thing that may be convenient is a "Spidery", essentially a Farmer's Workshop-like building that would allow you to extract silk from spiders like you can extract milk from milk able creatures. With the clothing changes it could give Drow a noticeable advantage over dwarves...the can make silk bait traps should they want but they don't have to. I can't think of a good same for such a work shop... Silk extractor maybe?

[Rhenaya]

while drow use demons once in a while in lore, i dont see how this fits into my mod if they use it all the time, also i already got mithril and mithralsteel, which are considerably stronger than iron/steel... also the drowmod already uses my titanium and uranium mods too

so more than enough metals if you ask me ;p

about the spider things, yeah i though about that too, also spider vermin in colonies that produce silk like with the silkmoth thing. but for now its ok that you can gather their silk if they use it on animals (like buzzards trying to steal your food stockpile)

edit: i will eventually see to it with .08 then i am implementing the minecart thingie to the mod

[Rhenaya]

v2.4
* giant drowspider is now milkable and produces silkmilk
* new building "spidery" for spinners to produce silk thread out of the silkmilk
* sadly not properly tested yet :x
* updated for .08 with wheelbarrows and minecart tool in entity raws

[jackbod]

Very nice!