Let loose the birds of war!

[Moonshadow]

So, I just made chickens in Dwarf Fortress.

Not just any chickens though. Trainable, booze stealing chickens.

I think the great Dwarf-Chicken war will soon be instigated over this.

If anyone wants the code to it, I'll post it here :smallbiggrin:

[SurlySeraph]

OK, this is almost as crazy as the swarms of dwarf-eating carp. Hells yeah, post it.

[rayne_dragon]

They sound delicious. Meat and booze in one handy animal.

I don't suppose they explode?

[RPGuru1331]

OK, this is almost as crazy as the swarms of dwarf-eating carp. Hells yeah, post it.

...What distinguishes this from normal carp? :smallconfused:

[SurlySeraph]

...What distinguishes this from normal carp? :smallconfused:

In Dwarf Fortress? Nothing, those are the normal carp.
In the real world? Everything.

[Moonshadow]

Well, here it is. I've also included my entry for the fearsome butterfly. Also trainable :smallbiggrin: I'm trying to see if I can give the butterflies crossbows though. Float like a butterfly, sting like a marksdwarf, etc :smallbiggrin:

[CREATURE:CHICKEN]
[NAME:chicken:chickens:poultry]
[SPECNAME:MALE:rooster:roosters:rooster]
[TILE:'b'][COLOR:3:0:0]
[TRAINABLE][PET][TRAPAVOID][MEANDERER][BENIGN]
[BODY:HUMANOID_ARMLESS:2EYES:2WINGS:HEART:GUTS:2LUN GS:ORGANS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN:BEAK]
[BODYGLOSS:CLAW_FOOT]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:chick:chicks]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC]
[CURIOUSBEAST_GUZZLER]
[LITTERSIZE:1:6]
[PREFSTRING:beady eyes]
[DIURNAL]
[MAXAGE:10:20]
[SWIMS_INNATE][SWIM_SPEED:1500]
[SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:BEAK:peck:pecks:1:6:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:10:30]
[PETVALUE:10]
[POWER]
[FAT:2]
[LAYERING:70]
[LIKES_FIGHTING]
[HOMEOTHERM:10070]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:4]
[FIREBREATH][FLIER]
[MUNDANE]

[CREATURE:BUTTERFLY]
[NAME:butterfly:butterflies:insect]
[TILE:'x'][COLOR:5:0:0]
[TRAINABLE][PET][TRAPAVOID][MEANDERER][BENIGN][FLIER]
[BODY:HUMANOID_4ARMS:2EYES:2WINGS:HEART:GUTS:2LUNGS :ORGANS:THROAT:NECK:SPINE:BRAIN]
[NO_EAT][NO_BONES][NO_SLEEP][NARROW]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTYPE:WINGS:blow wind:blows wind:1:4:COLD][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[PETVALUE:5]
[CHILD:1][CHILDNAME:larva:larvae]
[LITTERSIZE:1:3]
[PREFSTRING:colourful wings]
[DIURNAL]
[MAXAGE:10:18]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:30:100]
[SPEED:100]
[SMALL_REMAINS]
[COMMON_DOMESTIC]
[SIZE:1]
[FAT:0]
[LAYERING:30]
[HOMOTHERM:10070]
[STANDARD_FLESH]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:10]
[MUNDANE]

[Zenos]

Pssht, you need robotic chickens that charge at mach 2 and can only be defeated using specially designed mystic baseball bats (how do you do those funny little TM signs?).

Note, the above is based on actual mooks in a book I have. Needless to say, it has a lot of comedy in it.

[RPGuru1331]

In Dwarf Fortress? Nothing, those are the normal carp.
In the real world? Everything.

Why do you think the Real World doesn't have Dwarves, huh? huh? Ever think of that? :smallyuk:

Anyway, these things are so awesome. I need to include them.. but how?

[Murska]

I start reading a chicken entry... then I see "Firebreath"... :smalleek:

[13_CBS]

Why do you think the Real World doesn't have Dwarves, huh? huh? Ever think of that? :smallyuk:

Anyway, these things are so awesome. I need to include them.. but how?

Damn carp! If it weren't for them, we'd still have dwarves! :smallmad:

[Moonshadow]

Yes, Firebreath. You can just delete that if you dont want incendiary birds though.

And to add them, you go into Raw/Objects, then create a new text file called creature_new.

Type creature_new at the top of the file, jump down a couple lines and add [OBJECT:CREATURE], so that the game knows its a creature file. Then just C/P the monster data below that. After that, generate a new world and you've got war fowl!