Subdued Animals in C2C discussions

[Hydromancerx]

@Dancing Hoskuld

Here are some new icon/buttons for the Bad Boy and Nocturnal enclosures

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

While reading an article about the massive Phyton problem Florida faces and seeing a burst Phyton that tried to digest an alligator (pic of that at the bottom) I had some ideas:
what, if animals could eat each other? I mean right now they are all barbarians, but what if they had functions like "if animal=deer next to animal=sabertooth chancexx% to die; xx% chance to get damaged 30-60% etc" (could make a dynamic like: a lot of small fish enable growth of more sharks, lot of sharks eat themselves which in return again makes place for more small fish etc pp.)

That way 1. animal spawn rate could be higher as the animals reduce themselves - and certain "districts" would be established...

plus you wouldnt need a new fake civ for every animal so they can interact "naturally".

Another thing I thought about was the invasion of animals in new habitats like the asian phyton does in florida,,, could it be that spawning of animals shifts/variates a bit over time or via events "our hunter discovered a herd of XY migrating near our borders"/"contact with a new civXY brought a plague of their beloved holy rats on our fields"?
I found out that though I like the authenticy to have kangeroos only in southern hemisphere killing the wolverine No 1000 isn't so much fun at all ;-)

Last but not least: a request: I liked some menace animals like rats, frogs and grasshoppers, even mosquito. frog and rat could even be subdueable (maybe even a flea for a flea circus building lol) and being able to enter cultural borders in masses to block and pillage improvements.
It could take a while to take out 10 or so grasshoppers/rats/frogs on a tile... - they could start to invade after agriculture (and monotheism^^) was discoverd maybe...

I missed this post. I like the ideas.

I have rats and locusts however we would need to change the Great Wall if we want them to be able to enter cultural borders and pillage crops. I had the locusts doing just that, and everyone complained, but that was when I was just getting used to the spawn system. I even have different sized swarms for the different eras so that they always pose a threat.

I need to talk to Oir about actually spawning the correct size locust swarms with the events. Then make a similar event for rats. Wont affect the owner of the Great Wall because the animals wil bee thrown out the next turn.

 

[Hydromancerx]

1-2. probably although the koala is not strictly nocturnal.

3-4. We have too many myth buildings already.

5. The Tapir is the source of some Elephant myths in Chinese mythology Which is why it is included.

6. I tried the new boar and the new pig but they both came out looking the same as the current one. I will try again later.

7. Probably. I will need to make sure it isn't a coastal building

1-2. Neither are badgers.

3-4. Oh come on I even gave you a wolverine totem icon/button back when. Just make a weasel family one.

5. Ok. I will take your word for it on that.

6. That's too bad. At least you tried.

7. Well talking about real myths it was Rhinos that lead to unicorn myths in Europe.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

@Dancing Hoskuld

Here are some new icon/buttons for the Bad Boy and Nocturnal enclosures

Thanks. can I get a Musk OX herd one also.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Thanks. can I get a Musk OX herd one also.

Here you go plus more ...

- Muskox Herd
- Llama Herd
- Wonders of the Deep
- Badger Totem
- Okapi Totem
- Cobra Totem

Enjoy!

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

@Hydro thanks for the buttons. Most of what you asked for are in the SVN with some more stuff coming later. I am moving the nocturnal enclosure to require electricity (tech).

 

[Hydromancerx]

That's a good idea for the nocturnal animals. I doubt candles or oil lamps could do the job.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

@Hydromancerx attached are some jpgs I need converted to buttons. Plus I need some advice.

The two icons in the mission folder are almost exactly right for what I want but may need tweaking.

In the units folder I have two examples of the "Tales of Beluga" icon. Which is better. Would it be better still if the scroll surrounds were transparent, something I have no idea how to do.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Don't you already have a Beluga Totem icon I gave you?

Here is you Beluga button using the blue feathered one and having the white part taken out when overlapping the icon.

You just wanted one right?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Don't you already have a Beluga Totem icon I gave you?

Here is you Beluga button using the blue feathered one and having the white part taken out when overlapping the icon.

You just wanted one right?

This is for the unit. And I need a copy of the insert so I can put it on the other units. That way I can do all the new tales of units.

Plus I need the two in the missions turned into buttons also if possible. So I can do the first of the research missions from animals.

 

[Hydromancerx]

This is for the unit. And I need a copy of the insert so I can put it on the other units. That way I can do all the new tales of units.

Plus I need the two in the missions turned into buttons also if possible. So I can do the first of the research missions from animals.

Well I don't know how to do the insert to be invisible background on its own. If I try to save the white background comes back.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Well I don't know how to do the insert to be invisible background on its own. If I try to save the white background comes back.

If you can make the buttons from the missions have an invisible background I can make the insert from them.

 

[Hydromancerx]

If you can make the buttons from the missions have an invisible background I can make the insert from them.

Sorry now I am confused what do you want me to make then? If you have invisible backgrounds then why can't you make them?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

Sorry now I am confused what do you want me to make then? If you have invisible backgrounds then why can't you make them?

Just convert the two in the missions folder into buttons. If you can make the write_icon one have and invisible background then I can use it to make the insert by using "copy Visible". If not then we will just have to go with the white square on all tales of animal unit icons.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Just convert the two in the missions folder into buttons. If you can make the write_icon one have and invisible background then I can use it to make the insert by using "copy Visible". If not then we will just have to go with the white square on all tales of animal unit icons.

Here are the 2 from the mission folder. And making it invisible doesn't work when saving. Which animal icons do you need done?

 

[Hydromancerx]

@Dancing Hoskuld

Here are new icon/buttons for the Pig and Warthog. I assume you can just use the old Boar icon/button for the new boar.

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

@Dancing Hoskuld

Here are new icon/buttons for the Pig and Warthog. I assume you can just use the old Boar icon/button for the new boar.

Thanks. Attached is a file of all the unit buttons which need the "Tales Of" insert added.

 

[Hydromancerx]

Thanks. Attached is a file of all the unit buttons which need the "Tales Of" insert added.

I don't know how to convert dds back into JPGs for editing so I had to use the orginal jpgs I did for those sea creatures. Thus I could not do ...

- Blue Whale
- Kraken
- Leviathan
- Mermaid
- Sea Serpent

If you can send me JPG versions of those I could make them.

 

[strategyonly]

I don't know how to convert dds back into JPGs for editing so I had to use the orginal jpgs I did for those sea creatures. Thus I could not do ...

- Blue Whale
- Kraken
- Leviathan
- Mermaid
- Sea Serpent

If you can send me JPG versions of those I could make them.

Its easy if you use DXTBmp, infact in the top lines it asks for "send to editor?"

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

I don't know how to convert dds back into JPGs for editing so I had to use the orginal jpgs I did for those sea creatures. Thus I could not do ...

- Blue Whale
- Kraken
- Leviathan
- Mermaid
- Sea Serpent

If you can send me JPG versions of those I could make them.

Unfortunately the buttons are not distinctive enough in game. I will have to come up with something else.