nice. Glad to see it being worked on

@ThePhantomX64: Progress is steady, but kinda working on and off right now. I'm currently 1/6 the way through moves.

hey, just checking. How's the project going so far?

Nice.

I've hit the first milestone for the overhaul. Abilities are done, with 302 of 310 implemented in some way compared to 239 previously. Admittedly, some are loosely implemented or are only changes to attributes and/or personality, but I hope in the future that I'll be able to include the actual mechanics for them.

My next goal is the moves. The ground work is set for their implementation, so it shouldn't take awfully long.

A lot of the calculations will be using numbers you can modify easily if you so wish. They'll be on the top of script files in ALL_CAPS with comments. I'm also aiming to have it accommodate removing certain Pokemon or generations. Modifying available moves and abilities will also be simple.

@d41337n8r - I would imagine so. Lua is very easy to read (unless the programmer goes out of their way to make it hard to read lol/bad coding habits), and if any of their stats/inclusion/etc end up relying on lua instead of the normal way, you would probably just edit the related parts in lua instead.

Sounds interesting, I'm excited to see what Lua can do for this mod. I just hope it'll still be easy to open the mod up and customize it, since I like to play with PMD in fortress mode with a particular selection of pokemon available as civilizations and some of those pokemon are too weak or slow or small to realistically sustain a fortress of, so I made a copy of the mod where I've buffed them. I hope it's still possible to do that with Lua, and also that I don't have to reset worlds if the pokemon I picked has a bad ability or moves.

That sounds fun. Looking forward to it.

Many great changes are coming. I'm basically overhauling the mod to use Lua. It's about time I looked over it again, and now I can make everything scripted.

Body stuff and tissue colors are still manual, but that's because it's so unique. Everything else is calculated by inputting all the appropriate stats. One feature to look forward to is the various moves and abilities being available and unique per world. It will probably take some time to go over everything and reimplement it, but it's absolutely going to be worth it.

<3 lua

Also, you make good stuff, so I'm sure the DF community would be happy to see what you come up with, or what ideas you're throwing around. Your mods are appreciated.

Otherwise, I've been thinking about doing another mod. I'm not quite sure what I want to make next, but I've got some ideas. I might query that at some point. I know for sure there's a similar IP that people would want to see, but I have been holding off for someone else to make so it wouldn't just be "the Pokemon mod with different creatures"

It's been a while since I've given an update on what's been going on.

For the most part, I've taken a break from mod work, except for a couple of bug fixes and some playing around with Lua stuff. There isn't much for me to add to the mod for now, and while there isn't much Lua can do for the mod (yet), there is one thing in particular I've been experimenting with that I hope to implement. I'll hopefully continue working on that when I feel more encouraged. As for the recent ranged weapon changes, I'll have a small patch for that soon.

Also, the The Origin Ball Challenge [docs.google.com] is still live. It has been completed by someone else who opted to not take the prizes (I don't know if they want to be called out specifically). This will continue to remain active until someone does.

Okay, thanks.

Yoshivert555: This is a PMD save. The Poke Beanstalk isn't available to PMD civs.

Also didn't have any problems that you've noted before with adventure mode in this save and can't see any errors. If you start with equipment they'll need to be strapped before you can pick up stuff, and it doesn't tell you if you don't have free grasp to do so.

Here is it. https://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=17429
Maybe it is the cause of preventing Pokémon adventurers to take items too.

@Yoshivert555: Sounds like something might be installed wrong. I could maybe take a look at the save file if you're willing to upload it somewhere like the DFFD [dffd.bay12games.com]

Despite following all your steps (15 pokebeans without any container in a 9x9 stockpile where the farmer workshop is linked to take items), the option still doesn't appear.

@Yoshivert555: Should be in the "Poke Bean" category. DF doesn't like items in contains sometimes, so you may need to have a non barrel stockpile linked to the workshop.

Do you have an Exeggcute and a shovel? First you dig a hole, and then..

I am trying to plant a Poke Beanstalk. However, I do not find the option in the farmer workshop. Where can I find the option to turn Poke Beans into the Poke Beanstalk?

nice mod yes

Work, is a problem with df hack… thk

Ok, ì ask because i start this mod for first time and df hack don’t start with it ( i play on steam deck )

Dwarvemon doesn't touch or use DFHack at all, so it shouldn't cause any issues. Whether certain features work on modded stuff like this is another question.

Also, DFHack just released an update today, so it's possible they broke something completely unrelated to Dwarvemon.

@teoleo - Worked fine last I tried it. But it's been a few months since I tried. What's your DFHack doing?

Df hack don’t work with this mod?

@Rappers: They're all under the workshops menu.

@firepheonix11: Where should the workshops be showing? Just under the usual workshop menu? Or do I have to look somewhere specific?

Got it. Thank u

@Nemu: There's no extra mechanics for them in Adventure Mode right now, it's all iust vanilla DF stuff. You cant "catch" wild ones (I've toyed with making a system but it was very jank) but you can claim tame ones from places. The most control you have over them is the conversation commands.

Excuse me if I'm being daft, but the capturing mechanics are difficult for me to wrap my head around. I beat a Caterpie into submission ( with fists ) and attempted to tame it, but even upon becoming tame, I still wasn't able to control it? I'm unsure if or how acquiring and utilizing Pokemon works at all. Are the mechanics just similar to Vanilla DF?
Will they act as pets? Is there a way to make them a party member so they can be directly controlled? Are there currently any ways to store them, or will I just have to keep them in the open at all times? Sorry for all the questions and if there's obvious answers to these. Playing in Adventurer Mode btw

@Rappers: Would depend on the mod, but the workshops and reactions are added with the Entity mods and shouldn't be incompatible with anything.

I can't see the Dwarvemon specific workshops (Evolution workshop etc), is there a mod that is incompatible with this one that is making it not show up maybe?

So did a quick fix for the main mod to actually prevent the Adventure Mode exclusive Pokemon from attacking forts (for the most part). Updating worlds is completely fine and will reflect the change appropriately

The community really appreciates all the hard work and dedication you've put into this passion project of yours. Thank you for creating this mod.

Now what was it I teased earlier this month? Well, with the release of Adventure Mode, previously unavailable content is now accessible. One of those being the ability to craft the Origin Ball. To celebrate the release, I'm proposing a challenge: The Origin Ball Challenge [docs.google.com]
Today happens to mark 8 years since releasing the mod, and I couldn't be happier with how far it has come. As a thanks to the community for checking out my personal project over all these years, I'm putting up $200 AUD ($100 for the main challenge, $100 across extra goals) for this challenge. Check out the form for more info. Thanks again everyone! And good luck on your adventures.

2.22 has been released! There's quite a few new additions and changes that have been made to the base mod and PMD content. But the major change is the release of the TCG content!
This optional content is heavily focused on items and crafting. Taking the card effects found in the Trading Card Game and translating them into all sorts of buffs and powers that you can provide your Pokemon. Be sure to check out the TCG part of the crafting tree [drive.google.com]

*wonders what the silhouette of megaman's head, is going to do on the 23rd*

Soon [imgur.com]

Thank you !

@Azakair: This doesn't happen in the beta version, but turns out the vanilla creature graphics doesn't like being loaded before Dwarvemon. Just put vanilla creature graphics after Dwarvemon in the mod list and it works fine.

@FirePhoenix11 good point, after checking tho its the stable update

@Azakair: If you're on the adventure mode beta for DF, you will need to use the beta version of the mod.

currently getting ctd during worldgen with this error using the all entity mod
only dwarvemon mods active

Tileset not found
Not found:
data/vanilla/vanilla_creatures_graphics/graphics/images/dwarf_body_special
.png

Thanks for the quick reply! Ill def check it out thanks.

@atacool3: The PMD content enables Pokemon to be playable in adventure mode. Right now, I'd recommend using the beta version of the mod along with the adventure mode one until it releases. If you really want, the Q&A has an answer for enabling them to be playable.

Playing as an outsider has all Pokemon available. Don't know if this is a bug though as all possibly tamable creatures are available to them.

It is possible to play as a pokemon that a civilization generates for, however I haven't found access to moves, and there's no way to force a particular pokemon w/o file manipulation as far as I'm aware.

Are you able to play as the pokemon itself in adventure mode? Would it be possible for you to enable this feature? Also is it possible to have your starter pokemon in adventure mode be a legendary pokemon too. Thx.