v0.34:Object testing arena - Revision history

Silverwing235 at 19:10, 16 October 2023

2023-10-16T19:10:55Z

Lethosor: /* Spawning liquids */ obsidian walls form before unpausing

2014-02-10T20:00:14Z

Spawning liquids: obsidian walls form before unpausing

Latias1290: this is irrelevant, as this page is for a specific version, and were talking about an older version

2014-02-10T16:34:35Z

this is irrelevant, as this page is for a specific version, and were talking about an older version

Lethosor: /* Modifying the Arena layout */ expand - links, {{file}}, reword

2013-10-21T20:35:38Z

Modifying the Arena layout: expand - links, {{file}}, reword

94.14.165.102 at 14:33, 21 October 2013

2013-10-21T14:33:58Z

Lethosor: /* Spawning creatures */ note on butchering

2013-02-27T02:22:14Z

Spawning creatures: note on butchering

Quietust: /* Modifying the Arena layout */

2013-01-28T20:41:06Z

Modifying the Arena layout

AO: /* Modifying the Arena layout */

2012-07-25T20:16:51Z

Modifying the Arena layout

Leafbarrett: /* Modifying the Arena layout */

2012-06-30T21:17:20Z

Modifying the Arena layout

Sutremaine: Checked 34.11 temperatures with DFHack's probe function.

2012-06-27T21:54:29Z

Checked 34.11 temperatures with DFHack's probe function.

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 === Teams ===
-It is possible to 'Team' creatures up by pressing {{k|s}} and {{k|d}} in the Creation menu which is shown on the top left hand side.  There are 99 teams, as well as "Independent", which is the default and acts as every creature for himself.
+It is possible to 'Team' creatures up by pressing {{k|s}} and {{k|d}} in the Creation menu which is shown on the top left hand side.  There are 99 teams, as well as "Independent", which is the default and acts as every creature for themselves
-In this way you can create simulated battles against beasts or enemies. For example, you can test twenty sword-users versus twenty macemen and analyze the battle from the gamelog.txt.
+In this way, you can create simulated battles against beasts or enemies. For example, you can test twenty sword-users versus twenty mace-users, and analyze the battle from the gamelog.txt.
 [[Necromancer]]s and [[mummy|disturbed dead]] that are marked as Independent will not be at peace with the [[undead|zombies]] that they raise. This is not a bug because arena independence overrides anything else.
 ===Butchering===
-Corpses can be butchered by moving over them and pressing {{k|a}}. This can be an easy way to obtain butchering information, although there tends to be a distinct lack of variation in the results (unless the corpse is missing a body part). This is partly due to the fact that no child creatures can be created.
+Corpses can be butchered by moving over them and pressing {{k|a}}. This can be an easy way to obtain butchering information, although there tends to be a distinct lack of variation in the results (unless the corpse is missing a body part), partly due to the fact that no child creatures can be created.
 == Fighting in the Arena yourself ==

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 == Spawning liquids ==
-From the loo{{key|k}} menu, press {{key|l}} to spawn a 7/7 unit of lava, or {{key|w}} to spawn 7/7 water on the currently selected tile. If you place water and then lava in the same tile, they will immediately form a 'Rough-hewn Rock Wall' (i.e. before you unpause, or immediately as you do), resulting in no spillage. However, placing lava and then water simply fills the tile with water, with the same effect as placing water without magma. You can place fluids in a tile that also has a wall in it; the result is a tile with both a wall ''and'' 7/7 units of the fluid you placed (water or lava). This combination behaves exactly the same normal water without the wall would, except the area is still considered inaccessible for water to move through.
+From the loo{{key|k}} menu, press {{key|l}} to spawn a 7/7 unit of lava, or {{key|w}} to spawn 7/7 water on the currently selected tile. If you place water and then lava in the same tile, they will immediately form a 'Rough-hewn Rock Wall' (i.e. before you unpause), resulting in no spillage. However, placing lava and then water simply fills the tile with water, with the same effect as placing water without magma. You can place fluids in a tile that also has a wall in it; the result is a tile with both a wall ''and'' 7/7 units of the fluid you placed (water or lava). This combination behaves exactly the same normal water without the wall would, except the area is still considered inaccessible for water to move through.
 ==Modifying the Arena layout==

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 == Fighting in the Arena yourself ==
 Loo{{key|k}} at any creature, and press {{key|a}} to play as them, and {{key|ctrl+a}} to exit back to the main mode.
-*The controls here are exactly the same as in [[Adventurer mode]], if you are playing a previous version of Dwarf Fortress you may be unable to set combat preference (as it used to require the same key to stop controlling a unit)
+*The controls here are exactly the same as in [[Adventurer mode]].
 *Attempting to {{key|a}} a corpse results in the corpse being butchered.

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 ==Modifying the Arena layout==
-The layout of the arena zone is stored in <Dwarf Fortress dir>\data\init\arena.txt
+{{file|DF/data/init/arena.txt|section=yes}}
-This .txt doesn't change the arena space, just what's in it when you enter.
+The arena is composed of 9 [[z-level]]s (including Z=0, from Z=-4 to Z=4) of 144 x 144 tiles; the contents of each tile are specified by a single character:
-The arena is composed of 9 z-levels (including 0, from Z=-4 to Z=4) of 144 x 144 tiles; the contents of each tile are specified by a single character:
+{| class="wikitable pre-table"
 |- bgcolor="#ddd"
 ! Character
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 |-
-| {{k|#}}
+| <pre>#</pre>
-| Empty tile<sup>1</sup>
+| [[Open space|Empty tile]] <sup>[1]</sup>
 |-
-| {{k|C}}
+| <pre>C</pre>
-| Chasm
+| [[Chasm]]
 |-
-| {{k|.}}
+| <pre>.</pre>
-| Block floor
+| [[Block]] [[floor]]
 |-
-| {{k|P}}
+| <pre>P</pre>
-| Block pillar/wall
+| [[Block]] [[wall|pillar/wall]]
 |-
-| {{k|R}}
+| <pre>R</pre>
-| Block ramp
+| [[Block]] [[ramp]]
 |-
-| {{k|F}}
+| <pre>F</pre>
-| Block fortification
+| [[Block]] [[fortification]]
 |-
-| {{k|+}}
+| <pre>+</pre>
-| Water source?<sup>1 2</sup>
+| [[Water]] source <sup>[1] [2]</sup>
 |-
-| {{k|W}}
+| <pre>W</pre>
-| 7/7 water<sup>1</sup>
+| 7/7 [[water]] <sup>[1]</sup>
 |-
-| {{k|w}}
+| <pre>w</pre>
-| 7/7 water + ramp
+| 7/7 [[water]] + upward [[ramp]]
 |-
-| {{k|L}}
+| <pre>L</pre>
-| 7/7 magma/lava<sup>1</sup>
+| 7/7 [[magma|magma/lava]] <sup>[1]</sup>
 |-
-| {{k|l}}
+| <pre>l</pre>
-| 7/7 magma/lava + ramp
+| 7/7 [[magma|magma/lava]] + upward [[ramp]]
 |}
+<small>
 # Tile will have no floor unless a pillar/wall is constructed on the z-level below.
-# Only seems to work when placed on map edge; behaves identically to {{k|W}} otherwise.
+# Only seems to work when placed on map edge; behaves identically to capital <code>W</code> otherwise.
 There is no way of altering the temperature of the arena directly, and the arena temperature is considerably higher than what would be encountered in most areas of a world generated with the default temperatures. However, tiles that have formerly had lava or magma on them are considerably cooler.

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 The layout of the arena zone is stored in <Dwarf Fortress dir>\data\init\arena.txt
-This .txt doesnt change the arena space, just what's in it when you enter.
+This .txt doesn't change the arena space, just what's in it when you enter.
 The arena is composed of 9 z-levels (including 0, from Z=-4 to Z=4) of 144 x 144 tiles; the contents of each tile are specified by a single character:

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	[[Necromancer]]s and [[mummy\|disturbed dead]] that are marked as Independent will not be at peace with the [[undead\|zombies]] that they raise. This is not a bug because arena independence overrides anything else.		[[Necromancer]]s and [[mummy\|disturbed dead]] that are marked as Independent will not be at peace with the [[undead\|zombies]] that they raise. This is not a bug because arena independence overrides anything else.
		+
		+	===Butchering===
		+	Corpses can be butchered by moving over them and pressing {{k\|a}}. This can be an easy way to obtain butchering information, although there tends to be a distinct lack of variation in the results (unless the corpse is missing a body part). This is partly due to the fact that no child creatures can be created.

	== Fighting in the Arena yourself ==		== Fighting in the Arena yourself ==

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	The standard arena temperature is {{ct\|10069}}, and for some reason the temperature of magma-cooled tiles is {{ct\|10037}} {{version\|0.34.11}}. Note that the temperature of magma that has not been removed remains at {{ct\|12000}}. For comparison, the temperature of a subterranean tile is {{ct\|10015}} and the dwarven homeotherm is {{ct\|10067}}.		The standard arena temperature is {{ct\|10069}}, and for some reason the temperature of magma-cooled tiles is {{ct\|10037}} {{version\|0.34.11}}. Note that the temperature of magma that has not been removed remains at {{ct\|12000}}. For comparison, the temperature of a subterranean tile is {{ct\|10015}} and the dwarven homeotherm is {{ct\|10067}}.
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		+	{{Category\|Interface}}

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	There is no way of altering the temperature of the arena directly, and the arena temperature is considerably higher than what would be encountered in most areas of a world generated with the default temperatures. However, tiles that have formerly had lava or magma on them are considerably cooler.		There is no way of altering the temperature of the arena directly, and the arena temperature is considerably higher than what would be encountered in most areas of a world generated with the default temperatures. However, tiles that have formerly had lava or magma on them are considerably cooler.

−	The standard arena temperature is {{ct\|10069}}, and for some reason the temperature of magma-cooled tiles is {{ct\|10037}} {{version\|0.34.07}}. Note that the temperature of magma that has not been removed remains at {{ct\|12000}}. For comparison, the temperature of a subterranean tile is {{ct\|10015}} and the dwarven homeotherm is {{ct\|10067}}.	+	The standard arena temperature is {{ct\|10069}}, and for some reason the temperature of magma-cooled tiles is {{ct\|10037}} {{version\|0.34.11}}. Note that the temperature of magma that has not been removed remains at {{ct\|12000}}. For comparison, the temperature of a subterranean tile is {{ct\|10015}} and the dwarven homeotherm is {{ct\|10067}}.